This Is Important - Ep 298: Grumpy Old Men

Episode Date: May 12, 2026

Today, this is what's important:  Nip/Tuck, Comedy Central, shaving, having sex to music, romance, manosphere, nicknames, jokes, social media dads, & more. Get your tickets NOW to our live sh...ow in Ontario, Canada on Sept. 25th, 2026! Or go to TIITour.com for more info. Check out Sam Jay and Alex English's new show Look Back At It now! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:02:25 My butthole so relaxed. I think I would rather listen to my parents fuck This is the only way I can come I don't know I don't know I'm not sure I'm excited about this one dudes I'm excited about this one
Starting point is 00:02:53 Oh hell yeah You are We love that energy What's going on? I'm excited about this one What? What's up? Do you have a crazy story? I don't
Starting point is 00:03:03 What's going on man Hot hot hot hot I was hoping you guys were going to bring something to the table. I'll bring something to the table. That's what Blake said. You guys are going to bring something to the table. I was just excited about this one, dude. Oh, I'd love to.
Starting point is 00:03:17 Do you guys not have anything to bring to the table? I'll bring some. Remember when we all watched Niptuck? Just me? And there was a part of the show. You made us all watch it. You made us all watch. Where the guy, they're like a hot doctor.
Starting point is 00:03:29 They were like, well, what makes you think we can trust you to do this operation? And he just stood up at the table. pulled his dick out and put it on the table and then everyone was like, yeah, all right, you can do the surgery. That's cool. Yeah. What a show. Whoa, and that cleared?
Starting point is 00:03:44 Cleared my bar. That was his proof. It was a different time. That's Ryan Murphy. And Ryan Murphy is the horniest man in television. And when he wants someone's dick out on TV, he's going to make sure their dicks out. I loved that show. I might do a podcast rewatch.
Starting point is 00:04:03 I might have to watch. it for the first time. I have... NipTuck Talk. You didn't watch it back in the day? I remember Durs would come over to the house and we would watch NipTuck together. Yeah. Adam, that was our little... I feel like I wasn't invited to that.
Starting point is 00:04:19 It's actually better if you're sitting on my lap. It was in the living room where you lived, where you were jerking off in the room to that AIDS movie you were watching. Oh, yeah, yeah. Angels in America. It's an important play and film. Yeah. I go in Blake's room He's crying, jerking off at the same time
Starting point is 00:04:37 As a theater major As one guy was inserting himself into another man saying I'm affecting you and Blake's crying It's a powerful movie Adam It's a powerful play It's a powerful piece You got a great ass! How are you missing that? That's the guy who was saying it wasn't it?
Starting point is 00:04:56 Where the hell has that one gone? That might have... Isn't he an Angels in America? Yes. Al Pacino. Al Pacino. Alfa Chino. Wait.
Starting point is 00:05:04 Al Pacino is very good. That's from the movie Angels in America? No, no, no. Great ass. It might as well, man. No. No. Great ass is from Heat, right?
Starting point is 00:05:13 Any given Sunday. No, I think it's from Heath. Oh, no, you're right, right, right, right, right. And you got your head all the way up it. God. And they, like, sit. There's some behind the scenes about, like, he was just freestyling on that part. Like, that was unscripted.
Starting point is 00:05:29 That was just assorted. I feel like everything, is he my favorite actor now? Al Pacino's pretty freaking good. Like now as in like 15 seconds ago, after what Blake just told you? Yeah. All right. I love it.
Starting point is 00:05:41 Now that I know that he just goes way off script and screams about asses on set, I'm like, that's fucking cool, dude. He's freestimed. What a bummer for Evan Stone to be dethroned. Damn, son. Lexington Steel. Lexington Steel.
Starting point is 00:05:57 Sorry. Of course, of course. Of course, of course, of course, of course. I just, dude, I bought this. on eBay, I felt like Blake when I was buying it. You made an eBay purchase. This might be one of the first things I've ever bought on eBay, and it called out to me. I moved into a new office.
Starting point is 00:06:15 It's in my house, but it's a new office. It's really bright. It's really bright for some reason. Yeah, there's a light. There's a light. It's almost too bright compared to what I'm rocking with. Yeah, it's weird. You're in a dungeon.
Starting point is 00:06:28 You do the podcast for the dungeon. But my wife loves me. me so she lets me have an office and I'm looking for things to fill it, right? You know, and I don't collect things in the way Blake does so I don't have a lot of mannequin heads or MacDray miniature posters. So I
Starting point is 00:06:51 bought this dude, look at this thing. Oh, I can't wait. I wish I had a drum bump. Oh, wait, sorry, that was the wrong one. Were you guys expecting this? I wasn't. If you're listening, it's like a ceramic comedy central. Cookie jar, dude.
Starting point is 00:07:07 Oh, cookie jar. Oh, okay. Okay. That is sick, dude. I keep protein bars in here just in case. Wow. Hungry. A little hangary.
Starting point is 00:07:17 Is that a vintage piece? It's a vintage piece, dude. This is like a... That must be off the desk of like Kent Alterman or something. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. So can we get a little bit more of like the lead up to clicking by? Dude, I saw someone... Where did you...
Starting point is 00:07:31 I saw someone... on Facebook and they were like holy shit look what I just found so you are still on Facebook also very also very cool yeah I was awesome yeah I don't look at it very often but every once in to see like
Starting point is 00:07:47 which high school friend of mine got fat has lost their kids oh fucking disaster my guy what you say yeah yeah I kind of check in to see like which one has drank themselves to death who has lost custody of their children because of their alcoholism. It's science.
Starting point is 00:08:04 It's that time. It's about that time. Goodbye. Who's going on their third divorce? I'm like, there's a Brad. There's a Brad out there going through that right now. Absolutely, Brad.
Starting point is 00:08:16 A chat. Keep on taking swing. So, but instead of finding that cool shit, I found something maybe even cooler than one of my friends or old friends' lives falling apart. Losing a friend. Was this, someone was like, I found this at a,
Starting point is 00:08:32 a garage sale for like $12 like what an epic find and I was like what a fucking epic find dude so then I went on the eBay and got it for like I don't know I think I spent like 30 bucks can I pause you wow what I don't need to know who the friend is is the friend affiliated
Starting point is 00:08:50 in any way with Comedy Central that they would think that this was cool it was a comedian it was a comedian got it got it so and I think it must have been a Hollywood or like you know in LA garage sale and I'm assuming it was someone. You're in a group called Hollywood elites, right? Yeah, Hollywood.
Starting point is 00:09:08 Hollywood Elite rods sales specifically. Got it. Because that's where we connect, and that's where it's... I found baby blood on there for, like, cheaper than anywhere else. Yeah, it's mostly like Old Comedy Central and adrenal glands. You go in the back, you can have the good adrenal glands. He's in the email. You might be in the e-mail.
Starting point is 00:09:29 In the files. So, dude, I found this piece. That's really beautiful. And it looks like it's in great condition. So then you went on eBay, or did you Google it and then you found it on eBay? Or did you know I'm going to find this on eBay? That's incredible. I said, what would Blake do?
Starting point is 00:09:45 And I said, he would go right on eBay. Pay $700. And he would way over pay for it. Yeah. But I got a really good deal. They sent it. Came right away. Look at that.
Starting point is 00:09:56 Look at that dark. That's my favorite color. It's honestly, it's perfect. That's my favorite color right there. It's flawless. It's beautiful. I knew Blake would appreciate it. I am envious.
Starting point is 00:10:06 And you remember this when we first joined the Comedy Central family? We got jumped in. They had this emblem. Yeah. They had this emblem that with the comedy Central, with the skyscrapers coming out of it. That was like old daily show corner of the, yeah. Yeah. Then it turned into the scenes.
