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Josh Laber
Hey yo, bring it in here.
Sebas
Let's get starting.
Josh Laber
Let's get nice and personal. Really real quick.
Sebas
Hey.
Josh Laber
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Sebas
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Josh Laber
No, Kings.
Sebas
Okay, let's go to the Kings game. We're gonna use Sigi. And what are we gonna use? La Platika 10 for 10 off your ticketed purchase. Ticketing purchase? Oh, you know, just like that.
Josh Laber
It's the holidays. We're feeling jolly and we have this code available for you guys. I'll probably get 10. 10% off your ticket to purchase. Go to a Kings game if you're from New York. Go to a thing over there like a Broadway. The Rangers go to a Broadway play.
Sebas
Oh yeah, the Broadway play. Yeah, 100%. Hey, you know what? Can I just give you guys a really good idea?
Josh Laber
Huh?
Sebas
You know what? Tickets can be a really good idea. For what? Stocking stuffers.
Josh Laber
O stock my stuffer. Guys, SE has you covered and so do we. 10% off your ticket to purchase by using the code. La Platica 10. We love you. I hope you guys are having a phenomenal week.
Sebas
Yeah, phenomenal.
Josh Laber
And call your mom, tell her you love her and we'll see you guys in 12.4 seconds. I'm going to use it.
Jess (Crew Member)
Let me be honest.
Sebas
Every guest is a privilege.
Josh Laber
Do we want to go there?
Sebas
Get jolly? Cuz I'm on a podcast with Josh Laber. Hell yeah. You have too, Ladies and gentlemen. She just tell you?
Jess (Crew Member)
Oh, this is la Platica, episode 120. Oh, end of a tour.
Sebas
I don't know.
Josh Laber
120 in the books.
Sebas
This 120 y. I'm sorry.
Jess (Crew Member)
220.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Oh, my bad. 220.
Sebas
120, bro.
Josh Laber
So 220. Are we going to hit 300 next year? No, the year after that. Cuz there's 52 weeks in a Year.
Jess (Crew Member)
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Till the year after that.
Sebas
Damn. We got to wait that long? I know.
Josh Laber
We didn't do anything for a hundred, by the way.
Sebas
Oh, my God, are you dumb?
Josh Laber
I'm really dumb right now, dude.
Sebas
Guys. Welcome, everybody, to another episode of la Platica, episode 220. Shout out to our partners, our good friends over at sea geeks, Shout out to. Y' all sponsoring this video and every video that we have. We love working with you guys.
Josh Laber
Oh, shoot. You have a crew. That corner, my cover.
Sebas
Oh, we're ripping through the corner today.
Josh Laber
Podcast idiot.
Sebas
It's all good. We're repping through the corner. Oh, no. Oh, yeah. We got sea kick. Yeah. Damn.
Josh Laber
Is that shade, bro? You just threw shade.
Sebas
No, no, it's. Because if you guys don't know, beefing it. We. We. It's. It's. It's.
Josh Laber
It's contractual agreement.
Sebas
Contracts. Contractual agreement. So welcome, everybody. It's good seeing you guys. We are finally done with La Platica Live, dude. Wow.
Josh Laber
Look, if you came, you came. You know what I mean?
Sebas
Pause.
Josh Laber
We had an incredible tour, bro. Seven shows.
Sebas
Was it seven?
Josh Laber
It was seven. It was seven.
Sebas
Okay.
Josh Laber
And I don't know, I. I really hope that we do more shows next year, but, yeah, who knows what's in the card for us, as they say.
Sebas
Me too, man. You know, in the beginning, I was like, no, we'll just do it once for talking about myself. Yeah. But, you know, now ending it, I'm like, damn, what are we gonna do? You know? And at the end of the day, we make people laugh. We make ourselves laugh. I feel like we have a good time. It's a vibe. But most importantly, we love meeting you guys and we love seeing you guys faces and reactions and, you know, just meeting you guys in general. So I'm gonna miss that. So I kind of want that back. Yeah. So if we do a live show again, it's not gonna be what the show was this year.
Josh Laber
It can't be.
