Our POoRCHoices the Podcast
160 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★ - 8 ratingsOur POoRCHoices the Podcast is a weekly comedy show where long time friends get together to discuss absurd situation, movies, and random topics that will likely prove to be poor choices.
Listen in each week as Corporal, Commando, Sarcastro, Fatty, and Banky pick apart life's best and worst decisions and look for the humor in the world.
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Episodes
Episode 159 - Rants #94 - Sealed with a Kiss
April 08, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBThis week the whole gang is back to talk about their plans to release a game called The Oregon Rail before shifting gears to the Road House reimagining that no one asked for. Later in the show Fatty's social media algorithm takes a sharp turn into interspecies relations that makes everyone else question what's going on in his browser search history. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 158 - Rants #93 - Going to the Movies
April 01, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBThis week the gang gathers together to talk about going back to movie theaters, themed popcorn buckets and Banky's future OnlyFans gimmick. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 157 - Rants #92 - Splitting Heirs Over Splitting Logs
March 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThis week Commando, Fatty and Banky sit down to talk about Fatty's poor choice in receiving a burbon which could cause you to go cross-eyed and the new friend he made at the liquor store before going into details about his experience at the newly opened Log Tavern Tap Room near his cabin. They also discuss finally getting to use Fatty's chainsaw on the trees that have fallen down at the Jarvis house which leads to Commando's question on purchasing a log splitter. Commando also shares h...
Episode 158 - Rants #92 - Splitting Heirs Over Splitting Logs
March 25, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThis week Commando, Fatty and Banky sit down to talk about Fatty's poor choice in receiving a burbon which could cause you to go cross-eyed and the new friend he made at the liquor store before going into details about his experience at the newly opened Log Tavern Tap Room near his cabin. They also discuss finally getting to use Fatty's chainsaw on the trees that have fallen down at the Jarvis house which leads to Commando's question on purchasing a log splitter. Commando also shares h...
Episode 156 - Rants #91 - Mike Tyson's Fallout
March 18, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBThis week Sarcastro, Fatty, and Banky talk about how Sarcastro recently introduced hos kids to the Swedish Chef and then cover the news that Jake Paul is going to fight (and hopefully lose to) Mike Tyson. Fatty suggests a couple movies for the group to watch, Ricky Stanicky and Windy City Heat both which sound like perfect examples of poor choices. They also discuss the new Fallout series coming to Amazon Prime Video, zombie horde mobile games and microtransactrions, and that Fatty's son...
Episode 155 - Rants #90 - The Fast Food and the Furious
March 11, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 74.4 MBThis week Sarcastro briefly tries to explain to Corporal and Banky what Skibidi Toilet is after hearing about it from Commando which leads to a discussion on super hero movie fatigue and what went wrong with Aquaman 2. They also discuss an obvious poor choice, fast food chain breakfast and burgers. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 154 - Rants #89 - Cabin in the Woods Recap
March 04, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBThis week Commando, Fatty and Banky recap some of the moments from the annual Porch Guys Weekend trip to Fatty's cabin in the woods where they had some tasty burgers, big laughs at Corporal's inability to lead table games, and Fatty learning that wi-fi at the cabin was a bad idea. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 153 - Rants #88 - Make War Not Love (Movies)
February 26, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBThis week after talking about Fatty's poor choice to work on his ugly truckling golf cart and then Commando talks about his poor choice in not getting as much done around the house during his staycation. That somehow shifted the conversation to war movies and the entire gang tries to figure out what makes a movie a war movie or just a war adjacent movie. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 152 - Rants #87 - Gearing Up for Guys Weekend
February 19, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBThis week the gang sits down to talk about getting ready for their annual Guys Weekend trip from testing food ideas, figuring out what to drink, and the most important addition to the weekend, the much needed port-a-potty. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 151 - Rants #86 - Missing in Auction
February 12, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBThis week the gang briefly discuss some of the dreams that Commando and Banky seem to continuosly have and Sarcastro quickly shifts the focus into looking up vehicles for travel by land, sea and air (even though Fatty refuses Banky's suggestion of an airplane) on auctions sites and they all decide that Fatty definitely needs to get a hovercraft then they bring it on home with a few poor choices that were made recently. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (And...
