Men At Work Podcast - How a Monkeypox Scare Got Him a Job at Barstool Sports...

Episode Date: May 12, 2025

Comedian and Barstool Sports' Connor Mook is on the pod today! We chop it up about his hilarious story about how he went from accounting to Barstool. Later, we have Politically Incorrect Pete dera...il the entire show, the Anti-Erin Brockovich who fought for our country, but is now fighting for the enemy, a Recruiter who tells us how to pass a background check and why he's cracking down on the vaping industry, and we have an angel from the Four Seasons tell us celebrity stories and what famous people have on their rider. Check out Mook Can't Sleep: https://www.youtube.com/@MookCantSleepCheck out: https://www.youtube.com/@ANewUntoldStoryGo see Mook do stand-up: https://linktr.ee/connormook?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=d7f77b54-b152-4350-aedb-e5932ad7b6a40:00 - How Mook got a job at Barstool Sports 25:45 - Politically Incorrect Pete Derails the Show! 37:05 - The Anti-Erin Brockovich48:25 - He is Cracking Down on the Vaping Industry1:02:43 - A Four Seasons Angel Tells us About Celebrity RidersAbout Us: The Men At Work Podcast asks one question: What do you do for a living? After that the conversation flows from there. We've talked to substitute teachers, Bangladeshi t-shirt moguls, a real estate broker tight with LeBron James, and the Governor of Literal Pennsylvania. And we'll record anywhere. Random sidewalks during an eclipse, a furry convention, and more! Whether we like it or not, our jobs are most of our lives - might as well yap about it. If you want us to come to your event email us at: menatpodcast@gmail.com Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KtNjPmb9LS0If you want more bonus content from every episode check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/menatworkpod *If you subscribe to the Patreon consider subscribing on a desktop or website or an android device, NOT THROUGH iOS (Apple) APP. Apple takes 30% of every month you're subscribed (yea they suck). Follow Us:The Pod: https://www.tiktok.com/@menatpodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/menatpod/Follow Matt: https://www.tiktok.com/@mattpeoplescomedyhttps://www.instagram.com/mattpeoplescomedy/Follow Kyle:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kylepagancb/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kylepagancbFollow Vito: https://www.instagram.com/vito_visuals/?hl=en

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Starting point is 00:00:00 I had a CPA. They took that away from me. Final straw was telling my boss that I had a monkey pox scare. So that I could go to New York to film a Barstool podcast. How early do you say your grandma dies, that you've got to land on a monkey pox? I had five grandmas die. All right, before we get into the show,
Starting point is 00:00:16 we want to talk to you about a live show we're putting on, presented by Next In Line Comedy. It's the Men At Work live spectacular Friday, May 30th at 8 p.m. You ever wanted to be on the show but you couldn't? Well now you got the opportunity to. Buy a ticket, come to the show, hang out with us. You could put in a little thing that says hey I'd love to be on stage and just come chat about your job. We'll just horse around. Same thing you see on the podcast normally. We'll just be doing it in front of 70 to 80 people. Friday, May 30th at the Coop at 8 p.m.
Starting point is 00:00:45 Please come. Great studio, you dickheads. Yeah. We warned you, dude. We warned you. No, you didn't. Oh shit, we didn't warn you at all. I knew you did it outside,
Starting point is 00:00:54 but I didn't know we were gonna be in the middle of written. Yeah. It's just one of those things, man. You can't really avoid that. It's always gonna happen. Dude, you are the animal at the Philadelphia Zoo right now. I feel like it. Yeah, it's pretty brutal. Ginger should have their own exhibit. I agree. And it's you know, the way we're treated. We're basically
Starting point is 00:01:11 Animals. Well, gingers apparently now can claim the rapper exhibit. Apparently gingers are black now, dude Oh, I saw that for us dude. That's been ginormous. I've been saying it. Yeah, I've been saying that. Careful that. Not it. Yeah, I've been saying that I'm checking with my fellow Black people and we're gonna find out I'm gonna find out by the end of this weekend Yeah, I love the voicemail with the culture on Friday. I'm expecting a call back next Friday This is crazy me just sandwiched in between two gingers. It's a big time for us I've gotten literally no one else in my immediate family speaks to me and I've gotten three tic-tac DMs of that video from my mom My sister and brother-in-law all once I was tagged in it a hundred times. That's what you times. Yeah
Starting point is 00:01:55 That's not I mean it makes I've long thought it You got it you're back. Oh my man. I've long thought it because Gingers and black people they always want to touch our hair. Yep. Mmm. Yep. They judge us by the color of our skin. Yes Yes There's a third reason in there that I'm working on. You want me to say the third? Please. It's the hard R Wow, that's good Goddamn, yeah, if you're rearranging letters it kind of actually lends itself to that Oh, not kinda, it does
Starting point is 00:02:24 Damn, I've done the research. I've done the math on those letters. It's awfully close. Oh yeah, alright, I'll take that one. How about that? So if you couldn't figure it out, we're here with Moo from Barstool. Hello. Moo can't sleep live on your YouTubes every... Monday and Thursday is when I'm not on the road.
Starting point is 00:02:40 Nice. Love that. It's a new Thursday episode this week because you're here with a little sass and helium exactly Harry Settle Harry Settle Yeah, I said all featuring full government. Yeah, I like that You should you get in front of it before you know You go down to that wormhole of just your little sass for the rest of your life your prince exactly And we're down a wormhole right now black people I used to bring them up on stage. It's a worm hizzle. Yeah, sorry. I used to
Starting point is 00:03:05 bring them up and like you know if we're in like Huntsville Alabama where like you know most of the rooms like local people I bring up like Lil Sasquatch and they'd be like alright we're dealing with a 6'8 SoundCloud rapper. It's like a short Joe Schen. Just throws people off. Kyle you might be closer to Lil Sasquatch than anybody else. 100%. You might be the new, now that Sas is retiring the name you might be the new Lil Sasquatch than anybody else. A hundred percent. You might be the new, now that Sas is retiring the name, you might be the new Little Sas. I might have to get into that. Little Sas, if you run up a Little Sasquatch in Huntsville, Alabama, it would just be the, you ever see a leprechaun say, yay!
Starting point is 00:03:33 Video all over again. My God, what an all time video. So Moog, you're back in your stomping grounds, you're back in the city of Philadelphia. Feels weird. You used to be doing open mics with with Maddie people Yes, Raven Lounge Raven Lounge, baby I remember distinct memory of Matt cuz like I was like an awkward guy at the mics. I just like got it What's up, bro?
Starting point is 00:03:56 Come to your set and fucking ruin your podcast What do you do for work Okay, I What do you do for work? Oh, you shoot your pants? No, okay. I remember like I was in Philly comedy for a little bit and like I kind of like kept to myself because I was like you know I had a full time account. I worked like right there. Oh you had a big boy job.
Starting point is 00:04:16 I was a Price Waterhouse Cooper's auditor for two years. Holy shit! Not just a big boy job, a big four job. I had a CPA. They took that shit away from me. They stripped the letters from me when they found out what I was doing but I would just show up to Mike's kind of like wait three out two hours to get up at Raven three hours to get up at Raven go home. I remember one night though because I knew you know you see someone that
Starting point is 00:04:38 looks similar to you. Yeah that's all it takes. You're like I want his attention. And I got off stage after bombing and I think it was like you and Brendan Donegan and you were like, I want his attention. And I got off stage after bombing, and I think it was like you and Brendan Donaghan. And you were like, yeah, I actually like that material that you were doing. And I was like, OK, that felt good. And honestly, even after the bomb, I was like, someone gets it. I'm equally awkward where I told him that, and I was probably thinking about it his entire set.
Starting point is 00:04:59 I was like, tell him you like it. Tell him you like that joke. And then you got off, and I told you. And then you seemed like you received it well. And I remember walking away like, what a good interaction. Thank God, dude. One of the books. That was one where I was like,
Starting point is 00:05:09 you know how like you get home from a mic and you're like, that was a waste of time. Yeah. But at least something good came out of it. That was it. I was like, I made friends with the other big ginger. The other big ginger in the room. It's kind of nice.
Starting point is 00:05:20 We have to, that's really what most of, at least Philly comedy is, is like finding a normal looking dude and just clinging on as fast as you can. 100% yes. I mean I saw Ryan Foster and I regret that decision now but I saw him five years ago and I was like, I'll be friends with him.
Starting point is 00:05:34 It's just going down the hill. He's approachable. I did a Drew and Naim's podcast yesterday. Oh, show it to your reg. And I just talked about how I was afraid of Naim. For like the first six months. I was like so intimidated.s. For like the first six months, I was like so intimidated. And he's like the nicest guy.
Starting point is 00:05:48 He's the sweetest guy of all time. But like, you know, I'm like, you know, 8 a.m. I have a meeting with like Brad at PWC, and then I'm like going to open mics with like fucking Adam Benjamin and Naimo. And I'm like, this is crazy. It really is, dude. It's a total wormhole of like exiting into, you know, like the comedy world versus your normal life. It really is dude, it's a total wormhole of like exiting into you know like the comedy world versus your normal life
Starting point is 00:06:07 It really is you have to suspend reality for like three hours because nothing's gonna make any sense Yeah, and you're gonna drink a lot and you're gonna develop a problem and yes, yeah 70 days sober Oh, yeah, the I am sober apps is in so Shit. Hey dude. How are you? Thanks for walking in front of the camera. Appreciate It's your show too. It's alright right, we're in a public place. Oh, I actually like this. Social anxiety is nothing, right? Oh no, you have to check it out the door
Starting point is 00:06:31 when you come on the pod. It fears you, because you're, this is the first time I'm meeting you in person, you're the biggest loaf I've ever seen. That is the most thing anyone's ever described my humanoid stature of just like, I'm a genetic mutant. Yeah, you like, like your hand, like I't even want to like do the hand comparison like a comparison Any pick it he's shy
Starting point is 00:06:52 Can he pick it shied away at these hands at the cerebral media? Oh, yeah, he shied away from these hands He's now look at him. He's probably put on like four gloves. Yeah, he's in Cleveland now. He's just so shook Yeah, that's spooky as hell, dude I like the idea of calling you a loaf and not an oaf because there is a bread element to you that people don't talk about a lot. He's a little doughy. You're a bit of a yeasty kid,
Starting point is 00:07:12 they've been saying for years, honestly, yeah. That's true, back to the Raven Lounge. I have one story from Raven Lounge. I've got two mics in my time. I bombed in the back of the helium bar because I couldn't get on the main card. Oh, they're doing they're doing mics in the bar now. This is from the pandemic like before. I showed up in my my my Comcast gear, which is the looking back on it the dumbest thing you can just watching like a bunch of guys who are doing all comedy looking
Starting point is 00:07:39 at you being like, what's this guy getting on the 25? You fucking capitalistic piece of shit. Yeah, you narc. Yeah. And then we sat during the pandemic outside of Raven Lounge and people, what I thought at the time, were just murdering. They were doing it on the front step of Raven Lounge because everything was closed. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. And we were sitting on the parking garage across the street
Starting point is 00:07:59 and these kids from like the South, like Alabama or Mississippi or something, just started murdering. I knew I was up next. I just walked away It was so good that I would just like I know I can't do this and it was like I was It was the most embarrassing element is yes. You can't beat it Yeah, so you did one mic and then you went to do the second you were like, I'm good
Starting point is 00:08:19 One and a half mics for the record one and a half sitting around for an hour and a half and then just being like You know, it's my turn. I'm walking away. I'm leaving. I kind of respect that. And you can hear Kyle. Kyle Pagan. It's Kyle Pagan here. Yeah. As I'm like walking right around Loca street
Starting point is 00:08:35 and I'm like, oh God. Never came back. And that was during the Alabama guys, like James Moss. That's I think exactly. Wait, is Moss Alabama guy? James Moss and Zach Travis Jackson Crutchfield they all came during COVID which is crazy which was the most insane thing. Leaving the South during COVID is the most insane thing you could do.
