This week on “If You’re Like Me,” Joel talks about his approach to eating apples, and why there really is no apple core.
Other topics: being on call late at night, The Price is Right, getting people to pay to make their own food, wearing masks, and the Ninja “Rich Brew” mix.
Welcome to another episode of If You’re Like Me. On this thrill packed episode, Rome announces his new award for general awesomeness (or at least many years of participation). Also, Joel has discovered a great way to make lawncare more fun: using fire.
Other topics in this week’s episode:
When they make a movie about Covid pandemic
Missed business opportunities and technologies that they should bring back
Mannix marathon
Fun with webcams on work meetings
Salute to Mr. Coffee and interesting facts about what drip coffee makers have to do with geysers
Jungle Jim’s International Market in Cincinnati OH, and their amazing restrooms
Santo
Stay safe during your social distancing, and thank you for listening.
In these days of quarantine, we are all turning into Rome–listening to old music and staying home.
“An internal monologue, also called self-talk, inner speech, inner discourse or internal discourse, is a person’s inner voice which provides a running verbal monologue of thoughts while they are conscious.” Do you have an internal monologue? Rome Maynard does, and the voice in his head makes sarcastic comments that he sometimes cannot repeat. Joel doesn’t think he has an internal monologue, at least not every day.
We also discuss typewriter, assembling furniture from boxes, and dressing for success when working from home.
Rome talks about a silent German film called Die Große Wette. Does it still exist?
We are social distancing at If You’re Like Me, but that’s ok, we’ve been socially distancing and not watching sports for years.
On today’s episode we talk about how life has changed under covid-19, working from home, Rome’s new puppy, and the death of Kenny Rogers.
We also watch the 1971 classic The Andromeda Strain, directed by Robert Wise. You can watch it with us–just pause the podcast and restart it after the movie is done.
We hope everybody stays safe in these unusual times. Thanks for listening.
Today Rome is excited because it is Smallcreep’s Day, a holiday that, as far as our researchers could determine, is only celebrated at Rome’s house. Listen to find out more about what Smallcreep’s Day is, and why you should join the celebration.
It’s 2020 and season 2 of If You’re Like Me! as we get ready to start our sixth year of podcasting, we catch up on what has been happening since last season:
Joel’s new name
Rome goes to the ballet
Ken Jennings wins the Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time tournament
Filling in for Rome Maynard this week are Shawn Tabor and Jim Lomas, and this week we are all about Disney+. If you aren’t watching The Mandalorian, you should be, and we talk about some of the other great discoveries we have made in the content on Disney+.
Other topics discussed in this episode:
Suspension of disbelief when watching biopics
Whimsy, and why Joel is lacking it
Christmas movies, and Shawn’s rules for when you can view them
Is Iron Man 3 a Christmas movie?
What is on our Spotify top songs of 2019 playlists
This is a very special episode of if You’re Like Me, as it is Rome’s 50th birthday and Halloween. We have all of our favorites, including circus peanuts, candy corn, and internationally renowned safety expert Scott Barr.
Topics in this episode:
Safety
Quality
Halloween costumes
Enneagram
Personal Kanban
Toy robots
Green tea
Coffee
What happens if you don’t eat your Halloween candy in a timely manner
In today’s episode, Rome Maynard and Joel Lindstrom seek deeper meaning in inspiring others, songs about African precipitation, and look for subliminal messages in Slim Whitman music.
Welcome to a caffeinated episode of “If You’re Like Me.” This week special guests Shawn and Nick give us a live update from the Star Wars Celebration Chicago:
The government shutdown is over, and we welcome back our non-essential podcasts hosts. In today’s episode, Rome, Joel, Heath, and Jeff discuss the following riveting topics:
It’s the If You’re Like Me Halloween special. In this episode we give you helpful advice about how to not become a vampire and also discuss the following spooky topics:
Happy Father’s Day. In this episode we give some ideas for last minute Fathers Day gifts. Enjoy this episode, and don’t forget to shut the lights off when you leave the room.
Topics in this episode:
Father’s day
What do the fathers want?
Neckties
Bowties
The Lindstrom car fight cam
Embarrassing flight experiences
Disgusting new M&M flavors
I’ve got you covered by Paul Denver
The time Joel was the keynote speaker at a graduation
It’s a late night version of If You’re Like Me. Recorded late at night because graduation season has reached the Florkey household, and Florkey graduations are month-long extravaganzas.
Rome Maynard is on assignment this week, so Heath and Joel do the best that they can to carry on. We recount some little known Rome Maynard facts, and discuss a large number of celebrity deaths, California, Denver, pollen tumbleweeds, and springtime. Plus we are joined by a mystery guest.
This is a special third-anniversary episode of If You’re Like Me, with special guest star Scott Barr. We tell the story of how If You’re Like Me came to be, and discuss the following topics:
This episode is our third annual Thanksgiving episode, and this week we are joined by nationally acclaimed embalming expert Heath Florkey. Heath joins us as our official death expert, and we debut Heath’s podcast obituary.
Other topics discussed:
What we are thankful for
Kmart music
Things that people around the world have given Joel
In this episode we are joined by cybersecurity expert Jeff Fossett and walking horse expert Holly Fleming. They join us to celebrate Rome Maynard’s cumpleaños and announce that If You’re Like Me is the official podcast of #HollyJollyWedding.
It’s autumn in the US, and that means two things: Rome Maynard’s birthmonth and the return of the pumpkin spiced everything. Today we have a fun conversation about:
Welcome to another episode of Rome Maynard: On call. This week we have dying country music singers, Ohio city signs, and a discussion of why cities that end in “-ville” nickname themselves “vegas.”
Other topics discussed in this episode:
Musicians that Joel sees in concert are dying
Joel review of Jason Isbell concert in Akron, OH
Ohio town signs
Rome Maynard for Lt. Gov.
Rome’s trip to Ohucky
Knoxville sunsphere
Why do towns that end in -ville nickname themselves “vegas?”
Larry update
Parenting advice: should I let my child get a snake?
This week we are preparing for our upcoming total solar eclipse. If you’re like us, you will protect your vision during the eclipse, and listen to this exciting episode. Some of the topics discussed on this episode:
Joel’s business idea
Notable deaths: June Foray and Martin Landau
Rome’s rifling problem
Amazon item of the week
Larry update
The highlight of Rome’s summer
Duct tape
Kojak, the lp
Inventorying collections
Rome’s non-NASCAR trip to Bristol
Office supply stores
Bluetooth cell phone headsets
CVS receipts
If bad guys should come to your town, just call Rome the rifleman. He doesn’t have a rifle, but he will rifle through your desk drawers.
In dieser episode von “Fünf Minuten Kanone” ruft ein Psychopath Frank und Cannon an, um ihn davon abzuhalten, wieder zu töten, weil er sich nicht aufhalten kann. Wird Frank Cannon ihn aufhalten, bevor er wieder tötet?