Stand Up Scuttlebutt

By Rick Fink Jr

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Hang out for conversations with comics in Boston and beyond. We talk about the behind-the-scenes stuff and life in general from the perspectives of comics, which is rarely normal. Check us out online: standupscuttlebutt.com Follow us on Instagram: @standupscuttlebutt Proudly sponsored by APC Pest Control, Perez Martial Arts, Royal Pizza, and Winslow Design.

Episode Date
E297: Mark Riley | Hockey, Comedy & Questionable Childhood Decisions
Aug 05, 2026
E296: Rich Condon – One Man's Trash, Another Man's Next Project
Aug 01, 2026
E295: Marriage, Baseball & Stand-Up with Andrew Della Volpe
Jul 22, 2026
E294: Uncle Yak, Magic, Mind Games & Studio Mayhem
Jul 15, 2026
E293: Mary Beth Collins, Awkwardness, Online Dating & Off-the-Map Travel
Jul 08, 2026
E292: Matt McArthur, Comic, Bagpipe Legend & World Cup Folk Hero
Jul 01, 2026
E291: Ajay G — Betting on Yourself and Trusting the Process
Jun 24, 2026
E290: Carolyn Plummer, Comics Come Home, Nudist Resorts & Electric Grills
Jun 17, 2026
E289: Heart Attacks, Hoops & Comedy with PJ Thibodeau
Jun 03, 2026
E288: Steve Wheeler: Comedy, Alaska & Bad Social Skills
May 27, 2026
E287: One-on-One w/ Will Noonan
May 20, 2026
E286: Interdimensional Alien Demons Are Here!?
May 13, 2026
E285: One-on-One w/ Paul Gillespie, Cheap Laughs
Apr 29, 2026
E284: One-on-One w/ Sarah Fitz, Boston Comic
Apr 22, 2026
E283: Lookmaxxing Is Out of Control
Apr 15, 2026
E282: Houston, We Have a Conspiracy
Apr 08, 2026
E281: AI That Thinks… and Acts? (Plus Rockets, Religion & Reality)
Apr 02, 2026
E280: The Dad Bod Reality Check
Mar 11, 2026
E279: Public Behavior Hall of Shame
Mar 04, 2026
E278: From Cuba to the U.S. — Rolando Perez’s Story
Feb 26, 2026
E277: David Ssewanyana, The Long Road to Citizenship
Feb 18, 2026
E276: Things People Do on Vacation
Feb 11, 2026
E275: Improv Works—On Stage, On Teams, and in Life with Jared Todd Littlejohn
Feb 04, 2026
E274: Kathe Farris (Go Cork Yourself)
Jan 28, 2026
E273: Followers Don’t Clap
Jan 22, 2026
E272 – Winter Survival Mode, Dad Guilt & the Anti–Dry January
Jan 16, 2026
E271: The Man Cold Episode
Jan 08, 2026
E270: Stand-up Comedy, Social Media & Dating After Divorce with Melissa Rush
Dec 31, 2025
E269: Mike O’Brien, Stand-Up Comic & Media Whore
Dec 23, 2025
E268: Beavers, Bureaucracy, and the Cost of Being Polite
Dec 17, 2025
E267: Pantone Panic: It’s Just a Color… Right?
Dec 09, 2025
E266: Is There a Curfew for Stupid?
Dec 03, 2025
E265: Ambition Meets Contentment: And Ambition Is Confused
Nov 19, 2025
E264: Neighbors From Hell
Nov 12, 2025
E263: You're Registered at Target? You're 6!
Nov 05, 2025
E262: Around the Table: Comedy, Corruption, and Kids
Oct 29, 2025
E261: Trad Son or Big Baby?
Oct 22, 2025
E260: Richie Welch - Contractor by Day, Comic by Night
Oct 14, 2025
E259: Weird Local News in the USA
Oct 08, 2025
E258: Agree to Disagree (and Still Be Friends) with Jim James
Oct 01, 2025
E257: AI Update with Pablo Gazmuri
Sep 23, 2025
E256: The Philly Fan Everybody Hates
Sep 09, 2025
E255: Drama Moms on the Internet
Aug 26, 2025
E254: You Can’t "KonMari "Your Way Through a Midlife Crisis
Aug 19, 2025
E253: Six Days in a Mental Health Hospital
Aug 14, 2025
E252: Sydney Sweeney's Jeans
Jul 30, 2025
E251: "Kids Should Hit Their Bullies Harder"
Jul 23, 2025
E250: One on One with Carolyn Plummer
Jul 08, 2025
E249: Marrying a 9-Year Old Is Bad, M'kay?
