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Public Figures Ep 37: Amphibians
Nateland Podcast

Amphibians | Public Figures – A Nateland Podcast | Ep #37

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Public Figures (Nateland) · Episode #37 · Hosts: Brian Bates, Aaron Weber, Dusty Slay · Guests: none · Published Oct 14 2026 · Runtime 2:06:02 · Watch: YouTube No guest this week. Brian, Aaron, and Dusty open with travel and a CVS scam on Aaron and Lucy, then Dusty’s Air Force bases and the Kelly Clarkson Brooklyn store blowup. The topic is amphibians: Dusty’s backyard tadpoles and tree frogs, the plague of frogs, water vs. tree, and whether Kermit still beats the Budweiser frogs. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Weekend recap at Zanies Nashville: Prader Silly, travel, and where everyone’s been. 9:45 You shouldn’t be jokey in the morning — the 5 a.m. Charleston airport shuttle. 18:09 Aaron and Lucy get scammed by a fake CVS call about their daughter’s meds. 26:09 Dusty plays Air Force bases: Las Vegas rental-car chaos and a Tucson visitor-pass crowd. 31:30 The Kelly Clarkson Brooklyn retail-store pile-on. 46:00 Comment roundup: Leanne love, the Rearranger pitch, and keeping the outro song. 55:45 Subtitles on or off when you watch TV? 1:13:12 What defines an amphibian, and Dusty’s backyard tadpoles turning into tree frogs. 1:28:20 Amphibian facts and the 10 Plagues — the plague of frogs. 1:38:12 Would you live in the water or in a tree? 1:47:28 Frog in boiling water, most famous frog (Kermit vs. Budweiser), and regrowing body parts. 2:00:05 Where to see us live: Punch Line, Zanies, Stardome, Comedy Zone, Helium, and more. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Brian Bates The Comedian List · Official site Co-host. Runs the amphibian topic and plugs Stardome on New Year’s Eve. 1:13:12 Aaron Weber The Comedian List · Official site Co-host. Recaps Prader Silly, Goodnights, Wit’s End with Stan Shelby, and the CVS scam. 1:05 Dusty Slay The Comedian List · Official site Discussed for: Dusty Slay: Wet Heat (Netflix) Co-host. Air Force bases, raising tree frogs from tadpoles, and New Year’s at Zanies Rosemont with Jay Flake. 26:09 People mentioned Kelly Clarkson Wikipedia The Brooklyn novelty-shop spat that sent her fans after the store’s ratings. 31:30 Nate Bargatze The Comedian List · Wikipedia Discussed for: Nate Bargatze tour (Official site) Vandy game seats with Brian, plus a Nateland half-hour taping at the War Memorial. 7:42 Stan Shelby Aaron’s old buddy on the bill at Wit’s End in Charleston. 8:25 Jay Flake Dusty’s partner on the Black and Mile New Year’s weekend at Zanies Rosemont. 2:04:19 Lucy Weber Booker at Zanies Nashville who books comedians across the club’s shows, not just this one. Aaron’s wife; she fell for the fake CVS call about their daughter’s meds. 18:11 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Nate Bargatze tour — live dates. Official site · Nateland merch — Official site Dusty Slay: Wet Heat — Netflix special teased at the top of the show. Netflix 0:40 The Muppet Movie (Blu-ray + Digital) — Kermit wins the most-famous-frog debate. Amazon 1:52:12 Kermit the Frog — Still the default answer once someone says the name. Wikipedia · Amazon 1:54:20 Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy — the “eat the frog first thing in the morning” expression behind the morning-podcast bit. Amazon 1:49:54 Three Dog Night: Joy to the World — Their Greatest Hits — “Jeremiah was a bullfrog” lands in the famous-frog debate. Amazon 1:54:12 Plagues of Egypt — The plague of frogs and the frog goddess bit. Wikipedia 1:29:35 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places Zanies Comedy Club, Nashville (Official site) — recording home base for the episode, celebrating 40+ years. 0:21 Goodnights Comedy Club, Raleigh (Official site) — Aaron in the smaller room while Aaron Branch packed the main room. 6:17 Wit’s End Comedy Lounge, Charleston (Official site) — Aaron’s show with Stan Shelby the night before the early flight home. 8:25 Punch Line, San Francisco (Official site) — tour stop one host is excited to finally play. 2:01:26 Punch Line Sacramento (Official site) — Sunday night after San Francisco, then a redeye home. 2:01:26 Zanies Rosemont (Official site) — Dusty and Jay Flake’s New Year’s weekend (Black and Mile). 2:04:13 Stardome Comedy Club, Hoover (Official site) — Brian’s two New Year’s Eve shows in the Broadway room. 2:03:28 Comedy Zone, Charlotte (Official site) — on Brian’s upcoming-dates list. 2:02:14 Helium Comedy Club, Alpharetta (Official site) — Brian’s Dec 9 Christmas-party-friendly clean show. 2:02:40 Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas — Dusty’s Air Force-weekend arrival and rental-car scramble. 26:15 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Ads BetterHelp (17:12) — BetterHelp.com/PUBLICFIGURES · insurance options may be available; eligible members average ~$23 co-pay; 10% off first month without insurance · no separate code. SeatGeek (44:40) — seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/PUBLIC10 · 10% off tickets (max $20) · code PUBLIC10. NOBL (1:11:25) — NOBLTravel.com · up to 46% off entire order · no separate code. Warby Parker (1:21:35) — WarbyParker.com/NATELAND · buy one pair, 20% off any additional pairs · no separate code. Tour dates (house) (2:00:05) — Punch Line SF/Sacramento, Zanies Nashville benefit, Comedy Zone Charlotte, Helium Alpharetta Dec 9, Stardome NYE, Zanies Rosemont NYE with Jay Flake · brianbatescomedy.com · aaronwebercomedy.com · dustyslay.com · no code. Show more Want this section to go deeper? 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Harland Highway with Bert Kreischer
Harland Highway Podcast