Starting point is 00:10:30 Then it became like a C and then another C, a backward C. I like the new one. I thought it was a cool update. It was like going after the like at symbol kind of like we're updating. Oh, is that one? I think it's like adjacent. Yeah, it felt it felt very internety and yeah, it was cool. And I like their like, uh, bing bong, you know how, what was that?
Starting point is 00:10:53 They did the beng bong. Okay, doggie. Who did that? I'm doing a bad impression of it. I'm like, did someone just turn on their Netflix twice? What? The Comedy Central had like a A bit of a
Starting point is 00:11:04 B'bamow. I thought it was like a... No, that's... I don't remember that. I thought it was more of a... I don't remember that noise. Look up Comedy Central noise. Because it...
Starting point is 00:11:13 Comedy Central noise? It had a noise, dude. It had a noise. Blake, just fucking do it, okay? He'll quit the podcast. There's no way that's going to yield results. Comedy Central noise. Okay.
Starting point is 00:11:25 Hey, I don't know, dude. You're the one... I guess, look it up on eBay. And Blake, you're talking to a man who does not yield. Okay. When I looked up Comedy Central noise, all I'm getting is the noise. It's just pictures of Adam.
Starting point is 00:11:35 From Key and Peel. It's just pictures of Adam from back of the day. It's all just, no, it's all just key and peel. I'm sorry. That did not yield the results. Well, Todd just brought up a very fun little clicky thing. What do they call that, a link? That they show all of the...
Starting point is 00:11:58 You need some kachava, brother. Or they show all of the Comedy Central logos. Yeah. And there's some good ones. Oh, yeah. Oh, man. Oh, I love, I love watching the logo, logo evolution. And if we could, when this airs on Netflix, can we share this image?
Starting point is 00:12:15 Is that possible? We would love to share this image. Just so people can enjoy it, wig out, have a good time. Dude, lose their shit. Look at the, look it from 90 to 91. That one fucking sucks. That had the shortest life for sure. It's just an orange.
Starting point is 00:12:29 The orange box with ha, that's bad. Yeah. Well, also 91 to 92 when they went with the skyscrapers exploding out of. Yeah, with some purple and orange. That's pre-9-11 for sure. Yeah, that is definitely pre-9-11. I think 2000 to 2010, the one that I got is maybe the most banged. That one's pretty hard.
Starting point is 00:12:50 That one's pretty hard. But I like the whole scope of the world as well. That's kind of cool. It lets you know that it's a North American company. That's right. We forgot your world. We forgot you left California twice. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:13:01 And every time you're out of California, you and Isaac sort of incessantly talk about California. About... Favorite place. Kumbaya. You know, what's weird here is I can't smell the ocean in the same way. Yeah. Isaac and you will go like...
Starting point is 00:13:17 Where's the same? Like, how far do you think we are from California right now? I don't know, like 1,500 miles? I think we're 1,300 miles. And Ders and I are like, hey, shut the fuck up. Who cares? Just eat Hardee's. There's no in and out.
Starting point is 00:13:32 Well, come on. Come on what? Hardies is what? That's Carl's Jr., right? No, Blake. Mr. California. Carl's Jr. is Hardee's. That kind of shit throws me for a loop.
Starting point is 00:13:44 What is even the point of that? I don't understand. It's very bizarre. I think Carl's Jr., like people on the West Coast, they weren't fucking with the name Hardys. It just said that no one wants to be Hardy. It was too strong. It was too strong.
Starting point is 00:13:58 No one wants to be hardy out here. We want to be long and lean like you. Wayfee. You want to be wayfee, like fucking blow over with a gust of wind, little bitches. But in the Midwest, we're like, we want to be hardy. We want to be a little meaty. Somehow very hairless and yet very hairy under their arms. That's what you want out here.
Starting point is 00:14:20 Water trash. Whereas Hardie's Harry all over. Adam, show him. Hey, I'm hairy all over, a little California sun bear. Go and show him. I recently buzz. I recently buzzed. every slimp those.
Starting point is 00:14:29 Your chest or your back? Yeah. Well, I do a one blade on the back, so it's nice and smooth because I don't want. How do you get back there? You stretch. He's got a guy. Yeah. Oh, you do?
Starting point is 00:14:40 You shave with a razor on your back? No, it's called a one blade. It's like a, uh, it's an electric razor, but it gets really close. Yeah, yeah. And then the front, I just do a regular, because I get, it could poof out where you're wearing it, you're wearing a, you're wearing a t-shirt and it starts to poof out a little bit. You don't want that. You don't want that.
Starting point is 00:14:57 So you just have to tame it. That's, to me, it's cool. But do you ever have it where the needles poke through the shirt? That's, you've gone too short. You've gone too short with your cutting. Yeah. The worst is when I've shaved a few, like Kelvin Gemstone had a shave chest. And so my character on The Righteous Gemstone.
Starting point is 00:15:16 So I would shave that whole time. And it was the worst. You'd put on a shirt and then you'd walk around and realize, like, it's just sticking here. So it's drooping all weird on you because it won't come down because the, The follicles have just, like, stuck. The whiskers? The whiskers have clung. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:15:33 I have clung on to the t-shirt. Clung? Dang, dude. They mac mclung to them. They mac m'clong to it. Damn, right to the white tea. Slam dunk contest on my white tea. That's slam dunk right there, right?
Starting point is 00:15:44 Okay, good job, guys. I remember a homie of mine shaved his chest a lot in college and then hooked up with a girlfriend that we all kind of knew. And we're like, oh, uh-oh. And she was like, dude, my fucking titties are so raw from him. his chest. Like his chest hair just scraping back and forth on her. That's the worst is when...
Starting point is 00:16:06 Wait, she was very open with you guys. Yeah, that's the worst. When you have a girl in your friend group... I don't like you guys telling me to show my tits. That has happened to me one time. A girl in a friend group and that... And I hooked up with her. And then she would just say shit to the group.
Starting point is 00:16:21 And it's not cool. About the way you make love or... Yeah. Yeah. But that's... That's, that's, what I'm talking about is harmless. The way she probably described your weird dick and how you couldn't find a whole...
Starting point is 00:16:34 You need another four inches. That's not what it was. It was, it was the fact, it was the fact that I played chili peppers way too. Oh, well, we all know why you do that. She was like, dude, she's like, I'm never, I'm never gonna get the chili peppers out of my head. Jesus, so much chili peppers.
Starting point is 00:16:50 Yeah. She was right. It also ruined that band for me as well. For a while I was kind of grueling, and then that sort of destroyed it for me. can never hear California occasion. Why? Because when we fucked,
Starting point is 00:17:01 what are you trying to say? No, no. No, I would hear it through the walls, Adam. I do love the idea of Blake turning on chili peppers on the radio or when it comes on and he's like, where's the... No, he's like, is this the original? Like, where's the fuck sounds...
Starting point is 00:17:15 Yeah, the whole... Is this like a remix? He thinks it's like a... He thinks the chili peppers were like the 9-inch nails where they just said like fuck sounds in the background all the time. Yeah. Where's all the cool moans, man?
Starting point is 00:17:30 Yeah, I'm missing the moan. This is weird. Can stop addicted to the... Oh. Dream of Cala. Oh, fuck. Where's... It's Adam...
Starting point is 00:17:43 Where's the part where the guy says two more fingers in there? No, no. No. No. No. No. No. No.
Starting point is 00:17:52 Put a thumb up my ass. It keeps screaming. This is the only... way I can come. This is the only way I can come. The only way I can come. Put two, put another finger. I was like, that's a crazy way to start the song off, man.
Starting point is 00:18:15 They fucking, that's a hook. Now that's a hook. My butt hole so relaxed. I suck my kiss. Oh, holy, holy. Whoa. Oh. Eight seconds.
