Sinopsis
The "Swish Edition" was produced in Washington, DC and beamed to the world every week from 2010-2014. Hosts Dale Blades and Scott Wallis--along with a colorful, diverse cast of characters and correspondent--brought commentary on news and pop culture, reviews, celebrity interviews, travel best-bets, and general hilarity. NEW: The show is returning from a new city in September 2017! Subscribe here on iTunes, visit us at www.swishedition.com, like us at facebook.com/swishedition, or follow us at twitter.com/swishedition.
Episodios
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Wash Your Sister Sauce
08/01/2025 Duración: 44minWe’re calling this week’s all-new episode, “Wash Your Sister Sauce,” (because almost no-one can say it correctly) and it’s packed with delicious pop culture goodies. Dale & Scott talk about Meta kissing the ring by ditching fact checking; the very real possibility of a TikTok ban; the out-going Surgeon General’s cancer causing alcohol warning; Trevi Fountain’s weekly coin haul; Arby’s shrinkflation lawsuit; Chick-fil-A’s super dumb chicken and fries changes; Dolly Parton’s guitar-shaped syrup bottle; the Consumer Electronics Show flies into Sin City; you can buy Walter White’s Albuquerque house as seen in “Breaking Bad” (but why would you want to?); and, tons more news and views for the week of January 8th. You can download, stream, and/or subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture & comedy podcast episodes at swishedition.com and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts. New episodes drop EVERY Wednesday. This week’s opening music is “Sno
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Auld Lang Syne
01/01/2025 Duración: 24minHappy 2025, y’all! We’re ringing in the new year with a super short special episode featuring New Year’s Eve history…including why they are retiring the current Waterford crystal ball; Key West drops a drag queen at midnight; McDonald’s Filet-o-Fish skimps on the cheese for a reason; Matthew Gray Gubler will pop up in “Criminal Minds: Evolution this year; “Rhapsody in Blue,” Popeye the Sailor Man, and TinTin are now in the public domain now; the Goodyear Blimp is celebrating it’s 100th birthday with a 50 state tour; and, more pop culture silliness for the first day of the rest of your life. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture & comedy podcast episodes at swishedition.com and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts. New episodes drop EVERY Wednesday all season long.
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Merry Christmas, Ya Filthy Animal
25/12/2024 Duración: 34minIt’s our Christmas Day episode, y’all, and your perky little elves Dale & Scott are talking about the two big holiday movies breaking records this week—Netflix’s “Carry On” and Amazon’s “Red One;” Jamie Lee Curtis may play Jessica Fletcher in a “Murder, She Wrote” theatrical release; breaking down the real history of Christmas; Krypto the Superdog is coming to the big screen in July 2025; why we don’t feel bad for the hunter who was killed by a black bear; KFC has launched their new spin-off restaurant called Saucy in Orlando; Kim Kardashian pushes buttons with her demented “Santa Baby” music video; you are more likely to die on the drive to buy a lottery ticket than to win; and, much more pop culture silliness for December 25, 2024, the last episode of the year. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture & comedy podcast episodes at swishedition.com and on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts. New episodes drop EVERY W
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Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?
18/12/2024 Duración: 34minNow that the ONE WEEK ’TIL CHRISTMAS countdown has begun, co-hosts Dale & Scott are talking about the best Christmas movies of all time; last-minute gift ideas like the Pit Diaper and Pepsi’s Gingerbread soda; Brenda Lee breaks the one billion mark on Spotify with a a 66 year old holiday classic; Taylor Swift’s record-breaking concert tour revenue is astounding; you can visit the website where you can view all 16.7 million identifiable colors; a review of Netflix’s “Carry On” movie starring Taron Egerton (we think he should be the next James Bond) and Jason Bateman (like you’ve never seen him before); Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, et al are ready for some more Fockers; Taco Bell is taking on McDonald’s drink-wise; the bastards at Warner Bros. cancel “Sesame Street;” and, much more pop culture silliness for December 18 and beyond. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy podcast episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere
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Stink, Stank, Stunk
11/12/2024 Duración: 47minDale’s back in the studio with Scott as they talk about Christmas being only two weeks away (how did THAT happen so fast?); Scott’s obsession with singer Benson Boone of “Beautiful Things” fame; the newish Flanker restaurant at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas has a wicked yummy pork chop and plenty of holiday cheer this month, including a full-sized Grinch on display and Christmas movie themed drinks; Hormel is going to try to revive Chi-Chi’s Mexican restaurants in 2025; McDonald’s has been all up in the news this week when they caught the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter at one of their locations in Pennsylvania…Ronald McDonald brought back the McRib (for a limited time, again) along with a half-gallon of rib sauce…and announced that the chicken Snack Wrap will return next year; the Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton, George Strait concert went on for 5+ hours Saturday night, which was too long for Scott; “Saturday Night Live” alum Pete Davidson says newbies only make $3,000 an episode when they start out on th