BERT KREISCHER – Robots, GROK, stitched up gums, burning buses, butt wipes, and yes even some poetry! | Harland Highway

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Harland Highway · Episode: Bert Kreischer · Host: Harland Williams · Guest: Bert Kreischer · Published Oct 13 2026 · Runtime 1:41:33 · Watch: YouTube Bert Kreischer comes in a week after gum surgery, stitches and all, for tirzepatide-meets-tiramisu mix-ups, Louie Anderson and Rodney Dangerfield stories, Harland’s Tesla Grok naming Bert “Buttercup McGinty,” AI versions of the people we love, Bert’s dad and a Joey Diaz edible, a Tampa birdbath heist gone armed, and a poem Harland wrote for Bert about drinking. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Cold open: butt wipes on the face, the theme song, and a Mystery Men / Trix rabbit mix-up. 4:00 Harland’s multitasker award for Wingman, then “Bubble Wrap” arrives with stitched gums and a micro-dosing-tiramisu story. 8:40 Louie Anderson’s call telling Bert to stop cursing, Sunday shows at the Comedy Store, and the baseball bat behind the gum surgery. 14:40 Cujo, rewatched, and Harland’s last visit with Rodney Dangerfield at UCLA. 21:10 Safari lions, dream tombstones, goodwill listening, and pushing back on Saving Private Ryan. 29:12 Bert tries a brand-new joke, then Harland’s Tesla Grok riffs on Bert and names him Buttercup McGinty. 37:20 AI friends, an AI Tom Segura, Bert’s daughter Ila as a grade-schooler, and Harland’s 103-year-old Uncle Bill. 48:00 Bert’s dad, a Joey Diaz edible at Easter, and the cardiologist visit that changed their relationship. 58:20 Bert’s daughters, a summer of nonstop partying, a blood clot, and learning to drink differently. 1:07:20 Phil Hendrie, Charles Kuralt, alphabet pasta, butt-wipe skincare, and Harbling. 1:13:40 Words from a Wooden Shoe: a Tampa birdbath heist at gunpoint, and a stranger in Bert’s front yard. 1:20:40 Harland reads the poem he wrote for Bert, then Jim Morrison, the tour, the bus fire, and goodbye. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Harland Williams Official site · The Comedian List · Movies & TV Discussed for: Wingman (Amazon) · Dumb and Dumber (Amazon) Host. Brings his Tesla’s Grok, a 103-year-old uncle, the Words from a Wooden Shoe game, and a poem written for Bert. 0:52 Bert Kreischer Official site · Wikipedia Discussed for: Free Bert (Netflix) · Permission to Party World Tour (Official site) Guest. A week into gum-surgery recovery, 50 pounds lighter, and on the Permission to Party World Tour. 4:50 People mentioned Dane Cook Wikipedia Discussed for: Mystery Men (Amazon) Was in Mystery Men, the movie Harland auditioned for and didn’t get. 1:14 Louie Anderson Wikipedia Discussed for: Louie Anderson stand-up specials (Amazon) Called Bert out of the blue to tell him to stop cursing, then had him do Sunday shows at the Comedy Store. 8:40 Rodney Dangerfield Wikipedia Harland was one of the last people to see him alive. 18:00 Tom Segura Wikipedia Discussed for: 2 Bears, 1 Cave (YouTube) Bert’s 2 Bears, 1 Cave co-host. Bert wants an AI version who laughs at his jokes. 40:36 Joey Diaz Wikipedia Gave Bert’s dad an edible by accident at an Easter party. 52:08 Phil Hendrie Wikipedia Discussed for: The Phil Hendrie Show (Wikipedia) The radio host who voices his own guests. Harland falls asleep to him. 1:07:27 Charles Kuralt Wikipedia Discussed for: On the Road with Charles Kuralt (Amazon) Remembered for his Sunday-morning On the Road segments. 1:09:07 Jim Morrison Wikipedia Discussed for: The Doors (Amazon) The Doors singer, brought up as the entertainer booze took too early. 1:29:54 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Mystery Men — the superhero comedy Harland auditioned for. Amazon 0:58 Trix — the cereal from Harland’s award-winning Trix rabbit commercial. Amazon 1:25 Wingman — the movie Harland wrote, directed, edited, and starred in. Amazon 4:09 Louie Anderson stand-up — Bert and Blake Casper watched one of Louie’s first specials every weekend on VHS. Amazon 9:08 Cujo — rewatched, with a debate over how much of it is the dog at the car. Amazon 14:41 The Walking Dead — a zombie joke about Harland’s Rodney story. Amazon 19:00 Dumb and Dumber — and RocketMan, from Harland’s imagined obituary. Amazon · RocketMan: Amazon 22:32 The Revenant — and Legends of the Fall, Bert’s picture of going out fighting. Amazon · Legends of the Fall: Amazon 24:22 Saving Private Ryan — the beach scene Bert would have argued with. Amazon 26:10 Bat Out of Hell — how Bert came into the studio. Amazon 30:37 Grok — the AI in Harland’s Tesla that jokes, reads poems, and nicknames Bert. Official site 31:14 The Road Not Taken — the Robert Frost poem Grok read him on the way to the gym. Amazon 31:38 Neuralink — in the talk about downloading people’s memories. Wikipedia 46:02 Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn — a joke about the edible. Amazon 53:41 The Phil Hendrie Show — the late-night radio Harland falls asleep to. Wikipedia 1:07:27 On the Road with Charles Kuralt — the old Sunday-morning series. Amazon 1:09:07 Alphabet pasta — like the can that spelled out a sentence in the bit. Amazon 1:09:37 Flushable wipes — like the butt wipes that end up as face wipes in the cold open. Amazon 1:11:42 The Doors — Jim Morrison’s band. Amazon 1:29:54 Permission to Party World Tour — Bert’s tour (Philly, Chicago, Texas and more), with a winter run to come. Official site 1:32:40 Lava lamps — sitting next to the open deep fryer on Bert’s tour bus before it burned down. Amazon 1:33:45 Deep fryer — the open fryer by Bert’s bed that Harland figures started the bus fire. Amazon 1:33:50 Anchorman — the scene Bert thinks of with the knives on his old tour bus. Amazon 1:34:09 Carrie — the floating knives. Amazon 1:34:27 Bertcast — plus 2 Bears, 1 Cave and Something’s Burning, Bert’s podcasts. Bertcast: Official site · 2 Bears, 1

