Quick Facts
- Episode: Tuesdays With Stories #660 — “Travel Hacks”
- Hosts: Mark Normand & Joe List, with producer Chuck (Discount Chuck)
- Runtime: 1:15:21
- Sponsors: Quince, Lucy, Shopify
- You’ll love this episode if you’re into: international travel hacks, stand-up road stories, flying with toddlers, Belfast history, and burger purism
Episode Summary
Mark and Joe open with studio banter before diving into a run of travel disaster stories: Joe’s nightmare three-hour crawl off a JFK tarmac after an early landing, the logistics of flying internationally with a toddler, and a culture-shock trip through Dublin and Belfast. Along the way they roast Hamilton, debate Sean Penn’s casting in Milk, argue about Joe’s spiteful first-class flight upgrade, and recap Joe’s ill-fated $800 first-class train ticket in the UK that nobody ever checked. The back half covers a rough run of Irish gigs — including a bombing in Belfast and a backstage “God mic” bit that died in total silence — before closing out with a heartwarming final night singing songs at a Dublin pub with Joe’s son.
Timestamp Directory
- [00:00] Intro & broken mics
- [02:05] The Pledge of Allegiance tangent
- [03:20] The JFK tarmac nightmare
- [07:20] Subway vs. cab with a stroller
- [08:56] Culture shock in Dublin during Ramadan
- [13:59] Trashing Hamilton
- [15:01] The leather jacket heckle at Casino Rama
- [18:04] Mark double-books Spokane openers
- [22:13] Life advice for an 18-year-old Uber driver
- [25:28] Sponsor: Quince
- [27:06] Sponsor: Lucy
- [29:23] Sean Penn in Milk
- [31:13] Joe’s 6-week social media detox
- [34:06] The spiteful first-class upgrade
- [41:05] Fined (almost) on a British train
- [45:04] Sponsor: Shopify
- [46:29] Burger purism at Oowee Burger, Bristol
- [52:56] Bombing in Belfast
- [58:00] The “God mic” disaster
- [1:00:59] The elevator stage mishap
- [1:04:17] The IRA bus driver
- [1:08:22] Final Dublin night at O’Donoghue’s Pub
- [1:11:59] Upcoming tour dates
- [1:14:13] Chuck’s plugs
People Mentioned
Joe List
Chuck (Discount Chuck) – producer
Bill Burr
Conan O’Brien
Bob Dylan
Marty List – Joe’s son
Sarah Tollemache – Joe’s wife
Paul McCartney
Dikembe Mutombo
Victor Wembanyama
Giannis Antetokounmpo
M. Night Shyamalan
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Abraham Lincoln
Aaron Burr
Jerry Seinfeld
Bill Maher
Chris Rock
Eddie Murphy
Tom Cruise
Albert Einstein
Benjamin Franklin
Sean Penn
Gus Van Sant
Sam Morril
Ari Shaffir
Sydney Sweeney
Luis J. Gomez
Michael Collins
Vinnie Brand
Also namedropped: O. Henry, Helmut Lang, Hakeem Olajuwon, Gary Vaynerchuk, Mary Todd Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, Barack Obama, Bernie Mac, John Pinette, Caleb Synan, Corey Mises, Quincy Jones, Puff Daddy, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Claire Danes, Tristan Harris, Sean Connery, Mike Myers, Bruce Campbell, John Fish, Mel Gibson, Waffa, and the fictional Claire Underwood (House of Cards).
Books Referenced
Poor Richard’s Almanack
Benjamin Franklin — [24:38] Joe quotes “early to bed, early to rise” and credits Franklin’s almanac.
The rest of the “book recommendations” in this episode (Tolstoy, Frederick Douglass, Lincoln, and a book on The Troubles) were part of a bit — Mark fake-quoting famous authors to give an Uber driver life advice — not real recommendations, so no links are included for those.
Sponsors & Products Mentioned
Quince SPONSOR
Clothing, luggage, furniture, supplements & jewelry. Joe used it for Mother’s Day gifts and kids’ clothing. Offer: free shipping & 365-day returns. quince.com/tuesdays
Lucy SPONSOR
Nicotine pouches & gum (apple cider, espresso, berry citrus, mango flavors). [27:06] Shop on Amazon
Shopify SPONSOR
E-commerce platform — Joe notes Luis J. Gomez uses it for Gas Digital. $1/month trial. shopify.com/tuesdays
8-Ball Bomber Leather Jacket [15:07] — Amazon
Cold Plunge Tub [24:28] — Amazon
Stroller [06:13] — Amazon
Seinfeld Funko Pop / PEZ [1:02:41] — Amazon
Wiffle Ball Bat [04:07] — Amazon
Canvas Satchel / Travel Bags [07:51] — Amazon
Referenced Media
Pink Floyd – The Wall
Album, referenced at [02:32]. Amazon
Bluey
TV show on Disney+, [03:56]
Hamilton
Broadway musical, roasted at [13:05]
Milk
Gus Van Sant film, [29:23]
Mystic River
Clint Eastwood film, [30:22]
Goodfellas
Martin Scorsese film, [52:12]
House of Cards
Netflix series, [1:00:13]
Dirty Old Town / Whiskey in the Jar
Sung at O’Donoghue’s Pub, [1:08:42]
Best Quotes
Stories & Anecdotes
The Tarmac Trap
Joe’s flight from Dublin landed 75 minutes early with an infant on board — only to sit stuck on the active tarmac for an hour anyway. [05:31]
The 8-Ball Jacket Disaster
Mark finally worked up the nerve to wear his edgy leather jacket at a gig in Canada. The first person he passed called him “Fonzie.” [15:07]
The Spiteful Upgrade
Goaded by a friend, Joe impulsively upgraded his family to first class — then ended up broke in coach while his wife ate chicken parm up front. [34:06]
The $800 Train Ride
Joe paid for premium UK rail tickets that, he later learned, are basically never checked. [41:05]
The God Mic Disaster
Joe tried a meta backstage-announcer bit on a Belfast crowd that had no idea who he was. Dead silence. [58:00]
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