Bad Friends – Draft Episode for Feb 2, 2026

Hosts: Bobby Lee & Andrew Santino

Notable Guests: Steel Beans, Rick Glassman

Date: February 2, 2026

Episode Overview

This raucous episode of Bad Friends welcomes musician Steel Beans and comedian Rick Glassman for a characteristically loose, hilarious, and at times deeply honest hang. Bobby and Andrew riff on cultural obsessions, post-special melancholy, Asian pride in sports, not-so-healthy habits, AI’s limits, touring as comics, awkward dating encounters, and bodily mishaps—while also teasing one another relentlessly and examining their unique friendships. The episode is a cross-section of everything Bad Friends fans love: biting jokes, vulnerable moments, pop culture deep-dives, and genuine Bad Friend energy.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Food, Racial Slang, and UK Terminology

• [01:22–02:47] Andrew and Bobby banter about British slang for "getting a Chinese" (referring to Chinese takeout). They poke fun at UK culture and riff on the idea of "getting a Japanese," joking about the absurdity of treating nationalities as menu items.
  • Bobby: “You don’t get a Chinese. They’re harder to catch. Dude, they’re ninjas.”
  • Andrew: “When we go to Japan, we should do a late night walk and talk video where we find drunk Japanese men sleeping on the street.”

2. Bobby’s Special, Friendship, and AA Birthday

• [02:57–04:13, 09:07–09:15] Bobby expresses feeling underappreciated after his comedy special, calling out his friends for not showing up or texting—except Andrew, who takes pride as “the only one.”
  • Bobby: “You’re the only one that texted me on my [AA] birthday. You’re literally the only one. None of you bastards came to my special.”
  • Andrew: “You probably don’t want me there, because you think I’d give you notes.”
• They touch on Bobby’s ongoing sobriety and the unique bonds in their circle.

3. The “Heated Rivalry” Gay Hockey Show

• [04:32–07:03] Bobby humorously reviews an imaginary gay hockey show, “Heated Rivalry,” detailing a scene with two rivals exchanging a water bottle—playful, awkward, and enthusiastic.
  • Bobby: “It’s so hot, dude. It melts the ice. These two rookies... right? And one guy goes, ‘Can I get a drink of your water?’ He doesn’t piss in his mouth. He hands him the bottle and they do a little brush of the finger, and that sets it off.”
• Andrew feigns prudishness, then admits his dislike for any overdone sex scenes, straight or gay.

4. The Real Show Plug: “Free Bert” & Arden Myrin

• [07:14–08:28] Andrew shouts out “Free Bert” and actress Arden Myrin (“She looks sexy—for her age”), while Bobby shares Matt TV memories.
  • Andrew: “I look like John McCain’s wife.”
  • Bobby: “I look like Mitch McConnell’s wife.”

5. Therapy Talk, “JOY,” and Creativity Slumps

• [09:24–12:01] Andrew shares a therapy acronym: “JOY—Just Observe Yourself,” applying mindfulness to daily life.
  • Bobby jokes: “I do YOJ.”
• Both discuss post-special depression and the creative void after finishing a big project.
  • Andrew: “There’s a postpartum special... after I film anything, I always feel a little sick and bad. You put so much into something.”
  • Bobby: “I literally don’t have anything... I don’t know what else to say.”

6. Sports, Asian Pride, and Learning Languages

• [13:17–15:30] Andrew celebrates Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani joining the Dodgers, noting a surge in Japanese ads and influence.
  • Andrew: “Everything is Japanese now at Dodger stadium. All the advertisers. It’s brilliant.”
• Bobby jokes about learning Cantonese and Mandarin, mimicking phrases and the word for “ice” (“bing”).

7. “GOAT”: Their Animated Film Project

• [15:33–16:28] Both hosts light up discussing a huge billboard for GOAT, their upcoming animated movie.
  • Andrew: “Never been in a real animated feature... it’s cool to be a part of that kind of thing.”

8. Guest Segment: Steel Beans on Music, AI, and Exercise

• [16:31–21:23] Steel Beans discusses his weight loss (dancing “like James Brown” and eating scrambled eggs), naked household routines, and why he’s not an “AI guy.”
  • Steel Beans: “They still can’t get green screen to work perfectly... It’ll never have the human emotion of comedy or the nuance in songwriting.”
  • On AI-generated lyrics: “It wrote a song and I was like, damn, these are lyrics I would write, but I would never say that. It’s hacky... it’s the fine tuning that puts the eyebrows.”
• Andrew pokes at AI: “Did you say that to AI? Because if you say that, it’ll just get better at it, then! That’s the problem.”
• Bobby marvels at Beans’ ability to play drums, guitar, and sing at once: “It’s like chewing gum and riding a horse at the same time!”

