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005 The Burger Box

Mike O'Meara, Robb Spewak, Josh Sroka

October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

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In Episode 005, Robb walks Josh through a garbage-day disaster and the surprisingly clever trick he uses to track down his missing key. Josh has a competing strategy, naturally, and the guys debate whether brains beat simply diving into the trash. Along the way, there’s a hard-fought used-car negotiation, a stash of root beer barrels, and considerably more mayonnaise than anyone wanted.

The conversation takes a more personal turn as Josh shares a frightening emergency-vet visit with his dog Bella and the staggering cost of getting answers. Robb relates with stories about his aging dog Linus, a failed nail-trimming appointment, and a groomer whose voice sends him straight into *Euphoria*.

Plus: a thoughtful listener restores Robb’s beloved knife set, the guys talk head-shaving mishaps and plans for the final TMOS cruise, thank the founding members helping launch the show, and consider whether a mystery hat is a bargain or an expensive gamble.

It’s lost keys, loyal dogs, sharp objects, and questionable headwear—with a burger box holding the answer.

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[SPEAKER_02]: The name's Faye, Sean Faye, founding member number 007.

[SPEAKER_02]: I never listened to Still Talking with Robin Josh.

[SPEAKER_02]: You threw me.

[SPEAKER_02]: You threw me with the new graphic that says the rabbit hole starts here.

[SPEAKER_01]: Well, see, as you know, I plugged that thing into AI right at do it's thing and I didn't even get a chance to watch it because it finished right before we came on.

[SPEAKER_02]: This is becoming a habit with you.

[SPEAKER_02]: If you listen to the last episode of our other podcast, one could cast, you actually dropped a video element that neither us, neither of us had seen it and you, you were aired at live.

[SPEAKER_02]: It's very exciting.

[SPEAKER_02]: That's a episode nine.

[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you very much for the support there.

[SPEAKER_02]: But really, oh, and thank you Matt Henshaw for dropping us a tense pot.

[SPEAKER_02]: Appreciate it.

[SPEAKER_02]: Welcome everybody to Still Talk and are we numbering the episodes?

[SPEAKER_02]: This

[SPEAKER_01]: Yes, this is number five.

[SPEAKER_02]: Oh, I feel like we've been doing it for at least seven.

[SPEAKER_01]: When I scheduled it, I wrote it as three because I thought we were on number three, and then I looked at the calendar and said, wait, we've been doing this a lot longer.

[SPEAKER_02]: I was a dinner like we just started.

[SPEAKER_02]: I was at dinner with the family last night and I said, you know Robert in the past seven days.

[SPEAKER_02]: Josh and I have done 17 podcasts and his reply was not.

[SPEAKER_01]: Well, I texted you today.

[SPEAKER_01]: This is our 14th podcast together since Sunday.

[SPEAKER_02]: It's a lot.

[SPEAKER_02]: And thank you for joining us.

[SPEAKER_02]: Well, I don't know about that, but we're doing our best to give you.

[SPEAKER_02]: We promised you content and content we are bringing.

[SPEAKER_02]: Thank you.

[SPEAKER_02]: You know what?

[SPEAKER_02]: I didn't even think about how cool it is that certain founding listeners will have numbers that are cool.

[SPEAKER_02]: And how do you get cooler than 007 for Sean Fey?

[SPEAKER_02]: That's an awesome founding number.

[SPEAKER_02]: That's why I had to give him the bond stinger.

[SPEAKER_01]: and you confused me with this singer.

[SPEAKER_01]: Why?

[SPEAKER_01]: Because I was like, why are you playing a bonsting or I forgot about the founder numbers?

[SPEAKER_01]: Oh, okay.

[SPEAKER_01]: Why are you starting to show with Bond?

[SPEAKER_02]: Well, you know, I love music.

[SPEAKER_02]: I love elements.

[SPEAKER_02]: And so when you send in your welcome, you're founding number intro.

[SPEAKER_02]: I'll try to if there's something I can associate it with I will drop it in.

[SPEAKER_02]: So please keep those coming in.

[SPEAKER_02]: We've got plenty to get to but if you're one of our founding members, please send us an intro and speaking of which I think the best place to start today is thank you.