Sebas
It can't be. There's no way. We just do it five years in a row.
Josh Laber
But even though I wouldn't mind it.
Sebas
But I feel like it's more for us. We need something new. Yeah.
Josh Laber
Also, like, we would probably want to go back to some of the same places.
Sebas
Right?
Josh Laber
Like, you know, so it's like we'd want to switch it up for the people who was coming out again. You know what I mean?
Sebas
Exactly.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
100%.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
I kind of want to do like, small town. Small town tour and just hit like, so hold On.
Josh Laber
Hold on. Jess. She writes these, like, little cue notes for us. That's really adorable. That we're looking at. And right now she wrote, are you guys going to talk about the butts? And then she messed up, and. And she meant bits. I just thought that was funny. I was like. Because I was like, are you guys going to talk about the butts? And I'm like, wait, what?
Sebas
Bits? What?
Josh Laber
What?
Sebas
But. Oh, yeah, we should talk about it. It, Like. Like, now finally we can talk about the show and what it was.
Josh Laber
Oh, that's good.
Sebas
Yeah, Right?
Josh Laber
That's good.
Sebas
That's good.
Josh Laber
That's good.
Sebas
It's good. So if you guys didn't attend the show, I hope that we can see you guys soon, and I hope that we can do.
Josh Laber
I'm so sorry. I got it. We should show what we showed. We should not let that go to waste. We should show the. The. The bit. The. The main opening bit. Like, we can have Matt cut to the opening.
Sebas
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Josh Laber
Okay, let's do that. Yes, let's do that.
Sebas
Should we talk about it?
Josh Laber
Let's talk about it. Dude, we're the fucking podcast man.
Sebas
Okay, Matt, play the bit right now.
Josh Laber
We have to explain it.
Sebas
No, we'll explain it after, because they already saw it.
Josh Laber
Listen, listen. Okay, let me. I got it. I got it. Let me handle this, all right? You just sit there with your pretty face. Okay. God damn, it's pretty. We have this bit where we basically tell the story and I met.
Oscar Miranda
Great bit.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
So.
Josh Laber
But we didn't just want to, like, articulate it. We didn't want to tell it, like, with us. We wanted to show it. And the whole idea is that we show how we met, right?
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
And so let's show it. Let's show the video.
Sebas
Oh, my God. Bitch.
Josh Laber
Then we'll go into it, but I think there should be some sort of back end. And then we'll go into.
Sebas
You said nothing.
Josh Laber
Yeah, hold on. No, but.
Sebas
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Josh Laber
Okay. So.
Sebas
So. Matt, show the video in 3, 2, 1.
Josh Laber
Yo, are you set by us?
Oscar Miranda
Holy cow.
Sebas
You're huge.
Josh Laber
Eyes up here, buddy.
Sebas
Holy.
Josh Laber
You're cool. Have a seat. Coming.
Sebas
Nothing. I'm going to save this for the rest of my life. All right, big dog. I gave you the Norwalk span. Sh.
Josh Laber
You see?
Sebas
I love it, man.
Josh Laber
How much I owe you?
Sebas
10 buckaroos. Is that okay?
Josh Laber
Here's 2,000. Keep the change.
Sebas
This is too much. I'm gonna make that guy my best friend. He's so cool and hurt.
Oscar Miranda
Best Friend I want you around all the time I want you around me all the time I'll be your best friend if you promise you'll be mine girl Promise you'll be mine now, girl, let's stop pretend Come on.
Josh Laber
First we.
Oscar Miranda
Get to talking Then we get to touching if we get past the phone games we'll be kiss like a French to put my tongue in your ear do it like the dogs do a girl and pull on your head for me a different scenery just means a different position in the tub or on the sink I improvise. Now listen, girl Promise you'll be mine Come on.
Josh Laber
He left them with no gas. What a terrible friend.
Sebas
Oh, shit.
Josh Laber
What does this guy want?
Sebas
Yo, what up, man?
Josh Laber
Man, Josh, talk to me.
Sebas
I've been thinking, right, wondering, okay, pondering.
Josh Laber
Brainstorming what it is.
