Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend - Underground Museum Coffee

Episode Date: January 26, 2023

Conan chats with Simon from Slovenia about his favorite specialty coffee shop and its unusual location.

Conan O'Brien needs a fan. Want to talk to Conan? Visit teamcoco.com slash call Conan. Okay. Let's get started. Hey, Simon meet Conan and Sona. Hello there, Simon. Hi Conan. How are you?

I'm doing fine. Thank you. Yeah. I'm doing great. Welcome to our little kooky show. Thank you very much for being here. I'm told you're from very far away in an exotic part of the world. Where are you calling from? Yeah. So it's not as exotic as you would think.

I'm coming from Slovenia. So this is a very small country near Italy and right under the Austria. So central Europe. And Slovenia, what I know about is it's very small, right? Yeah. Yeah. Only roughly two million people live here. So it's a very, very small country. Okay. And how close are you?

How long does it take you to get to Italy? Where are you in Slovenia? So I live in our capital city, Ljubljana. But I was born in this western part of Slovenia. And this is wine growing region. We are very famous for wine. And this part is called Vipava Valley. Right.

We also like to brag that we are the Slovenian Napa Valley. Nice. That's very nice. Now, Slovenia is so small that when you say I grew up in the... I was born in the western part. That means about 300 feet from where you are now. Yeah. Yeah. And then I moved to the north,

which is a block and a half that way. And I have some famous... We have a very, I mean, one of the most famous basketball players in the NBA, young superstar, Luka Dončić, is from there. Yeah, that's correct. We are very proud. You're very proud of him and also Melania Trump.

Yeah. She also comes from Slovenia. Is there a statue to Melania Trump in Slovenia? No. No, no, no. I think there was a kind of a temporary statue of Donald Trump. Well, he was in the... Yeah, but I think it's... I think all statues to politicians are temporary. That's the way I think about it.

There really shouldn't be... I think all statues should be made of soap and because they'll last about as long as the person is popular. And then just around the time that they've dissolved to nothing, people have to vote on whether they want to build another one. You know, I think that's a great idea. Yeah. Get on that, David.

Okay, I'm on it. I'm gonna need a pen. So, Simon, I mean, first of all, I'm glad that you're from Slovenia and you know about our show. How did you find our podcast? Yeah, I have been planning for quite a long time. I saw you first on YouTube and then I heard about that you have a very funny podcast

and I checked it out and I listen to it regularly, usually when I walk to my work and I giggle and smile and people that are just looking at me like something's wrong with me. Yeah, they think you're the village idiot. I love that. That makes me so happy. I don't know what it is, but there's something about us just goofing around

and then a nice young man from Slovenia is giggling. That fills me with joy. It's very cool. It makes me very happy. Yeah. We're glad to have you as a fan. I'd tell us a little bit about yourself. Like, what do you do?

Yeah, so I work in a company producing charging stations for the EV cars. Oh, charging stations for electric vehicles, yes. Exactly, exactly, yeah. And I'm also a PhD student majoring in marketing. I study here in Slovenia and Ljubljana University. Well, I don't understand. You're a very educated, you sound like a highly competent man. Why are you listening to our podcast?

Because you're funny. You have such a bright future, Simon. This is a terrible waste of your wonderful mind. Oh, I'm glad it translates what we're doing somewhat, you know? Does it? Does it translate? I don't know. Does it?

Are there things that we say where you're confused or I don't know? What is it? No. No, no, no. I'm not sure if I understood the question. Okay. Yeah, I think he couldn't understand you. I know, I asked that. I was getting along great with Simon and then all of a sudden you're like,

but how could you possibly understand what we're saying? Are humors weird? That's what I'm, does the humor translate? Sorry, forget it, forget I said it. Definitely, definitely, yeah, humor translates, yeah. Okay, all right, good. And my producer is telling me right now that you like the ads. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I love the episode.

