The Mark Mo Show
The Mark Mo Show is a weekly podcast with host Mark Maloney and co-host Aidan Maloney. We talk sports, gaming, movies, restaurants and bars, pop culture, and much more!
Climbers
In our fairly disjointed Opening Dialog, we chat about life, living, the pursuit of happiness, and how corporate chodesters can make life unpleasant. Then, we check our phones to read off our Carpe DMs, just before performing a Marvel classic in our South Side Theater. You Just Made the List covers the 10 greatest city skylines across the globe, and after that, Mark Mo gets grilled (or even charbroiled) during Quiz Time. Finally, we sample a unique witbier in our Official Beer Review, then rank some 2000's and 2010's hit songs in Tier Listing.
Off the Grid
It sounds like a utopian dream to live off the grid... so we chat about how you / we can do that in our Opening Dialogue. Then, Carpe DMs asks some tough questions (and leads us down an ohio rizz type beat rabbit hole, chat) right before South Side Theater Pulps our Fiction. You Just Made the List covers the top 10 ugliest animals, and Quiz Time makes a surprise reappearance! Finally, we sample a unique pilsner in our Official Beer Review before Tier Listing some 1990's and 2000's songs.
Music Therapy
We chat about music and art and how it can be therapeutic during our Opening Dialogue. Then, Carpe DMs comes along with some legit questions and South Side Theater covers an iconic episode of Doctor Who. We close the book of The Other Foods by trying the "Jeff Daniels Sandwich" live. You Just Made the List covers the ugliest cars of all time. Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads to a disturbing political discovery and While You Were Sleeping smacks you awake with the reality of savory breakfast foods. Finally, we sample a unique sour ale during our...
Rizz 101
Welcome to season 7 of The Mark Mo Show! We open the season by chatting about charisma, being genuine, and being humorous in our Opening Dialogue. Then, Carpe DMs bring some of our regular inquisitive insanity to the table just before our new segment, South Side Theater, makes it's debut. You Just Made the List covers the 10 best influencers in our opinion(s). Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole opens some interesting discussions about population stats, and While You Were Sleeping hits a classic, "Breakfast Club", that Gen-Z has likely slept on. Finally, we sample Bells Oberon during our Official...
Fireside Chats #7 - Kate Novak
Welcome back to Fireside Chats! This episode, we have the wonderful Kate Novak on to chat about life, cars, horses, and music. Enjoy!
Happy Birthday America! We chat about the country as a whole during our Opening Dialogue. Carpe DMs follows with some inquisitive chaos just before The Other Foods slaps your tastebuds. Next up, we drop a double-header You Just Made the List. One covering the best accomplishments of the USA, and one covering the worst happenings of the USA. Finally we sample a raspberry shandy in our Official Beer Review just before our Tier Listing hits the most notable American monuments and landmarks.
Sheeple People
This week, we have some ranting to do before we hit our Opening Dialogue. We chat about big tech companies, bad UIs, and sleep problems just before we hit our main topic of bandwagoning sheep. Then, Carpe DMs, The Other Foods, and Mr. Movie Review bring some chaos to the table. You Just Made the List hits the 10 worst sports franchises of all time. Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads to a mess of mortgage reality and While You Were Sleeping covers the importance of physical media. Finally, we sample a blood orange IPA on the Official Beer...
Magic Bus, Pt.3
Another half year has passed and another Semi-Annual Dive Bar Bus Tour has occurred! Join us on this sinful path of booze and brews and travel!
Evolution of Metal
We love music! We open the show with a half hour of the history of metal music and what the genre means to us. We quickly pivot into our lovely, yet nonsense Carpe DMs. The Other Foods hits a "tasty delicacy" from Asia, just before the revised movie segment, Mr. Movie Review premiers. You Just Made the List covers the 10 greatest bands from before the year 2000. Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads to an interesting mathematical discovery just before we wake you up to the excellence of Kitchen Nightmares on While You Were Sleeping. Finally, we sample a...
