{"podcast":{"title":"A Mediocre Time with Tom and Dan","slug":"a-mediocre-time-with-tom-and-dan-520207","podcast_index_feed_id":520207,"rss_url":"https://amediocretime.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.tomanddan.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/d/7/5/9d757a257a7e050327a2322813b393ee/AMT-2022-20220513-dcw6tvlvvm.png","author":"Tom Vann & Dan Dennis","episode_count":100,"summary":"Tom and Dan were once sitting in a hotel room in Daytona Beach, Florida where the air-condition didn't work, they were out of beer, and the cable only had 2 channels that came in static free. One of their friends suggested that they leave and attempt to find something better to do to which Dan replied \"Why would we want to ruin a mediocre time?\" If you were to ask \"Tom and Dan\" what the meaning of life is, they might tell you that there is none. Born from a feeling that nothing in life truly matters and that for the most part we're all surrounded by scumbags, \"Tom and Dan\" figured out that there's only one true constant in life; laughter. How did they come to that conclusion? It's all they have. You see, just like the mass majority of us, \"T & D\" have day jobs and it was at said day job where they cued in on the fact that some of the greatest laughs came at the end of the day. There's just something about the relaxed feeling of knowing that you have very little time left at work to put in. Maybe it's the \"punch drunkenness\" of still being at work; no one is quite sure. There they sat in their office, the door shut to their co-workers and management, only making each other laugh to…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-mediocre-time-with-tom-and-dan-520207"},"episode":{"title":"904 - Buzz Ball Pecker Fish","slug":"904-buzz-ball-pecker-fish","published_at":"2026-02-27T19:46:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-mediocre-time-with-tom-and-dan-520207/904-buzz-ball-pecker-fish","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-mediocre-time-with-tom-and-dan-520207","url":"https://amediocretime.libsyn.com/904-buzz-ball-pecker-fish","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/amediocretime/904-BuzzBallPeckerFish-fin.mp3?dest-id=14306","summary":"* Sponsor read Bart Merrick Team and market confusion * Longtime advertiser becomes platinum client * Advice on buying and selling during rate changes * Friday Free Show opening * BDM Appreciation Week announced * $5 shirt presale and signup info * April 11 members party details * Dad hat merch sale * Construction noise outside studio * Seth absent due to renovation stress * Discussion of stress tolerance and burnout * Stress without recovery worsens coping * Beard turning gray conversation * Biggest regret was starting renovation * Previous mansion sale repair disputes * Video tour of unfinished house * Smart fridge ovens and propane range * Expensive decorative upgrades * Range caused house fire incident * Gaudy luxury house jokes * Wood ceiling beams and playroom prep * Project far behind schedule * Screaming in car lost voice * Wrong appliance finish frustration * Bad contractor work and service issues * Smart oven wifi and Sabbath mode * Limestone tile sealed incorrectly * Entire floor covered in hardened spots * Contractors refused repair job * Chemical strip then mechanical polish * Repair cost about five thousand * Regret selling old house * Marriage strain and cramped rental life * Wife now works at Disney hotel * Increased workload at dojo * Castleberry neighborhood comparison * Broken ride on car giveaway * Boat dock lift completed * Boat stuck in driveway tire issues * Childcare juggling during move * Sleep Number bed delivery trouble * Plumbing and wiring disputes * Move in maybe one to two weeks * Six figures over budget * Savings emotionally drained * Pool dig discovered large root * Extra charges expected * Spiral staircase delivery problems * Karate of Orlando business plug * Dojo pricing confusion email * Premium materials admiration * Tease armed spe…","meta_description":"* Sponsor read Bart Merrick Team and market confusion * Longtime advertiser becomes platinum client * Advice on buying and selling during rate changes * F…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5799,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-mediocre-time-with-tom-and-dan-520207/episodes/904-buzz-ball-pecker-fish/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-mediocre-time-with-tom-and-dan-520207/904-buzz-ball-pecker-fish.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}