Second Date Update Classic: Pan-Bandoned

Summary

Podcast Summary: Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update Episode: Second Date Update Classic: Pan-Bandoned
Host/Author: iHeartPodcasts
Release Date: November 9, 2024

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Introduction

In the Second Date Update Classic: Pan-Bandoned episode of Brooke and Jeffrey, the hosts delve into the perplexing world of dating ghosting. This episode centers around a listener named Tara who shares her unsettling experience of being abruptly left by her date, Mac, during what was supposed to be a fun day at the fairgrounds. Brooke, Jeffrey, and their co-host Jose Bolanos navigate the intricacies of Tara's story, exploring the possible reasons behind Mac's sudden disappearance and seeking closure for Tara.

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Listener Story: Tara's Unfortunate Date

Tara begins by recounting her first date with Mac, highlighting their initial connection over a quirky conversation about corn while donating canned food at a police station. As Tara describes their enjoyable time at the fair—sampling roasted corn, enjoying rides, and competing in the duck shooter game—the tone shifts when Mac fails to win a prize, leading to an unexpected fallout.

• Tara (04:35): "Well, my favorite is the roasted corn, actually."
• Jeffrey (05:58): "When we played the duck shooter game, he didn't win, but I did, and I won this huge panda."

Despite the fun activities, Tara notices Mac becoming edgy after she wins the panda prize, culminating in his abrupt departure while she was away using the bathroom.

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Hosts' Discussion: Analyzing the Breakup

Brooke and Jeffrey analyze the potential red flags in Mac's behavior. They humorously discuss the possible overreactions to a fair game loss and the signs that Tara might have missed during their date.

• Brooke (05:30): "What a fun day."
• Jeffrey (06:14): "I would leave, though."
• Jose Bolanos (06:26): "As a guy, you want to be able to show up for your date and do something special. And when you fail in front of a girl, it's really embarrassing for us."

The conversation highlights the importance of communication and understanding in dating, especially when unexpected situations arise.

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Attempt to Contact: Bringing Mac Onto the Airwaves

Seeking answers for Tara, the hosts decide to call Mac live on the show. This segment aims to shed light on his sudden departure and provide Tara with the closure she seeks.

• Jose Bolanos (08:28): "We're gonna play a song, come back, and we'll call Mac for you."
• Jeffrey (10:11): "Sorry, guys."

The decision to contact Mac directly adds a dynamic and entertaining twist to the episode, engaging listeners with real-time interaction.

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Mac's Explanation: A Series of Unfortunate Events

Mac responds to the call, revealing a series of mishaps that led to his abrupt departure from Tara's date:

1. Providing Alcohol to a Minor: While Tara was in the bathroom, Mac encountered a teenager asking for beer. Despite the seemingly harmless interaction, this decision resulted in immediate legal consequences.

   • Mac (12:03): "I was literally caught with alcohol being given to a minor."

2. Expired Car Registration: Mac admits to driving with expired registration for three years, leading to his car being impounded and his subsequent arrest.

   • Mac (13:20): "They impounded my car and they took me to jail."

3. Lack of Communication: Embarrassed by the situation, Mac didn’t reach out to Tara promptly, leaving her confused and seeking answers.

   • Mac (14:34): "I just felt embarrassed. I just don't know how to explain it."

These revelations shift the narrative, portraying Mac not as someone who intentionally ghosted Tara but rather as an individual caught in unforeseen circumstances.

• Jeffrey (13:36): "So you ditched her because you got arrested?"

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Conclusion: Closure for Tara

After hearing Mac's side, Tara expresses a mixture of disbelief and understanding. While she appreciates the honesty, the lack of timely communication leaves her hesitant about pursuing a second date.

• Tara (15:05): "I need closure. I just don't understand where it went wrong."
• Brooke (17:53): "No, thank you. All he had to do is text me, and we could avoid all of this."

The episode wraps up with Tara finding some peace in understanding the reasons behind Mac's disappearance, emphasizing the importance of honesty and communication in the dating process.

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Notable Quotes

• Tara (07:22): "I need closure. I feel like I just don't understand where it went wrong."
• Jose Bolanos (10:00): "A lonely stuffed panda bear left all by himself, abandoned in the middle of the fairgrounds…"
• Mac (17:59): "He did, though, after this text. He sent me a sorry with a sad face. That's it."

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Final Thoughts

Second Date Update Classic: Pan-Bandoned delivers a compelling narrative that blends humor with genuine emotional insights. By unpacking Tara's experience and Mac's unexpected troubles, Brooke and Jeffrey offer listeners both entertainment and valuable lessons on the complexities of modern dating. The episode underscores the importance of understanding and communication, leaving listeners with a thoughtful reflection on the unpredictable nature of relationships.

