Podcasts are everywhere these days. That wasn't the case in February 2006 when Seth Romatelli and Jonathan Larroquette sat down in the living room of Romatelli's Los Angeles apartment to record the inaugural episode of "Uhh Yeah Dude."

Coming to the Aladdin Theater on June 24 for a live taping, "Uhh Yeah Dude" has been going strong for 11 years, an eternity in the podcast realm, and is on the doorstep of its 600th episode.

Subtitled "America through the eyes of two American Americans," the podcast has a simple premise. Romatelli scours a variety of media for stories that have fallen through the cracks of the trending news cycle; he compiles what he finds; and he and Larroquette expound and riff.

There are no parameters, and outside of a couple recurring segments, there is no format.

"The topics we cover on an episode, the number-one thing is we think they're interesting," Romatelli said. "We can do a random sports story, but also do a random entertainment thing, but also do a random science study. We have the freedom because it's our show."

While Romatelli supplies the topics, Larroquette brings his own take on the issues of the day, liberally peppering them with personal stories.

"My job is to be as ignorant and as open-hearted as possible," Larroquette said. "Seth pulls things he knows I'm going to flip out for. We know each other well enough to know how to get rises out of one another. That's something we want to do both as friends but also because it makes for good listening."

As podcasts exploded, "Uhh Yeah Dude" held fast to its aesthetic of two friends chatting in the living room. This consistency and authenticity helped the show build an outsized fanbase across the country.

"We do episodes now that are the same as they were in 2006 even though there's a 'Serial' and there's an 'S-Town,' " Romatelli said, referring to two of the best-known podcasts. "Podcasts can keep getting bigger. We keep our heads down and try to be funny every week regardless of how big it gets."

That formula has worked. "Uhh Yeah Dude" continues to present a humorous take on the American experience whether it's recording in L.A. or on a stage in Pittsburgh.

"When people ask, 'Which one should I listen to,' I say, 'The most recent one that's up on iTunes,' " Romatelli said. "We worked as hard on that as we did on the first one."

Larroquette recently found a hard drive containing the show's first six episodes.

"There's something present at the very first episode. I think it's better now because we've gained perspective from doing it for so long," Larroquette said. "But if I didn't hear myself call the date out at the beginning, you could have tricked me into thinking it was a show I did last year."

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"Uhh Yeah Dude" with Seth Romatelli and Jonathan Larroquette

When: 8 p.m. Saturday, June 24

Where: Aladdin Theater, 3017 S.E. Milwaukie Ave.

Tickets: $25-$27, aladdin-theater.com or 877-435-9849

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