New Episode Out on Patreon Today

Summary

Podcast Summary: Bad Friends – “New Episode Out on Patreon Today”

Hosts: Bobby Lee & Andrew Santino
Guest: Carlos Herrera
Date: May 8, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode dives into Bobby Lee and Carlos Herrera's recent trip to Coachella, with a hilarious recount of their festival experience, high-profile connections, and their brutally honest thoughts on musical acts, especially Sabrina Carpenter and Madonna. Bobby and Carlos riff on the chaos, the characters they encountered, and what it’s like to be 'artist pass' guys at one of the world’s biggest festivals.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Bobby and Carlos at Coachella

• [00:00] Bobby excitedly announces their Coachella adventure, highlighting that even TMZ reported on them being there.

• Vibe: Bobby and Carlos joke about showing off their Coachella wristbands, poking fun at themselves for acting like hotshots.

  "I was showing a hot shot with the new wristband."
  —Bobby Lee [00:20]

• Carlos notes it’s his first time at the festival and seems overwhelmed by the experience.

2. The Story Behind Their Artist Passes

• [00:36] Bobby inquires how Carlos scored an artist pass. Carlos jokingly (and evasively) says he “knows a guy.”

• The conversation shifts into humorous banter about who qualifies as “forever white” and the reliability of various friends, likening one ambiguous friend to “Pakistan”—always in negotiation.

  "He is such a fence sitter. We don’t know where..."
  —Bobby Lee [01:19]

  "He’s sort of like Pakistan, right? We’re gonna negotiate."
  —Carlos Herrera [01:22-01:27]

• Ultimately, they name-drop Cole, the director of the festival, as the generous plug who got them in.

  "He really hooked us up, this guy Cole. He’s such a nice guy. I hugged him a thousand times."
  —Carlos Herrera [01:36]

3. The Festival Experience: Shows & Suffering

• [01:51] Carlos admits they barely saw any shows due to various mishaps—he claims only two to three acts.

• He lays into Sabrina Carpenter’s performance, calling it so bad he’d "rather been in an ice detention center" or "a Japanese internment camp," exaggerating his misery for comedic effect.

  "I had rather been in an ice detention center. I’d rather been in a Japanese internment camp. It was pure painful."
  —Carlos Herrera [02:15]

4. Madonna Cameo ("Grandma Madonna")

• [02:32] Spirits lift when Carlos describes Madonna’s surprise on-stage appearance, humorously dubbing her “Grandma Madonna.”

• Bobby and Carlos riff on Madonna’s age, imagining her “striking a pose” with a walker, and her bus taking the handicapped parking spot.

  "And when she struck a pose, she had her walking–"
  —Carlos Herrera [03:10]

  "Her walker."
  —Bobby Lee [03:11]

  "Yeah, her walker. It was incredible. You know what I mean? She was doing a lot of leaning against, you know what I mean? Objects."
  —Carlos Herrera [03:11–03:20]

  "I heard Madonna’s tour bus pulled up into the handicapped parking spot."
  —Bobby Lee [03:20]

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Getting the Artist Pass:

  • "We know a guy, you know. Should we say his name? Yeah. He’s a pure white. He’s a...what I like to call a forever white. Like me."
    —Carlos Herrera [00:51]

• Friend Allegiances:

  • "He can turn on a dime. That’s right. Yeah. And his allegiances..."
    —Carlos Herrera [01:12]

• Grandma Madonna Bit:

  • "Grandma Madonna, Grandma, yeah, yeah. And she did Vogue..."
    —Carlos Herrera [02:55]
  • "Let your body move with the music."
    —Bobby Lee [03:02]

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Important Timestamps

• 00:00 – Bobby announces the Coachella trip
• 00:36 – Artist pass backstory & 'forever white' joke
• 01:19–01:27 – “Fence sitter” / “Pakistan” banter
• 01:36 – Cole (festival director) praised
• 02:08–02:32 – Carlos on Sabrina Carpenter, "internment camp" riff
• 02:54–03:20 – Grandma Madonna jokes, walker bit, handicapped parking quip

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Episode Tone

The episode is loose, fast-paced, and dripping with the irreverent humor Bad Friends fans expect. Bobby and Carlos trade inside jokes and absurd analogies, giving listeners both a peek behind the Coachella curtain and plenty of self-deprecating laughs. Their banter about musical acts, festival cliques, and celebrity perks is both honest and exaggerated, maintaining the trademark chaotic, playful dynamic.

