We're Here to Help - WEIRD Here To Help: A Thin Veil & Her Cat Familiar

Episode Date: June 19, 2026

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This is a headgum podcast. Friends, are you weird? Do you need help? Then you've come to the right place. It's weird here to help. Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, friends and relatives, neighbors, welcome back to your weird pocket of the internet.

With little Stevie Berg, I'm Eric Edelstein, and Weird Here to Help. We thought they are, Eric. Now, Steve, for the people that's in our last episode, You have decided, I want to make it very clear, I'm not a part of this. I am not doing anything with it. You have decided to piss off a fairy ring, fairies, the Faye, and start a hoax, which is exploding online.

And there were definitely some Irish people in the comments. I'm very much part Irish saying what I suspect is you should not mess with fairies. You should not mess with a fairy ring. And I want to let the fairies in Illinois know any and all. issues you have, please take it out with my co-host. This guy right here is Steve Berg. Patient, Eric. Okay.

It's not, this is not an aggressive thing. The hoax is a socio-cultural experiment. Which people are loving. There's some real buzz to this, buddy. If I'm like, look, I mean, I think, like, you know, I have a feeling that Yale and some of the Ivy Leagues will come and knock at and help give us funding to study this. Because this needs to be documented. We're already getting some really good results.

And I think things are cooking, things are moving. living and we are watching folklore unravel in real time. You know how rare that is, Eric? It's rare. And we got some glorious weird here to help listeners taking it to next door, taking it to citizen. And this is what we, what Bird really wants.

Again, I'm not involved in this. No, no, Eric, I want the fairies in the fairy ring on my side. I need all the help I can get. But this is going viral, Steve. And it's all your genius idea.

And I think it's very exciting. Well, you know, look, one man. Bless you. If you're listening, do not come after my boy, Eric, because this is all my,

I instigated this. This is my hoax. Come at me, you are welcome in my yard, in my house. Let's get weird together. Let's get with them. And I think we're going to be respectful

to them while hoaxing people. We're not messing with the Fay as much as we are messing with people in that town, which probably they need some adventure. They need some fun. And we're here to provide that, gloriously. Absolutely.

We're adding a little mystery into people's life. We're enchanting their world per se. And I think, that I think they'll bank a flitter. So Steve. Eric. As you well know, I'm a giant fan of attending live performances. We've got a huge week next week.

Three, possibly four Bob Dylan shows, got tickets yesterday, Sierra Farrell. Well, Bob ain't playing in L.A. So you have to drive to see the Oracle. You know, you're not, but you're not, you would not have it that way. No, because we'll go to Santa Barbara. We will go to Yamava. We'll go to Palm Springs. We'll go to San Diego.

And only Bob Dylan, whatever deal he, made with whatever entity. Can you get a front row ticket in San Diego for $150 bucks? Oh, we love Bob. We love Bob. He's excited. Apparently, he's not hiding behind a piano. He has a keyboard, but the trade he's made is he's wearing a warm winter coat with a hood.

Yeah. In sunny places. But we don't care. Bob can do whatever he wants. I got tickets yesterday to Sierra Farrell. Kurt Vile, guess who's opening for Kurt? I didn't even tell you about this yet, but I have a ticket with your name on it. Though Amba?

Ryan Ryan Ryan Ryan oh uh Ryan uh I now can't remember

in the uh Ryan God what's the hell give me in the name I know I know Ryan Ryan you know why

Ryan the guy the country guy that I love we love him we love him I can't remember his name I'm Eric

no and I even talked about him and Fish on film I think it was the best album of last year for me that in Brancho

yeah like it was so Ryan oh it's going to drive me crazy, buddy. Yeah, this is amazing. The guy we love, Ryan. We love him. We love him.

We can't remember his name. If his name, he should just go by Ryan, like Cher or Madonna. No, because he's that good. I'm going to think Ryan's the closest thing we have to David Berman. I agree.

He is one of the most clever lyric writers I've heard in eons, eons and eons. Eric, can I, speaking of live shows? That's why I wanted to bring it up. Can I mention a very important live shows can be happening in the great state of Nebraska,

more specifically, Omaha, Emoha. Steve, it's kind of the most important. important live show going right now. I'd say it's farm-made and then you guys. Yeah, well, stop and stop and stop. No, I'm not kidding. There is a magic to seeing Steve Berg and Gareth Reynolds live and people are going to have a very rare chance. Steve, will you please tell them about the show? Oh, I love to. Thanks for the opportunity. So, folks, in Omaha, Nebraska, the right smack dab in the middle of the lower 48th, home of Marlon Brando, Johnny Carson, Fred Astaire,

Malcolm X, Nick Nolty, the list goes on and on. we have Garrett Reynolds doing an hour of red hot comedy, June 27th, Omaha, Nebraska, 7 o'clock at the Scottish Rite auditorium. Eric, he said a Freemason Lodge. I mean, my God, Steve. But who's opening? Who's them seeing, Steve? I am.

Yours truly. I'll be doing some bits and stories, whatever form of comedy I do. I don't think it's really stand up. I'm not really what's the deal guy. But, you know, I'll be doing bits and making some gaffas, I hope. Oh, you always do. And you're spontaneous and in the moment. And if people have issues, if they need help, we're here to help listeners.

Just throw them. Just yell them at Steve when he walks on stage. The whole thing will stop and will help you. Okay. That's a form of heckling that I accept. But don't be mean because I'm very sensitive. No one will be mean to you, Steve. You're just beloved.

This is everybody. Steve, how can they get tickets? Well, you can get tickets at, I don't know. I looked it up. It's at the Scottish Rights Auditorium. There's also a real nice balcony up there, I looked. Yeah. You can get a nice little aisle seat up there, but tickets are going quick.

So I would grab them because Gareth and Steve are a magical combo. And this is going to be an amazing show. Well, it's going to be really fun. And it would be super fun like down the road. Hopefully fingers crossed to do a live show for, you know, the whole, this whole thing. Oh, we're here to help the world. Oh, let's go. I want this one to go well so we can end up doing a live show here.