Starting point is 00:08:53 Yeah like what you were going from no mask to mask and social distancing. I was going to say you migrated to a more strict area which I mean you know seems to have done well for the kids but uh Respect. So you're out of the scent you're not doing anymore. I was never in you were never in yeah, you were you were Yeah, you retreated Dude so you're accounting and you just now you're now you're working for Barstool I feel like that's not really a traditional career path that a lot of PWC accountants would know But it makes sense if you factor in my past. So before I was an accountant,
Starting point is 00:09:29 I went to shout out Penn State Altoona. Let's go. Shout out the tuna boys, Toontown. Damn dude. Did you go to Maine? No, I went to Roan. I'm gonna lose, I'm gonna die alone. Some old ass woman already took a picture,
Starting point is 00:09:41 I can't wait to show my grandma. She took a picture of my breast't wait to show my grandma my grandma. Yeah, my breast shield. Yeah That doesn't mean I'm like it as a woman's Say that you're exactly right Anyway, I'm not supposed to go in there. Well, they kind of are I've been gaining weight recently I feel that I'm built like a melted candle these days. I'm wearing pads right now I'm wearing a sweatshirt to hide my boobs. I'm wearing an A-pad right now, dude. I have my period. It's been a nightmare.
Starting point is 00:10:08 But I went to Altoona for a year, and I got kicked out. What? For underages. What? It's hard to get out of Altoona. Not underage. No, of course. Yes.
Starting point is 00:10:18 Underage, yeah, yeah. No one even interred that. That was all you. Just bring it down. Well, sometimes I bring it up, and people are are like you were part of the Joe Pah thing I was like no Like I have to like specify oh And then like I had to like get I was like, you know, it's a low point to get kicked out of a branch campus
Starting point is 00:10:35 Yeah, so I got my life together and went to temple. Hell yeah grinded accounting got the big four job And I was like yo this shit sucks. Yeah, I got to get out of here started like tweeting Everyone everyone does it that's like the pipeline is like accounting finance into Twitter Like I would be like in the audit room surrounded by like six dudes like auditing on like BlackRock like like big clients tweeting out like Penn State minus five for everything in the middle of like December college basketball season and like tweeted enough to the point where like I made friends I started doing stand-up met sass in New York and it kind of just snowballed into a job but sweet got very lucky there's a there's a lot of shit that happened in between that time
Starting point is 00:11:26 Not a lot of tweets and a lot of a lot of excuses to miss work Yeah, final straw was telling my boss that I had a monkey pox scare So that I could go to New York to film a barstool podcast How early do you say your grandma dies that you got to land on a monkey pox? I had five grandmas die. It was my grandma died, my mom was in the hospital. My grandma's best friend Sissy died. Your grandfather got around. I had a bachelor party in Rochester, New York. Nice. I was making up every excuse. Yeah. Then I went on the pod and I was like, yeah, I told my gay boss that I had a monkey pox scare and then they heard me say that on the
Starting point is 00:12:10 You're a fan, huh? I got fired and I got hired so it's kind of just like another Toon town real quick. What is that meeting? Like where they're like, we want to talk to you for a second Oh, yeah, so the monkey pox wasn't real Yeah, but when they found out you called the boss a gay guy who got upset about that Did they bring you in? Is that a zoom call? I was in New York. It was so we recorded the podcast on a Wednesday. It came out on a Thursday Yeah, I missed work Thursday Friday, right Monday. I'm back in New York I like how the podcast came out on Thursday. You still missed work Friday. Yeah
Starting point is 00:12:43 Close to like a full-time I was like, I'm giving up. I'm so close to a full-time, I was working part-time at that point for the art school. I was so close to full-time, I knew something was coming. Was this with the Anus boys? Yes. Oh, that's so funny, being like, Mom, I'm leaving my Big Four job, the Anus boys are calling.
Starting point is 00:12:58 I didn't even tell her. That's awesome. She didn't even know I was doing stand-up or working for part-time. She was dealing with your grandmother's death, of course. Exactly, she was very ill at the time. So I'm like in New York on that Monday and I'm like I get a full-time offer
Starting point is 00:13:12 from Barstool that Monday too. So I'm like okay I'm gonna quit. And Nick and Kyle the anus guys are like can we like, you know, can you quit live on the podcast? I was like yeah, I don't give a fuck. Let's do it. And that Monday I had like eight missed calls from my manager at work and I was like I have a feeling I know what this
Starting point is 00:13:31 is about yeah and finally I like because like in the moment you're like I don't care about this job fuck this job right but then the real anxiety of like oh I have to tell like this good dude that I know named Tom yeah who's like had my back for years and has, you know what I mean, stuck it out with me and dealt with all my bullshit. And I finally call him back and I go, hey Tom, it's Connor.
Starting point is 00:13:54 It's like 4.30 in the afternoon after eight missed calls. I like that. Good time, yeah. That's a good time to call. End of the day dump. End of the day I'm like, don't answer. Please don't answer. I'll be better tomorrow.
Starting point is 00:14:03 And he goes goes hey Connor thanks for calling me back give me one second I got a patch someone else it takes like a two-second beat and then all of a sudden someone comes on the line they go hey this is Mark from HR is this conversation being recorded right now Connor I was like no and he's like we've been made aware of your alias Connor mook on the new untold story podcast he wouldn't say anus he's like we've been made aware of your alias Connor mook on the new untold story podcast He wouldn't say anus He's like we'd like to terminate your contract immediately Wow
Starting point is 00:14:32 Dramatic it was traumatic, but I deserved it. Yeah, make sense. I was talking a lot of shit. Yeah and Pretty much I got hit on the way out. They were like good luck with your little comedy thing Pretty much I got hit on the way out. They were like good luck with your little comedy thing. Oh They come into the shows this weekend. I hope they fuck I made amends with my manager Cuz you know shout out to Tom. He's the fucking man. I'm the HR guy can suck a fuck Just from hearing about them fuck HR guy That'd be the best time of like after he says good luck with your comedy thing to be like What is the severance package like?
Starting point is 00:15:05 Good luck with your accounting little thing. Yeah, we actually have billions and billions of dollars of assets. It's like yeah I hope you go bailing out Yeah but it was it was one of those things where like I In the moment was like panicking cuz I'm like can they sue me like are they gonna like come at me and they were like They were like we're gonna give you two months of severance We're gonna pay out your your signing bonus, too And I was like oh fuck yeah Be a better situation call my boss gay more often by the way you have to pay us back for the entire cleaning of
Starting point is 00:15:32 the floor from the monkeypox You infected the entire like Connor we caught in the DA the quitting live on air like is there I mean like you're saying like you didn't care about it before when you're in the moment Like the anxiety of quitting is it more anxiety or more you felt guilty that you're like, I like this dude I hate that. I'm kind of fucking start to feel human. Yeah. Oh this guy is like he's got a wife and kids Yeah, he's like, you know what I mean? Like he's got like you're not Connor mook anymore on the podcast You're Connor mook now on the phone exactly. Yeah, I'm my full government name, but I'm Connor Patrick on the phone exactly I'm my full government name but I'm Connor Patrick like this guy like like had my back gave me good reports like rode for me and
Starting point is 00:16:09 then I have to be like well I've been calling you gay this whole time yeah I'm calling you a sorry dude. Even though you're a good dude. Look dude those two things are not mutually exclusive they could be the same thing he could be a good dude and a gay dude all at once. That's true. And stop bullshitting I'm just kidding. Honestly, you lived out the dream that I feel like 99% of the corporate American country would love to live out. Being able to call your boss gay and be like, well, here's two months of severance. Yeah. I got lucky because I was like, they're going to come after me. They're going to come after me for some type of a... Did you have the job before they fired you? The contract? The parcel job? Yeah. Okay. At least you had that in your back burner.
Starting point is 00:16:45 I had that in my back. It was all within like four days. It was all within like, I got a full-time offer. I'm about to quit this job. If he didn't call me on Monday, that Wednesday we're firing up the podcast and Kyle is telling my boss to suck a dick. Thank God, dude.
Starting point is 00:17:01 Kyle and Nick are on the phone like, yeah, Connor, the monkeypox have spread. He's dying. He's gotta go. He's not coming back to work. So you in Chicago, New York? Chicago. How's Chicago compared to Philadelphia?
Starting point is 00:17:15 Dude, it is Philly, but bigger, cleaner, and I hate to say it, because we're in a beautiful park right now. It's pretty nice. It is nice. Chicago is sick. The downside is it's like 45 degrees today in Chicago. That's nuts. The winter is long Yeah, it's like mental torture. It's like every day I wake up I'm like I need to be hot and I wake up and I'm fucking cold
Starting point is 00:17:35 Well, every place can't have everything like New York you got you know, the homeless and everything they'll kill you you Florida You got like swamp animals and Florida men kill you. Florida you got like swamp animals and Florida men, snakes, bass salts and men. And then Chicago would be the perfect city in the world but you have the winters that are absolutely god awful that make people run. Yeah, it's been like seven months of winter. That's when you bought 100 days right? Yeah and then we'll get a solid three months of like heaven. And it's everybody, but the thing about Chicago is everybody takes advantage of it Like nobody stays indoors during that time they do but Matt. I don't know. I don't know if you're the same way I'm not I'm not a summer guy
Starting point is 00:18:12 But then I drink indoors in the summer My shirt hasn't come off in public since I was like four years old if I take my shirt off I have to like give people a heads up beforehand. I'm just gonna let you guys know I'm gonna take tank top off You're gonna see a lot of stuff you're not comfortable with. Just take a deep breath. Your eyes are gonna have to adjust to the skin tone of my belly. You're gonna have to adjust to how I was born as a human.
