This week's episode is a like a punch in the face, tbh. We are talking Hockey! Join DJ LIL and myself, Toddy, as we dive into our secondhand haul to commemorate DJ Lil's favorite sport. The ALF Deity is back up for grabs for this week's trivia trophy. Games / Show Topics : Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, Joe Louis Arena, Florida Panthers, cute hockey players Follow our show on @thriftypodcast on Instagram. Special thanks to : BLUFFS for "Alternate Reality", the theme to our show for many...
Jan 29, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Thank you for joining us for yet another episode of this very show. This episode we bring in some literal heavy items, maybe the heaviest in shows history. We have rugs. I am joined by Rachel Stratton our Clown Keeper, Haircare Guru and the current holder of the two THRIFTY Deities. Games / Show Topics : JC Penney's, Sparkles the Firework, Invasive Fish Species, Tattoo Removal Follow our show on @thriftypodcast on Instagram. Special thanks to : BLUFFS for "Alternate Reality", the theme to our sh...
Jan 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min
The general consensus from the worms and roaches of this show's fanbase liked that WE liked talking about gifts we have received (from each other). This week we shuffle out a few more secondhand gifted items to showcase to you to today. Join DJ LIL and me (Toddy) as we once again open our homes and hearts, kind of. Games / Show Topics : Xena Warrior Princess, Mickey Mouse Rap Squad, BOOBLESS Calculators, Puma, Ferrari, Brands, 40s/50s Scarves/Bandanas + more! Follow our show on @thriftypodcast o...
Jan 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min
This week DJ Lil joins me (Toddy) as we celebrate our secondhand finds that were GIFTED to us. We accidentally choose items we gifted each other, which is kind of nice! Games / Show Topics : Werewolves , Cardinals, Reindeer, The Hallmark Store, 9/11 (surely) + more Follow our show on @thriftypodcast on Instagram. Special thanks to : BLUFFS for "Alternate Reality", the theme to our show for many reasons. ( https://steveberes.bandcamp.com ) Instagram : @thriftypodcast Subscribe on iTunes : THRIFTY...
Jan 01, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Hello roaches and worms. This year's Holiday/Christmas season has been quite hectic. We are throwing it back to an episode that may have fallen on the cutting room floor for more than a few of you. In 2019 we did a White Elephant Gift Exchange with secondhand / found items. There was about 8 or 9 of us gathered around 3 microphones. Most of us scream at points to make sure our jokes get over! To you and yours, happy holidays from THRIFTY. The only podcast with two different types of bug/insect i...
Dec 25, 2022•57 min
On this week's show Rachel Stratton, our haircare guru is back to play around and be goofy. We take a look at our most delicate of thrifted items, GLASSES. Games / Show Topics : Soda, Amusement Parks, Clowns, Ruby (gem kind), Smooch Seasons Follow our show on @thriftypodcast on Instagram. Special thanks to : BLUFFS for "Alternate Reality", the theme to our show for many reasons. ( https://steveberes.bandcamp.com ) Instagram : @thriftypodcast Subscribe on iTunes : THRIFTY...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 3 min
This week we again take a look at some vintage pins. This week we will be sure NOT to prick our fingers because The Pin Man is here. Eric Frankenburg of FrankenPins is here with a few from his collection that are easily the coolest pins so far. Check out their stuff at @frankenpins on Instagram. Games / Show Topics : Pro Wrestling, 90s Bummer Rock, Dwight Eisenhower, Prince + more. Follow our show on @thriftypodcast on Instagram. Special thanks to : BLUFFS for "Alternate Reality", the theme to o...
Nov 20, 2022•1 hr 18 min
This week's episode we take a look at some vintage pins. I hope we don't prick our fingers by accident! DJ Lil joins Toddy (me) as we dive into our thrift haul. We play some practice trivia to collect some points, so when a THRIFTY Deity is on the line we will be sure to win it. Games / Show Topics : Pitt Panther, Penn State Nittany Lions, Steve Bartman, Paul McCartney Follow our show on @thriftypodcast on Instagram. Special thanks to : BLUFFS for "Alternate Reality", the theme to our show for m...
Nov 13, 2022•53 min
This will wrap up our series in R.L. Stine's Goosebumps : Reader Beware You Choose The Scare books. This Scary Season I'm inviting some of THRIFTY's most frequent co hosts back onto the show. Rachel Stratton, DJ Lil and myself return to send this baby out right. This week : #20 Toy Terror : Batteries Included #25 Shop Til' You Drop...Dead! Listen in as we are secretly recorded by adults while in the Toy Factory. Plus, an exclusive look into Dr. Eeek, presumably the chimpanzee that took DJ Lil's ...
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 2 min
This Scary Season I'm inviting some of THRIFTY's most frequent co hosts back onto the show. We are reading R.L. Stine's Goosebumps : Choose Your Own Scare! Adventure Books. This week : #3 Trapped in Bat Wing Hall #22 The Twisted Tale of Tiki Island Going completely against the whole description, this week on the show is Mike Myzak! I've been meaning to get Mike on this pod for awhile and I admittedly I get my wish. ___ Mike rocks out to straight up metal music with URNS. (urnspgh.bandcamp.com/al...