Wouldn't that be a fun way to start and everyone to visit Omaha for everyone to come into Omaha and doing a show? Oh, I'm so in. Or we could maybe talk to Arlene Van Dyke is now following me on Instagram. We can perhaps do a very special show in the backyard at Vanity Camp. Oh, my God. I would do this. We tread lightly. I will not allow a Q&A.

Also, I did a I MC'd another Q&A recently. I allowed no questions from the crowd because of Vandy Camp. So true change in this world came from Vandy Camp. But true change in the world is going to come right. now, friends, because we have a red, hot, brand new episode of Weird Here to Help. Steve, this was a great one. This is a really fun one. I'm excited for people to listen to it.

I hope we solve some problems. There is some interesting calls, challenging, as always. But, man, I think this is a really fun one, Eric. I'm trying to be able to hear it. So, Wendy, is bringing the high heat and the thunder with these calls. We've never been on a better run. We're super grateful. So, friends, thanks for hanging out.

and enjoy weird here to help. June 27th, Garrett-Royles, Oman, Nebraska. This episode of the podcast is brought to you by booking.com. Booking.com helps you get it ridiculously right so you can find exactly what you're booking for. G, man, you're on the road constantly.

The hotel you're in, did the show book it or did you book it using booking.com? You know what I've been doing, Jake, is I have to switch hotels so often that I've started asking the clubs if they'll just give me a buyout. And then I'll find a hotel that's in between the places. I'll go to booking.com. I'll find a place that is kind of equidistant. And I get a couple nights in the same hotel. They couldn't make it easier.

Well, I've got a question for the audience here. June 19th is that there a date for the Gareth and E live show in almost? We've got people in the Midwest who are nearby who go, I want to take a little trip and see something, but where would I stay? Well, go to booking.com because it makes it easy to find a hotel or a holiday home. That's just, that's not just generically right or right for somebody, but ridiculously right for you. Well, also Omaha, a fantastic city surrounded by fantastic. I don't know why you say. said thank you, Steve. But you just live there.

But there's, you can get vacation rentals. You could turn it into a few days. I mean, who knows? Steve, if people come to Omaha for this little trip and they book on booking.com and they turn it into a three-day thing, what are a few things they should do besides see you guys live? Well, obviously, we have the best zoo in the country, in the world, I think, maybe. Find exactly what you're booking for.

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with my friend Eric Anselstein and me, little Stevie Berg. How are you? Can you tell us your name and where you are calling from? Hi. Oh my gosh. I'm so excited. This is crazy.

My name is Cecilia and I'm calling from Maine. Ooh, lobster rolls. Hello. Oh, yeah. Pull off the road, grab a reasonably priced lobster roll. You cannot find anywhere else. Boy, I've been to Maine, unique place, gorgeous. The landscape, I could write poetry about it.

It's truly great. I've been to Kennebunkport. Loved it. It was a lot of fun. Didn't that old George Bush, Sr. have a place in Kenna? George Bush, Sr. I just remember Dana Carby always saying, A Cannebunkport.

We're out in Cannebunkport, got the lobster, went out on the boat, shut doisters. Did some CIA Cointel M. A.K. Ultra experiments. But I'm back here now. We got a hundred-second children. I work in York. So I am in Kennebunkport all the time. Oh, hell yeah.

Oh, hell yeah. I loved it there. It was truly beautiful. I got to go. It is. I'm probably going to go tomorrow. So Celia, you know, we like to start these little calls off with a little Q&A with you. Now, I have three questions for you.

What is your favorite film slash premium television show, favorite record, aka album, or and favorite book? All right. So I have been waiting for these questions. Wow. I am a very eclectic music taste person. I listen to everything, and I know people sometimes hate it when you say that, but I quite literally listen to everything. Do you listen to the gospel?

Gotcha. Oh, I guess not. Gotcha. Got me. Oh, listen to Elvis sing gospel. Listen to the staple singers. There's some great stuff out there, Steve. Do you listen to Norwegian black metal?

I can say there is good gospel. I grew up pretty Catholic, so I guess I've had my taste of it. Me too. Well, that's the thing, though, growing up. Catholic for me was when I heard gospel, like, oh, there's good religious music. No disrespect to Dona and No Bees Pacham. But the music we got at Catholic school Mass, then when I heard like actual gospel and I've been lucky enough to go to some black churches, I was like, oh, wow, this is, this is better than I got a Catholic Mass. So I know where you're coming from, friend.

Got to make you move. Okay with this. The collective taste. Okay. I'm excited to hear what record you're going to choose. Gosh, I think so I grew up listening to like divorce dad music. My dad loves like God smack and, you know, that kind of stuff. So, but I would have to say sublime is one of my favorites.

Okay. What I've got, Santerria, I think those are classics. Sure, 40 after freedom. That's a fun album. Yes, absolutely. I used to be a major stoner. So that's probably got to be my number one. I've heard about stunners.

Steve has. I never met one. Isn't sublime? They're like the long beached up all stars. Aren't they playing now with Bradley Noel's son? Yeah. And I think they sell out big places and they're supposed to be really good. They played like Red Rocks or something like that.

Yeah, it's my dream to see them live. We'll make it happen. Jake, we'll have a done. Check written for Jake Johnson over two VIP tickets. Meet and greet afterwards. Oh, yeah. Okay. That's what you got.

But you didn't actually say an album. I'm not sure to be a stickler to the rules. Do you want to do 40S for Freedom or the third one, the popular one with like Sinaria and shit like that? Probably the popular one with Santeria. Okay, that's good. Good choice.

I grew up on it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I love that in high school. It was so good. Oh, so good. Favorite book? It's murder your employer. Ooh.

We like that message. I can't remember the authors. I can't remember the author's name for the life of me, but it was a book that I read in, like two weeks. I could not put it down. I would like fall asleep, eyes like closing, reading it, fighting to stay awake to read it. It was such a good book. A real page burner. Okay. And how about written by Rupert Holmes, Steve? It is a 2023 mystery novel about a secret luxurious college where students learn the art of murder with the graduation requirement

being to successfully delete a deserving victim. Well, two things about that. I I've never met a Rupert I didn't like it. And, too, if you're going to murder, learn the art of it. Do it in an artful fucking way, man. And find a good target. Just don't be half a third. Sounds like this book's encouraging that. We're in favor.