Starting point is 00:18:33 I go to the beach like a Muslim woman. We should start wearing a hijab. Dude, if we could be black, we could for sure be Muslim too. Dude, I was talking to, they don't get sunburn. No, they don't. And they don't know what sunburn is. What? Muslim women. Black people. Oh, black people't and they don't know what some burn is what yeah muscle What black people are black people? Yeah? Yeah, they do. They do look at you like crazy. I'm like you talking about
Starting point is 00:18:50 Yeah, why I love when you guys say that stuff Sounds so sick when you say stuff like that. Why you read? It's like the Sun Enjoy that every impersonation of a black person since the 90s is just Denzel and training day changed Man, so how's it? How's the moves in Chicago been? Has it been like culture shock like you said? It's like Philadelphia I mean, well, it's so it is interesting because like Philly people aren't like nice Necessarily. Yeah, it's Chicago is a ton of like Midwest people Yeah, so it's like a lot of people that are like way too happy to see you way too nice way too vulnerable. Yeah
Starting point is 00:19:27 I'm not taking advantage of the shoulder. Yeah a lot of like, you know, you can meet people at a bar and all of a sudden You're like best friends. Yeah. Yeah, like you can find friends in Chicago. I feel like in Philly You don't have like mutual friends true. It's kind of like why we add more dudes to our school, right? Right. Yeah, yeah more fucking dude. No, no more dudes. Oh god. He's got a shirt off true it's kind of like why we add more dudes to our squad right right right yeah yeah yeah I don't want more fucking dudes no no not more dudes oh god he's got his shirt off and his pale is what is the like drinking culture in the Midwest versus because everybody brags about every section of the country is like I'm the one we're the one who drinks the most like what's the Northeast like versus Midwest Midwest is more consistent and that makes sense like people are drinking
Starting point is 00:20:04 every day, often. Like Sundays are like a full day out for a lot of people in Chicago. Especially when you meet like the actual people from like Wisconsin. They're like, yeah, I'm just going to have like a nightcap. And then they end up drinking like a fifth of fucking whiskey and like a ton of beer. But I think people in Philly like black out harder if that makes sure yeah I remember I used to live like like four blocks that way and like grad hospital and maybe five I don't fucking know six maybe and it was like when we go when we went out it was like oh we're drinking until like we have to go home
Starting point is 00:20:37 yeah like until we're like wobbly one speed yeah we have one speed they're good at like pacing because I think they're more of alcoholics. They're more like, I'm going to drink Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. Whereas we're like, Friday, Saturday, we're going to get aggressive and get really sloppy. Yeah. Yeah, we condense our time more than they do.
Starting point is 00:20:57 Yes, 100%. OK. Also, it's an impolite way to drink. So it kind of fits the culture of each area, where they drink very politely throughout the day. They're like, I'll pace it. I will be blacked out, but I'll get there slowly.itely throughout the day, they're like, I'll pace it, I will be blacked out, but I'll get there slowly.
Starting point is 00:21:07 And in the Northeast, it's like, it's a rude thing to do to black out. We're violent drinkers. Yes. And they're like, very nice drinkers. A lot of petty crime, a lot of vandalism around here in Philadelphia every weekend when we get going. It's probably because they have no fucking Italians
Starting point is 00:21:22 out there. Put some Italians in the Midwest and see what that looks like in 20 years too. That's a great call. If you some Italians in the Midwest and see what that looks like in 20 years. That's a great call. If you put Italians in the Midwest, that'll be a fucking nightmare. It's an invasive species. Dude, Trump might declare the fucking Alien Sedition Act of Italian people in the Midwest. You're saying Al Capone left Chicago and he just took all the Italians with him, huh?
Starting point is 00:21:38 Just a bunch of guys with Italian flag tattoos in El Salvador. How's the beef compared to the cheesesteak, you think? I'm not a fan. Beef's think? I'm not a fan. I'm not a fan of the beef. And the thing is, if I'm gonna eat like that, if I'm gonna eat something heavy, that's like fucking a rock. It's wet. Wet, that's the thing.
Starting point is 00:21:56 It's way too wet. They baptized the fucking thing. It's so wet. It's a moist sandwich. I don't want my sandwich moist. And it's like a brick. And then, you know, if I'm gonna do that to myself, give me the fucking cheese steak. Yeah. 100%.
Starting point is 00:22:11 Like a thousand times. Like, it's so much better. The beef is just nasty. I've never... The pizza is like the other thing they brag about. The old Chicago deep dish. Yeah. It seems like crème. So that's very... I've learned the ways. That's very like touristy, the deep dish. They're really going like bar pies They have really good bar pies
Starting point is 00:22:29 Under the radar like the people that live there now. Yeah, they do have good pizza one thing You're you're missing out on since you've left Philadelphia the cheesesteak technology is becoming revolutionary Oh, yeah, yes Everyone's trying to start to find the Angelo's mold and we're trying to find like the next kind of thing and stuff I had a cheesesteak from Del Rossi's yesterday. The bread was some of the most impressive bread. I've heard Del Rossi's has like stepped up their game. Their bread is just like with the seeded and it's got like the crevices in it and stuff.
Starting point is 00:22:55 It makes you think like they actually spent time on this. They studied. They got a bunch of Angelo's steaks's a man. They broke it down with science They had hired one guy. Yeah, Angelo's that one quit and everything and that's how it goes But it's good. You really are the fucking loaf dude your foot right? This is great a rising tide lifts all ships. We love for it. He's not a little Sasquatch. He's big love I will say I like I'm a big Angelo's guy obviously I would get it like once a week I'd walk there like like yeah, I'm gonna burn off the
Starting point is 00:23:32 I Was looking at uber eats yesterday, and I saw it on new breeds and a part of me died yes I don't like seeing that I haven't been back in like close to two years sure I'm a little nervous Have you seen the the guff that all the neighbors are giving them to that they're too big now that they should move and everything I like that part of it though we can't have anything good here in Philadelphia without someone complaining about it I like being on someone's front porch just get my gut hangin out and a pie in my
Starting point is 00:24:00 hand and a fucking steak in the other yeah so sorry that I pissed in the backyard that your children playing Yeah, it's fucking cheese stick deal with it. Yeah. Yeah You know what else is great on that block is Ralph's. Yes, Ross fucking love. Yeah, Sarcone's is right there Yeah, tie in market right two blocks down and stuff. But yeah. All right, you want to get some people on? Yeah, it's got a little photo it they want to come on You sure? Well, you talked to him for 15 more seconds rather charge you $10 They want to come on? You sure?
Starting point is 00:24:28 If you talk to him for 15 more seconds we're going to charge you $10. Let me ask you this, Kyle. Okay, so you're a man on the street stuff is incredible. Thank you. I appreciate it. You do great. You do the Lord's work. You are amongst... I was talking to people about the Pope here about two days ago, so I guess you're right. Fuck yeah. Do you get drunk before that? No. You don't? It's also over.
Starting point is 00:24:44 I'm surprised by the activity you do. I used to. Do you get drunk before that? No, you don't toss over When I did it for the super ball I had to like good near black I was like I was like ripping Adderall You do what you I was like 10 Bud lights and I was like now I feel good Yeah, wire took steroids. You just drink more lights. Yeah, and I tried to do it sober And it was just I sucked my Raven Lounge Okay. Yeah, so you can do comedy relative. I do I do comedy sober now. Yeah, 70 days Yeah, 70 days and it's I'm better at it's over what right so you're the opposite. Yeah, you do man on the street sober I do be honest. Okay. Okay. I can't but I would do I would do comedy blackout You give me a you want me to do a tight five. Oh, buddy, am I just shoot? Okay, when I when I headline
Starting point is 00:25:28 Helium eventually I'm gonna have you do five In a loafer suit the fuck is your name It's like yeah, I mean mook was good, but the opener ruined the entire show for everybody You performed to a half crowd and that's what I want. That's exactly what I want. Alright. I think I'm shitting out later. Do we have one? Do you remember him? Alright. This guy's gonna be kind of brutal. Do you remember him from the debate? He's been commenting on a lot of our shit. Being like let me get back on. Oh. So we might just do a nice horse around and get him out of here. Yeah. He's from the debate remember him? Kinda. He looks- He was the one fighting with the libs.
Starting point is 00:26:04 Yeah, he's from the debate remember him kind of he looks one fight with the libs Was he yeah, oh dear fucking god. Yeah, it's gonna be great All right, cool talking to Mike. Okay. My name is Peter Peter. Does that sound good? That sounds good. Yeah, how are you? Good, how you guys doing? I've seen you out here before I saw you down at the debate site last September Sure. Yeah, I caused a lot of ruckus down there. I was on a lot of people's videos. Yeah, I think I've seen you on wanted to. I was on a few. I made people a lot of money that day. What were you doing causing a ruckus?
Starting point is 00:26:32 What was your big, your go-to move? I'm a stand-up comedian. I'm a troll. I go by politically incorrect P. I say whatever the fuck I want. Can I curse? Yeah. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:26:41 Can I say anything? Just be judicious about it. No, I'm not gonna say the N-word. I'm not an ass. Okay, there we go. Yeah, there we go No, I'm not gonna say the N word, I'm not an ass. Okay, there we go. But I will say the word faggot because I'm gay. Hey, I'm gay! But you're gay though!
Starting point is 00:26:50 I'm gay, I'm the only one. Only gay people are allowed to say f***ing new f***ing rule. And if you're, and if you're- We gotta check your card though. And if you're straight and do say f***ing, I'm just gonna assume you're on the down low and you're gonna have to suck my f***ing dick to prove it. Sure. So, yeah.
Starting point is 00:27:05 Well, at least you came in mild, dude. Yeah. 50-50 of the people can't figure out I'm gay right away when they meet me, so yeah. I'll pull my hand up. Trust me. Trust me, I'm gay. I'm a professional. Trust me, I'm gay.
Starting point is 00:27:17 You look like a power bottom, Pete. Dude, I'm a power top. Power top. Oh my god. Don't get carried away here. Like a fucking bowling ball over there. Spare him. Spare him. Spare him.
Starting point is 00:27:26 I've always had a thing for redheads and ginger. Hey! Oh! I've never been so happy to be a dark hair. Don't fuck with a 54 year old gay dude. Oh yeah. Who's not only seen a few things or two in his life, has done a few things.
Starting point is 00:27:41 You guys are horny, you're a horny breed. Yeah. I've been talking to people that are on Grindr and it's just a Grindr in over 13 years. I know I'm not as sexual as I used to be. I'm 54 dude. I'm gonna be 55. Sure But you see here's the thing What were you saying? You got any poppers on you? I fucking love poppers.
Starting point is 00:28:06 Listen, back in my day, man, you don't want to know some of the stories. Sure we do. Really? Give us one. Jesus Christ, out of how many? Out of over a thousand? Some of them, actually, I say this in my stand-up, politically incorrect on social media, by the way. PIP, remember that PIP comedy on on YouTube please subscribe I need fucking subscribers because I need to monetize this shit
Starting point is 00:28:42 like guys who should be surrounded by this. Oh, please! Remember, I'm the only one that's allowed to say it. Sure. My career is over. What career? You're right. What do you do for a living? For money, I am a painting contractor. Okay. Handyman, I can build you half a house and high heel shoes, dude. There you go.
