The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds 168 - The Past Times with Steph Tolev
Apr 3, 2026
Steph Tolev, stand-up comedian promoting her tour and Netflix special. She joins a comedic romp through 1940 newspaper oddities. They trade wild tour stories, react to sexist columns and strange crime briefs, and laugh at quaint domestic and teen mishaps.
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School Removed Hammer And Sickle Stonework
- They read a piece about a hammer and sickle carving removed from a school entrance because the superintendent tired of explaining it wasn't a communist emblem.
- The hosts compare it to modern controversies over historic symbols like the swastika.
Surgeons Saved Murder Suspect To Face Trial
- A murder-suicide attempt left the accused alive after surgeons removed a bullet from his brain so he could stand trial for murder.
- The hosts puzzle over the legal and moral irony of saving someone who tried to kill himself after murdering a roommate.
Drunk Man Fined For Climbing To Make A Phone Call
- A man named Harry Dukes was fined $5 for climbing a fire escape to access a telephone switchboard even though he admitted he was drunk and wanted to make a call.
- The hosts lampoon the era's small headlines and the defendant's slurred justification.