Bad Friends Ep 342: Old White and Dumb
Bad Friends

Old White and Dumb | Ep 342 | Bad Friends

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Bad Friends · Episode 342 · Hosts: Bobby Lee, Andrew Santino · Guest: Keeshlinooo (MyKesha Smith) · Published Oct 12 2026 · Runtime 1:01:34 · Watch: YouTube Bobby and Andrew start with MONA’s wall of vaginas, Cracker Barrel licorice, and a fight over the word propaganda. Charlotte dancer and Little Women: LA alum Keeshlinooo talks pageants, her type, Rolling Loud: The Movie with Owen Wilson, and spina bifida, then Brad Williams calls in and challenges her to a dance-off. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Cold open, then MONA in Tasmania and its wall of vaginas. 6:17 Cracker Barrel gift shop: how Andrew got Bobby hooked on Wiley Wallaby licorice. 8:00 “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” then a Southern bar’s flags start a fight over the word propaganda. 15:00 Man of the people at the Four Seasons, a Tennessee game photo, and an old-timer at Dick’s. 20:47 Keeshlinooo joins as the hosts flub her name; Chime read. 23:20 Her name’s meaning, Livingstone College, crab legs, and a summer surgery. 26:20 Her type, “clock it,” and the little-people basketball game that scared her as a kid. 31:20 Clemson to Charlotte: school culture shock and “old, white and dumb.” 36:27 Pageants, dance, and landing Rolling Loud: The Movie with Owen Wilson. 39:40 Rating crushes from Idris Elba to Dame Judi Dench, then a McDonald’s ball-pit date. 44:40 Back in Atlanta: the Tabernacle “incident” and Bobby’s apology. 53:20 Finding love for Doc, Little Women: LA, and Brad Williams on spina bifida and a dance-off. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Bobby Lee The Comedian List · Wikipedia · Tour Co-host. Now hooked on Wiley Wallaby licorice, and makes the Atlanta apology. 6:17 Andrew Santino The Comedian List · Wikipedia · Tour Co-host. The one who put Bobby onto Wiley Wallaby at Cracker Barrel. 6:17 Keeshlinooo (MyKesha Smith) Instagram Discussed for: Rolling Loud: The Movie (Official site) · Little Women: LA (Wikipedia) Guest. Charlotte dancer and influencer from Clemson, South Carolina, in Rolling Loud: The Movie. 20:47 People mentioned Brad Williams Wikipedia Calls in to defend his spot as the show’s favorite little person and sets up a dance-off. 56:13 Owen Wilson Wikipedia Discussed for: Rolling Loud: The Movie (Official site) · Cars (Amazon) · The Royal Tenenbaums (Amazon) · Bottle Rocket (Amazon) Her Rolling Loud co-star; they worked out the CPR scene without a kiss. 38:10 Matt Rife Wikipedia Discussed for: Rolling Loud: The Movie (Official site) The other Rolling Loud lead, and another no-kiss answer. 38:27 Shane Gillis Wikipedia Part of the crew at the Tennessee game. 17:17 Dick Van Dyke Wikipedia Discussed for: Mary Poppins (Amazon) The role model for working at 80, plus a chim-chim singalong. 20:06 JonBenét Ramsey Wikipedia Keeshlinooo was set to face her on the pageant circuit. 36:29 Judi Dench Wikipedia The surprise answer in the crush-rating game. 41:34 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Bad Friends merch — Official site Wiley Wallaby Fruit Flavors Licorice Candy Variety, 10oz, 6-pack — the Cracker Barrel gift-shop candy, and the care-package favorite. Amazon 7:10 Sudoku puzzle books — came in the care package with the Wiley Wallabies. Amazon 7:39 Amazon Basics Cast Iron Kettlebell — like the 45-lb kettlebell bought at Dick’s for workouts in the condo where he’s staying. Amazon 17:50 Mary Poppins — Dick Van Dyke’s chimney-sweep song. Amazon 20:13 The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended Edition) [Blu-ray] — the Bilbo Baggins jokes about little people. Amazon 31:04 Birkenstocks — what Keeshlinooo wanted to wear every day at her mostly-white private school. Amazon 31:54 Rolling Loud: The Movie (in theaters Oct 2, 2026) — her new movie with Owen Wilson and Matt Rife, in 2,000 theaters. Official site 37:50 Cars — Owen Wilson voices Lightning McQueen, the role that made her place him. Amazon 38:41 The Royal Tenenbaums — Wes Anderson’s movie she has never seen. Amazon 38:51 Bottle Rocket — the Wilson brothers’ first movie. Amazon 39:07 Fast Times at Ridgemont High — the movie Santino means with “Fast Times old” about Forest Whitaker. Amazon 41:03 Build-A-Bear — Santino’s date idea for Keeshlinooo, and she says she loves it. Amazon 43:24 Little Women: LA (Lifetime, Wikipedia) — her earlier TV run. Amazon · Little Women: LA: Wikipedia 55:09 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Tasmania — home of the wall of vaginas. 3:15 Cracker Barrel — the gift shop where the licorice habit started. 6:17 Dick’s Sporting Goods — the weight section with the very senior helper. 17:52 Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina — where a college friend came up with her name. 23:45 Clemson, South Carolina — her hometown and Christian-school years. 31:23 Charlotte, North Carolina — the west-side school and where she’s based now. 33:27 Tabernacle, Atlanta — the venue of the earlier “incident.” 47:06 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Ads Chime (21:08) — chime.com/BADFRIENDS · fee-free banking with no overdraft, monthly or minimum-balance fees, 5% cash back in a category you choose, and fee-free overdraft up to $200 · no code. Show more Want this section to go deeper? 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Tuesdays with Stories Ep 677: Minnesota Nice
Tuesdays with Stories