Starting point is 00:29:04 Exactly. How long have you been doing a painting contractor? One year self employed. And like I said, I'm kind of winding my way down and I'm trying to get into standup comedy. And it's, let me tell you, it's interesting. Yeah. The standup community in this city is fucking interesting. Where are you going up?
Starting point is 00:29:20 It's like the high school popular kids table. And if you don't kiss ass and if you're like me which says whatever the fuck they were listen nobody owns me I have an advertised a day in my life and my job nobody can fire. Well, I don't Hey pulling in correct P follow him. I don't have any I don't have any corporate overlords good like I said Oh, yeah, you're free bird. I'm 100% lords good like I said oh yeah you're free bird I'm 100% independent I write my own life script and I just don't give a fuck oh yeah I literally just don't give a fuck I'm at the port I just don't give a fuck yeah the stand-up scene is like high school oh it's like no it's like the popular kids table and just
Starting point is 00:29:59 like the popular kids table if you're gay they hate you you know what it's so interesting there's so most of them are so fucking weak and woke Sure that if you say the word black they just turn around Yeah but these motherfuckers say these straight assholes Sure
Starting point is 00:30:16 constantly use the word f*** a few weeks ago dude I almost punched a dude in the mouth Dude I was just kidding No no no I'm not kidding this little 24 year old f***ing troll punk thought he thought he was gonna fucking walk all over me and bully me. I literally, if this big straight burly white guy didn't come between us, I would have fucking pounded his teeth in. But don't you think you should lead? You know who the fuck you are.
Starting point is 00:30:38 You know who the fuck you are. Do you think you should lead with love more often? Are you ever leading with love? No, man. When there's homophobia and hate in the year 2025, you lead with punches in the face. Yeah, that's pretty fair. I mean, listen, it's like the N-word. Okay. Jesus Christ. You know when white people stop using the N-word,
Starting point is 00:30:52 when black people start punching them in the fucking mouth. All right, let's get it back to painting contractors. Yeah, let's go back. What's the difference between a painter and a painting contractor? A painting contractor is I am a professional painter. I'm licensed in short all that bullshit. If I can paint it, I'm kind of like a master painter. I do a lot of, I'm a professional painter. I'm licensed in short, all that bullshit. If I can paint it, I'm kind of like a master painter.
Starting point is 00:31:08 I do a lot of work in the written house. I work on old buildings. I restore the bottles. Oh, they fuck, well my customers love me, dude. I've never advertised. Ever. Ever. You're a social-
Starting point is 00:31:19 No, no, no, this is for my comedy. Oh, okay, sorry. Fuck the painting business anymore, man. Fuck the painting business. I hate people. You gotta go back to promo. You gotta work at the promo again, sorry. Fuck the painting business anymore, man. I hate people. You gotta go back to promo. You gotta work with the promo again, too. Fuck the patriarchy. We love people. We love people. The best people. Beautiful, beautiful people. It served its purpose. It made me a lot of money. I bought a couple houses. It's all good. And you painted
Starting point is 00:31:41 them probably too. Back to the painting. painting. If someone ever complained about your work, you probably fucking went off. I have gleefully fired several customers over the years. Not a lot. Hold on. Listen, man. There is no reason to complain about my work. If you're complaining about my work, you're sleazy, you're scummy, and you're trying to get something for free, and I don't tolerate that. So you receive criticism pretty well, it sounds like. That seems like something you're scummy and you're trying to get something for free and I don't tolerate that. So you receive criticism pretty well it sounds like, that seems like something you're well adjusted to. I get no reason for people to criticize. That's how good I am, that's why I've never advertised for 21 years. Are we going standard brush or are we going to the gun a little bit? I don't use a gun, everything I do is by hand. Damn. Okay. What have you painted around here? I've done a lot of work on Delancey Street. Okay, I know that street. I can't I can't do say a lot of that's fine
Starting point is 00:32:27 I'm not gonna reveal, you know, I don't We let you say a slur you'll go nuts, but you can't tell your painting contacts Something when the wife loves me, the husband hates me because they know I'm going to work their fucking ass off. You know what? That's politically incorrect, please. I'm going to empty out their fucking pocketbook. I hear you.
Starting point is 00:32:54 I always get people to spend more money than they thought. And the guys know. It's useless because when the woman hates me, they know we're going shopping. They know I'm going to do do more work and the guy just Writes the check he pays me and it's all good I love a final before he send you off a final wholesome question How long and be honest for once in your life?
Starting point is 00:33:13 How long do you think you could hold your breath underwater in a swimming pool not that long man? I'm fattened out of shape. I'm 55. Oh, yeah almost yeah, I'm not long See what happens is when I flush the toilet and it's really bad Yeah, it's like I'll hold my fucking breath and I can hold you hold it for like six seconds six It's all right. I can bite right bike ride, but I just I just can't Know you look strong to me, but I'm strong, but I'm still fat all right. Well. That's yeah, it's pretty good good combo I'm working on it myself remember politically incorrect Pete all over social media bitches For the haters out there in the fucking stand-up comedian go fuck yourself sure over it fucking woke ass bitches That's right. Thank you Pete anything else
Starting point is 00:34:08 Nope, I think you hit the nail on the head. I just realized there's three fucking... Oh my god, this is a harem. You can be the videographer. Dude, do you know how much fucking money we can make on fucking... Double glasses, of course. Love that. He's talking about all the gingers here. Yeah, that is true. I just realized there's three fucking gingers. Oh baby.
Starting point is 00:34:24 I have diarrhea right now So you guys More money, I'm sure there's no kind of fucking fetish out there for that a ginger with fucking explosive. Oh the poo boy It's the Delta Cooper you can be the written house pooper. Just get angry and like shit on somebody's arm. I'm all set Thank you Look we're having a fucking art sale here. Yes, go bend over and just projectile shit all over somebody's could you imagine the fucking likes when you'll make them you'll make a man you probably would you'll get on howard stern dude you'll get on howard stern yes you'll even get on kill
Starting point is 00:34:58 tony you're gonna go well hey by the way you know what kill tony okay years go right before he fucked shut up before he explode it. I was sitting right there I've been sitting on that bench for 30 fucking years. Yes. It is. It's your fault Hey, he's a hot ginger and you can't shut me. Oh, wow Good-looking day I ran into fucking Tony Hinchcliffe Frickin William Montgomery and Hans Kim that fucking for I and I called him out on their fucking home I don't think you'd say that are you If Hans Kim can get 350 fucking people to say f*** over and over in helium, I can call him a four-eyed f***ing c***
Starting point is 00:35:30 Well, that's quite a send-off. PIP. The Notorious. I told you you wanted the fucking socks. He's a motherfucking PIMP. You want the king of controversy. We got him. Alright, thanks, buddy. I appreciate it. Where do you go from here? I'm not even going to cut all that shit out. All right. Thanks. I appreciate it Yeah, all right, do we need a little breath I'm scared yeah, I think I might go shit on a trick So the the the the the the coke nail was a very nice touch I don't know if you guys recognize that the coke now that coke now on the on the on the pinky was a very nice touch. I don't know if you guys recognize that the coke now the coke now on the
Starting point is 00:36:05 On the on the pinky was a very Yeah Very nice touch. That's guy Now now I understand why you were he was trying to come on and you were like I was like, why is it being a dick? Yeah, I remember from the debate. I hated him Yeah, he's a bit of a bowling, but it really was... But he... But you know what? What's that?
Starting point is 00:36:27 He knows his brand. Yeah. That's not a justification, dude. Hitler knew his brand, too. Yeah. No, he's leaning into it, but it's just a shame he found it at 55. You know what I mean? Personal evolution knows no bounds, apparently.
Starting point is 00:36:41 Maybe you gotta go back to painting. That was, uh... Oh, fuck. That's his ride here. Politically incorrect Pete is taking off. The world is on notice. The crazy thing is politically incorrect Pete will be on Kill Tony probably about 16 months. He's gonna be a star. Sailing out of Reno's opening for Owen.
Starting point is 00:36:59 It's gonna be a nightmare. Lil sass, lil ass. Oh my god, that is gonna be a beauty to edit. What up, dude, you can't you sit down. Yeah. Yeah by all means, man It's up to you. Hey, how are you? Nice to meet you. Hey Kyle. Good luck following the next guy Connor previous guy All right, ready to go, you know This guy's name is Vito. This guy's name is Vito. Is your name Vito? No, my name is Tony. Oh, oh, yeah, you guys fit right in. Yeah, you just like Italians. Yeah, what's your? My son's name is Vito. Oh, oh yeah, you guys fit right in. Yeah, you just like what's your designs? Yeah, what's your?
Starting point is 00:37:32 Almost said it What's send it? What's what's your gay name? You know politically incorrect? Totally intolerable Tony we had a gay bowling ball come on here Yeah, it was a lot happening at once. I feel like I just took a popper Yeah, that made me feel eight different ways all the poppers. He is a popper. No, he's naturally yeah, he's in my ass The party's like I feel you guys are inside me PIP got inside you pretty quick deep. Oh deep I could smell in my roots my nose said one word and I felt it in yeah My great-great-grandfather felt that word yeah times my great-grandfather fought that word yeah a Couple times under the table that I gotta be honest. I was like
Starting point is 00:38:22 So Tony what do you do for a living well I got an honest. I was hitting like... So Tony, what do you do for a living? Well, I got an interesting story. Give me a... I did 22 years in the military. Okay, so you're gonna say the pen, but I like the military better. Thank you for your service. Thank you at times. Yeah, I'm sure dude. Yeah. So I got out, went to law school, just graduated. Sweet! Last year, like almost this very day last year. Very nice. Just finished up a clerkship here in Philadelphia. And I'm starting a new job next week. What type of law? It's a defense litigation firm in New York.
Starting point is 00:38:54 Sweet. What's defense litigation for a guy who has no idea what defense litigation is? Well, you and me have that in common, because I don't know much about it. Hopefully your clients see this video. Well, I don't know much about it. I hope your clients see this video I don't have any clients. Not yet. No, yes. It's litigation is a Jalen Carter's defense attorney Often ask people I was like you have you seen the movie Aaron Brockovich? Yes. Yeah, I'm the opposite of Aaron Brockovich
Starting point is 00:39:26 Got it. Oh, yeah, not a woman. That's facts's facts, but but also like Defending the corporations, I guess guys. Oh, you're gonna be the bad guy the bad guy. No Tony we trusted you dude. Well, I already got all the good shit out of the way the first, you know first career So yeah, I'm going for the gold now, you know, I like that I like that he did represent the country for 22 years and defend our freedom so he can do it Fuck you. Yeah, yeah, of course. I'm here for the success now. I like that. You know what I mean? Now what would you do if there was like a, I don't know, let's say like a defense contractor
Starting point is 00:39:51 got hired and they did something that adversely affected people in the military and you had to defend the company who was giving out shitty product? Yeah, I mean. Then what do you do, Tit? You know, what I typically do in life? Just follow the rules, man. Whatever the rules say, I hit that way. Nice, nice, dude. Whoever's right or wrong, I figured out what the typically do in life, just follow the rules, man. Whatever the rules say, I head that way. So whoever's right or wrong,
Starting point is 00:40:07 figured out what the rules are in this. Why'd you jump from military to being a lawyer? You know, a couple of reasons, but I enjoyed being in the military because it was something that I thought my family was proud of. Yeah. And you know, I was invested in the war effort.
