Welcome To The Suburbs Podcast

Listeners tell us Welcome to the Suburbs is as polished and funny as a good morning radio show. We’ll take it.

Hosted by longtime friends Andy and Greg, Welcome to the Suburbs finds the humor in everyday life—the things we all see, experience, and think about, but don’t always stop long enough to notice.

Funny observations lead to unexpected conversations that rarely end up where they started. From marriage, parenting, and getting older to travel, technology, neighbors, and the increasingly strange world around us, nothing is off limits if there’s something funny to be found.

With professional audio, original comedy, and episodes that don’t overstay their welcome, Welcome to the Suburbs is the perfect podcast for listening while you’re running around in your car, heading to work, walking the dog, or wondering how your life got this complicated.

Funny observations. Unexpected conversations. A genuinely good time.

Welcome to the Suburbs.

I honestly was laughing my ass off. omg so funny! You two are really great together!

Patti P., Indianapolis, IN

Really funny stuff. The timing between you two was excellent

Jim M. – Indianapolis, IN

Laugh out loud through the entire episode!

Bruce J., Lebanon, NJ

Fun stuff to hear! Engaging, enjoyable and most importantly entertaining!

Dobie M, Chicago, IL

Awesome! The dog part at the end put the cherry on top!

Kent C, Tulsa, OK
  • Season 4, Episode 91: Blue Bliss, Bathroom Strangers & BattleBots

    What happens when Welcome to the Suburbs leaves the suburbs?

    Apparently, we start talking to strangers in grocery stores, having awkward conversations in public restrooms, evaluating Airbnb construction techniques, and wondering whether two Roombas are capable of fighting to the death.

    For Season 4, Episode 91, Andy and Greg take the podcast on the road to St. Louis for a weekend of baseball, IndyCar racing, and an unforgettable stay at an Airbnb named Blue Bliss.

    The trip begins with a visit to a St. Louis Cardinals game, where a Family Feud-style contest asks fans to name the three things kids request most often at the grocery store. Greg does what any reasonable person would do with this information: he starts asking complete strangers if they know the answers.

    Not everyone is interested in playing along.

    From there, things get increasingly uncomfortable when Greg finds himself negotiating sink space with a stranger in a poorly designed restaurant bathroom.

    Then they arrive at Blue Bliss.

    The Airbnb has everything you could possibly want—or at least everything previous guests decided to leave behind.

    There are half-empty bottles of condiments in the refrigerator, a collection of random shampoos and soaps in the bathroom, questionable finish carpentry, two Roombas for approximately 800 square feet of living space, and a guest book filled with glowing reviews that seem to describe an entirely different property.

    Naturally, this leads to conversations about BattleBots, rogue robots, autonomous Indy cars, artificial intelligence, sporting events with the sensory intensity of a Las Vegas casino, and whether robots of the future will require physical therapy.

    It all makes perfect sense when you listen.

    Join Andy and Greg for another wandering trip through suburban life, travel, technology, middle age, and the strange things people do when they think nobody is paying attention.

    Listen to Season 4, Episode 91 of Welcome to the Suburbs, subscribe to the podcast, and share it with someone who could use a laugh.

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  • Signapalooza, Gas Leaks & Lying Liars: When Simple Problems Become Suburban Sagas

    Some weeks in suburbia are quiet.

    Others involve city zoning officials, a suspected gas leak, weekend plumbers, a double-booked vacation rental, and someone you’ve never met calling you a liar.

    Welcome to Season 4, Episode 90 of Welcome to the Suburbs.

    Andy and Greg return with another collection of true stories proving that the simplest tasks often become the most complicated. What should have been routine somehow snowballs into one hilarious disaster after another.

    The Sign That Started It All

    Greg thought replacing an existing business sign would be easy.

    Instead, he found himself navigating Indianapolis zoning regulations, talking with a city-county councilor, contemplating writing the Mayor, and wondering why replacing one sign could require thousands of dollars and layers of bureaucracy.

    It’s the kind of situation every small business owner eventually encounters: common sense colliding head-on with government process.

    The result? A saga Greg affectionately calls “Signapalooza.”

