Episode 43 has arrived! Back to (essentially) normal the boys start off by rating their weeks. Too hot to handle Zack and his wife spent a night in an art themed getaway complete with a sauna! Covid talks were quick as we’re finally about had it. Arby’s strikes again the furry sandwich makes another appearance! Zack is back at it again with the drafts making Carey draft his four favorite fast food sauces. Carey shares his not so happy Saturday story for “things that make you go blegh”. Debate de...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 13- Everyone goes through a weird phase when they’re younger...right? From frosted tips to bracelets the boys talk about about the one weird phases they went through when they were younger. Can you guess who went through which phase?
Jun 17, 2020•11 min
Episode 42 has arrived! The boys are back in the building! Back in the studio this week and the boys had great weeks! Zack went grocery shopping and had trouble finding the cashier. The characters of The Tiger King are making news again. Will Carole Baskins every be arrested? Debate debacle! Which is better, store bought or homemade chocolate milk? Ketchup or mustard on hot dogs? Zack tells his “things that make you go blegh” story about the pool. This weeks derailments have Zack missing his Jul...
Jun 13, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 12- Moving in with a significant other, what a fun and exciting time! Or is it? The boys go through what kind of changes Carey should expect when he moves in with his,by that time, wife. While, Zack chronicles the differences that he’s experience when he moved in with his wife. The boys know one things...they’re playstations will not be feeling the love!
Jun 10, 2020•19 min
With murder hornets on the rise in the US the boys feel like there’s no better time than now to hop into the suit of a beekeeper. Special Guest Beekeeper Hayley stops on in for one buzzzzing interview. Put your helmet and suit on, get your beehives ready, and hop into the life of an amateur beekeeper in this 2 part interview!
Jun 03, 2020•18 min
Episode 41 has arrived! The boys have made it into the yellow phase! Things are looking up as the town is opening back up and traffic is a clear indicator of such. Zack is excited to get back into the studio within the next few weeks as he has lost all of his hype for Skype. Battle of the macs! The boys discuss which is better...velveeta or kraft macaroni and cheese. One of them is clearly in the wrong. Sticking on the food train Zack has been craving Chinese food and Carey misses the buffets. A...
May 30, 2020•1 hr 16 min
With murder hornets on the rise in the US the boys feel like there’s no better time than now to hop into the suit of a beekeeper. Special Guest Beekeeper Hayley stops on in for one buzzzzing interview. Put your helmet and suit on, get your beehives ready, and hop into the life of an amateur beekeeper in this 2 part interview!
May 27, 2020•17 min
Episode 40 has arrived! The boys have completed another week in quarantine! Things are looking up though as they’re moving into the yellow phase at the end of next week! Zack and his family hit up another drive thru zoo this week. Much better than the last time but the llama was very unenthusiastic about feeding time. Kitten update! Two kittens got a loving home and there’s only about 15 more to go! A common topic for the boys, they discuss how quarantine has led to better food. Zack has officia...
May 24, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 9- Do you have a specific problem that this specific item can help you with? Are you intrigued with items sold on infomercials? Then this is the episode for you! With only (roughly) 15 minutes of listening time, and no hidden fees, you can listen to the boys talk about items they see on tv but aren’t quite sure if it’s worth the money.
May 20, 2020•17 min
Episode 39 has arrived! The boys are back after a week of technical difficulties. Carey starts off by feeling like a new man after getting a haircut. The Prewife and Carey went over to visit Zack and his wife. They of course practiced social distancing! Corona virus cases are falling rapidly in our county. How much longer will it be till we move to the yellow phase?! Carey has and uh oh moment while running to the bathroom. Zack took his family to a drive thru zoo and then hit up the zoo that is...
May 17, 2020•50 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 8- Financially floundering foods...how much would you spend on a meal? The boys dice right on into seafood as it’s seemingly the most expensive item to eat. Which one enjoys it and which one detests it? Find out on this quick blurb from the boys.
May 13, 2020•18 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 7 What’s the hardest part of quarantine so far? Could it be the lack of human contact? Are the trips to the grocery store rough? Find out what’s been difficult for the boys and Prewife during this quarantine!
May 06, 2020•17 min
Episode 37 has arrived! The boys start off talking about zacks ongoing boredom during quarantine. Moving along a “Pump the Brakes” topic pops it’s hidden head out when the US Government confirms there have been UFO sightings. The NCAA is going to allow college players to receive compensation for their likeness and sponsorships, but does this mean Zack will see the return of NCAA football games? This week’s “nope, nope, nope” comes out of Australia where Zack discovered there’s a spider that liqu...
May 02, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 6 Whats your biggest fear? The answer can’t be snakes! Is it choking? Dying? Having ugly children? Find out what the boys’ biggest fears are on this episode of the Pump the Brakes!
Apr 29, 2020•20 min
Episode 36 has arrived! This week brings along a special guest...The Prewife is back in the proverbial building! Starting out Zack asks the Prewife about her favorite episode and her favorite parts of The Total Train Wreck so far. Quarantine is still going on. Some of us are passing the time with food and one member isn’t so much. Taking a trip down memory lane the Prewife tells us mean stories of her past playing youth sports with Zack. Prewife got a special delivery from Panera today! This wee...
Apr 25, 2020•1 hr 19 min
Pump The Brakes #5 (Flat Earth Theory): The guys quickly debunk the Flat Earth Theory. They then jump down a rabbit hole of what outer space may entail. Would we feel a supernova from the sun? The boys let you know what they think, and then some!
