The boys have consumed enough lithium for a lifetime so they're heading back to the kitchen with two CNHOFers - Joe Fowler and Cathy Mitchell! Snag some domed lid cooking right along side Dan, Dave and Mark as they get a head start on going from frozen to fabulous in less than 29 minutes. Full Infomercial: Turbo Cooker Check us out at callnowpodcast.com and follow @CallNowPodcast on Twitter and Instagram ! Thanks for listening and don't forget to Call Now!...
Jan 10, 2024•48 min•Ep. 59
Dan, Dave and Mark put on their rubber shoes to avoid any shocks from the third rail as they get into all of the gory details that comprise the unflinching look into America’s dark heart that is - the Pulse Wave Myotron. Stay vigilant with the boys as they tempt cancellation at every turn and try to unscramble the central nervous system of this very special edition of Call Now Podcast. Full Infomercial: Pulse Wave Myotron Check us out at callnowpodcast.com and follow @CallNowPodcast on ...
Dec 31, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 58
Welcome to a very special episode of Call Now Podcast! Dan, Dave and Mark are going way out of their depth and dealing with the uncomfortable topic of how self-defense was portrayed and sold to the terrified people of the 1990’s. Luckily for you, unlike the Pulse Wave Myotron - this won’t hurt a bit. You don’t need to worry about shocking yourself, or if this episode will work on people who are on drugs (spoiler…it will) or if it will work in West Virginia (the jury is still out). Buckle up for ...
Oct 24, 2022•50 min•Ep. 57
Dan, Dave and Mark attempt to make their Escape as they Ride Like the Wind through the Summer Breeze to see if they Can't Fight this Feeling for One More Night, or if they're better off to Drive, Listen to the Music and Steal Away. Find out What a Fool Believes as they go On and On about a Babe (Rosanna) and a Diamond Girl (Maggie May) they met down in Kokomo as they recount, Minute by Minute, the Lowdown on the time Jessie, Sister Golden Hair and Tin Man went Sailing on their Horse with No Name...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 56
Hey! Dan, Dave and Mark are three beeps to the wind and excited to sit down with the Prince of the Perfect Steak , the Hero of the Hammer X Putter - Mr. Beau Rials! The boys walk the grounds with a legend of the industry and hear all about the long, traffic-filled road from drive-time radio to the Medicus , from the AeroBed to air purifiers. They also find out everything Beau knows about working other heavy hitters in the field and dig into the one that got away brother man. Check us out at call...
Jun 14, 2022•56 min
Whether your slamming some Pinot Grigio or just trying to put on your favorite Miami-bathroom shirt, the boys are here for it! Dan, Dave and Mark their first foray into the slow-churning waters of Time Life's music collection and could not start in a sexier place than The Best of Soft Rock! There's something for everyone - Denim Vampires, Joel Hole survivors or coming to grips with the fact that we all know more about Bread than we sometimes want to admit. Full Infomercial: The Best of Soft Rock...
May 03, 2022•54 min•Ep. 54
Football season never sleeps and Call Now Podcast doesn’t either! Dan, Dave and Mark are putting their noses to the gridiron again and going deep with the Tampa Bay Storm! Find out who the host of America’s next great reality series “Extreme Makeover: Home Game Edition” will be and and join the boys in a battle of wits on their first ever appearance on “Who Wants to be an I-4 Warriare?” Full Infomercial: Tampa Bay Storm Infomercial Check us out at callnowpodcast.com and follow @CallNowPodcast on...
Apr 02, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 53
It's time for Dan, Dave and Mark to toughen up and expand their boundaries to the gridiron as they get into the Xs, the Os, the Jims and the Joes and see how the 2004 Tampa Bay Storm prepared their local community for the coming battle of the War on I-4. As a special bonus - see if you can figure out where our hosts land in another battle - Swordsmen vs Beaumen. Click here to watch the full video of this episode! Full Infomercial: Tampa Bay Storm Infomercial Check us out at callnowpodcast.com an...
Mar 08, 2022•47 min•Ep. 49
Let’s make one thing clear right from the start - if you’re uncomfortable with the fact that this blender is the catalyst for untold numbers of swingers parties/events/bouts across the world then this might not be the podcast for you. Dan, Dave and Mark have no choice but to address the upside-down pineapple in the multiple-mattress adorned room as they get to the bottom of key bowl and figure out why anyone needs a portable blender (other than swingers). You’ll also learn all about the joys of ...
Feb 23, 2022•59 min•Ep. 51
Happy 50th Episode everybody! Accomplishing what few other infomercial themed podcasts have done before - Dan, Dave and Mark boldly cross the threshold of the half-century mark by going mobile and celebrating with their old pals from the Magic Bullet crew. They may not be the same sandy-haired stallions they once were, but they are Nokia compatible and unafraid to jump into the politic(k)s of blending on the move. Mind your oily elbows, and be wary of low grade Bonds, and you might just find you...
