The Double-Billed QuixlQuaxl in Honor of Audu (Re-Release)

Summary

Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend: The Double-Billed QuixlQuaxl in Honor of Audu (Re-Release)

Release Date: April 15, 2025
Hosts: Team Coco & Earwolf

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Introduction: Honoring Adu Prakash

In this heartfelt re-release episode of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, Conan O’Brien and the Team Coco crew pay tribute to Adu Prakash, a beloved fan who recently passed away. Originally aired in February, this episode is revisited to honor Adu's memory and the meaningful connection he shared with Conan and the team.

Conan O’Brien opens the episode with an emotional address, expressing his sorrow over Adu's untimely passing and reflecting on their delightful conversation about birding—a passion they both shared, with Conan reminiscing about bonding with his late father through bird watching.

"It's very unsettling. My thoughts and all our thoughts are with Adu's family and his friends and people who really know him."
— Conan O’Brien [00:00]

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Adu’s Professional Journey: Oceanography and Conservation

Adu Prakash, a research engineer for the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington, delves into his work with the Argo float program. He explains how these autonomous drifters gather critical data on oceanic conditions, contributing valuable insights into climate change and conservation efforts.

"Oceans are very good carbon sinks for all the carbon that we as humans produce."
— Adu Prakash [04:36]

The discussion highlights the significance of Adu’s role in understanding the complexities of our oceans, emphasizing the need for extensive sampling and technological advancements to monitor environmental changes effectively.

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Passion for Birding: A Lifelong Hobby

A significant portion of the conversation revolves around Adu's lifelong passion for bird watching. He shares anecdotes from his childhood, inspired by his parents’ love for wildlife, and how this hobby became a profound part of his life.

"I was really bummed out and my mom was like, here, take some binoculars. Go, go look for birds."
— Adu Prakash [09:30]

Adu recounts memorable birding trips, including an adventurous journey to Oregon in pursuit of the elusive Baikal Teal, showcasing his dedication and enthusiasm for ornithology.

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Upcoming Wedding: A Cultural Celebration in India

Adu excitedly discusses his upcoming wedding in India, highlighting the blend of cultures as he marries his fiancée Allison from Texas. He elaborates on the intricate preparations, including coordinating attire, visas, flights, and choreographed dances for the multi-day celebration.

"It's three or four days. Yeah, for ours. And actually in my. When writing to y'all, I actually invited the three of you."
— Adu Prakash [12:36]

The hosts humorously engage with Adu’s wedding plans, playfully suggesting prioritizing the event over the Oscars and expressing genuine excitement about experiencing an authentic Indian wedding.

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Cultural Insights and Personal Connections

Adu shares his deep appreciation for Indian culture, expressing enthusiasm about showcasing his heritage to his fiancée’s family and friends. He emphasizes the beauty of traditions, from elephant parades to vintage car processions, reflecting his desire to create memorable experiences for his loved ones.

"I'm just excited to kind of show parts of my culture that I took for granted growing up."
— Adu Prakash [17:03]

The conversation also touches on the environmental consciousness in modern ceremonies, such as moving away from using elephants to more sustainable modes of celebration.

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Humorous Exchanges and Heartfelt Moments

Throughout the episode, the interaction between Adu and the hosts is filled with humor and warmth. Adu introduces a playful segment where he matches birds to each host’s personality, leading to humorous comparisons and affectionate banter.

"This is called the Andean Cock of the Rock. And I'll repeat that. Cock of the Rock."
— Adu Prakash [22:03]

These light-hearted moments underscore the genuine camaraderie and mutual respect between Adu and the Team Coco members, making the episode both entertaining and touching.

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Closing Tributes and Final Thoughts

As the conversation winds down, the hosts extend their heartfelt congratulations to Adu and Allison, expressing hope that their paths will cross in person. Conan and the team reflect on Adu’s positive impact, both as a fan and as an individual committed to making a difference through his work and passions.

"You're a very cool guy, and I support. I just love that you're using your mind to try and help the planet."
— Eduardo Perez [21:34]

The episode concludes with a collective farewell, celebrating Adu’s legacy and the meaningful connections he fostered within the Team Coco community.

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Notable Quotes:

• Conan O’Brien [00:00]:
  "It's very unsettling. My thoughts and all our thoughts are with Adu's family and his friends and people who really know him."

