We start off with tip #3 to help you get your novel-writing unstuck on the business end of the mullet - and then be party in the back end of the episode with a wild Minnesota road trip story involving a 60-foot statue, a drain hole, and a violated drive-through window.

Today's episode is decidedly a new direction for Boxflap! I reveal my first-ever car, declare an un-training manifesto for lions (or bold writers), and unveil the 1976 Ford Elite that makes you realize we are regressing as a society.

In spring, young men's hearts turn to thoughts of love, but for the rest of us, thoughts of mash-ups abound! Author update, pitch session to important movie development producer, and the glory of the laugh track.

In this quick-take episode, I lay down a heavy thought about creativity and I tell you a marsupial-themed joke - all in under five minutes. PRODUCTION NOTE: This was an on-the-fly recording, not with my cool new microphone, but I really wanted to get an episode out and appease the guilt monkey until I have more time to do a fully produced episode.

SEASON 2 - EPISODE 3: Oh, boy is this a juicy episode! One-star reviews for George Orwell's 1984, a special work by the new Surgeon General, and the perfect solution for your friends who have a "face for radio". Oh, and Cardi B blows our minds! Literally!

Brought to you by the noodle-of-the-month club. That's using your noodle! This is the most very-est Valentine's Day special ever!* In this episode you'll learn why The Cure had to change their name, and why we need to put the Valentines back in Valentine's Day! (Mostly because no one seemed too excited about celebrating VD day.)

*Not when compared to most other shows.

It's a new year. Time to set goals. Time plan what to eat once you get out of jail. Time to talk the world's second and/or third richest man on the planet. And what about babies? Shouldn't they have goals? Also, breaking news about my latest book release: Sea Monkeys. Now get cracking on that baby-making!