Jul 01, 2025
E248: Generational Stare Down at the Customer Service Counter!
Jun 24, 2025
E247: "I'm a Parent, not a School Employee!"
Jun 17, 2025
E246: Live Episode! 5-Year Anniversary Extravaganza Bonanza!
Jun 09, 2025
E245: Stress Out Season
Jun 03, 2025
E244: Gen X Parents Gone Wild
May 28, 2025
E243:The Dude Show w/ Veteran Seaman Tom Struble
May 21, 2025
E241: Rick Guests on the Goblin & Ogre Podcast at the Great Canadian Comedy Festival in Toronto
May 13, 2025
E242: Three Rounds of AITA - Mom Behavior
May 13, 2025
E240: The Most "Legendary" Prank Call
May 01, 2025
E239: Kathe Farris, GoCorkYourself.com
Apr 23, 2025
E238: Sex Survey Scandal Seethes Middle School Parents
Apr 16, 2025
E237: Entitlement Goes Airborne
Apr 13, 2025
E236: Mary Lou Andre, Style Expert - Looking Appropriate for the Occasion
Apr 01, 2025
E235: A Visit to The Valley of the Sun
Mar 25, 2025
E234: Flying on Mushrooms, Elon-obsessed Psychos, and Tough Love Parenting
Mar 21, 2025
E233: The Sideline Nutrition Nazi
Mar 17, 2025
E232: Back From Break II - Electric Boogaloo
Mar 07, 2025
E231: Back From Break to a Smorgashboard of Topics
Feb 25, 2025
E230: Human Oddities
Feb 06, 2025
E229: Kid Plays Hardball with One-of-a-Kind Baseball Card
Jan 29, 2025
E228: Emails From Listeners!
Jan 21, 2025
E227: Have a Goal and Commit (unless it's totally unattainable)
Jan 14, 2025
E226: That's Your New Year's Resolution? Good luck!
Jan 08, 2025
E225: Corey Manning, Substance Abuse Speaker and Facilitator
Dec 31, 2024
E224: Corey Manning, Stand-up Comic
Dec 23, 2024
E223: What's Up With All The Drones?
Dec 17, 2024
E222: Fact Check Yourself (Before You Wreck Yourself)
Dec 10, 2024
E221: You Should Go To Your High School Reunion (even if you hated high school)
Dec 03, 2024
E220: CVS Stands For Consumer Value Sex toys.
Nov 26, 2024
E219: 10-Year Old Goes For Walk - Mom Arrested!
Nov 26, 2024
E218: Technology Jumped The Shark
Nov 12, 2024
E217: Texting with AI
Nov 05, 2024
E216: "Southern Hospitality"
Oct 29, 2024
E215: David Ssewanyana, Immigrant, Business Owner, Friend
Oct 22, 2024
E214: Know Your Role, Woman!
Oct 08, 2024
E213: Condescension, Harassment, and Payback: An Inside Story for HOA President
Oct 01, 2024
E212: The Legality of Mushrooms is Coming to a Ballot Booth Near You.
Sep 25, 2024
E211: HOA Fun Suckers Criminalize Kids' Sports.
Sep 17, 2024
E210: Kid's Ice Cream Stand Gets Shut Down. Community responds.
Sep 10, 2024
E209: Property Line Dispute, Drivers Reporting Drivers, Hoarders
Sep 03, 2024
E208: Free the Nipple!
Aug 28, 2024
E207: Kids and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Emails From Listeners, Keister Beads
Aug 20, 2024
E206: Mike Kniskern, IT Engineer
Aug 13, 2024
E205: Small Town News Roundup
Aug 06, 2024
E204: A New Corporate Buzzword and Tattoo Culture
Jul 30, 2024
E203: Disney Room Checks, Axel F, and Glitter Stickers
Jul 24, 2024
E202: Disney 911!
Jul 16, 2024
E201: Summer Break Highlights
Jul 10, 2024
E200: Conspiracy Theory Roundtable
Jul 02, 2024
E199: Boba Tea and Hygiene Tips
Jun 25, 2024
E198: Life on a Virginia-Class Submarine with LT Tom Struble, U.S. Navy
Jun 19, 2024
E197: Animals and Insects Coming This Summer!
