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Discover the vibrant Lower Slower Delaware area with James, Mike, Brian and a handful of side characters - all while recounting the history of Misfit Toys and enjoying some great songs along the way...

Episodes

  1. 12/23/2025

    The Christmas Episode... Finally!

    In this episode, you'll finally get all the Holiday greetings we've been bottling up for the last three years... on top of that, you'll get to hear voicemails Brian and Mike have left for me in the last year or so...

    The Christmas Episode... Finally!

  2. 07/03/2025

    Slinging Mud

    In this long-awaited episode, we spend more time with Brian Smith talking about Dirty Joe and the Mud Pies - this time, at MSA Studios in Milton, Delaware, as they finish up mixing the original songs recorded earlier this year. Check out their songs on any popular streaming platform!

    Slinging Mud

  3. 07/14/2024

    Dirty Joe & The Mud Pies

    Long Time, No See! In this episode, we introduce you to Brian's current band, Dirty Joe & The Mud Pies, and tell you all about their upcoming show - Saturday July 27th at 7pm at the Milford, Delaware Moose Lodge! If you're new to the podcast, please check out our previous episodes! While we mainly discuss life on this little Delmarva Peninsula, we certainly welcome listeners everywhere! Pull up a seat and hang with us. Feel free to reach out with questions, comments etc - email us at MisfitToysDE@gmail.com .

    Dirty Joe & The Mud Pies

  4. 12/17/2023

    Episode 6: Stairway To Kevin (Part 2)

    In this second and final segment of our interview with Kevin Short, we discuss the finer points of slide guitar, Kevin's project The Reminders, sending Bob Dylan to voicemail, and ultimately discover that it's always Larry. Join myself, Brian and Mike (via speakerphone) as we have an informal chat with the founder and owner of Mid-South Audio studios in Milton, DE. We'll also listen to some music - a track from The Reminders, as well as a few from Misfit Toys. If you're new to the podcast, please check out our previous episodes! If you'd like to get in touch with Mid-South Audio, you can visit them at their website: ⁠http://www.midsouthaudio.com/ or call them at: 302-856-6993

    Episode 6: Stairway To Kevin (Part 2)

  5. 12/10/2023

    Episode 5: Stairway to Kevin (Part 1)

    Welcome Back! In this first episode of a two-parter, we meet with Kevin Short, owner of Mid-South Audio studios in Milton, DE and talk about the early days of the studio. Brian, Mike and myself reminisce with Kevin about the Misfit Toys sessions and re-discover lots of wacky anecdotes. We also listen to "Rural Life" as well as "Day of Days," two tracks from those MSA sessions. Mid-South Audio studios: http://www.midsouthaudio.com/ 302-856-6993

    Episode 5: Stairway to Kevin (Part 1)

  6. 11/05/2023

    Episode 4: Punkin Chunkin!

    In this episode, Brian and I recall playing the soundstage at Punkin Chunkin 2016 - did we bring the Misfit Toys curse to the decades-old Delmarva tradition? Please follow and share this podcast, and find us on Instagram, TikTok and Soundcloud. Feel free to email us at: ⁠misfittoysde@gmail.com⁠.

    Episode 4: Punkin Chunkin!

  7. 10/29/2023

    Episode 3: The Halloween Episode

    Lower Slower Delaware has lots to offer when it comes to spooky legends and just plain weird stuff... I talk to Brian and Mike about Halloweens of yesterday, and find out all about ghost cats, weird noises in the night, UFO's and more... We'll listen to "Scared," a track from our fourth release, Moonbeam Rhetoric. Please follow and share this podcast, find us on Instagram, TikTok and Soundcloud, and feel free to email us at: misfittoysde@gmail.com.

    Episode 3: The Halloween Episode

  8. 10/15/2023

    Episode 2: Sloppy Seconds with Brian

    In this episode, we speak with Brian Scott Smith, drummer and founding member of the band... We'll listen to our track "The Way" from our third release, The Jimi Hoffa Experience. You can follow us on Instagram here. You can follow us on TikTok here. You can email us anytime at MisfitToysDE@gmail.com.

    Episode 2: Sloppy Seconds with Brian

  9. 10/09/2023

    Episode 1: In the Backyard with Mike, or, If You Could See These Bugs...

    Welcome to the inaugural episode of Welcome to LSD, or, The History of a Band From Delaware Named Misfit Toys. For anyone living locally, they'll know that LSD stands for Lower Slower Delaware - the region Misfit Toys has long called Home. Misfit Toys (of Delaware) originated in 1992, starting with James Birch, Mike Mathis and Brian Scott Smith. We later brought in the late great Mark Sweetman (may he Rock In Peace). We invite you to ride along with us as we discuss the history of the band, listen to some songs, tell some funny stories and maybe learn a little bit about the colorful Delmarva Peninsula we all live in. If you're not local, stick around anyway! If you enjoy this, please Follow us and tap the bell for notifications of future episodes. We appreciate it.

    Episode 1: In the Backyard with Mike, or, If You Could See These Bugs...
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