Sebas
How would you like to be the co host of La Platica?
Josh Laber
Wait, like, like the La Platica? Yeah. Huh?
Sebas
Hello? Oh.
Josh Laber
Oh, yo, my bad. There was like a. There was like a noise in my throat. Bro, I'm in sick.
Sebas
So let me tell you, I think we could take La Platica and make it the number one Latino podcast in the world, according to Google.
Josh Laber
Oh, that's so good. Yo, what if we do this? What if we say all that and then we say. But we've never said it, though.
Sebas
Gosh, that's so good.
Josh Laber
Look, man, this is such an honor, and you're honestly one of my best friends. It almost feels like you're proposing to me.
Sebas
I am.
Oscar Miranda
So is that a yes?
Josh Laber
I do.
Sebas
Sick. Let's get to work.
Josh Laber
The whole premise is showcasing how Sebas and I met. Right. And the whole bit is Sebas never acknowledges that that's not him in the video.
Sebas
And also the bit is Josh creates this PowerPoint without me knowing.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
It's all sweet. I go, oh, right. And, like, I enjoy it with Josh because he made it. Yeah. And on the screen it says, like, Josh's PowerPoint. And it's super cute. Yeah. And.
Josh Laber
And also it's this whole idea that, like, I recorded our entire friendship from start to finish to, like, up until what we get to the show. So it's really cool not get to the show, but, like, how we got here, essentially.
Sebas
Right. Yeah.
Josh Laber
Like, it just showcases all that, even the phone call. There's also a bit about, like, him not, like, him not getting gas for me, which is like a huge moment. History.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
That we kind of make a little dig at and never acknowledges that that's clearly not him. In the video.
Sebas
Yeah. Which is Oscar Miranda.
Josh Laber
Yeah. And we're making fun of Sebast, like, you know, being 511. What? You know.
Sebas
Yeah. Which I'm not sure, but I went with it. Yeah.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
We spent all day long just Jess and Josh produced the whole thing.
Josh Laber
And shout out to Oscar Miranda, by the way.
Sebas
Shout out to Osc.
Josh Laber
Yeah, the Seva stunt devil.
Sebas
Yeah. And we had such a great time. And, you know, we're gonna look back at that Jess one day and we're gonna be like, can you believe we did that? And we played it so many times.
Josh Laber
We played it.
Sebas
So it's actually such a magical feeling right now for me to actually talk about the show. Cuz, you know, we don't want to talk about the show. You want to be surprised. Yeah.
Josh Laber
Yeah. So another thing, in this video, it was cut up as one segment. We break it up into moments, and in between those segments, we talk. He tells me like, oh, I remember.
Sebas
This, I remember that.
Josh Laber
I don't remember that being like that.
Sebas
Or look the same. Maybe a little taller.
Josh Laber
Yeah, that's debatable.
Sebas
So, yeah, that was. That's like the whole five, ten minutes, the beginning of the show.
Josh Laber
Guys, we showed this, this opening bit. It's really our opening bit. That's what we call it, right? It's the opening bit. We showed her every single show. Seven times.
Sebas
Seven times. And for seven times, Josh has to act like he's finally presenting it to me. He has act like it's the first time he's ever seen it too.
Josh Laber
He talks about.
Sebas
About it and myself. For seven times.
Josh Laber
Yes.
Sebas
I got to talk about how surprised I am.
Josh Laber
Imagine getting the same gift seven times in a row. And each single time you have to sell it.
Sebas
And when we would get to the, the. The states or the cities that we were at, we'd always like, joke around and we're always like, we got to do that bid again, yo.
Josh Laber
There was like, yourself over it.
Sebas
Not over it, but like, we got to do it again. And every time we try to top ourselves, you know, like how surprised we.
Josh Laber
Are, I feel like there was certain places where, like, people kind of knew it. Yeah. And because they would call it out, like, they would call something out. So I don't know if they saw it or something like that. Tick tock or something. And I would be like, I would be like, guys, like, can we finish our bit? Like, we gotta get through this.
