The GRIPE with Stitch & Rick
A conversational comedy podcast aimed at Boomers, Gen-Jones, Gen-X and retirees and enjoyed by everyone else! Everyday annoyances, modern habits, aging observations, and things that don’t make sense anymore.
Real talk, relatable humor, opinions, and bar-stool conversations.
Episodes
11 episodes
THANK YOU!
You know… every once in a while, I sit back and look at everything that’s happened with THE GRIPE, and I’m honestly blown away. What started as this little idea; just me and Rick talking, sharing thoughts, laughing at ...
Old Guy Talk
Episode 10 of THE GRIPE drops you right into the kind of unfiltered, laugh‑through‑the‑pain conversation only two retired guys can have. Stitch Mainville and Rick Gary swap stories about knee surgeries, metal implants, surprise medical scares, ...
Men, Women and Marriage
In this episode of THE GRIPE, Stitch and Rick dive into the chaos, comedy, and contradictions of modern marriage. From expiring marriage licenses to why men just want five minutes of silence. What starts as a joke ...
Guys and Cars
In this episode of The Gripe, Stitch and Rick dive into the stories that live behind the wheel. Long drives, crank windows, fading FM stations, quiet wives, and the strange new world of screens, apps, and self‑driving cars. It’s a nostalgic rid...
The Good Ol' Days
In this episode of The Gripe, Stitch and Rick tumble back into a world that feels both impossibly distant and instantly familiar as they discuss drive‑ins on summer nights, matinee tickets bought with two quarters, birthday cards heavy with tap...
Now & Then: Cars, CashApps, Mad Dog & the Lost Toughness of Growing Up
In this episode of THE GRIPE w/ Stitch & Rick, the guys dive into a wide‑open conversation comparing life today with the world they grew up in. They start with cars. Simple machines in the 70s versus the high‑tech “computers on wheels” of t...
Guy Talk: Bourbon, Bar Fights, and the Legacy Our Fathers Left Us
In this heartfelt and humorous episode of The Gripe, Stitch and Rick kick things off with a tasting of 119‑proof Ponfeigh Pennsylvania Rye, sparking a lively debate about the differences between rye, whiskey, Scotch, and bourbon. What begins as...
CPAPs & Bathroom Boundaries: The Unfiltered Realities of Getting Older
CPAPs & Bathroom Boundaries: The Unfiltered Realities of Getting OlderIn this hilarious episode of The Gripe w/Stitch & Rick; the guys discuss boundaries and difficulties during those golden years! Aging has a funny way of...
When Nobody Agrees Anymore: News, Politics & Social Media Noise
When Nobody Agrees Anymore: News, Politics & Social Media NoiseTwo friends sit down to talk about the news… and end up talking about everything.Stitch and Rick remember when local news meant your town, your streets, and...
The Risk Assessment Years: Aging, CPAP Machines, Allergies & Body Changes
The Risk Assessment Years: Aging, CPAP Machines, Allergies & Body ChangesThere comes a time in life when you stop doing certain things without thinking.Not because you’ve matured… but because experience has tau...
From 1986 to AI: How Growing Up Tough Shaped Us in 2026
“You’re Never Too Old To Be Young… Or Are You?”Before algorithms told us what to think and parenting came with instruction manuals, we learned life the old-fashioned way — by doing dumb things and surviving them.In the fi...
