A comedic podcast centered on the complexities of life, encompassing its various highs and lows, moments of joy and sorrow, as observed by two individuals who share a passion for collecting VHS tapes and the era that shaped them. Their lighthearted approach aims to offer entertainment amid the tumultuous nature of existence, steering clear of excessive seriousness. Ray Gun Radio presents... Middle-Aged and Mediocre! Email us at middleagedmediocre@gmail.com Follow us on: Facebook.com/middleag ...
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Raffaele Minichiello and the World's Longest and Most Spectacular Hijacking
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For absolutely no reason whatsoever, and completely not due to any current events, our new episode is all about a young Italian man who hijacked an airplane on October 31, 1969. While most hijackers in the 60s demanded to be taken to Cuba, Raffaele Minichiello had a different destination in mind. The hijacked flight went across the country from Cal…
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The Hilariously Disastrous Russian Naval Failure Known as the Baltic Fleet
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We're giving you a history lesson on this episode, but don't worry, it's a hilarious tale of incompetence! During the Russo-Japanese War in 1904, Russia was looking to take back a warm water port on the Liaodong Peninsula in the south of Manchuria, China. Russia had gained control of Port Arthur through an agreement with China but Japan wasn't havi…
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Ten Cent Beer Night was a promotion held by Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians during a game against the Texas Rangers at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on June 4, 1974. The promotion was meant to improve attendance at the game by offering cups of beer for just 10 cents each, with a limit of six beers per purchase but no limit on the n…
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The True Story That Inspired "The Orphan" Movie and What Did Joel Do to RAW GM Adam Pearce (Plus Our Week 4 NFL Picks!)
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If you watched the MAX docuseries about Natalia Grace, you know how that case was influenced by the 2009 horror movie, "The Orphan", but what you might not know is that the horror movie was inspired by a true story that took place in the Czech Republic. A woman named Barbora Skrlova, born with a condition known as hypopituitarism, which affected he…
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How Reincarnation Solved a Murder: The Story of Titu Singh
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Titu Singh was not an ordinary child. He didn't act like an ordinary child. He didn't talk like an ordinary child. He didn't have an ordinary child's memories. His memories were those of a man named Suresh Verma and those memories just happened to include the details of how Suresh Verma was murdered in 1983. This is a wild story and will leave you …
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Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell found each other through their shared Mormon faith and the belief that the world was coming to an end. Labeling people as zombies, Lori and Chad were at the center of a murder spree that left four of their own family members dead.
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Ranking the Ghostface Killers from Scream 1 through 3
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There were a total of 5 characters who took the Ghostface mask off when they revealed that they had been behind the killing sprees throughout the first three Scream movies. In this episode, Cash & Joel dive into the story of the first three movies and then rank the Ghosface killers from best to worst. Let us know how you'd rank Billy Loomis, Stu Ma…
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Movies, drive-thru trauma, and a gamer puts way too much effort into being a loser.
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Why did Ben Affleck's son have to return his XBox in "The Company Men"? Have you ever had a Tom Green dream? What's the dumbest war ever warred? If these are the questions you're seeking answers for, we've got you covered in this episode! We also figure out the answer to the very dumb question, "wHy IsNt ThErE a sTrAiGhT PrIdE mOnTh!?"…
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More Middle-Aged... More Mediocre... We're Back!
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We debate the hottest political issue in our nation's history... electrified water or shark?
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On Mother's Day 1985, the bodies of Katie, Kara, and Erin Eastburn were found brutally murdered in their Fayetteville, NC home. A man named Tim Hennis was quickly identified as a suspect and subsequently charged with the murders. However, even with all of the evidence pointing directly at Tim, the case would not be wrapped up until 25 grueling year…
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May the Fourth Be With You... and You and You... Not You
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Just a quick episode to catch up on what the Joel & Cole Express has been up to. Cash & Joel talk about Cash's return to professional wrestling, upcoming Middle-Aged and Mediocre projects, and the Whiff Whaff series on the Ray Gun Radio/Middle-Aged and Mediocre YouTube page (Episode 1 is available now!)…
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The Joel & Cole Express is back with another episode and this time it's just two dudes talking about the solar eclipse, the worst ways to die, the most fun ways to die, and the most likely way they'll each die. Cash & Joel also delve into some true crime and discuss the horrific and awful acts carried out during the eclipse by Danielle Johnson, aka…
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Cash and Joel review both nights of this weekend's WrestleMania 40 event and place their bets on each match. We also review the prop bets for the show, including how much interference there will be in Roman vs Cody, how many chops Gunther will deliver to Sami Zayn, if Stone Cold will get in the ring, and more! There's another big wrestling announce…
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The Curiosities of The Curious Case of Natalia Grace *SPOILERS*
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The main story begins at 15:39 for those who want to skip the opening banter Natalia Grace Barnett is a Ukrainian-born American with dwarfism, who, in 2010, was adopted by an American family but abandoned by them two years later. Barnett's adoptive parents claimed that Barnett was a legal adult, and, in 2012, they successfully sought a court order …
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Chase Massner was an Iraq War veteran who returned home and faced difficulties adjusting back into civilian life while battling PTSD and bipolar disorder. His marriage issues caused him to turn to a friend named Brad Clement for support but then he mysteriously vanished. For three years, no one knew what had happened to Chase. No one except for one…
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It's the biggest event of the year and we've got you covered on all the information you could ever need before the big game! We've got stats, betting props, parlays, and our picks. There's also a lot of Home Improvement talk in this episode because Joel dreams of JTT. If you're betting on the game or want to sound smart by throwing out some stats a…
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What's Up With the 3 Frozen Bodies Found in a Kansas City Man's Backyard?