Yes. Awesome. I knew you guys would love it. And then favorite movie, I am super goofy. I grew up on S&L and Talladega Nights is my hands down number one favorite movie. Love it. Oh, yes. Love it.

You're a fun gal. what you are Ricky Bobby Ricky Bobby Yes if you wait first or last That's true though I'm not even sure If I've ever seen that movie

Except on this podcast Um Well Cecilia You found like an A-O-K person In my book Just based off your tastes Now here's the real question How can my cohort

Eric J. Edelstein And I help Help you today Thank you for that Oh I love it So it's an interesting one So growing up As I prefaced, I did grow up pretty religious.

And I have kind of always had spiritual and paranormal events kind of follow me throughout my life. Hell yeah. And I used to be really into tarot and background on that. I had a tarot reading. And I genuinely, like, freaked out the tarot reader. She's like, I've never seen something like this accurate. and like the energy that's coming from this reading is really, really intense. And I highly suggest that you get yourself a deck.

And so that was kind of like a whoa moment for me. Yeah. I love that. Wait, I love, first off, I just have to comment. Like, I love it. Well, your energy is so severe. There's only one thing you could do. And that's go out and buy a tarot deck.

I have to say, right the bad, that advice, if it's that severe, is questionable. But no, please, please. go on. So, yeah, so I guess a little backstory. When I was little, you know, my dad would catch me like talking to somebody in my room and ask me who I was talking to. And I'd be like, oh, I'm talking to Jesus or like I'm, I would point out a picture of like Mother Mary on the wall and say I was talking to her. And at that point in my life, I was really young. I don't remember how old I was. But I was like, this was way before any religion. was really introduced, uh, introduced into my life.

So, you know, every time my dad tells me that story, it's, you know, it does set me back a little bit, especially now, because I, I do have some like religious trauma. I won't go into that. But, uh, I don't really practice a religion. Let's deconstruct that. I'm just kidding. Uh, was it the taste of the host that you didn't like? Yeah.

Yeah, those, uh, those wafers, man, they're terrible. I've never, I've never, tried it. I've always wanted to. They should sell those like an open market. I'd buy them. They look good for dipping, thin, crispy. Sorry, go ahead. You cannot put the body of Christ in a guacamole or tahini, my brother. I don't remember reading that in the old testament,

hell. Even if you don't believe it, you don't want to mess with that. You don't want to mess with that. A good dipper is a good dipper as far as I'm concerned. I do wonder if L.A. Catholic churches are doing like a gluten-free one these days. because a lot of people can't do gluten locally this is farms a table uh host waper and oh yeah oh yeah and i remember like there's this thing in college quite literally yeah oh yeah where you have to finish the wine and there were a couple of priests in catholic school that really did enjoy finishing

that bit of wine yeah yeah i bet oh yeah yeah so um i recently the reason i wrote in was because I had like this really weird dream. My grandfather who passed away about five years ago, like came to me in a dream. And it was like, it was unrelated to the dream itself. But he was, he just came up to me, not like aggressive, but like firm and was like, um, he said, stop thinking about it, just do it.

And he kept saying it to me like over. and over and over again. And I truly don't know what it means, what it's pertaining to. And that experience in itself is just kind of like made me want to get back into like my spiritual practices and doing my tarot daily like I used to and stuff like that. So I guess my question is, can you help me deconstruct that? and or give me advice as to kind of how to get back into

the swing of things, get back in touch with the spiritual realm. Well, the first thing that comes to my mind is that Grandpa said just do it. And that would say to me, go out and buy a pair of Nike's. Because... The law is not selling you stuff in dreams. Like, look, I don't know.

I mean, like, he's giving one of the popular slogans of all time. I mean, like, you know, was Grandpa Did he work in Madison Avenue? Just curious. No. He was a chef. He traveled like up and down the East Coast doing all sorts of stuff.

I love that. So we know grandpa's cool then. And I personally believe like you already talking about the stuff as a kid, I believe if you want to get closest to whatever the great beyond is higher power, talk to a kid. Talk to a young one because they have not had it taken out of them yet. and told that that's crazy. And, you know, there's, there's a lot of very rational people.

Like, my dad's an engineer, but some of the stuff he would say as a kid is jarring. And I think my dad has some extra sensory stuff. So I would first off believe you're close to the source. And there's no better way to get that being close to the source. Tara is scared out of you as someone that's been there than a Catholic upbringing. Yeah. They're not, they're not big on that a lot of places. I went to the Jesuits, which are a little more left to center, a little more open to that stuff.

But I would certainly say for you, you already know that the veil is thin with you. And you're close. And it sounds like from this tarot reading, you had a good old time and also got some good advice. And Steve, I'm just going to throw this out there. I'm curious to your opinion. I absolutely believe our loved ones can visit us in dreams. I have felt visited by dreams. I believe in what David Lynch said, have we live inside a dream.

and I think that energy is alive and the easiest best place for them to visit. And it looks like here, give incredible life advice, was in a dream. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. What do you think, Stephen? I mean, sure. I believe her grandfather talked to her, damn it. I mean, like, I, I mean, I'll be, I'll be honest.

I, you know, it's not, I mean, like, I think it's however you wish to interpret it. Sure. You know, like, I, a dream is a dream. Like, I've been visited by Steve. malchmus of pavement in my dreams, but I don't think, you know, it means anything more than I think about him a lot in his music. If I'm being honest, that's my personal interpretation. But Eric might be right. Maybe like the dream world is kind of like this like third place where, uh, you know, uh, disincarnate or, you know, dead, the, the dead or how we perceive the dead can commune

with people. That is very possible. But I mean, again, it's a, it's just a guess, right? So I'm also not, Like I love Carl Young, but I'm not into dream interpretation. I think there's a huge margin for error. And sometimes people interpret dreams and take them a little too seriously, kind of removing them from reality. And I think it can be slightly harmful to one's life if they take their dreams a little too seriously. Like, look, Freud was limited. I mean, you know, like, you know, I don't know how much you've dug into psychoanalysis and dream interpretation.

