Erica and Mark The Phone Call

Todays Phone Call was recorded 12 9 25

On Todays Mandatory Call of Friendship the call has the Holiday Spirit...sort of as Mark reflects on some better times in radio of getting fired and getting a new job and a Christmas bonus in a week... How Radio and TV are the same with layoffs around the holoidays... and Erica shares a Hallmart Christmas Special of a Christmas dinner at Lou from Lizella...

This Phone Call was recorded 12 3 25

On the Mandatory Phone Call of Friendship... Mark has a birthday and now is 20 times older than Erica since women do not age passed 29 even Trans women... Today we talk Generation Groups... Since before the colonization of The America's we have all fit into a group...Is Joe Jackson taking a pot shot at the older groups by saying he is Live and Local like we did in radio against our syndicated competitior ? He says real singing and intruments...NO AI or backing tracks....Why is every bald man and woman thinking about a trip to Turkey for hair transplants? Should schools bring back shop class? We say yes so kids can make theirt own Chinese star weapons like we did.... The Christmas Holiday Radio Blood Baths of the past are no longer?? Now you can get fired any time of the year...Plus what Super Hero power do ALL parents want and need?? This and more on The Phone Call

Happy Black Friday! Enjoy a best of or maybe just call it a repeated phone call. 

Todays Phone Call was recorded 11 18 25

On todays call we went without a format and it showed... Phone and Email scams where Mark actually fell for one as Erica was expalining how it works and may or may not have given her his last four SS numbers. Erica thinks Marks name was given to him because he would easil;y become a Mark...Fake Brad Pitt cost a rich lady 3/4 of a million Erica only got $10 off of Mark. We talk concerts we have seen and now don't want to see as the bands really no longer exist.. Mark talks about a hologram show he saw and thinks he would go see a Jimmi Hendrix version. We talk Facebook, life issues and more. 

This Phone Call was recorded 11 11 25

On todays Mandatory Call of Friendship Erica is wide open and hopped up on an energy drink named after the metric system... Which ufortunately opened up a discusion on why th US should jump on board...Mark remembers when the nuns tried to beat it into him and was glad it never took off... Although we did find how mch are creamated weight will be in metric...Don't ask....Apple TV has a new show called Pluribus which Erica is trying to get Mark to check out... Mark refuses to buy Apple TV when everyone loved Ted Lasso and He hated it... Erica did too and after discusion they realized they are to jaded to like it...AI News as in reportersd that look and act real means who can we trust for news anymore? Super Speeder law stories from Floida as 133 mph is considered rookie spped in the speed community and MArk tells a lost drug story as he is working another step study and old Mark gives new Mark some more amends.

This Phone Call was recorded 10 31 25

On todays Phone Call ... Mark talks his glory days of radio and his last staff who worked for him...How he did not realize the genius of his mid day girl who should have had his afternnon shift...The gang talks people in the radio business the smart asses and the cry babies...MArk was both... NERO is here but is Erica thinking about getting a s*x robot from Japan? Erica then tries to drag Mark into his past life  and it all goes down hill from there (if it was ever up hill) and Finall Erica says A13 or whatever its called is merely a big space rock and there is nothing to fear.

This Phone Call was recorded 10 24 25

Today is the Halloween Show! Although it took them nearly the whole call to get on topic. We are still not sure why they call it something other than another call... Today we found out Mark has had other careers that required a fake name besides being a DJ that is if Mark is his REAL name... They talked the fake DJ names and how they got them and who gave the names to them... A little car talk as Erica may want to buy another expensive car ( that would be the 4th or 5th since the call began recording 76 shows ago ) Finall Halloween talk with scary movies that Mark won't see, best and worse costumes adult and kids and what age should you stop trick or treating? Best candy to give out and most liked by kids.  Worst candy and Mark shares a Black and White moment from his past and tries to describe the crappy candy and the hand full of pennies he would get.