• Adu Prakash [04:36]:
  "Oceans are very good carbon sinks for all the carbon that we as humans produce."

• Adu Prakash [12:36]:
  "It's three or four days. Yeah, for ours. And actually in my. When writing to y'all, I actually invited the three of you."

• Adu Prakash [17:03]:
  "I'm just excited to kind of show parts of my culture that I took for granted growing up."

• Eduardo Perez [21:34]:
  "You're a very cool guy, and I support. I just love that you're using your mind to try and help the planet."

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Conclusion: A Celebration of Friendship and Passion

This re-released episode serves as a poignant reminder of the profound connections that can form between fans and their favorite personalities. Adu Prakash’s legacy as a passionate conservationist and dedicated bird watcher leaves an enduring impression on Conan and the Team Coco family, celebrating the essence of friendship that the podcast strives to cultivate.

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Transcript

[Conan O'Brien]

Hey, Conan O'Brien here. And we are going to re air A Conan O'Brien needs a fan. This is a segment that aired originally not too long ago February. We're re airing it for a very sad reason. I just found out moments ago that this fan, Adu Prakash has passed away. And he it's very upsetting because we had a very nice, I mean for a million reasons. But I'm thinking of him because we had a lovely conversation. He talked to us about his love of birding. He's a birder. And that fascinated me cause my dad, who I lost in December, was a lifelong birder, fascinated with birds and always going out to check out birds and identify them. And I would go with him as a kid so I could bond with Adu about this. And he was really sweet, very funny as you'll see in the segment. And we had a lovely chat. He came up with birds that we looked like. He had a really good sense of humor. And it is the just it's very strange to be kind of shocked by the passing of someone who we just spoke to over zoom. And we had a connection. But a connection is a connection. It's a real. He reached out to us and we shared time with him and had a lovely experience. And he even invited me to his wedding. And I said I wasn't able to go cause I was getting ready for the Oscars at the time. I'm not sure I would have been able to go anyway. But still, it's just very unsettling. My thoughts and all our thoughts are with Adu's family and his friends and people who really know him. And we just wanted to re air this conversation because it was just lovely getting to chat with him. And so this is our way of honoring his passing. So let's air this segment with Adu Prakash and we are very sorry, very sorry to everyone who knew and loved him.

[Sona Movsesian]

Conan O'Brien needs a fan. Want to talk to Conan? Visit teamcoco.com callkonan okay, let's get started.

[Matt Gourley]

Hi Adu. Welcome to Conan O'Brien needs a fan.

[Adu Prakash]

Hi guys. I'm really excited to be here.

[Eduardo Perez]

Hello Adu, how are you?

[Adu Prakash]

Fantastic. How are you, Conan?

[Eduardo Perez]

I'm doing well. I have to compliment you on your voice. You have a terrific.

[Matt Gourley]

And your sweater.

[Eduardo Perez]

Well, you know, I'm thinking it's mostly a vocal audio medium, but sure, I.

[Sona Movsesian]

Like the whole vibe.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yeah, the whole vibe is great. You have an incredible beard. You have a true Irishman's sweater, Adu.

[Adu Prakash]

And he's actually from Ireland, so.

[Eduardo Perez]

Oh, I could tell. Yes. That's the one thing I know it's got. I can tell by the various coded messages in it right now. Oh, for sure. It says by Guinness and you've got an amazing beard. But I've gotta say that the tone of your voice is very calming. Fantastic.

[Adu Prakash]

I appreciate that. I mean, I brought my mic from home just so that you can hear it, like the rich fullness of it all.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yeah, yeah. We've not found a mic in the universe that will give me a rich fullness. I've put Eduardo on that.

[Adu Prakash]

I'm still searching.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yeah, we're going through the Barry White estate to see what we can get. Adu, tell me a little bit about yourself. What do you do? What are you all about? Where are you coming from?

[Adu Prakash]

Wow, that's a huge question. Yes, it is. Right now I am a research engineer for the School of Oceanography at the University of Washington. So I live in Seattle. Oh, wow. Cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah, It's a very cool job. I do R and D for the Argo float program. So Argo floats are these autonomous drifters that we put out in the world's oceans that sample various things, you know, in the ocean. Temperature, pressure, salinity, ph, dissolved oxygen, basically kind of giving us a comprehensive look on how our oceans are doing and how our atmosphere is doing. It's all climate change related, conservation related, and it's. It's a cool gig. Wait, I'm not an oceanographer. Wait a minute.