But it's full of holes to me. So I hear you, maybe it is. is a way to, if you was literally your grandpa's spirit, or maybe it's just you projecting you missing your grandpa, and he is like kind of just like this archetype in your head that is pushing you forward. However, the just do it message is the most interesting part to me. Is there something in your life that you have been kind of in the middle

where you're like, I want to do this, but it's scary and I could fail? Like, is there something going on your life that you want to like evolve? then. Is there a place that you're looking to find progression? I mean, yes, there's probably too many to count. To be completely honest with you, you know, I'm in the process of trying to build a house with my husband. I, you know, I want to get back into doing my art. I want to, you know, I've pursued stand up a little bit, you know. I've done a lot of things that I want to, like, grow and continue in, but I find myself kind of making excuses all the time.

And I think that's something my grandfather would not stand for. Well, you know right there, whether Steve and I can get in a pissing match over whether we believe in Young or Freud. I personally think Freud probably just had an incredibly attractive mom and try to work backwards from there. That's my guess. Also, Steve, you dreaming about Malcolmist? I would love to try to get Malchamas on because he's like, I have no idea why.

I keep having these dream interactions with this giant guy and he just wants to talk about pasta. I've never met him, but he's like, I get him there. I'm like, what do you want? What do you seek? And he's like, dude, this lasagna is ridiculous. So I think we, you know, whether Steve's right or I'm right, and perhaps I'm a little more spiritual

and Steve comes from another way, let's focus on that message. Yeah. And it's not like you're sitting here right now saying, oh, well, I don't know what he could have meant. I don't have anything I want to do. You already know. You want to be focusing, you want to be doing your art, but you're holding back a little bit

and you're holding back on your stand-up. The other thing I will recommend, it's cliche, it's trite, but it helped me an incredible amount. Have you ever done the artist's way? Mm-hmm. The artist's way. The artist's way. I think it is made for you, and you will jump in there. It has all this work like you will do morning pages, and it will be like,

Stuff will come out and I'll be like, there's nothing. I don't have anything to get out. Then I'll be in my page two, I'm already page. He's like, I can't believe my high school PE teacher made me run with a broken foot. That son of a bitch, I was wrong. Now my metatarsal still hurts and it's from Mr. Binkowski. And I'm like, oh, I guess I did have a wee bit of resentment. And then you will go on artist date, which is I think something that Steve already naturally does.

But you go by yourself. So when I go to these crazy concerts, by myself, or I went this week to watch Show I Otani pitch. I'm like, this is an artist date. I'm watching the greatest artist ever. His easel is a baseball. But get this book, The Artist's Date. It's Julia Cameron is her name.

The Artist Way or the Art of Date? Sorry, the Artist's Way and Artist Date is part of it. But it is a roadmap to kind of unlocking and unblocking stuff that's keeping you from really pursuing your art. And I think if you get the Artist's Way, you're going to you're going to make your grandpa happy and and he'll come to you and dreams in a nice way and share like stroganoff recipes instead of because you know you got to sing your song in this life yes absolutely you know i have a family cook

and um no way every time i cook you know i i definitely like feel him there with me because i learned everything from him and my dad who learned from him as well So, Celia, if I may take the conch for a moment, I'm going to say something. One, I would say start making what a grandpa's recipes once a week. Wow. I don't think with getting in touch with spring closed. I oftentimes think tarot cards, divining rods, and all these things, these kind of like tools of divination are, I don't think there's anything really to them other than like getting out of your way and like promoting ideas. is, I don't think you need it. I think going like a much more direct way of like,

these were written by my grandpa. I'm going to make these with love and then eat them. But I would also say, and I'm being serious here, I'm big into symbology. He said, just do it. You know what I would do tomorrow? I'm not even joking. I would go out and buy a really fun pair of Nike.

Not like someone, not, not, I'm not joking. I would go out and buy, not practical ones. So maybe like vintage retro ones. you're like, ooh, this is a little young for me, but I'm going with it. I don't care if they're bright red and people look at me funny. I'm going to wear these. These are a symbol of me just doing it and pushing forward. I would get these neckies.

First off, when your feet feel good, when you feel comfortable in the shoes you are, you're unstoppable. I'm a big believer in spending money on good footwear. It starts with the feet, babe. Same. It starts with the feet. Eric, right? I mean, come on. I would say new balance is made in the great North.

Northeast by American craftsmen artisans. I personally for a large man prefer new balance to Nike but I think take the just do it message and get a pair of new balance maybe or get some Nikes. They're made by some super nice eight and nine year olds in China

support them and their work and what they're doing with their tiny fingers. Why not? But you know I do if gun to my head I prefer my shoes made by adults in America that have a free will and a choice. Not me. I I like children making mine.

I love the idea that her grandpa's like, Don Draper coming in a dream like, this is what I want you to buy now. I swear to God, I mean, like I would take it. I would take it literally and I would, look,

here's what, here's what we're saying. I think you had to get new shoes tomorrow and I think they got to be fun, fun shoes that are reminder of, hey, those little things I've wanted to do in my life, look down to your shoes. And those shoes were reminders like,

no, I'm going to hop to it. with a little bounce in my step. So I think my, my grandfather was kind of, he was kind of like a Northeast cowboy. And my junior prom, he wore boloties and shit. So I think my version of that, I've been wanting a killer bolot tie forever.

And I think that's my version is I need to get a bolotie. You need to get one yesterday. This is top priority for you tomorrow. And also like, go ahead and get a balo tithe. tie with your husband, incorporate a fun lunch in there and like have him get one to wear him the rest of the day. I mean, that is, that is going to bring you towards a spiritual connection with your grandfather more than a deck of tarot cards, more than going to see a psychic or anything like that.