Starting point is 00:40:22 You know, but I wanted to not go to war anymore, but still do something my family could be proud of. You would've got a war in the war effort. But I wanted to not go to war anymore, but still do something my family could be proud of. You would've got to war in the courtroom. Yeah, that's right. Maybe I, yeah, exactly. And then, but now I've come out as the villain, so it's, you know. It's gotta be kinda sick, dude.
Starting point is 00:40:37 Yeah, maybe they'll like that. Maybe they'll like that. Just like accepting you're in a villainous role has gotta be one of the more relieving things, because we're constantly worried about if people like us at all times. Oh, at all times. If you could just be like I don't give a fuck I'm gonna ruin your life. How does that feel?
Starting point is 00:40:50 Well, is that right? I mean, so long as they compensate you handsomely, it's alright. You really have a fucking ability. This is crazy. You guys just don't give a fuck about, you know, what people think. Well, you know, early on it's like, to your point, like you're defending the country and doing your thing and like now it's like I just want to take care of my family yeah so I think so many years left right right where were you deployed at so I started out I actually have an interesting combat history I I went into the invasion into Afghanistan like when we first started I came home for four months and got oddly sent to Iraq for the invasion
Starting point is 00:41:26 in the vat. Jeez. And so I did those two tours and then I took like a five-year break. Yeah. And then I went back for two more tours kind of back-to-back. Call of duty wasn't cutting it? I came home, the army actually was like you know you need to take a break. You've been over here too much, you need to take a knee. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What's happening? Well, you know, in Army lingo, that means, you know, take a knee, full security, drink water,
Starting point is 00:41:54 take a little break. Is it because you were being, were you a little too gung ho when you first started, or they saw you and they're like? I'm in, I grew up in the 82nd Airborne Division, so I'm jumping out of airplanes and doing all that shit. Oh, no shit, okay. So, you know, that wears on you. Yeah, I can imagine I did 15 you know I did those first two deployments
Starting point is 00:42:10 Then I took the break and then I did a 15 month deployment It came back for a year and went back for another year And they were like you got to take a break at your Brian brain is gonna fry or something Yeah, that's so jumping out of the planes is that like something do you get a just like are you always afraid every time you do it? Or are you just like oh my god. I don't care about this anymore. This is fine. I Well, it's interesting. I'm scared of heights naturally But I'm scared of embarrassment more so I get up in the aircraft I see the other people getting ready to jump them like there's no way I'm not going out the door
Starting point is 00:42:42 So you could blend those two together in your new career if you started jumping out of planes to go in front of the courtroom I feel like you'll be the most intimidating lawyer of all time yeah that's what I'm saying it's true yeah I'll make my case on the way down you're jumping out of planes into Afghanistan Iraq well no no because they didn't ask me to I would have loved to yeah I mean that would have been my dream, but I Iraqi shower Classic Iraqi shower, that's right So originally there were guys that jumped in but I was already in country by the time that happened Okay, sure, you know cuz I'm a band of brothers guy me too. So I the airborne they that shit fascinates me
Starting point is 00:43:20 I mean that series is so accurate Really and the airborne community is unique in that It hasn't really changed much over the years as the army and in general has gotten a little I mean you can have your own opinions on it But the Airborne's the way it was when you saw it in Band of Brothers all the same stuff Damn, so you're just hopping into enemy lines with a backpack. Yeah, and you're like we got to figure the shit out I mean that that stuff's hard to do, but the harder part is just being ready all the time
Starting point is 00:43:47 to do that and preparing. We live in the airborne, we live in this environment where we have to be ready to fight anywhere in the world in 15 hours. Damn, okay. So our bags are always packed, the aircraft's always loaded, parachutes are always ready, and it's just a level of readiness that is really taxing. So you know, you've got to take breaks from
Starting point is 00:44:08 it because staying on the cutting edge all the time can really wear you out. Yeah, you're like mid nap or like mid jerk off and you're like, oh fuck it, I'm gonna jump in. True. Yeah, you get that phone call, you know, and then it's like they give you the code word and it's, you kiss your family goodbye and maybe you don't see them. That That's gonna be tough jerking off now like how much you've seen and how exciting your life has been what even gets you anymore Yeah, you gotta watch like two guys put like a heel on someone's asshole see it What you might not guess is that You know soldiers on deployments become experts at that.
Starting point is 00:44:48 Finding perfect places to... Tactical J.O.s. Yeah, tactical. Where's the best spot, typically? Well, I have my own preferences. Sure. What about the military guys that are watching? Every man knows God in his own way.
Starting point is 00:45:02 Wherever she wants to go, that's where we're going. But what I think I know is that people use the Porta John a lot. That's the only private spot a lot of folks can find. But I'm a lot more resourceful than most folks. Really now? I'm not limited to the Porta John. Tantalizing Tony. I'm a romantic guy.
Starting point is 00:45:20 I'm romantic Tony. Sure. I'm not taking nobody to the Porta John. I of course. Yeah, I'm like behind the defect or something That's gentlemen. Yeah, gentlemen's way. Yeah, maybe the free the walk-in fridge Yeah, a frigid kiss I met a chick I met a chick on deployment when I was on like a little R&R and I took her in the back of him There was a movie hall in Qatar. Okay. Yeah. Yeah, so while the movie was going also is watching the movies We like behind the behind the movie was going on
Starting point is 00:45:47 Yeah, you know, it's a movie work trying to stay ready couldn't tell you good Doesn't matter band of brothers playing out there. Yeah That's that's hero life, right? That's exactly right. That is here like and you are and you are we do appreciate your service Yeah, I didn't know you guys could fuck in the military. No, you can't yeah, that's why I'm paratrooper, so you know Somewhere in 15 hours. I feel like you should get some things yeah Well, you know the whole idea of parachuting is sort of like breaking the rules of gravity and all that Yeah, sort of although I earlier said that I just follow the rules sure Yeah, of course dude your anti-gravity
Starting point is 00:46:25 Tony I have so many nicknames for you. I'm excited This has been so I guess before we let you run just from your personal perspective It seems like war or like the warfighter is shifting to like more drone stuff Do you see that at all you followed like how you know the military has evolved? Yeah? I mean, I've only been out for six years now, so I'm still pretty current, although the military is a fast moving organization, but you know, it's my opinion that no matter what the technology is out there, you need a warfighter on the ground to make it work. And you need highly skilled soldiers that understand the mission, they understand how to make those critical decisions that machine learning isn't there. So they're combat combat multipliers but at the end of the day you need a guy on the ground that can make good decisions and
Starting point is 00:47:09 employ that stuff. True. All right. All I really want to see is the you know contractors make those things easier to use so we can employ them faster and get better results. But yeah, you still need guys on the ground. Absolutely. Yeah, very very fair I appreciate what you guys are doing out here yeah man thanks for hanging out there's life you know I live out here in Philly by myself just kind of doing my thing and like it's you know it's good to know what folks are doing to try to survive out here because it's tough yeah yeah I appreciate you folks yeah I can talk to you for hours yeah you're the man yeah if I see you guys out here again I'll stop by
Starting point is 00:47:42 last thing real quick how's the what's the longest you can hold your breath underwater? Yeah, I don't fuck with the water. I'm not a Navy guy. He's an airman. How long can you hold your breath in the air? I never do, man. I never do. Although, I landed in a tree before and when I saw the trees coming in, I was like, this is gonna hurt. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We make it.
Starting point is 00:48:02 I've taken a huffy off a ramp before and landed in a tree, not fun. No. In the bush. I grew up a skate kid, you know, skateboarding and shit. So, you know, falling, I was used to that by the time I got in the army. Sure, sure, sure.
Starting point is 00:48:14 Yeah. Nice, man. Very nice, man. Well, cheers, dude. Thanks so much, that was great. Nice to meet you. Tony, that was a breath of fresh air since our last guy. Yeah, that was a great refresh.
Starting point is 00:48:22 Thank God. That's a nice palette cleanser. What's up, big dog? You want come on? Get over here muscles for what's your name again, John? Okay. What do you do for a living? I do HR at and I bar back in Morgan's beer Wow That's where you build those traps Throwing people I've heard Morgan's beerars gotten brutal lately with the throwing people out.
Starting point is 00:48:46 Are you seeing that a lot? Oh God, see before I worked there, I'd never been there sober. So, I mean, like I just started noticing when I was working that like people get thrown out. Like I think we threw out 40 people last weekend and one night. Oh Jesus Christ dude.
Starting point is 00:49:01 I'm fucking nuts. For doing what? Well it's like the line. Vaping, throwing up. I've gotten Dude you agree with it. I mean you're outside. It's kind of redundant. It's an outdoor bar Yeah, with an outdoor smoking section. Yeah, I mean if you're blown in a baby's face, maybe but like there's no babies in Morgan Spear No, no, there's some honey, baby Technically technically it's a family restaurant until 10 o'clock
Starting point is 00:49:25 Oh, I don't think so. I mean I like I personally don't get it I mean, I don't make the rules so it's up to them on what they want to do with like the vaping policy I mean there are people that are smoking like cigarettes in the crowd, but Yeah, I mainly my two jobs are just dealing with a bunch of bullshit from sure You know people that are drunk or stupid Yeah, just I've seen recently that apparently Morgan's Pier you guys are like doing the ice level deportations of New Jersey you have to go to L. McGillin's after this sure yeah I mean they're escorting people out left and right. Yeah
Starting point is 00:50:08 Well, there were a couple nine. There were a couple fights last weekend Because people can't vape because people can't vape they got a camp loss of steam exactly nicotine fiends. Yeah, it's fucked up So that's your I mean you're a bar back for your one job for HR because you're you're not throwing anybody out I assume as a bar back but for HR you could be the firing guy Well, yeah, so my like my. I work in I do like recruiting So I work in that side, so I don't have to do I'm not the kind of person you come to if like You know there's like oh, we're I'm having like a problem with the co-worker. It's more like I'm dealing with a bunch of people that don't fucking know how to get a job. Sure. Yeah But nurses are more no no not nurses like administrative people got it administrative people
Starting point is 00:50:51 But uh, I mean I've seen Kyle I've seen your videos. I mean my girlfriend knows about your videos I was just on the phone with her. I was like, holy shit That's that's a guy that does that interviews the drunk people on Broad Street. Yeah, some sober At least you at least you are. Psychopath. So what is this, you guys just out here doing interviews with people? Yeah, we talk about people for a living. Well, I know that you just interviewed the governor
Starting point is 00:51:15 a couple weeks ago. Yeah, Matt was there too. Oh, you were there too? Yeah, I was there too. Totally fine, dude. No shit, how'd you guys land that? Fuck you, Matt. Matt landed them. No shit. Yeah, Matt's got a land that? Fuck you Matt. Matt landed them.
