Expect to Laugh

Lori avoided massages for years because she feared an embarrassing bodily noise. Brett’s experiences suggest she had other things to worry about. From massage therapists walking on his back in Rome to an awkward, ZERO-privacy shower in Mexico, relaxation comes with surprises. Add celebrity impressions, Maine’s ice storm of 1998, jury duty, and a surprisingly passionate disagreement about Dateline’s Keith Morrison. This week's conversation goes exactly where you’d expect: everywher...

Before her "Dark Downeast" podcast became a global sensation, Kylie Low was touring with One Direction, sporting pink hair, and making Lori laugh on the Q Morning Show. This week, she joins Lori and Brett to revisit the contest that put her on the road with a boy band, the unexpected audition that landed her in radio, and the office romance Lori strongly advised against. (Spoiler: they’re married now.) Drop us a line!

This week, Lori and Brett compare travel disasters, from forgotten luggage and missed connections to TSA rules that seem to change every time you fly. Add a suspicious bag of Good & Plenty, a stranger’s bare foot, and a spirited debate about reclining your seat, and it’s a wonder either of them still goes anywhere. Drop us a line!

After escaping her first Maine winter as an official snowbird, Lori set off on a six-week road trip across America. Twenty-six states later, she’s back with tales of breathtaking national parks, roadside oddities, alien-themed businesses, blue meth candy, and a car that insisted on coffee breaks. Lori reveals which national landmark unexpectedly made her cry, why the Grand Canyon reminded her of Fenway Park, and how a private museum tour with a woman named Carol completely changed their itine...

Lori and Brett welcome back Anna the Greek for another round of pet peeves! The trio tackles life’s biggest injustices: paying for someone else’s lobster, drivers without blinkers, stickers that refuse to peel, chatter during movies, and people who won’t stop announcing their Wordle scores. This week's Expect to Laugh is group therapy for the perpetually peeved. Drop us a line!