Sebas
And it's. It's really special. It's cool because, you know, as, as, as Josh and myself, we did it so many times. But to see your guys's reaction every single time. And it always worked, and it always were, like, every amphitheater venue, we've been at, theater we've been at, Performing Arts center we've been at. They had huge TVs. So we would project that video with, like, a lot of sound. And just to see your guys's reaction was priceless.
Josh Laber
You know what's so funny? Because we've. We've showed it so many times. I knew when the big laughs were going to come. I'm sure you can feel them. Like, the one that comes to mind is when Oscar's legs are kind of swinging around.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
And the way we were able to shoot that was, like, kind of, like, perfect because we went to a park that has, like, a little swingy thingy, which a lot of parks don't have that. That.
Sebas
We went to a really nice park.
Josh Laber
Yeah. So we were able to kind of cheat the camera to make it seem like I was swinging him around. His legs were flying. I know when that part is showing on the screen that it's probably the biggest laugh of that.
Sebas
Especially when Oscar Miranda finally turns around.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And it's him.
Josh Laber
Yes.
Sebas
And then I'm cutting your hair.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And he levitates a little bit because you're so tall. No, no. My favorite bit is when in the beginning of the video, Oscar says, God, you're so cool and huge. Or something like that. Yeah. It's. It's such a good bit. And shout out to Oscar being such a good. Killed it. Yeah. And now we were so in Brea, we were able to have him on. We had another bit for him live, but that bit only existed in Brea. And nowhere else.
Josh Laber
Nowhere else until.
Sebas
But until we came back to Riverside.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Two nights ago. Yeah. Two days ago.
Josh Laber
Oh, yeah.
Sebas
Two days ago. And he was able to. To come and do a similar bit. Yeah.
Josh Laber
Something that I love. I feel like I. I wish we could watch the full show from start to finish, from, like, show one to show now.
Sebas
Right.
Josh Laber
To Riverside. Because I feel like there was so much progression and so much growth and comfortability within us. Like, I don't want to say we were, like, super nervous the first show, but there was definitely, like, we didn't know what to expect. It was the unknown.
Sebas
Right.
Josh Laber
And I think that where we're at now to how we finish Riverside, bro, we're seasoned. Like, it's like. It's like the show is so polished and it's refined and it's just become at such a good place where, like, it's.
Sebas
I.
Josh Laber
We just feel so good about it now, you know, that we can tweak stuff. Like, even before we started this episode, we were kind of going through the show with Jess, and we're fine tuning and, like, how to, like, really even perfect it even more, you know? And I just think it's. And I think that's beautiful, man.
Sebas
It is beautiful. I'm sure you get this question a lot.
Josh Laber
All the time. Every single.
Sebas
I get this question a lot, too.
Josh Laber
Me too.
Sebas
And they always ask me, what's been your favorite show? Like, what's been your favorite city?
Josh Laber
Oh, can we talk about this? Can we talk?
Sebas
I don't know what you're gonna talk.
Josh Laber
About, but I'm gonna talk about. Okay, I'm going.
Sebas
Save that in your back pocket. Yeah. Yeah. And every show has been phenomenal. I agree. Every show has been insane.
Josh Laber
And everybody unique in its own way.
Sebas
Yeah. Every city has been great. Every state. You guys represent everybody. You know, for me, it was. I know we were gonna get. Get a good crowd. Yeah. Sometimes we would leave some shows and we'd be like, damn, that crowd was, like, loud, right?
Josh Laber
Yeah, yeah.
Sebas
Some crowds were, like, really? They would scream a lot and they would want to talk to us on stage while we're actually doing the show. And. But everybody was great. Everybody was loud. It's just who was louder, I guess. Right. But for me, my. My answer is always like, it's the way me and you interacted.
Josh Laber
Okay.
Sebas
That's. That's when I tell people that was my favorite.
Josh Laber
Okay. When the synergy was on point.
Sebas
Because me and you. I feel like now we're. We're nicely aged.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
In. In the live show, in our show.
Josh Laber
Polished.
Sebas
Polished. And I. I feel like, regardless, it'll be great, but there are some shows where I felt like me and you were just back and forth on the money. Forth on the money. Just on cue. Our tempo was exactly the same.