Maybe. Actually, I have an appointment scheduled to see a medium. Do you really? I support that. I do. I also support you getting a bolow tie with a nice old G.O. on it. Some turquoise, some red coral, some I love gems. I love stones. Yes. And like, I

all this is great advice. I think if you get that artist's way, it's a first glorious step. And for anyone else listening, it really does. We all, I have fears about doing creative stuff. The artist's way is a glorious midwife to getting that stuff out of there. And I think you'll be loving it. Yeah. I truly do. I truly do. But get that bolotie to, if you want to get Steve's Nike, go ahead and if you really want to jump in if none of these work you can always go take 3.5 grams of a dried you know what and like brother turns McKenna would say go to a forest and scream into the void we all get some answers real fast former stoner wake that up in you yeah I know I used to do an

annual trip every year if you know what I mean so I think I've got to carve out some time this summer to do that well yeah there are incredible mushrooms you can find you don't need to be on all and get a tick on your nether regions like poor Stevie Berg did. Yeah, well, yeah. I don't know. Are you feeling better about this? Like, I think Steve and I maybe have different perspectives on this. I'm more tied in with some of the hippie-dippy spiritual stuff.

But I think you're getting the best of both worlds with us on this. But number one for you, I think your grandfather is visiting you, sending a message. Assumee, Stephen. Yeah. And I think the first way for you to just do it, rather than some shoes made by children, get that book the artist's way and see where you go from there. Yeah, I like it. Absolutely.

And that's a fine book that's worked for a lot of people I know. And I also wanted to say, so I'm a blue collar girly, and I was out today. And I got some fresh rhubarb from someone's garden, and I thought you guys would eat that. I'm going to make a strawberry rhubarb pie. I love a rhubarb pie. Yeah. Oh, it's so good. Yeah.

And I'm very serious. The thing that I, like, is here, my biggest thing, take away is start making your grandfather's recipes. I love that. He made it. And that was his art. And art is my spiritualism. That's, that's, that's, that's the mode of transportation for me to commune with the, the, the, the, the,

the weird world of the weird. And so I think make, make, make, make grandpa's recipes, invite people over and share these recipes and share this cooking. I do. So starting about three years ago, I started hosting a massive Friendsgiving. And every year it grows and grows. And that's one of my ways of kind of connecting with my grandfather because I love to cook. I mean, last year we had almost 20 people. And I did everything. That's very impressive. This Friends Giving, you're going to have a bunch of recipes from your grandfather. Hold on. I'm also hearing a weird transmission. This is weird. Eric's getting something.

Something's coming in. Some voice is telling me to watch the Burroughs on Netflix streaming now. Mm-hmm. I don't know if that's one of your loved ones or one of Steve's, but please watch the television show the burrows. And it's coming from, hold on, wait, wait, wait, wait. My transmission is saying the same thing. It's coming from Charles Manson, a man named Charlie Manson. Oh, God.

Charles Manson saying watch the finale of Ghosts starring Steve Bird, wearing a woman. wardrobe. I will never be cool enough to wear. All right. We're going to listen to your grandfather, not Manson. That's right. On this day, we're not listening to Manson. We're not listening to Koresh. We're listening to your grandfather. And please do check back in with us because I think this was a first glorious nudge to you singing your song and pursuing this artistic life and making some incredible recipes. And I'm proud of Steve that we didn't go off on a 25 minute tangent on food. and your grandfather. I'm trying to get better. What is he cooking in that kitchen? Was there a little bit of eggplant? And what are you doing with this rhubarb? So we thank you.

And as you know, yours, our friend now, you're stuck with us. So please keep checking in. We want to hear how this goes. Artists way. Absolutely. And also while Eric's now, listen, get yourself a pair of knackies,

nice retro ones. One's he don't think you're cool enough to work. Steve, if you saw the extensive shoe collection I had, you would steer me the complete opposite direction. I have way too many. One more pairing can to kill you. Because these have different attention behind them.

My husband will die. Well, just in my way. Under the avalanche of shoes. Yeah, just do something else. Have Tony give me a call. I'll talk him down. I'll talk them down. Whatever it's name is.

Hey, Don, look. She went some new shoes. She's going to get some new shoes. Okay. All right, Cecilia. Great. Thanks for calling in, sister. Best of luck.

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What is your name or fake name? and where are you calling from, caller? My name is Aaron Erdman, and I'm calling from Champaign, Urbana, Illinois. Oh, a fellow E. E. There's magic in those two initials, Aaron. Well, I know, because you addressed me directly

in the live chat recently. Oh, when now you're here. It's like you've graduated. You've gone from the live chat. People commenting in the live chats, we'll bring you in. You can be a caller. All it takes is a little just jumping off that diving board.

So, Aaron, you know the drill. We would love to get an even better sense of you beyond the live chat. Please give us your favorite music album, your favorite book, and your favorite movie or premium television show. And I will harshly judge all the way. You will. I'm just kidding. I won't. And that's okay.

I'm not kidding. I won't. I won't. I'm going to go in a different order. I'll start with book. Love it. I would say, I'm Wind Up Bird Chronicle by

Haruki Murakami, an incredible Japanese author. I love it. I've always had him recommended to me. I should, this is a sign I need to finally do it. People have told me I would love him. It's just one of those books you'd want to have with you.

But additionally, then for an album, I would go with Naturally by J.J. Kale as an album. Oh, I love J.J. Kale so much. Oklahoma Glory. Great pick. Great pick. Absolutely. Oh, that is awesome.

And for a TV show, I would go with Law & Order SVU. Hell yeah. There you go. Did you see me have a child in a cage, Aaron? I did see you have a child in a cage, but I would have picked that regardless. Oh, bless your heart. There's a reason. There's a reason for this.

It's because there's so many episodes per season and there's so many seasons. Yeah. that by the time you get through the end of it, you can start it over and you've forgotten everything. And you can just have the experience all over again. Now, what is SBU? Is that sex, sexual victim unit? What does that mean?

Special victims unit, but basically, yeah. I thought it was about sex crimes. It is of the, yeah, it is. Yeah, okay. It's special victims unit. So it's like as elderly children, you know, women. etc god it sounds dark it's scary man it is i'll be honest it's a little it's a little dark i i prefer i actually prefer the original bond order and i go way way back with that with michael moriarty

jerry orbach orbach was not putting baby in a corner uh it's then sam watersston no this is a pro orbach show a friend of the show friend of the show friend of the show but i also say as for you was a very kind of nice set and everyone just seems to love a risk of hargate so i think you picked a very good one there and maybe sometimes come back as a detective not have a child in a cage a boy can dream so aaron what is going on today and how can we help you we already know we're locked in miracami j jay kale like this is we're deeply in the oklahoma unconscious you're grooving you're bad and you're badden 300 right now we will start with the actual problem and then we'll go back in time Please.