Starting point is 00:18:28 Second. Yes, points. Suck my kiss. Under the bridge of my scrotum. Blood, sugar, sex. Yes, please. Dream a chugging on my dear. Oh, man, I wish I had way more stadium arcadicum.
Starting point is 00:18:47 I bet that's funnier to us. Yes, points. We truly know. No one knows. How loudly I would play chili peppers in the other room, because we lived in a small house. and you didn't want to hear your roommate. Fucking, right?
Starting point is 00:19:00 That's kind of weird. Speak for yourself. Hold up. It's kind of weird to just hear all the noises. Yeah. And so I would blast, put on blast chili peppers. Same album. So it's pretty ingrained.
Starting point is 00:19:17 It was standard issue. You never switched it up. What would you guys rather hear? I think I already know Adam's answer, but what would you rather hear? Would you rather hear your parents fucking super loud or... Okay, I'm listening to. Or a roommate with a girl who, like, you have, like, unrequainted love.
Starting point is 00:19:36 Is that the word, like... Unrequited? Unrequited? Unrequited? She ain't requested. We're, like, you have a crush on her or whatever. But then, like, your roommate's just slaying. Well, not to be...
Starting point is 00:19:49 I mean, then maybe I'm kind of like... Wait, so... This is sort of hot. So, hang on. You're listening to a girl you have, like, feelings for. I'm probably J. Owen at that. Who's like, I'm actually in your roommate and you're just listening to them smush. Oh, okay.
Starting point is 00:20:04 I thought you meant, like, a rape situation. I'm like, yeah, you didn't, you wouldn't want to hear that at all. Like, I feel like you called the police. Where did that come from? Sorry, dude, I know. He doesn't know what the word unrequainted means. I love it. Would you rather hear your parents who love each other have sex or a woman be raped?
Starting point is 00:20:21 Go. I know my answer. You guys go. I think it all comes from the confusion of the word unrequainted. No, that's not what it was from. It's my shit got a little messed up, so I was trying to rearrange some stuff while we were having the conversation. The cookie jar?
Starting point is 00:20:38 Is it the conceptual cookie jar? Do you skip your kachap? That's what happened. I have too many things open. Too many things open. Too many files, dude. Yeah, that's the issue. We're doing it.
Starting point is 00:20:47 You're in the files. So you are in the files. I'm in the files. I knew it. I knew it. Well, so now that you know, Would you rather listen to your folks, fuck like crazy? No, absolutely.
Starting point is 00:20:58 Or listen to a girl you wish you were in a relationship with going at it. So you're madly in love, madly in love with her. This is like a girl who you're like, oh my gosh, she's beautiful. I like her, she's funny. And she's also getting... She's not that into me? That's regular. She's not into you.
Starting point is 00:21:14 What's that guy's name? Used to that. Greg Barrett. She's so Greg Barron about you. And then the roommate is just crushing through paper thin walls. That doesn't... Actually, she's crushing your room. Oh, shit.
Starting point is 00:21:25 She's like, shut up. I'm gonna ride and you're like... I don't know. I think I would rather listen to my parents, fuck. What? Why? Is that what you would have picked for me, Durs? You said you knew.
Starting point is 00:21:37 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Why? I feel like you... Yeah, maybe I... No. No, not at all. Why would you have picked that for me, Ders? Why do you think...
Starting point is 00:21:46 I think that you've interviewed your parents about fucking each other on our podcast, and I... So I was like, oh, he wouldn't even care. He wouldn't even care. care. He would try, he would turn up the chili peppers at the door and be like, get them, pop, get him, go on and get him.
Starting point is 00:22:01 Don't stop addicted to the shindig. Yeah. Cumbaya. Yeah. Well, I mean, I wouldn't love that. That wouldn't be awesome. And those aren't my words. Yeah, but I mean, it wouldn't be awesome. But I think if it's someone that you really, really cared about and you were like,
Starting point is 00:22:18 man, I really, I'm in love with this person and they don't love me back. and they're absolutely getting their boots rocked. Just shorging on. And let's say it's Kyle Neuichick stick. Let's say it's college times. And he's in there and you're like, man, he like doesn't shower that often. Like, this is bad news.
Starting point is 00:22:46 So this is interesting. And she's not going to catch an STD, but she's going to get sick afterwards. Right. And now she's t. Like she will be, she'll catch like a cold. Yeah, yeah. And that sucks for her. So the whole thing.
Starting point is 00:22:59 Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Well, now that you're making a Kyle, now, yeah. I was assuming it was one of you guys. And I'm like, okay, well, she's with a good dude. But if you're saying she's with this. She's with Kyle.
Starting point is 00:23:11 Just a Kyle? Yeah. But then I didn't think it's interesting to be like, it depends on the guy. I guess it does. It does depend on a guy. Because if it's a real stand-up dude and you're like, okay. A stand-up comedian? No, stand-up guy.
Starting point is 00:23:25 You know, I think you know what I was saying. Definitely not a stand-up comedian. They're 98% scumbags. Blake's like, I'm done trying to be funny. This is it. Fuck it. Forget it. What a trash. Forget it.
Starting point is 00:23:35 I think it's stand-up guy. Then, yeah, then you're like, okay. I mean, it would suck. It's not going to be awesome. But here's the thing is that the stand-up guy, now they're like the probability of them staying together forever. As opposed to a guy who, you know, kind of like sucks. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:23:53 But then you think you're going to get a chance. Then you think, well, she's going to realize down the road how shitty he is. And then I'm going to come in and I'm going to be the shiny night. Yeah. Right. That's what I just... You're building your own place. So I'm saying I wouldn't want...
Starting point is 00:24:10 I'm saying you probably wouldn't want, like, the stand-up comedian or otherwise person to be doing it because then they're going to go get married in 12 months as opposed to the guy who's like... Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kind of a turd, you're like, she'll realize. is that although his dick is so good. You're a monster. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. He's a tough one. He sucks, and you have, and you're like,
Starting point is 00:24:29 that's a tough one. He sucks, but I know the dick is so good. She keeps saying that, she keeps saying that, like, through the wall, that's what you keep hearing. She goes, you smell so bad, but the dick's so good. You keep hearing that. And you just hear, you just hear Kyle eating cheetos and, like, chips and shit. He's eating, like, barbecue lays. and salt and vinegar Hold up
Starting point is 00:24:55 Hold up I'm gonna pop another bag of fungians And then we're going again Just let me Let me crush this bag of funnions real quick In a chili cheese frito And then we go in again And it's round four
Starting point is 00:25:08 And she's just going You smell so bad But the dick is so good And by the way this is just Another example To highlight that We know checks We just know them
Starting point is 00:25:19 We just know them We just know them Not only do we know them, we know them. You never had it so good. Oh, Kyle's dick. Damn. Well, when you put it that way, I guess listen to my mom and dad. Experience Harry Styles live in London, England at Wembley Stadium.
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Starting point is 00:28:51 conversations about healing, growth, fatherhood, pressure, and purpose on my new podcast, learn the hard way. Open your free iHeartRadio app. Search Learn the Hardway and listen now. And by the way, there's a dude on my swim team in college who, he like had a girlfriend halfway through my freshman year. Boogers, boogers out of my nose. Oh, wow.
Starting point is 00:29:18 Man, I just got some boogie. We must be funny. Dude on my swim team halfway through freshman year. started dating this girl. She was very cool. And I was like, how'd you meet? And he was like, dude, she dated the guy who lived above me. And I would hear them fucking.
Starting point is 00:29:35 Oh, no. And I was like, yo, who's this chick? And then he was like, I would time it so I would run into her. Like, there was like a stairway that came from downstairs that met in like the lobby of the house. Oh, my Lord. He would like time it so he could see what she looked like. Oh, man. And then.