Jun 16, 2024
E196: Traffic Stop Tribulations
Jun 04, 2024
E195: Far Left v. Far Right Book Wars are a Spectacle!
May 28, 2024
E194: "We Ruin Everything"
May 20, 2024
E193: A Full Spectrum of Small Town Problems
May 14, 2024
E192: A Little Professional Courtesy Doesn't Hurt
May 07, 2024
E191: School Pick Up Lines
Apr 30, 2024
E190: What Are Syncronicities Trying to Tell Us?
Apr 23, 2024
E189: Letters From (Women) Listeners
Apr 16, 2024
E188: Greenlighting your Teen's Co-Ed Sleepover
Apr 09, 2024
E187: Attending a "Business Conference"
Apr 03, 2024
E186: Interviewing for our Third Mic Spot
Mar 26, 2024
E185: March Madness Worst Neighbor Tournament - Round 2
Mar 22, 2024
E184: March Madness Worst Neighbor Tournament - Round 1
Mar 12, 2024
E183: It's a bird! It's a plane! Nope, it's just a drone.
Mar 07, 2024
E182: Mary Lou Andre, Stylist
Feb 27, 2024
E181: Would You Rather...?
Feb 21, 2024
E180: Kids Who Should Be Leashed
Feb 12, 2024
E179: Diaper Spa Controversy
Feb 06, 2024
E178: News and Emails
Jan 30, 2024
E177: Highway Signs Are No Joke
Jan 23, 2024
E176: New Year's Execution
Jan 19, 2024
E175: Scuttlebutt Shorts - Guests with Cool Jobs
Jan 12, 2024
E174: Scuttlebutt Shorts - Guest Comics
Jan 04, 2024
E173: Scuttlebutt Shorts
Dec 29, 2023
E172: Unusual Christmas Traditions Around the World
Dec 20, 2023
E171: Watch Out For Risque Santa. Guest - Evan Walsh Real Estate Expert
Dec 12, 2023
E170: Real or Fake - Hallmark Christmas Movie Plots
Dec 06, 2023
Where's Santa?
Nov 30, 2023
E168: Seal of Disapproval.
Nov 21, 2023
E167: Random Thoughts
Nov 14, 2023
E166: Better Left Unsaid - The Words and Phrases We Don't Need
Nov 07, 2023
E165: HOAs
Oct 31, 2023
E164: Trending Now!
Oct 24, 2023
E163: "Fink v. MA State Police"
Oct 17, 2023
E162: The Problem with Standardized Tests. Guest: Dr. Lauren Beitelspacher
Oct 10, 2023
E161: Tangent Tuesday!
Oct 03, 2023
E160: Neighbor Disputes. Guest: Cousin Julie
Sep 26, 2023
E159: So Many Questions
Sep 19, 2023
E158: Suburban Mom Stereotypes
Sep 12, 2023
E157: Egregious Requests from Parents to Teachers
Sep 05, 2023
E156: Dangerous Summer Activities with Andrew Della Volpe
Aug 02, 2023
E155: Summer Camp with Mark Riley
Jul 25, 2023
E154: Nut Taps and G-Spots
Jul 18, 2023
E153: Book Club
Jul 12, 2023
E152: Cars Vs. Bicycles. Who Would Win? Guest: Liam Kennedy, team captain Bike MS
Jul 05, 2023
E151: Summer Planning w/ Pat Collins
Jun 27, 2023
E150: Embrace Your Inner Style - Guest: Mary Lou Andre, Stylist
Jun 20, 2023
E149: Urban vs. Suburban Living - Guest: Mike O'Brien, Comic
Jun 13, 2023
E148: Am I The Asshole?
Jun 06, 2023
E147: Artificial Intelligence. Guest: Pablo Gazmuri, Microsoft
May 30, 2023
E146: Small Town "News"
May 23, 2023
E145: Showgirls and Dance Moms. Guest: Cailin Caskey
May 16, 2023
E144: Listener Emails
May 09, 2023
E143: Do Schools Kill Creativity? Guest: Mark Riley
May 02, 2023
E142: Evan Walsh, Real Estate Expert
Apr 25, 2023
E141: Stand-up Comic, Andrew Della Volpe
Apr 18, 2023
E140: Julie Dereshinsky, Certified Professional Co-Active Coach
Apr 11, 2023
E139: Spirit Day Dismay
Apr 04, 2023
E138: True Crime with Paul Maleary
Mar 28, 2023
E137: Mompetitions Are Real
Mar 21, 2023
E136: Spousal Peeves Commiseration
Mar 14, 2023
E135: Super Neighbors!