Minnesota Nice | Tuesdays with Stories #677 w/ Mark Normand and Joe List

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Tuesdays with Stories · Episode 677 · Hosts: Mark Normand, Joe List · Producer: Chuck · Published Oct 13 2026 · Runtime 1:07:49 · Watch: YouTube Joe runs the Tunnel to Towers 5K through a nor’easter, from a bus chase to Red Hook to the fallen-firefighter posters at the finish. Mark gets shaken down for Wi-Fi on the school walk, Minneapolis gets a shout-out, and Joe’s Toronto trip ends with meeting Terry Francona at a Blue Jays game. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Cold open: fake banter, 13 years of the pod, and remembering the Shelby days. 7:37 The leather-jacket hunt, an $8,900 London fitting, and a Hong Kong tailor’s bill. 11:17 Couch sticker shock, a mid-taping pivot, and never opening the tax email. 14:17 ADD talk: laundry piles, unopened mail, and an Obamacare form that keeps erroring out. 23:36 Smartphones, birth rates, and the death of the third space. 25:09 Fabletics and BlueChew reads. 28:47 Joe runs Tunnel to Towers: Stephen Siller’s story and a ladies’-medium hoodie haul. 34:38 Race morning in a nor’easter: the bus chase, Howard Stern in the corral, and the fallen-firefighter posters. 45:55 Mark’s school walk with a teenager who demands Wi-Fi. 49:06 Minneapolis love: Acme, a rider with no fruit, a Fargo fan’s gifts, and the UNABOMBER movie. 54:49 Joe in Toronto: Just for Laughs rules, a standing O, and meeting Terry Francona. 1:03:41 Sydney Sweeney’s ads, tour plugs, Dan Boulger’s Deep Cuts taping, and the Funbearable close. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Mark Normand The Comedian List · Official site Co-host. Gets cornered for Wi-Fi on the walk to school. 45:55 Joe List The Comedian List · Official site Co-host. Runs Tunnel to Towers in the rain, then meets Terry Francona in Toronto. 28:47 Chuck Official site Discussed for: Impractical Jokers (Amazon) Producer. Calls the mid-taping pivot and closes with his Funbearable plug. 11:53 People mentioned Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation Discussed for: Tunnel to Towers Foundation gear (Official site) FDNY firefighter who ran the tunnel to the towers on 9/11; the race retraces his steps. 31:04 Howard Stern Wikipedia Discussed for: The Howard Stern Show (Official site) His old back catalog is what Joe watches while waiting in the race corral. 39:04 Ted Kaczynski Wikipedia Discussed for: UNABOMBER (Netflix) · Good Will Hunting (Amazon) The new Netflix movie about his Harvard years, plus the Good Will Hunting scene. 53:49 Isabel Hagen Wikipedia Comic and viola player who happens to land in Toronto the same week as Joe. 56:26 Terry Francona Wikipedia Former Red Sox manager Joe meets by the dugout at the Blue Jays game. 1:01:46 Sydney Sweeney Wikipedia Discussed for: Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans (Wikipedia) Her jeans ad and the backlash that came with it. 1:03:50 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Allen Edmonds shoes — the dress shoes on the couch salesman who quoted Joe a “Big L” couch price. Amazon 11:30 Men in Black [Blu-ray] — the memory wipe one host wants for a birthday gift. Amazon 18:22 Inglourious Basterds [Blu-ray] — the under-the-floorboards tunnel joke. Amazon 29:20 Super Mario — the Italians had the tunnels first, down the pipes. Amazon · Super Mario: Wikipedia 29:48 Tunnel to Towers Foundation gear — Joe’s $850 hoodie run (and the ladies’ mediums). Official site 30:00 Forrest Gump (Sapphire Series) [Blu-ray] — the bus driver’s “transfer to the 58” moment. Amazon 37:14 Ultimate Speed Collection: Speed / Speed 2 [Blu-ray] — chasing the 58 bus through Brooklyn felt like Speed. Amazon 37:42 The Howard Stern Show (official site) — the old episodes, including the Anna Nicole Smith interview. Official site 39:04 Beats Pill speaker — the backpack “pill” speaker blasting music on the Wi-Fi kid who stopped Joe on the school walk. Amazon 46:17 UNABOMBER (Netflix, 2026) — Russell Crowe as the Harvard professor; one host calls it a little wonky. Netflix 53:49 Good Will Hunting — the Kaczynski scene one host knows by heart. Amazon 54:24 Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans (American Eagle campaign, Wikipedia) — the American Eagle ad that went viral on backlash. Wikipedia 1:03:50 Dan Boulger: Deep Cuts — the stand-up special just taped, with a guy in a pilot outfit in the front row. 1:05:08 Impractical Jokers — Chuck’s pilot is shot with the Impractical Jokers crew, and he needs reshoot funding. Amazon 1:07:07 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places Hugh L. Carey Tunnel — the closed tunnel Stephen Siller ran through, and the course every year. 31:28 Red Hook, Brooklyn — the race start, reached by train to Borough Hall and a rerouted bus. 35:00 World Trade Center — the finish, near Joe’s neighborhood, with a firefighter festival on Vesey Street. 33:00 Acme Comedy Co., Minneapolis (Official site) — great showroom, quiet green room, no fruit on the rider. 49:21 Fargo, North Dakota — home of the fan who came out with onesies and a toy car for the boy. 52:33 Toronto — the Just for Laughs show (Official site), and a Blue Jays win at the Rogers Centre. 54:49 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Ads Fabletics (25:09) — fabletics.com/TUESDAYS · new VIPs get 70–80% off everything; select Tuesdays in the style quiz · no code. 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This Past Weekend #690 with Josh Brolin
This Past Weekend