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Everybody at the Bar Gettin’ Tipsy
04/12/2024 Duración: 28minWhen co-host Dale is feeling lazy, the guys sub in one of their sisters. This week, Traci Blades sits down in the Las Vegas studio with Scott Wallis to discuss Billboard magazine’s greatest pop star of the 21st century; Rolling Stone magazine's top 100 songs of 2024; the most popular dog names of the year; insane concert ticket prices; the National Rodeo Finals hit Sin City this week and next; Stoli vodka files for bankruptcy in the U.S.; Universal Pictures spends a wicked amount of dough to promote “Wicked;” plumbers are the busiest on Black Friday; and, a lot more pop culture silliness for December 4th and beyond. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy podcast episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts. New episodes drop on Wednesday. Today’s opening theme song is “Travel” by AurbanniAudio. Adobe Stock license code: ASLC-38140027-878D4555D6
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Healthy, Wealthy, Witty & Wise
27/11/2024 Duración: 27minIt’s the special Thanksgiving Eve episode, y’all! Why not take Dale & Scott on the road with you on your way to grandma’s house? They’ll keep you moderately entertained for a spell as you navigate the bad weather, inevitable delays, and clueless crowds at the airport. (You know those folks who only fly once a year gum up the works like no one else. It’s maddening. Try not to scream at them since it’s a holiday week, okay? Be kind. Cuss ‘em out inside your head.) Anyway, this week the guys are talking about traditional and all-out weird Thanksgiving menu items—including a stuffing made with White Castle burgers, of all things; the wacky and weird White House tradition of pardoning turkeys; Delta Airlines’ Shake Shack offering (for the special people only); a one-of-a-kind dog friendly cruise will sail in 2025; the unbelievable, but totally true number of satellites circling our crazy planet; Scott’s obsession with Bentley’s insanely priced electric sports car; people seem to be aging more slowly in the 21s
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The Wickedator
20/11/2024 Duración: 35minThis week Dale & Scott are talking about Betty White’s new USPS stamp; ask who will win the battle between “Gladiator II” and “Wicked” this weekend (the Wickednator, anyone?); Peter Dinklage is NOT dead despite a viral TikTok video; Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, and Netflix break records last Friday night; John Krasinski is named People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024; the Piña Colada turns 70; Froot Loops are all over the news; 130 hamsters escape on a commercial airplane; Oakland’s airport doesn’t get to change their name; Conan O’Brien will host next March’s Oscar telecast; pickle fries are a thing at Burger King; Taco Bell to launch chicken nuggets (like everyone else); talk about unlikely celebrity friends—Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg is hanging out and making music with rapper T-Pain; conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is suing to block The Onion from buying his InfoWars brand; Barilla is launching snowflake shaped pasta for the holidays; and, if you need a gift idea, KFC has a Bucket of Chicken and a Buttery Biscu
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Hootin’ Leads to Hollerin’
13/11/2024 Duración: 38minYour good ol’ boy cowpokes, Dale & Scott, are back in the saddle with a silly new episode they’re calling, Hootin’ Leads to Hollerin’. It’s ready for your ears, y’all…if you’re not the fainting type. This week’s show DOES NOT include any politics (everyone and their mother has been doing that for the last week)…but we do have Costco’s expensive butter mistake; Mattel accidentally(?) advertises porn to kids; the iconic voice behind AOL’s mail has died; idiots will buy anything on vacation, like a can of Italian air; a new Hollywood auction expects to bring in big bucks from a most-important Storm Trooper head; Campbell’s new Thanksgiving side candles are a thing nobody asked for; People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive is crowned; will Mike Tyson knock Jake Paul’s block off?; jaywalking is now legal in New York City no matter what color you are; a brilliant business man sells 999 fake Warhols; the Rockefeller Christmas tree has already been delivered; and, much more pop culture craziness. Download, stream, and
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Minced Deer Ankles Mixed with Raccoon Ass
31/10/2024 Duración: 43minHalloween is almost here, y’all! And since it’s the spookiest week of the year (or is that NEXT week, because of what’s happening on November 5th here in the States?), so this episode is titled, “Minced Deer Ankles Mixed with Raccoon Ass.” You’ll have to listen to the show to find out where THAT delectable title came from. Hosts FrankenDale and DracuScott are in their secret underground haunted lair talking about monsters who don’t return their shopping carts; naive lottery winners who think they can retire on $400K; the passing of Tootsie’s Teri Garr and The Love Boat’s Jack Jones; this year’s list of the top baby names; the honest to goodness Beetlejuice house is available for an overnight stay through AirBnB (did you know it’s located in New Jersey?!); someone disturbingly creative taste-tested the new-ish Chicken Big Mac; Chilean Sea Bass crackers are a thing for awhile; the coolest sports bar in the U.S. just so happens to be in Dallas; tons of people are suing the airlines for the coldest, deadliest, an
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Is It Real...Or Is It Memorex?