[SPEAKER_02]: Let us say thank you 150 53 63 how many times?

[SPEAKER_01]: 100 and 770 it's something like that, but one very multiple thing is 70 something.

[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, we should know that numbers.

[SPEAKER_02]: We should well the problem is is people keep doing it It's a change the fact that you guys have embraced the the founding member 185 found in members

[SPEAKER_02]: Oh my god really?

[SPEAKER_02]: Wow.

[SPEAKER_02]: So 185 sincere hunks of thank you going out to our founding members because when Josh launched the idea of having founding members for still talking, and I said, oh that might be good for, you know, two dozen people that will buy in before we start the show.

[SPEAKER_02]: I'm not the kind of person that invests in something before I know what it is, but everyone is doing it and we really appreciate it.

[SPEAKER_02]: It makes what we do possible.

[SPEAKER_02]: It makes the future of the show possible.

[SPEAKER_02]: So thank you.

[SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.

[SPEAKER_01]: And we're going to leave founders opening until the end of October.

[SPEAKER_01]: Right.

[SPEAKER_01]: The first shows start tomorrow for founding members.

[SPEAKER_02]: The name's Faye, Sean Faye, founding member number 007. [SPEAKER_02]: I never listened to Still Talking with Robin Josh. [SPEAKER_02]: You threw me. [SPEAKER_02]: You threw me with the new graphic that says the rabbit hole starts here. [SPEAKER_01]: Well, see, as you know, I plugged that thing into AI right at do it's thing and I didn't even get a chance to watch it because it finished right before we came on. [SPEAKER_02]: This is becoming a habit with you. [SPEAKER_02]: If you listen to the last episode of our other podcast, one could cast, you actually dropped a video element that neither us, neither of us had seen it and you, you were aired at live. [SPEAKER_02]: It's very exciting. [SPEAKER_02]: That's a episode nine. [SPEAKER_02]: Thank you very much for the support there. [SPEAKER_02]: But really, oh, and thank you Matt Henshaw for dropping us a tense pot. [SPEAKER_02]: Appreciate it. [SPEAKER_02]: Welcome everybody to Still Talk and are we numbering the episodes? [SPEAKER_02]: This [SPEAKER_01]: Yes, this is number five. [SPEAKER_02]: Oh, I feel like we've been doing it for at least seven. [SPEAKER_01]: When I scheduled it, I wrote it as three because I thought we were on number three, and then I looked at the calendar and said, wait, we've been doing this a lot longer. [SPEAKER_02]: I was a dinner like we just started. [SPEAKER_02]: I was at dinner with the family last night and I said, you know Robert in the past seven days. [SPEAKER_02]: Josh and I have done 17 podcasts and his reply was not. [SPEAKER_01]: Well, I texted you today. [SPEAKER_01]: This is our 14th podcast together since Sunday. [SPEAKER_02]: It's a lot. [SPEAKER_02]: It's a lot. [SPEAKER_02]: And thank you for joining us. [SPEAKER_02]: Well, I don't know about that, but we're doing our best to give you. [SPEAKER_02]: We promised you content and content we are bringing. [SPEAKER_02]: Thank you. [SPEAKER_02]: You know what? [SPEAKER_02]: I didn't even think about how cool it is that certain founding listeners will have numbers that are cool. [SPEAKER_02]: And how do you get cooler than 007 for Sean Fey? [SPEAKER_02]: That's an awesome founding number. [SPEAKER_02]: That's why I had to give him the bond stinger. [SPEAKER_01]: and you confused me with this singer. [SPEAKER_01]: Why? [SPEAKER_01]: Because I was like, why are you playing a bonsting or I forgot about the founder numbers? [SPEAKER_01]: Oh, okay. [SPEAKER_01]: Why are you starting to show with Bond? [SPEAKER_02]: Well, you know, I love music. [SPEAKER_02]: I love elements. [SPEAKER_02]: And so when you send in your welcome, you're founding number intro. [SPEAKER_02]: I'll try to if there's something I can associate it with I will drop it in. [SPEAKER_02]: So please keep those coming in. [SPEAKER_02]: We've got plenty to get to but if you're one of our founding members, please send us an intro and speaking of which I think the best place to start today is thank you. [SPEAKER_02]: Let us say thank you 150 53 63 how many times? [SPEAKER_01]: 100 and 770 it's something like that, but one very multiple thing is 70 something. [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, we