Starting point is 00:29:53 Men, men, men, men. He was like, friendly, like, oh, hey, hey, how's he going? And then would, like, try and not find her on campus, but, like, now I know what she looked like. And then, like, we'd be like, hey, I know, like, remember from my live up, like, they did the got chairs. And then when he found out they broke up, he swooped in, I'm almost positive they've been married for 20 years. Wow. And I remember him telling me the whole thing and me going, whoa. Look, I will say, today's stand.
Starting point is 00:30:24 That sounds insane. That sounds like a crazy person, but I think that... This was only like 50,000 days ago, less. You know, it's probably like, what, 15 years ago, 10 years ago, something like that? This is 2,000 fucking one. Ooh, goddamn, you're old. I just think that social media, like, killed all of that, all the romance. We used to call that romance.
Starting point is 00:30:49 Wait, what are you trying to say? Because I feel... No, no, hey, let him cook. Okay. Because it's always better. Okay, so it spawned out of him hearing her, you know, having a great time in the bedroom. And, you know, that's a, you know, it's an interesting worm to chase on the hook. But he really wanted to get to know this person.
Starting point is 00:31:10 He really wanted to meet this person. He felt some sort of a connection. And he, you know, he did everything in his power. Let's start at the connection. The connection is the Gok Gok-Goc-2,000, Rail Me, Rail Me, Real Me. Yeah, the connection is she, he's. He's like, oh, she's a freak in the sheets. Right.
Starting point is 00:31:27 So now I'm in love with her. That's not like romance. That's pretty pornographic. Well, he didn't say he was in love with her. He just, he just, he knew he had to meet her. My lady. There was something that was drawn. And I'm not quite sure.
Starting point is 00:31:39 I couldn't put my finger on it. There's something. I think there is some, a bit of romance there. Okay. And he just, you know, he had to, he had to find her and he had to know. What did they call that show? What was the show on HBO? like the inside the mind of a man or whatever
Starting point is 00:31:55 what was that? I don't recall that one. Is that a show? I don't know. I don't know. Mind of Mencia? I don't recall. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:32:03 I'm watching, I started watching that Manosphere documentary. It's not as good as I wanted it to be. No. Yeah, I had a feeling. It seemed kind of. You know what, though? Isn't it? Do you find it fascinating how kind of
Starting point is 00:32:17 the dude who's doing the interview, the interview and the British guy, the document? He, like, bosses up on them. Yeah. Well, British people do that. No, but, like, he kind of, he kind of knows that these guys... Which buttons to push.
Starting point is 00:32:30 Yeah, it's interesting. They are, like, all self-inf-inf-it. It's like, they all seem like bullies on the playground that if you punch them in the nose, they go... They'll go crying. They go crying. They're actually pussies. And this guy, like, punks them a little bit.
Starting point is 00:32:46 In a very nerdy way, which is great. Okay. Right. Bullet. He'll be like, is it weird having me in your house? You know? That's not a quote, but like, there's very, like, non... He just is, he's, like, asserting himself in a way that, like, where he'll go,
Starting point is 00:33:04 why are you talking to the camera? This is a documentary. It's not fucking TikTok. Yeah. And they're like, oh, oh, yeah, no, I know. I'm just used to doing that. And that doesn't seem like an... But he says it with a British accent, so it, like, it doesn't...
Starting point is 00:33:17 It's not confrontational. No, it's more than that. It's more than that. It kind of actually is... confrontational, but it's not to be confrontational. It's just kind of to be, like, putting them in a place in a weird way. I feel like that's a thing Anders does all the time. I feel like...
Starting point is 00:33:37 I think it's the accent, honestly. Honestly, mate. Now, why are you looking in the camera? And a British sensibility where, like, they're always like taking the piss out of you, mate. It's kind of like watching what's his name, Piers. whatever, Pierce Morgan. Yeah, like, he gets people hell of pissed, but he's kind of just, like, asking, like, questions with an accent, so it makes people extra fucking...
Starting point is 00:34:02 I guess I need to brush up on my Pierce Morgan. Yeah, I don't know what's not about Pierce Morgan. Perfect. Yeah, man, that's... But anyway, you're right, it's not as interesting. But, like, he'll start asking the, like, wife or the girlfriend of the dude, like, right next to him being, like, why do you let him treat you that way? And the dudes, instead of being, like,
Starting point is 00:34:23 Hey, none of your business, they're like, uh, yeah, go ahead. She's allowed to talk. Uh, yeah. And then, whoa. Yeah. I mean, and they are allowed to talk, but then you can tell they're like a little afraid to like say, say anything. The dude is around his mom is another level where you're like, oh, see, this sounds intriguing to me.
Starting point is 00:34:43 Yeah, I need to finish it. I watched like 30 minutes of it. And I was just sort of like, I wanted it to, I wanted it to go in the weeds a little more with, like, also they're like, these are some of the most problematic. Manosphere guys. I didn't even know them. I'm like, I guess I'm not that deep in the... I was waiting for Adam to be like, and they reminded me of my closest home.
Starting point is 00:35:03 They weren't that bad. They were fine. No, I mean, essentially they have podcasts where they just have a bunch of like only fan models and they stream it and then they like just make these women. Oh yeah, yeah. I think I know the person you're talking about.
Starting point is 00:35:20 They're not the smartest women and they make them feel and look like it. And I think maybe we just hit the nail on the head there. It's that these guys act a certain way to everyone who lets them and this dude doesn't let them. And they're like, I gotta go take this phone call. Where did you get those shorts? I'm a dude.
Starting point is 00:35:39 And he's like, I don't know, I don't care about that. And then they surround themselves with idiots who allow them who are susceptible to being treated this way. And the girls are, you know, they're dummies. so they can't answer the questions. And they can't, they said name five countries. And she's like, what's the capital of Paris? Barcelona.
Starting point is 00:36:00 And they're like, you're an idiot. That's a shitty. And she's like, damn, I would be screwed. Yeah, we all might have issues on this podcast, honestly. So it's kind of like who wants to be smarter than a fifth grader or whatever. Right? Who wants to be? Who wants to be smarter than a fifth grader?
Starting point is 00:36:18 Who would? He would even want that. Because then you have to, like, have important jobs. What's the name of that show? Are you smarter than a fifth grader? That's right. Yes. Okay.
Starting point is 00:36:27 I think I mixed two game shows together there. You did. You did. You did. Nice, dude. Oops. Oops. I did it again. Well, I don't know.
Starting point is 00:36:36 Maybe I got to check that out. Because I wasn't very, like the, I don't know, the whole manisphere, I don't really give it too much energy. I find it so interesting, dude. I think it's so. This is not a shock. It, to me, it's like kind of what we were talking about, like with the gooners. Like to me it feels like what sucks about it is like to me it feels like it's just being done to get reaction But it's starting to seem like people are actually drinking this Kool-Aid and they pray at this church
Starting point is 00:37:05 Oh young young kids like 14 15 year olds are online and they watch it and they think like that's how I should be That sucks and it's crazy dude Yeah but that's that's always been the case right that there's been some asshole that kids are like, that's my guy. He says what he wants, dude. Tom Likis? Tom Likis. Exactly, dude. Well, that's like, uh, fucking who's it?
Starting point is 00:37:31 Like, take me outside. How about da? Like, that girl. She just, like, is watching, like... Bad Barbie. Bad Barbie. Yeah, bad Barbie. Bad Barbie. She's like, she's dying, right?
Starting point is 00:37:41 She's got cancer or something? What? Yeah, I think she's got cancer. She's dying? Yeah. Oh, no. Bad baby. No.
