Patreon Preview #342: Chatterbox 29

Summary

Hey Riddle Riddle – Patreon Preview #342: Chatterbox 29

Release Date: September 26, 2025
Hosts: Adal Rifai, Erin Keif, John Patrick Coan (JPC)
Episode Theme:
A conversational “Chatterbox” installment of Hey Riddle Riddle, where the cast spends quality time recapping recent adventures (like an Oasis reunion concert), reminiscing about VIP concert experiences, riffing on the podcast’s in-jokes, answering listener questions about original theme songs, and showcasing the laid-back, improvisational fun that makes the show a cult favorite.

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Main Episode Themes

• Music Memories: The hosts bond over recent and past concert experiences, with a special focus on Oasis and the surreal perks of artist access at music festivals.
• Sanctioned Silliness: Extended riffing about backstage chaos, obscure concert VIP perks, and winking inside jokes about their dynamic.
• Listeners' Questions: The group enthusiastically debates their favorite custom theme songs written for the show by Arnie Parrott.
• Signature Banter: The hosts play with recurring bits, including fictional ad reads and increasingly ridiculous hypothetical scenarios.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Oasis Reunion Experience

[01:15–03:13]

• Aaron’s Recent Oasis Concert: Aaron recounts seeing Oasis at Soldier Field, describing a “killer” show and naming “Don’t Look Back in Anger” as the true singalong highlight.

  • “Absolutely. Killer show. Sounded fantastic. Don’t Look Back in Anger was one of the highlights... Wonderwall ended the show. Champagne Supernova. Killer, killer show. Absolutely delightful.” – Aaron [02:52]

• Band Dynamics: The gang discusses the notorious Gallagher brothers’ animosity.

  • “Two people have never hated each other more than the Oasis brothers and their little hate filled fun fest.” – Casey [01:46]

• Reluctance About Reunions: JPC jokes about how only a true onstage meltdown might entice him to attend.

  • “If the tour had gone to other cities... and I had heard, oh, it’s a meltdown between these two, they are not having it with each other on this tour, then I would be like, yes, I will go see that.” – JPC [03:23]

2. Memories from Lollapalooza’s Artist Lounge

[03:34–06:14]

• Liam Gallagher’s Legendary Meltdown: Aaron and JPC recall watching Liam Gallagher storm off stage after minimal songs, blaming “haunted” speakers.

  • “Liam was going on with that band, and he went on at LollaPalooza, played I wanna say one song, and then stormed off stage. Cause he said, like, the speakers were haunted.” – Aaron [04:05]

• Backstage Perks & Absurdity: The hosts describe experiencing festivals as artists, being shuttled in golf carts, and collecting swag (like free shoes and “Twix Koozies”).

  • “In the artist area, there’s all this stuff where it’s like Vans has a little pop up... I want those shoes. And they’re like, here you go. And then you’re like, I own these now.” – Aaron [06:14]
  • “I still have a Twix Koozie...” – JPC [06:25]
  • “Twix Koozie sounds like a really hard sex move.” – Eric [06:46]

• VIP Ruins ‘Regular’ Shows: JPC admits the backstage experience “ruined” normal concert-going for him.

  • “That was the first time I’ve ever been VIP at a concert and absolutely ruined my experience for the future.” – JPC [05:25]

3. Off-the-Rails Banter & Inside Jokes

[07:12–08:07]

• Group Dynamic and Adult Humor: The hosts riff on the idea of having had a secretive group “threesome,” blending mock surprise with competitive one-upmanship.
  • “I want everyone to comment a number... of how surprised you would be if we had one threesome in 2018.” – Eric [07:23]
  • “Write comment below who you thought came first, who came second, who came third, or not at all.” – Aaron [07:32]
  • “JPC came first and then third, and the two of us didn’t come at all.” – Eric [07:39]

4. Listener Q&A – Favorite Arnie Parrott Songs

[13:21–16:42]