Transcript

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[Jose Bolanos]

Dipping out on a first date without saying goodbye. Some of us have done it. Some of us have had it happen to us. Jose even went to the extreme of hiring producer Boyd as a waiter once to come up to his table with an envelope and say, excuse me, Sir. Are you Mr. Jose Bolanos? Your STD results just came in from the kitchen.

[Jeffrey]

Oh.

[Jose Bolanos]

And it's not good.

[Jeffrey]

Wow.

[Brooke]

Looks like the kitchen's not the only thing burning.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. Okay. I don't want to eat from that kitchen.

[Jose Bolanos]

Point is, there's creative ways to get yourself out of dates, and one of our listeners had it happen to her recently. She just wants to know the reason why. Her name is Tara. Tara. Did your guy use the STD trick, too?

[Tara]

No, I don't know about that.

[Brooke]

But you wish, right? You wish, though.

[Jeffrey]

Tara. Tara, I'm really glad that you're laughing right now. Yeah, I mean, it's a good sign that you're not taking this all too personally.

[Tara]

I'm laughing at all.

[Jeffrey]

That's a good attitude.

[Jose Bolanos]

Tell us about the guy that you went out with. What's his name? What's his deal? His white cell blood count? We want to know everything.

[Tara]

Okay, so. Yeah, right. I met this guy. His name was Mac. He was really cute. He was nice. We met, like, at the police station. We were both donating some canned food.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my God. I'm glad you finished that sentence. I'm like, wow.

[Tara]

Yeah. No, no. We were donating canned food, and, I don't know, we had a lot in common, and somehow we got on this conversation about, like, what's the best corn on earth? And Corn. Corn, yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Like, is there different types of corn?

[Jose Bolanos]

It's definitely an unusual question to have just come up, like, naturally.

[Brooke]

I heard another word, and I was like, oh, there's all types of that.

[Jeffrey]

A different level to the front there, I guess.

[Jose Bolanos]

You were donating, like, probably canned corn or something.

[Tara]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Why did I not put that together?

[Jeffrey]

Do you like sweet corn? You like that tricolor stuff?

[Brooke]

No, it makes sense.

[Tara]

Well, my favorite is the roasted corn, actually. So he said to me, hey, maybe we should go to the fairgrounds, because I don't think he believed me, or he said he didn't believe me about the race. Corn, whatever.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, like, you're talking like a corn on the cob at the fair, where you just slather it in butter like the elote. Oh, the elote. Oh, my God.

[Jose Bolanos]

I mean, that may be the first time ever that a flirty corn conversation led to an actual date, but good for you, Tara.

[Brooke]

Sounded kind of corny.

[Jeffrey]

No, see, that's why it doesn't work.

[Mac]

Exactly.

[Brooke]

Yeah, you're right.

[Jose Bolanos]

All right, so you ended up going to the fair with him.

[Tara]

Yeah. So I met him there at the fair.

[Brooke]

What a fun day.

[Jose Bolanos]

We haven't even heard about it yet.

[Jeffrey]

I know.

[Brooke]

I've only taken one girl to the fair ever. And it's fun trying to win the prizes.

[Jose Bolanos]

Yeah, what if the next thing that she says is the Ferris wheel collapsed and hurt a bunch of people?

[Brooke]

You were still at the fair. Okay. At least it's a good location to be crushed.

[Jose Bolanos]

I mean, how was it? Was it a fun date for you, Tara?

[Tara]

Yeah. Yeah, it was great. I mean, it was nice. You know, we met there, and we tried the corn. He agreed was fun. We had a good time.

[Jeffrey]

That's a cute date. It's not a super hot food to eat, though, in front of someone, just. Well, it could be, I guess.

[Jose Bolanos]

Depends how you do it.

[Tara]

Yeah, you should have seen me. I was, like, trying to make it all sexy.

[Brooke]

Just got, like, butter all over.

[Tara]

But anyways, we kept walking around, we had some drinks, we went on rides, we played the duck shooter game. I don't know if you guys knew that, but yes.

[Jeffrey]

So where did it go wrong? I don't know.

[Tara]

Like, that's what I'm trying to figure out.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, you don't know.

[Tara]

When we played the duck shooter game, he didn't win, but I did, and I won this huge panda.

[Brooke]

Okay, the man in me is already, like, feeling disappointed.

[Jeffrey]

Seriously, About a little fair game?

[Brooke]

No, we want to win you prizes.

[Jeffrey]

Are you serious? Your ego is that fragile? Oh, my God. It's just.