Starting point is 00:37:48 Anna chimed in with Bad Baby. Spelled it wrong. I'm pretty sure it's spelled in a fun one. It's a V-H. There's lots of H.D. Bad Bobby. Yeah. Okay, bad Bobby. And is something going on with that Bobby?
Starting point is 00:38:02 I think she's got cancer, right? Or chemo? Take her outside. How about that? Take her outside for some fresh air. They're diagnosed with Waldstrom's. Bone cancer. Some other giant word of bone cancer. Yikes.
Starting point is 00:38:15 Oh my gosh. That's not great. The pun and the joke is there. I'm not saying it. I'm going to let you guys at home. do what you do with the bone cancer joke. Yeah. Because I don't think it's funny.
Starting point is 00:38:27 Slide into Blase DMs with your take. Oh, sir, I don't like it. Okay, well, I don't want to pile on to this poor girl. Pile on, again, pile on. But when she was on, or those... Dr. Phil, or any when they would bring on those, like, teens that are, like, just from the middle school... Oh, man, those are the best episodes. They just go to, like, some, like, suburban middle school.
Starting point is 00:38:52 And then all of a sudden they're like wearing, you know. Ratchet. Ratchet children strike back. Just so ratchet. And you're like, you don't even know people that act like this. You're literally only watching this online or like seeing it in music videos and pretending to be this way. And that's what's happening now with the Manosphere kids is they're like, oh, that's how we should be in society. And then they're just walking around being assholes to their teachers and their friends in school.
Starting point is 00:39:17 Yeah. Oh, that's, yeah, that's a whole thing. And by the way, it's like you can. It's UK heavy Oh, being a teacher is a fucking nightmare It's UK, and I watched What's the fucking Move show with like the four episodes
Starting point is 00:39:32 And every episode's one shot? Oh, adolescence. Yes. Adolescence. Did we cover this already? It's unreal. It is unreal. The acting is unreal. Dude, it's on Netflix, our mothership.
Starting point is 00:39:45 Yeah. It is so good. But I just want to say like everyone who talked about how like It's fucking dark, it's super fucked up. I was ready for like, you know, we've all watched like Dahmer or whatever the fuck else is out there. Sure. It's a sad story.
Starting point is 00:40:01 It's more sad than it is like dark. I thought it was going to be like fucking diabolical. But it was just like a shitty, sad kid who did something horrible. Yeah, well, he murdered his classmate. Yes. Okay. Yeah, yeah. But it wasn't like, I thought it was going to be like fucking basement type sex ring.
Starting point is 00:40:18 Yeah, like cutting off. Yeah, yeah. You're a psycho. You're a special case. I'm just saying. For the rest of society, it's pretty dark. You're happy places, nip-tuck. And if you watch that series, you'll see the guy, he goes there.
Starting point is 00:40:34 He goes. And then the kid's like, I'm fucking ugly. And I'm like, the whole time I'm watching it, I'm like, this kid is going to be the next Leonardo DiCaprio. He's a young, handsome kid. He's so fucking good at acting. The whole time, Ders sees this murderer. He's like, God damn he's handsome.
Starting point is 00:40:51 I don't know something about this kid. He's got killer instincts. He's got it going on. That's life. And then he's like, I'm so ugly teacher or to the psychologist or whatever. And I'm like, who's telling this kid he's ugly? What are we talking about? They should have found a real hugo.
Starting point is 00:41:07 Well, because he hasn't looked maxed enough. Oh, dude, this kid is maxed. He's maxed. It's all cyclical. After we talked about that, bro, he like had a heart attack or something. He, oh, did. Yeah. The look maxing clavicular, apparently, I like this podcast is now just us talking about
Starting point is 00:41:26 Hot guys. 19-year-old hot guys. Yeah. I knew it would infiltrate. Yeah, he apparently had, he like overdosed on some whatever the fuck he's taking. Okay, so when these upheld, like we're speaking about bad examples, especially in the male universe. As good examples, we are speaking about bad examples. The good example is we are.
Starting point is 00:41:50 Yes, we are. When something like that happens, doesn't that completely knock the legs out of the movement? Don't you go, oh, homeboy, his heart exploded and he's only in his 20s. Like, maybe this isn't the way. Maybe it's not the way. I would say yes, but also someone adjacent to that guy will step up and be like, he's weak. He's weak. He's actually, he was a pussy.
Starting point is 00:42:14 He was a bitch. This is the way. Yeah. More, and I'm, and look at me, which is like the Donald Trump's. shit. Donald Trump's like, fucking Joe Biden's dying and I'm eating McDonald's every day. I'm fucking strong as a bull, you know? And people go, uh, fuck, you get it. I'm gonna come. It's a similar thing. If you love Trump, you all so, if you were a teenager, you would have been look maxing. You might be look maxing. You might be look maxing. You might be hitting
Starting point is 00:42:40 yourself in the face or the hammer going, this is how I get pretty. So there's a real pattern. Yeah. There's a real problem with this. I think so. But I watched a video of him, I think, of clavicular, I think earlier that day, talking about how he does the right amount of meth. And people do too much meth.
Starting point is 00:43:00 Was it meth or Adderall? He was saying meth. And he was saying, if you do the right amount of meth, then it actually doesn't affect you. It just helps you stay lean and look great and give you energy. And people fucking
Starting point is 00:43:16 just take too much. And they fuck, and they fuck everything up. And then it was like, however many hours later in the club where he's like, oh, yeah, yeah. And just Odeem. So hopefully that guy doesn't die. All the best. All the best. Where did he come up with that name? Because it's kind of sick. I was just going to say, what, can we come up with what our clavicular name would be? What would you call yourself? What is that, what is he even drawing from that? Like, that's like, that's just fucking cool. Like, what am I missing here? What is it, what does it even? What does it mean? What does it mean?
Starting point is 00:43:50 I don't know. I'm sure Todd can... It's like your clavicles and, like, he's so, like, lean and mean that you see the bones in his chest, which to me isn't, like, that cool of a look. That means you're, like, gaunt, but... His real name is Braden. Braden. So you have to change that.
Starting point is 00:44:06 For sure. Yeah, you have to change that. You can't. Levicular is an adjective meaning relating to or... The collarbone, yeah. Situated near the clavicle. Very shagademic. So...
Starting point is 00:44:17 What an interesting. like bone to be obsessed with. Why not just be... I think that that's huge cockylus. Bicepular? Yeah. Or huge cockyelis. He's got me feeling bicellular. Cockylus.
Starting point is 00:44:30 Cucalese. Yeah, well, the thing now isn't having like giant biceps. It's being absolutely shredded. It's having like 0% body fat. Instead, like our heroes were the Jersey Shore guys. You know, Jim Tan Laundry. I mean, we've come a long way.
Starting point is 00:44:46 Our collective heroes. We're the situation. We pray at the altar of the situation. Can we, and by the way, one person's name, clavicular, one person's name, the situation. I think we can all agree. The situation is a great fucking name. Clavicular, it's very 2026, it's very whatever, like, from outer space. But the situation is strong.
Starting point is 00:45:13 I can't spell it, which I'm upset. You can't spell most things or pronounce most things. If you... I don't think I could spell a situation either. If you call yourself the situation, you're very funny. You're very funny. That's the thing. Are these guys funny?
Starting point is 00:45:28 Because even when we were... I used the example of... Clavicular is not. No. Every interview I've seen him, he's not funny. Right. Because we said Tom Likas. Tom Likis was actually kind of funny.
Starting point is 00:45:40 Like he had jokes. Sure. Yeah, he was a... He had an angle. His stick. Yeah, he had bits. But like these guys, they're not even like... You bitch. Howard Stern?