Mar 07, 2023
E134: Mark Riley - Comedian and Former NHL Referee
Feb 28, 2023
E133: Overreaction Case Studies
Feb 21, 2023
E132: Customer Disservice
Feb 14, 2023
E131: "No Apologies World Tour" Live Show
Feb 07, 2023
E130: When Equity isn't Equitable
Jan 31, 2023
E129: How to Agree to Disagree
Jan 24, 2023
E128: The Differences Between Raising Sons and Daughters
Jan 17, 2023
E127: How to Sound Smarter by Omitting Obnoxious Jargon and Cliches
Jan 10, 2023
E126: Top Ten Lists!
Jan 03, 2023
E125: Critical Ignoring
Dec 27, 2022
E124: Return of The Wiz
Dec 20, 2022
E123: Special Offers
Dec 13, 2022
E122: Rick Picks
Dec 06, 2022
E121: Sponsor Feedback
Nov 29, 2022
E120: Mike O'Brien
Nov 22, 2022
E119: The Truth Behind Dad Tropes
Nov 15, 2022
E118: Satire isn't Dead!
Nov 08, 2022
E117: Mitzzy Anne Picardo
Nov 01, 2022
E116: Brand Activism
Oct 25, 2022
E115: Women are Crazy (About True Crime)
Oct 18, 2022
E114 - Celebrity Seance
Oct 11, 2022
E113: "Banned" Books
Oct 04, 2022
E112: Vanity Check
Sep 27, 2022
E111: Take a Tech Timeout
Sep 20, 2022
E110: Useless Forms and Questions
Sep 13, 2022
E109: Small Town Problem Purge
Sep 06, 2022
E108: Find Your Happy Medium
Aug 30, 2022
E107: Societal Surveillance
Aug 23, 2022
E106: Kidz Bop: An Abomination
Aug 16, 2022
E105: Big Papi Cannabis
Aug 09, 2022
E104: Everyone Needs a Time Out
Aug 02, 2022
E103: "It's Bizzaro World"
Jul 26, 2022
E102: WTF is a Personality Hire?
Jul 19, 2022
E101: Kidfluencers
Jul 12, 2022
E100: Best Small Towns in America?
Jul 05, 2022
E99: Stop Using That Word!
Jun 28, 2022
E98: 80s Trivia
Jun 21, 2022
E97: School's Out!
Jun 14, 2022
E96: Personal Questions and Fire Safety
Jun 07, 2022
E95: Alternative Summer Plans
May 31, 2022
E94: The Stock Market with Volatility Wiz Scott Murray
May 24, 2022
E93: Lawn Care with Mario Ippoliti
May 17, 2022
E92: Meme Wisdom
May 10, 2022
E91: Reiki Master, Gina Duffy
May 03, 2022
E90: Smear Campaign
Apr 28, 2022
E89: Woodworking with Mike Paige Studios
Apr 21, 2022
E88: What's up with pickleball?
Apr 14, 2022
E87: Moab, UT
Apr 07, 2022
E86: Kid Birthday Party Don'ts
Mar 31, 2022
E85: Products Your Wife Doesn't Want You to Know She Uses
Mar 24, 2022
E84: Marie Connor Bleeds Comedy
Mar 17, 2022
E83: You Down With SDGs? (Yeah, You Know Me!)
Mar 10, 2022
E82: Romance Fraud
Mar 03, 2022
E81: Have We Lost Our Humanity?
Feb 24, 2022
E80: Some Spokespersons Are Better Than Others
Feb 17, 2022
E79: Winter Olympic Fringe Sports
Feb 10, 2022
E78: Snowstorm Hysteria!
Feb 03, 2022
E77: How NOT to Quit Your Job (Plus, Spray Tanning Tips)!
Jan 27, 2022
E76: Wedding Planning: A Groom's Perspective
Jan 20, 2022
E75: Bob Saget Gave Us a Promo
Jan 13, 2022
E74: Gen Z Baristas
Jan 06, 2022
E73: 2021 (by way of ) Stupid Tik Tok Trends
Dec 30, 2021
E72: Is Figure Skating Really a Sport?
Dec 20, 2021
E71: Holiday Parade Fiasco
Dec 16, 2021
E70: Step Away From Your Amazon Account!