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Cash & Joel take a look at the case that currently making national headlines everywhere. The bodies of three men were found dead and frozen in the backyard of their friend's home two days after joining their friend to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play the Los Angeles Chargers. The surviving friend states that he had no idea his friends were dead in…
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Middle-Aged and Mediocre Presents The NFL Playoffs Divisional Round Preview Show
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Cash & Joel are back to preview the NFL's Divisional Round of Playoff games. The Texans take on the Ravens, the Packers face off against the 49ers, the Bucs travel to Detroit to battle the Lions, and the Kansas City Chiefs go into Buffalo to square off once again with the Bills. It's going to be a big NFL weekend and we've got the full preview for …
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Middle-Aged and Mediocre Presents The Super Wild Card Weekend Preview Show
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The NFL Playoffs are here and we've got you covered on this weekend's SUPER Wild Card Weekend slate of games. We make our picks for each of these games, check out what the public is betting their money on, and check out the favorites for the NFL's year-end awards as well as pick who we each think will be winning the Super Bowl this year. If you're …
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Susan Monica had a pig farm and a lot of property in the middle of nowhere that could hide many secrets. Her secrets stayed hidden until a drifter's family came looking after not hearing from him for months. A missing person's report and fraudulent EBT card transactions would eventually lead to a search warrant for the property and the discovery of…
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In part one, Mark Twitchell attempted to kill his first victim but ultimately failed. Now, with a second chance, Mark once again uses a fake dating profile to lure a man into his deadly garage where he lies in wait to become the serial killer he fantasizes about himself being. Will this second attempt be more successful than the first? Check out pa…
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Mark Twitchell had big ambitions. One of those ambitions was to become a popular filmmaker. Mark's other ambition was to become a serial killer but I'm not sure exactly how known he wanted to be for that one. This story is filled with lies, confessions, failures, and unfortunately, some successes. In part one, we'll talk about Mark's background, hi…
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Israel Keyes was an American serial killer, bank robber, burglar, arsonist, kidnapper, and sex offender who murdered at least three victims and committed dozens of felonies including armed robbery, arson, rape, and burglary across the United States from July 2001 to February 2012. But was Israel Keyes' responsible for possibly dozens of more victim…
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The Best of the Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg Part 5 (41-50)
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We have finally reached the end of our exploration of JimboSeth's Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg! We have some mind-bending theories, murders, and a very special lost film that we cover in this final part of the series. It also seems like we haven't completely cleaned up the audio issues but we'll have them fixed before the next episode. Thanks for lis…
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The Best of the Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg Part 4 (31-40)
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Cryptid episode! (Mostly) We've got the Flatwoods Monster, Mantis Man, a giant shrimp, a talking mongoose, and more! Enjoy part 4 of our exploration of JimboSeth's Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg!
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The Best of the Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg Part 3 (21-30)
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Part 3 of our exploration of JimboSeth's Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg. This episode includes: The Mysterious Death of Christopher Case, The Evilstick, The Falcon Lake Incident, The Unknown Serial Killer Who Called Into the Howard Stern Show, The Setagaya Family Murders, Ricky McCormick's Encrypted Notes, Shirtwood Forest, The Murder of Lindsay Buziak…
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The Best of the Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg Part 2 (11-20)
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Back with part two of our dive into the best of the Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg that was created by JimboSeth (link to the full iceberg down below) and in part two, we're looking at zombies, an unsolved death, cartoon sex tapes, a con man, a man who was possessed by a water demon, and serial poopers! It's a wild one! Special thanks to the Banned Cam…
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The Best of the Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg Part 1 (1-10)
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This is Part 1 of our five-part series where we'll tackle 50 of the best unsolved mysteries from the Unsolved Mysteries Iceberg that was created by JimboSeth (full Iceberg in the link below). In our first episode, we check out killer clowns, disappearances, unidentified people, and a mystery soda machine. We hope you enjoy exploring these unsolved …
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The Sick and Twisted Night Taylor Schabusiness Decapitated Shad Thyrion
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This week's story is about a disturbed woman named Taylor "Schabusiness" Coronado and the night she decapitated her lover, Shad Thyrion. The gruesome details of her actions and what she did to Shad's body afterward are pure nightmare fuel. Enjoy.