Starting point is 00:45:51 He's funny. What was his bit? His bit was, uh, you bitch? Was that what his bit was, Blake? You dumb bitch? Yeah. I guess that's funny. Allegedly.
Starting point is 00:46:00 No, he would do some like, some other funny things. Go ahead. Yeah, yeah. Well, I think, I think the new generation, these like Gen Z and Gen Alpha kids, being funny, like, to our generation, being funny was a superpower. Freak and peak. Like, you needed to be funny in your group in order to have any social standing within your group. You had to be funny. Yes.
Starting point is 00:46:26 And it was a great equalizing. I don't know if that's true, but I know that that's true about some friend groups. I feel like in my friend groups... I know many friend groups where there's zero funny people. Oh, that would be terrible existence. Yikes. Could you imagine? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:46:42 Just join a sports team. There's not a funny person. No, no, no, no, no, no. There's some fucking funny-ass black guy running back who is the king of the locker room. Yeah. Absolutely. And how many of those people went to your high school? There was one guy.
Starting point is 00:47:00 So what the fuck are you talking about? And he was funny. And he was funny, dude. Based on things I've watched, aren't there like funny black people running around the locker room? There for sure are. They're for sure. Of course there's funny black people. The funiest race.
Starting point is 00:47:16 The funniest. I think that Absolutely. There are many funny black Black people. Listen. You guys sound like clavicular, right? But my point is
Starting point is 00:47:26 most of it is just quoting movies that they've seen. Right. There's not a lot of original comedy coming out of a sports team. Anyway, I know what you're saying
Starting point is 00:47:35 about friend groups. Comedy. I feel like with our generation, comedy was more important than nowadays. For sure. I feel like comedy is way less of a thing.
Starting point is 00:47:46 That's wild. Well, yeah, because there's no money in it. What the fuck are you going to do with being a comedian? Well, not even money. I mean, just even in middle school and high school when, like, coming up, like, the funny kid was one of the popular kids. And, like, it was a good way to just make friends. I think that it also, I think that kids, God, this is the worst episode.
Starting point is 00:48:09 You lose. I think that kids who are, like, texting constantly, like, they, don't know when someone's joking or not, so they've stopped joking. Oh, there's no. Except for the groups of kids who are always joking. Only jokes. And that's when you get the gooners at the funeral who are like, these are my fucking guys. Nothing is serious. Everything is a fucking joke to the core. Yeah. And everyone else is like, I'm going to avoid being misinterpreted and stop being funny. And so comedy is just seeping out of normal everyday
Starting point is 00:48:47 communications. Yeah, yeah. That's so sad. Where's your Comedy Central cookie jar? It's going to be completely... It's going to be empty. I mean, I do want to...
Starting point is 00:48:58 This is so stupid, but look at that. I'm laughing already. Dude, this is like a... Like a movie from the 90s where like, it's this Comedy Central cookie jar is filled with funny treats. And the more funny treats you take out of it, the less comedy there is in the world.
Starting point is 00:49:18 Oh. Oh. Oh. Is that? Poop dollar! Like, uh, the Eddie, Eddie Murphy, A Thousand Wishes or whatever movie. It feels like a bad Eddie Murphy movie. I feel like Eddie Murphy stopped making good movies. And I wish you would make one.
Starting point is 00:49:32 But here's what we got to say. When they did that, the SNL 50th reunion or whatever it was, he was unreal. Right. Legend. Dude, he is. He is one of the best. He was great. He came on and was so funny, and so committed to every sketch. And apparently, like, he jumped in other sketches that he wasn't supposed to be in
Starting point is 00:49:53 because people dropped out last minute. And he was like, I got it. And was so fucking good, it was crazy. He, even in his documentary where you're walking around his, like, palatial Bel Air Mansion, where you're like, oh, when did this come out? Is this recent? Yeah, I believe it's on the flicks,
Starting point is 00:50:11 and it came out within the last year. And it's awesome. And he's just giving interviews. And you're just like, the whole time you're like, man, he's funny to his core. He's such a funny person. Some people when they get too rich, they just stop. Stop all comedy. You know, they're just like, I'm fucking good, which is fine, which is like probably a healthy way to go about it.
Starting point is 00:50:33 Do you think he's funny with his friends or do you think he has a skill set that he used? And that's kind of what it is. He is so funny with his friends. Neil Brennan, and I don't think of. speaking out of school, but he told me that, because he's always hanging around, like, Chappelle and Chris Rock, he's just, like, in that
Starting point is 00:50:53 friend group, because he used to write for Chappelle. Uh, and they hang out with Eddie quite a bit. And he was like, he is the funniest guy in any room. It's like, you get all those people together, which obviously they're all fucking kings and heroes
Starting point is 00:51:10 and are the funniest person in any room that they walk into. He's the funniest. And I'm like, that is so cool, dude. That is so cool because I don't know if Jim Carrey is at this point. Yeah. I don't know if Jim Carrey is the funniest person in the room. Yeah. He's adjusted.
Starting point is 00:51:24 And it's also kind of like what is funny. Yeah. Yeah. That's life. I would like to get him in clavicular in a room and just see who's the funniest, dude. Experience Harry Styles live in London, England at Wembley Stadium. This is Harry Styles. Iheart Radio wants to send you and a mate across the pond
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Starting point is 00:52:10 Very excited to see you with the show. Kiss all the time, disco occasionally available now. Another podcast from some SNL, late-night, comedy guy, not quite. Unhumor me with Robert Smygel and friends. Me and hilarious guests from Jim Gaffigan to Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guest, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel, help an Acapella band with their between songs banter. There's the worst singer in the group? The worst? Yeah. Me. Is there anything to the idea that because you're from Harvard, uh, you only got in because your parents made a huge donation.
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Starting point is 00:53:09 Human me. I need some jokes to make me seem funny. Last night, a blown call changed a game. This morning, the internet law. It's mind. Highlights are trending, opinions are flying, and nobody's telling you exactly what happened. That's where Sports Slice comes in. I'm Timbo. Every episode, we're cutting through the noise, breaking down the plays, the controversies, and the stories behind the headlines. We go straight to the source, the athletes themselves, their locker room stories, their reactions, the stuff
Starting point is 00:53:37 nobody gets to hear. The laughs, the drama, the triumphs, the moments that never make the highlight real. From viral moments to historic games, from buzzer beaters to controversial calls, we break it down, give you context and ask the questions everybody wants answered. Sports Slice brings you closer to the action with stories told by the people who live them. Listen to Sports Slice on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Sliced Life 12 in the TikTok podcast network on TikTok. Welcome to my new podcast, Learn the Hardway with me, your host, and your favorite therapist, Kier Games.
Starting point is 00:54:11 And in recognition of mental health awareness month, I'm bringing over a decade of my own experience in the mental health field and conversations with social. So many incredible guests. I'm talking. Trip Fontaine, Ryan Clark. Sometimes when we're in the pursuit of the thing, we get so wrapped up in the chase that we don't realize that we are in possession of the thing. And we're still chasing it.
Starting point is 00:54:32 And we don't know when we've done enough. Because people scoreboard watch. Life becomes about wins and losses. Steve Burns, Dustin Ross. Because you find it important to be a good person while you hear on earth. Or are you a good person because you're afraid? Because that's two different intentions, bro. Absolutely.
Starting point is 00:54:48 Absolutely. And that's two different levels of trust. I want you to just really be a good person. Join me, Kear Gaines, is we have real conversations about healing, growth, fatherhood, pressure, and purpose on my new podcast, Learn the Hard Way. Open your free I Heart Radio app. Search Learn the Hardway and listen now. Speaking of Chris Rock and Neil Brennan, this is me. Now we're just telling Neil Brennan's stories, but Neil Brennan was saying how like, too, Neil's a legend. He has a podcast, correct? It's a great podcast. Blocks. I listen to it. It's great. I've been on it.