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Transcript

[Bobby Lee]

Guess who's back from Coachella? Bobby Lee and Carlos Herrera went out to the desert. They were at Coachella. They were ripping it up. Dude, TMZ reported on it.

[Carlos Herrera]

Well, ripping it up is. I'll tell you what happened, and I. May I show you my Coachella experience? I've never been before.

[Bobby Lee]

That's why I introed it.

[Carlos Herrera]

He was showing off his wristband. Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Lee]

I was showing a hot shot with the new wristband.

[Carlos Herrera]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kind of like rude.

[Bobby Lee]

Started over.

[Carlos Herrera]

Go ahead, go ahead.

[Bobby Lee]

No, they tagged you now.

[Carlos Herrera]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Arrogant.

[Bobby Lee]

What section?

[Carlos Herrera]

They're missing an A.

[Bobby Lee]

Hey, what's up, dude? What section are you in?

[Carlos Herrera]

Yeah.

[Bobby Lee]

Oh, sick dog. I'm in. Douchebag.

[Carlos Herrera]

Yeah. That's artists. That's artists.

[Bobby Lee]

So whose artist pass was it?

[Carlos Herrera]

Mine.

[Bobby Lee]

What artist gave you an artist pass?

[Carlos Herrera]

Well, I. I'll be honest with you. We. We. We. We know a guy, you know. Should we say his name? Yeah. He's a pure white. He's a. What I like how to call a forever white. Like me. Yeah, you're forever white. Paul. Like, you guys are the good ones, right? I mean, Pete, I think I would put you in that category.

[Bobby Lee]

What about McCone?

[Carlos Herrera]

Yeah. Not really, because he can turn on a dime. That's right. Yeah. And his allegiances. I don't know whose allegiance is to he. That he.

[Bobby Lee]

He is such a fence sitter. We don't know where.

[Carlos Herrera]

We don't know where he is. Yeah, yeah. He's sort of like Pakistan, right? Right.

[Bobby Lee]

Who are you?

[Carlos Herrera]

We're gonna negotiate. We're doing the negotiations, right?

[Bobby Lee]

Yeah, but what.

[Carlos Herrera]

What's really going on here?

[Bobby Lee]

Pakistan is great.

[Carlos Herrera]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. But so we. He really hooked us up, this guy Cole. He's such a nice guy. I hugged him a thousand times. I was so grateful that, you know, I mean, we were able to go and.

[Bobby Lee]

Who's the gentleman you're referring to?

[Carlos Herrera]

Cole. He's the director. He's the director of the whole festival. Yeah. Yeah. Really cool guy. He looked after us, and we. The only show I saw, I. I saw two shows. No, you saw three. You were miserable at one. I barely saw one.

[Bobby Lee]

Oh, who was the third?

[Carlos Herrera]

Oh, so the. The first? I. I say two at Sabrina Carpenter. Let me tell you about Sabrina Carpenter.

[Bobby Lee]

Fill me in.

[Carlos Herrera]

Okay, I will. She's a good performer. Pretty. She gave it her all, huh? I had rather been in an ice detention center. I'd rather been in a Japanese internment camp. It was pure painful. Until. That's me. Until grand Madonna came out. And when Grandma Donna came out, I was so excited. Grandma Madonna, Grandma Donna Madonna came out. But the grand version. Oh, yeah. Old Madonna, yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Lee]

Grandma Madonna, yeah.

[Carlos Herrera]

Grandma Madonna, yeah.

[Bobby Lee]

Grandmama, Grandmama Madonna, yeah.

[Carlos Herrera]

Grandma Madonna, Grandma, yeah, yeah. And she did Vogue and when. You know what I mean?

[Bobby Lee]

Come on.

[Carlos Herrera]

Yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Lee]

Let your body move with the music.

[Carlos Herrera]

Struck a pose. And when she struck a pose, she had her walking.

[Bobby Lee]

Her. Her walker.

[Carlos Herrera]

Yeah, her walker. It was incredible.

[Bobby Lee]

Well, strike.

[Carlos Herrera]

You know what I mean? And she was doing that, right? She was doing a lot of leaning against, you know what I mean? Objects.

[Bobby Lee]

I heard Madonna's tour bus pulled up into the handicapped parking spot.