Dives 'n Riots
Welcome back to the Mark Mo Show! We open this lovely week by chatting about summer plans and expectations. Dive bar tours, Riot Fest, and other general summer fun. Then, Carpe DMs cracks some interesting questions before The Other Foods and The Frozen Guy Review smack your tastebuds. Next up, You Just Made the List hits the ten greatest Marvel movies of all time. Finally, we sample a wonderful blonde ale on the Official Beer Review before jumping into the World of Weird News.
Older, Younger, Better Together
In our Opening Dialogue, we chat about intergenerational friendships and the criticism / caveats of them. We swiftly devolve into insanity during Carpe DMs, The Other Foods, and Review / Preview. You Just Made the List covers the worst songs to strip to. Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads to an interesting discovery of healthy living, and While You Were Sleeping, you may have missed the directors cut / alternate endings of Get Out (2017). Finally, we sample the Big Hearted IPA from Bells during our Official Beer Review, just before we chat about insane stories on the World of Weird News. <...
The Grass is Greener
Idioms are a fantastic way to convey a complex thought into a simple sentence. We chat about some of our favorite ones during the Opening Dialogue. Carpe DMs leads us to some interesting, "chatty-Kathy" type discussions. Sampling deep-fried bugs is what slaps your tastebuds during The Other Foods and the return of Review/Preview finally graces our ears. You Just Made the List covers the greatest one-liners in movie history. Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads us to chat about pedestrian safety just before While You Were Sleeping covers a righteous YouTuber called Bringus Studios. Finally, we sample...
The Human Condition
In our Opening Dialogue, we discuss the importance and reasoning of communication, nonviolent communication, and intrapersonal communication. We chat about recent personal events, and how remarkable human beings are at communication and how difficult we all can be regarding it. Then, we crack into the typical chaos of Carpe DMs, The Other Foods, and the Frozen Guy Review. Our You Just Made the List segment hits the 10 best cars made before the year 2000. While You Were Sleeping, you missed a YouTuber called "Explosions&Fire", an Aussie who makes and explodes wacky sounding compounds. Finally, we sample a neat Polish...
Useful Idiots
This week, we chat about the morons in power and their general uselessness. Then, some Carpe DMs come thru to break the seriousness. The Other Foods and the Frozen Guy Review further break the tension. Our feature segment, You Just Made the List hits the best ten distilleries of all time. Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads us to learn about the energy production of the EU, and While You Were Sleeping, you missed a YouTube video on how the USA could do the same. Finally, we close out the show by trying a locally brewed porter and...
March Bandness Pt.2
Coming from 64 excellent artists down to our very own sweet 16 was tough last week, but we didn't figure that finishing this musical bracket would be this hard! We crown the winner of March Bandness before devolving into our typical chaos. Carpe DMs brings questions that we didn't know we needed answers to, The Other Foods brings flavors that we know we don't want to taste, and our Frozen Guy Review brings explanations to what we should know. Then, You Just Made the List covers the 10 greatest potato dishes of all time. Finally, we sample a summertime lager during our...
March Bandness Pt.1 (feat. Castiel LeFevre)
Welcome to season 6 of The Mark Mo Show! We're joined by Castiel "Papa" LeFevre for our great bracket of 64 bands/artists covering four different genres. We narrow it down to the sweet sixteen (stay tuned for the conclusion next week). Following that, we chat about the wild messages we got during Carpe DMs. The Other Foods and our Frozen Guy Review slap your tastebuds into confusion. You Just Made the List covers the greatest 10 breweries of all time. We go down the Reddit Rabbit Hole to find the best dopamine-increasing foods, and While You Were Sleeping hits an amazing...
Fireside Chats #6 - Ayva Rainwater
Ayva Rainwater joins Mark Mo to discuss music and life, and to play some amazing tunes!
