New Episode on Patreon Today

Summary

Bad Friends – “New Episode on Patreon Today”

Hosts: Bobby Lee & Andrew Santino
Date: September 5, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino reunite in the studio after Andrew’s month-long absence. With trademark banter, they catch up on recent happenings, poke fun at each other, and welcome regulars like Rudy back to the show. The conversation rolls through playful physical comedy, family anecdotes, and a heated debate about Oasis’s musical legacy.

The mood is light, energetic, and sprinkled with their signature blend of roasting, nostalgia, and quick-witted one-liners.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Andrew’s Return and Studio Vibes

• Andrew opens with a David Bowie musical nod, immediately launching into playful teasing with Bobby, noting, "Andrew's been gone for so long." (00:43)
• Bobby jokes about not remembering what Andrew looks like, poking fun at his new sunburn:
  • Andrew: “Was what now you're pinkish.”
  • Bobby: "Oh, I got a sunburn yesterday." (00:49)
• The atmosphere is lively, with both hosts riffing about attitude changes and hyperbole over minor grievances.

2. Physical Comedy & Studio Antics

• The duo describes (and possibly re-enacts) a scenario involving Andrew headbutting a stick of gum in slow motion:
  • Andrew: “You spit a gum at me and guess what I did to it.” (00:57)
  • Bobby: "Headbutted." (01:02)
  • Andrew: "I head bit. It butted away." (01:03)
• They escalate the bit with playful “sports” challenges, testing each other with catching objects:
  • Andrew: “Baseball. Use the baseball, but don't throw it. Lobby.” (01:22)
  • Bobby: “This is softer... Really good.” (01:30–01:33)

3. Rudy’s Return and Family Cleanliness Routines

• Rudy makes a return, with the hosts joking about the cleanliness (or lack thereof) of her car:
  • Bobby: "Top hasn't washed your car since you gave it to her." (01:49)
  • Andrew: “That is as dirty as you left it.” (01:53)
• Andrew riffs on the hyper-diligence of Filipino moms and their cleaning prowess:
  • Andrew: “If anyone listening right now. You want Filipino in your house? Her mom, she cleans everything.” (02:03)
  • Bobby: “Can we put up the website? Get a Philippines dot com.” (02:18)
  • Andrew: “Yeah. You had a kid Filipino dude. The ... way you fold the ... socks and the underwear. Yeah. Next future." (02:20)

4. Deportation/I.C.E. Bit

• More tongue-in-cheek humor centers on immigration and deportation hotlines:
  • Bobby: “Welcome to ICE. To get someone deported, press one.” (02:38)
  • Andrew: “You are 36 in line. Please hold.” (02:41)
• They riff on the idea of people waiting forever on hold for tickets or services:
  • Andrew: “You know Oasis tickets? They'll hold on for five hours.” (02:53)

5. The Great Oasis Debate

• Bobby reignites an ongoing debate: are Oasis overrated?
  • Bobby: "I'm guessing, like, 300, 400. For shitty." (03:10)
  • Andrew: “Something controversial... You have five good songs.” (03:12)
  • Bobby: “You're so out of pocket right now. That’s insane.” (03:16)
• The two list and argue over what constitutes a “good” Oasis song:
  • Andrew: “Wonderwall.” (03:22)
  • Bobby: “Don't Look Back In Anger. Good song. Super Wonderwall. Supersonic. Great song.” (03:33–03:39)
• Andrew challenges Bobby to sing “Cigarettes and Alcohol” and “Roll With It”—chaotic, improvised, and funny:
  • Andrew: “Sing me cigarettes and alcohol ... Fight me in the school, yeah, Sing me Roll with it...” (03:44–03:57)
  • Bobby: “Just roll with it how about Dixie? ... Digsy's.” (03:57–04:03)
  • Andrew: “You don't know any of this shit.” (04:04)
• Bobby insists on the greatness of “The Importance of Being Idle,” and Andrew playfully counters.

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Memorable Quotes

• Andrew (on Bobby’s return):
  “Andrew's been gone for so long. We don't even know how—what he looked like anymore.” (00:45)

• Bobby (re: cleaning skills):
  “If anyone listening right now. You want Filipino in your house? Her mom, she cleans everything.” (02:03)

• Andrew (Oasis hot take):
  “You have five good songs.” (03:12)

• Bobby (defending Oasis):
  “You’re so out of pocket right now. That’s insane.” (03:16)

• Andrew (on the obscure Oasis songs):
  “You don't know any of this shit.” (04:04)

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Notable Segments & Timestamps

• [00:43] – Andrew’s return vibe check
• [01:00–01:33] – Gum headbutt & studio challenge
• [01:49–02:20] – Rudy returns, car cleanliness & Filipino mom cleaning anthem
• [02:38–02:53] – ICE hotline bit & ticket-related waiting jokes
• [03:12–04:19] – Oasis song debate; name-that-song chaos and singalongs

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Tone & Delivery

The energy is classic Bad Friends—irreverent, fast-paced, and self-aware. Both hosts lean into exaggeration, mischief, and affectionate ribbing, with constant cultural references and meta-commentary. The Oasis debate is especially animated, with music fandom fueling their comedic competitiveness.