[Eduardo Perez]

Are you one of those people that believes in science?

[Sona Movsesian]

Boo.

[Eduardo Perez]

Should I go? Why don't you take your mumbo jumbo and witchcraft somewhere else?

[Adu Prakash]

Let's pack up and go, guys. I'm sorry.

[Sona Movsesian]

Three cheers if I don't understand it. I don't like it.

[Eduardo Perez]

Exactly. Yeah, I don't like science. Now I'm going to go get in my car and drive around. Yeah, that sounds like really good work. I'm hoping you can tell me something optimistic because these are perilous times. It can feel for a lot of us. What do you.

[Adu Prakash]

Oh, you want it optimistic?

[Eduardo Perez]

No, no, no. It doesn't have to be optimistic. I just want to take your. It sounds like you're devoting your career and your incredible mind and hard work to trying to figure out the oceans, I'm guessing, are warming. That is happening.

[Adu Prakash]

Yes, they are.

[Eduardo Perez]

Okay.

[Adu Prakash]

Yes. And they are getting hotter and hotter. They're just taking in all the heat that we're producing. And part of this program is to study how the heat Content of the ocean is changing over time, and a large part of that also is how much carbon is taking in. So oceans are very good carbon sinks for all the, you know, carbon that we as humans produce. And some studies are actually showing that there's some regions that are actually sources of carbon now. So it's not just sinks, but there's a flux between the ocean and the atmosphere. I don't know if I have any positive gems for you, Conan, but I think one cool thing. So I'm, I'm very new to oceanography. I, you know, was a conservation based person for 25 years and an engineer and I kind of combined those things and landed in this sector. But I think I've just been learning how cool and complex our oceans are and how many different subsystems are, you know, in there. And what, what's cool is that oceans are like space to us in that they're just criminally under sampled. Right. So we don't know much about the oceans at all because what are we going to, we don't have like an array of sensors in there for like, you know, last 100 years or so. But that's what we're trying to do. We're trying to put as much technology out there and like, kind of sample as much as we can.

[Eduardo Perez]

It's very, well, it's also as understanding how rising temperatures are going to affect current winds. We've all noticed that things are getting more severe. We're noticing that here in Los Angeles obviously, lately. And I think across the globe people are noticing that extremes are becoming more extreme. And climate change doesn't always mean one thing. The influences can be very complex. And so we don't really know sometimes what to expect. Sometimes it means. And we're all figuring that out together, so. And I think my work in this area is every bit as important as you say.

[Matt Gourley]

You're telling him all this stuff.

[Eduardo Perez]

Excuse me. I do. Excuse me. I'm not done yet. I believe that by various neutron installments throughout. What are you installing the oceanographic plates and plateaus, there might one day be hegemony.

[Matt Gourley]

Can we just go back to your sweater?

[Eduardo Perez]

Your sweater looks amazing.

[Adu Prakash]

Thank you.

[Sona Movsesian]

Let's just let A.J.

[Eduardo Perez]

Talk. No, I do appreciate. All foolishness aside, I really do appreciate the work you're doing. And as someone who has children, I really do want us to figure this out and make a better world. So I'm glad you're doing this.

[Adu Prakash]

We're doing the best we can, Conan.

[Eduardo Perez]

Well, try harder. Try harder. You don't look like it. You just called into a podcast to goof around. This is time that could be saving the world. And you're like, I gotta. You're like, I've got to go talk to Conan and goof off. Well, listen, I love Seattle. I'm sort of married into Seattle because my wife is from Seattle and I married there and I go back a lot and I love my in laws and I love to prowl around Seattle. It's my second home, so.

[Adu Prakash]

Sorry, you said prowl, right?

[Eduardo Perez]

Yeah, you know, late at night, wearing mostly black.

[Adu Prakash]

Yeah. Okay.

[Eduardo Perez]

And there are, there have been some sight. I wear a black cap. Listen, that's not important. My prowling is my own business. Tell us about yourself. What are your hobbies? What do you like to do when you're not studying your sensors? What do you. And I say that with great respect.