• Picking Favorites: The trio glowingly recalls their top picks among the many theme songs written for the show by Arnie Parrott.
  • “My three are the first D&D theme. The Folderol and Diddly, the Addledee Daddly JPC, Ain’t Onino and Akifidiki. That one. That one's so good.” – Eric [13:54]
  • “My number one favorite of all time is the Riddle High ‘Get Bent As We Go’... The lyric ‘We’re just some children and we’re figuring it out as we go’ is so funny.” – Eric [14:17]
  • “‘Wet Wet Waters’... The reason why I love that is... it is kind of apropos of nothing like fatherhood and attendance at a water park have nothing to do with one another. That line always tickles me.” – Casey [14:51]
  • “‘Hater Theme’. It’s just so catchy.” – Aaron [15:08]
  • “‘Wake Up’ theme from the JPC 9000 series... that one in particular, I think is just like genuinely, like, quite beautiful.” – [Unknown/Unclear] [15:36]
  • “I remember when I commissioned Arnie for that one, I gave him like, very little instruction... He just kind of went with a vibe. And I think that that turned out so, so well.” – JPC [16:06]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Oasis Fandom:
  “To me, they’re the last, like, rock stars... I feel like Liam Gallagher is the last remaining rock star that tracks.” – Aaron [01:58]

• On VIP Festival Life:
  “You never see or have to interact with a single other person. It’s truly such a wild way to experience a concert.” – Casey [05:46]

• On Backstage Swag:
  “Nobody was like, hey, this guy can’t have the shoes. He’s not very cool... I just get the shoes.” – Casey [06:14]

• On Theme Songs:
  “‘We’re just some children and we’re figuring it out as we go’ is so funny.” – Eric (on “Get Bent As We Go”) [14:17]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Oasis Concert Recap: [01:15–03:13]
• Lollapalooza Artist Area Memories: [03:34–06:14]
• VIP vs. Regular Festival Experience: [05:25]
• Twix Koozie/Adult Banter: [06:25–07:03]
• Listener Q&A – Favorite Theme Songs: [13:21–16:42]

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Listener Takeaways

• Expect playful tangents and behind-the-scenes stories: The episode is classic Hey Riddle Riddle—heavy on irreverent banter, music nostalgia, self-deprecation, and improv energy.
• Arnie Parrott’s music is integral to the show: The heartfelt discussion of his contributions celebrates the quirky, catchy spirit that fuels the podcast fandom.
• The group’s chemistry shines: Whether gently roasting each other or spiraling into ridiculous bits, their warmth and wit are the real stars.

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Final note: If you love the loose, joyous energy of Hey Riddle Riddle, this Chatterbox episode is a treasure trove of stories, jokes, and podcast lore—no riddles required!

Transcript

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[Casey]

How was the Oasis concert?

[Aaron]

It fucking ruled.

[Casey]

Is that right?

[Eric]

Tell us everything.

[Aaron]

So I saw them in 2006, I want to say, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, and that was the tour that they split on. Like, at some point during the tour, they were just like, we've had it. And so I was like, oh, this is like Zeppelin or Floyd. Like, they're never gonna. It's done. Like, these, these two are.

[JPC]

Well, so if you don't know about Oasis, these are two brothers that hate.

[Casey]

Each other with every fiber of their being. Two people have never hated each other more than the Oasis brothers and their little hate filled fun fest.

[Aaron]

And that's the thing is I'm so. I'm a big fan of them all throughout the 90s and in college and everything. To me, the sort of backstory of like, they're brothers from Manchester, they cannot stand each other, they write very good music, and to me, they're the last, like, rock stars. You know how people say, or articles will say, like, George Clooney, once George Clooney passes, the last of like, the Hollywood star dies or whatever. I feel that way about specifically Liam Gallagher. I feel like Liam Gallagher is the last remaining rock star that tracks.

[JPC]

I would say I can endorse that.

[Aaron]

Yeah.

[JPC]

And people have been saying that about Oasis for, like a long time.

[Aaron]

Yeah. But we went To Soldier Field, where they played. I think on this reunion tour, they're playing New York. No, New Jersey, Chicago, Louisiana.

[Eric]

Maybe.

[Aaron]

Those are the only three US States.

[JPC]

Wild.

[Aaron]

So. So I'm at Soldier Field. Absolutely. Killer show. Sounded fantastic. Don't Look Back in Anger was one of the highlights. I mean, I love that song, but I feel like that was the one that everyone really sang along to, where I thought it might be like, Wonderwall ended the show. Champagne Supernova. Killer, killer show. Absolutely delightful.

[JPC]

I love Oasis. I think Oasis is a great band, but I also think that I don't, like.