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Summary

This episode of Bad Friends delivers what longtime listeners expect: chaos, camaraderie, and honest (if absurd) perspectives. Between playful references to family, performative challenges, and a surprisingly impassioned music debate, Bobby and Andrew keep it engaging and unpredictable. If you enjoy their dynamic, this is another can’t-miss, laugh-out-loud entry.

Transcript

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[Andrew]

Can be heroes just for one day, Ms. Bowie. Good night. Hello. Welcome to WOW. What? What? What? What a pleasure to be here.

[Co-host]

What a pleasure to be here. To be back in the studio.

[Andrew]

Andrew's been gone for so long.

[Co-host]

One month.

[Andrew]

We don't even know how. What he looked like anymore.

[Co-host]

I look the same.

[Andrew]

Was what now you're pinkish.

[Co-host]

Oh, I got a sunburn yesterday.

[Andrew]

Yeah, you're pinkish. And your attitude is a little aggro.

[Co-host]

I'm aggro now?

[Andrew]

You spit a gum at me and guess what I did to it.

[Co-host]

You have any proof that this happened?

[Andrew]

No, but what did I do?

[Co-host]

Headbutted.

[Andrew]

I head bit. It butted away.

[Co-host]

You are a soccer man.

[Andrew]

Like George. What? Like what George Bush did with the shoe, right? I, I, I, I locked in at the gum.

[Co-host]

You're good.

[Andrew]

And I saw it in slow motion. I headbutted it.

[Co-host]

See?

[Andrew]

Yeah, yeah.

[Co-host]

Here.

[Andrew]

Yeah, here.

[Co-host]

I have a packet here. Ready?

[Andrew]

Go. Well, you can.

[Co-host]

Oh, sorry.

[Andrew]

You gotta put it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me get one more. Yeah. Baseball. Use the baseball, but don't throw it. Lobby.

[Co-host]

This is softer.

[Andrew]

Okay, go.

[Co-host]

Really good.

[Andrew]

Look at that.

[Co-host]

Really good.

[Andrew]

Did you see that, dude?

[Co-host]

Wow. Did you see that? Jules? Rudy, Jules is back.

[Andrew]

Yeah, at the Korean spot. When I see nuts in my face. Korean nuts. I can do it, dude.

[Co-host]

Rudy, what's going on? Welcome back to the show.

[Andrew]

Hello. Hello.

[Co-host]

Energy through the roof.

[Andrew]

God. Oh my God. Hi.

[Co-host]

Top hasn't watched washed your car since you gave it to her.

[Andrew]

I know.

[Co-host]

Not kidding. We were right next to each other and I was like. That is as dirty as you left it.

[Andrew]

As soon as your mom left this morning, I woke up in shivers and in a sweat. Why? Our house is going down. Her mom. If anyone listening right now. You want Filipino in your house? Her mom, she cleans everything.

[Co-host]

Can we put up the website? Get a Philippines dot com.

[Andrew]

Yeah. You had a kid Filipino dude. The. The way you fold the. You know, the socks and the underwear. Yeah. Next future.

[Co-host]

Where did your mom go? Back to the Philippines.

[Andrew]

She's gone.

[Co-host]

Wow. Ice, huh? Got her.

[Andrew]

Well, she was worried about it. I called twice. Yeah. What's for the challenge? Yeah.

[Co-host]

Welcome to ICE. To get someone deported, press one.

[Andrew]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Co-host]

You are 36 in line. Please hold.

[Andrew]

And people hold for hours. They can't wait. You know Oasis tickets? They'll hold on for five hours.

[Co-host]

How much are those tickets going for right now? Oasis. What do you think? What's the A? Let's guess what the average resale tick, because they're all sold out if we want to go to the Rose Bowl. What do you think that costs for, like, an average ticket? I'm. I'm guessing, like, 300, 400. For shitty.

[Andrew]

Something controversial.

[Co-host]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Andrew]

You have five good songs.

[Co-host]

You're. You're so out of pocket right now. That's insane.

[Andrew]

They have five good songs.

[Co-host]

You think?

[Andrew]

Wonderwall.

[Co-host]

Keep going. Bring up their fucking album. You're telling me they only have five good songs?

[Andrew]

I think so.

[Co-host]

That whole album was good.

[Andrew]

What's that? Main album, Don't Look Back In Anger. Good song. Super Wonderwalk. Supersonic. Great song.

[Co-host]

Don't Go Away.

[Andrew]

Champagne, supernova.

[Co-host]

Cigarettes and alcohol. Never heard of that song on, definitely. Maybe.

[Andrew]

Sing me cigarette right now Boom. Send me cigarettes and alcohol right now.

[Co-host]

Cigarettes and alcohol.

[Andrew]

Yeah, Fight me in the school yeah, Sing me Roll with it, Roll with it.

[Co-host]

Just roll with it. Just roll with it how about Dixie?

[Andrew]

London?

[Co-host]

Digsby's? Digsy's.

[Andrew]

What are you gonna do? We're gonna rol. Yeah. You don't know any of this shit.

[Co-host]

How about fucking in the bushes? Fucking in the bushes. Oh, you like Morning Glory?

[Andrew]

Supersonic. Okay. Morning Glory. Okay. My point is. Is that five? She's electric, she's electric she's electric in the morning she buzzes with electricity.

[Co-host]

Actually, the Importance of Being Idle is one of their best.

[Andrew]

Bristol. Let me hear it.

[Co-host]

The Importance of Being Idle.

[Andrew]

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