
Bonanas for Bonanza
byAndy Daly Podcast Project
ComedySocietyCultureTVFilm
In the first podcast ever to be picked up to series from the Andy Daly Podcast Pilot Project, Dalton Wilcox, the self-described “Poet Laureate of the West”, will re-watch the classic TV show Bonanza! Dalton and his co-host, country music legend Mutt Taylor (Matt Gourley), welcome special guests for a deep dive into every episode of the beloved and enduring western series that, in Dalton’s words, “did more to teach people about the western lifestyle than anything else until me and my poems and stories came along”. High praise indeed. Hello friend, come on in, the gate is open wide - Bon...
Episodes(40 episodes)

The Andy Daly Podcast Project Presents Extravaganza Octopod 1, Episode 4: Extravaganza: “Don and Mal Handle The Scandals Episode #69: Monkey Business”
Don and Mal take a deep dive into the waters of Biscayne Bay with Gary Hart, Donna Rice and plenty of Monkey Business! Featuring Matt GourleySubscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDalyA tip of the hat to Matt Bai's book "The Front Runner", which was Mr. DiMello's primary source. It has also been made into a fine motion picture by the same name.Merch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bona...
Published: Jan 24, 2026Duration: 43:59

The Andy Daly Podcast Project Presents Extravaganza Octopod 1, Episode 3: Extravaganza: “The Travel Bug with August Lindt Episode 10th Anniversary Special”
Guest: H.R. Giger, Pope Benedict XVI, Werner HerzogIt’s hard to believe, but August has been your podcasting travel bug for ten years! To mark the occasion, he’s reassembled the panel from the very first episode. Wonderful travel destinations are reviewed and many other topics explored in this heartwarming milestone episode.Featuring: Matt Gourley, Matt Besser & Paul F. TompkinsSubscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDalyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226...
Published: Jan 17, 2026Duration: 1:14:03

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #75: “The Countess”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Bartleby Mulcahy, Dalton's oldest friend and the undisputed grandfather of cowboy poetry, returns by popular demand to discuss season 3, episode 9, "The Countess", in which Ben Cartwright once again narrowly avoids female companionship! Featuring Sean Conroy & Matt GourleyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s website: andydaly.comRecord date: 5/21/2025 Hosted on Acast. See...
Published: Jan 14, 2026Duration: 53:37

The Andy Daly Podcast Project Presents Extravaganza Octopod 1, Episode 2: Extravaganza: “The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars”
On tonight’s suspense-filled episode of The Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Lewis Barometer plays a hotel manager whose life changes in unexpected ways.Featuring: Matt Gourley, Amanda Lund, Paul F. Tompkins & Mark McConvilleSubscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDalyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Andy’s website: andydaly.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published: Jan 10, 2026Duration: 34:05

The Andy Daly Podcast Project Presents Extravaganza Octopod 1, Episode 1: Extravaganza: “With My Own Eyes: ‘The Dedication Ceremony For The Hoover Dam’”
Guests: Ben Alterman and Dutch SwansonOn September 30, 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over the dedication of the newly completed Hoover Dam. Nicorette Gumchunk speaks to the last living witnesses of this era-defining historical event.Featuring Lisa Gilroy and Matt GourleySubscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDalyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Andy’s website: andydaly.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Published: Jan 3, 2026Duration: 39:22

A Programming Note!
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly This is Andy Daly with a programming note for 2026. It contains good news and news I would describe as slightly less preferable. The less preferable news is that we'll be releasing one episode a month of Bonanas For Bonanza here next year rather than the two a month we've been releasing, because if we continue to release episodes at the current rate, in a few months we'll be releasing them before we've recorded them, and the experts tell me that's inadvisable. But the g...
Published: Dec 24, 2025Duration: 3:23

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #74: “The Many Faces of Gideon Flinch”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly It's the final Oswaltmananza! In this imperfectly recorded episode, Patton Oswalt joins Dalton, Mutt and Markie to discuss the last episode of Bonanza to be directed by Robert Altman. It's a highly comical affair with a flawless plot and a cavalcade of A+ guest stars, including a woman! Featuring Patton Oswalt, Lily Sullivan & Matt GourleyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s...
Published: Dec 10, 2025Duration: 56:01

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #73: “The Friendship”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Real estate developer Janaloo Hicks returns to take deep dives on Jimmy Dean, Dean Jones and, of course, Bonanza Season 3, Episode 8, 'The Friendship', in which Little Joe finds a stray human and Pa lets him keep it! Featuring Janet Varney & Matt GourleyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s website: andydaly.comRecord date: 3/24/2025...
Published: Nov 26, 2025Duration: 1:13:53

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #72: “Broken Ballad”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Actor, writer, comedian and podcaster Paul Rust joins Dalton, Mutt and Markie for Bonanza Season 3, Episode 6, 'Broken Ballad', in which Robert Culp stirs affections and Adam shows off his folk album worthy singing voice. Featuring Paul Rust, Lily Sullivan & Matt GourleyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s website: andydaly.comRecord date: 2/24/2025 Hoste...
Published: Nov 12, 2025Duration: 1:11:46