Dec 09, 2021
E69: "Help Is On The Way"
Dec 02, 2021
E68: Post-Thanksgiving, Black Friday Holiday Special
Nov 26, 2021
E67: Hobbies and Stress Relievers
Nov 18, 2021
E66: Corrections, Omissions, and More Grievances
Nov 11, 2021
E65: Live show: Scuttlebutt On Ice!
Nov 04, 2021
E64: Terrifying Townie Tales
Oct 28, 2021
E63: Weird Things and Places
Oct 21, 2021
E62: Pumpkins and People Watching
Oct 14, 2021
E61: Apple picking and other xtreme fall traditions
Oct 08, 2021
E60: Missed Connections
Sep 30, 2021
E59: Way-too-long Emails from School
Sep 02, 2021
E58: Raccoon News
Aug 26, 2021
E57: We Are a Top 200 Podcast in Comedy?!
Aug 19, 2021
E56: Kelly MacFarland (Last Comic Standing, Comics Come Home)
Aug 12, 2021
E55: Police Perspectives
Aug 05, 2021
E54: The Other Half of that Annoying List
Jul 29, 2021
E53: 30 Annoying Things About Living in a Small Town?
Jul 22, 2021
E52: Mumble Rap Star in the Making
Jul 15, 2021
E51: Where Are My Friends?
Jul 08, 2021
E50: Happy 245th to the USA!
Jul 01, 2021
SCUTTLEBUTT BONUS: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Jul 01, 2021
E49: SQUIRT!
Jun 24, 2021
E48: Dad Gifts (and Jokes)
Jun 17, 2021
E47: Bring on Summer!
Jun 10, 2021
E46: That's a Bad Smile
Jun 04, 2021
E45: Just Go With It
May 27, 2021
E44: Prime Huntin' Season for Black Flies!
May 20, 2021
E43: Allergies, Tornados, and Other Regional Inconveniences
May 14, 2021
E42: Those Bad Quarantine Habits Gotta Go!
May 07, 2021
E41: Very Bad Things
Apr 30, 2021
E40: Vaxin' and Relaxin' on Vacation
Apr 22, 2021
E39: Comics are (Transgender) People Too!
Apr 15, 2021
E38: Hero or Bully?
Apr 08, 2021
E37: Kathe's Back!
Apr 01, 2021
E36: Social (Media) Distortion!
Mar 25, 2021
E35: March Madness and Happiness!
Mar 19, 2021
E34: Bromance is in the Air!
Mar 12, 2021
E33: The Neighbors are Getting Restless!
Mar 04, 2021
E32: 2020 Scuttlebutt Awards!
Dec 31, 2020
E31: Your Cure for Holiday Stress
Dec 23, 2020
E30: Retired Hairband Singer
Dec 17, 2020
E29: Everyone's a Covid "Expert"
Dec 10, 2020
E28: Stand-up comedy!
Dec 03, 2020
E27: Thanksgiving Extravaganza!
Nov 25, 2020
E26: TikTok's B Mo the Prince
Nov 19, 2020
E25: Random Topics Out of a Hat.
Nov 12, 2020
E24: Check Your Head
Nov 05, 2020
E23: Halloween Special!
Oct 30, 2020
E22: Relationships During the Pandemic
Oct 22, 2020
E21: Grievance calls!
Oct 15, 2020
E20: Dating Advice
Oct 07, 2020
E19: Gender Reveal Parties
Oct 01, 2020
E18: Leftover Pottery
Sep 24, 2020
E17: Men in Tights (on bikes)
Sep 17, 2020
E16: Pain Greater than Childbirth
Sep 10, 2020
E15: State Rep. Shawn Dooley
Sep 03, 2020
E14: (Part 2) Baristas Tell All!
Aug 27, 2020
E14: (Part 1) Baristas Tell All!
Aug 27, 2020
E13: (Part 2) - Animal Control
Aug 20, 2020
E13: (Part 1) Animal Control
Aug 19, 2020
E12: College Bound!
Aug 13, 2020
E11: Mike Bernard, Screenwriter
Aug 06, 2020
E10: Where's Rick?
Jul 29, 2020
E9: Parks and Rec is Back!
Jul 23, 2020
E8: Teen Librarian Decoded
Jul 16, 2020
E7: 4th Generation Townie
Jul 08, 2020
E6: Your Local Access TV Station
Jul 02, 2020
E5: Harlem Globetrotter, Otis Key
Jun 24, 2020
E4: We're Sponsored?
Jun 18, 2020