[Matt Gourley]

No, you don't, of course.

[Eduardo Perez]

What do you. Great respect. What do you like to do in your spare time? Adu. What's your hobby?

[Adu Prakash]

I think, yeah, my two main ones are trail running and bird watching.

[Eduardo Perez]

Oh.

[Adu Prakash]

And what I found is I hang out with a lot of older folks because that's a very kind of niche subset of activities that I find my communities, honestly. But it's, you know, it gets me outside and.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yeah, my father was a bird watcher, loved it. And he used to always try and get one of us to go along with him bird watching. And when I was a kid, I'd noticed that no one else was volunteering and I would feel some like, well, someone's gotta go. And so I would go and I would trudge around marshes in the suburbs of Boston or Rhode island and not enjoying the smell.

[Adu Prakash]

And did you enjoy it?

[Eduardo Perez]

I have to say I didn't at the time. The one thing I really did enjoy was there was once a gull that got way off course and kind of made the news called Ross's Gull. And Ross's Gull, I think usually hangs out in Alaska or Russia. And it, this thing, I think lost its connecting flight, got all turned around and Ross's Gull showed up. Some birder spotted it in Boston. And this might be, I don't, I'm gonna say this is 1970, this could be 76, 77, something like that. And I went, my dad was really excited and he said, we've gotta go. It was like a 40 minute drive. And so there was a bunch of, I mean, there was 300, 400 birders there. And we found a spot and I saw Ross's Gull. And I remember thinking, wow. And then I tried that line on women for years. It never worked. Never worked.

[Adu Prakash]

I. I almost traveled nine hours round trip to see something called a Baikal teal down in Oregon. It was kind of a similar vagrant, you know, got kind of lost and found its way over here. But I'm getting married in two weeks and I don't think.

[Eduardo Perez]

Wait a minute. I do. You buried the lead. This is a huge, this is a huge event and you're talking about the double billed Quixel Quaxel.

[Sona Movsesian]

Making fun of his. I am not.

[Eduardo Perez]

This is again, with great respect. So tell me about this. You're getting married in two weeks and.

[Adu Prakash]

Basically there's a lot to do because I'm getting married in India and my fiance, soon to be wife is from Texas and her whole family's from Texas and not a lot of them have visited Asia or India. And I'm basically coordinating a bunch of stuff like clothing, visas, flights, choreographed dances because it's a big soiree.

[Eduardo Perez]

I've never been to a true Indian wedding and I've always wanted to go.

[Matt Gourley]

Is it true they take place over more than a day? Right?

[Adu Prakash]

It's three or four days. Yeah, for ours. And actually in my. When writing to y'all, I actually invited the three of you. So invitation's still open. It's on the 10th of February and I know you have the Oscars to host.

[Eduardo Perez]

It'll be really great if I, if I blew off the Oscars.

[Matt Gourley]

I'll handle the Oscars.

[Eduardo Perez]

You go to the Wag. I love that there's been a quick program change. Instead of Conan O'Brien, Matt Gorley's here.

[Matt Gourley]

And best picture goes to Goldfinger. How is that possible? Every category J.

[Eduardo Perez]

Bond Films from the 70s swept tonight. Where in India is the wedding taking place?

[Adu Prakash]

The southwest side of India and there are a ton of birds there. You know, I keep like a life list of birds. And you know, I started when I was 6 years old and my mom and dad really got me into it because we would go visit India all the time and I'd see all these like elephants, tigers and like, you know, all these cool big mammals. And we'd watch Animal Plant and then I'd come back to the Bay Area where, you know, I grew up, and I'd see, you know, a squirrel or like, you know, like a rabbit. And I. And I was really bummed out and my mom was like, here, take some binoculars. Go, go look for birds. You know what? We'll Take to a park and I got hooked. Right. It was just kind of like, I want to see everything. They're all so cool. They all act so differently and, you know, but then I just kind of like wrote them on piece of paper and then I would throw the paper in a piece of paper away like all the species I was seeing. So you're a litter until maybe I'm a litterer. That's right.

[Eduardo Perez]

Okay, that's great.

[Adu Prakash]

In the ocean.

