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5 min read“I can hand on heart say that I haven't missed a single hour.” That’s Terry from England, a listener who found Ben Maller’s show in early 2017 while searching for decent American sports radio across the Atlantic. He’s been a daily fixture ever since, and on this Sunday mailbag episode, he finally joins the program as a guest. The conversation is a loose, meandering tour through the show’s eccentric cast of characters, the absurdities of modern life on both sides of the pond, and the peculiar bond that forms when a British contrarian becomes a devoted fan of a late-night American radio host.
The Show’s Rogues’ Gallery and the Art of the Caller
A major thread of the episode is the shared lore of the show’s regular callers, a cast of characters that Ben and Terry dissect with affectionate exasperation. Terry is quick to name his favorites, singling out Jed as someone who could “do a sixty-minute podcast in half an hour.” He also appreciates the one-legged man from Alabama, Philexis, Lucky Tony, and Robbie the Mariner fan, who “absolutely killed it” on the previous week’s mailbag. But the conversation lingers on the vanished and the infamous. They recall Justin from Cincinnati, who famously picked up the wrong body while working for a mortuary—a story Ben still laughs at “every day.” Then there’s Hayes in Minnesota, who once put a German woman named Olga on the line and has s
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:34) **Opening: Terry From England Joins the Mailbag** - Ben introduces Terry, a long-time international listener and frequent ball-buster, as the special guest for the Sunday mailbag.
- 2 (04:24) **Terry's Origin Story: How He Found the Show** - Terry recounts discovering the show in early 2017 while searching for decent American sports radio, having listened to U.S. radio since he was a boy.
- 3 (06:03) **Ranking the Callers: Terry's Big Board** - Terry shares his opinions on the show's regular callers, naming his favorites and those who waste time.
- 4 (10:18) **Mailbag: Secret LA Tunnels & The California Train Boondoggle** - Scott from Florida asks about rumors of a secret underground tunnel system in Los Angeles for the rich.
- 5 (15:07) **Mailbag: Podcast Production & Waffle House** - Flacco Bob from Arizona asks how many man-hours it takes to produce a one-hour podcast, and suggests a Waffle House for a future meet and greet.
- 6 (19:28) **Mailbag: Car Repairs, Armored Vehicles & UK Geography** - Neil asks about a $20,000 repair bill, which Ben clarifies was for Moving Man Matt's big rig, not his own car.
- 7 (24:55) **Mailbag: The YouTuber Pepper Sprayer & The "Brain Switch"** - Reggie from Detroit asks about a YouTuber who pepper-sprayed people for views, which Ben chalks up to the desperate need for fame in "the Matrix."
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Show Notes
Ben Maller has Mail Bag fun for your Sunday! Ben is back in the audio dojo with a Sunday special Mailbag. He is joined by Maller Militia Brigadier General, Terry in England, a legendary show contributor since 2017, to answer questions from the P1s.
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