The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds 161- The Past Times with Kirsten Michelle Cills
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Feb 15, 2026 Kirsten Michelle Cills, stand-up comedian known for sharp observational humor, joins for a romp through 1898 newspaper oddities. They laugh over antiquated diet advice, Chinese-style banquet trends in Philadelphia, and a coffin-too-small tale. Quick, playful riffs on social class, food identity, and bizarre arrest reports keep things lively.
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Gender, Food, And Aging Myths
- An 1898 Home Doctor writer claims men's sustained social eating makes them age better than women confined to simple food and childcare.
- The hosts ridicule this as biased, inconsistent, and rooted in nostalgic, class-based assumptions about diet and gender roles.
Skeptical Take On Old Diet Prescriptions
- The Home Doctor's regimen includes hydration, occasional meat, and avoiding tea or coffee as a supposed health plan.
- The hosts dismiss these claims and present the menu as implausible and inconsistent with modern nutrition.
Tour Van Egg Ritual
- Dave recounts a tour van moment when Gareth cracked a hard-boiled egg on the van bumper as a weird on-the-road habit.
- The hosts use this to rib Gareth about his egg-eating and touring quirks.