[Eduardo Perez]

Big problem with climate change is we keep finding these birding notes. The fish are eating them and dying. Rare fish. We're looking for someone named Adu, if you know anything about him. He's wearing an Irish sweater that he got from Liam Neeson. But I'm. Well, so. But this is how you got interested in it. And so now you're going to go to India and it's a chance to probably see some. Some new birds.

[Adu Prakash]

Oh, for sure. Yeah. Like, you know, I lost all those lists from before. So there's, you know, I want to say close to a thousand species there. Not specifically in that state, but there's just like so many and I'm very excited. The venue is actually right next to a bird sanctuary, which I don't know if my fiance knows about, but I'm probably gonna sneak away.

[Matt Gourley]

During the ceremony. Will your eyes be kind of wandering up into the skies?

[Adu Prakash]

I said, aju.

[Eduardo Perez]

Do you take this woman?

[Matt Gourley]

Huh? I do, I do.

[Eduardo Perez]

Nicely done. Yeah. You're gonna drift away so many times. Like when it's time for toast. Where is he? You're there with nine birds on your arm, talking to them like Dr. Bulo.

[Adu Prakash]

You're joking, but that's actually.

[Eduardo Perez]

I'm not joking. I sum up a human being very quickly.

[Matt Gourley]

Is your fiance into birds?

[Adu Prakash]

She's into large mammals and she kind of tolerates my birding. And sometimes I'll find a bird. You know, we, we went to Peru earlier this year and I was showing her. Oh, look, that one's like a really prehistoric looking bird. And she's like, yeah, yeah, yeah. And then like every once in a while I'll find something that she'll be like, oh, wow, that, that actually is really cool and beautiful. But I don't know, we got our camps. We're in the wildlife camp, but, you know, that's good.

[Eduardo Perez]

It's close enough areas. It's close enough.

[Adu Prakash]

Yeah.

[Eduardo Perez]

My wife is not adjacent to any of my interests in any way. So where you are sounds, you know, much, much healthier. And I compliment you and I weep. For myself, I do. There's a. Well, I just think this is wonderful. Sona and I have been to Jaipur.

[Sona Movsesian]

Yeah.

[Eduardo Perez]

And to the. I guess they call it the Pink. Is it the Pink City?

[Sona Movsesian]

Is it the Pink City? Yeah, it was very pink.

[Eduardo Perez]

It was, I think, after. But anyway, we were there together. We've had so many adventures together, but we were there together, I think, around 2010. And that was my one dip into India and I loved it. I think it's a magical place. I really do.

[Adu Prakash]

It's fantastic. Yeah. I think the most exciting thing for me outside of, you know, marrying my soon to be wife is showing all these people who are so near and dear to me, a culture that I have kind of taken for granted.

[Eduardo Perez]

All the cool experiences that I've had, niche interests. I'm sorry.

[Sona Movsesian]

Oh, my God.

[Matt Gourley]

He was having a nice.

[Sona Movsesian]

He's really having a really sweet moment talking about India.

[Eduardo Perez]

I couldn't help it. I sneezed for real. And then I had to add a joke to cover my human moment. I'm sorry. Continue. So get. Get it back. My sneeze is over.

[Adu Prakash]

Well, I'm just excited to kind of show parts of my culture that I took for granted growing up, like being invited to all these weddings, going clothes shopping, like going up into the mountains, staying in a bungalow, you know, you know, seeing elephants. And it's. There's the culture, there's the environment. There's just like the country itself that I'm really excited to show people. And, yeah, I'm super stoked. It was a lot of work to get here.

[Eduardo Perez]

But quick question. I know it's a tradition. Are you going to ride in at one point on a white horse?

[Adu Prakash]

I am not, but I am going to ride in on a vintage car.

[Matt Gourley]

Oh, what kind of car? What car?

[Eduardo Perez]

1987 Buick Lesaber.

[Adu Prakash]

I don't think I have a full say on the specific car. It could be a Jaguar, hopefully. Fingers crossed. But, yeah, basically, growing up, for a lot of our weddings that I attended, elephants were used. Riding in on elephants.

[Eduardo Perez]

Riding in on a big animal. Animal is a big thing. And I know this because Jack, none other than Jack McBrayer was invited to. One of the Jonas Brothers, I think was Jebediah Jonas, I think, who was married in India. And he said that the Jonas Brother came in on a white horse.

