Welcome To The Suburbs

Ride along with two great friends on a road trip through life as they navigate ridiculous detours, side trips and pop culture experiences.

Their humor and undeniable chemistry comes from a two decade friendship, infused with Greg’s experience as a touring comic and sketch comedy writer and Andy’s career as an audio engineer for acts as diverse as John Mellencamp, Aerosmith, and Bob and Tom.

Laughter suppled, snacks not included.

Theme song "Let's Hunt" courtesy of Jimi Ryser

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Welcome To The Suburbs

U-Haul what we tell you to haul

June 10, 2024 • Greg Phelps and Andy Symons Theme song "Let's Hunt" courtesy of Jimi Ryser • Season 2 • Episode 37

We have a plan in our mind that is always fully executed without flaws, hurdles or road blocks. Then real-life steps I and teaches us how wisdom is gained. Something as simple as renting a trailer and appliance dolly from U-Haul turns into a cross street where culture, technology and rental businesses collide. After Greg’s dad died, he inherited the task of distributing furniture to friends, family and Habitat for Humanity.

He found that liquidating a home is far different than selling furniture in a consignment shop. Complicate that with a sister that doesn’t know how to value time. If you remember back in Season 2 episode 30 of Welcome To The Suburbs his sister wanted him to drive an hour and a half to get plastic forks. Apply that mentality to liquidating their dad’s house. There are enough ridiculous observations to fill a rental trailer. Who’s renting the trailer? The guy whose phone screen is a spiderweb of broken glass. How is he servicing the client? With one eye closed so the cigarette smoke doesn’t stream into his eye. How did he do? You’ll have download episode 37 of Welcome to The Suburbs to find out.

What happens when you’re a new hire at the largest studio in Indy and you’ve got a date on Friday night? You impress her with a studio tour while serving Hairy Buffalo to lubricate your opportunities for later that night. What happens when your date throws up the red cocktail on your new boss’s white couch? You’ll have download episode 37 of Welcome to The Suburbs to find out.