23/10/2024 Duración: 38minDale & Scott are asking, “Is It Real…Or Is It Memorex?” on this week’s all-new episode. That’s A.I. they’re talking about and how it’s already affecting everything we do…everywhere. And it ain’t going away. Plus, all the crazy Thanksgiving products you didn’t know you needed; Doritos is on a collaboration kick; Lay’s wants you to come up with their next new flavor combination; shrinkflation is a thing but some companies are retreating; you can make a major DIP at Burger King (more like a bath); cancelling subscription just got a lot easier; a flying DeLorean is coming to the high seas; are sitcoms dead on arrival?; MGM and Marriott team up for a second go at a W Las Vegas; and…well…that’s enough. This week, the Swish Edition is a tasty little snack for your ears. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.
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Oh Mon Dieu
16/10/2024 Duración: 43minThis week’s episode is called, “Oh Mon Dieu,” and it’s full of pop culture goodness, y’all. We’re talking about behind the scenes of “Vegas Vacation” courtesy of actor Ethan Embry; we finally watched “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” and we loved it; Las Vegas’ Delano might be getting a big makeover; Reba returns to the sitcom world with “Happy’s Place;” “Slow Horses” and “The Diplomat” get reorders; Bath & Body Works has a questionable candle; people are proud of stealing hotel breakfasts; Cirque du Soleil’s longest running resident show ‘Mystere’ is honored with their own street in Las Vegas; Christmas movies are arriving to Hallmark this coming weekend; we have our favorite Halloween movies; and, so much more pop culture goodness for mid-October! Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.
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The Nepo Babies' Badassery
10/10/2024 Duración: 38minWe’re all over the place this week with Scott’s visit to the Global Gaming Expo and all the new slot machines on their way to casino floors; Dolly Parton donates big time to hurricane relief; Imagine Dragons announce a New Year’s Eve show in Las Vegas; Mötley Crüe signs up for a residency at Sin City’s Park MGM; Ghostface will stab again in “Scream 7,” this time with the return of Neve Campbell, but not until February 2026; kickass shows “Reacher” and “The Night Agent” get new season orders; Collin Ferrell pulls double duty on streaming with “The Penguin” and “Sugar;” Best Buy finally 86’s all physical media, ditching DVDs and Blue-Ray disks; McDonald’s launches the Chicken Big Mac in America today; Royal Caribbean has a new crew member on their largest ships…and he’s a dog; a huge “Game of Thrones” auction starts today with over 2,000 props, costumes, and dragon eggs; plus, we’ll tell you about some of the 200 new words and phrases according to Merriam-Webster, including ‘nepo baby’ and our favorite, ‘badass
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Dirty Shirley
02/10/2024 Duración: 34minWhat the what?! We’re talking about MGM’s new $2 billion development in Dubai complete with a teeny tiny Sphere; every basketball court in the U.S. has been photographed from space; Maria Carey is apparently recording a new Christmas song this year; 7-Up has a new Shirley Temple flavor for the holidays; Alaskan Fat Bears are making the news in more ways than one; Southwest Airlines announces their new seating plan; ‘Mean Girls’ Day is upon us once again; and, all the rest of the pop culture news and views of the week. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.