This Phone Call was recorded 10 16 25

Today we cover TOXIC workplaces and TOXIC radio stations which turns into true coonfessions..Who was more toxic at work Erica or Mark??? .... Most popular Horror Villian... Mark is starting a new online stream called The Dorm and more

This phone Call was recorded 10 09 25

Todays call Erica and Mark talked Hallowwen in radio and clubs... We found out why Mark dislikes Halloween or anything scary... He has been tormented by his parents, friends and even co-workers as they know how easy he is to scare... Mark shares on a very special phone call...Ghosts sighting state by state is yours in the top 10... RAdio Halloween bits, Fla vs fruit, and MArk is now paying for AI but, can he use it?? 

This Phone Call Was Recorded 10.02.25

On todays Mandatory Weekly Phone Call of Friendship....Erica conducts a social experiment my slamming a Celcius drink during the show as a "pick me up" MArk is ready to drag her to a meeting... We talk all things speed remembering the 80s before we grew up. Compared stomach damage between Erica and Mark's son with hot sauces and deadly beef jerky. Trending sex at rock concerts is now over 60%. Have you? HAve we? All this and more nonsense 

This Phone Call was recorded 9 25 25

Today we find Erica still rehabing her bionice knee ad Mark is still not blind in the right eye... Erica and herdaughters love of NWA, Why we got a warning lable onm ojur call..Erica's potty mouth...The art of cursing, fujihara, how to wake out of dreams, sleeping drugs. Marks son dodges the house of mold Plus,  pro car tips you already know buty, Mark didn't. This and more on today's call

Todays Phone Call was recorded on 9 19 2025

Good news Erica is NOT trying Kradom as she was screwing with Mark and his hard stance on drugs (he is in recovery) .. Although Mark invited her to a recovery meeeting as step study begn a day ago... We talked tech as Mark has a new iPhone Air on the way and Erica is still tryiingg to get her AI friend to do her dirty work... AI Butt Whipping nd talking about how much you are willing to spend on your sick pet turned into ..Do you tell your spouse/family you are dying??? Erica's father never told

Todays Phone call was recorded 9.11.25

Erica has her bionic knee and Mark trying to make sure she doesn't go the way he did accidentally  introduces her to a whole new world she had no idea it existed...oops.. Starts with a K .... Mark calls the Tech Hotline as he is deciding on a new phone.. After all its been 7 years lol... Ozzy's son vs. Gilmore smh and RIP Radio Hab after over 2 decades of broadcasing ..I mean streamming 

9.4.25

This week Erica went under the knife for a knee replacement.. Although we have had some outrageous text message it was a better to revisit the beginning years with Ep 5 Season 1.. We should should return to recording next week and catch up with Erica and her bionic knee

This Phone Call was recorded 8.28.25

Is this this the last podcast/phone call for Erica and Mark? Was Erica almost a Jeopardy contestant? Don't get your hopes up.. Today we talk jealous G/F's, AI on Marks radio station getting creative wrongly, 10 Most Famous Leaders... Plus Do we really want to know how well the show is doing? Most of The Podcast Playgrounds shows are best in their catagory... are we and what is genre...The only non podcast podcast maybe??? Realestate Vs Homeowner Insurance and more...

This Phone Call was recorded 8 21 25

Today Erica introduces Mark to her latest attempt to replace him with AI... Her training may have backfired but made a great promo... We talk tech and radio and the business keep changes and puting DJs out to pasture... BBGI says goodbye to Ft Myers as Marks biggest accomplisment being fired and rehired a few times at BBGI Ft Myers pays tribute to his second most famous station he was employed by. The two found common ground on the reels reaturing the Coral Springs Police Department Traffic Enforcement... The NEW Florida drivers laws and the infamous sovereign citizen boon google... Generation Jones and Where you can legally own a kangaroo.

This Phone Call was recorded 8 14 25

On todays call we were all oveer the place (as usual) The BIG question ?? Is Todd a pothead name?  Plus old AM show partners of our past Radio Revenges and why they may blow up in your face. great concerts qwe seen for FREE. NASCAR clasiics, a AI fake Zeppelin reunion and Erica is now a Rap writter and producer. 

This Phone Call 8 7 25

Todays Phone Call Mark is a little down as his home in SW Louisiana is being sold and his son is heading back to SW Florida... As Erica tries to console him he mentions all the downfalls that may come to him when moving to Florid. However Mark said Louisiana is actually worse then Florida when it comes to auto and home insurance # 2 in the USA for expensive and #3 for making the insurance companies profitable.... More Annabelle talk and Mark actually brought it up as Matt Rife has bougfht the house including the doll.... Lots of sad and dead talk until Erica decided enough and they swiched to old radio gimmicks like nicknames for coworkers, Things to know by the time you are 40 and are cougars (women kind) going extinct? 