Josh Brolin | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #690

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This Past Weekend · Episode #690 · Host: Theo Von · Guest: Josh Brolin · Published Oct 13 2026 · Runtime 1:37:32 · Watch: YouTube Josh Brolin sits down with Theo to talk sobriety, the Cito Rats surf crew he grew up with in Montecito, a childhood full of his mom’s rescued wolves and a chimp named Reggie, the 22 years between The Goonies and No Country for Old Men, day trading, Jeff Bridges and Cormac McCarthy, and his new movie Whalefall, in theaters Oct 16. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Cold open: Theo’s new Netflix special and a merch restock, then the intro. 1:20 Two sober guys catch up, and why Liquid Death cans that look like tallboys work at concerts. 4:00 The Cito Rats: the Montecito surf crew Josh grew up with, most of them gone, now relaunched as a brand that’s survived and updated. 8:40 Josh’s mom the wildlife activist: wolves and mountain lions in the house, Reggie the chimp with the truck gun, and her CB trucker convoy. 22:00 Punk rock and Rich Kids on LSD, heroin hitting the crew in the ’90s, Joe Walsh’s old house, and Colbert’s penultimate show. 31:35 Theo’s Louisiana childhood, with neighbors stealing the balcony wood, and Josh’s Shreveport arrest while shooting W. 37:00 The Goonies as a first role, hundreds of bad auditions, Spielberg on day one, Thrashin’, and a Shirley Temple audition. 45:40 Landscaping, five years of day trading, what No Country actually paid, and his last audition, for American Gangster. 49:00 Getting sober at 19, White Russians, a day with Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart, Bob Dylan, and Neil deGrasse Tyson’s planet shirt. 1:00:50 Quantum physics books, Tucson, Santa Barbara High, Harley pulls with Dana White, and working UFC ringside. 1:09:20 Whalefall: Daniel Kraus’s novel, Austin Abrams, Dune, Sicario, Only the Brave, and his dad James Brolin. 1:27:40 Working the steps, Anthony Hopkins on alcoholics, the night Cormac McCarthy died, The Fisherman, and a lighthouse tattoo. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Theo Von Official site · The Comedian List Host. Trades sobriety notes with Josh, tells his own Louisiana stolen-balcony stories, and admits to singing Shirley Temple at an audition. 1:20 Josh Brolin Wikipedia · Book site Discussed for: Whalefall (Official site) · From Under the Truck (Amazon) Guest. Actor and writer (No Country for Old Men, Dune, Sicario, The Goonies); his new movie Whalefall opens in theaters Oct 16. 0:40 People mentioned Stephen Colbert Wikipedia Discussed for: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Wikipedia) Josh did his penultimate Late Show and calls him the most caring guy he knows. 27:39 Steven Spielberg Wikipedia Discussed for: The Goonies (Amazon) Talked Josh down when he couldn’t stop laughing on the first day of shooting The Goonies. 43:14 Jeff Bridges Wikipedia Discussed for: Crazy Heart (Amazon) · The Big Lebowski (Amazon) · “The Weary Kind” (Crazy Heart soundtrack) (Amazon) A recent Santa Barbara hang with him and his ChatGPT friend, Gary. Josh has worked with him twice. 50:20 Neil deGrasse Tyson Wikipedia A past TPW guest: Father Time’s thick son, in a shirt covered in planets. 56:21 Daniel Kraus Wikipedia Discussed for: Whalefall (novel) (Amazon) Wrote the novel Whalefall. Josh says reading it made him sign on before he saw a script. 1:09:45 Austin Abrams Wikipedia Discussed for: Whalefall (Official site) · Weapons (Amazon) Plays Josh’s son in Whalefall. The two were also in Weapons together. 1:11:33 James Brolin Wikipedia Discussed for: Marcus Welby, M.D. (Amazon) · The Amityville Horror (Amazon) Josh’s dad, 86 and doing well, whose career swung between hits and lean years. 1:16:00 Anthony Hopkins Wikipedia Told Josh that alcoholics given a few tools can have a bigger impact than most people. 1:28:35 Cormac McCarthy Wikipedia Discussed for: All the Pretty Horses (Amazon) Josh was with him in Santa Fe the night he died, and still has his typewriter and pool table. 1:30:36 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Liquid Death — the canned water Josh says he has a small stake in. The cans look like tallboys, so non-drinkers fit in. Amazon 1:59 Cito Rats — Josh’s relaunch of his old crew’s name as a brand: survived and updated. 4:04 Bra Boys — the documentary about the Maroubra surf crew, one of the groups Josh compares the Cito Rats to. Amazon 5:22 Dogtown and Z-Boys — the skate-crew documentary. The Cito Rats were the surfer version. Amazon 5:39 From Under the Truck — Josh’s memoir of growing up, with his mom’s animals and the Cito Rats. Amazon 8:40 The Outsiders — the 1983 Coppola movie Theo sees in an old photo of young Josh. Amazon 16:30 T-Mobile Sidekick — the calculator-at-the-bar joke about trying to math your way into drinking again. Wikipedia 20:14 Rich Kids on LSD — the punk band his best friend Jason Sears fronted. Amazon 22:01 Unsolved Mysteries — and America’s Most Wanted, from the Joe Walsh / John Walsh mix-up. Amazon · Unsolved Mysteries: Wikipedia · America’s Most Wanted: Wikipedia 26:36 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Josh did the penultimate show. Wikipedia 27:39 W. — the Oliver Stone movie he was shooting in Shreveport when he was arrested. Amazon 34:30 The Goonies — Josh’s first time in front of a camera. Amazon 37:10 Shirley Temple movies — what Theo stayed up watching, then sang a Shirley Temple song at an audition. Amazon 39:03 Guns N’ Roses — the one band Theo says he can sort of sing, by imitation. Amazon 39:20 Flirting with Disaster — the David O. Russell movie Josh says he got only because Russell insisted. Amazon 40:30 Thrashin’ — the 1986 skateboarding movie that later became a cult film. Amazon 43:24