[Casey]

I don't have much of a desire.

[JPC]

To see them live.

[Aaron]

Gotcha.

[JPC]

Unless I think, like, if, If.

[Casey]

If the tour had gone to other cities and I had heard, oh, it's.

[JPC]

A meltdown between these two, they are.

[Casey]

Not having it with each other on.

[JPC]

This tour, then I would be like, yes, I will go see that.

[Aaron]

Well, we should say, I don't know how long ago this was. Eight years or something. This is pre. Hey, Riddle. I think JPC and I went to Loll Palooza.

[JPC]

That's right.

[Aaron]

Because a friend of mine, and now JPC's as well, plays in Liam Gallagher's band. And he got us artist passes. So we were like, hanging out in the artist pass area. And Liam was going on with that band, and he went on at Loll Palooza, played I Wanna say one song, and then stormed off stage. Cause he said, like, the speakers were haunted.

[JPC]

His monitor, he was like. He played like half a song. It was like, maybe, maybe they played three songs. But the whole time he was like, stopping in the middle of songs to be like, the monitors, the monitors. And then he just left the stage.

[Aaron]

They just start off stage. The. The. The band with our friend was just kind of left on stage and then slowly followed. And then our friend was like, yeah, we didn't get. We had to return our money for. We didn't get paid. That was all a wash.

[Casey]

It's so crazy that they didn't get paid for that show. Be Simply because of, like, if you're the Gallagher brother, you've probably made enough money. You're probably like, well, whatever. You know, it's like, I've got a lot of money, but if you're just also like, the guy who's like, drumming in that band, you're like, I would have liked to have that money.

[Aaron]

I mean, could have used that.

[Casey]

I'm here and fly to Chicago. Like, I'm from England. I would like to get the money, please.

[Aaron]

Aaron, would you Believe. Shortly after that fiasco, JPC and I hopped in some golf carts with our friend Drew and were driven all the way to the opposite end of La Plooza to stand on stage during Lord's set.

[Eric]

Oh, boy.

[Aaron]

Which was eventually rained out.

[Eric]

Oh, boy.

[JPC]

But the parts when it wasn't rain were fun as hell.

[Eric]

How many people did you knock over, like bowling pins with your golf cart?

[Aaron]

Eight or nine.

[Eric]

That's not a strike.

[JPC]

But I think it's so funny because that was the first time I've ever been VIP at a concert and absolutely, like, ruined my experience for the future. But they put you in a golf cart because Lollapalooza. I've been to Lollapalooza non VIP before. And you just, like, wade through a sea of bodies to get to the next stage, but they just put you in a golf cart and, like, drive you on an outside track that they.

[Casey]

Built around Grant Park.

[JPC]

And it's like, oh, you never see a soul.

[Casey]

Like, you never see or have to interact with a single other person. It's like, truly such a wild way to experience a concert.

[Aaron]

And it wasn't even vip. It was Artist pass.

[Casey]

Yeah.

[Aaron]

So there was a VIP area. And then beyond that was the artist area. And in the artist area, there's all this stuff where it's like vans has a little pop up, and you walk in and you're like, I want those shoes. And they're like, here you go. And then you're like, I own these now. There's no. I didn't pay anything. They're just my shoes now. Just kind of fun.

[Casey]

Nobody, Nobody was like, hey, this guy can't have the shoes. He's not very cool. Like, I didn't have to be cool. Like, it was. It was not an issue that I wasn't very cool. I just get the shoes.

[Aaron]

I just get the shoes.

[JPC]

I still have a Twix Koozie that I.

[Casey]

Which is.

[Aaron]

Get that looked at.

[Casey]

Yeah.

[Aaron]

It could lead to something pretty serious.

[Casey]

I realized saying Twix Koozie is like, there's a non zero. I'm not gonna explain what I mean when I say I have a Twix Koozie. Cause there is a non zero chance that, like, 50% of people won't understand what that means. I'm getting an absolutely blank stare from Aaron.

[Eric]

Yeah, I was just thinking. I was like, I'm trying to think of what would be. It's funny if it is something. Twix Koozie sounds like a really hard sex move.

[JPC]

If I was telling a friend at.

[Casey]

A bar that I got a Twix Koozie.

