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Dream Idiots

Morris Franklin & Bryan Treat
Dream Idiots
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    A Bullet in the Window Frame: A DISCUSSION

    2025-11-19 | 1h 15 mins.

    This is the sound portrait we dropped on 11/18/25 PLUS a broader discussion about how the story came about, and where we hope to go from here.... with your help!On a chilly February evening in 1968, someone opened fire at a upscale home west of downtown Fort Worth, TX. The couple who lived there, with their 2-week-old baby, were terrified. Was the same man who committed this crime also in Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963?This episode is the culmination of 2 years work, but we need your help. Please listen and share this episode. There is still much to be told.A Dream Idiots and Rough Tiger, LLC production.

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    A Bullet in the Window Frame

    2025-11-18 | 21 mins.

    On a chilly February evening in 1968, someone opened fire at a upscale home west of downtown Fort Worth, TX. The couple who lived there, with their 2-week-old baby, were terrified. Was the same man who committed this crime also in Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963?This episode is the culmination of 2 years work, but we need your help. Please listen and share this episode. There is still much to be told.A Dream Idiots and Rough Tiger, LLC production.

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    The Best of DI.... A Lost Cosmonaut / The Mighty Fitz

    2025-11-11 | 52 mins.

    Bryan tells us the sad tale of cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, while Morris examines a tremendous loss on Lake Superior -- 50 years ago. Plus, what's a smelly fungus that's not smelly OR a fungus? All aboard, comrades, with the Dream Idiots!https://dreamidiots.com/

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    Curse Word Compendium, Vol. 3

    2025-11-04 | 9 mins.

    When will Mo and Bry be back with more $%^&* content? Really $#@^& soon, we promise! In the mean time, you can cuss, swear, bitch and moan along with us with this look back at Curse Words of the Week! From episodes 80-85. It's the dog's bollocks!www.dreamidiots.com

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    The Best of DI.... Johnny Horton / Missing: Suzanne Simpson

    2025-10-28 | 48 mins.

    It's been a year since San Antonio realtor Suzanne Simpson vanished. Her husband, Brad, remains in custody awaiting trial AND a body was just recently found in Bandera County in an area Brad allegedly visited the night of Suzanne's disappearance. Circling back to a wild story from one year ago.https://sanantonioreport.org/one-year-later-suzanne-clark-simpson-is-still-missing-her-husband-is-accused-of-murder/New episodes every TUESDAY. Hosted by Morris Franklin and Bryan Treat.Get everything Dream Idiots at www.dreamidiots.com.

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About Dream Idiots

A progressive and comedic take on history, culture and current events. Plus, the Curse Word of the Week. Hosted by Morris Franklin and Bryan Treat. New episodes every TUESDAY! Get everything Dream Idiots at www.dreamidiots.com.Morris Franklin and Bryan Treat have known each other for many years: they met while performing in high-school theatre and later both worked in public radio (including during their college years at Trinity University) as producers and on-air hosts. The podcast’s origin story is playfully explained on their website: once they “hit middle age” they decided (per the fictional “Radio Act of 1934”) to start a podcast, focusing on stories they’ve shared and new ones aligned with their interests in politics, art, history, and culture. The show describes itself as “progressive and comedic” in its orientation. From the episode descriptions, one sees a consistent ethos of social concern: for example, one episode includes the note “Stand together, know your rights and keep on being good to each other.” While the tone remains light-hearted and humorous, there is an underlying commitment to progressive values—immigration, civil rights, equity, cultural history—and a context of commentary in culture and politics. In short: the show isn’t ultra-political in a partisan sense, but it leans far left and engages topics through that lens.The podcast covers a broad and eclectic range of subjects. Some of the recurring formats and subject-areas include:History and forgotten stories: For example, one episode handles obscure science (the Ig Nobel Prizes), another covers a little-known figure in 19 th-century Texas, another a mid-century musician. Culture and society: They talk about food rivalries, generational notes (e.g., “Notes from a Gen Xer”), music, sports nicknames, civil-rights-era figures. Current events and civic commentary: They frame “what’s going on today” (politics, societal challenges) via historical or cultural lens. An episode title: “Surviving Trump 2.0 / Jazz Ambassadors, part 3 – Dazzle.” Personal stories and quirks: The hosts often share stories from their own lives, or old theatre roots, or humorous “two white guys” in mid-life reflections. The tagline emphasises the “personal lives of two guys who have known each other for too long.” Each episode also features a light-hearted recurring segment: “Curse Word of the Week.” In terms of structure, episodes typically run somewhere around 40 minutes to over an hour, and new episodes drop every Tuesday. The hosts may each cover separate story-threads within the same episode (for instance one telling a historical tale, the other handling a cultural story).What makes Dream Idiots distinctive is the mixing of genuine curiosity in history and culture, a progressive outlook, and a casual, conversational, often irreverent tone. The hosts’ long friendship and shared background in theatre and radio add a camaraderie and comfortable banter to the show. The fact they decline to be overly formal or “host-and-guest” serious gives the podcast a relaxed, slightly off-kilter vibe: they’re self-aware, sometimes goofy, but interested. And by covering both “big” topics (civil rights, science prizes, politics) and “small” quirky ones (restaurant rivalries, curse words, old news) they keep things varied.Dream Idiots holds a progressive viewpoint, engaging with history, culture, current events, and society with humor and intelligence. Typical episodes weave two or more story-threads – often one more historical or factual, the other more personal or cultural – and are wrapped with a “Curse Word of the Week” segment for fun. Listeners should expect smart, friendly conversation with left-leaning undercurrents, an emphasis on storytelling and curiosity, and a willingness to be irreverent and amused along the way.
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