Starting point is 00:55:25 Didn't have many blocks. I bet I have more now. Yeah. I think you might have had them then. The block was that you couldn't see the block. Yeah, I couldn't see the block. Wait, sorry,
Starting point is 00:55:34 not to sidetrack too far, but blocks is like your building blocks or things that are in your way. Yeah. Blocks are like things in your way that you're trying to like sort through. Oh, right? Like anxiety or imposter syndrome or... Okay.
Starting point is 00:55:48 And I just went on and was like, So what are the blocks? And I'm like, man, I don't, I don't think I got any. Is that what this is about? Goodbye. I was like, yeah, I just thought this was a podcast. I don't know. Oh, that's cool.
Starting point is 00:56:02 You prepped the same way we prep. This is important. Yeah, that's right. That's right. He had a funny story where they were, all these comedians were at a Netflix thing at the head of Netflix's home. Which, by the way, we're going to in a few weeks. We are. What's his, Ted Sarandos.
Starting point is 00:56:18 Ted Sarandos. Yes, terrible Ted. And Ted's like, it's so nice to be here surrounded by the funniest people in the world. And then Chris Rock goes, and Neil Brennan.
Starting point is 00:56:30 Yeah! And the entire room laughs. And he's like, fucking burn. Pretty good, pretty good. Fucking. Anyway, Neil is great. And to stand there and take that is,
Starting point is 00:56:42 that's comedy. And another thing about comedy is that, like, that's pointed. And kids don't like that. Because it's like, Neil had to basically get shit on for 30 seconds there kids are like we don't do that anymore well yeah that's how sense of humor is developed
Starting point is 00:56:55 it's also a way of dealing with bullying you've got the floor burn you have to be able to eat it you take it from your friends yeah you give your friends and they give it back and and then you go in your room and loudly play chili peppers and jerk off I mean have sex
Starting point is 00:57:13 right right right right did the doorbell ring I didn't see anyone come in I'm just going to be in here fucking. What? I'm loudly fucking in here. Where'd she go? Yeah, it was just quicker for her to leave out the window.
Starting point is 00:57:28 She had to go. It was actually quicker for her to just bounce out of the window. You don't, and I hate to deny, but you don't have a window. Did I say window? Did I say window? Because I meant air vent. It's actually quicker just to get out to her car because the air vent goes right through out to the car. Funnily enough, I still say poof be gone.
Starting point is 00:57:48 and she could just disappear. Yeah. Yeah, she just goes. She just Kool-Aid man's. What happened to, what happened to Poof be gone? Poof. Be gone. Poof. Be gone. What?
Starting point is 00:57:58 Bring it back. Did people say poof-be-gone? In my high school, poof-be-gone was a fucking thing. Dude, in your high school, there was a lot of very funny black running backs. I know that there was. I know that there was.
Starting point is 00:58:10 Our running back, our running back was not super funny, but he's super inspirational. Last time I went on Facebook, he, like, does walks on the beach and he's like it's 4.30 in the morning. I'm already up. I'm going after it. I know you are too.
Starting point is 00:58:24 And like, I do remember him being like, uh, he like knew the state meet was coming up for me that week. And he was like, I won, my event in the track. Like, you can too. And I was like, I don't know. I'm going to give a shot. He goes, hey man, you have to believe it. And I was like, all right. All right. Sounds like Cam Newton, dude.
Starting point is 00:58:42 A leader. Very, very, very, very. Good. Super nice dude. Leader of men. Not funny. Dude, Cam Newton, after meeting Cam, I was never a fan of Cam Newton. Just his hats. Yeah. You're on record about his story. Let's just add this to it. His hats?
Starting point is 00:59:01 You comment on it a lot. Truly bother me. And I don't know why they do, but they really, really do. I don't like them. Don't get the guy and you're like, oh, I would run through a wall if he told me to. Right. Like he's a lady. It's fun to meet those people, everyone.
Starting point is 00:59:17 once in a while. Yeah. You'd say, give me that hat. Just run right. Yeah, just, I'll take that hat, sir. I'll die for you in this hat. He had a pretty funny interaction with, like, a mascot, like, last year where he, like, beat the mascot's ass. It, like, started to piss him off. Did you guys see that clip? But, like, really hurt the mascot. No. Right? Is that real, Bam? Yeah, like, he's, like, six, seven, two, 60. Like, it's... Oh, yeah. He was massive, dude. Crazy. Yeah, I think the mascot, like, ran up and, like, took. He's hat. That's a no, no. And he like, he, like, put his ass in the dirt, dude. It was fucked up.
Starting point is 00:59:55 Would you guys wish that, like, you know, there's those cartoons where someone takes the hat off and then their head is like the shape of the hat? I kind of wish that was the case where we found out he had like a weird, like Bart Simpson shaped head. Or like his hair, when he used to have like the, you know, the fun dreadlocks, it actually was a wig. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And you take it off and it's just like flopping in the wind.
Starting point is 01:00:16 It's possible. Agassi. I think that might be a problem with kids and their sense of humor is they aren't raised on Looney Tunes anymore. Okay. I think that was like essential. Like you've got to have the Looney Tunes in your life as a kid. Ultra violence? Yeah. Ultra violence. Yeah. All like, everything's on the table. Explosives. Yes. Absolutely. A lot of acme explosives. Yes. And if you said someone's going to drop a piano on my head now, no one would even get it. Yeah. Right. They don't understand. People would be like, why would a piano?
Starting point is 01:00:47 just fall out of the sky. Adam, be careful move. Yeah, and then as soon as you move, you get hit with the anvil. That's just the order of operations, dude. What is bugging me, dude? What's bugging me? It's Adam's bugging. We're griping.
Starting point is 01:01:03 You're right? Yeah, this is grumpy old man over here. That's the name of the episode, grumpy old men. Is everyone now is an expert? It's like your friend saying, I get up at 4.30 in the morning, and I get out I get out and I'm doing it and they're, everyone is inspirational where they're telling you what to eat. They're telling you what to drink. They're telling you how to be a good father.
Starting point is 01:01:26 It's like they don't have kids. That got weird. How to be a good father is you wake up at 4.30 in the morning. You're up before the children get up. You then work out and you get everything done and then you do the laundry for your wife because why is she doing the laundry? And then you clean the kitchen and then the kids get up and then you make a break. And you're like, Jesus Christ, man. Stop.
Starting point is 01:01:46 And everyone, everyone is doing that now on the internet. I'm like, can I escape this? And this doesn't make me feel good, but 18 months down the line of them doing that, they all have a massive breakdown, and you find out that they were like crackheads on... I was intoxicated. Every peptide and whatever the fuck else.
Starting point is 01:02:06 And they're like, I'm stepping away from social media. And it's like, you don't even have to. Just chill. Yeah, just chill. Just post less. That's the thing is like these guys, it's not like they're making real. living's doing, like, because so many people do it, I'm like, you can't actually be making a living.
Starting point is 01:02:21 There's no way. But you might be getting free Kachaba. 15,000 followers. Yeah. And you're not making any amount of money. You're getting free. You're getting Kachava. Great.
Starting point is 01:02:31 Athletic Greens or something. Someone might be sending you some cool product, but that's it. And you have to make content every day about how, like, what sort of high protein meal you're making in your air fryer. You're like, who gives a shit, man? Just fucking go live your life, dude No, sir, I don't like it. No one asked you to be an internet star.
Starting point is 01:02:52 No one asked for this. And that's what people are saying about our podcast currently. Any takebacks or any introspective questions. Do these dudes ever shut up? We're about to be freaking 300 episodes deep. God. Damn. I'm with you.