    When a Gas Leak Isn’t Really a Gas Leak… Until It Is

    Owning a short-term rental means expecting the unexpected.

    When guests at Rosslyn Retreat reported smelling natural gas, what followed was a chain reaction of events that included:

    • Emergency gas company visits
    • Weekend plumbing rates
    • Multiple service calls
    • Conflicting information
    • No hot water
    • And eventually… a five-star review.

    It’s a reminder that running a vacation rental is rarely about clean sheets and fresh towels. Sometimes it’s detective work.

    The Booking.com Headache

    As if the week wasn’t chaotic enough, Booking.com somehow managed to double-book the property.

    That led to refund confusion, angry messages, and a guest convinced Greg personally controlled the company’s payment system.

    Spoiler alert:

    He doesn’t.

    Sometimes customer service means calmly explaining the same thing over and over—even when someone has already decided you’re the villain.

    Why We Laugh About It Later

    Every homeowner, entrepreneur, landlord, or small business owner knows the feeling.

    A simple task becomes five phone calls.

    One repair becomes three.

    The solution creates another problem.

    Eventually, all you can do is laugh.

    That’s what this episode is really about.

    Life has a way of piling everything into the same week. Looking back, those frustrating moments often become the best stories.

    Fortunately for listeners, Andy and Greg were paying attention.

    Listen to Season 4, Episode 90

    Whether you’ve battled city bureaucracy, owned a rental property, dealt with customer service nightmares, or simply appreciate finding humor in everyday chaos, this episode is for you.

    You’ll laugh, shake your head, and probably recognize a few of your own suburban adventures along the way.

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  • Season 4, Episode 87: Tommy Sue, Jenny on the Spot & Rental Chaos

    What starts as a simple evening walk with Geoffrey quickly turns into one of the strangest suburban encounters Greg and Keely have experienced in years.

    In Season 4, Episode 87 of Welcome to the Suburbs, Andy and Greg dive headfirst into neighborhood storytelling, awkward encounters, Airbnb chaos, and the strange reality that suburban life often feels more unbelievable than fiction.

    During a walk through the neighborhood, Greg unexpectedly meets “Tommy Sue,” a name longtime Hoosiers may recognize from one of Indiana’s most talked-about social scandals. What follows is an unforgettable suburban interaction involving jet skis, renovation plans, unexpected oversharing, and dinner invitations that may or may not ever happen.

    But that’s only the beginning.

    The episode also revisits the ongoing “Jenny on the Spot” saga at Ripple Avenue Suites — a long-term Airbnb guest situation that spiraled from water damage repairs into missing furniture, abandoned belongings, police calls, lawsuits, and a chaotic move-out that left Greg and Keely stunned.

    Listeners will hear stories about:

    • Short-term rental hosting disasters
    • Airbnb tenant nightmares
    • Suburban neighborhood encounters
    • Police reports and scam artists
    • The emotional weirdness of abandoned family photographs
    • Why every neighborhood has stories nobody believes until they happen

    At its core, Welcome to the Suburbs continues to resonate because it captures real life with honesty, humor, and heart. Andy and Greg blend comedy, storytelling, and observational humor into conversations that feel authentic, relatable, and deeply human.

    Whether you live in Indianapolis, the Midwest, or anywhere else where neighbors become legends, this episode will feel familiar in all the best ways.

    Listen to Season 4, Episode 87

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  • Casinos, Comedy Road Stories & Family Chaos

    Welcome To The Suburbs – Season 4, Episode 86

    It’s May in Indiana.

    That means race season, warm mornings, and conversations that somehow drift from casinos… to comedy… to family stories that take a hard left turn and never quite come back.

    That’s exactly where this episode of Welcome To The Suburbs begins.

    The Casino Experience (And Why They Hand You Silver Dollars)

    Casinos are designed to pull you in.

    The lights. The sounds. The illusion that you’re one pull away from winning big.

    Greg shares stories from performing comedy in casinos and visiting bingo halls where the strategy is simple:
    get you comfortable spending money as quickly as possible.

    Free credits. Starter rolls of coins. “Better odds” if you play more.

    It’s not luck—it’s psychology.

    And once you step inside?

    Smoke, noise, and the unmistakable feeling that time doesn’t exist anymore.

