Halloween Traditions & Family Costumes
The hosts reminisce about family Halloween costumes past—including a full "meal" costume where Robbbie was a glass of Coca-Cola, his wife a cheeseburger, and their son french fries. They discuss the bittersweet reality of aging out of trick-or-treating with kids, with Robbbie reflecting on how his father felt when he stopped asking him to take him around the neighborhood. Dingo worries this might be the year his 10-year-old son branches off to roam with neighborhood kids instead of going out together.
Mischief Night & Youthful Debauchery
The crew debates the terminology for the night before Halloween—is it Mischief Night, Devil's Night, or Beggars Day? Robbbie recalls causing a "rumpus" in his youth during this anarchic evening, while Tad shares a story about going trick-or-treating the day after Halloween in costume to score leftover candy from people trying to clear their bowls. The hosts agree that proper costume etiquette should apply even on the second day.
Serial Killers & True Crime Deep Dive: The I-70 Killer
After admitting his interest in serial killers and unsolved mysteries, Dingo introduces the I-70 killer—an unidentified murderer who killed six store clerks across the Midwest in spring 1992 and possibly continued killing through 2001. Tad pulls up Wikipedia details revealing the victims were typically young, petite, brunette women, with one exception being a long-haired man who may have been mistaken for a woman. The killer's territory spanned Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, and possibly reached Texas, making this one of America's most geographically dispersed unsolved serial killer cases.
The Comedy of Dark Subject Matter
True to The Dingo Weekly's brand, the hosts find humor in the darkest material, with Dingo laughing about unsolved murders where families have no answers and joking that the I-70 killer is "probably pretty cute." Robbbie's wife declines an invitation to appear on the episode despite her extensive true crime documentary knowledge, with the hosts noting that women have become obsessed with true crime content in recent years.
Podcast Banter & Workload Drama
Mid-episode, tension arises when Robbbie claims Dingo was supposed to write the episode's docket (outline) but didn't, while Dingo protests he never agreed to do "Robbie work." The exchange reveals the hosts' dynamic where Robbbie frequently carries the organizational burden, though Dingo eventually agrees to wing it and dive into whatever they feel like discussing.
I don't know. I like the ones that we don't know. Unsolved mysteries. That was a good show, by the way. Just a little side note. I missed that show... because those people were dead and they have no idea who did it. It is... their families have no answers. This is fucking hilarious.← All episode posts