Feb 05, 2022•46 min•Ep. 50
Dan, Dave and Mark have the privilege of speaking with the Human Calculator himself - Scott Flansburg! The boys take a trip down memory lane with Scott and fondly review his experience on Amazing Discoveries and the wild path he took to get there. Hear all about how Scott has made some of his most impactful revelations, his non-mathletic talents and what he’s been up to lately (hint: Alice Cooper is prevalently involved in all three of these areas). As a special bonus, Scott puts the boys to the...
Jan 23, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 49
Have you ever tried to keep a New Year’s Resolution only to scrap it two weeks into the new year? Tired of feeling guilty for not living up to your commitments? Great! We knew you did! So check out this week’s very special episode where the boys sit down with The Trainer to the Trainer® Tom Purvis and look at all the incredible ways infomercials can make you a better person this year! How do you get there? Start here by learning about all of the foundational building blocks of any good resolutio...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 48
Dan, Dave and Mark never claim to be mathemagicians so they go to the well for some expert insight and land on Call Now Mathematics Expert and high school math teacher Jared Chivers! The boys have a lot of hard questions for Chiv but, in professorial form, he keeps them focused on the tasks at hand and helps determine: is this SYSTEM worthwhile? Who is the REAL winner of man vs. machine? What exactly is ‘new math’? Scott Flansburg…sex symbol? There’s a lot to uncover, but don’t worry, you don’t ...
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 47
Dan, Dave and Mark are going back to school and crunching the numbers with Mike Levey and the Amazing Discoveries crew! Scott Flansburg aka The Human Calculator is 110% convinced that 99% of his program will be able to improve the math skills of at least 64% of those who complete his training. No need to show your work, we're doing it all in our heads this week! Click here to watch the full video of this episode ! Full Infomercial: Amazing Discoveries: Human Calculator Check us out at callnowpod...
Nov 29, 2021•45 min•Ep. 46
Dan, Dave and Mark feel like they have the inside track to figure out everything about this SJPL Production! They take a long look at a quick show and try to keep track of each meal, bite, pan and recipe that Cathy and Joe dizzy them with. Find out what Living Single would look like the boys and solve once and for all what’s lurking on, under and around everyone’s countertops even if one of our hosts just can’t stick to the company line. Full Infomercial: Xpress Redi Set Go Check us out at calln...
Nov 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 45
Dan, Dave and Mark are hungry again and thinking about all the dangerous munchies they can muster with Cathy Mitchell and Joe Farago. For full transparency, one of the hosts of the show shares a number of controversial anti-ranch opinions which are not representative of Call Now Podcast or B+ Effort, LLC. While we do not necessarily support these comments, we feel it is our journalistic responsibility to allow for productive dialogue on key issues regardless of their political, religious, moral ...
Oct 29, 2021•50 min•Ep. 44
Hey Sarge! Great news - Dan, Dave and Mark may have finally cracked the code on what makes the Vitality Cookware system so valuable! We don’t want to spoil the magic for you but here are a few hints: it’s not that it took two sets of hosts within two different disjointed infomercials crammed together into a single show to explain what the product is. It’s not that the pans are (allegedly) stackable or even that we finally know what to do with all of those nickels we have laying around! Listen cl...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 43
Dan, Dave and Mark are back in the kitchen and exploring the value of vertical cooking! Vitality cookware is so complex it took them two separate sets of hosts to explain it! The Clever Cleaver Brothers try their best to force feed us the “right” way to cook with the Vitality Stackable Cookware vs Conventional Cooking Challenge. While Jim and Susan go straight to the heart and to let you know that you'll never go hungry as long as you know how to properly cook mixed vegetables. We also find out ...
Sep 19, 2021•43 min•Ep. 42
Dan, Dave and Mark and cleaning up around the green and taking a wrist-led swing at figuring out everything that led to the Hammer X putter. Get some real-life, first-hand feedback from the boys as Dan and Mark breakdown the true power of wielding a hammer in public (golf courses). Uh oh - new nickname alert! Find out which one of our hosts will henceforth be known as Dr. Knockdown and see if Beau’s southern charm is having any positive effects on Mark, or his short game. Full Infomercial: Hamme...
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 41
Dan, Dave and Mark are getting some sun, trimming some strokes and feeling Jolly because they finally found the one putter that makes all others OBSOLETE! Lots of big questions raised in this one: Is that a golf club? How much thigh is too much for a two-shot? When did they stop letting children buy heaters for their parents? And while the boys might not have all the answers, the smooth-talking Southern Swing-oil Saucier that is Beau Rials does his best to help them draw their own conclusions. C...