should know that numbers. [SPEAKER_02]: We should well the problem is is people keep doing it It's a change the fact that you guys have embraced the the founding member 185 found in members [SPEAKER_02]: Oh my god really? [SPEAKER_02]: Wow. [SPEAKER_02]: Wow. [SPEAKER_02]: So 185 sincere hunks of thank you going out to our founding members because when Josh launched the idea of having founding members for still talking, and I said, oh that might be good for, you know, two dozen people that will buy in before we start the show. [SPEAKER_02]: I'm not the kind of person that invests in something before I know what it is, but everyone is doing it and we really appreciate it. [SPEAKER_02]: It makes what we do possible. [SPEAKER_02]: It makes the future of the show possible. [SPEAKER_02]: So thank you. [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_01]: And we're going to leave founders opening until the end of October. [SPEAKER_01]: Right. [SPEAKER_01]: The first shows start tomorrow for founding members. [SPEAKER_01]: So right now if you join as a founder, this is where it gets a little confusing. [SPEAKER_01]: If you join as a founder, you get our founders vote episodes instantly, which I believe are five episodes the moment. [SPEAKER_02]: Yeah, exactly. [SPEAKER_01]: Those are only four founders. [SPEAKER_02]: I actually thought I think it was sex when we did that because we did the one off about Wonka that launched the Wonka cast. [SPEAKER_02]: I think that went out to everyone. [SPEAKER_02]: Okay. [SPEAKER_01]: I think that'll be a free show. [SPEAKER_02]: I'm not sure we should be charging for that anyway. [SPEAKER_01]: We have learned this week that content we enjoy. [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah. [SPEAKER_01]: We will be putting out content. [SPEAKER_02]: We have a video. [SPEAKER_01]: But here's how it works. [SPEAKER_01]: If you're a founder, you get founder of all episodes. [SPEAKER_01]: There's at least five in there. [SPEAKER_01]: You will have those. [SPEAKER_01]: No one else will ever get those. [SPEAKER_01]: Only founders. [SPEAKER_01]: Exactly. [SPEAKER_01]: The bonus shows start tomorrow. [SPEAKER_01]: The way the bonus shows work is in, let's say November, if we decide to open up bonus show memberships for non-founders because the founder memberships end in October. [SPEAKER_01]: Right. [SPEAKER_01]: They will still have access to the bonus shows. [SPEAKER_01]: But you won't get to T-shirt. [SPEAKER_01]: You won't get the t-shirt. [SPEAKER_02]: You won't get the t-shirt. [SPEAKER_02]: You will not get the pen. [SPEAKER_02]: By the way, I want you to know that in gearing them for the accrues, which is now 17 weeks away, I actually put my still talking pen on my lanyard. [SPEAKER_01]: that's my first preparation that and getting your passport or the two ways I'm preparing for the cruise got all I'm all set so I think you should probably keep a handful of still talking pins to distribute to people we will not these because these are going to be founder pins to say that you are a founder limited to show and the reason we are cutting off founder memberships in October is so we can then order the t-shirts order the pins and distribute them to you guys in plenty [SPEAKER_02]: uh... for the crews for the holidays and then that that point will open up normal memberships as you used to i know it feels like we've started this show with a hard press but this is important stuff and we want to make sure that if you are interested in getting in on the founders level you know how to do it we could promote it on a founders only episode but that's not great because that would only be going to the people that have already but the founders level [SPEAKER_01]: Right, and I think we've gone over this a few times, but it's because these are the questions we keep getting asked. [SPEAKER_01]: Exactly. [SPEAKER_01]: So, so right now we've got 185 founders. [SPEAKER_01]: You get a number assigned to you for life. [SPEAKER_01]: Always get up as a founder. [SPEAKER_01]: Always remember. [SPEAKER_01]: You got a month. [SPEAKER_01]: You got 30 days. [SPEAKER_01]: Hop on board. [SPEAKER_01]: When 30 days is your game. [SPEAKER_02]: 30 days. [SPEAKER_01]: Founders membership screws down. [SPEAKER_02]: Now, are you familiar with the PSA or the public service and I'm, I guess, was a promo that WAVA