Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend - Conan Must Go: Matias (Argentina)

Episode Date: June 8, 2023

Conan talks to Matias from Buenos Aires about his long-running news radio show entering its 11th season. Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/conan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Conan O'Brien needs a fan. Want to talk to Conan? Visit team cocoa.com slash call Conan. Okay, let's get started. Hello, guys. Oh, hi, Matthias. Welcome to Conan O'Brien needs a fan. Hello, what's up?

You've been here too. Hi. How's it going? It's Mattias. Is that right? Yes, it's close enough. You can call me otherwise Matt, but there's too much. Well, how do you, let me do this.

How do you pronounce your name? Mattia. Mattias. Okay. I don't mind Sharon. We can both be Matt. I prefer Matuan and Mattu. I'm going to move us into a more profitable territory now. This is bullshit. Matthias, how are you, sir? And tell us where are you coming from right now? Where are you in the world? Well, I'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina, actually in the outskirts of Buenos Aires. And yeah, it's night time here. I don't know the time there, but it's a lovely weather.

It's like 20 degrees. You know, excuse me, Matthias, if I wanted to get information on the weather in Buenos Aires and the time, I think I could just consult my phone. I wanted to find out about you, the person, you know? How are you, Matthias? What makes you tick? Tell us a little bit about yourself, Matthias. Well, right now I'm having a radio show.

I've just started the 11th season of our radio program. That's exciting. You have a radio show. Oh, that's why you give us the weather. Yeah. He just does it automatically. How's the traffic? So, Mateas, tell us about your radio show.

That's exciting. It's been going on 11 seasons. 11 seasons, yes. And while the problem is that nobody listens to us, but otherwise it's going great. When you say nobody, when you say nobody, listens, give me an actual figure of how many people listen to the radio show. About four, maybe three people. Jesus Christ. I thought you meant like only a couple of, only a couple of thousand people. I didn't realize. What do you mean? You have a radio show and three people listen?

Are we the three people and you're doing the show right now? Yeah, you're counting us? I think, no, he just doubled his numbers. Oh, wow. Oh, exactly. Yes, this is a big international pick. No, but Yeah, the problem is the radio station is small and the largest, like, radio show maybe has a couple hundred listeners. Yes. And so we are not that bad in that sense. But the only people that listens to us are just, you know, family members. So you have a radio show and the only people that listen is your family. Yes.

And not even all my family because it would be larger than three or four people. Is there any way we could get the word out to the rest of your family that you have a radio show? They know, but they don't, you know, actually come and listen to the show. They should. That's terrible. I mean, they don't have to listen every time, but they should check it out once in a while. Do your parents listen to this podcast? Not once.

They think that I'm an insurance salesman. Well, listen. And Mattias, I know what it's like. I know what it's like. I've had some tough times in my career when I felt no one had my back. But you've got to persevere. You've got to keep going. Do you understand?

You can't lose faith. You must keep going. And right now you have four people listening. But if you keep working hard, five people will listen. Then six. Then one day seven. Then back to five because two will die. So this is how it works, but you've got to keep going.

What's your radio show called so we can plug it? Well, the show is called Decaf News, like Decaffeinated News. Oh, Decaf News. Okay. Yes, because we like to bring maybe news that they are not like the principal main news of either the country or the rest of the world, but we like to pick. random interesting stuff that is going on. But sometimes we do talk about the big issues. But mostly you talk about...

You talk about smaller stories, maybe stories that have to do, it might be heartwarming or might be of local interest. Is that right? Yes, or some weird news. We did some time, some time long ago. One news about

a dentist in Wisconsin that was breaking a patient's teeth on purpose to gain money, basically. Wow. Now, I'm smart. I don't like dentists. Keep them coming back. No, but I think the problem is,

Matthias, it sounds like you selected a very gruesome story from Wisconsin and maybe the people in Buenos Aires didn't want to hear about that. Yeah, did you consider Ed Gein the killer from Wisconsin? What? We could do a column there with serial killers, with serial killers, famous serial killers.

We talk about, I don't know, also movies and bands that have new albums coming out. But the news part, yes, maybe it's a bit depressing, actually. none of them thinking about it. Yeah, and first of all, you know, yeah, I, I just think, I don't think you should be specializing in serial killers and teeth smashing dentists. And I, I think I could, I think I could help you, Mattis. I do. I really think I could help you because I like you. You're very likable. You have a likable personality. And you're a little quiet, a little reserved, but that can be good.

that sometimes that invites the listener in. This may be a conflict of interest, but have you considered also releasing this radio program as a podcast? Well, that's already taken, unfortunately. So, I don't know, maybe I can get Chris Martin. That would boost the show. Is there already a decaf podcast? I think he means our podcast.

Because he was talking about you interviewing Chris Martin just now. But you can release your show also as a, a podcast, can't you? So more people around the world? We do that. Oh, we do that. I mean, we tried everything. Oh, and still for listening? Yes. Wait, wait. So, yeah, let's just clear this up here. This is important. So, Matt, you're saying that Matt suggested you maybe release it as a podcast and he said you've done that and that didn't work either. Um, no. But the thing is, well, it's, it's great because maybe other people can tune into the show when in other days of the week but the problem is that they're that

reach you know in the end those three or four people that we know get to the Spotify or you know so the problem is that we we try to attract more people and we tried selling um not selling handing out um movie tickets or CDs from bands that that were uh really in their new albums, but mainly people in Mark family or in, they got those tickets, you know. Wait a minute. Okay. So you've done handouts and giveaways and basically held contests to get people to listen to your show. And the winners are all the people in your family, the four, who listen to your radio show. They got a ton of gifts. And so they call in and you'll be like, come to the station, pick them up and they'll go, why don't you just bring them home?

with you. It often went to like that. Yes. He was more practical. Yeah. Great Argentinian accent. Your mom is from deep Texas, right? Isn't that right? Matisse? And yes. Patius, can you think of any way that I might be able to help you? Well, maybe, I don't know, you had a lot of experience in changing the format and getting people, you know, hooked during different times. So maybe there's like an idea for a new contest or a new piece of content that we can maybe offer or a different thing to shake this up. Yeah, I mean, here's what I can promise you, Matthias, is that you currently have four listeners that you're related to.

