A podcast where you can hang out with your pal Stav
Every week Stavros Halkias and his friends will help you solve all your problems. Wanna be a part of the show? Call 904-800-STAV, leave a voicemail and get some advice!
Maniacs become brothers… Kush Brothers. Ontonio Kareem returns with JP McDade to chief kush and report the damn news after proving his bonafides as one of McDade’s most twisted Maniacs. The boys cover pressing news stories including how Diddy stole Christmas, a crypto bro kidnapping and torture saga, a freaky ahhh innovation by Japanese scientists, and much more. They help callers including an uncirc’d guy from the Midwest who feels self-conscious about his hood, and a guy who’s concerned about his evangelical brother homeschooling his kids.
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12 June 2025, 10:00 am
1 hour 46 minutes
#132 - Joe List
Dear friend Joe List returns to the pod to discuss his new special SMALL BALL, the etymology of his favorite Japanese word, how awesome it is to chill with his son, how AI will crush us, watching children's shows, and much more. Joe and Stav help callers including a guy who doesn't want to invite his alcoholic friend to his wedding, and a college student who's worried about getting caught for using AI to write papers.
JP McDade taps Casey James Salengo from his stable of lunatics for the fourth installment of McDade’s Maniacs. Casey discusses new special WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE, growing up white trash in upstate NY, bringing a pickle to show and tell, praying for pubes as a wee lad, his hilarious uncle, and much more. Casey, JP and Stav help callers including a guy whose brother planned a last-minute wedding one month before his, and a man who feels emasculated by a toy he got to spice things up with his wife.
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5 June 2025, 10:00 am
1 hour 57 minutes
#131 - Steph Tolev
Steph Tolev joins the pod to discuss her new special Filth Queen (June 24 on Netflix), growing up Canadian-Bulgarian in a sketchy part of Toronto, how she won the crowd over when she hosted the AVN Awards, Stav’s breakfast hot dogs, micropricked meetups, her weight loss journey, playing Stav’s wife on Tires season 2 (June 5 on Netflix), and much more. Steph and Stav help callers including a guy who’s wondering if his inexperienced girlfriend is pressuring him for marriage just to move out of her parents’ house, and a guy who wants to know how to make his girlfriend tap into her superfreak mode a little more.
Watch Steph Tolev’s special FILTH QUEEN on Netflix on June 24!!
Watch Steph and Stav on season 2 of TIRES on Netflix on June 5!!
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Stavvy's back talking directly to the fans with Eldy and Straight George on the couch from the Airbnb in Minneapolis on a break during the Dreamboat Tour. Stav, Eldis and Straight George help callers including a guy who can't stop frequenting massage parlors, a guy who's not stoked about his dad's new wife, and updates from a few favorite past callers.
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31 May 2025, 4:50 pm
1 hour 48 minutes
#130 - PFT
Barstool's PFT joins the pod for a special episode from the Barstool offices in Chicago to discuss his proto Breaking Bad concept, the agony of kidney stones, working as a used dog salesman, the origins of PFT Commenter, why kush is so damn strong, and much more. PFT and Stav help callers including a man who's distraught that his wife is getting a breast reduction, and a woman who got ghosted after getting lovebombed for a month.
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The boys celebrate Kushter (4/20 + Easter) in a special road edition of Kush Brothers/Bus Boys/Kush Bussers, convincing dear friend Anthony Devito to cancel a show he had planned and chill in Chicago an extra day to eat lamb, watch Rush Hour, and ~legalize it~. Anthony, Stav and Eldy help callers including a guy who has disinvited his wife's three deadbeat uncles from family holidays, and a dude whose weed dealer won't stop hitting on him.
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22 May 2025, 10:00 am
1 hour 35 minutes
#129 - Nick Turani and Big Cat
Barstool’s Nick Turani and Big Cat join the pod for a special road edition, graciously hosted at the Barstool offices in Chicago, to discuss the really important reason that Stav was late to do Pardon My Take the day before, Big Cat’s sprinting wipeout, Nick’s secret heritage, why Big Cat would never cheat, the most noble way a widower could honor his late wife’s memory, and much more. Big Cat, Nick, and Stav help callers including a man whose wife fell for a $25,000 scam, and a guy whose dad made his girlfriend uncomfortable with a fatphobic joke.
Tom Thakkar returns to the pod to flip the script on JP McDade and make him the featured guest of the new Stavvy’s World subseries, Tom’s Maniacs!! In this completely original and utterly maniacal first volume, Tom and his guest JP discuss theology, the MD Foodie Boyz, Obama conspiracy series, the 127 Hours dude who cut his arm off, Jim Caviezel, and much more. Tom, JP and Stav help callers including a man wondering if he should harangue his married ex who tried to hit him up and see what’s up, and a man who doesn’t want his well-endowed wife to lose weight.
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15 May 2025, 10:00 am
2 hours 15 minutes
#128 - Robert Oberst and JP McDade
Robert Oberst and JP McDade join the podcast for a special road episode from the Dreamboat Tour to discuss ways Robert’s childhood resembled a fairy tale, growing up broke, how his parents had way too many kids, his unexpected journey from theater kid to strongman, and much more. Robert, JP and Stav help callers including a guy who’s less attracted to his girlfriend after they’ve started rockclimbing together, and a sports mascot who wants tips on how to deal with hecklers.
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Stavvy's back talking directly to the fans, on the road from the beautiful city of Birmingham, Alabama. In between ordering Panda Express and sending Straight George on a mission to buy exotic regional diet sodas, Stav and Eld help callers including a woman who's been dating a seemingly asexual guy for one year with no play, a guy who wants tips on how to connect with his estranged manosphere-obsessed brother who just had a kid, and a 22-year-old guy who's having trouble coming to grips with the fact that his girlfriend hooked up with one of their mutual friends one month before they started dating.
🎟️ See Stavvy live on the Dreamboat Tour 🛥️💕!!! https://stavvy.biz/ for tickets
If you'd like to be a part of future live call episodes, subscribe at www.patreon.com/stavvysworld to get access to the Stavvy's World Discord channel where these live calls are taken.