[Sona Movsesian]

Yeah.

[Eduardo Perez]

At the. You know, and the horse was like, what's Jack McBrayer doing here? Sorry. Taking us far afield.

[Adu Prakash]

No, it's fine. But elephants are. We don't ride them Anymore because we found that it's actually super, you know, harmful to them. And so actually, it's good that we're kind of good moving away from that.

[Eduardo Perez]

But phasing that car.

[Adu Prakash]

Car's nice. And my. My fiance is going to be coming in on a boat.

[Sona Movsesian]

That's nice. I want to go.

[Matt Gourley]

Yeah, let's go.

[Adu Prakash]

Sort of just come.

[Sona Movsesian]

Can you postpone the wedding till after the Oscars?

[Eduardo Perez]

I think we postpone the Oscars.

[Sona Movsesian]

Okay, let's do it.

[Eduardo Perez]

You know what I mean? Because I would love to say the Oscars have been postponed. And people would be like, oh, you know, well, probably because of everything that's happened in la. And I'd be like, no, no, no, no.

[Conan O'Brien]

Not because of that.

[Eduardo Perez]

Adu is getting married, and I need to be there. And he's been a good friend of mine for about 11 hours.

[Sona Movsesian]

Yeah. You know, sona means gold in Hindi. Okay. No one cares.

[Matt Gourley]

Give us time to process it.

[Eduardo Perez]

The peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. It's a legume.

[Matt Gourley]

Did you know that pirates have an eye patch? Not because they're missing an eye.

[Sona Movsesian]

Mine was to adjust to the light. We're talking about India. And that my name means gold.

[Eduardo Perez]

He kind of forced it in.

[Sona Movsesian]

All right, well, it's just cool. It's a cool.

[Adu Prakash]

Can I just say choreographed dancing, though? I want. I would love to see y'all do, like, join in on the choreographed dance.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yes.

[Adu Prakash]

And this is an extra bit of enticement. If you come, we will add the string dance to the choreography.

[Matt Gourley]

All right, I'm getting.

[Eduardo Perez]

I'm getting.

[Matt Gourley]

I'm out to.

[Eduardo Perez]

Eduardo, book me some flights. I love yelling at us. This is your highly, highly trained sound engineer to. I know, but you have to be jack of all trades in these situations. Eduardo, get me those flights and a cup of black coffee. See? Book, click, click, click, click, book. Book, click, book isn't a sound effect. Book, book. Well, Adu, I am very happy for you. What is your bride's name?

[Adu Prakash]

Allison.

[Eduardo Perez]

Allison. Okay. I'm very happy for you and for Allison, and trust me, if I could find a transporter beam, I would. I would be there. You seem like a very cool guy, and I support. I just love that you're using your mind to try and help the planet. I love that. I would do that, but my mind's no good. But I'm happy that you and people like you are hard at work on this.

[Adu Prakash]

I appreciate that, Conan.

[Eduardo Perez]

Thank you. I think we're good, right? Yeah. Yeah. I want to thank you so much adu for calling in. And again, very energizing to find out that we have fans out there who are smart and funny and cool and doing good stuff and have amazing taste in sweaters. I bow to you, sir. I bow to you.

[Adu Prakash]

Thank you.

[Eduardo Perez]

All right.

[Adu Prakash]

Could I say one last thing?

[Eduardo Perez]

Sure.

[Adu Prakash]

As an exercise, I found birds that I thought reminded me of each one of you. Oh, sure. Yes.

[Eduardo Perez]

Go. Go for it. That's a quick edit right there. Yeah.

[Adu Prakash]

This is called the Andean Cock of the Rock. And I'll repeat that. Cock of the Rock.

[Sona Movsesian]

No, it's not the real name.

[Eduardo Perez]

That is. I mean, it's like looking in a mirror.

[Matt Gourley]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure who that is.

[Eduardo Perez]

That is my bird. What's it called again? I want to write it down and make sure that they are, you know, don't go extinct. What is it called?

[Adu Prakash]

The Andean Cock of the Rock.

[Matt Gourley]

Yeah, it's. It's all upper body red with a huge red pompadour.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yes.

[Matt Gourley]

I mean, you can't even tell what's head and what's, like, mating plumage or.