Starting point is 01:03:10 I'm with you. It's an interesting. It's interesting. It's very interesting. It's just, interesting mirror to society where it's like what is happening where it seems like everyone who's
Starting point is 01:03:22 telling everyone to get their shit together seems like they are on a razor's edge of losing their minds. Right? That's exactly right. It's so cool. Everyone who's like, this is what you gotta do. It's like, I think this is what you have to do to not lose your mind. Well, it's just them like
Starting point is 01:03:38 alone drinking pre-workout outside of the gym before it opens at 5 a.m. And they're like, this is what you got to do It would be a good husband or a good father or good whatever. And they look fucking insane. They're sweating already. They haven't even gone to the gym yet.
Starting point is 01:03:54 They're talking to themselves. When you're doing a selfie video, you're talking to yourself. It's the black mirror, man. And by the way, all that being said, send me a sauna. Absolutely. Just send me a sauna. Send me a sauna. I'll preach.
Starting point is 01:04:09 The best thing is seeing these people, these like jacked, yoked dudes. And thinking about them. like not getting the shot right and be like, no, I didn't, I messed up the words. I got to do it again and doing it multiple times because they didn't like how their chin looked because they're, because obviously they're super vain
Starting point is 01:04:29 because all they care about is what they look like. I think that's why young dudes love the streamers who are just rolling. Sure, right. Because it's like, he's not fucking edited. He's green. Everything is right there. He's not afraid to like turn it off. And I'm like, dude,
Starting point is 01:04:45 It's okay to turn it off. It's okay. It's okay to fuck up. It's okay to like have a whoopsa doodle. No, I know. And they were saying like, like he's one of the, on the Manosphere documentary, they were like, and he's one of the most successful streamers. And he makes up to $200 an hour, $200 to $300 an hour.
Starting point is 01:05:06 And I'm like, I know that's good money, but is it worth it? Right. To have to do that. Even to this argument, though, like us being like this, this. class of entertainers are talentless or like or weird like that even our class when you look back to like the ed sullivan show or you speak about like eddie like those those people were like so talented i just heard i just heard everyone turn the podcast off go ahead i'm just like have you i'm listening ed sullivan yes like those old like like comedian like routines where it's like duos
Starting point is 01:05:42 and it's just like they're absolutely insane like they're so polished, they're so good, they each... They're dialed in, yeah. Everybody can dance, everybody can sing, everybody can hit jokes, everybody can play straight man, everybody can play... It's just like, there's like completely weapons of entertainment. Yeah. What about that?
Starting point is 01:06:00 And then we do podcast. But I think that there's a, there's a, like, stakes to creating something polished and perfect that I think people think is overrated now. Yes, the stakes have left the building. Where they're like, why do I have to be so... polished and like I don't think there's a there's a diminished return right
Starting point is 01:06:23 those people used to be like I'm going to get polished because if I go on the Ed Sullivan show guess what I'm set for life you gotta be ready and if I'm good I'm set for life and the next day my world changes now by the way Ed Sullivan is such an old school I know but I'm just going with this even if it's Johnny Carson right everyone talks about Johnny Carson who's a couple generations older than us But if you're the funniest person ever now, you might go viral,
Starting point is 01:06:49 but you have to keep that viral shit going because there's no machine that's going to keep you going. And if you aren't doing sauna and cold plunge, in addition to... And red light therapy, and peptides, and trying to get on Kill Tony, you're fucked, dude. But I will say the people who can sustain it...
Starting point is 01:07:09 They were doing it forever before. You know what I mean? They're Burt Kreischer. You know what I mean? They're the one, they're just promotion machines, and they're out there, and they're just fucking grinding, dude. Right. I'm exhausted, just thinking about it. I'm taking a nap.
Starting point is 01:07:24 Any takebacks, any apologies, any epic slams here, boys? You know, I take back bringing up Ed Sullivan. I'm sorry. I was just trying to think of a black and white show. No, that's okay. Why's it got to be black? Maybe Jerry Lewis. Why's it got to be white?
Starting point is 01:07:40 That was what the television colors were, I believe. Why's it got to be? Colors. Interesting. I'm pissed now! I don't like how you said that. Huh. Netflix?
Starting point is 01:07:48 Get them. Yeah, I, I, uh, I loved today's podcast. I thought it was really fun. I got to show off my new cookie jar, which is badass. I'm jealous. Poignant. I'm legit, ambious.
Starting point is 01:07:59 Which I, I'm glad you guys, you guys might be the only people that I could show this to and would be as stoked. But you'd think would care. That is incredible. Right. Yeah, look at that. That is a beautiful piece. And you know that's my favorite color.
Starting point is 01:08:11 And before you flip it up. side down and look at the bottom. Hold on the top. I don't want that to break. Maybe take the top off. What does the bottom say? Where is this made? There's nothing. There's nothing. Really? That was on an executive's desk. Not cost plus world market. You couldn't get that there? No, I think that might have came out of the break room in the night. Yeah, I think this is. That's so cool. This is a true vintage piece, I think, corporate. That might be 10 of 10. One of 10. Right. Oh, and one more thing. look back at it with Sam J
Starting point is 01:08:45 and Alex English it just dropped it just dropped Hot new pod Under the TII I umbrella We have our own umbrella Where it's raining and guess what It's raining comedy We're keeping these podcasts nice and dry for you
Starting point is 01:09:02 So they don't get all wet and sloppy Out there out there in the world I'm very very hyped to have Sam Jay So look back at it is our first podcast where we are dropping with the very funny ex-SNLer, Sam Jay, she's hilarious, and Alex English, who was an S&L writer, where they hop in their, I'm going to read a little blurb,
Starting point is 01:09:25 where they hop in their time machine and spend time in the past in hopes of understanding the chaos that is sure to be in our future from pop... I like that they have a thing. Yeah, that is kind of cool. Maybe we should get a thing. I like when we try and read. Super funny. She was on the cruise, so if you were on the cruise, you know what we're talking about,
Starting point is 01:09:42 But Sam Jay, go ahead and Google some of our YouTube stand-up, and then you'll understand why we were like, gotta get her under the umbrella. We gotta get her. Yeah, she's the best. The trailer is out now in the first episode drops April 29th. Get on that. Oh, mama me.
Starting point is 01:09:59 I'm hyped, dude. Well, then show it on your face. Yeah, why do you say it like that, Blake? I'm hyped, dude. It all likes it isical. Say it like you mean it. I am actually hyped. I love Sam J.
Starting point is 01:10:10 Hanging out with her on the cruise was so fun. She's a real rocker. She has some deep cut, like, rock knowledge. Remember when she had the ox and was just ripping up the freaking dance floor? It was off the chain. That was tight. And she was, like, kind of drinking me under the table a little bit. I kept wanting to go to bed.
Starting point is 01:10:26 It was like, 2.30 in the morning or 3 a.m. And I'm like, I'm going to go. And she's like, yo, one more shot real quick. I'm like, yeah, all, okay. And then I'd take a shot. And then her girlfriend was like, yo, Sam, let's go to bed. And she's like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Adam, one more shot.
Starting point is 01:10:40 Come on. Let's do one more shot. or else my ass is going to have to go to bed. And I'm like, maybe we go to bed. And she was like, one more shot. And I'm like, fuck. Because she's the type of person that you want to be cool around. Yeah, of course.
Starting point is 01:10:53 So I just kept drinking. I just kept drinking. Which was fucking awesome. Sam Jay. Real rocker. Now she got a podcast. Look back at it. First episode drops April 29th. Check it out.
Starting point is 01:11:04 Very funny. Funny title. All right. And that's another episode of, This is important. 10 of 10. 10 of 10. That episode was a 1 of 10.
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