Seasons in the Abyss
Welcome to the season 5 finale of The Mark Mo Show! We chat in our Opening Dialogue about our lives and our podcast since January 2025. Carpe DMs, the Frozen Guy Review, and The Other Foods follow, bringing in the chaos you've become used to. Then, we hit our feature segment, You Just Made the List. We chat about the top 10 canned beverages of all time! Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads to a disturbing discovery of what "theft" really means in the USA, and While You Were Sleeping hits an amazing YouTube video by Drew Gooden that you may...
Communication Breakdown
This week, we chat about the issues with communication within the corporate and social realms. We then pivot into our chaotic Carpe DMs, Frozen Guy Review, and The Other Foods segments. You Just Made the List covers the ten greatest underrated movies of all time. Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole shows what the best 25 movies of all time are, just before While You Were Sleeping wakes you up to the excellent horror movie called Oculus. Finally, we sample a session IPA on the Official Beer Review before the World of Weird News closes out the show.
Bear Down, Hammond
During our Opening Dialogue, we cover the Chicago Bears (seemingly certain) move to Northwest Indiana. Then, Carpe DMs brings some interesting questions, just before our Frozen Guy Review and The Other Foods slap our tastebuds. Next up, we cover the best uses of Soldier Field after the Bears leave during You Just Made the List. Going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads to an apocalyptic discovery and While You Were Sleeping hits an excellent YouTuber, MinutePhysics. Finally, we sample a lovely Irish red ale in our Official Beer Review just before the World of Weird News closes out the...
Not Wanted
In our Opening Dialogue, we chat about the struggles of finding a decent wage in this late-stage capitalist oligarchy. Then, Carpe DMs, Frozen Guy Review, and The Other Foods break the tension. Next, we hit our top 10 Black actors during You Just Made the List, going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole explores some interesting takes on burnout, and While You Were Sleeping hits another YouTube channel that shan't be over looked. Finally, we sample a strange Polish porter in our Official Beer Review before the World of Weird News closes us out.
Youth of the Nation
In our Opening Dialogue, we chat about the troubling problems in this country and how those problems cause troubling symptoms in the youth of this nation. Then, we break the serious tension with some wacky Carpe DMs, a strange historical Other Food, and a flavorful(?) Frozen Guy Review. Next up is our You Just Made the List segment, covering our top 10 cookies of all time. Reddit Rabbit Hole brings up some alarming economic graphs just before While You Were Sleeping covers an amazing podcast (that you should listen to after you catch up on all the Mark Mo Show...
Wag the Dog?
In our Opening Dialogue, we cover the newest file release and chat about the logistics of the depravity of the elite class. Then, some wacky Carpe DMs break up the seriousness before our very own Frozen Guy Review hits an Italian classic. Next up, You Just Made the List covers the 10 greatest party songs, going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole uncovers the most popular partner nicknames of 2025, and While You Were Sleeping reinforms that you need to get tickets to Iron Lung! Finally, our Official Beer Review covers Outlaw Light and we get a little stinky during the World...
Pump the Brakes
Take it easy, people, and don't feel selfish for doing it. We chat about the importance of taking time to smell the roses during our Opening Dialogue. Then, Carpe DMs, The Other Foods, and our Frozen Guy Review smash your taste buds with confusion. You Just Made the List covers our top 10 bucket list places, going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole brings up some disturbing wealth distribution facts, and While You Were Sleeping hits an excellent YouTuber called Coffeezilla. Finally, our Official Beer Review covers a locally brewed brown ale just before the World of Weird News closes out...
Toxic Masculinity
In our Opening Dialogue, we cover how toxic masculinity interacts with sport fandoms and children's sports. Then, Carpe DMs comes along to break up any sense of seriousness, just before the ol' taste buds get a whiff of the Other Foods and the Frozen Guy Review. You Just Made the List hits our takes on the most beautiful places on earth, Reddit Rabbit Hole hits the strangest English words, and While You Were Sleeping hits a fantastic online forum. Finally, in our Official Beer Review, we try a neat golden ale and then chat about some strange stories on...