This Phone Call was recorded 7.31.25

As usual the call has medical issues as the 2 former Radio Superstars (their words not ours) are getting older and have been partners so long that they have synchcronized knee issues... After the decial department it didn't take long before Erica had some end of the world report off the internet..... Are aliens coming or is it a big lie to set the new world order. Mark has just given up on scientist not actual science.. The call also covers a great band that should have more recognition then it has.. If you grew up in the south like in Georgia you may know them. Mothers Finest. If not it is worth a listen... Mark remembered when he saw them when he was 13 in Ft Lauderdale... Are you annoying? Mark says its the month you are born in. Erica has the least as Mark had the worse score.. Finally when it is appropriate to be married by age all on todays phone call

This Phone Call 7 24 25

Getting a little deep as we do sometimes we taalk Good Vs Evil Spiritual Warfare from an Atheisit and a Christian point of  view. As Erica was talking about Diana Pasulka  as a   guest on a podcast Erica was listening to. Mark  very aware of Spritual Warfare as it has always existed people just said  the devil made them do it... No to worries we didn't stay there all call... Lots of  buzz on the ColdPlay kiss cam bust or operation Tron Com.  and a old radio bit brought back talking 1980s TV shows with plot twists still talked about  today.

This Phone Call was recorded 7 17 2025

Today's mandatory to keep our friendship call could this be the end. Erica is dumping her dead weight is her AI BFF Cove gone? She has now brought in another AI helper female named Grunk and she is  not  only willing  to do the show  prep, she may be part of the the actual call? This may be the end of Mark.  Is Erica is seeking away to disctancing heerself from mankind or maybe just Mark? In other stories AI vs radio, Erica fired from her doctor is it a Trans thing?   Annabelle (ugh) Drugs and immoral behavior and it's affect on what's right and more 

This Phone Call was recorded on 7.11.25

Todays mandatory call of freindship was all over the road (as usual) . Mark is bombarded from Yelp with self care solicitation that questions his manhood.  AI Slop taking over and social media may be ran completely by bots...Free Passes out of control, new movie makeover fails. Plus old radio bits Animal Idioms and co-worked nicknames updated too 2025.

This Phone Call was recorded 7.3.25

A home appraisal has Mark's codependancy and anxiety flying high. Again Erica as she has been doing before she was a woman steps in and calms Mark down. We talk veggies and discover after 30 plus years Erica will eatr a salad...well lettuce. A top 10 list reminds Mark of being forced to eat veggies as a kid. And  we talk about  about the oldes rock stars still out on the raod and making nee music and they are as old as Keith Richards who has looked this old since he was 10. 

This Mandatory Call Of Friendship was recorded on 06.26.25

Todays call went AOR (all over the road) As Mark was trying to explain the first time he listened to a FM radio station. AM radio he listened to as a teen in Fort Lauderdale ... Erica explaining to her kid about Led Zeppelin was considered POP Music and how we grew up and became DJs if that is called growing up... The FM rock format and now called classic rock and now finally programming a station and what is now called Classic Rock.  We are both programming radio station for us and others that arent the masses. You can find them online with RadioHab.com and MyTuneRadio.com. Chat Gpt thinks it know the top songs of all times but never went further back then the 1960s and missed a lot of great tunes period.. Somehow it all led to end times and went off the road and crashed... Erica on a roof and packing and Mark in a church.

This PhoneCall was recorded 6 19 25

The gang hits big time as sponsors are now supporting the phone call podcast thingy... Erica goes on a quest for Hoffs hitting ALL the aces in the Tampa / St Pete region while Mark spends his on updating music on his internet radio station my tune radio dot com. Needless to say they were both broke again in less then 3 days and nothing went towards the Phone Call ... Mark is re introduced to pyramid schemes and talks about his mothers dealings with the multilevel sales she was doing while retired... Discusions on Gen Z slang, alternative curse words as they try to cean up Ericas potty mouth and more