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Ya Win Some, Ya Lose Some
25/09/2024 Duración: 27minThis week, our 15 year old pop culture news & views podcast is looking at the unhealthiest fast food cheeseburgers (it’s ain’t McDonald’s by a long shot!)…Crumbl’s $1 Billion cookies…KFC’s pricey ice bucket…New Kids on the Block are coming back (they aren’t so new, y’all)…Weird Al will get weirder next summer (did you know he’s still around?)…the National Toy Hall of Fame announces their twelve nominees for 2024…a new White House experience in our nation’s capital lets regular old people visit the Oval Office…007 takes over London…the Kelce brother’s mix up their favorite breakfast cereals (we have a taste test)…we sat next to Babyface at Sunday’s Panthers / Raiders football game (he didn’t know it tho)…and, much more silliness of the week, from Las Vegas to the world. Every Wednesday. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts. SHOW TOPICS &
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Pleased to Meet You, Genital Fisher
18/09/2024 Duración: 48minEpisode 428 is ready for your ears, dear friends and enemies… While Dale is on assignment, this week’s Swish Edition episode is hosted by Scott from Las Vegas, and his lifelong best friend Kristin from Northern Virginia. They count down the last few days of summer with Earth, Wind & Fire…ask why REAL ID enforcement is being pushed back YET again (it’s criminal, y’all)…they’ll tell you where you can buy a Pop-Tart scented candle (if you’re so inclined)…Darth Vader will live forever through AI…we’ll tell you where you can eat a multiple course dinner themed & curated to a classic movie…Las Vegas’s Tropicana gets an implosion date…apparently 1-in-10 mothers regret the baby name they initially decided on…we have the ranking of the happiest U.S. states to live…United Airlines’ has an exciting new announcement…and, much more pop culture news and views for September 18, 2024. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube
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Demure and Mindful (Not!)
11/09/2024 Duración: 57minDale & Scott are back after their Summer hiatus, joined in the Las Vegas studio by longtime Swish Edition listeners Melissia & Jeremy who are in town from Florida. This week we’re all talking about people behaving badly on airports and airplanes; legally becoming a member of the Mile High Club high above Vegas; how sharing all-you-can-eat food at Applebee’s can get you arrested; apparently 1 in 10 mothers regret the name they gave their baby (Elon Musk's baby momma's gotta be on that list); Sin City’s shuttered Tropicana hotel and casino gets a demolition date; a Bellagio Fountain super fan pays big time to create his own choreographed show to a U2 song—marking the hotel’s 40th show; "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" sets records, sorta; and, much more pop culture silliness for September 11, 2024. Download, stream, and subscribe to SWISH EDITION pop culture and comedy episodes at swishedition.com; Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and almost everywhere else you get your audio podcasts.
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The Last One Until July
29/05/2024 Duración: 40minBefore Dale & Scott take the month of June off to work on some special projects, they’ve got all the pop culture silliness of the past week. They’re talking about the Chicago-area “Home Alone” house hitting the market; Marilyn Monroe’s house being ripped down (or NOT, as the case may be; Elvis’ house is safe from the evil doers; Evel Knievel’s son Kelly owns an Evel pizza place in Vegas; a documentary about the 1980’s brat pack is coming to Hulu; the Power Slap championship series is making Dana White a rich(er) man; retailers’ real reason for asking us all to round up; the disco floor John Travolta danced on in “Saturday Night Fever” is hitting the auction block; and celebrities are being banned from buying luxury vehicles because they can’t stop breaking the rules. All that, and much more, on our final episode of Spring 2024. (PS—The show will be back with new episodes staring on July 3.)
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Trigger Warning!
22/05/2024 Duración: 38minThis week we’re asking ALL the pop culture questions of the week: Have we reached the peak of wokeness with wall-to-wall trigger warnings? Can Kayne West repair his reputation by making porn? Is Diddy’s goose cooked? Could Tom Brady have been a better sport during and after his celebrity roast? Will the Evel Knievel Museum survive in downtown Las Vegas? Will the new Uber Shuttle revolutionize ground transportation? Will you try McDonald’s Grandma McFlurry? Will the “I Know What You Did Last Summer” sequel work 28 years later? Is Scott a bonefied Raiders football fan now or does he just like the pageantry of it all? Do you know the best way to survive EDC? Don’t go. Are you interested in helping Rudy Giuliani get out of debt by buying his coffee beans? How long before the real Disney sues Mini Disni? Does Mickey Mouse and Aladdin deserve to be unionized? Will Elvis’ Graceland be auctioned off to the highest bidder? All of that, and much more from the crazy world we live in…from Las Vegas to your ears.
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Wake Up with Swish
15/05/2024 Duración: 31minCo-hosts Dale & Scott are back behind their golden mics talking about singer John Legend and multi-hyphenate Chrissy Teigen as they start a healthy pet food company; Welch’s introduces a line of canned cocktails; a Disney World restaurant has been awarded the world’s first theme park-located Michelin star; “Hollywood Squares” to get a reboot by CBS; Dave & Busters will start letting customers wager on their games; Carnival Cruises once again wins the customer service award against idiots; “Downton Abbey” will live on at least one more time in movie form; a gay candle company is capitalizing on Robert Kennedy Jr.’s brain worm; Judge Judy takes on the “National Enquirer” again; Lady Gaga will bring her Chromatica concert to HBO and MAX; and, the guys tell you the real reason your underwear is always inside out when it comes out of the dryer. All of that, and much more pop culture silliness of the week. It’s all the stuff you’ve just got to know, y’all.