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Five men are headed back home after a road trip when they go missing. After four of the five men are found, only more questions arise out of a case filled with mystery and unexplainable circumstances. Plus, Cash & Joel have some fun with a job interview and talk about the cool kids.
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Joel got rear-ended on his way over to record the podcast and might have been concussed for the episode... so who knows what he'll say!
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It's the classic story of good vs evil... right vs wrong... law vs crime... but with a twist! For good to conquer evil this time, the man on the right side of the law must undergo a magical medical procedure that will swap his face with the face of the evil crime committer... and not just his face but his body too... and voice... and absolutely not…
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Motivational Batman, Aliens, AITAH, The Denver Airport, and Summerslam 2023
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We're back!
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Masters of the Universe - A Saga of Toys, Animated Show, and Film
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In the vast landscape of popular culture, few franchises have captured the hearts and imaginations of fans across multiple generations quite like Masters of the Universe. What began as a line of action figures in the early 1980s blossomed into a multimedia empire that included an animated show and a live-action film. This epic saga, with its rich m…
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The 1980s was a remarkable era for cinema, leaving an indelible mark on popular culture that still resonates today. It was a time when big hair, neon colors, and shoulder pads were in vogue, and the silver screen transported audiences to worlds both familiar and fantastical. From heartwarming tales that tugged at our heartstrings to pulse-pounding …
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The eighties... supposedly Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush were all presidents of the united states but the only President we acknowledged was WWF President, Jack Tunney. It was the decade of glam rock, hair metal, acid-washed jeans, Hulk Hogan, the Nintendo Entertainment System, DeLoreans, and Bird vs Magic in the NBA. Family sitcoms,…
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Chicago native, James Keehan, known later in life as Count Dante, was a martial artist who considered himself a master of the violent fighting style known as "Dim Mak" and once challenged Muhammad Ali to a duel. Count Dante was a character before his time who had a vision for karate tournaments that would be harder-hitting, more violent, and much b…
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The Klan arrived in South Bend, Indiana in 1924 with plans to hold a rally and parade down main street but the students from the University of Notre Dame stood together and ensured that those plans would never come to fruition.
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This episode was a very special request from Joel's daughter, Lilly, and we felt like it would be really fun to do an episode that was PG so anyone who wanted to could listen to it could do so with their kids. We dive into the worlds of Coraline Jones and discuss her journey between reality and the "other" world where things might seem perfect at f…
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Texas had a real problem with its banks being robbed in the 1920s. The problem was bad enough that the Texas Bank Association offered a $5,000 reward to anyone who shot a bank robber during the crime. A group of outlaws, led by Marshall Ratliff, devised a plan that they thought would protect them from law enforcement and reward-seeking vigilantes. …
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We cannot tell a lie... President George Washington's death was an absolute nightmare and a bloody clusterfuck!
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Picking up where we left off, James Lewis and his wife, LeAnn, have assumed new identities once again but James has continued to sit and stew on the injustice he felt that his wife's former boss, Fred McCahey, had levied against him by not having the funds to pay his wife's last paycheck. With revenge in mind, Lewis sat and waited for his opportuni…
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Cash & Joel discuss the life of a man who went by many names but was born Theodore Wilson, Jr. before a troubled childhood led him to be renamed James William Lewis by his adoptive parents. James Lewis grew up to be a lot of things; a husband, a father, a tax man, a scam artist, an extortionist, and a suspected murderer. Also in this episode, the b…
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In 1848, gold was found in them thar hills of San Francisco! One of the largest mass migrations in American history shortly followed. Along with the increased population came a shortage of resources and a demand for eggs. While chicken eggs were almost impossible to supply to the new San Fran population, a bird known as the Murre produced a bountif…
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No new episode this week but we wanted to give you an update on the show and let you know what we have going on in our lives. Thank you all for the support and we'll be back with a new episode next week!
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Jeffrey Lundgren had grown up in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (RLDS) but had been excommunicated for stealing funds from the Kirtland Temple and defrocked as a lay minister for teachings counter to the RLDS. When he left, he took several church members with him and started his own offshoot branch of the church, leadin…
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Natalie Bollinger was a 19-year-old whose life tragically ended execution-style on the side of the road. All fingers pointed towards 42-year-old Shawn Schwartz as the trigger man. Natalie had known him for two years, told friends and family that she was terrified of him, and had been granted a restraining order because she feared that he was stalki…
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We've got three bizarre unsolved mysteries for you today including the death of British intelligence agent, Gareth Williams, who was found dead in a padlocked duffel bag with almost zero evidence left behind. Theories ranged from a BDSM game gone bad to Gareth being taken out by his own agency because he knew too much to the Russian KGB snuffing hi…
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We are back with the conclusion of our H.H. Holmes two-parter plus the guys talk about Joel's recent comedy show and Cash is seeing ghosts!
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