Episode 150 - Rants #85 - The Iron Liver Challenge
February 05, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBThis week Sarcastro and Banky weigh in on which of the two decisions Fatty made for the week should be considered the true poor choice and one of those choices inspires them to come up with a new drinking competition to host at the lake. Also a thrift store employee refuses to sell Fatty a treasure he's been seeking for weeks and Sarcastro and Banky recall the cast of chrarcters that used to come into the gas station they worked at together. Intro and Outro music written and performed by...
Episode 149 - Rants #84 - Trading In and Auctions
January 29, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBThis week the gang gets together and talk how Fatty ended up buying the car he was haggling over the week before which leads to talking about the trade-in cars they had the best return on investment with and Corporal seemingly hitting the jackpot by being able to pull off getting exactly what he paid for on a car when he finally had to scrap it. To end the evening they start looking over vehicle aution sites with a number of poor choices that they could (and Fatty may very well) make. In...
Episode 148 - Rants #83 - Hagglin' Fatty, AI Stories and POoRCHoices in Tents
January 22, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBThis week the gang gets together to talk about Fatty's experience in haggling on the trade-in value of his car, talking about having AI write a story for the show and some of the POoRCHoices that Sarcastro recently made putting him in a tent for a few days. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 147 - Rants #82 - Slippery Pete & the Jelly Rolls
January 15, 2024 05:00 - 57 minutes - 54.4 MBThis week Corporal, Fatty and Banky are messing up your social media algorithms by talking about the weird and disturbing things they've seen on the internet and the things they wish they hadn't, all stemming from Fatty's time in the bathroom just hours before the show. Nothing is off limits and no apologies will made. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 146 - Rants #81 - Streaming Away the Days
January 08, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBThis week Corporal, Sarcastro and Banky get together to talk about what they were streaming during the holidays and what shows they want to catch up on sooner than later all while getting annoyed by the constant rising costs of streaming services and Amazon introducing ads into Prime Video and the future of the stream wars. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar)
Episode 145 - Rants #80 - Bingo Cards, Resolutions, and the Future
January 01, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBThis week the whole gang gets together to discuss how many of the predictions on their 2023 bingo cards came to fruition and how far off they were on some of them. They also discuss resolutions they might consider (because who really sticks to them anyway?) and the future of how topics will be selected for the show. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar)
Episode 144 - Rants #79 - Christmas Edging
December 25, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBThis week the gang discusses some of their traditions that they do leading up to the Christmas holiday including when they start to decorate, what movies they watch, and making the the kids wait to start opening gifts which Corporal quickly dubbed as Christmas edging. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar)
Episode 143 - Rants # 78 - Scandinavian Special Delivery
December 18, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBThis week the fellas talk about Fatty's night out to see the band Aqua in Philadephia and then move over to discussing their dislike for a number of parcel delivery services and round it out with a quick talk about the lineage results from Fatty's father's DNA test. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar)
Episode 142 - Rants #77 - Holy Holes
December 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBThis week the gang discusses contintuing to wear undergarments with questionable structural integrity, mismatched socks, holding on to shirts from 25 years ago and the type of toilet paper they find in public restrooms and their homes and makes them wonder if they are cheap or ghetto. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar)
Episode 141 - Rants #76 - Boys on the Sides
December 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBThis week the boys join around the virtual table to talk about the side dishes they like and don't like to see around the holidays with a split decision on green bean casserole, yams and agreements on stuffing not having oysters in it and everyone is still left wondering if macaroni and cheese should be a holiday side. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 140 - Rants #75 - The POoRCHoices Wish Book
November 27, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBThis week the whole group gets together to put together their version of the old timey department store holiday wish books based on the suggestion Sarcastro proposed during Episdoe 138. Maybe some of these will end up on your holiday wish lists as there are some real gems both practical and impractical. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 139 - Rants #74 - Good Television (Or Not)
November 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBThis week the gang comes unprepared and ends up talking about home repairs before switching to gears to the good old days of animated shows from their youth, which in hindsight, may not have been all that great but still not as bad as one particular Transformers series. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 138 - Rants #73 - The Holiday Hit or Miss List
November 13, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBThis week the fellas review an article that Sarcastro found linked on a CNN web article leadiing back to their CNN underscored site with the text of the link showing as "30 gifts for your husband that are better than whiskey stones". This prompted the gang to review this list together and ultimately determine if they would want the gift that the writer of the article suggested or if they would rather have the whiskey stones and determine if the gifts are a hit or a miss. Intro and Ou...
