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Season 19 Ep 3: Wheel of Fortune, Mailmen, Mrs. Coach

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:56:44 -0600

Croncast - 2008-01-11.mp3
Show: #449
Length: 28:23
Size: 19.5mb
Format: mp3

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After reading the comments I am starting to feel sad
Kris, don't feel sad . . . you'll change your mind
Real reasons
We just do it, it's become part of our day
We've become part of that
It's like a radio station
And they are playing Rod Stewart
What? Kris you have lost your mind
Would you rather I say Nazareth "Hair of the Dog"?
What are you talking about?
You should pre-screen your thoughts
Like a celebrity does
Wive's would love these things
Coming back from the long break
Saying things as opposed to telling stories
It was your birthday it made for a weird show
I have to go to the bank
I noticed you didn't buy your own cake
Yes, I needed to step it up and buy one
The bank was a ruse
Turns out the cake was frozen
Much like you
I couldn't really cut it
I told the kids it was an ice cream cake
I forgot to buy candles
Yeah, you made me blow out a lighter
It wasn't just a Bic
This is why being married to you is difficult
You should just say what I think
Kris starts telling Elliot about the lighter
All I can think is shut up, idiot
He doesn't need to know that stuff
I thought about the house burning down
You gotta pull the thing back and click
Mr B. I am so worried about the Wheel of Fortune audition
What am I going to wear?
What am I going to do with my hair?
I think you are projecting a bit
I am going to start combing my eyebrows over my forehead
I hit 33 and my eyebrows are out of control
Big eyebrows are creepy
I didn't say mono-brow
You think the producers are looking for middle America
A mom with pizzaz
I'm not sure I buy that
Maybe you should watch the show
Men wear suits . . . the same on that they wear to funerals and weddings
All the women wear pins
That reminds me of the coach story when you were helping Andy shop
Leave it up to your mom
She'll just buy it off QVC for you
The UPS man, the mail man and the garbage man all have our numbers
QVC delivered twice a day around here
The mail man knows everything that goes on in your life
She's got QVC on the tv and the laptop
The guy from the Queer Eye show is on, she yells
We wake up every Wednesday morning to breaking glass
The garbage man hates us
The QVC bags all end up scattered around the cul de sac
When I was a kid we got the neighbors mail for a week
I knew that he wasn't paying his bills
Water is a luxury
He spent all of his money on Jaguars and software
Baby, you got unfinished projects everywhere
It's typically the man
Feigning the CWI to watch prison shows
It was a very serious sledding injury
I can wear chest pads
Keeping up with the IRS
Just one of those things
Monday you be blinded by my bespangled sweater and snow man pin
I need to seem charming and wholesome
Don't tell them about the podcast
I already did
Well then you need to be yourself
Jeanie said I won't be funny in a pant suit
I disagree you would look very funny in a pant suit

Tags: Nazareth QVC Rod Stuart Wheel of Fortune Mrs. Coach

Betsy and her husband Kris May 07, 2007

Mon, 07 May 2007 08:28:32 -0500

Croncast - 2007-05-07.mp3
Show: #359
Length: 26:58
Size: 18.5mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris May 07, 2007

Join Croncast Cronies . . . thanks to all those signed up already!.

Croncast is now Twitterified
Betsy wants to add it to her Resale Queen blog
She's afraid of blogging
Mother's Day is coming
Betsy has her own present lined up
If that doesn't work out she wants time . . . alone
Betsy is leaving the house on Mother's Day weekend
You're the only one for me
Avoiding holidays is our schtick
Maybe it is time for a divorce
The Build a Bear box tagline . . . "Where best friends are made."
That should be the tagline for the Bunny Ranch show on HBO
The Moonlight Bunny Ranch show . . . I can't even watch the preview
Strippers who couldn't jiggle their hips end up on the ranch
They are nasty, women who give boobs a bad name
I am not going to argue with my husband about why prostitutes are valued people
I am glad that you don't like prostitutes Kris
They need the tagline to help tell their story
Currently there is no story other than what you see . . . johns and hos
You're dad has been on Montell and I have met Geraldo, we're holding it down
Betsy has no judgment for the ladies
I want the story
Kris! I'm guessing some rape, beating, some low self-esteem
From hookers to kids
Elliot is cracking us up
Dad you need to be 18 to oder it . . . can you call for me
Aqua dots are made from chemicals, bro. They will kill your sister
Kris says no way to going to help the stray dog
Betsy takes much offense
If it will happen to anyone it will happen to Kris
I schlepped from McMansion to McMansion all weekend
The kids are slowing me down
I tricked you Mr B and got you in the car to garage sale
Yep, I was with you but I didn't get out of the car