[Eduardo Perez]

No, no, and you can tell it. You can tell it breeds insatiably.

[Matt Gourley]

It's called the. Of the Rock.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yes. No, and it. It's just got so much sexual energy.

[Matt Gourley]

Probably has sex with the Rock.

[Sona Movsesian]

Come on.

[Eduardo Perez]

It.

[Sona Movsesian]

Probably.

[Adu Prakash]

So they have, like, these kind of performance halls. I'm not even joking. Where all the males just come and kind of unleash all their sexual energy by, like, bobbing and making, like, weird dances. Yes. And then the female, like, rocks kind of just watch and see.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yeah.

[Adu Prakash]

You know, which one catches their eyes. So it just kind of reminded me of Conan for some reason.

[Eduardo Perez]

You know what? I. I'm. I am now Cock of the Walk.

[Sona Movsesian]

Andy and Cock of the Rock.

[Eduardo Perez]

Okay. I'm the Andean Cock of the Rock.

[Sona Movsesian]

Yeah.

[Eduardo Perez]

I love it.

[Adu Prakash]

Yeah.

[Eduardo Perez]

All right, let's move on. What? Sona. What's the Sona?

[Sona Movsesian]

Well, this is.

[Adu Prakash]

This is Sona.

[Conan O'Brien]

Okay.

[Matt Gourley]

Nice mustache, sonny.

[Eduardo Perez]

Look at that. It's got your dad's mustache.

[Sona Movsesian]

Come on, man.

[Eduardo Perez]

It does.

[Adu Prakash]

So, hey, Gil, I want. I want to preface by saying I, you know, I love hearing you on, like, you know, the podcast and all the shorts and your kind of laughter fills up the room, and I just wanted to shout out to that. This is called the three waddled bellbird. It's a really cool bird from, like, Central America, and it is one of the loudest birds in existence.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yes.

[Adu Prakash]

Its calls go to, I think, 100 decibels like a rock concert almost. Oh, my God. You can hear them across like the rainforest.

[Sona Movsesian]

Oh, my God. Three waddled. I don't have bellburn.

[Eduardo Perez]

It's so funny you say that because we work in this office building and I'm on the top floor. When Sona enters on the first floor, I hear it as clear. We all do. The whole building shakes. Because you're one of the loudest people I've ever met.

[Sona Movsesian]

Okay. Yes, okay.

[Matt Gourley]

You're a three waddled.

[Sona Movsesian]

Three waddled Belper.

[Adu Prakash]

I'm sorry, Sona.

[Eduardo Perez]

No, no, no.

[Sona Movsesian]

You know what? You're right. And I get it. And I own that about that.

[Eduardo Perez]

And now let's move on to the fussiest of the birds.

[Conan O'Brien]

Come on.

[Eduardo Perez]

Yeah.

[Matt Gourley]

Oh, look at that. I'll take it.

[Adu Prakash]

This is the burrowing owl. I'll take it. So, Goerli. So to all of you, I've been kind of ingesting Conan content for two decades, and Gorly, you are newer on the scene for me.

[Eduardo Perez]

Right.

[Adu Prakash]

You know, but I think you came in and you were kind of this wise presence. Right. I always think of you as an owl, like the spectacles and everything. And then you kind of started to emerge as, oh, oh, he's insane as well, you know, and basically, yes, the burrowing owl, super wise. But I mean, look at him. They're kind of insane.

[Sona Movsesian]

That middle one is crazy, that middle one.

[Eduardo Perez]

It's very true that Goarly came in and we all thought, well, he's the steady hand on the tiller. He is. You know, he's clearly the experienced podcaster here. And he very quickly went quite mad. Definitely not the worst, but pretty terrible. Well, Adu, that was a real treat. And we're going to post those because we want our fans to see those and we should probably wrap it up. But my heartfelt congratulations to you and I hope our paths cross in person. That would be very cool. I'd like to shake your hand.

[Adu Prakash]

I would love that. I would love to do.

[Eduardo Perez]

I have a very firm handshake.

[Matt Gourley]

Congrats, Adu.

[Eduardo Perez]

All right, take care, Adu. Have a great time.

[Adu Prakash]

Thank you. Take care.

[Matt Gourley]

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[Conan O'Brien]

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[Matt Gourley]

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