Starting point is 00:51:25 That's a tough one to be. Matt's got a cousin who's with the governor. No shit. Yeah, it's a lie. They emailed us and we had them come on. We talked to their HR department and they got us going. So are you... In HR, I'm very curious about, when you're recruiting these people, are you having an
Starting point is 00:51:44 interview with them as you're onboarding them and you're like this guy's a fucking idiot Or do you for the most part feel optimistic about these folks? It's and keep it there. It's very much a mix bag. You know you ever let a slow one slide through Listen not by not by my choice Not by my choice. Ah, okay. Not by my choice. They have rights too. Just edit out my employer.
Starting point is 00:52:06 They might see this. Yeah, I'll cut that. But I deal with people that, like, I deal with people that like, I didn't know that I had to like, go to my physical and do like a drug screening for this job. And like, you work at a fricking hospital. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:52:23 Like, I mean, I deal with people that like they're still like bamboozled that they have to like actually do stuff. It's actually like once they are offered the job, they got to do stuff. Yeah. Like before they even start, they got to go to like a drug stream. They got to do a background check. I got people like, why do I fill out a background check? And like, you know, I think you guys can take my word on this. Handshake deal.
Starting point is 00:52:45 And those are people like fucking, like gay Pete. Gay Pete. Don't look into me, please. Oh, I mean, like there's people, like I remember, I guess I shouldn't say this again, like at MI4. Oh yeah, we'll take it. Like, I was, like we did a background check on someone
Starting point is 00:53:01 and they were like, oh yeah, like, you know, I'm kind of hesitant, like are they gonna look like within the last like seven years, I'm like, wow like, oh yeah, like, you know, I'm kind of hesitant, like, are they gonna look like, within the last like seven years, I'm like, wow. And it turns out, like, you know, five years ago, they like beat someone with a belt. Yeah, yeah, that's always gonna happen. And they told me about it, and then they told me about it after it came back,
Starting point is 00:53:15 and I was like, well, let me ask the manager if they're gonna be okay with this. But I already, like, you already know, like, it's already a no. That's a no-go? That's a no-go. What are some things, like, on a background check, is there anything crazy that you've ever seen
Starting point is 00:53:26 that you're like, you know what, we can get this passed. We can pass this through. Yeah, well. Like a DUI? Like a DUI's a no-go? Yeah, no, no one cares about DUIs. All right, good. No, fuck it.
Starting point is 00:53:34 Fuck it. I have a resume if you want to take a look at it then. Unless you got like seven DUIs, like you're in the clear. We've hired people, well not at this job. At my old job, I was a recruiter with an I've we've hired people like well not at this job at my old job I was a recruiter with like an agency we've hired people like For DUI's I mean at what point like do you kind of lose your license forever?
Starting point is 00:53:52 think after like the third one you probably like Yeah, I don't think when you're trusty it depends what state yeah, yeah A few of seven it's like a sign of respect. Yeah, true. That's true. You're the governor. Yeah. Maybe in pencil, like maybe in pencil talking,
Starting point is 00:54:10 maybe out in like Lebanon or something, you can probably get, like that's probably a sign of respect. Yeah. I think the craziest thing that I ever saw while I was just working, not at my current employer, at my previous employer, was we were hiring someone for like, I think it was like he was supposed to work in like a lab or something and we did his background check and I asked
Starting point is 00:54:30 him well first I asked him like hey we're about to run your background check like is there anything you want to disclose ahead of time that might come up he was like yeah I went to jail for murder okay yeah one of those old yeah he has like I yeah I killed a I killed like a 14 year old Well, he was like do you think that's gonna disqualify me from the job? I was like, you know, let me ask it's hard to tell the murder You've got a great bedside manner, yeah What was it a con air situation or no, no, he's no he said like oh yeah like I could like I on air situation or no? No, he said like, oh, yeah, like I...
Starting point is 00:55:04 I... You're talking like a DUI, was it? Or like we're like... No, like killed. Like killed, okay. Like intentionally. All right, all right. What is he doing on the streets?
Starting point is 00:55:11 Why is he out and free? I guess it was like third degree or whatever. Got it, okay. Oh, that's not too bad, okay. You don't believe in second chances? You don't, I mean, I do, but... I mean... Evidently so, I mean...
Starting point is 00:55:22 I mean, I do, but as soon as he told me that, I was like, yeah, this is probably not gonna work out, but again. It's at the employers discretion Yeah, the funny thing is always that guy didn't vape you be a lot of Morgan's fear hundred percent He might be out in the park today You're out of his age range true. Yeah, I do a 14 year old glow though about me He sounded like the net most professional guy ever. Yeah, I was like you went away for murder. Yeah, those guys are pretty strategic. I can see the military Yeah, I think murder is a good line because if you have 13 DUIs in Texas they call that like a bar mitzvah Like murder should be like a one-strike policy. I think DUIs you get a couple mulligans. Yeah, that's totally right
Starting point is 00:56:02 I do like that you guys let DUIs pass, because I know some places that are like, they just stick their nose up at DUIs, and I don't think so. I don't think, yeah, like, I don't think it's that bad. Like, I'm from Delca originally, like half the population's got a DUI. Let's make DUIs casual again. Let's make DUIs mandatory.
Starting point is 00:56:19 Mandatory? Mandatory and random. Everyone's got to do it at least once. And this is coming straight from HR. This is policy. Now that's the bar back talking dude, he's not himself least once. And this is coming straight from HR. This is policy. Nah, that's the bar back talking dude. He's not himself right now. That is true.
Starting point is 00:56:28 He's on the weekend right now. You really do have like night and day in you. Like bar back, you're just watching degenerates like get blacked out. And then you're like, well you, I have to check with my boss if we can hire you. Actually, it is funny. Do you ever look in the crowd and you'd be like, that guy would do great for administrative work. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:56:43 At Morgan Spear? I mean, I've dealt with a couple people that like, like they just come up to me and they want to, like you know how like drunk people like, when they see like someone sober working at the bar, like the bartender, like they were like, they want to talk to him like, hey yo, what's up bro? Like how are you doing?
Starting point is 00:56:55 Like, hey what's up, I murdered a 14 year old, like stuff like that. Like whenever I stop someone from vaping, like whenever I tell them like, oh you can't vape in here, they're like, oh what's up bro, like how are you? Like, like how long have you been working here? Yeah? Like they are they all get like really polite real quick. It's like oh god someone that works here is telling me I got a stop. Yeah, well. It's also like don't take my vape don't take my vape. Please don't take
Starting point is 00:57:17 Underage take my yeah Yeah, but like they come up and they get real. They start acting like adults immediately. Oh, I'm so sorry, Mr. Mr. whatever. I will never do it again. I'm like, you should apply for a job and then bring that attitude to the internet. Well, we kind of lend itself to this.
Starting point is 00:57:40 We have an expert on the podcast. What's your intro line when you're drunk getting into an Uber to show him, hey, I'm not that fucked up? What's your go-to line? Because you gotta have a line. You gotta have a line. Yeah. Like, yo.
Starting point is 00:57:51 No, not a good line. Not a good line. Not a good line. Not a good line. I mean, I took a... Get the fuck out of my car. Don't yo me, bitch. I took a cab.
Starting point is 00:58:00 So I took a cab back from Morgan Spear last night after I was done work. I just got it. I mean, all respect to this cab driver. He would not shut the fuck. Yeah. Yeah It's like three. It's like three in the morning now there you happen dude. Was it Habibi? Was that a baby? Yeah, it was it was an actual cab because lift like lifting it prices It was like 30. It was like 30 bucks. I love the cab The reason why I love it a cab is because they don't fucking talk. I love going home a whole car 30 bucks. I love the cab.
Starting point is 00:58:21 The reason why I love the cab is because they don't fucking talk. I love going home on a holo cart. Give me the white sauce all over me. No, this guy would not, shit, this guy would not shut the fuck up. Like he was yapping my ear off of that. Like, oh busy night.
Starting point is 00:58:34 Like were there a lot of pretty girls there? Like, oh where did you go to college? Like, oh like do you work there full time? Like, oh you know I went to college. Do you know where Wilmington is? Maybe I was trying to get a job true. It was it was a 10-minute ride It was like a 10 minute ride and we had like a twat like a bit like at half hours were the conversation I was like, shut the fuck up. That is the worst. Yeah, you can't put in headphones
Starting point is 00:58:57 It's it's only so much that you could do I had I had headphones in I got to set the toe Yeah, I did with these drivers. Yeah, you gotta go in there and be like, what's going on, tank? Tank? What's up, animal? And then they get psyched out, because they're like, what the fuck? See, I feel like that's a red flag. If you're getting in a cab or an Uber, that's a red flag. If you say that to the driver, what's up, tank?
Starting point is 00:59:16 Yeah. Oh, no, you gotta be aggressive. I don't want to have small talk. Yeah. Oh, yeah. You gotta be careful about what the race of the driver is. If you get in and say, what's up, animal, you're going to get a lot of looks from the face.
Starting point is 00:59:26 I called a big woman a tank once. I didn't even look. I wasn't even looking up. I was like, what's up, tank, how's your night going? I looked up. It was big mama. So I used to bar back. It feels like it's the only industry
Starting point is 00:59:41 that has no advancement, that has zero advancement. Has there any that's changed? We still just fucking carrying kegs back and forth all day? No, just can't. I kind of don't understand how people advance to bartender. Do you just hope that some guy calls out one day and they're like, I need you? That's really how it all... That's kind of the hierarchy of bartenders. Yeah, I've worked at a couple bars and I don't understand how... There are bar backs that have been there for like six years
Starting point is 01:00:06 Like you haven't like gotten a bartender once. Yeah, some guys are just like to be grunts You know some guys like to be the fullback some guys like to be the quarterback That's what i'm saying. Like I like I don't know how the See like with very clear like with like hr. It's very clear. Like there's a clear path for advancement Sure, not in the restaurant industry, baby. Like you just gotta hope these you want to be a bartender I don't know I mean I feel like it's kind of easier I feel like the restaurant industry like advancing is like selling your manager like drugs I used to work at like continental midtown yeah and my shout out Hank my boy Hank is a bartender a helium tank
Starting point is 01:00:40 what's up I went to high school with him. Did you really? But he was selling everyone drugs and he leveled up very fast. Is that the path? You just gotta like sell people? I think it's the coke connection. Yeah, I think that's almost every time. You know, dude, you're a. Yeah, don't play dumb with us.