We are going to do a live show here in Naperville . . . hopefully in July. We'd like to get about 40 people to come out so we can have the joint for about 2 hours. That means you need to get your friends to come out too. Let us know if you can swing it.

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Look for the graphic on "Audience Survey" on the main page

Tags: Resale Queen castlock and twitter Buidl a Bear box Moonlight Bunny Ranch Geraldo

Betsy and her husband Kris Jan 08, 2007

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:33:02 -0600

Croncast - 2007-01-08.mp3

Show: #324
Length: 30:02
Size: 20.6mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris January 08, 2007

Today's show is brought to you by Robert Sullivan.
The big news is that the show is now Betsy only!
So today we are going to talk about plushies
1/2 on why you shouldn't buy plushie smurf's
Buy the PVC ones they are good
OK Kris is still here
Betsy says that I make is all drama
Tell the people what the news is!
BMX'n baldie that is close
This is the third new job . . . did I give it away?
I got a new gig!!!!
Podcasting and coding full time from home in my basement
I answered one of those signs by the road . . . not really
Mommy will need some alone time
I'm here. That was my commute up the stairs
Kris, you have to reign in your workaholic ways
I have had the two jobs for long
It was time to slow down and focus my career
One job dedicated to distance education and one for myself podcasting
I say, "stoked" 50 times during this bit
Stay at home working out of the basement, you're already dead pale
You haven't been on the Wii in a week
This has been going on for a while
The ball has been rolling but it had to fall into place just right
Business transactions that had to work
Do you have a title? Nope
The cards are on the way
If I wanna be with the man I can be a VP of something
Man, it goes on and on
We flew out and looked at houses
That's hilarious, Kris . . . didn't you listen to our vacation shows?
Boulder is a world apart from Denver
Celebrating Betsy's birthday two days early
Her mom and her sister celebrated . . . I sat there with no gift
Who are your customers for the purses?
Not me . . . ladies like me are Stone Mountain bitches
Her mom wants to go on a QVC tour for vacation
The matching outfit from the hanger trip
Friday night . . . oh Betsy . . . invited to a gallery, dressed for bingo
Asking for your husband's help to dress
Granny grey wool pants, purple sweater with yarn hanging from it
Betsy looking very 1991
The dopey brown shoes capped it off
"I'm ready bear," baby the bingo outfit isn't going to cut it
What do you have that is black?
So Betsy wore her mom's clothes
Left to her own devices she would be in trouble
"Why did you like it so much Bears"
"Uh, you brushed your hair."
Dress up nothing, not even a match about her velure suit

Tags: velure suit Stone Mountain pants QVC tour PVC Smurf Robert Sullivan

Betsy and her husband Kris Dec 15, 2006

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 07:12:37 -0600

Croncast - 2006-12-15.mp3

Show: #314
Length: 31:40
Size: 21.7 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris December 15, 2006

These are gonna be some quick notes (but a rockin' show) . . . big day. I watched Oprah today
Nothing comes good after that statement
Men, lose 30 and get an extra inch
I gotta strike up a conversation with Tubby
The QVC return reseller program . . . a dream for Betsy
No blistering for Mr. B
It was nice to have Mellisa here
Thanks to everyone for the donations!!!!!
Thanks again to Anonymous for the $400 donation!!!!!
Today is the final day for ChildServ donations
If we hit a total of $2000 which means $600 bucks more today . . . Betsy is going to eat
spinach dip out of my belly button and photos will ensue
Santa isn't running the sweat shop this year

Tags: QVC returns ChildServ Oprah Dr. Oz temp tattoos

The dairysnake has a home

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:53:06 -0600

Our podcasts can be boiled down to this career defining moment: QVC and puffy cuffs fashion shows.