Oct 23, 2022•1 hr 24 min
This Scary Season I'm inviting some of THRIFTY's most frequent co hosts back onto the show. We are reading R.L. Stine's Goosebumps : Choose Your Own Scare! Adventure Books. This week : #23 Zapped In Space #1 Escape from the Carnival of Horrors Rachel Stratton rejoins the frey, holding both THRIFTY Deities in the Alf Puppet and Troll. In our adventures today we meet a group of outer space ROACHES! That's right, you are in this episode.
Oct 16, 2022•56 min
This Scary Season I'm inviting some of THRIFTY's most frequent co hosts back onto the show. We are reading R.L. Stine's Goosebumps : Choose Your Own Scare! Adventure Books. This week : #15 Please Don't Feed The Vampire #16 Secret Agent Grandma #2 Tick, Tock You're Dead! DJ Lil, the always scheming squirrel and our resident Clown Keeper Rachel Stratton join me on this adventure. As always, the ALF Deity is on the line. Whoever has the best story walks away with our favorite space alien who eats c...
Oct 09, 2022•2 hr 12 min
This Scary Season I'm inviting some of THRIFTY's most frequent co hosts back onto the show. We are reading R.L. Stine's Goosebumps : Choose Your Own Scare! Adventure Books. This week : Special Edition #2 Return to Terror Tower #18 Attack of the Beastly Babysitter Lucas Sloppy of Fake Ritual joins this adventure as well do some time traveling to medieval times right before I take us to the Fun Zone, which proved to be not so fun if you are a human being. As always, the ALF Deity is on the line. W...
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. Growl, Bark, Meow, Woof. These are all sounds animals. This week on the show DJ LIL and Toddy (me) showcase secondhand finds that are animal adjacent. Games / Show Topics : Tube TVs, Plush, Mugs, Seagulls in particular, Mickey Mouse Who will walk out of today's show with the Alf THRIFTY Deity? Follow our show on @thriftypodcast on Instagram. Special thanks to : BLUFFS for "Alternate Reality", the theme to our show for many reasons. ( https://steveberes.bandca...
Sep 11, 2022•59 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. I hope your early 2000s musical tastes were flooded with screeching and wailing and straight up headbanging. Mine were! Join DJ Lil and myself to take a look at some band merchandise -and this really really buttony vest. Games / Show Topics : Screamo, Noise, Fear Before the March of Flames, The Blood Brothers, Courage the Cowardly Dog Who will walk out of today's show with the Alf THRIFTY Deity? Follow our show on @thriftypodcast on Instagram. Special thanks ...
Aug 28, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. A product's brand holds more weight than the product itself. This week we take a look at secondhand items that stand out due to Brand Identity. Lucas Sloppy (Fake Ritual) still holds the troll deity, so he is back. Rachel Stratton, our clown keeper is here for a hoot and goof off! Games / Show Topics : Pizza Hut, Mickey Mouse, Rollercoasters, Fast Fashion, French Fries Who will walk out of today's show with the NEW Troll THRIFTY Deity? Follow our show on @thr...
Aug 20, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. This week's episode we are once again heating up the bubbly cauldron because it's time that we choose our own adventures once again. The current holder of the TROLL DEITY, Lucas Sloppy, returns to defend the deity in a battle of who can create the spookiest tale. We read R.L. Stine's Give Yourself Goosebumps : #22 Return to the Carnival of Horrors -- and -- Special Edition #2 Return to Terror Tower. Join in on the fun over at @thriftypodcast on instagram, a v...
Aug 07, 2022•1 hr 54 min
THRIFTY has had the opportunity to be a Top 10 Finalist in this year's Pittsburgh City Paper Best Podcast of 2022 category. How awesome! Listen in on how to vote or follow these steps : Go to bit.ly/thrifty2022 -or- pghcitypaper.com Click Best of 2022 Click People and Placed Find Best Podcast Category VOTE THRIFTY
Aug 02, 2022•4 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. This week's episode we shift our focus to Hats of all kind. We have X-Files Snapbacks. We have Judas Priest hats that only took a WISH to get. We even have a hat we call the Water Undertaker. Join Toddy, DJ Lil and Lucas Sloppy of Fake Ritual as they file through some secondhand hats. Who will walk out of today's show with the NEW Troll THRIFTY Deity? Follow our show on @thriftypodcast on Instagram. Games / Show Topics : Marvin the Martian, Space, Occult, New...
Jul 24, 2022•1 hr 18 min
This year we celebrate five years since this show was created. A lot changes in five whole human years in someone's life. I put together some little baby ass clips of our live shows we did in the 2018-2019 era. I was really putting in the hours with this show at that time because it was the only thing I sort of had. ( I barely have more now :) ). Seemingly every couple months there would be a gig somewhere. I was very anxious to do them and ever more anxious to listen to some clips back. Thank y...