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #71: “The Burma Rarity”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly America's sweetheart Andy Richter joins Dalton and Mutt to discuss Bonanza Season 3, Episode 5, 'The Burma Rarity,' a classic switcheroo comedy caper that features a Playboy playmate, a poor man's Bud Abbot and a never-before-heard dialect of Britain. Plus, Ben Cartwright narrowly avoids female companionship! Featuring Andy Richter & Matt GourleyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s website: andydaly.com<...
Published: Oct 29, 2025Duration: 51:41

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #70: “The Lonely House”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Dalton, Mutt and Markie are joined by a very special guest, 99 year old reformed bank robber and retired Bonanza crime consultant Garrett Serratella. Garrett played a key role in the making of Bonanza Season 3, Episode 4, 'The Lonely House,' which features a damn fine stable brawl and a truly beautiful love story. Featuring Matt Walsh, Matt Gourley & Lily SullivanMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email...
Published: Oct 15, 2025Duration: 1:12:50

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #69: “The Honor of Cochise”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Episode 69! Kurt Russell's father and the guy that played Bones on Star Trek make their Bonanza debuts in Season 3, Episode 3, 'The Honor of Cochise,' an episode that features a hat made out of a snake and, according to Dalton's niece, Markie, an offensive amount of bronzer. Featuring Matt Gourley & Lily SullivanMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s website: an...
Published: Oct 1, 2025Duration: 1:04:55

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #68: “Springtime”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Dalton and Mutt are once again joined by Dalton's niece, Markie, to discuss Five Easy Pieces, The Dukes of Hazzard, John Carradine's corpse, and, of course, Season 3, Episode 2, 'Springtime,' in which the Cartwright boys fuck up three simple tasks. Featuring Matt Gourley & Lily SullivanMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s website: andydaly.comRecord date: 11/8...
Published: Sep 17, 2025Duration: 56:41

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #67: “The Smiler”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Dalton, Mutt and Dalton's niece Markie are excited to welcome Bonanza fan, author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects) to discuss Bonanza's morally complex and song-filled third season premiere episode, 'The Smiler'. Featuring Gillian Flynn, Matt Gourley & Lily SullivanMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s website: andydaly.comRecord date: 10/28/2024 Hoste...
Published: Sep 3, 2025Duration: 1:03:39

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #66: “The Dream Riders” and “Sam Hill”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Oswaltmananzapalooza continues as Dalton and Mutt welcome Patton Oswalt back to the show to discuss not one, but TWO Robert Altman directed episodes, Season 2, Episode 32, 'The Dream Riders' and the Season 2 finale, Episode 34, 'Sam Hill'. Balloons and sledge hammers feature prominently in these, frankly, very weird hours of television. Featuring Matt GourleyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s website: an...
Published: Aug 20, 2025Duration: 1:16:56

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #65: “The Secret”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Dalton and Mutt kick off Oswaltmananzapalooza with their special guest Patton Oswalt, who returns to discuss the Robert Altman directed Season 2, Episode 31, 'The Secret'. What is the secret that the title refers to? That's the best kept secret of all! Featuring Matt GourleyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s website: andydaly.comRecord date: 9/10/2024<p...
Published: Aug 6, 2025Duration: 48:20

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #64: “Elizabeth, My Love”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly On this very special flashback epiosode of Bonanza, we get to meet the first of Ben Cartwright's dead wives! Season 2, Episode 33, 'Elizabeth, My Love’ takes us to a New England port city where a young Ben Cartwright first gives voice to the dream that would become The Ponderosa, and gets a taste for wife-burying. Featuring Matt GourleyMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comA...
Published: Jul 23, 2025Duration: 1:01:13

Re-Release: Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #63: “The Thunderhead Swindle”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Moonanas For Moonanza! Novelist, memoirist, actress, comedian and tea merchant Moon Unit Zappa joins Dalton and Mutt to discuss Season 2, Episode 30, 'The Thunderhead Swindle’. Moon might have been disappointed with this episode of Bonanza, but you won't be! It's mostly about mining boundary lines, but also features Ben Cartwright taking the law into his own hands and some really irresponsible use of explosives! They also discuss Moon's perfectly normal upbringing and her brand new memoir, "Earth to Moon"! Order Earth to Moon at h...
Published: Jul 9, 2025Duration: 1:01:09

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #62: “The Infernal Machine”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly Conanas For Conanza! Dalton and Mutt are joined by a very special guest, Bonanza superfan Conan O'Brien! Conan shares his memories of Bonanza and helps to break down Season 2, Episode 29, 'The Infernal Machine’, which involves, believe it or not, the invention of the automobile, and features one of the most exciting, and doughy, fight scenes ever committed to film! Featuring Matt Gourley and Conan O'BrienMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226<p...
Published: Jun 25, 2025Duration: 51:41

Bonanas For Bonanza Episode #61: “The Rival”
Subscribe to The Andy Daly Podcast Project at Patreon.com/AndyDaly It's another Patton Oswaltmananza! Legendary film director Robert Altman brings this tale of cattle thieves, lynch mobs, a love triangle and some unresolved mom stuff to vivid life in Bonanza, Season 2, Episode 28, 'The Rival’ and Patton Oswalt beams in via Zoom to help Dalton and Mutt break it down.Featuring Matt Gourley and Patton OswaltMerch: redbubble.com/people/ADPodProject/shopMail: PO Box 9407 Glendale, CA 91226Email: bonanaspod@gmail.comAndy’s...
Published: Jun 11, 2025Duration: 50:23