Set & Centered
Join Mark and RJ on a 50-acre rescue dog sanctuary in East Texas...where nothing ever goes as planned. From scorpion panic and snake facts to losing dogs they love and building things that refuse to cooperate, Set & Centered is an unscripted, unfiltered look at ranch life, rescue animals, and the friendship that keeps it all from falling apart. Explicit. Real. Frequently ridiculous.
Episodes
24 episodes
The Portfolio of Life
Finding Nemo has been fully watched, including the turtle scene this time. RJ returns with an official updated review — same five categories, same seven-duckie scale — and the scores have moved. Some significantly. Meanwhile, a Mother's Day gif...
17 Out of 35 Duckies
RJ watched Finding Nemo. It took two months, a lapel mic, a homemade review template scored in duckies, and royalty-free background music that sounds — his words — a little like porn music. He also accidentally skipped the turtle scene. Mark is...
We're Anti-Sponsoring Layne's Chicken Fingers
RJ went down a YouTube rabbit hole at midnight watching West Coast swing dance competitions in Singapore. This led to a completely serious investigation into why nobody has brought the Macarena back. Then there was a road trip to Palestine, Tex...
Hemipenes Horror Show
We came in planning to talk about ranch projects. We left knowing more about boa constrictor reproductive anatomy than we ever asked for. In between: a twenty-minute spiral about whether the air purifier should be on Auto or Pet mode (we never ...
Back On The Ranch
We’re back in the studio swapping road stories, ranch updates, and the kind of pet logistics that never show up on a map. A cross-country detour to pick up a family dog turns into a homecoming full of food math, messy cleanup, and one very nerv...
In The Wild: Tickle Me Baby Shark
We head outside to record and immediately prove we should not be trusted with telescopes, technology, or having a podcast. We start under the night sky and somehow end up in a wandering tour of pop culture, nostalgia, pets, small business econo...
Barbie Boat Backhaul
Mark checks in from Oregon while RJ holds it down back in Texas, and we bounce from family dinners and pizza in Turner to the logistics of hauling a "Barbie Boat" across the country to Texas (via North Carolina?). The conversation drifts from A...
Lake Lucy
We start where we always do — somewhere ridiculous. Brontosaurus names, Pluto's planetary status, a fearful stray puppy who won't come inside but absolutely will paw at the door the moment you turn your back. Then Rob joins us from Arizona, and...
European In The Fish Tank
We bring Rob on from Arizona and immediately get hit with peak brother energy, tech chaos, and a fish tank that sounds way too much like a bathroom. Along the way we check on Maggie, relive listener nicknames, argue about a movie quote poll, an...
Clean Jokes And Heavy Hearts
The tone flips fast when you live with dogs: one minute you’re laughing about pop culture, dumb polls, and a joke so bad it’s good, and the next you’re dealing with the kind of responsibility that keeps you up at night. We laugh, we vent, and w...
Nobody Puts Buckley In A Corner
We catch up after a brutal snowstorm drive, a missed release, and another round of remote recording chaos that turns into a surprisingly good setup. Then we pivot back to the ranch where we try to find Nemo but end up with a new puppy instead. ...
On The Road: Riding Dirty
Ever tried to keep a podcast alive from the cab of a truck at 4 a.m.? We did—one of us in the ranch studio, the other barreling north toward the Pacific Northwest with two sleepy dogs and a stubborn laptop finally tamed by a password named afte...
In The Wild: A Lullaby For Insomniacs
We head outside to record under a cloudy sky, trade telescope tips we can’t use, and dig into the strange comfort of a slow, honest show. Between Starlink mishaps and ranch projects, we find a lane that feels calm, funny, and unforced.
Three Gay Cowboys
We welcome Robbie to the ranch mic, trade barbs about broken rods and a Jeep stuck in first, and let Glamma set the rules on respect while we test the truth of a few wobbly stories. Between laughter and shotgun echoes, a teen finds his voice an...
Dirty Dancing Road House Raptors
Ever had a small fix turn into a life upgrade? That’s the pulse running through this one where we juggle dog chaos, missing pens, and a surprise studio cameo while chasing down tech issues and a trench full of roots. We laugh hard at ours...
Patsy
She was nine pounds of absolute chaos who destroyed a house in Tucson, reduced grown adults to tears, and then quietly became the reason a 50-acre dog sanctuary exists in East Texas. We hand the mic to Mom — who was there from the beginning — t...
Adult Supervision
We welcome Mom to the studio, argue about social media apps and missing passwords, and finally call Brian to hear which gym he chose and why it’s already paying off. Between ranch upgrades and a stubborn gate, we land on a simple theme: r...
Tiny Dump Truck, Mini Jeep, Sneaky Cactus
We juggle ranch fixes, family chaos, and comic relief, turning a dead gate and cold heaters into lessons in creative problem solving. A free S10, a mini Jeep, and one unlucky cactus prove that stubbornness and humor keep this place running.&nbs...
From Toques to Tires. And Ticonderogas
We start with an argument over whether it’s a toque, a beanie, or a toboggan hat. Then solve a heater issue, debate ship classes and tires, and phone a friend wrestling with a classic motivation trap. And we slow down for the most h...
Our Producer Has Paws and Terrible Timing
A kitten derails our studio while we chase a new beekeeping obsession. Tractor Supply runs become strategy sessions on pet food: label changes, ingredient lists, and why it all matters if you live with a bulldog who treats gas like ...
Frozen Nights, Warm Lessons
A hard freeze hit East Texas and found every weak link on the property at once: frozen lines, a CPAP machine with no power, a well system that punished one wrong decision, and a ranch full of animals that still expected breakfast on time. We ca...
Generator Trust Issues and Puppy PTSD
Winter storm or not, there’s always room for laughs. Ladybugs on mics, a puppy who may never stop growing, and the memory of Charlie, the cat who stomped across the roof just to make sure we noticed him. Underneath it all is a simpl...
Going Great So Far...
The mics were hot, the plan was rigid, and within minutes we knew it wasn’t working. What followed was the real beginning: two friends on a dusty ranch admitting the flop, then rebuilding a show in real time—tools out, humor intact, and a to‑do...
Introducing Set & Centered
Two friends. Fifty acres. No real plan. Mark describes himself as a simple man — RJ uses the word "cathartic" and immediately has to defend it. This is the episode where they figure out what the show is while recording the show. There are rescu...