Shawn M. has brought the dairysnake to life, so to speak.

It's a nice piece of work that he has titled, 'www.dairysnake.com'.

Tags: dairysnake QVC puffy cuffs Betsy Smith Kris Smith

Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 29, 2006

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:51:30 -0600

Croncast - 2006-11-29.mp3

Show: #307
Length: 29:25
Size: 20.2 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris November 29, 2006

Don't forget you can leave comments at any time on the site
Okay Mr. B, it's hard to buy for a Puffy Cuffs
It appears that I am going to be getting my own QVC clothes for Christmas
You sound like someone who would wear Carson
Kris isn't sure about this
Just make sure it's all on one hanger, Betsy
I would choose not to wear
Betsy is a liar . . . here's the post we mention on the show
Back in the cave man days you would protect my seeds
EGL = Evil, Greedy and a Liar
Betsy just builds upon our lives
Betsy Smith and Kofi Annan cage match
It has gotten under Betsy's skin
It could be a woman
Somehow selling on eBay is evil?
It was all of things in Resale Queen that pushed him over the edge
Cabbage salad
No problem it bounces right off
If I am truly being taken as the Resale Queen I need to sell some stuff
Betsy was eaves dropping
The white swimsuit on a 10 year old . . . Kris doesn't get it
Betsy says worst idea ever
Another reality show idea from Betsy
Find an Elmo TMX in the next 20 minutes
If you were single Betsy no man would marry you with your eBay addiction
And she would drive an El Camino and a homemade plywood trailer
Nobody would bite me
Seller mad time
Time to thin the horde
Donations, donations and donations for the kids

Tags: Puffy Cuffs Mr. B QVC clothes cabbage salad plywood trailer

Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 15, 2006

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:59:09 -0600

Croncast - 2006-11-15.mp3

Show: #302
Length: 35:56
Size: 24.6 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris November 15, 2006

Betsy drinks a 3 day old Clausthaler
Her shirt tastes like Golden Retriever
Another fake beer night on the show
The contorted face that yacking built
Betsy's mom comes to the basement for the first time ever
Kris has things to do and they're shopping QVC online
"I live with Michael", yes we know honey
Floor length fo-fur mink
Racks full of them at Goodwill
Betsy blushes through the entire story
It is such a thoughtful design
There is nothing that is fashionable with work 'reverse' in it
What a year? I'll buy it on eBay
Her mom already bought it from the TV version of QVC
Betsy's eBay skills
Crazed lunatics . . . oh the madness of the bargain gene
"I . . . I . . . IIIIIII . . . I have a shopping disease Mr. Puffy Cuffs," Betsy
Betsy is going to make my own Puffy Cuff shirts now
We finish each other's sentence
Kris is hanging in the car eating Arby's while Betsy shops Goodwill
Now it is time for Kris's madness
Walking out with a gigantic store credit
Microphone fiasco
Shut up, I'm having my little moment of I told you so!
Betsy unloads
Was a bit late since Kris already has reached his rock bottom
I'll be in San Francisco this Saturday for PodCamp West
Maggie has pre-school next year
Looking in the mirror and husbandry responses
Let me tell the people what I got at Goodwill today
Baby you just need me to be honest . . . an honest Mr. B
Kris, you gave me a wrinkle . . . look at this side of my lip
$100 bucks from Anonymous for the kids

Tags: Clausthaler QVC Coats for plus size Puffy Cuffs shopping rock bottom Goodwill toys

Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 10, 2006

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:31:58 -0600

Croncast - 2006-11-10.mp3

Show: #300
Length: 39:19
Size: 27.0mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris November 10, 2006

That's it, the contest she's over. We've hit the 300 show mark and have winners that we drew this morning . . .

New listener winner - Matt Kavgian
Handle winner - Tom Simpson

Both of you guys will be receiving an email from me later this morning to ask what color iPod you would like. However, if you see or hear this first drop me an email and tell me what color you want.

Betsy and I want to thank all of you for listening to the show! Some of you have been listening for two years(a little something in the show for you around the 4:15 mark), some of you who are new and to all of those somewhere in between, thanks for having us over.