The Diary Of A CEO

Eric Weinstein: The Secret Alien Programs Nobody Is Talking About | The Diary Of A CEO

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The Diary Of A CEO · Episode: Eric Weinstein: The Secret Alien Programs Nobody Is Talking About · Host: Steven Bartlett · Guest: Eric Weinstein · Published: Oct 12, 2026 · Runtime: 1:52:58 · Watch: YouTube Steven Bartlett welcomes back mathematician Eric Weinstein, who says the world’s 80-year “great nap” of relative peace is over. He ranks AI, Iran, Russia and China as threats, argues the real danger is AI combined with self-replicating artificial life, and proposes Coase-style licensing of labor markets instead of UBI. He calls today’s culture “managed reality,” walks through David Grusch’s claims and secret special access programs, and accuses the leaders of physics and math of holding their fields back. He explains why he didn’t join OpenAI, reads Sam Altman and Dario Amodei through A Few Good Men, and pitches a mitochondria model where humans and AI depend on each other. The episode closes on Iran, nuclear risk, whale sharks off St. Helena, and his advice to have kids. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Cold open, then Eric’s macro view: 80 years of sleep ended in January 2025. 4:38 The tsunami: Strait of Hormuz choke points, the oil-backed dollar and Operation Ajax. 7:51 AI, Iran, Russia or China; artificial life, the mirror orchid and escaped agents. 17:58 Why UBI is wrong: Coase, licensing labor markets and being tokenized. 31:58 Managed reality: Biden, COVID, Epstein, CNN and Harvard. 33:59 David Grusch, special access programs and the El Paso shutdown. 41:41 Can we leave the solar system? Elon, Grok and the speed limit. 49:19 “Pace the frontier,” Grothendieck, Perelman and the fight inside math and physics. 1:03:14 Altman, Amodei, why Eric didn’t join OpenAI, and A Few Good Men. 1:20:43 The mitochondria model, Lean and the golden age of AI complementarity. 1:33:07 World leaders, the Cuban missile crisis and Iran’s reach to Diego Garcia. 1:48:39 The most beautiful place, and advice: have kids and keep a hypocrisy budget. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Steven Bartlett Official site · Wikipedia Discussed for: The 1% Diary Official site Host. Presses Eric on extinction risk and whether being proven right is worth it, and plugs the 1% Diary. 2:19 Eric Weinstein Wikipedia · X Discussed for: Geometric Unity Official site Guest. Mathematician and former Thiel Capital managing director, back on the show to argue that AI, Iran and managed reality are the real tsunami. 2:19 People mentioned Sam Altman Wikipedia Discussed for: ChatGPT Official site (OpenAI) Early UBI experiments, a courtesy call that AI was coming fast, and an invitation to join OpenAI that Eric turned down. 18:28 Dario Amodei Wikipedia Discussed for: Anthropic Official site Anthropic’s chief, his “pace the frontier” essay, and the race Eric says he has to win. 49:19 Elon Musk Wikipedia Discussed for: Grok Official site (xAI) Eric argues Grok, not SpaceX, is Elon’s real space program. Also the “summoning the demon” line. 45:16 David Grusch Wikipedia Discussed for: The Joe Rogan Experience: David Grusch YouTube Former intelligence officer whose Joe Rogan interview covers covert programs that retrieve non-human craft. 33:59 Joe Rogan Wikipedia Discussed for: The Joe Rogan Experience: David Grusch YouTube Host of the interview Eric tells Steven to look up. 33:59 Ryan Graves Wikipedia One of the UAP figures Eric says he talks to. 38:05 Christopher Mellon Wikipedia Another of Eric’s UAP contacts. 38:05 Garry Nolan Wikipedia Stanford scientist Eric says he hangs out with. 38:05 Ronald Coase Wikipedia Discussed for: “The Problem of Social Cost” Wikipedia Eric calls the Coase theorem the 20th century’s most surprising economic discovery. 21:04 George Borjas Wikipedia Behind the “Borjas rectangle,” Eric’s picture of labor’s share in immigration economics. 24:07 Arnold Harberger Wikipedia Behind the small “Harberger triangle” inefficiency. 24:07 Terence Tao Wikipedia Eric criticizes the effort by Tao and other Fields medalists to slow AI in math. 46:47 Alexander Grothendieck Wikipedia Discussed for: 1988 Crafoord Prize refusal letter Wikipedia Eric reads his 1988 letter on declining ethics among mathematicians. 54:33 Grigori Perelman Wikipedia Discussed for: “Manifold Destiny” Official site (The New Yorker) Solved the Poincaré conjecture, then quit. Eric quotes his New Yorker interview. 