So the problem is that due to magical, mystical, ethereal reasons, my across-the-street neighbors have decided that they don't like me and I'm afraid that they hate me. And maybe they're justified in this. What? Maybe they are. But we will have to go back in time to kind of evaluate the situation. Wait, wait, before we do that, Eric, do you want to do the back-in-time noise for us? And we're now.

Now I'm there. Now I'm there. We're there back in time to the life of Aaron Erdman, popping a cork in Champaign, Illinois. So I adopted a second cat, indoor cat. Love it. And they across the street neighbors have an outdoor cat that's very Voldmortian. So to see. Oh, darker energy.

Okay. Yeah. That exists in the cat. So that cat came and started banging on the windows. And have you guys heard of redirected aggression before? Oh, no. Steve? No, break that down for me really quick.

If it's just like it? We get to learn a day, Steve. It's got beef, but it's taking it out on you, even though you're not the person who, like, has caused him the problem? It's kind of like that, but basically it's like because there's an outdoor cat that the indoor, elderly cat cannot access and fight, it attacks the baby kitten. Oh, shit. And so I got really upset, and I will fully admit to you guys that I was not very judicious and calm in my response.

So I just sent a very kind of agro email to my across-the-street neighbors saying that, you know, hey guys, I don't. I would like for you to keep this cat inside. And so they did. And they gave me very justifiable reasons for why the cat gets outside. And we don't have to go into that. But now we're fast forwarding two years from this moment. And a magical black cat appears in our driveway.

And I named it Raoul because our, this cat just sits in the window and just goes raoul oh that's cute and we just we just named the cat raoul so she didn't really touch me or anything but then six months later after feeding her and watering her she comes to me looking like a full balloon on stilts and she was fully pregnant Oh. She then disappeared for a period of time. Uh-huh. And then walked me a month later to the kittens.

Oh, my God. All five were black. Oh. And it was the most magical thing I've ever experienced. Oh, we're looking at pictures. Oh, my God. I'm dying. He wants one.

He wants one, Aaron. I'm one of those cats in a trailer, he'll be fine. Oh, my God. Oh, wow. I cannot believe that. They're absolutely gorgeous. Oh, okay. Okay. Yes, these guys are wonderful. You got them now, Aaron.

Anyway. Steve's in. So they are wonderful. And so basically, we were debating what to do. Like, so we adopted four of them out to our dear friends. We had to keep one. Yes. We had to keep one.

But our dear friends have the rest of them. You know, so we can get pictures. make annual calendars. We have a Steve Berg, Raoul's children calendar. All right. By the way, by the way, this is the absolute best scenario for litter kittens. There is potential that you can still have family reunions even. I mean, this is exactly how the best scenario ever that you give them to friends, you trust and love, like, love.

Like, this is such a wonderful story. Okay, so I hope there's not like a dark caveat to this. There is, isn't there? There is no caveat. Oh, thank God. He was worried. No, it's okay. Anyway, so we kept one of them, but we then had Raoul, the mother, captured a spade and re-released.

They deemed her too feral to be like re-adopted or relocated. So they wanted her to be back in our yard. And I can't bring her in because my old. this cat will not accept that reality in the home. And also a feral cat, they're not usually equipped to deal with like, you know, indoor hospitality because they're wild. I take care of, I take care of an outdoor cat myself and like every once in a while, it'll like jump at the windows and try to attack my cats through the windows.

Yeah, but I mean, it doesn't know better. It's just trying to play, you know, but it like my into my little, my little yuppie cats are like, oh, God. Yuppie Katz is a great punk band name. It really is. I would watch them. Yeah. You should start that band, Steve.

Eric and I are booking studio time. Done right now. We got an EP coming out by the end of the day. John Denzworth's producing. Thank you for setting us on this thing. Yeah. John Denzmer is playing bongos. That's right.

Yuppie Cats. Anyway, so basically, Raul, after getting re-released, started following me. Yeah. I have no freedom. I can't go on long walks. She just is my familiar at this point. And so she has chosen me as a person.

Right. So she just follows me everywhere. Lucky. Like the kittens are all fine. Everything is fine. But now the across the street neighbors who I scolded for letting their cat outside, now they hate me. And they honestly, I think they're afraid of.

me. Okay. They literally, because I wear black naturally, like not Gothic clothing, but just regular black clothing. It's fleming. It looks good. Every one wins in a black outfit. I get it. I look 15 pounds lighter right now. I just want to find a way to become, to find peace with them. Because I don't think it's just that they're mad at me because now I have this outdoor cat that follows me everywhere and I force them to put their cat inside. Yes. But now there's this cat that follows me everywhere and I look like a witch. Okay.

Which is cool. Which is one of the best book. Kind of golf. This is why you're one of our listeners and we're happy to have you. I would say out the gates, Steve, Aaron, this is an incredible invitation for you to muster the greatest apology you've ever given. That's exactly right. And I feel like in this crazy era now, an apology.

A truly great apology warms people's souls like never before because there's so much lying and gaslighting and all this other stuff. And when people give an apology, it's like, well, I'm sorry if you were offended or I'm sorry if you. You have to acknowledge what you did wrong and then repair. Right. And like otherwise this turns into the real housewives of Champaign, Illinois. But like, you know, you can even say like, I realize what I asked you to do. now I have an outdoor cat. I feel like a giant hypocrite.

I don't feel like a great neighbor. I really want to be friends with you. And this is all on me. Even if you don't feel like it's all on you, you're going to go leaps and bounds above with this apology. And like maybe, and I think Steve will take over a handwritten apology and perhaps a baked good.

A bake good, a pie, probably not homemade. I hate to say this, Aaron. If they're scared of you, it's going to have to be a sealed. It's going to have to be feel. From a well-known place or like a coffee shop or something like that. So they know like you're not putting triptophan or potassium chloride or something in the baked good. But like I think this is if you just.