Josh Laber
And I already know what you're gonna say. I already know which one you're gonna say. And we haven't talked about this, by.
Sebas
The way, so I' ma say, like, two shows.
Josh Laber
Okay. But say the first one that came to your mind.
Sebas
The first one where I felt like me and you were at it and, like, our tempo was amazing. Flawless. Almost to the point when. When we exited off stage, we almost had sex.
Josh Laber
Almost. But Jess was like, no, guys. No sex. No, no.
Sebas
She's laughing like, yeah, no, no. You know what I mean? And I don't know why it wasn't my favorite venue.
Josh Laber
Okay.
Sebas
But the way that me and you.
Josh Laber
I already know what you're gonna say. Dude.
Sebas
Was El Paso.
Josh Laber
I knew it.
Sebas
Yeah, that was. I'm not saying that was my favorite. Boom. Right. Yeah. But if you caught me and Josh and El Paso, I think you caught something special. Yeah, we. We went at it. You know, a lot of that has.
Josh Laber
To do with the crowd, though.
Sebas
Sure.
Josh Laber
Because the crowd kind of. They're part of the show as well. So when they lean into. When we figure out how the crowd likes how we interact, we. We really, like, lean into that even more. And I feel like we just find that pocket.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
And we found that pocket in El Paso where they, like, they gave it to us. Where they were like. They like that.
Sebas
Yeah, they like that. Yeah. Another thing.
Josh Laber
Does that make sense?
Sebas
No. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You. You also kind of figure out your crowd, right?
Josh Laber
Figure out your crowd, what works with them. Yeah. Correct.
Sebas
One other thing, too, that was perfectly executed was the amount of alcohol that we consumed prior.
Josh Laber
It was perfect.
Sebas
It was perfect. Amount of buzz. It was almost faded. Almost. Almost. But not too faded. Yeah. Yeah. So. But it wasn't my favorite venue. It wasn't like anything that, you know. It's just the show that we gave to me was great.
Josh Laber
I think it was.
Sebas
I also loved Brea. It was our first show.
Josh Laber
Yeah. Bray was great.
Sebas
And we were just so hyped.
Josh Laber
Excited.
Sebas
Excited.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And then one last thing that I'm going to say is if I have to say my favorite venue.
Josh Laber
Favorite venue. Okay. Okay.
Sebas
And it wasn't the biggest show.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
I just love that venue. Was the Vic in Chicago.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
And.
Sebas
And, you know, Chicago will always be a special place for me.
Josh Laber
I know. Me too.
Sebas
Because I took my mother. Yeah. And we were actually there for a couple days.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
It felt very on tour, like.
Josh Laber
Yes, it felt very on tour.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Yeah, we're on tour.
Sebas
For me to give my mom that experience. Yeah. And for you guys to be so good with her as well. She was just like, part of the crew. Is something I will always remember.
Josh Laber
Me too.
Sebas
And her being in one. And the Vic Theater, I think they were telling us that it was built in 1910 and they were telling us all the history, which I totally forgot about. But when mom was in those nice. Yeah. Balconies where the.
Josh Laber
The Abraham Lincoln.
Sebas
The Abraham Lincoln type, you know?
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And, yeah, it was. It was really cool, man. So the big theater was probably one of my favorite.
Josh Laber
Chicago was Truly, truly special, man. I. I have a. I have a very special place in my heart for Chic, especially the Vic. And that whole experience was awesome. And I think that was the first, like, real theater we played at. Was that the second show?
Jess (Crew Member)
Yes.
Josh Laber
So the first show we played out was the Brea Improv, which is more of a comedy club, which is an amazing location and everything, but the Vic is like a full on theater. And I remember when we first walked out from the back to, like, see it and how grand it was. I was like, damn, this is so special. I'm gonna get emotional. I was like, wow, this is like, this is crazy, bro. This is crazy. We're here to perform for people in this incredible, beautiful venue.
Sebas
And it's sold out. And that was the most beautiful part, is that it's sold out.