[Jose Bolanos]

As a guy, you want to be able to show up for your date and do something special. And when you fail in front of a girl, it's really embarrassing for us.

[Jeffrey]

That's a fair game. Did his attitude change after you won the panda and he didn't?

[Tara]

Yeah, you know, like, I don't know. I thought we were having fun goofing around, and then he got a little edgy over it, and didn't seem like he was holding a grudge or anything. I mean, it was only a panda.

[Jeffrey]

But he was holding a grudge. He was holding a panda. Just Feels like a red flag, but okay.

[Jose Bolanos]

So you were able to move on after the duck hunter?

[Tara]

Yeah. So he seemed to let it go, and he was fine. I gave him the panda because I had used the bathroom. He was okay holding it. I come out and he's gone. He, like, took off.

[Jeffrey]

Whoa, wait, the panda? Yeah. Where's the panda?

[Tara]

No, the panda. The panda was there. He left the panda, but he was gone.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, no.

[Brooke]

That's like an emergency escape route. I've never had to do that.

[Jose Bolanos]

Yeah, that's really weird.

[Jeffrey]

It can't be over a fair game. I mean.

[Brooke]

Yeah, it's not that intense.

[Jeffrey]

Let's be honest.

[Brooke]

I would just sulk the rest of the night and ruin the date.

[Jeffrey]

I would leave, though.

[Jose Bolanos]

Well, what did you do, Tara?

[Tara]

Well, I texted him because I figured, oh, maybe, you know, he went off to use the bathroom himself to get something to eat, you know, whatever. But he didn't get back to me, so I was like, okay, that's weird.

[Jeffrey]

So how long did you wait before you realized he had left? Left?

[Tara]

I thought I waited probably maybe another 45 minutes.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, you poor thing. Yeah.

[Brooke]

Still at the fair?

[Jeffrey]

No, now she's sad. Panda.

[Tara]

So anyway, I laughed and I was kind of mad, obviously.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, I'd be more than kinda.

[Brooke]

Yeah, that's rude.

[Tara]

So I kind of was. I didn't. I didn't text him right away. I waited probably about a week. And then, like, one night, I don't know, I had a few too many whines, you know, I was a little mad, so he kind of sent him a drunk text. I didn't mean to. I was like, I don't know, dude, he deserves it.

[Jeffrey]

Why are you holding back? Like, why do you even want to call this guy?

[Jose Bolanos]

Maybe something horrible happened to him and.

[Jeffrey]

He left the panda.

[Jose Bolanos]

What?

[Jeffrey]

He was abducted at the fair. I mean, what could possibly.

[Jose Bolanos]

It's happened to me before and then.

[Jeffrey]

And then never text back.

[Tara]

Yeah, he did, though, after this text. He didn't initially when I was at the fair, but he did. He sent me a sorry with a sad face. That's it.

[Jose Bolanos]

That's all.

[Tara]

That was it.

[Brooke]

He does feel guilty for.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, he does it. Sorry with one little sad face.

[Jose Bolanos]

Yeah, that's how you know they feel really bad. But it sounds like you don't really want to get another date with him. You're more interested in finding out the reason why he ditched.

[Tara]

Yeah, that's kind of it. I need, like, closure. I feel like I mean it. I don't know. I Just don't understand where went wrong.

[Jose Bolanos]

All right, well, let's try and find out where you did go wrong. We're gonna play a song, come back, and we'll call Mac for you. And try and get your second date update, okay?

[Tara]

Okay, great. Thank you.

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[Jose Bolanos]

I just can't get that image out of my head. A lonely stuffed panda bear left all by himself, abandoned in the middle of the fairgrounds with nobody there to hug him. It's an image that's gonna haunt my dreams for months.

[Jeffrey]

Wow.

[Jose Bolanos]

And I guess our listener Tara got abandoned there, too, when her date Mac disappeared randomly.

[Brooke]

But think of the pain.

[Jose Bolanos]

I know. Tara sounds like a strong, independent woman. That poor, helpless panda was just left sitting in the rain, crying out for someone.

[Jeffrey]

There was no rain, Jeffrey. It was the snow, the woods.

[Jose Bolanos]

The tornado nearly took him away, and he was just crying out for anybody to love him. And I want to get some answers and some justice today for Tara. But mostly for that sad, helpless panda who got pan bandoned at the fairgrounds that day. Tara, how long has it been since the panda's traumatic day at the fair?

[Tara]

I think it's been like four days.

[Jose Bolanos]

Oh, okay. Only four. I was picturing, like, two weeks in my mind.

[Jeffrey]

But she needs to answer now. We're not gonna wait two weeks.