You're giving me a heart attack. They're that they're that afraid of me. No, I'm sure they're not. It's a comedy podcast. Don't you worry now. But I think the thing for you is you just because you know, you're clearly such a cool person. And you don't want to have your neighbors not cool. But I think it's going to take an.

over the top, apology, acknowledging wrongness and no when there should be. I'm sorry, if you, this apology is only about you, and you can even acknowledge the elephant in the room, like, I can't believe I made you bring your cat inside, and now there's this cat. Could you also say it's totally cool if you have your cat outside now, I realize you broke it, you bought it, and we're now cats outside people. Would you feel comfortable with that? I would totally feel comfortable with that. Oh, you're awesome. For the first, the first time today, I saw Voldemort outside today. Okay, yeah. In three years. Yeah. And like, I'm sure they're like doing a soft, a soft open of Voldemort outside and be like, all these outdoor cats are

going to need to learn along. Guess what? Metaphor City population two. So are the people. Everybody's going to be outside and learn to get along. And I think, Aaron, I know you can give an A plus 10 out of an apology. And I think that's what you start with here. Stephen, my brother, what do you think? Eric, I don't have many notes because that's exactly where my head was. Like, if you feel like you're causing disharmony in your neighborhood for a neighbor, it's like you have to be the one to rectify that. And especially since you recognize that you asked them to bring their cat inside years ago, and now you've seen the light in that cats should be able to roam free in the neighborhood if they want to. You know, animal first, human second. We, we, we, we, we, we, we, we, we've seen the light and

We should be, they're neither much more important, I think. Now, there's merch. Now, let's say, let's say the apology doesn't work and the neighbors are rude. And they're like, F off, man, like, you know, you blah blah, blah. Then it's time to fight fire with fire. And that's going to mean you get some of your friends together. You get black robes. You have a giant, like, you have a giant boombox.

You cranked up. None of this. You get Danzig's mother and you play it real loud. My friend is mentally ill. Please don't. You play it real loud. Aaron, go. And maybe you burn a pedigram in the middle of their yard.

Oh, my God. Hey, man, I tried to apologize to you. I tried to make things right. I brought you a bacon from Little Mary's pie shop. And you threw it in my face. Now you're getting the Glenn Danzig treatment, pal. And it's not going to stop. We'll start with Danzig.

Then we'll start getting Norwegian black metal. And you'll really be sorry then. Okay. Right now, Aaron, do you feel it? idea. Do you feel this way you have on each of your shoulders now, an angel and a devil? Yeah. I say, listen to me, listen to the angel. Yes. Glenn Danzig also alienated his neighbors and Los Felas. It's very well known. Yeah. So I think we're not going to get to pentagrams in Danzig. I think you're going to give an A plus apology and we're going to begin repair and you're going to,

I think you're going to have a nice relationship with these folks. I do too. I think it's an A plus. But the backup plan, it's solid right give me that isn't it illegal to burn a pentagram in the yard i mean maybe she could burn it in not in my america not in my america baby uh no champagne illinois i bet it's very illegal to burn a pentagram step it's probably not it look it's not up to it's not up to code that's that's for sure should we all be playing a little bit more glen who's now going around crooning elvostunks sure yeah i have no beef with that part of it but i think this apology is going to work because it's not going to be one of those shitty apologies we get where all the fights on housewife start is not a good apology.

So you're not going to say, I'm sorry if you're going to, you're going to muster an A plus apology and I think repair is going to begin and you're going to bring an incredible sealed baked good. And you know what? Every so often leave that house in a fun, multicolored moo-moo. Yeah. It doesn't always have to be black. Get in touch with.

We're all in touch with our cosmic divine feminine, masculine, black colors. You know, just because we're in this new era of repair with you, don't go witch every day. I would off a fade to the... As slender eyes as black is, and I'm wearing it right now and I'll wear it tonight. Black jeans, I mean, I look, I can get away of eating so many more eggs. I feel great, Steve. I love it.

Thank you. You know, look good, feel good, Eric. And you're filming right now at that. I'm trying, Eric. Thank you. Do I wish the mustache was back? Yes, but we'll talk about that off the air. But I'm looking at it now.

I miss it a lot. I made a mistake. I'm apologizing. to you Steve and Aaron and Wendy and Amy and Jake and Gareth the mustache should still be here it should it should we all know that

now if you wanted to have a little bit of fun and start the whole like overture of apology like kind of in a fun like misdirect ride over there on a broom put a broom between your legs and jog over to your neighbors

and say oh just kidding you must think I'm a witch huh like confuse him a little bit and say sorry this is a bad joke that my friend Steve Bird told me to do, but it might work. I don't hate this, Steve. I don't hate it. You're leaning into it. Yeah, I think like, like, let's have fun.

If they perceive you as a witch, let them enjoy that perception and then disarm them because it's a bit. And you all start up with a laugh. Like, God, wasn't that crazy? I was in a weird place two years ago. And I don't think I understood the needs of a true outdoor cat. And boy, have I seen the way I have learned more about the feline and feline cold. culture and just say like, I love that.

You know, it really just say like. This is so good, Steve? What the hell? Well, you could sell like apology letters to people. Well, I do. But Steve, I have a question for you in terms of culinary advice because we have a wonderful Mexican bakery. Oh, God.

I love, first off, I love, oh, there it is. This is going to shock you, but I love a Mexican bakery. So they make this incredible, like, chest letches, you know. I know what you're talking about. Oh, yeah. It has like strawberries on top. That's three milks, Eric. That's three thugs.

fucking milk. A little moist inside. I love it. Eric, you can't have it. Oh, I wish I could. But I wish I could. I'll just grab it to them very slowly. There is a vegan Mexican bakery that's dairy-free.

So maybe a small little cake. It doesn't have to be big. I don't want to go too big. Medium. No one needs a lot of cake. You just need a little bit of cake. And just bring it over on a broom. I think if you bring over a small trace-lachate's case

right cake riding a broom, you just became my hero, sister. Like, I mean, that is, like, if some, if my neighbor who I, look, I've had beef with neighbors before, never is, and honestly, like, I'm a great neighbor man. I'm a Midwest kid. I'm always so fucking sweet. But, like, I've had neighbors who were just rude, like awful, awful people playing like red hot chili peppers really loud. Like, come on. Like, I don't need to hear Anthony fucking Ketis through my window at night.