Starting point is 01:00:54 Now your HR's talking, dude. It's like, what's coke? Yeah, what's coke? You're gonna toothpaste on us, dude. You gotta flip a coin and see how you're gonna be. No, that's not my game. That's more my girlfriend's game. Oh okay, sell her out. Nice dude. She won't see this. Thanks dude. Appreciate it dude.
Starting point is 01:01:13 Well shit dude, good luck tonight. You going to bartending and bar back in tonight? Yeah, I'll be there. I'll be doing support, not bar back in tonight, doing support stuff. Just pretty much, it's like the same thing, but you just deal with the drunk, you just deal with like the people that are drunk more. Okay. You just gotta like push through crowds more. Got it. You're the leader.
Starting point is 01:01:31 But yeah, if you guys wanna swing by, feel free to come through. You guys don't do bottle service, do you? No, especially not after last week. Yeah, he's a problem. He's addicted to it. I'm a bad boy, dude, yeah. I'll give you a run for your money, dude
Starting point is 01:01:47 I might kiss you on the lips now I think I think bottle service that a lot of Philadelphia bars is canceled after last week. Yeah, Dan, do you bring it back, dude? second chances I gotta go. All right, but it's pleasure talking real quick If you jump to the Delaware River at Morgan's Pier, how long could you hold your breath? How long can I hold my breath? Probably two minutes. I'm not, I mean, two minutes. Jesus Christ, dude. Very good. I mean, I probably, like, you probably die.
Starting point is 01:02:09 Like, I look down in the water, like, a lot. Yeah. Just because, you know, there's sometimes when I'm just not doing anything. Just pondering. And then, like, that is the most disgusting. It's more disgusting than the Schuylkill. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:02:21 So how long? Like, over there. What, can I hold my breath under there? Two minutes. Yeah, two minutes is like, that's like, Oh no. The US Navy Seal. Oh, how long over there what can I hold my breath under there two minutes yeah two minutes is like that's like no no US Navy SEAL oh how long could I know how long could I hold my breath I could probably not long like 30 seconds that's fair pretty good nice yeah I'd probably die I probably die from radioactivity within yeah yeah sure total fair all right brother all right man thank you so much that was great Thank you so much. That was great. Thank you so much, man. What's your first name? My name is Miranda.
Starting point is 01:02:45 Miranda? Yes, Miranda Love. Miranda Love? Oh my god. Is that short for beautiful, perfect angel? Yes, I think so. Okay, wow. The love connection here is something. We'll keep an eye on that. We'll put a pin in that.
Starting point is 01:02:57 You doing anything tonight? Tonight? No. There's a comedy show at Helium. I heard the guy opening is pretty good. Really? There's a very funny comedian inium, I heard the guy opening is pretty good. Really? There's a very funny comedian in town. I heard he's hot stuff. He's hot, he's hot to trot, and he's opening at Helium Comedy Club.
Starting point is 01:03:10 So if you have nothing to do tonight. Is it one of your events? Who knows, it's tough to say. I just know he's an absolute stallion that lays the wood. Yeah, and I heard he's charity, a lot of charity. A lot of charity. He's not charity himself, but he likes to give. He likes to give.
Starting point is 01:03:21 Six cats he saved from trees. Wow. No, no, no, he's killed six cats. He killed six. He's allergic to cats, but he loves dogs. He's he saved from trees. Wow. No no no he's killed six cats. He's allergic to cats but he loves dogs. Got that one wrong. So yeah. Either way just spitballing you know whatever if you're free tonight there a lot of fun happening. So Miranda tell us what do you do for a living? So I work at the Four Seasons Hotel. Oh, upstairs? No not in the. I'm actually in sales and reservations. Oh, geez.
Starting point is 01:03:46 Great spa. Great spa, yes. Have you guys been? Not in the spa. Not yet. All the time, actually. I stay there. I stay there a lot.
Starting point is 01:03:53 You stay there a lot? Yeah, I have like a residency there. No way. Yeah. A residency? I'm in the penthouse this weekend. There's no penthouse. Yeah, you just don't know about it.
Starting point is 01:04:02 I make the reservations. It's just for openers of the helium company. Oh, okay. Stop joking. Yeah, you just don't know about George personal friend of Yeah, yeah. Oh my god, dude four seasons. Yeah, man. How do you do it? Sure Are you working desk? No, so I'm actually behind the scenes. So reservations and sales is all back of the house.
Starting point is 01:04:33 Yeah. OK. So you know how to do more forward-facing calls. But I'm sure you got to do with the VIPs and stuff. Like me. We all do. We've chatted many times. You just don't remember my voice.
Starting point is 01:04:43 Yeah. Probably. Usually it's assistant calls. It is my manager and just don't remember my voice. Probably. Usually he has an assistant call. It is my manager and my agent. They call all at once. It's a bit of a schizophrenic episode, honestly, every phone call. They really like to hog the phone lines so that your attention is all on them. They love that, yes.
Starting point is 01:04:57 So you seem like a very sweet, bubbly person. I imagine you kind of have to be a hard ass with some of these reservation calls and the sales stuff. How do you flip that switch and what's it look like? Sure, so I actually think that by being my authentic bubbly soft self people naturally soften themselves Really? So I don't really have to do very much Yeah, and they end up loving me for that When you're dealing with like big ass lawyers, big ass agents, big ass assistants and stuff like that
Starting point is 01:05:20 Yeah, they come in hot and then I'm like, hi! And they're like, oh hi! Yeah, that'll do it Yeah, I mean you guys are kind of doing it now. Really? Yeah, this is the four seasons of podcasting. Oh, no, no, no. I mean, like, you guys are softening too.
Starting point is 01:05:32 Yeah. Oh, no, we're pussies. That's not, that's how we are at all times. Don't worry about that. I've been melted over here. Of course, yeah. You've been melted. Nice, yeah. Seriously, I would let someone roll all over me
Starting point is 01:05:41 if they were just me today. Okay. Especially if they were like a client or like a like a billionaire Yeah, fuck it. That'll get me every time. Yeah, are you dealing with a lot of like high? I'm assuming you're dealing with a lot of high value people like how do you navigate even dealing with? There's a little pushy or you know, they've gotten their way most of the time Telling you Taylor Swift walks in you tell her no
Starting point is 01:06:09 Or we find a way to make a solution Brandy like and we got to kick you off the pot Alright, but I mean, you know, but you do have to kind of be such a somewhat of a hard ass I feel like yeah, you do you have to have boundaries and yeah Are famous people still partying like rock stars? And yeah, are our famous people still partying like rock stars? Only a few of them actually really come in just wanna like chill Yeah, don't really wrecking the hotel or anything how much you pay Bethany Frankel for a review zero dollars. Did you see that? Yeah, that was all on her own. She had the best time. She loved us. Yeah now. She's got a room comped I hope yeah whenever she wants to come
Starting point is 01:06:43 I know yeah, you see that? No. Bethany Frankel, don't know how much you're up to date on the Real Housewives. No. Former Real Housewife, right? Mm-hmm. Skinny Girl Margarita. You watch Real Housewives? I used to, yeah. But I mean, she's just known in general now, like TikTok.
Starting point is 01:06:58 She came on and gave a review of the Four Seasons saying this is the nicest hotel, not only in the country, in the entire world. Wow. It's sweet. Yeah. It's amazing. And it went insanely viral. I agree with her. Yeah, it is. The Four Seasons. Yeah this is the nicest hotel, not only in the country, in the entire world. Wow. It's sweet. And it went insanely viral. I agree with her, yeah it is.
Starting point is 01:07:07 The Four Seasons needed a bunch of free marketing, they couldn't afford all that other marketing stuff. We're goofing, we're double dipping right now. Sales were down, thank God for Bethany Frankel, she saved Four Seasons by themselves. Yeah, she saved us, exactly. So did you always work there in that position, or you came in at a certain one and then moved up?
Starting point is 01:07:24 Like what did the progression look like? Yeah, so or you came in at a certain one and then moved up like what did The progression look like yeah, so I actually came in sort of by accident I would think you have to start like a motel six, then you make your way to an Beautiful word Yeah, so I got really lucky. It was super serendipitous. I was an OT. Beautiful work. Wow. Serendipitous. Thank you. I didn't love it that much, so I went into this pet company. It was a small startup. And I was walking the dog of the general manager there. And then we became friendly and then that's how I started working there.
Starting point is 01:07:59 Wow. Yeah, so it was a total accident. Yeah. Yeah. You just love clients that will berate you. Yeah. It's a bit of a cake, but it sounds like, yeah, it's something. How about that?
Starting point is 01:08:10 Being an OT, oh, man, that is a thankless shot. Tough job. That was harder than being at Four Seasons, for sure. Right. Well, if Taylor Swift ever slips and falls in the shower, you're at least sure the person to call. Yes, they can call on me. I'll be up there in a second.
Starting point is 01:08:21 How long have you been there for? Three years. Three years. Yeah. Who is the biggest client you've dealt with? Name names. Oh, well, since we're on a podcast and I work at the Four Seasons,
Starting point is 01:08:31 I'm not gonna share any names. But basically anyone that comes through that is even a little bit famous is usually staying at the hotel. Has Connor Moog ever been there? Who's that? I don't know. He's a billionaire philanthropist or something like that.
Starting point is 01:08:43 He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis.
Starting point is 01:08:52 He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis.
Starting point is 01:09:00 He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis. He's got a huge penis passes and stuff we might go but yeah we gotta put a couple calls in. So you can't say who the specific people are can you give us like who's the worst famous industry person? And why was it James Harden? Yeah. Is it an athlete? Is it like a musician? Is it somebody else? Yeah what is actually like the worst like the musicians or the athletes? Who goes there to cheat on their wives? Now you hate it okay unfortunately it's towards. Now you hate it, okay, let's go back to...
Starting point is 01:09:26 I can't share these secrets. I'm loyal. But, is there... Fair, fair. Do you like more athletes or musicians? I think the athletes are fun. They definitely have a lot of personality.
Starting point is 01:09:42 The musicians are kind of, they just want to be in and out. Sometimes they don't want to be bothered. To themselves, yeah. The athletes really take over the hotel kind of thing. Yeah, sure. Yeah, yeah. Any industry that you're surprised about being like, you know what?
Starting point is 01:09:55 I had perceived notions of them, but they actually kind of ruled. Like maybe influencers, maybe lawyers, billionaires, sheiks. I think I was more surprised by how many billionaires or millionaires stayed that I'd never heard of and they're so low-key. I think that was like the beginning. That's probably why you don't know Connor Moog. Yeah, I think so. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:10:14 So nonchalant. So nonchalant. Yeah, yeah. I'll still look them up. Yeah, definitely. I'll follow them too. Yeah, I'll do that too. Yeah, check them out.