Apr 22, 2020•25 min
Episode 35 has arrived! The weeks keep going on but the routine stays the same. With corona taking up everyone’s time the boys slim down on the corona talk. A very candid episode for the total train wreck crew. The guys try an emotional segment, the boys answer five questions that really delve deep into their personal lives. This weeks derailments have Carey sewing too many out of state plates and Zack seeing someone else’s instacart order. All that and much more on this week’s episode of The To...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 25 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 2: The boys discuss the cold case murder file of JonBenét Ramsey. Several suspects, no arrests, and no evidence. Kidnapping, hanging, ransom note, and was it all staged? Who do you think did it?
Apr 15, 2020•20 min
Episode 34 has arrived! No weekly ratings again this week due to there still not being any weeks! The boys are running into cabin fever. Long days of quarantine are blending together and life has become a monotony. Zack continues on with his guitar lessons but refused to give us a sneak peek. Carey takes a break from building his house. We rattle off our favorite school lunches from the past. Carey mentions a morbid job he had to do as a result of the coronavirus. This weeks derailments have Zac...
Apr 11, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 3: “The Tiger King” is quite frankly something that could only be a tru story and not fabricated. Joe Exotic, “Doc” Antle, and Carol Baskins find themselves in the center of a 5 year documentary which ends in one of them going to jail. This story has it all, guns, husbands, tigers, superstar music career, murder for hire, and sooooo much more than you would think. More twists and turns than a country back road, this documentary is way more wild than the big cats it’s centered...
Apr 08, 2020•24 min
Episode 33 has arrived! No weekly ratings this week due to there not being any weeks anymore! How have the boys been spending their quarantine? One of them has decided to make use of their fancy decorative guitar! Can you guess who? The latest Tuesday Fryday was a bust, but the quarantine food hasn’t been bad all around. Zack describes his bbq chicken quesadilla in a scandalous way. Ketchup on mac and cheese, mayo sammiches, and berry flavored pop tarts a no or a go? Finishing off with a serious...
Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 2: “The Tiger King” is quite frankly something that could only be a tru story and not fabricated. Joe Exotic, “Doc” Antle, and Carol Baskins find themselves in the center of a 5 year documentary which ends in one of them going to jail. This story has it all, guns, husbands, tigers, superstar music career, murder for hire, and sooooo much more than you would think. More twists and turns than a country back road, this documentary is way more wild than the big cats it’s centered...
Apr 01, 2020•22 min
Episode 32 has arrived! Coronacation continues. Still the number one topic all around the world the boys dive head first back into the pandemic. The pre-wife has been diligently spending her quarantine making charts of corona virus cases in the US, China, and Italy. Good news! According to the charts we should see a decline in corona cases over the next 2-3 weeks. Zack has been getting quite a bit stir crazy. He must be crazy because he’s played too many video games! A quick family trip to feed ...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Pump the Brakes Ep. 1: The boys dive into aliens. Do they exist? One hose believes there’s a 60/40 chance that they do. Can you guess which host it is?
Mar 25, 2020•20 min
Episode 31 has arrived! Muh muh muh my corona. With the corona virus sweeping not only the nation but the world at this time very little otherwise newsworthy events have occurred. The boys discuss how they’ve been keeping sane during their “corona-cation” (trademark pending)((no not really)). Hoping to engage with listeners/viewers the boys call up a couple family/friends and see how they’ve been handling the situation. “Pump the Brakes” was announced, a new weekly episode dropping on early Wedn...
Mar 21, 2020•1 hr 47 min
Episode 30 has arrived! The boys jump right on into the content this week. Everyone’s talking about it and so are we...the corona virus is here. Are the boys buying into all the hype? Do they wash their hands enough? A quick weekly rating this episode, both fellas had great weeks. They hop on into the survival scene and talk about building an underground bunker. Listing off 10 things they would bring with them to survive for two years. This weeks derailments have Carey seeing stars and Zack seei...
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Episode 29 has arrived! The boys have a special guest this week...The PreWife! They all give their weekly ratings. Zack took a trip to Jurassic world live and wonders if they’ll ever be able to clone dinosaurs in the future. The crew contemplated what scary wonders the ocean has in it. Pablo Picasso didn’t die until when?! They all give their weekly ratings. The crew talks about having an in studio audience! New segment this week will have you buying mullets, corona, and McDonald’s, or something...
Mar 07, 2020•2 hr 3 min
Episode 28 has arrived! The boys have moved on from their past couple bad weeks and had a much better week this week. First up is the kfc donut chicken sandwich review! Overall not too bad but will the boys be grabbing this to eat again anytime soon? This week there was two more polls. To Carey’s surprise Auntie Anne’s had a healthy lead over Cinnabon. The other poll had the boys goin fighting between who would win in a fight. Would the gorilla take the crown or the grizzly bear? Carey shows his...
Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 18 min
Episode 27 has arrived!. The boys had a rough go of it this week. After the weekly ratings Carey has a few corrections to his last weeks llama story. Zack’s wife and Carey’s pre-wife were at it again this week with funny stories of their own. Zack reaches out to Paul Stanley, but ends up with a goose egg. The future is here! Zack reviews Walmart’s online ordering and store pickup for groceries. This weeks polls on Facebook didn’t go over so well with one host of TTW. KFC donut sammich, air fried...
Feb 22, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Episode 26 has arrived! Starting off with their weekly ratings Zack had a fantastic week while Carey’s week was on the opposite end of the spectrum. February is here and so is Valentine’s Day! What do the boys have planned for their special ladies? Llama llama ding dong, Carey’s dad was oh so wrong. Oscars came and went leading the boys to draft their all time favorite movies. New segment this week week “Name That Tune” which was movie related. Quick Pamela Anderson update. Lastly, the derailmen...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 19 min