Show notes:

We give the iPods away
Betsy gets right into why it is just us on the show
No Betsy's dad he's got he flu
Not a good week for Gary
This is the way it should be . . . me and Booba
Is it too much pressure to be on the show?
Would Betsy ask the hard hitting 60 minutes questions
Why did we do the announcement at the beginning?
Betsy hung out with a listener today . . . Tara
Our family thinks continually that all of our listeners must be crazy
Bagels and the playground
There are normal people that listen to the show too
How did she find us? Message board
People talking about us online
Goggle and technorati ego searches
The Google searches that we get - "How to Show p*$#y to Husband"
My guess from the search is Russian mail order bride
The reason for all the hits is that we have over 549 items listed in the site
"folicular" is also been popular we're still number one at Google
I think Robin Klau coined dairysnake. . . .let me see
"Hey, so whatever happened to Slowsky?"
Poor Slowsky, Betsy wants to go see Slowsky
Kris says that Slowsky is gone
Betsy has a new passion that must be quenched . . . it has to do with QVC
She is going to call and see about purchasiing returns to sell on eBay
Amvets sweet old lady changes her tone when asked about sales
The semi will be here soon to fill our house . . . I know you Betsy
Not loving the hustle
The multiple home handsets for phone
What is the deal with the phone again . . . "checking line for trouble"
We talk about the last two years and reminisce about nearly destroying our marriage
On Monday we'll talk about the show and our plans
Outro is a little more for the long time listeners

Tags: Google 300 300th Show Matt Kavgian Tom Simpson

Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 09, 2006

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 07:11:10 -0600

Croncast - 2006-11-09.mp3

Show: #299
Length: 30:55
Size: 21.22mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris November 09, 2006

LAST DAY TO ENTER 300 by 300th CONTEST - ENDS 11:59 p.m. CST
It's Betsy's two year Croncast anniversary!
She felt pity for me and my nerd type shows
Listen to our first show together
Booba wouldn't do it with me
Roping anyone and Betsy's desire to hear how much better it got with her
Doing all the shows in the last week
We'll send out the
Recognizing spousal work
Betsy got the ChildServ people on the horn and here's what we got
For now . . . until I am able to find time to make a cool donations page stuff here's the deal:

Send donations to - kris@palegroove.com or checks to:

Kris and Betsy Smith
P.O. Box 9690
Naperville, IL 60567

That is the skinny
Astronaut Dave my former college roommate
The busyness of life
Leaf sucking and not blowing
Life is show prep
Betsy needs a holiday learning session
QVC returns on palettes - Betsy's new nirvana
She wants a new raking outfit
The Queer eye shoosh
The Puffy Cuff shoosh

1) Fill out the appropriate form for you - *New* Listener or Get a Handle (current listener)
2) Verify your email address (Activates and qualifies those with a "Handle")
3) *New* listeners get activated and qualified by using their special RSS feed
4) 300th new listener and the person whose Handle they use win iPods AND
5) A drawing for 2 more iPods from everyone who entered!

Tags: QVC returns ChildServ iPod contest Puffy Cuffs Queer Eye shoosh

Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 05, 2006

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 10:09:11 -0600

Croncast - 2006-11-05.mp3

Show: #295
Length: 22:32
Size: 15.4mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris November 05, 2006

Keep on leaving the comments
Comments even about the dairysnake
Betsy says it is time to return the dairysnake to QVC
Women in depends trying on elastic pants and deciding it's not roomy enough and the QVC customer service
"I bet the QVC return warehouse smells like old people. I love QVC don't get me wrong."
Zeus is upset that the dairsysnake is going back
No Falcon Bird . . . TailorByrd, baby
Did I get it right
Paisley pearl snap TailorByrd
It might be athletic fit but you'll have to girdle it in
Golden paisley pearl snap for the man now
Unless Kohls super Saturday is the trend . . .
You better drink your stupid soda
It's not a middle of winter shirt
Easter egg puffy cuff in other colors
The closeout TailorByrd shirts . . . very of the moment
They are like the 70's zip up boot
Your dad was pretty styling I'm sure
Wrinkle cream at 29
I know, I know, I know Kris
Could have gotten the merchandise credit but opted for cash back on your card
Maybe QVC will start selling carpet soon
Oh, my god. The dog ate his leash again
Kris is dog agnostic
Booba wants a running suit with a small amount of leopard print
Betsy's friend said nothing
Aluminum foil in with the hamsters
They didn't make it
Betsy is clairvoyant and reads my mind
I buried him in a box that I made in bible school
Everyone's going to bible school
Kris tells the dog to go away very calmly
What is that smell?
He peed on me
Can't start off by saying "scam"
The loose smelly dog
Betsy calls it my bad dog karma
Next show . . . when Kris was bitten by a dog