Starting point is 01:10:22 Is there any behind the scenes perks that these people are getting that we've never even heard of that you could even like a loop? Yeah, yeah, okay sure so my perks so as an employee depending on how long you've been at the hotel you get free nights Yeah, and then after you use all your free nights There's sort of like a discounted rate that we get heavily discounted. Yeah. So I use that as much as possible. That's pretty sweet. Bethany Franco obviously loves the Philadelphia four seasons. What's the best four seasons you've been to? You think? I love the Bahamas. That was fabulous. That one's great. Napa was really great.
Starting point is 01:10:57 And you're into the one in Abu Dhabi. I hear that one's insane. No, I have not been, but I loved. You didn't like it? What did you like about it? It was a little too pretentious for me. Really? I like an honest penthouse. Oh, an honest penthouse. Okay. He's a common man.
Starting point is 01:11:12 Did you hear about the new penthouses we just opened? Yeah. Yeah, the 45th floor? Oh, yes. Yeah, you live there already? I've been in it. I helped them design that. Oh, you helped them design it. Okay, yeah, yeah. That was you. Yeah, I told them to put an Xbox in there for me.
Starting point is 01:11:25 Yeah, the Xbox 360. There's a gaming station. Mm-hmm. Do you guys have to do riders? Yes, a lot of people have riders. Let's talk riders. I usually don't have to take part in them. I love riders.
Starting point is 01:11:35 I love them too, yeah. Riders are awesome. Oh, are they? Cause if they, well, no, they're not good for, like, probably people like you and your industry, but like, if I had that insane amount of wealth and I was that famous, I would have a rider every time be that I want I want I want only blue Sour Patch. It makes me feel less weird about my habits and like the things that I like.
Starting point is 01:11:53 Yeah. You know yeah. Okay now you can't name names but you can give us some riders. Sure you have to. Like some requests from random people. I mean people just want really specific random things like this amount of lemons, these amount of water bottles, and this flavor and this kind, just very specific things. Can you tell that sometimes it feels like that's actually what they want, or does it feel like sometimes they're just flexing
Starting point is 01:12:14 and doing it because they technically can? No, they genuinely, I think, need this. Really? Yes. Wow. I always thought it was just them trying to throw their weight around a little bit, but I could see that. Some people also want to stay in the same room every time. Even if it's the same type they need
Starting point is 01:12:27 to be in the same number sometimes so yeah really specific. Nothing crazy like an ice sculpture or no ice sculptures not yet. Like air force ones. True. No. No I've heard of comedians do that they get like air force ones and like weird like weird like t-shirts and like stuff like that and then it's taken with them Oh, wow. Yeah, yeah Andrew Schultz. Yeah Is there anything else that we should know Sorry cutting out anything else we should know about the hotel industry at large or any like if we're we know we've staying hotels Quite a bit. Okay, what are some tricks or trades that we should know as people staying in hotels that maybe most people aren't aware of? That's such a good question. I would say that the more pleasant you are to us, I mean obviously
Starting point is 01:13:15 we're nice to everyone, but we really receive that and we are going to probably naturally go even farther for you guys because like there's a nice back and forth where sometimes people come in and they're so angry yeah like pretend like we don't exist or you know so I'd say definitely like be nice and pleasant it was a long way and then asking for what you need and what you want instead of just not asking and then getting mad at the end of the day yeah how do you feel about dudes that check check out really late? Oh yeah, late check out. Um again, late check out if that's something that you want fine but don't get mad if you don't get it. You know what I mean? Yeah. Let us know beforehand. Call and give
Starting point is 01:13:54 us all your details. Yeah, I feel like it's pretty straightforward. Is there anything you guys want to know like specifically? Have you ever gone into a room after somebody stayed there and thought someone was legitimately murdered in there? Not murdered, but I definitely have questions. Okay. I'm like, okay. Yo, it's stank in here. Sometimes I can't put things together,
Starting point is 01:14:13 but I'm just like, okay, whatever, I don't know. Yeah, just let it keep moving, yeah. It's gonna keep moving. What should we know? What should you know? Yeah, what's some tricks of the trade that you think our podcast listeners would think? Is this only about career stuff?
Starting point is 01:14:23 Yeah. Okay. It's all over anything Whatever you feel anything you tell us what you do and we just go. Oh, okay Whatever you're feeling honestly wondering what you guys are all doing for Mother's Day. Oh, yeah. Oh you turning the table I don't know that Dating I had a question about towels. Yeah She's seeing who is the nicest to their mother right now I mean, I'm trying to figure out if I can get a room at the fucking Four Seasons for
Starting point is 01:14:46 Mother's Day to be totally honest. You guys can all get a room through my friends and family rating. Let's go! That's huge. Enormous. We are doing lunch with my mother. Actually, brunch with my mother. Okay.
Starting point is 01:14:56 Yep. Today or tomorrow? Tomorrow. I am going home tomorrow to visit my mother. We're going to go to Chickies and Peas. Oh, wow. Okay. Where's home? Like out, like suburbs of Philly. Okay. I'm going home tomorrow to visit my mother. We're gonna go to chickies and peets Like out like suburbs of Philly, but I live in I live in Chicago now, that's usually my new four-season set up He flew in for his mother My mother just for her
Starting point is 01:15:16 He should yeah, I love I love women he loves what you always talk about How much you support women and like Hillary Clinton was the thing you always talk about big Kamala guy big You always talk about how much you support women and like Hillary Clinton was the thing you always talk about big Kamala guy Big guy of course went to a person from 10 years anyway me and my mom I think we're going we're going to a Italian restaurant that my girlfriend made the reservation for so Yeah, thank them we're good guys That definitely need four seasons rooms at the job of a hat. And you need to pick me up. You guys don't want to find me? But you take care of them. Take care of them.
Starting point is 01:15:47 Take care of us, Tim. Take care of them. OK. He won't let us in the penthouse. Yeah. Yeah. So what is this podcast called? Men at Work.
Starting point is 01:15:52 Men at Work? Yes. Huh. OK. Are you guys on Instagram? Yes. Yeah, Instagram, TikTok, all that stuff. Make sure you check out Connor Move.
Starting point is 01:15:59 And Connor Move. Do you only guys come into Rittenhouse? Like, I grew up here. I've never seen you guys in Rittenhouse before. We've probably done the last three episodes of Rittenhouse, and we've also done episodes on my couch. You might not have seen that either. I don't think I've seen those.
Starting point is 01:16:12 OK, well, I'm going to tell all my friends about you guys. Please. I appreciate it. Did you have fun? Yeah, this was so cute. Thank you. You can leave a review with Vito. He'll ask you a couple of questions. You just rank one through ten and we'll get the experience. OK, I'll give you guys all tens. Thank you so much.
Starting point is 01:16:25 It's kind of like Four Seasons. Very quick before you leave, our only female guest, we have to ask, how long can you hold your breath underwater and be as accurate as you can? As if I've counted like yesterday? Just you know, when you're a kid, you do. Someone checks out, you go to the Four Seasons bathtub, you fill it up, how long could you dunk your head in there
Starting point is 01:16:38 and hold your breath? How long? I would say, I don't know, maybe 30 seconds, a minute? It's pretty fair, yeah. Right, what about you guys? We had somebody say two minutes and we're like, maybe 30 seconds, a minute? That's pretty fair, yeah. What about you guys? We had somebody say two minutes and we're like, you're totally, yeah, it's a complete horseman over.
Starting point is 01:16:49 You feel glue in the face, yeah. I could probably will myself in the 30 seconds. I could probably do 30, like a little 32. Yeah, I think 30's a good standard. I have asthma. Okay. I'm down for a 10 count. It's bad.
Starting point is 01:17:02 All right. So you guys do for fun, hold your breath and don't, yep, okay, yeah. That's actually what we're gonna do after this. Thank you so much. That was great. That was really fun. She didn't say it back. She didn't say it back. Thank you. Love you. Dude, I said I love you to her three times. I know. She did not reciprocate. You're gonna get a text. You're gonna get a DM. She's gonna see you're healing. She's gonna be sittingate. What the fuck was that? You're gonna get a text, you're gonna get a DM. What the fuck? She's gonna see you're healing, she's gonna be sitting right in the middle of the show. We were clearly vibing.
Starting point is 01:17:28 Oh, yeah, dude. I was like, we might have to go to the Four Seasons right now. Me and Kyle almost stepped away for a little bit to give you guys some alone time. Fucking damn. That's why I didn't say how good my Mother's Day plans were with her because I wanted you to look good. Say, would you flu-in?
Starting point is 01:17:40 Would you flu-in? That's the most stupid thing we can do. Are you really going to flu-in? We're going to On The Boule. Chiggy the Peas. My dad was like, we're going to keep it low key. I was like, alright, fuck it, I'm down. We're watching the
Starting point is 01:17:54 last round of the truest of Chiggy the Peas. Oh, God. That's as good as a guess. The guests on our show, sometimes they make a love connection. Sometimes that happens. I was feeling it. I felt the two. I'm being totally sincere. There was something happening there.
Starting point is 01:18:09 I don't know how many times we could say helium and Connor Moog without her being like, I got to check out helium or at least this Connor Moog fellow. Now I know why Four Seasons is falling off, because she's a ditz. Now you hate it. Oh, now we hate it. Just kidding. I love you, honey. I love you. I love you, Miss Lane.
Starting point is 01:18:24 Miranda's the best. No, she's great. We love Miranda. Cut that. She's a she hate you. Just kidding, I love you, honey. I love you. I love you, Miss Amy. No, Miranda's the best. No, she's great. We love Miranda. Cut that, she's a queen. She's a beautiful, perfect angel. Oh, we love Miranda. Wow, what a sweet girl.
Starting point is 01:18:31 She's a great woman, a strong woman. Strong woman, Miranda hates. How much hate in this part of his heart? I thought me saying I loved Kamalo would be like, that's game. I thought that was a finishing move right there. That one felt like the tide started to turn even more so in your favor.
Starting point is 01:18:42 But I could feel that one. That's a girl boss move. Yeah. That's GB. All right, well hey listen, dude, this is the end of the podcast. We wanna thank Mook for coming on. Thank you for having me.
Starting point is 01:18:50 Go follow Connor Mook. Go watch Mook Can't Sleep on YouTube. Everything that he does at Barstool, the Anus Boys, all that stuff. Go support him, go jump in his chat. When you guys are in Chicago, would love to have you on. That'd be fucking sweet.
Starting point is 01:19:04 Take some live colors Yeah, absolutely Any show skis you want to promote anything coming up in the Chicago if you're in Chicago Wednesday? I'm at Zany's And then I got a bunch of dates at the laugh Factory And then I'm gonna be on the road with grace O'Malley engine Conflict of interest or is that I cleared it with the boss cleared it with big man Yeah Is that a conflict of interest or is that what you were talking about before? No, I cleared it with the boss. I cleared it with Big Man. But it's going to be interesting because it's going to be 300 girls and me. Good for you, dude. And I'm going to get rejected again, live in person.
Starting point is 01:19:31 To be fair, nice to see two black people torn together. Exactly. It's going to be great to see. The culture is strong. The culture is strong. Absolutely. Peace. you

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