[JPC]

He'd be like, hey, man, there's like kids around here.

[Casey]

Not kids. Cause it's a bar.

[Aaron]

But just say menage a tr. Well, there's three of us. Speaking of. And let's all open some boxes of questions.

[Eric]

And we promised we'd never talk about our threesome ever again because it was too good. Right, fellas?

[Aaron]

We solved riddles the whole time and.

[Casey]

It didn't go the way you all think it went.

[Eric]

And I want everyone to comment a number in the comments on our patreon of a scale of 1 to 10 of how surprised you would be if we had one threesome in 2018.

[Aaron]

And I want you to write comment below who you thought came first, who came second, who came third, or not at all.

[Eric]

Yeah, it would be JBC came first and then third, and the two of us didn't come at all. We know how that would go.

[Casey]

I came first, second, and third. And then I said, I'm done in a towel of the sandwich. You were like, it's.

[JPC]

We're six minutes in, man.

[Casey]

This was supposed to be like. We cleared our afternoon.

[JPC]

I came first, second, and third.

[Eric]

And then I needed a towel and a sandwich. In that order, please.

[Rocket Rabbit]

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[JPC]

Okay. We're wading into dangerous territory, Rocket Rabbit.

[Casey]

But yeah, we. Yeah, we can.

[JPC]

We can.

[Casey]

We can help you out.

[Rocket Rabbit]

Yeah, I just, you know, I have all these subscriptions and charges coming to me monthly, and I just need help trying to suss them all out.

[JPC]

Okay, good. I thought you were gonna ask for help with that tree thing that you're with and saving some sort of.

[Rocket Rabbit]

It's a bush.

[JPC]

That's a bush.

[Casey]

Good. Well, we can help with that because.

[JPC]

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[Eric]

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[Aaron]

If you.

[Eric]

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[JPC]

Riddle.

[Casey]

Why would you want to dash a board if you wanted to smash a board? Just pick up the board and smash it.

[Rocket Rabbit]

That's Constellation King.

[Eric]

All right, we're wading into bad territory, guys. You guys.

[Casey]

Yeah, guys, let's not do any of.

[JPC]

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[Rocket Rabbit]

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[Casey]

I am Bush.

[Eric]

Oh, brother.

[Casey]

Okay, we can't. We got it. Let's get out of here.

[Eric]

I'm ushering everyone out of the room. Gpc.

[Casey]

Oh, yeah.

[Eric]

I know how this is going to sound, and it's going to sound like I'm reusing an old idea and that I was too lazy to come up with a new one, but that's not what is happening. This is actually a problem. Adol's stuck in the cat costume again.

[JPC]

Okay. Is it the same cat costume as last time or.

[Eric]

Yeah, it's the exact same cat costume.

[JPC]

So it's the exact same thing. It's not even. Is there a new layer on it in terms of. Or is it literally just the same situation from last time?

[Eric]

It's the same situation. Like, we're sort of kind of panicking. It's every day. It's like a sort of big medical issue. I just haven't had a lot of time to cook.

[JPC]

Yeah, no, no, I understand, Eric. You know, life is busy, and sometimes we don't have necessarily maybe even the energy or the time to think up a new idea.

[Eric]

Right.

[JPC]

Or even prepare a meal.

[Eric]

Right.

[Casey]

Yeah.

[Eric]

Like last night, I adolt I was just fighting him because, you know, when he gets scared in the costume, that it's even harder to get it off of him.

[Casey]

Sure.

[Eric]

And so when I got home, I was like, I feel like I can't cook right now, but thank God for Tempo, because I could have the white cheddar barbecue chicken ready to go. I don't have to even think about it. I'm not going to the grocery store. And it is delicious. And so I was like, this is so comforting after fighting Adolk trying to get him out of the cat costume.

[Casey]

Yeah.

[JPC]

Because Tempo delivers fresh chef Crafted dietitian approved meals right to your door. I mean, you can eat these things. So I've heard. Even if you're stuck in a cat costume, as long as it has a mouth hole for you to eat out of which this one does or does not. I can't remember because it's the same one as last time.

[Eric]

Does not.

[JPC]

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[Eric]

That's what I said. And that's what I said. But no matter what your goals, there's a Tempo meal for you. Protein packed meals with up to 30 grams of protein. Calorie conscious, carb conscious and even fiber rich and jpc. Do you think people are gonna be like, why don't you just come up with a new concept? But this is like not a concept I'm coming up with. The same thing happened again.