Rah, Rah, Blah
We open this shoe with an unintentional two-part Opening Dialogue. We cover human nature, empathy, and sympathy, just before hitting the harder topic of the NCAA being a bunch of goobers. Then, we hit our strange Carpe DMs, a yucky Other Food, and a tasty Frozen Guy Review. Next up, we cover the best things to do in Northwest Indiana, just before sampling some neat brews on our Official Beer Review and hitting some wild stories on the World of Weird News.
Light That Gas
Welcome to season 5 of the Mark Mo Show! It's 2026 now, and we've got an important topic to cover in our Opening Dialogue. Gaslighting, relationships, and addiction. After that, we start crackin' some funnies during Carpe DM, The Other Foods, and the Frozen Guy Review. Then, You Just Made the List covers our top 10 college campuses, and Aidan gets sent down the Reddit Rabbit Hole before exploring something we may have slept on. Finally, the Official Beer Review hits a neat hazy IPA before we hit our first World of Weird News of the year.
Traditions
In this season finale of the Mark Mo Show, we chat about the most unique holiday traditions across the world during our Opening Dialogue. Then, some wacky Carpe DMs get sent our way before The Other Foods and our Frozen Guy Review fully confuse our tastebuds. Next up, You Just Made the List hits the greatest Christmas vacation spots, just before Aidan covers Any Austin, the YouTuber you missed While You Were Sleeping. Finally, we sip on a holiday flavored brewski for 2025's last Official Beer Review, and we close out the show by Tier Listing the most known...
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Feliz Navidad! In our Opening Dialogue, we talk about the strangest Christmas songs (don't worry, Feliz Navidad, You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch, and White Christmas are all safe). Our Carpe DMs are thought provoking, but then the Other Foods slaps a rodent specialty in front of us before the Frozen Guy Review saves our tastebuds. You Just Made the List covers the worst holiday gift ideas, Reddit Rabbit Hole hits some interesting color psychology, and While You Were Sleeping, Summoning Salt has been posting gems on YouTube! Finally, our Official Beer Review hits a juicy IPA just before...
AI, My Guy
After taking twenty minutes chatting about rat milk again, our Opening Dialogue covers AI and all of the implications it carries. Then, Carpe DM brings some wacky questions before the Other Foods and Frozen Guy bring some tasty treats. Next up, You Just Made the List hits the greatest cover songs of all time and While You Were Sleeping merges with the Reddit Rabbit Hole to cover some neat free apps. Finally, our Official Beer Review samples a fun peppermint stout before the World of Weird News closes out the show.
Thanks 4 Nothing
Happy Thanksgiving! In our Opening Dialogue, we discuss the actual history behind Thanksgiving as a holiday, it's origins resting with Native American pools of blood. Then we crack out some of our strangest messages from Carpe DMs, chat about the worst Thanksgiving dinner dishes, and our Frozen Guy Review hits another Lean Cuisine specialty. Y'all like rat milk???? Anyway, our You Just Made the List hits our favorite holiday traditions, going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads to death (it seems), and While You Were Sleeping covers a great science edutainment YouTuber called Steve Mould. Finally, the Official Beer...
This is the End
During our Opening Dialogue, we cover the stresses of the holiday season and how that can play with mental states. Thanksgiving is around the corner and Christmas is four weeks after. It can be a hard time for some, and we make sure to cover how best to be there for one another. Then, Carpe DMs answers some of life's greatest questions, The Other Foods covers the worst beverages as rated by TasteAtlas, and The Frozen Guy Review hits another Lean Cuisine "masterpiece". Following that, You Just Made The List covers the best homemade meals, we cover the sexy...