Yes. I can't improve your listenership. I can't say by how much. Should you do an actual active call for all listeners to go download DeKaff News? I think we could do that. Well, hold us. Wait, let's hear. What's that?

What do you think of that idea? There may be a language barrier there because we speak in Spanish, but I don't know. Yes, I think. Oh, you speak Spanish? Yes, yeah. I comprehend, yes. It's important that we, you know, help. Why are you Marlon Brando suddenly?

Eduardo was laughing at you. Did he say anything that made sense? You know, people of Argentina. Listen, I think I could help you. I could write an ad in Spanish. I could read it in Spanish. It would be fluent.

It would sound terrific. And I could record that ad for you. And then we could get you some play and we could get you some help. What if we just have, Matias, if you could give Conan one line in Spanish that he could read right now for the show that's like, hey, this is Conan O'Brien, listen to Decaf News in Spanish, even though most of that would be English. Well, yes. Hello, amigos. I'm sorry, Conan O'Brien.

Yeah, something like that. Why don't we do this? And then all our listeners can go listen to that. Okay, I'm Okay, you got a slow time I'm going to listen Yeah, I know, I got that

I know, I got that, I know. Listen, notices of caffeinadas Notices of caffeinadas So, decaffeinated news Yeah, in reverse. Okay, listen Notices decafinas, see? And what's the time and the number and all that?

Yes, it's at a la una on Radio Symphony and what was the last part? Radio symphony, so radio symphony. Oh, is this going to make it different? 91.3 or 91.3.

I hope your servers are going to be able to handle this. No. I'm going to eat a few times, okay? Let me try one as a practice. Hello, amigos. I'm sorry, Corro, Brian. Listened Notices Decafineado

A La Una In Radio Symphony 91.3 That's pretty good. That's great. That's great. We try one more. Emphasis on the wrong words?

No, he'd be pretty good. Shut up. Ask the little glasses shut up. It's right there. Doesn't he doing something wrong? Is there some way that it's to be better? Cool, cool.

Cool. One more. Let me try one more. Here we go. Hello, amigos. I'm Conan O'Brien. Escuced noticias decavinado. A la una in radio symphony, 91.3. Come on.

Now, tell me that's not going to make a difference. Right? Now, I have to ask you an awkward question. Matthias. When people hear Conan O'Brien, are they going to know who that is? I hope so Wow you're just injecting pure confidence

Why don't you lie about who you are Why don't you say you're messy Oh yeah Oh yeah With Lionel Messi He's the guy Who would be the best guy And he's right

Yeah Okay here we go Here we go This is going to help you Okay Ola amigos I'm sorry Lionel Messi

Listen Notic Decafenados. A launa in radio symphony. See, is messy. 91.3. Now do Evita. Hola amigos.

I'm sorry. Evita. Okay, this has gotten too stupid. This has gotten way too stupid. Lionel. Lionel. Lionel Messy. pronounce it Leonet.

Oh, Jesus. Christ. Oh, Amigos. You'll say. Here we go. Try again. Hello,

I'm Amigos. I'm sorry. Lionel Messi. It's fairda. See. Lionel Messi. Escuched

Notices of Cabinados at last 1. Radio Symphony 91.3. Now, say, are you really messy? Are you really messy?

Yes. I'm messy. That would, that proves it's messy. Yes. I think we just, he had to reassure a lot of times that he was messy proves that he's messy.

Yes, you're right. Messy, messy in real life is constantly saying, yes, I am messy. Yes. Wow. That's great. Well, I think your radio business is going to be, you know,

it's going to be, it's going to be, this is going to change your life. Yes. I'm actually known in in Argentina because they broadcasted the later with Conan O'Brien show for a couple of seasons maybe. And then you've got the internet.

Yeah, internet, right? Yeah, no, in actual TV. And on a cable news that on a cable station that often did crazy independent and stuff. Good. So when I was a kid,

I actually advertised for the show, and I went to my school, and I would draw the late night with Gunnar-Bryan logo on my desk at school. Wow. Alongside with other shows. So you were not the only show. Well, let's just not mention those.

Let's just stick to you. It was mine, and then, you know, Alph and Silver Spoons and stuff like that. And then that's... And yeah, I said basically what you did with my radio show. I said, well, this is Nathan Fricona, Brian, live at this time, this day. Well, it wasn't live. It was pre-recorded. But I drew my desk.

I basically did like a promotion for you when I was 13 years old in my school. That's nice. You got the word out on my show by drawing it on your desk. And now I've recorded. The character wasn't happy. The teacher was not happy. Yeah, she didn't mind the defacing the desk. She just wasn't the fan of the show.

Yes. Well, I think we've each done a service. See this, we've each helped each other. You drew on a desk, and I just made an international ad starring Leonel Messi. It will be heard by billions of people. So who can say who did more for the other? That's the important thing. Well, I think this is fantastic.

You've been wonderful to talk to, and I wish you the best of success, Mattias, on your radio show. I know it's going to get better, okay? Take it from me. I've been through some tough scrapes in my career, and I just keep going. And it hasn't worked yet, but it will. So hang in there. And say hello to all of our friends in Argentina. All right.

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