The Half Hour Happy Hour

As the year comes to a close, we bring you a special episode of The Half Hour Happy Hour. We record on location at one of our very favorite Sarasota watering holes, The Cock & Bull Pub. We bring a few friends along for the ride, and we drink a large amount of beer. It’s …

There’s a nip in the air and a nip in our glasses that remind us it’s time for another episode of The Half Hour Happy Hour. This week we sample some more beer from Schlafly, which we will miss saying once we are out. We start off with a bit of business news about the …

This week on The Half Hour Happy Hour we have tales of robots and Muppets. Robots that can control your arms and robots that will maul your face to save you from sleep death. We have info on a boot camp for would-be zombie survivalists. There’s also info on how you can turn yourself into …

Hear that? It’s the sound of another episode of The Half Hour Happy Hour arriving. It’s got a nice twinkle to it. This week, we’ve got your usual mix of the ridiculous and awesome. You know, things like an airline that wants in flight porn. Hmm. There’s also some good social commentary this week as …

Welcome back everyone! You’ve found another episode of The Half Hour Happy Hour. This week we’ve got a lot of artsy things to talk about. The Sarasota Chalk Festival happened and inspired Jen to find some alternative art styles. She found a lady who paints with gravity, a tiger rug made of cigarettes, and even …

Welcome to The Half Hour Happy Hour’s spooktacular Halloween episode. We start off with a little info on where Halloween came from, how it got to where it is, and how much we Americans like to spend on it. We’ve also got some awesome pumpkin carving pictures. After the Halloween talk, we move on to …

This week on The Half Hour Happy Hour we sample what might be one of the best beers in the world. We also talk about some things that may just save your life one day. Things like how a melon can kill you. Or what it means when you hear a barking sound while floating …

Welcome back for another episode of The Half Hour Happy Hour. If you’re here for the free sperm, I’m afraid you’re leaving empty handed. We have a story, but you’re on your own for actually finding some. Try Craigslist (you wouldn’t be the first). This week’s episode starts with a few stories related to previous …

In both the literal and metaphorical sense, we’ve got a lot of shit this week on The Half Hour Happy Hour. Not us, of course. We’re as awesome as ever. But many of the topics this week are about things that are shitty. There are a few bright spots though, like monkeys controlling robot arms, …

We’ve got a varied and amusing array of topics this week on The Half Hour Happy Hour. If the title hasn’t intrigued you enough, some of the other topics this week include exploding toilets, a shark powered boat, and a disgusting picture book. Cause really, what could be better? So hurry and grab a beer …

There’s a lot of fur and meat this week on The Half Hour Happy Hour. It’s also a bit momentous, as we sample our first round of listener supplied beer. Yes, we had a lot of fun with the episode this week, so let’s not delay. Grab your drink, and hit it! Episode 23 [ …

We light your asses on fire this week on The Half Hour Happy Hour. With our jetpacks, of course. Some of the topics this week include the aforementioned flaming-ass jetpacks, crazy stuff that can be done with or to your brain, DARPA’s plan to ship some humans out of the solar system in the next …

If things seem different this week, it’s because we did something new with our hair. Do you like it? We’ve got a bag full of random topics this week, as we take things a little lighter and see what’s going on in our crazy world. And crazy it is! We find out why shooting lasers …

This week it’s a special trip into the library of The Half Hour Happy Hour crew. We all love to read, and this week we share with you some of our favorite books and authors. Between the three of us we cover some decent literary ground, so if you’re searching for your next good read, …

Ready to get schooled? Or rather, ready to get schooled on how to get schooled? This week on The Half Hour Happy Hour we are talking about new methods of education through technology. We’ve reached a point in our development as a society where individuals have the tools available to take ownership of their educational …

Because everyone loves a good caper, this week on The Half Hour Happy Hour we are talking about some of histories greatest unsolved thefts. We’ve got missing diamonds, a couple fake police, some badass nicknames, and hell, we’ve even got stories about stolen beer. Who would do such a thing?! So steal yourself a nice …

Were the great pyramids of Egypt really alien landing pads? Did early man have crazy stone powers? Did a lady really get it on with a bull in ancient Greece? This week on The Half Hour Happy Hour, it’s Mysteries From The Past! There’s a lot of lost history out there, and the truth behind …

In keeping with our humanitarian goal of making the world a better place, this week on The Half Hour Happy Hour we bring you Things That Are Awesome. That’s right, from cars to toys to tv shows, we give you a list of some of our very favorite things. Things That Are Awesome make our …

You won’t find any political or societal ranting this week. Nope, just Bigfeets and Nessies as we talk about cryptozoology this week on The Half Hour Happy Hour. From the completely outrageous to the completely plausible, we talk about several different critters that may or may not exist. We also discuss some of the probable …

Space. It has captivated man for centuries as we’ve struggled to unravel its mysteries and all it has to offer. We’ve been reaching for it for years, always with the promise that the future would bring us ever closer. Well, it’s the future now, so what the hell are we waiting for? Yes, this week …

Debtageddon! Dollarpocalypse! Every other “crisis” gets a clever -geddon or -pocalypse term, so why not the looming U.S. debt cap deadline? That’s the topic of this weeks discussion (the debt cap, not the silly phrases). It’s important for every American to understand what is going on with the government’s budget right now, and we do …

Serious stuff this week kids. Whether you know it or not, the food you eat has most likely been genetically modified. It’s important to know what that means to your body and the world. During the episode we discuss how genetically modified foods got their start, how they’ve come up through the years to utterly …

Welcome to another patently good episode of The Half Hour Happy Hour! This week we’re discussing intellectual property and patent laws. From comb overs to breasts, you’ll be in for a shock when you learn just how wacky the patent system has gotten. We also talk about the current legislation in the works to reform …

With rising gas prices and rising global temperatures, alternative energy is the hot topic these days. It’s also the topic of our show this week! We talk about several advancements in the current areas of alternative energy generation, namely wind and solar, and also explore some new methods, like super conductors and harnessing waste heat. …

The gamer summer Christmas has come and gone. That’s right, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, ended recently and, as always, showed everyone a glimpse of the cool new gaming they’ll get to do in the near future. Nintendo and Sony showed off new hardware and Microsoft wants you to shake your butt around. We …

So, you think you’re pretty smart, huh? You’re not! Statistically speaking, of course. According to various polls on one subject or another, on average, about 1 in 5 Americans is a blubbering idiot. And we think that is a damn shame. So this week we’re here to educate and inform on some of the topics …

Look, up in the sky! It’s a paper kite! It’s a helicopter! It’s an idealized representation of modern society! Fasten your towel capes and put your undies on the outside, because this week’s episode is all about superheroes. First, we talk about the current success of super hero themed movies, a trend which is only …

Hello to the (un)washed masses! This week we talk about…. people! Specifically, how there’s a whole lot of people. Some might say, too many people. We talk about just how many people there actually are in the world, how many people there are going to be before too long, and how that’s pretty much a …

Cheers! This week we’re discussing broadband internet data caps, their necessity (or lack there of), and their impact on both consumers and business. But first, we bring you something a little bit different. For the first part of the show we share news bits that we found interesting this week and felt were worthy of …

Rolling right along…. This week The Half Hour Happy Hour crew continues the transportation discussion from last week with a look into the US’s plans for a high speed rail. The discussion focuses primarily on recent plans to build a rail system in Florida, but also examines global adoption of a high speed rail. We …