Tags: QVC TailorByrd Zeus urine dairysnake bible school

Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 03, 2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:30:33 -0600

Croncast - 2006-11-03.mp3

Show: #293
Length: 25:37
Size: 17.6mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris November 03, 2006

The puffy cuff fashion show is a reality
Betsy does up her QVC and I bust out my TailorByrd shirts (aka the ultimate puffy cuff shirts)
Kris's beard is outta control and Betsy didn't tell me
Betsy mistakes pun and analogy
She blames the cleaning product fumes
Zout has alcohol in it?
"Mixing Comet and Mr. Clean like the best drugs I've ever done. Except my toddler wasn't there and I wasn't in a bathroom"
Before the Bear's fashion parade Betsy talks about her dream come true and how it was crushed
Kris wouldn't know this because he didn't grow up in civilization
The greatest carpet company in the world
Hanging out in the breezeway watching Three's Company waiting for the commercial
Booba gets excited and then quite
Kris crushes her dreams twice
Some how you show in all of my dreams
Who is on the other line?
A sweet woman named Florine or Lorretta
She is a carpet warehouse in Cicero . . . not Bombay
Did she pick a great American movie star name?
Why didn't she sing the jingle before she hung up?
It's like waiting for the cable company
"Carpet the next day"
I'll be sitting on urine soaked carpet for Christmas
Ed is not the blue collar, named stiyched on his chest and no mustache like the guy in the commercials
Empire guys dolls in the Goodwill hamper
Betsy wants hotel carpet
"I want carpet that makes me feel lucky"
Everyone has boring carpet
One color carpet cut to different lengths
It's not like a swimming pool you retard
Yes, hotel carpet Betsy
I can make this carpet with my clippers
Why $.88 paper backed carpet isn't Betsy
Betsy is trying really hard to sell me on new carpet
I don't care about Ed from Empire or his carpet or his Escort full of samples
It is a syllogistic loop with Betsy's carpetdom
Simply fix the garage door opener for drama
10 minutes of Ed . . . You wish you got 10 minutes of Ed

Here Comes Puffy Cuffs in his TailorByrd threads:

Full blown Puffy Cuff with contrasting bling

The multicolor puffy cuff and Betsy's photo goal. It's too cold to puffy in Chicago now

Betsy says that I would like Oswald Boateng get up
Very anti-climactic fashion parade
You used to be happy with the orange tag items from the Target end cap
Just because it was on sale?
Ben Witt sends his thanks . . . You're welcome Ben
Ben was around B.B. (before Betsy . . . that's Ben's abbreviation)
Betsy gets no more cleaning products . . . she can't add and there are five examples in 1 minute
Kris gets called the ageist
I put this ageism on Betsy
Betsy's first stalker
Many more show in the next couple of days!

Tags: TailorByrd Oswald Boateng Empire Carpet (800) 588-2300 Naperville

Betsy and her husband Kris Nov 01, 2006

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:00:50 -0600

Croncast - 2006-11-01.mp3

Show: #292
Length: 29:12
Size: 20.0 mb
Format: mp3

Betsy and her husband Kris November 01, 2006

Super short show notes. It was a slow day in the Croncast world so we tried something new on the show. Not quite sure how it turned out. I'm not sure we'll be doing it again.

The thing? What we did? We addressed comments of late regarding some of the things we've said and done. Topics like age (you know we are only kidding!) and Betsy's QVC fashion show.

Think of this show as a anomaly in the Croncast world as we also address naming the show 'Croncast' and why Palegroove.

We answer many questions that people have had about the show and our lives that we rarely speak to.

Tags: tell us all about it dr. denise triple strength smoother QVC dairysnake Costco