Josh Laber
All right, here's what I wanted to talk about. El Paso's synergy between both of us. Our chemistry, if you will, was seamless. It was like perfection. And I feel like I don't think I've talked to you about this. I chased that show, like, ever since that show. Like, that's the show. That's where my standards at. That's what I'm looking for. Because I remember we were just money, bro. Like, I felt it too. I was like, dude, we are unstoppable right now. And not that the other shows happen, but I'm like, that one was just. I don't know, something was in the air. That something was in the air. And a lot of people talk about this. So we got the privilege to go to, like, different states, right? And people talk about. They always ask artists, and this isn't me to compare myself to any, like, artists and stuff, but having the tour experience under our belt now, I. I kind of understand this question where people are like, what is your favorite place to perform? And I understand why people ask that question, because not all cities are created equally and each crowd is completely different. And even though we've had the best crowds at every single place, there was one specific location that the crowd. Just for the understanding of this conversation, I'm just going to speak my mind freely, but I felt like we had to earn them a bit. Like, where they were, like, super excited, but they weren't just, like, laughing at everything we said. They weren't, like, fully engaged. It was like we really had to get there with them. And once we got there with them, the show was absolutely incredible. And I actually really love this venue as well. House of Blues. Dallas.
Sebas
Dallas. Yeah.
Josh Laber
I remember When Sebas and I first walked out, we were so used to certain energy from the crowd that we didn't receive when we first walked out. And I felt it and I was like, oh, we're gonna have to earn this crowd. And I loved it. And it was, it was a challenge. And it lasted like 10 to 15 minutes where people were like, okay, almost like, what's this show about? What are we. What are we getting to? You know what I mean? And then they figured it out. Like, they're like, okay, we get it. And then they opened up and it blossomed. But it was definitely a different type of energy in that. In that city, for sure.
Sebas
100. Yeah. Just going back to you saying that, you know, they didn't laugh at all your jokes.
Josh Laber
I didn't say that.
Sebas
That's just you. They laughed at everything I said.
Josh Laber
I did not say that. I was like. I said that.
Sebas
No, no, I know what you mean.
Josh Laber
No, it wasn't that. You know, it's funny. Yeah. I don't know. I don't know. It was just. It was just different. And it's one of those things that only, only people who were a part of every single show, like Jess, Robert, like our, our crew that like really helped us put the show together would understand that feeling. Because somebody at the Dallas show probably doesn't understand right what I'm saying. It was just something that you could only feel experiencing this other previous shows, you know what I mean? And I didn't even want to bring it up because I don't want to. Like, I'm not talking about Dallas. That was like I said, the venue was incredible. The show was incredible. We had some friends.
Sebas
Everybody was incredible. Everybody was incredible.
Josh Laber
It's just like, you can just feel it. It was just a little slightly different in the beginning, which is kind of crazy because in the beginning, Dallas was the day. The day before El Paso. We did a back to back show. We went from Dallas to El Paso. And I feel like we were very excited about Dallas and El Paso. We were like, we know it's going to crack, but we're like, really? I don't know why we were. I felt like we were more excited about Dallas. Would you agree with. Yeah, there was something about it. And then.
Sebas
Well, it was like. It's like a low key bucket list for us to be at a house.
Josh Laber
Of blues and we're starring true. It was like a whole.
Sebas
Yeah, like a whole thing. And it's the first one. It's like your energies are high.
Josh Laber
Yeah, yeah.
Sebas
And.
Josh Laber
I guess, like, the better of those two shows, if I had to pick one, was El Paso. Like, by far. By far.
Sebas
Yeah, yeah, yeah. 100. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, at the end of the day, like I said, I think that was just, like, in the beginning, but.
Josh Laber
Oh, sorry. I have a question for you. Do you think that because we did those shows back to back, that maybe that's what made our chemistry better on the second show? Because it was almost like we. We were kind of in the emotion of it. You know what I mean?
Sebas
Like. Yeah, that can possibly.
Josh Laber
You know what I mean?