Aug 28, 2021•48 min•Ep. 40
It’s been a tough couple of weeks in the world of Call Now, but the boys are happy to return you to your regularly scheduled programming! Come along and spend a little under 21 days going from sagging to bragging and focus on a few things other than John Abdo’s proximity to his demonstrators. And to make sure they had appropriate levels of specificity, the boys called in the the Trainer to the Trainers ® himself - Mr. Tom Purvis! Check out Tom’s heroic return to Call Now as he explains what this...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 39
Last week when they heard the news, the boys gave you their thoughts and reactions in the moment, hours after learning of the passing of Ron Popeil. Now, they do their best to pay homage, and their proper respects, to Papa Ron. They celebrate the King of the Infomercial and dig into what made Ron's Ronness so singular and take a tour through the incredibly diverse array of inventions he developed and marketed for the past half century-plus. Check us out at callnowpodcast.com and follow @CallNowP...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 38
In the immediate wake of the news of the passing of Ron Popeil, Dan, Dave and Mark hop on to share some quick thoughts on what Ron has meant to them, his unparalleled impacts on direct marketing, product pitching and infomercials. Check us out at callnowpodcast.com and follow @CallNowPodcast on Twitter and Instagram ! Thanks for listening and don't forget to Call Now!...
Jul 29, 2021•16 min
Dan, Dave and Mark are feeling the power of compression and getting tighter than ever. Forget all that nonsense about how to get in shape - there's only one part of the anatomy that really matters and John Abdo is going to make sure you don't focus anywhere else! Watch along with the boys as they keep their eyes on John (and his wandering hands) and try to figure out who this is for, how to handle catching a couple in the throws of a passionate workout, and what's really on Abdo's mind that made...
Jul 26, 2021•49 min•Ep. 37
It must be Christmas in July because Janta Clause is coming to Call Now town! The boys had the chance to speak with legendary Pitchman, and Call Now Hall of Famer, Jan Muller! If you’ve made it this far in the copy then we can safely assume you love the PaintStick episode (you’re very smart), same for our 25th Episode Pitch People discussion (you’re also incredibly good-looking) and three-fold for our conversation with Stan Jacobs (check please). Find out everything you’ve ever wanted to know ab...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 36
3..2..1…lift off! Dan, Dave and Mark are blasting deep into stains and fabrics, discussing domestic and foreign policy and doing their best to weather another spin cycle with the Sputnik! John and Terry are as waxed, vaxxed and relaxed as ever and helping the boys cut their #laundrytime with a host of characters and shine some light on life’s most personal questions. And just in case you've ever questioned the nature of your reality, you'll feel very comfortable with the number of creative scena...
Jul 09, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 35
It’s Been a While since they’ve had a good ol’ fashioned Watch Party, but Dan, Dave and Mark are feeling pretty Lit and do not want to throw out their airwalks just because they’re a little Staind. They’re making their lists now, because it will be Christmas Eve 6 months from now, and they’re already feeling the pressure of learning a new way to get clean with legendary Pitchman John Parkin. It’s easy to Slide into the trap of being a Jumper to conclusions, but avoiding Third Eye Blindness will ...
Jun 28, 2021•55 min•Ep. 34
Let’s play a quick game of “Pretend You Can’t Read the Title” and try to figure out just who the boys have the pleasure of speaking with this week! Hint #1: What do infomercial legends, and Call Now Hall of Famers, Joe Fowler, Jan Muller, Nancy Nelson, Arnold Morris and Cathy Mitchell all have in common? Great hair? (Yes, but no). Incredible energy and passion? (Sure, but not the answer we’re driving at). Ok, Hint #2: Do you ever get the feeling that you’re about to speak with a documentarian, b...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 33
Dan, Dave and Mark have seen the light and are on bended knee at the alter of Father Ron. Please join the boys, grab a pew and listen as Brother Arnold preaches the good gospel of the Full Tang and reads passages from the book of Surgical Steel, Father Ron’s homily espouses the creation myth of the Showtime Knife and bear witness to sisters Shannon and The Other One prepare the gifts for the delivery of the sacrament. The Church of Ronco knows how difficult of a moral quandy it can be to choose ...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 32
Dan, Dave and Mark have arrived at the cutting edge of kitchen excellence and jumping in to a full on family reunion! Ron is back, so is his cousin Arnold, his daughter Shannon and his other daughter Lauren - the whole famn damily has their aprons on and trying to give away as many implements of culinary destruction as possible! The boys fall under Ron’s spell momentarily but never forget the magic of Arnold and all of the wisdom he possesses. Some special guest appearances including a couple of...
May 29, 2021•50 min•Ep. 31