55:36 Sean Carroll Wikipedia Discussed for: Piers Morgan Uncensored YouTube The physicist Eric clashed with on Piers Morgan. 1:16:35 Piers Morgan Wikipedia Discussed for: Piers Morgan Uncensored YouTube Hosted the Weinstein–Carroll debate. 1:16:35 Jared Duker Lichtman Stanford Mathematics Discussed for: Lean Official site Stanford mathematician who pointed Eric to formalizing his work in Lean. 1:27:28 Aaron Sorkin Wikipedia Discussed for: A Few Good Men (1992) Amazon Wrote the film Eric says almost everyone misreads. 1:10:28 Jack Nicholson Wikipedia Discussed for: A Few Good Men (1992) Amazon Colonel Jessup, who Eric says isn’t simply the villain. 1:10:58 Tom Cruise Wikipedia Discussed for: A Few Good Men (1992) Amazon Lieutenant Kaffee in Eric’s reading of the film. 1:10:58 Carlos Gauna Instagram Discussed for: The Malibu Artist Instagram (Instagram) “The Malibu Artist,” whose drone footage shows great whites near swimmers. 14:53 Marc Andreessen Wikipedia Eric backs their account of Biden White House warnings against investing in AI. 1:28:30 Ben Horowitz Wikipedia Andreessen’s partner in that same account. 1:28:30 Jay Bhattacharya Wikipedia NIH head and Eric’s friend, once called a “fringe epidemiologist” by Francis Collins. 1:30:00 Francis Collins Wikipedia The former NIH director who used the “fringe epidemiologist” line. 1:30:00 Anthony Fauci Wikipedia Eric says Fauci wasn’t leveling with the public on COVID origins. 43:45 Edward Teller Wikipedia Eric cites a Teller letter to Szilard about the genie leaving the bottle. 1:01:13 Leo Szilard Wikipedia Recipient of that end-of-war letter. 1:01:13 Claudine Gay Wikipedia Eric says it shows the system is broken that she still teaches at Harvard. 56:36 Marc Tessier-Lavigne Wikipedia Named alongside Gay, still a professor at Stanford. 56:36 Kermit Roosevelt Jr. Wikipedia CIA officer behind Operation Ajax in Iran. 5:38 Mohammad Mosaddegh Wikipedia Iran’s prime minister ousted after nationalizing oil. 16:25

Take Your Shoes Off

Bobby Lee 4.0 on Take Your Shoes Off – #257

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Take Your Shoes Off · Episode #257 · Host: Rick Glassman · Guest: Bobby Lee · Published May 28 2024 · Runtime 1:26:09 · Watch: YouTube Bobby Lee takes his shoes off for the fourth time and the bickering starts at the door: gummy vitamins, a lonely year and Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days, wanting a dog despite his germ phobia, past trauma and work stress, roast culture, texting boundaries, a live phone call to comedian Vinnie about a double-booked night, a call to Rainn Wilson, whether it’s okay to share someone’s phone number, and Rick nervously checking the Premier League scores as an Arsenal fan. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Opening banter and tension. 3:10 Sponsor segments. 4:43 Discussion on comedy and life. 9:08 Books, media, and habits. 12:58 Loneliness and mental health. 18:01 Past trauma and professional stress. 21:00 Roast culture and comedy style. 24:21 Digital communication and boundaries. 26:50 Intimacy and career aspirations. 34:20 Event planning and comedy scenes. 38:25 Differences in comedy circles. 45:28 The ethics of sharing contacts. 50:08 The Vinnie phone call segment. 56:05 The Rainn Wilson call. 59:33 Reflecting on career and growth. 1:09:42 Miscellaneous anecdotes. 1:17:01 Soccer updates and sign-off. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Rick Glassman Official site Host. 0:00 Bobby Lee The Comedian List · Official site · Wikipedia Guest. His fourth TYSO appearance. 0:00 People mentioned Wim Wenders Wikipedia Director of Perfect Days. 12:06 Rainn Wilson Wikipedia Called live during the episode. 56:05 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Perfect Days (2023) — the movie Rick recommends. Amazon 12:06 TYSO cards — Rick’s trading cards. Official site 1:18:34 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places None this episode. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Ads Liquid Death (2:01) — liquiddeath.com/TYSO · Low-sugar sodas, iced tea and canned water; find your closest retailer. Magic Mind (4:01) — magicmind.com/tyso · Code TYSO20 for 20% off. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Show notes are a summary, not a full transcript. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Links on this page may be affiliate links through Amazon and other partner programs we participate in now or in the future. If you buy through those links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