did in the mid-80s? [SPEAKER_02]: They had WAVA, this is a radio station where Mike worked before I even knew him. [SPEAKER_02]: I listen to Mike when he worked there. [SPEAKER_01]: And I used to listen to W-A-V-A after Mike. [SPEAKER_02]: Okay, so W-A-V-A, their tower, their main tower, was right in the middle of Arlington. [SPEAKER_02]: It was, I mean, really, you could see it. [SPEAKER_02]: It was across from a 7-Eleven. [SPEAKER_02]: It wasn't like the big candlestick tower that has eight different things on it. [SPEAKER_02]: They owned their tower. [SPEAKER_02]: But there was a weird electronic or sort of FCC issue with it [SPEAKER_02]: eight points away from one oh six seven because they were one oh five not no eight points away from one oh five nine and one oh five nine was eight points away from one oh six seven there was like a weird area in DC where all the stations started to cancel each other out right and they wanted to fix this well at the time they had a program director named Fred Flanzer smokey rivers smokey rivers was his DJ name I don't guess you would go with Fred Flanzer [SPEAKER_02]: And he said, well, what we need to do is figure out the areas that are having trouble picking up WAA, so we can focus on that and get it repaired because if you lose an area of listenership, that's bad. [SPEAKER_02]: So he actually recorded a promo that said, if you're having trouble hearing WAA, please notify us. [SPEAKER_02]: And someone in a staff meeting brought up the fact, Smokey, [SPEAKER_02]: if they can't hear us, they're not going to hear the promo. [SPEAKER_02]: Well, I don't know about that, you know, classic radio stuff, but that's the similar thing if we were to sell the Founders day show, our Founders day program on a Founders day program. [SPEAKER_02]: So, that's what it made me think of. [SPEAKER_02]: I also want to thank this is to me such a beautiful thing. [SPEAKER_02]: This I almost should save for Christmas time. [SPEAKER_02]: We have a listener and his name is Jeffrey. [SPEAKER_02]: I think he's a of Polish descent like you and me Josh when you put that many continents in a name. [SPEAKER_02]: Jeffrey Blonays writes a note and his case case would say. [SPEAKER_02]: And here's what he writes. [SPEAKER_02]: Rob. [SPEAKER_02]: I've been a fan from syndication days of Don and Mike, and I just re-found you and Mike this April. [SPEAKER_02]: I would love to share how and why. [SPEAKER_02]: Please let us know. [SPEAKER_02]: I'd love to hear this story. [SPEAKER_02]: But he says, small thanks for the good you give all of us, give us his phone number, sign Jeff PS, and this is very nice. [SPEAKER_02]: You and Josh will succeed. [SPEAKER_02]: So what small gift did he send me, what small gift did he send? [SPEAKER_02]: He sent me the replacement knife. [SPEAKER_02]: I needed to keep my cut-coast set complete now Because we talked we talked a few more to months. [SPEAKER_01]: I live in two months and leave he lost the knife Panic because the knife. [SPEAKER_01]: I'm guessing the knife never showed up [SPEAKER_02]: No, I never found the knife and remember that the whole thing is that this is my OCD Spidey sense is going crazy because when all the dishes are done and I look at my knife block There's a missing slot and you know what every one of those times I look at it That's just like a kick to the teeth to me. [SPEAKER_02]: I have to have the complete set But they're expensive and Mrs. Spiewack watches this she watches the spending and she says do not [SPEAKER_02]: You may not have ice cream not going by a knife and even I am even on eBay. [SPEAKER_01]: They're they're not cheap I mean bad news now and I am on her side because there are three of you in the home You don't write eight knives. [SPEAKER_01]: It'll be okay. [SPEAKER_01]: Well, I mean and also I know blame Robert for the missing knife [SPEAKER_02]: Who doesn't? [SPEAKER_02]: I know for a fact that you think there will never be a situation that will have friends over and need a knife because you know I have one friend and you live many miles away So there's no chance I'll ever need the knife. [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, and I've also done the the math if you each use two knives one for each hand You still have enough to cover you [SPEAKER_02]: And that's what we do. [SPEAKER_02]: If you ever seen the video for Michael Jackson's b