Hosted by Jay Chris Tony · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 88 episodes
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In a world that often shuns the uncomfortable, we embrace it with open arms—and open laughs. Our candid narratives around our stories assure you that awkwardness is a shared human experience. Tune in, enjoy the ride, and maybe learn a thing or two.
Jay Chris Tony hosts Top Shelf Stories, a comedy show with 88 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail We argue about the best kind of vacation and why planning can either free you up or ruin the fun before you even leave. We get into cruises, road trips, overplanning habits, and the travel stories that m
Send us Fan Mail We start by roasting a too-deep couch that turns sitting into a full-body problem, then slide into winter misery and the slow-motion vibe it puts on everyone. Somehow that turns into a riff on drug brand
Send us Fan Mail We debate which stages of raising kids are genuinely fun and which ones test your sanity the most, from helpless babies to toddlers on a mission to break everything. We also get real about teens and adul
Send us Fan Mail We start with a no-music cold open and immediately feel how weird it is to find our footing without the usual intro. Then we spiral into a drive-thru ordering disaster and land on a real question about w
Send us Fan Mail We start with a rare bourbon gift that accidentally sparks real jealousy and a hard question about who gets treated like the favorite. Then we spiral into parenting, Christmas traditions, and why trying
Send us Fan Mail We celebrate our good fortune in finding honest mechanics who don't take advantage of us when we're vulnerable. • Finding an auto mechanic who charges fair rates and doesn't mark up parts excessively • T
Send us Fan Mail We share our most memorable moments from attending local sporting events, from bench-clearing brawls to secret parking hacks and stadium observations. • At NBA games, bench players like Robin Lopez somet
Send us Fan Mail A late-night festival story turns into a lesson in barter, showmanship, and why a jar of cicada skins can be priceless when cash is banned. We play Frickfrack Blackjack with vintage bottle caps, thimbles
Send us Fan Mail We spiral from wallet ergonomics to streaming guilt purchases, then land on the strangest one-dollar crutch story you’ll ever hear. Small habits, big consequences, and a lot of laughter as we test the li
Send us Fan Mail We build a screen-time economy at home to replace nagging, power struggles, and vague limits with transparent rules that reward responsibility and kindness. Along the way we trade stories about kids, lau
Send us Fan Mail We stumble through a chaotic cold open and land on two raw stories about brother fights: a bank-lot standoff born from bar talk and a stairwell brawl that ends with cuffs, mud, and a lesson in restraint.
Send us Fan Mail A midnight 21st in a tiny Wisconsin town collides with hunting rules, bar pranks, and a hard lesson about tradition versus change. We chase the thread from cement mixers and Malört to rattlesnake skins,
Send us Fan Mail We trade a wild northwoods hunting story for a sober look at risk, consent, and how our 90s upbringings shape the way we parent now. It’s raw, funny, and honest about drunk driving, “entertainment” bars,
Send us Fan Mail We riff on winter’s slow drag, a couch that eats your legs, and the sketchy promises of gas station enhancers while poking at the line between science and sales. Jokes carry us, but we land on honest que
Send us Fan Mail We move into a new studio and use the chaos to explore a bigger theme: how control, comfort, and judgment slip when tension rises. A midnight jog spirals into a police swarm, a Miranda debate, and a hard
Send us Fan Mail A chaotic cold open turns into a candid look at how alcohol rewrites intentions, how jokes stretch boundaries, and how friendship survives the fallout. We trade campfire war stories, argue about consent
Send us Fan Mail We chase the middle ground of dining—greasy spoons, truck stops, and tiny cafes—and debate why imperfect local spots often beat predictable chains. Stories of road trips, buffets with legends, eggs cooke
Send us Fan Mail We trade raw stories about first apartments, eviction scares, and the grind of growing up too soon. From moldy rice and baseboard weeds to party-house logistics and Airbnb math, the road from chaos to co
Send us Fan Mail We follow a sold-out Widespread Panic run that turns from near miss to perfect night with pit access, old friends, a poster score, and a photo feature. The story closes on a midnight bus stop, a bargain
Send us Fan Mail We chase how real life hijacks our dreams, from a fresh tattoo turning into a gator bite to a heart reboot that felt like two cars crashing. We test memory, control, and the strange timing of dreams with
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