The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

Live storytelling about Frank Regan and the rise of a brutal Chicago street club. Tales of voter intimidation, political muscle, and violent union enforcers. Coverage of gang balls, racial riots, and shifting alliances during Prohibition. Accounts of clashes with Capone, assassination attempts, and the club’s absorption into organized crime.

Brandie Posey, comedian promoting her special Milk Job and label Burn This Records. She talks about making comedy work for middle-class performers. They riff on a 1923 newspaper full of oddities: child pallbearers, ice-bombing attempts, and bizarre human-interest items. The conversation mixes dark humor, pop-culture detours, and industry promotion.

A wild biographical romp through a writer's eccentric life, from opium-soaked childhood fantasies to bohemian travels in Arabia and Haiti. Strange rituals, voodoo rites, and the origin of the modern zombie myth get dramatic attention. Tales of kinky relationships, cannibalism claims, addiction, rehab, and a tragic final decline round out the bizarre portrait.

Katie Boyle, a stand-up comedian joining from Edinburgh, helps read and react to a 1947 newspaper. They riff on scaffold rescues, missing-child reports, prison field day contests and a rope-twirling congressman. Strange inventions, celebrity rumors and escaped carnival animals spark surreal comedy and sharp historical observations.

A wild look at Vern Miller’s brawling Wichita childhood and rise as a lawman. Stories of motorcycle chases, surprise trunk ambushes, and theatrical arrests. Massive liquor, drug and military-base raids that sparked political and legal backlash. Campaign violence, courtroom showdowns, and a law named after his tactics. Ends with his later life as prosecutor and a return to riding motorcycles.

Dave Ross, comedian known for quick wit and storytelling, joins a newspaper-reading romp. He swaps banter about beards, wild small-town reports, bizarre legal claims, and a runaway baby on a train. Short, funny takes punctuate tales of green hair dye, attempted escapes, and moral panics from the past.

A live dive into St. Paul’s transformation from frontier town to Midwest Vegas. They trace Pig's Eye origins, booming saloons, and the rise of John O'Connor's pragmatic policing. Learn about the layover agreement that sheltered criminals, Dapper Dan Hogan’s influence and violent fall, and how forensics and the FBI eventually toppled the corrupt system.

Andrea More, comedian and improviser known for sharp wit, joins the conversation. They unpack bizarre 1934 newspaper curiosities: poisoned chewing gum scares, a peculiar marital arrangement, a honeymoon appendix emergency, a farmer suing Ford, quirky beauty tips and a jellied cheese salad. Fast-paced reactions and playful banter tie the strange stories together.

A wild tale of a singer who bought his own TV time and turned infomercials into local music stardom. The family's shift from egg distribution and real estate into audacious marketing schemes gets spotlighted. A hot-tempered baseball cousin spirals through big-league drama, bizarre incidents, and legal chaos. The story ends with lawsuits, bankruptcy, and a son trying to carry on the legacy.

A comedic reading of a 1950s newspaper sparks riffs on lost hunting dogs, a professor who died playing Russian roulette, and public outrage over Ingrid Bergman’s scandalous baby. They dig into letters about faith and the Bible, then pivot to a bizarre human-interest item about a man who left his fortune to a parrot. Quick, dark, and absurd topics get playful commentary.