Like, give me a break, man. God, no. No. No, that's. That's rude. You can throw hands if someone's blasting Ketus. I'm sorry. Yeah.

Like, no offense, you run on chili pepper fans, but I don't need to hear that. But I do think leaning into like whatever their perception of you is, disarming them with that perception, I think it's such a fun way to start off this apology. To be joking. To be joking. Yeah, I think wait on the broom. I know it's funny. I would wait on the broom and I would go over there, earnest and a multicolored moo-mo and a Trezlai Chase's cake and an incredible handwritten apology note. I know you can sum it.

Take someone what Steve just said because that was perfect. And it's, it's not going to be anything on them. But you did do this. I have three mummos. Oh, see?

Three moos. See? My wife, I never said, what should I wear to this event? I'm like a moo-moo. Yeah. She's got moos.

She's like the, she's like Mrs. Furley on three's company. And it's a classic iconic look, especially if I'm dressed in black. It's the cosmic counter. I feel, I feel very great tool for this advice.

And I will certainly get back to you guys, but I do have one question for Steve, if that's okay. Please, shoot away. Go for it. Shoot away, sister. I owned a coffee shop here in town for the last 10 years. I just closed it. That's a good run, though. A poster just showed

up for a Phoebe Bridgers show. Yeah, I love Phoebe Bridgers. And when I did the deep dive on it, it said that she was only going to locations that there was extraterrestrial or crypted history.

What? That's wonderful. So I was just wondering if you had any insight about the extraterrestrial crypted history of like central Illinois. What? Yes. Yes, I do. Why you should ask? Here we go. I'm going to go put a lasagna in the oven.

I'll be back in 30 minutes. So come back in about two and a half hours ago. I'm going to be talking for a little while. I didn't know Phoebe was cool like that. And I'm a fan. I'm on her side against Ryan Adams, by the way. She started in New Mexico, obviously. Look, look, look.

As we all know, in 1973, it was the year of the humanoid. And central Illinois was having a lot of UFOological activity. And we're not just talking about little gray aliens. Purple fuzz balls floating off a saucer. Little, like, tiny blue people. Like, I mean, like, it was just a salad bar of diversity, which was such a fun time. 70s UFOs were really used.

A valid bar of diversity? It was. It was. Is that not so many people say? No, I think it's, that's merch. I think that's outstanding. I love that. So long story, medium, yes, there was a paranormal activity in Illinois.

That's why Phoebe's dialed in. And also, Aaron, you should go see Phoebe and perhaps invite your neighbors because I think you're about to have a couple new friends. I really believe, but you know, as always, we want to hear where this goes next. We'll see you in the live. chats. And we would also love to see a copy of the apology letter if that's cool. And you know what I'd also say? Since part of who you are is coffee with that baked good, give them a pound of beans. Yeah. Give them a pound of. Everybody loves that feeling of a pound of beans. And we're going to

start to have repair and friends and all these cats are getting along. All these humans are getting along. And we're really glad he called in today, Aaron. Yeah, we are. And I see, Phoebe Bridgers is in Omaha, aka Emoha, quite a bit because she's really good friends of Connor Oberst, and he lives in my neighborhood, and, you know, they make great albums together, and I think, you know, he kind of brought Phoebe to the forefront, I believe. He somewhat discovered her. So she's got an Omaha connection,

so of course she's okay in my book, and of course, she's a UFO cryptid head. This all checks out. Well, hey, I'm going to let you guys. I'm going to let you guys go. And hey, Eric, you fucking ruled as a bad guy. Steve, you're the best person ever. You inspired my calendar for the cats of Rowell. Thank you. And I will check back in with you guys after I make peace with my neighbors.

I love it. And on behalf of the Burroughs, I want to apologize for the Phoebe Bridgers joke that the great Dennis O'Hare makes in there. Phoebe catches astray, but it's only because his character's catty like that. Everybody at the Burroughs loves Phoebe Bridgers. He's great. Those aliens, we love you, Aaron.

And let us see the draft of that apology as soon as it's done. but I believe repair starts today. And give me one favor, Aaron, have the best weekend of your life. Please do. You too. Yes. Weird Here to Help is hosted by Eric Edelstein and Steve Berg.

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Hello, I'm Johnny Knoxville. And I'm Jeff Tremaine. Welcome to Jackass the Podcast, a new show coming to f***. Coming to f***. That's what it is. Hello, I'm Johnny Knoxville. And I'm Jeff Tremaine. Welcome to Jackass the podcast.

A new show now on Headgum. Woo-hoo. I've learned a Jackass movie has to be really 90 minutes. Every minute over is a minute too long. Apparently, there's only so much butthole you can take. We're going to take you behind the scenes of our entire history. All the best bits, bad behavior, and even worse decisions. All of it.

Sometimes we don't make the right decisions, Jeff. I've noticed that. Every so often. With guests like Spike Jones. I think this committed Jackass the podcast. What was it going to be called? The Jackass podcast. No, Jackass podcast.

Without you, the IQ drops significantly. Steve-O. There's a strong chance that were it not for Jackass, that I would be in clown makeup right this fucking minute. Chris Panias. That shot of your butt just cruising up. I'm like, I got that on TV. God bless us.

Dave England. Yeah, when you come in and you're being really nice, I'm like, damn it, something bad's going to happen to me. Wee man. Jeff grabbed me from the back of the head and threw a punch. The whole bar just stopped and wanted to kill me. And some of the crew that's been with us from the beginning. I had to share a room with this guy, and I left a nice surprise in the toilet form.

Every time. Apparently, he hates to flush. Subscribe to Jackass the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Pocketcast, or wherever the hell you get podcasts. Our new episodes drop on June 18th. Woo! Look out for new episodes in your feed every Thursday. Watch video episodes on YouTube and follow along with us on Instagram and TikTok at Jackass the podcast. What were we just talking about?

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We're also going to pepper in episodes with different guest stars and writers and casting directors. Are we going to cry? Yes. A little bit. Often. A lot. A whole lot. That's what I'm hoping, man. Listen to that was us on your favorite podcast app or watch full video episodes on YouTube or Spotify. New episodes every Tuesday.