    Life on the Road as a Stand-Up Comic

    Before podcasts, before platforms, there was the road.

    Greg spent years traveling the country doing stand-up—learning quickly that not every gig is created equal.

    Would you take:

    • Two weeks in Hawaii for $300 a week?
    • A last-minute opening spot for $50… while you’re already headlining elsewhere?

    Some people say yes.

    Greg explains why that’s a problem—not just for the comic, but for the entire industry.

    Because every “yes” lowers the bar.

    This episode pulls back the curtain on:

    • The real economics of comedy clubs
    • Why “dream gigs” aren’t always what they seem
    • And how comics decide what’s actually worth their time

    The Myth of Travel (Conferences, Comedy & Reality)

    People hear “Vegas,” “Florida,” or “Hawaii” and think vacation.

    But the reality?

    Most of the time, you’re inside:

    • A convention center
    • A hotel ballroom
    • Or a comedy club trying to wake up an audience that’s been in the sun all day

    As Greg puts it—
    you could be anywhere.

    Even your own backyard.

    Family Stories That Don’t Stay Quiet

    And then… the conversation shifts.

    Because it always does.

    What starts as a casual story turns into one of those moments every family has—
    the kind you laugh about later… but not in the moment.

    A holiday gathering.
    A comment that lands wrong.
    A line that gets crossed.

    And suddenly, the day changes.

    It’s funny. It’s uncomfortable. It’s real.

    Which is exactly why it works.

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    This one moves—fast, funny, and a little unpredictable.

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  • Family Drama, Generational Stereotypes, Dentist Disasters & Small Business Wins

    Welcome to the Suburbs – Season 4, Episode 85

    Life in the suburbs has a way of blending everything together—family relationships, generational perspectives, everyday frustrations, and the unexpected moments that turn into stories you can’t help but laugh about later.

    In Season 4, Episode 85 of Welcome to the Suburbs, Andy and Greg dive into a wide-ranging, relatable conversation that touches on family dynamics, generational differences, small business challenges, and even a dentist visit that refuses to end. It’s the kind of episode that feels both deeply personal and universally familiar.

    At the heart of this episode is a situation many people understand: reconnecting with someone from your past. Greg shares a conversation with a complicated family member—one shaped by years of tension, distance, and emotional baggage. What starts as a simple birthday call turns into something more layered, revealing just how quickly old patterns can resurface.

    It raises a question that resonates far beyond this moment: Do people really change, or do we just forget why we created distance in the first place?

    From there, the conversation shifts into a humorous and thoughtful look at generational labels. From Baby Boomers to Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha, Andy and Greg unpack the stereotypes we assign to each group. It’s funny, honest, and a little bit skeptical of the idea that entire generations can be summed up in a few bullet points.

    Because in reality, people don’t fit neatly into categories—and life experience always outweighs a label.

    The episode also delivers one of its most relatable moments with a story about what should have been a routine dentist visit. Instead, it turns into a drawn-out experience involving more drilling, more numbing, and the realization that sometimes you’re not nearly as “done” as you thought. Anyone who’s ever sat in a dentist’s chair thinking this should be over by now will feel this one.

    On the business side, Greg shares updates that highlight both the wins and challenges of running a small business. “Jenny on the Spot” is seeing increased visibility and new customer inquiries thanks to simple, effective marketing—proof that sometimes the basics still work best. At the same time, Mint Aesthetics & Skin is gaining traction through improved signage and visibility, while also navigating the realities of zoning regulations and city red tape.

    It’s a reminder that growth rarely comes without friction—and that progress often includes a few unexpected obstacles along the way.

    What makes this episode stand out is how naturally it reflects real life. Relationships don’t resolve cleanly. Generational assumptions rarely hold up under scrutiny. Everyday experiences—from phone calls to dentist visits to running a business—carry more weight than we expect.

    And through it all, Andy and Greg bring humor to the conversation in a way that feels grounded and genuine—because sometimes laughter is the only way to make sense of it all.

    If you’ve ever dealt with complicated family relationships, questioned generational stereotypes, or found yourself stuck in a situation that should have been simple but wasn’t, this episode will hit home.

    Listen to Episode 85

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