The Dirty Word
Oh no!!! We chat about that dang, dastardly, dirty word, (socialism) during our Opening Dialogue. If you know your civics, economics, and politics, you know damn well that socialism and communes aren't the demonic hellscapes that modern mainstream media make them out to be. Following that, we get some wild Carpe DMs, chat about a nasty Other "Food", and a sussy Frozen Guy Review hits us right in the chops. You Just Made the List covers the best alt-rock albums post-2000, our dive down the Reddit Rabbit Hole leads to some interesting late-stage capitalism discussions, and While You Were...
Fear Factor
Hopefully you don't have long-Opening-Dialogue-ophobia, because we have some righteous discussions about different fears and how they play into horror as a genre. Then, Carpe DMs, The Other Foods, and our Frozen Guy Review crash in some classic shenanigans. Next up, You Just Made The List hits the greatest horror movies of all time, going down the Reddit Rabbit Hole sent us to cover 3I/ATLAS (comet, no aliens), and While You Were Sleeping hits BOTH Pet Semetery movies. Finally, our Official Beer Review covers the fall-appropriate Redds Wicked Black Cherry beer.
Bring In the Clowns
This week on the Mark Mo Show, we cover the "haunted" clown motel of Nevada during our spooky season upload. Then, some wild fellows ask us some inquisitive questions during Carpe DMs. The Other Foods and our Frozen Guy Review slap our taste buds in curious ways. Following that, You Just Made the List hits our favorite songs about Chicago, before the Reddit Rabbit Hole and While You Were Sleeping pop off some neat information. Finally. our Official Beer Review hits a wild sounding Baltic Porter and we crack ourselves up during the World of Weird News.
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Magic Bus, Pt.2
This week, we travel amongst the wilderness of Indiana to find the coolest dive bars we can! This episode is like a mix of Fireside Chats, live commentary (seemingly on drunk folks), and The Rural Guy (Frozen Guy gone rogue). Enjoy, and check out Tasty219 podcast!
Big Brother
Welcome to Season 4! This week we chat about our "wonderful" billionaire overlords and their trillion dollar, very-not-a-bubble AI projects. We discuss the police state type overwatch that seems to ensue from this type of surveillance in our Opening Dialogue. Then, we crack out some wild questions from listeners on Carpe DMs, chat about some wacky Russian "Other Foods", and debut our first spin off segment, Frozen Guy Review. You Just Made The List covers our the greatest Rush songs in history, before we revive our Reddit Rabbit Hole segment. While You Were Sleeping leads into the Official Beer Review...
Bliss on Tap
On this very special season 3 finale of The Mark Mo Show, we chat about the importance of enjoying culture, art, and all of the finer things in life. The fact that negativity and constant, hellish political news shouldn't live in your head rent-free (especially when there are rockin' shows like Riot Fest going on). Then, our Carpe DMs, Other Foods, and Fry Guy Fry Review segments bring some slappingly good times. You Just Made The List hits the best debut albums in music history, just before Review / Preview and While You Were Sleeping hit some great visual media subjects...
Silence, I Kill You!
"A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals" - Tommy Lee Jones as Kay in Men In Black (1997).
Our opening dialogue covers the silencing of our first amendment rights, the corporations that control it, and much more. Then, Carpe DMs, Other Foods, and the Fry Guy Fry Review capture our classic funny nonsense. You Just Made The List hits our best bass players of all time before Review / Preview and While You Were Sleeping cover some pop culture "must knows". Finally, The Official Beer Review hits a newcomer to the Oktoberfest lineup, just before the...
A Pocket Full of Shells
During the Opening Dialogue, we cover the recent killing of a right-wing podcaster, the issues of firearm ownership, and the implications of recent events. Then, we swiftly pivot to our typical chaos during Carpe DMs, The Other Foods, and The Fry Guy Fry Review. Next up, we rank the worst songs of the 2000's in You Just Made The List. Then, Review / Preview and While You Were Sleeping precede The Official Beer Review and The World of Weird News.
This show is supported by Simko Signs, Life Care Centers of Valparaiso, YMCA of Valparaiso, Currie...