Episode 137 - Rants #72 - 'twas the Season
November 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBThis week the gang goes around the horn to discuss what their plans for the weekend of halloween were going to be and also missed opportunities on going to various haunts. Corporal makes a brilliant suggestion for the group to get together for next Halloween with a costume theme which leads to Fatty suggesting carrying that out of the neighborhoods and into a bar crawl. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 136 - Rants #71 - Hello Weiners
October 30, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 76.5 MBThis week the fellas go around the table to discuss the shows, movies and specials they like to watch around the Halloween season and what horror or creature features they've given up on. From Thirteen Ghosts, The Walking Dead (and the spinoff shows) and Hubbie Halloween to truly terrible cinema like that Winne the Poo horror movie and Halloween III spend 80 minutes discussing these poor choices. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 135 - Rants #70 - Getting Primed
October 23, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBThis week the whole gang is back and they are talking about the dissapointment of service level and offers from Amazon Prime and compare it to other services from big box stores. Fatty finds a sandwhich shop that willl make bologna hoagies for Commando and they also discuss proper tipping for delivery services. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 134 - Rants #69 - Sharing Time
October 16, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBThis week the felllas discuss the scam that is time shares and learn how they work from Commando who has first hand expierience owning one and Sarcastro who has been through one of those free weekends if you listen to the time share pitch. Instead of learning any sort of lesson, it entices Fatty to want to get a free weekend or cruise for sitting through the pitch and stonewalling the presenters. To round out the POoRCHoices for the eveninig Banky suggests that they buy a plot of land an...
Episode 133 - Rants #68 - Body Movin'
October 09, 2023 04:00 - 58 minutes - 55.3 MBThis week the fellas sit around and discuss the some of the ways that they've heard about how bodies can be disposed of. They talk about news stories about aligators, to movies using hungry pigs, lye or acid or a theory that septic tanks could do the job there is no idea too outrageous. Fatty also poses the question to the group on what the most hilarious way to dispose of a body would be and the answers are as far off the rails as you could expect from this bunch. Intro and Outro musi...
Episode 132 - Rants #67 - Home Aloak Island
October 02, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 49.6 MBThis week the gang sits down to reimagine a holiday classic movie by combining it with some of their favorite sci-fi movies while moving the location to an angel investors favorite television "reality" show. They also consider leveraging Sarcastro's stock investments as a means to get the studio to sell the show the rights to the film it's based on. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 131 - Rants #66 - The Escape Plan
September 25, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 72 MBThis week the fellas discuss a situation Fatty finds himself in where he has an already overbooked fall social schedule and is expected to attend an additional extended family function while the wife is out of town. Although the gang can't agree on how to resolve his dilemma, they can all agree that no matter what he does he's going to catch hell for it one way or another. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 130 - Rants #65 - PCs, Licensing, Current Wars and Pizza
September 18, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThis week the gang sits down to talk about Banky's PC issues causing the show to start an hour late, old PC technology and the lucrative buisness of licensing trademarks or use of patents which leads to a brief history lesson from Fatty about the "current wars" between Tesla and Edison and that somehow takes a weird turn to pizza and barbeque sauces. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 129 - Rants #64 - Sacks & Cracks
September 11, 2023 04:00 - 56 minutes - 53.7 MBThis week Sarcastro, Fatty and Banky talk about the dicomforts of flying coach from the small seats and last in class air conditioning and come up with some solutions they would use for their own airline and kick around a few ideas for what they would call the company. They also discuss going out to a Comic Convention in Tampa next year and setting up a show based on interviews there. Also Fatty gives an update on his rental car saga and it's just getting better. Intro and Outr...