Oops, all ads, I love that because, you know, here in Slovenia and we don't hear your ads during the- Wait, why don't you guys hear the ads? The ads are fun. Not all of them, but we try to make them fun. Adam, Adam, our grand guru is here. Adam, explain why they're not hearing the ads in Slovenia. The dynamic ad insertion technology just makes it sound-

Boo! I didn't even want to say those words because I knew that was- Oh my God, he literally is wearing a t-shirt that says the man. No dynamic ad insertion! I didn't even want to say that. But they do have, like, geo-targets and geo-blockers and it ends up that a lot of international users- That was the whole reason we did the Oops!

All Ads was so that the international people like Simon could hear the ads. You know what? I bet if I started mentioning a lot of Slovenian products and businesses in Slovenia, wouldn't the dynamic robot that inserts the ads start to drop them in? Presumably, yeah. I don't know exactly how the technology works, but it sounds like, yeah, that would make it work.

I think that's what we should be doing. Don't you, Simon? Sure. No, I mean, if we start- If we start devoting a chunk of our show fairly regularly to Slovenia, I think we're going to crack that market. Yeah.

Yeah, we're going to get all 15 people in Slovenia. You're going to say- Really excited. They'll be so excited they'll run from one end of the country to the other in three minutes. Is there a local business that you want me to promote on the podcast in Slovenia? Yeah, beside our company, obviously.

Yeah, screw them. That sounds too serious. I mean, like a place that you go regularly. It's a regular part of your day, you know? So I also enjoy coffee very much. I have at least five coffees a day, up to five. Oh, my God. So you spend at least half your life urinating.

The trick is not to drink water, just coffee, and then you don't have that problem. Well, you've cracked another great life hack from Simon in Slovenia. Yeah, so just coffee. So you drink coffee, right? Well, where do you get your coffees? Are they a local place you go?

Yeah, yeah. I love these local roasters. They're called Stowe coffee roasters. They roast their own coffee, and they have this- Stowe coffee roasters. Yeah. Huh. And what's so great about them?

I mean, they have a great coffee, of course. It's freshly roasted. They know how to prepare good coffee, and I mean, they are just great. What about the service at Stowe's? I'm trying to get as much information as I can to help with my promotion of Stowe's Coffee Shop in Slovenia. Is it Stowe's coffee roasters? Is that it?

Yeah, yeah, because they also roast their own coffee. And where are they located? What's the address? What street are they on? Yeah, I'm not sure about the street. They are located in our capital city in Ljubljana. Ljubljana. Please say it.

Is it Ljubljana? Is it? Close enough. Ljubljana. You tell me how to pronounce it correctly. Okay. Ljubljana. Ljubljana.

No, no. Starts with Ljubljana. Yeah. Ljubljana. Yeah, close enough. Close enough. This is frustrating. I don't know.

He says it starts with L- It's L-J, so it sounds like he's saying jub-jubljana. Jub-jubljana. With an L, though. With an L, though. L-jubljana. What am I doing wrong? You keep saying it starts with an L.

J-L-J. L-J-L-J-Jubljana. It sounds like a Y. Jubljana. Jubljana. Okay. You say it one more time, Simon, and then I'm going to commit suicide.

Go ahead. Yeah. So it's jub-jubljana. Jubljana. I'm just going to mush it up. I'm going to say it really quickly. We'll get through it. Yeah.

Okay, and how's the service there? Is there anyone there you've struck up a friendship with? Maybe, you know, is there anyone there who's, oh, he's the best. Ask for... Yeah, no, I don't know them by name, but they are all great. And I mean, their service is great.

Give me one little detail about the place. Yeah, so just one little... Okay, this is a funny detail. Yeah, this is a funny detail. They are located under the museum. It's, I'm sure... Yeah, it sounds strange, but it's not. And this is a really hipster kind of place.

And they have this... And what kind of museum is that? Is it the Museum of All Things Slovenia? Yeah. Okay, terrific. All right, let's get the word out, I think. We should do this right now. What's the...