Jul 17, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. For the first time ever the winner of Trivia will take home the prestigious THRIFTY Cup! The Beautiful Baddies, the Debonair Deviants, (the charming cheaters), Wrestling's Drama Club, The Runway return. Join Tyler Klein, Calvin Couture and Toddy as they discuss this week's thrift finds. Games / Show Topics : Occult, Power Rangers, Godzilla, Pokemon, Literally Pittsburgh + more! Special thanks to : BLUFFS for "Alternate Reality", the theme to our show for many...
Jul 10, 2022•1 hr 56 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. This week's episode we show our appreciation for the OG Food Holders, Plates. Anything can be a plate too, which we find out more about. Join DJ Lil, Rachel Stratton and myself as we showcase our plates that were thrift finds. It's a special episode for we have a Deity vs. Deity matchup for the first time since we've introduced those little weirdos. Who is going to go home with ALF and our new fun Troll? Games / Show Topics : Alan Jackson, Clowns, Boston Mark...
Jun 26, 2022•1 hr 49 min
This week I (Toddy) sit down to chat with you a bit plus run down some thrift finds from my very own hometown, think more Porty less Burghy. We have a Summer Party of our own with a blast from the past smash hit! I appreciate everyone who has or will appear on THRIFTY to talk about their secondhand lifestyles but we collectively take time to listen back to some of the crew who have been on this season/era. Special thanks to my home team crew of DJ Lil and Rachel Stratton....
Jun 19, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. This week's episode we show our appreciation for Leftovers by saluting one of the best things to find in a kitchen, TUPPERWARE! Join DJ Lil and myself while we take a look at our favorite containers, some even with a "burping seal." Thanks to Earl Tupper for everything he's done for us. We even bring back and old segment that hasn't been heard on the show for like a super long time? Who will walk out of today's show with the NEW Troll THRIFTY Deity? Follow ou...
Jun 08, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. After last week's episode ended up in a classic body switch mix up this week keep the cauldron bubbling because we are lurking back in the world of Goosebumps. This episode we venture Deep Into The Jungle of Doom, #11 in the Choose Your Own Adventures series. Lucas Sloppy of Fake Ritual returns to read this one. I hope I don't get us fileted like a fish! Join in on the fun over at @thriftypodcast on instagram, a very well known phone application. Games / Show...
May 29, 2022•45 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. This week's episode we have something cooking in the cauldron that we haven't made for dinner in a long time. A VERY SPOOKY EPISODE. I'm joined by Lucas Sloppy (Fake Ritual) and we enter a forbidden realm in R.L. Stine's Choose Your Own Adventure Goosebumps Books. This episode we venture through #10 Diary of a Mad Mummy. What twists and turns will befall us? Join in on the fun over at @thriftypodcast on instagram, a very well known phone application. Games / ...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. This week's episode we tip our HAT to our PANTS. This one is about BELTS. All kinds of belts, really. We even take a look at the belt's best friend, the Belt Buckle. I welcome back DJ LIL and Rachel Stratton for a pants synching good time. Lil and Rachel are always very accommodating and I appreciate them. Who will walk out of today's show with the ALF THRIFTY Deity? Isn't that we do every week? DJ LIL gave us 20+ adventure pics with her time with ALF on @thr...
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 33 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. This week we finish out PLUSH / Stuffed Animal thrift find showcases. Maura Kay of Rust Belt Retro has two finds to share and one of them isn't something we have had on the show before. Join Maura, DJ Lil and myself for another thrilling ride through the garbage. Who will walk out of today's show with the ALF THRIFTY Deity? Isn't that we do every week? Games / Show Topics : Cabbage Patch Kids, Stuffed Animal Jackets Special thanks to : BLUFFS for "Alternate R...
Apr 11, 2022•45 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. Hello roaches and worms. This week I welcome the best DJ this side of the Allegheny, DJ LIL, and Maura Kay of Rust Belt Retro. Maura and I are secondhand selling comrades and often bump elbows in the same haunts. We are taking a look at some very cute PLUSH / Stuffed Animals for the next couple weeks on the show. I hope you enjoy. Who will walk out of today's show with the ALF THRIFTY Deity? Isn't that we do every week? Games / Show Topics : Disney, Grave Dig...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Secondhand Shopping for Worm People. Hello everyone. We are continuing our savage competition in our Battle Royal this week. Ziggy Haim, Calvin Couture and Tyler Klein return. The Runway discuss their thrift finds and attempt to stump Ziggy and myself. Who is going to win this big battle royal? Who will walk out of today's show with the ALF THRIFTY Deity? Isn't that we do every week? Games / Show Topics : Coco Chanel, Nicki Minaj, Power Rangers, Dinosaurs, Pokemon Special thanks to : BLUFFS for ...
Mar 27, 2022•1 hr 13 min