Episode 128 - Rants #63 - Bull-jivin' and Survivin'
September 04, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBThis week Corporal, Sarcastro and Fatty pull out their stashes (of bourbons) and talk about what types they've been enjoying and migrate into Fatty's continued attempts to improve his new toy the utility golf cart as Sarcastro tries to convince him to give it a Carolina Squat lift. Continuing with the theme of talking about vehicles, Fatty explains an ongoing issue with the rental car compnay he used when he drove to visit Sarcastro over the summer and how he feels about being a gold member...
Episode 127 - Rants #62 - The Fatty Fest Wrap-Up
August 28, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBThis week the gang discusses the events of Fatty Fest from the rain interruption to the "stage parents", surprise ringers, and how to more smoothly run the event next year and possibly having a mini-version of the karaoke concert during their next guys weekend at the cabin. Sarcastro and Fatty give a brief summary on their thoughts on The Meg 2 and convince Banky to watch the first movie. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 126 - Rants #61 - This is Fatty Fest!
August 21, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBThis week the whole gang is back and talking about a new tradition that Fatty is looking to start up at his cabin with karaoke by the lake which Sarcastro has affectionately dubbed as Fatty Fest. They discuss the preparations being made from the porta-potty, banning people from being inside the house to having a somewhat professional approach to how the event will run but only time will tell if it truly goes off without a hitch. Also Corporal describes a strange contraption he saw in ...
Episode 125 - Rants #60 - Saving Hollywood with POoRCHoices
August 14, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBThis week Corporal and Banky talk about some of the hits and misses that have made their way through theaters this year and their perception on what’s making some franchises or studios start to lose some of that US box office revenue they used capture. They also openly offer the services of the POoRCHoices gang to revamp and reboot things like the Transformers series and an overall way to save the MCU. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 124 - Rants #59 - It's Going to Be Fein(stein)
August 07, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBThis week the fellas talk about the pains of electric bills, leaking pipes, basement floods, and losing your television to a lightning storm. They also address how some sales reps just can't close the deal and how to get rid of them out of your home which leads to a disccusion of some of the issues that the aging members of the US Congress appears to be having over the last few weeks. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 123 - Rants #58 - Summering at Sarcastro's
July 31, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBThis week Sarcastro and Fatty run the show while everyone else is away.and they talk about their summer activities including Fatty’s big raffle score, Sarcatro’s barbeque and the week their families spent together at Casa de Sarcastro. From last minute travel plan changes, beach days and booze cruises to exotic jerky, forbidden chicken and redneck aquariums there were surely memories to be made. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar). Sound effe...
Episode 122 - Rants #57 - Ramblings of Some Madmen
July 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBThis week Commando, Fatty and Banky create a rabbit hole of nonsense while discussing going down internet rabbit holes from rear differentials and the new Indiana Jones movie to the Baby Hitler Scenario and a POoRCHoices take on how the Indy movie should have gone down. Also Fatty talks about his no good, terrible day at the lake. Banky admits Commando is on to something with basic and plain foods and questions Fatty’s food choices when it comes to cheddar macaroni and cheese. All this be...