[Brooke]

She got an answer.

[Jeffrey]

Yes.

[Brooke]

Sorry, guys.

[Jeffrey]

That is not an answer.

[Jose Bolanos]

Well, we're looking for a little bit more of an explanation.

[Jeffrey]

So let's call Mac right now demanding an explanation.

[Jose Bolanos]

Yes. Panda needs to know.

[Jeffrey]

That's right, Jeffrey.

[Jose Bolanos]

So here we go. I'm going to dial his number right now. Let's do this.

[Mac]

Hello?

[Jose Bolanos]

Is this Mac?

[Mac]

Yeah, this is Mac.

[Jose Bolanos]

Mass is calling Mac the panda abandoner. Mac.

[Jeffrey]

I shouldn't laugh.

[Mac]

Excuse me. What was that?

[Jose Bolanos]

Look, Mac, I'm calling from the radio show Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and we're trying to get some answers here for one of our listeners that you went on a date with recently.

[Mac]

Oh, like, wait, your radio station calling about, like, the second date thing?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. Okay, that's it.

[Jose Bolanos]

You've heard about it?

[Mac]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I have.

[Jeffrey]

All right, so I don't even think that you should be eligible for a second date, but here we are.

[Jose Bolanos]

Okay, I apologize for my co host, Brooke. She's a little bit bitter because we heard the story of what happened with you and Tara at the fairgrounds. Yeah, but we only heard one side of it. We're calling right now to get your end of the story.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, you ditched her, man. Why did you ditch her?

[Mac]

I actually. I feel very. I'm so embarrassed. Like, I have to tell you, I really like Tara a lot. And everything was going really good on the date, I gotta tell you.

[Jose Bolanos]

Is that your go to move then?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. Leave him wanting more.

[Jose Bolanos]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Crawling on back.

[Mac]

And I really have meant to call her and. But I've been dealing with like, literally a lot of stuff since I was on that date.

[Jeffrey]

Stuff. A text takes like two seconds.

[Jose Bolanos]

Yeah, please.

[Brooke]

I was gonna say that.

[Jeffrey]

What? I mean, did you get an emergency call or something? Is that why you had to leave while she was in the bathroom?

[Mac]

I'll explain. I just. The weirdest thing, I. While she was in the bathroom, a kid came up to me, like, 16, 17.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Mac]

And asked me if I would buy him some beer.

[Jeffrey]

Why would you buy a teenager beer?

[Brooke]

Cuz he's cool.

[Mac]

I don't know, they were just like, you know, they looked just underage. So I just thought I'd help him out and I said, sure. And I went to the beer area.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my God. So many more red flags popping up, you guys.

[Mac]

I know it sounds weird, but, I mean, I was a kid and I don't know, this is like, let me just buy this kid some beer. And immediately I got the beer and cops came out.

[Jose Bolanos]

Oh, my God.

[Jeffrey]

You were buying teenagers beer? But they were like narcs, man. Is that what you're saying?

[Mac]

Yes, exactly. And I was shook. I never expected that to happen. I was like, this is going to be a 5 second thing. And I was instantly cited for providing minors with beer. Took me out of the park to get my info. And it gets worse. I hadn't paid my registrar. They looked at my plates on my car and I hadn't paid my registration for like three years.

[Brooke]

Oh, my God.

[Jeffrey]

So you just drive around for three years on expired tabs too?

[Mac]

Sometimes you just kind of put it aside and you're like, it's been a year. No one's done anything. So. And I. They impounded my car and they took me to jail.

[Tara]

Oh.

[Jose Bolanos]

Oh. The more that you explain, the more you seem like a guy who's worthy of a second date.

[Tara]

Oh, my.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my God. So you ditched her because you got arrested? Well, when you put it that way.

[Jose Bolanos]

I don't know if you can say he ditched her. He got to leave. Dragged away from her.

[Mac]

I didn't spend too long in the jail, but it was just. I had to deal with getting my car back right now.

[Jose Bolanos]

Yeah, I mean, his biggest mistake was not putting a post it note on the panda, explaining what happened to it.

[Jeffrey]

Sorry. Went to buy some teenage boys alcohol.

[Mac]

It's a big panda. It's gigantic. So I just left it there for a second to buy the kid beer. So I don't even know what happened to the panda.

[Jose Bolanos]

Well, it was. It was left there, and Tara had to find it and had no clue what happened to you. That's why she's been freaking out, wondering what's going on.

[Brooke]

It does make sense why he only said sorry.

[Mac]

Yeah, I just felt embarrassed. I just don't know how to explain it. I thought she wouldn't believe me. I thought that there's no way anybody would believe.