9. Guest Segment: Rick Glassman on Touring, Personal History, and Banter

• [26:17–56:41] Rick Glassman arrives, immediately sparking chaos and rapid-fire riffing.
• Rick plugs his tour, which they joke will be at coffee shops and Denver’s “Coffee Bean.”
• They discuss stand-up tour life, handling mean internet comments, and Rick’s style—Andrew calls him “a rabble rouser” and “handsome, tall Jew.”
• Rick and Bobby invent awkward UFC fighter names and moves, riffing on MMA commentary and “fake” fights:
  • Bobby: “Marcus Monroe is a very good bantamweight.”
  • Rick: “Sarah Mit Finowicz—good boxing lineage. Her dad died in a fire.”
• Awkward dating stories: Bobby admits to taking different dates to the same restaurant; Rick jokes about never eating out.
• They swap poop mishap stories, with Bobby calling his almost-miss a matter of “five seconds.”
• Rick tells a story about his mom having a bathroom accident at his ex’s apartment in London, gets her "phone approval" on-air, and shares a dad-joke about traffic stops and wearing glasses.

10. Wholesome & Absurd Closer

• [56:41–end] The crew gets silly and vulnerable.
• Bobby and Andrew tease Rick about his quirks—his rules at home (“Don’t touch that”) and his oddly polite boundaries.
• Jokes about micro-dosing mushrooms, dating habits, and how the hosts handle internet fame and pressure.
• Rick and Bobby launch into a mutual appreciation—“Lost, confused, and found”—before descending into fart and poop jokes.
• Rick phones his parents for live fact-checking and approval.
• The episode closes with Bobby openly reaching his “limit” and signing off, Rick attempting to co-host, and everyone affectionately (and officially) saying goodbye.

Notable & Memorable Quotes

• On British Chinese food slang
  • Bobby: “You don’t get a Chinese. They’re harder to catch. Dude, they’re ninjas.” (02:44)
• On friendship and birthdays
  • Bobby: “You’re the only one that texted me on my [AA] birthday. You’re literally the only one.” (03:00)
• On “Heated Rivalry”
  • Bobby: “It melts the ice, it’s so hot. I’m watching it going… I’m in!” (04:50)
• On post-special blues
  • Andrew: “There’s a postpartum special or a postpartum shooting, but I feel the same way. After I film anything… you put so much into something.” (10:12)
• Steel Beans on AI music
  • Steel Beans: “I entered in write a song in the style of Steel Beans... It wrote lyrics I would write, but I’d never say them. It’s hacky... it's the fine tuning that puts the eyebrows.” (19:53)
• On comments and rabble rousing
  • Andrew: “You are the most beloved guy on the internet. Your show is a hit. You’re a handsome, tall Jew. Things are going good.” (46:40)
  • Rick: “I have rebel rouse syndrome.” (48:27)
• Bobby on dating rules
  • Bobby: “I would find that it'd be a nightmare dating you. All your little rules at your house: Take your shoes off, don’t touch that.” (54:29)

Important Timestamps

• [01:22–02:47] Riffing on British “getting a Chinese” and “getting a Japanese”
• [03:00] Bobby calls out his friends for missing his special/AA birthday
• [04:32–07:03] Heated Rivalry (Imaginary gay hockey show discussion)
• [09:24–12:01] Therapy talk and post-special depression
• [13:17–15:30] Ohtani and Asian pride in sports
• [15:33–16:28] Animated movie “Goat” billboard excitement
• [16:31–21:23] Steel Beans on weight loss, AI, and music process
• [26:17–56:41] Rick Glassman’s extended guest segment: riffing, tour talk, dating, and poop stories
• [46:40] Andrew praises Rick’s online reputation (“Handsome, tall Jew”)
• [48:27] “Rebel rouse syndrome” joke
• [54:29] Bobby on dating Rick: “All your little rules...”
• [56:41–end] Warm goodbyes and co-hosting attempt by Rick

Tone & Style

Bad Friends maintains its signature: fast-paced, openly biased, and irreverently silly. The energy ricochets between affection, satire, and heartfelt honesty, all in the hosts’ and guests’ authentic voices.

For Listeners Who Missed It

This episode is a quintessential Bad Friends cocktail: part roast, part group therapy, part fever dream, part love letter between old friends and weirdos. Fans get the classic inside jokes and new listeners get a crash course in Bobby and Andrew’s chemistry—including all the fart and poop comedy that’s become its own language among them.

If you love comedy podcasts where sincerity and absurdity go hand in hand, this is a must-listen.