The Bitter Pickle Podcast
Social commentary from the point of view of two elder-statesmen. These statesmen are known by the monikers of "The Mentor" and "The Miscreant." What one may simply summarize as "dad-ranting," we prefer to call sarcastic banter tinged with scholarly wit and blue-collar grit. Basically, two middle-aged men griping about the world we live in...Enjoy!
Episodes
15 episodes
Tastes Like Dirt
Welcome to "The Bitter Pickle Podcast!" Today's episode is a great one. The Mentor and Miscreant do some intense taste testing with a probiotic drink, an energy drink, and some intense dark chocolate. The Miscreant might puke or soi...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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1:06:47
1991
In this episode, the guys try to chew a piece of gum from original TOPPS baseball cards dating back to 1991. A close call is captured on air as The Mentor intervenes to save The Miscreant. The Mentor discusses changes observed in pe...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:01:19
Spicy Takes and Red Bulls
In today's episode, The Miscreant and The Mentor take fan suggestions and try drinking some popular Red Bull drinks. Enjoy as they give their honest reactions to the scandalous liquid death. Next, the boys discuss Sunday drivers, Ou...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:00:21
Aging Disgracefully
Join The Mentor and Miscreant as they discuss the perils of aging, the importance of time, and the growth of hair in unwanted places. This week’s game section includes a new game called blind ranking. Feel free to play along and let us know how...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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53:31
Driving Me Nuts
In this episode The Mentor and the Miscreant discuss local Appalachian colloquial language. The laughs ensue when they discuss ear buds as fashion accessories and sharing drinks as pestilence runs rampant at school. Finally, the show ends...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:06:10
Can You Hear Me Now?
Join the Miscreant and the Mentor as they discuss the controversy about cell phones and live concerts. Hilarity ensues when the miscreant tells a story about trying to get assaulted at a wresting match for fun. A new game follows a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:11:20
What's Wrong with People?
Join the Miscreant and the Mentor in discussing the various gripes and complaints they have with people. It begins with a discussion on the color pallet that is the unflushed urinals at school. Also, they discuss the human tragedy is the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:06:06
Raging Rants and Raves
This episode hearkens back to our very first episode "Rage, Etiquette, and Decorum." We explore the magic and the human tragedy that is the self-checkout system. We also discuss the thrill of playing chicken with mobility scooters during a supe...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:11:40
IRL
This episode finds The Miscreant and The Mentor discussing the acronym IRL (In Real Life) and the way people lead dual lives imagining themselves existing in two planes of existence. Hilarity ensues as they discuss online promiscuity and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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58:08
Bring the Noise
In this episode, "The Mentor" and "The Miscreant" discuss how difficult it is to find reliable information in the technical age making smart decisions much more difficult to make. Topic two is climate change and how farts influence the ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:06:08
No Profit in a Cure
The Miscreant and The Mentor discuss the medical and pharmaceutical companies and contemplate whether it's more important to help people by curing serious disease or to simply treat the symptoms so more money can be made. The Mentor will ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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57:10
Then vs Now
In this episode, The Mentor and The Miscreant discuss the differences between the good ole days (as imagined by anyone) to the way things are now in a variety of subject matter, from foods to social trends and moral issues. Another game of This...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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55:42
Conspiracy Theories
In this episode, The Mentor and The Miscreant discuss popular conspiracy theories and the likelihood of their being true. Also, another game of "This or That" is played. Feel free to play along and enjoy some witty banter about the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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53:44
Participation Trophy World
In this episode, the Mentor and Miscreant discuss the evolution of the participation trophy and examine its impact on society. Also, the first installment of This or That is played. This is a game in which we are given two options a...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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56:20
Rage, Etiquette and Decorum
In this episode, we explore the idiocy of the general population in parking lots, supermarkets, and society at large. The use of mobility scooters by the morbidly obese is also explored as well as the behavior of urchin-like children in s...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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48:52