This Past Weekend

Bobby Lee – This Past Weekend #530

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This Past Weekend with Theo Von · Episode #530 · Host: Theo Von · Guest: Bobby Lee · Published Sep 11 2024 · Runtime 1:39:03 · Watch: YouTube Bobby Lee returns to air some grievances with Theo, talk about how his love life has changed and why he’s picky, an all-Asian Wizard of Oz, getting tongue-tied around Chappelle and Chris Rock, why he always says nice things about people, almost getting kidnapped in Montana, xylazine and the drug crisis, stage time, dads who won’t talk about feelings, and how the Asian community feels about Trump. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Theo’s tour dates and merch. 1:30 Bobby Lee joins; his grievances. 14:25 Why Bobby is picky in love. 21:43 An all-Asian Wizard of Oz. 35:53 Tongue-tied around Chappelle and Chris Rock. 50:10 Why Bobby always says nice things about people. 1:04:29 Seeing people struggle. 1:11:37 Xylazine and the drug crisis. 1:18:38 Sacrificing stage time. 1:17:25 Dating. 1:25:42 Dads and feelings; closing thoughts. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Theo Von The Comedian List · Wikipedia Host. 0:00 Bobby Lee The Comedian List · Official site · Wikipedia Guest. 1:30 People mentioned Dave Chappelle Wikipedia Bobby gets tongue-tied. 35:53 Chris Rock Wikipedia Same. 35:53 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products TigerBelly — Bobby’s podcast. YouTube 0:00 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places Montana — where Bobby was almost kidnapped. 0:00 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Ads Gametime (0:00) — Download the Gametime app, create an account, Use code WEEKEND for $20 off your first purchase. Ibotta (0:00) — Download the free Ibotta app Use code THEO when you register to get $5 just for trying Ibotta. Prize Picks (24:28) — prizepicks.com · First time users, download the PrizePicks app, use code THEO and PrizePicks will instantly give you $50 on your first lineup of $5 or more. BlueChew (58:09) — bluechew.com · Use code THEO to get your first month free – just pay $5 shipping. BetterHelp (59:15) — betterhelp.com/theo · This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp — to get 10% off your first month. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Show notes are a summary, not a full transcript. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Links on this page may be affiliate links through Amazon and other partner programs we participate in now or in the future. If you buy through those links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

This Past Weekend

Bobby Lee – This Past Weekend #463

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This Past Weekend with Theo Von · Episode #463 · Host: Theo Von · Guest: Bobby Lee · Published Sep 20 2023 · Runtime 2:07:59 · Watch: YouTube Bobby Lee returns to talk about his love life, why he might not be the best roommate, what happened to the movie he and Theo were making, why he might secretly be a redneck, megachurches, El Chapo hypotheticals, the “golden buzzer,” mukbangs and Chinese markets, who would be the most alien, and a congresswoman vaping in a theater. Chapters People Products Places Ads Chapters 0:00 Theo’s tour dates; drive-by racism. 12:24 Bobby’s friend Bub. 24:51 Megachurches and Harvest Crusade. 31:02 Living like El Chapo. 37:13 Airport habits. 43:23 The “golden buzzer.” 49:41 Mukbangs and Chinese markets. 1:02:08 Apologies and redemption. 1:08:21 Line dances, and who’s most alien. 1:27:14 Bobby the simple guy: same meal every day. 1:33:25 A club owner’s tour. 1:45:51 Would the movie change their lives? 1:58:14 The vaping congresswoman; sign-off. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. People On this episode Theo Von The Comedian List · Wikipedia Host. 0:00 Bobby Lee The Comedian List · Official site · Wikipedia Guest. On the Bad Friends tour. 0:00 People mentioned Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Products Bad Friends tour — Bobby’s tour. YouTube 0:00 Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Places None this episode. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Ads Celsius (0:00) — Go to the Celsius Amazon store to check out all of their flavors. HexClad (28:17) — hexclad.com/THEO! · Find your forever cookware @hexclad and get 10% off with promo code THEO Manscaped (29:18) — manscaped.com · Use code THEO for 20% and free shipping. Babbel (54:28) — babbel.com/theo · Get up to 55% off your subscription. Factor (55:53) — factormeals.com/theo50 · Use code theo50 to get 50% off. BlueChew (56:56) — bluechew.com · Use code THEO to receive your first month FREE – just pay $5 shipping. Show more Want this section to go deeper? Share this page with the creators and have them sign up so we can get permission to dig deeper into this episode. Show notes are a summary, not a full transcript. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Links on this page may be affiliate links through Amazon and other partner programs we participate in now or in the future. If you buy through those links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

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