[JPC]

I think people hear us read ads, like ads for Tempo, which is convenient but also flexible enough to fit the way that you want to eat. And they assume that we're making this stuff up and not that our friend Adol has a real problem with crawling into these cat costumes and getting totally stuck. Tempo is even the official partner of the 2025 CrossFit Games, proving their meals are built to support optimal nutrition and performance. So for a limited time, Tempo is offering my listeners 60% off your first box. Just go to Tempo meals.com riddle that's Tempo meals.com riddle for 60% off your first box. Tempomeals.com riddle rules and restrictions may apply.

[Eric]

Thank you Tempo for helping me get all the protein I've not been getting. And also gbc. I just really feel like, yeah, I don't like if he gets in this cat costume a third time, what do we do?

[JPC]

I mean a third time, a fourth time, a fifth time.

[Casey]

Whenever he can't be here, he's in that costume.

[Aaron]

Here's our first. Let's unwrap this question here. This is from John the Meh.

[JPC]

Great name.

[Aaron]

What are each of your favorite Arnie Parrott songs that he's written for the show?

[Eric]

Love that question.

[JPC]

Wow, that is a great question.

[Eric]

It's an embarrassment of riches. Wow, this is hard.

[Aaron]

I need them all lined up next to each other because I can't.

[JPC]

I mean, you could go on his SoundCloud and just like, look at all of his songs because they're all on his. And for people who don't know, check out Arnie's SoundCloud if you want to see. Like, because every time we make him.

[Casey]

Do a riddle riddle thing, he posts it. He posts it there.

[Eric]

Oh, I have three.

[JPC]

Aaron, what are your three?

[Eric]

Okay, my three are the first D&D theme. The folderol and Diddly, the Addledee Daddly jpc, Ain't Onino and Akifidiki. Yeah, that one. That one's so good.

[Unknown Guest]

The Lord of Beeps is good too. It's so funny.

[Eric]

And then my. But I think my number one favorite of all time is the riddle High Get Bent as We Go. And not just because I'm on that one, but because I think that is the catchiest one. The lyric, we're just some children and we're figuring it out as we go is so funny.

[JPC]

Figuring it out as we go is my favorite. But my favorite lyric from an Arnie Parrott original. It comes from the Wet Wet Waters theme where he says, you'll never be your father.

[Casey]

So it's Wet, Wet waters for me. The reason why I love that is it's like it is kind of apropos of nothing like fatherhood and attendance at a water park have nothing to do with one another. It's just that line always tickles me so much.

[Aaron]

Misha. Exclusive items being paired together. I think I do. I am now inspired to go back and listen to all his stuff. But I think I have to go with the muy classico hater theme. It's just the, like, that is just so catchy.

[Eric]

Yeah, okay.

[JPC]

Kind of a cop out answer. Well, I am a cop.

[Aaron]

Think of real quick. Can I mention just the one that.

[I]

Because I'm just looking through the entire list, obviously, that so many really, really good ones, so many fun ones. One that I forgot about until looking at the list is the Wake up theme from the JPC 9000, like, series. That one I love so much. It's so much different than any of the other, like, fun things, which, I mean, all of Arnie's music is, you know, like a great pastiche of a genre or whatever. But that one in particular, I think is just like genuinely, like, quite beautiful.

[JPC]

I remember when I commissioned Arnie for that one, I gave him like, very little instruction. I gave him kind of like, hey, something like this, like, thematically thing. And he came up with that. And it didn't really. It like most of his stuff kind of references directly what we're talking about. And that one, he just kind of went with a vibe. And I think that that turned out so, so well. Oh yeah, man. I had forgotten about that until you mentioned. That's a great addition. Yeah, I might even. Fuck it. I might even let that stay in the episode.

[Aaron]

Whoa, whoa.

[JPC]

Casey, that stays, man. Wow.

[Casey]

Crazy.

[JPC]

You never get one that stays. 1, 2, 3, 4. Hey Riddle. Riddle's clue crew, listen to the rest of the episode now by starting your free 7 day trial at patreon.com heyriddle.

[Aaron]

Riddle Foreign.

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