I think, Sonia, the way for it to go after is you help feed me. Okay. Okay. Sonia, what do I love to drink more than anything else in the world? Wine. No. Oh, I'm sorry. Ask me again.

No, we're going with that. That's true. But when I've had way too much wine, how do I like to sober up? What do I drink? Oh, you drink coffee. You better drink coffee. I love well-roasted coffee.

And the only place I like to get my coffee is in Slovenia. They kill it. So I've got a private jet fueled up on a runway right outside my house. You know this. I do, yeah. Yeah, I am in big trouble. It's... I have a huge carbon footprint.

Very expensive. And whenever I want a cup of coffee, I hop on that jet and I jet right to Slovenia to their capital, Ljubljana. Wait, what was the capital again? That's not important, but it's Ljubljana. I've got a cold. And I jet right to that capital

and I go to Stowe's Coffee Roasters. Oh, they're great. They're fantastic. Man, that coffee's good. The service is impeccable. Yeah, it's kind of a hipster joint, but I love hipsters. And guess what?

I love where it's located. Where is it? Under the museum. Oh, the museum. Yeah, well, Slovenia. So they only call it the museum. I love going to the museum. And then I grab, you know,

and also the museum is where they once featured a statue of Donald Trump. Oh. Yeah, it was up for 48 hours. And then it was, they took it out into a field and hit it with sticks. Yeah, yeah. So, yeah, I mean, look, all my Slovenian pals,

whether it's Luca Dončić from the NBA or Melania Trump, I hook up with them when I'm there getting coffee. Yeah, you guys all, the three of you go together. We go together and then we grab a cup of coffee. We check out the museum and we see all of the great works of art in Slovenia. And then it's really nice.

We take about a 10-minute stroll, which takes us around the circumference of Slovenia. So check it out, ladies and gentlemen. If you've got a private jet on the go outside your house, make sure you get to Stowe's Coffee Roasters. In which city? Njumja. A night of small stroke there.

Located under the museum. And you'll get the best coffee you've had in your life. Don't just take it from me. Take it from my pal Simon. And then Simon, you say a quick thing. Quick thing. Oh, my God. All right, well Simon, we just made a really good ad

for your coffee shop. You better get free coffee there from now on. I hope so. I hope so. Yeah, where do you go in there and tell them there's this guy named Conan O'Brien? And after your two-hour explanation and showing them a couple of hours worth of YouTube videos

and playing them maybe six hours of the podcast, you'll get a free cup of coffee. Yeah. I think that's going to be very exciting. Yeah, yeah. I'm sure they know you. This is great. Thank you so much.

This is great. I'm really excited about getting this ad in Slovenia. I'm going to figure out a way to get this done. Okay. Perfect. Looking forward. Well, you don't seem that excited. I just, I mean, I don't realize what I just gave you.

You know, like two minutes of one of my ads, you know what it's worth? Over six million dollars. Yeah, I'm sure the Stoke Coffee. Why is everybody laughing? Yeah, no, I refuse to do the Super Bowl because they don't pay enough. So you've just, but this is a big deal.

This is going to put Stokes Coffee Roasters on the map. And I'd love to come see you someday. I really would. It'd be fun. Yeah, sure. And we'll go into Stoke Coffee Roasters for some coffee. Stoke Coffee. Well, yeah, we better.

Yeah, I better treat me like a hero over there. Yeah. All right. Simon, thank you so much. And how do I say goodbye in your native tongue? How do I say farewell? Yeah, this is also complicated. It's nasvidenje.

What? It's... Say it again. Nasvidenje. Just try and slow it down a little bit. Pretend I've had a terrible brain injury. Go. Okay, it's nasvidenje.

It's like, see you next time. Nasvidenje. Yeah. Nasvidenje. Whoa, perfect. Nasvidenje. Yeah, yeah, perfect. Nasvidenje.

Yeah. Simon nasvidenje. Nasvidenje. And I hope to see you soon. Take care. Thanks, Simon. Hope to see you. Bye.

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