Episode 121 - Rants #56 - Lady Jarvis' New Whip
July 17, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBThis week Coroporal, Sarcastro and Banky get together to whittle down the list of vehicles that they want to present to Lady Jarvis to consider buying as her next whip. From flying cars, 4Runners, Tahoes G-wagons, and more they run through the advantages and price tags of each vehicle and think they have a solid case to present to her. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 120 - Rants #55 - A Snack of the Clones
July 10, 2023 04:00 - 54 minutes - 51.3 MBThis week on the show Corporal returns to join in the conversation with the other fellas about lab grown chicken meat made from cells of other chickens which leads Sarcastro to ask if it's an option to begin making lab grown meat derived from humans and what other animal meats could be lab created. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 119 - Rants #54 - Home Improvement
July 04, 2023 11:22 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBThis week Sarcastro and Banky talk about the home improvement jobs they've taken on themselves and what projects are to come for eachof them. They revisit the idea of taking over a defunct multiplex for the POoRCHoices Entertainment Center which leads them to talking about their experiences with concerts over the years. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 118 - Rants #53 - Fatty Light
June 26, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThis week the fellas talk about basement floods, lost cheeses, and Fatty's obsession with a particular fruit themed light beer that makes the rest of the gang question his sanity. Sarcastro comes up with a name for one of Fatty's homemade boozy energy beverages. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 117 - Rants #52 - Wild Fires, Tails, Selective Hearing Aids & Time Travel
June 19, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes - 50.4 MBThis week the fellas discuss the impact the wildfire in Canada had on the are where Fatty and Banky live, which lead Fatty to wondering what ancient civilizations thought was happening when wildfires took place and the smoke and haze in the air makes the sun appear red and if it would require a virgin sacrifice to make it return to normal. Then the conversation somehow takes a weird turn to Sarcastro and Fatty proclaiming they'd like to have cybernetic prehensile tails and then making heari...
Episode 116 - Rants #51 - Carnivals
June 12, 2023 04:00 - 57 minutes - 54.8 MBThis week the gang sits down to talk about those classic summer nights of local town carnivals and how their feelings towards them have changed as adults. They all recall the variuos carnival games they used to play and how their kids are playing those same games today with just as lousy odds and crappy prizes (but never letting the kids play the goldfish game). Commando's kids drive down the value of individual ride tickets by gettting the ride bracelet and diminishing the carnivals retu...
Episode 115 - Rants #50 - Summer Plans
June 05, 2023 04:00 - 53 minutes - 51 MBThis week the gang sits down to talk about their plans for this summer and the days of summers past where Fatty and Commando recall their very different experiences camping at the same place while in the scouts (but not in the same troop). While Sarcastro plans on taking the family to Washington D.C. and Banky is just going to work on moving and finally getting to help Commando out with sound production on one of his gigs. Commando also tells the tales of his years of participating in v...
Episode 114 - Rants #49 - The Legend of Fatty: Tears of the Clean Up
May 29, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBThis week it’s all random topics as Fatty tells Commando and Banky about the events that while waiting for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom to release led to him realizing he’s failed the boy as a father when it comes to laundry, which then spurs the conversation of how each of them folds their shirts. Banky then shifts the conversation to talking about having your credit card info stolen, banks not having money to withdraw against and taking advantage of interest free financing. ...
Episode 113 - Rants #48 - Artificially Intelligent
May 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBThis week the gang discusses the ever rapidly evolving technology of “AI”. Addressing the impact it has had on service roles, the customer experience, impacting the film and television industry, where it could go from here and the inevitable take over by the machines who will become our mechanical overlords. Also Commando and Sarcastro question the functionality of AI and self-driving cars for one very good reason you would want to use one. Intro and Outro music written and performed ...
Episode 112 - Rants #47 - Spoiled
May 15, 2023 04:00 - 55 minutes - 52.6 MBThis week the gang gathers around the table to discuss spoilers and the times they’ve fallen victim to, or have been the perpetrator of them for movies, television shows, sporting events, and surprise parties. They also debate what proper etiquette is for revealing spoilers and when you shouldn’t be expected to be protected from them. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).
Episode 111 - Rants #46 - As the Bird Flies
May 08, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBThis week the fellas discuss how sometimes when you have things go good, something else needs to go bad. From Corporal's week taking a turn for the worst with house issues, to Fatty explaining how moving a brewery just 10 miles from it's original location and having a new water source changed the flavors of their traditonal beers they spend an hour talking about their experiences. Intro and Outro music written and performed by Andrés Rodríguez (Androzguitar).