[Jose Bolanos]

Well, we do believe.

[Jeffrey]

I really do.

[Jose Bolanos]

I mean, I believe it, but let's find out if Tara believes you, because she's actually on the other line listening right now and wants to talk to you.

[Brooke]

Ah, another sting.

[Mac]

What are you talking about?

[Jose Bolanos]

That's how these second dates work. Tara.

[Jeffrey]

God, are you speechless? Tara, are you there?

[Tara]

I don't believe it. I can't believe it.

[Jose Bolanos]

You don't believe him?

[Tara]

Like, actually, no, I believe him. I just. Like, the story is okay. That's just crazy. I would have never guessed in a million years. That's why he wasn't there.

[Jeffrey]

He was trying to party with some teens. Man.

[Tara]

Oh, my gosh. But I gotta ask you a question. Like, what kind of cops were these that you were dealing with? Were they cop cops or they, like, fair cops?

[Jeffrey]

You mean like security guards at the fairgrounds?

[Tara]

Yeah, like, you know, the ones.

[Mac]

I don't know, they had, like, badges and handcuffs and things.

[Jeffrey]

There's cops at the fair? I've seen police officers at the fair. Why does that matter?

[Jose Bolanos]

Yeah, what difference does it make to you, Tara?

[Tara]

Well, because if they're fair cops, it's like he should have taken off. I mean, he should have stayed there.

[Brooke]

I did not expect that.

[Jeffrey]

You wanted him to run.

[Tara]

I don't know. It's just the first thing I thought of, you know? It's like sometimes bear cops are just always hanging around and they're just checking on people. I don't understand why you wouldn't run. It just seems like a bonehead move to me.

[Mac]

I don't know. You wanted me to run away from the cops.

[Tara]

Yeah, but it was probably fair cops. That's not the same thing. You know what I mean?

[Jeffrey]

He eventually got taken down to a police station. I mean, even if they transferred him to other cops, like, it's not. I just can't believe your red flag is that.

[Tara]

Yeah, I'm just. You know, I'm gonna tell you something. I. I'm not gonna go into detail about it because it happened in the past, but kind of an issue like this with the milk jug game.

[Jeffrey]

With the what game?

[Tara]

Milk jug game.

[Jeffrey]

The milk jug jugs.

[Jose Bolanos]

You mean the game where you, like, toss the softball into, like, the milk. The giant milk can?

[Jeffrey]

Knock them over.

[Brooke]

Knock them over?

[Tara]

Yeah. You know, I just took off. I kind of hid behind the big stuffed animals. So, like, I bolted and they didn't find me. It was fine. It was blown over.

[Mac]

I don't know. It doesn't sound. That doesn't sound like the same thing. I know you're being pretty vague about your story, but I was literally caught with alcohol being given to a minor.

[Jeffrey]

I am just shocked at where we're at right now. It is not what I expected.

[Jose Bolanos]

You're not disappointed that he bought some beer for some miners at the fair. You're just more disappointed that he chose to get himself arrested rather than try and run.

[Tara]

So I am kind of disappointed in the whole thing. I don't know. Like, it was dumb for him to buy the beer, and it's also dumb for him to not get out of there quicker.

[Jose Bolanos]

Yeah, well, I have.

[Tara]

That's just my view.

[Jose Bolanos]

I have a really important question that I think the whole room is thinking about. About right now.

[Brooke]

Yes, I will purchase alcohol for you, Jeffrey.

[Jose Bolanos]

Not that I'm talking about the giant panda. If they were fair cops, why wouldn't they let Mac take it with him when he got arrested?

[Mac]

I don't know what's happening right now. This is kind of like a weird conversation.

[Jose Bolanos]

What's happening is I'm going to offer to send you out on another date with Tara. And we'll pay for that date.

[Mac]

Yeah, I mean, I don't know, Tara, if you want to go out again, I mean, I promise I won't be selling anything to anybody.

[Jose Bolanos]

Good.

[Jeffrey]

Promise.

[Jose Bolanos]

Okay. Tara?

[Tara]

No, thank you. All he had to do is text me, and we could avoid it, all of this. So I don't know.

[Jeffrey]

God, this is harder than winning one of those fair games.

[Mac]

Okay, well, have fun. And maybe next time you're at the jail, you should probably go out with, like, an actual criminal.

[Jose Bolanos]

That is the silver lining from this. Somewhere out there, Tara, there is your bad boy who's willing to run away from the fair country.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, yeah.

[Jose Bolanos]

You will find him one day.

[Tara]

Thank you. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning looking for excitement.

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[Greenlight]

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