Sebas
I've never really thought about why that happened.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
You know, because I don't. I don't. It's not a surprise to me that that happened.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
But it could possibly be it because. Yeah, you're right. Sometimes it's like, we'll do a show.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Like. And by the way, guys, today's Friday of last week. This. Our Riverside show's tomorrow. So just FYI, I. I feel like.
Josh Laber
Don't give away the magic, bro.
Sebas
I feel like when we do shows there, that was like, the only back to back one that we did. It was like, day to day. When we do a show next month, is the next one or in three weeks. Correct. Or maybe two weeks.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
So when you get back to another show, there's. There is some sort of new feeling.
Josh Laber
Learning curve.
Sebas
Learning curve. A little bit.
Josh Laber
There is.
Sebas
And there wasn't any. It was back to back. So that might actually play a good role into our chemistry synergy, maybe. That's why. Right.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Jess (Crew Member)
The crowd was just, like, magnetic at El Paso.
Sebas
I know.
Jess (Crew Member)
Just something about him that just from the moment you guys stepped on stage.
Sebas
Yeah.
Jess (Crew Member)
Like, backstage, I was like, whoa, this is.
Sebas
Yeah. Feels crazy. And just like, for me, too, Brea was one of my favorite ones as well, because the Brea improv and like, the. The questions that me and Josh ask each other before the show is, where the bars at?
Josh Laber
Yeah. Always.
Sebas
Are people able to drink?
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Are people? And, like, there was, like, one or two venues that's like. And you know what's crazy? As good as that El Paso show was, the way that they bought alcohol was completely whack. I'm not. I'm not gonna lie. It was whack. I think it was one beer and a beer or something cart. So I never went. But supposedly just that in the front. And, like, they're the. Because it was, like, out of college, right? Yeah, it was like a performing arts center. And, like, they didn't have actual Bars and bartenders. It was just somebody who works there, I guess, buying, selling beers or whatever, so. But it still worked. It was great. Yeah. But for example, Brea Chicago, there's like legit bars.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Was the perfect venue.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Because there you can. You can obviously pre game before there, but when you sit down, you scan the QR code and you can order drinks, you can order food. So I love that. Those are the things that me and Josh worry about. Is it. There's. There's two things that I care about. Are people able to eat and drink, Especially drink. And it's easy access. Okay, cool. Second, I need this place to be.
Josh Laber
Loud as audio wise, like music and.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Like, not the crowd. You're saying like the speakers.
Sebas
Because depending on what city we go to, we always have a different sound experience. Intro song.
Josh Laber
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Sebas
And that's like one of the things that we would always like, talk about. Yeah. Like the intro song has to hit.
Josh Laber
And it has to match this and.
Sebas
It has to match the vibe of this. Of the state or city. Yeah. So that was cool. My favorite intro song was Ambitions of a Rider.
Josh Laber
Oh, yeah.
Sebas
Embraer.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
That song was crazy.
Josh Laber
That was perfect, bro.
Sebas
That was perfect.
Josh Laber
That was perfect. Something else that we integrated into the show was we wanted to create like a La Platica experience for. For like the audience in.
Sebas
In a.
Josh Laber
In a different way than they consume it, like via, you know, Internet.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
So. But something that was really popular on. On La Platica is our.
Sebas
Our segments.
Josh Laber
Girly pop challenge.
Sebas
Right. Yeah.
Josh Laber
So we actually, we didn't do this the first show, but we leaned into the girly pop segments that we've done that just had prepared for us. And we brought up guys from the crowd. And if you've been to the shows, you'll notice that majority of the audience is women.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Because most of our listeners are women. The most beautiful women in the world, if I do say so myself.
Sebas
If I do say so myself as well.
Josh Laber
Yeah. And so we wanted to make sure we highlight the men and a lot of the guys who pulled up definitely, like listen to La Platica.
Sebas
And I.
Josh Laber
And I just. We wanted it to put. Put them to the test. So in some of these cities, we. We did a girly pop challenge where we would bring guys up and seas and I would separate into teams and we would see which group of guys that we each hand selected to come up to represent us. Knew how much they knew about women. And that was honestly some of my favorite moments.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Because They. A lot of the guys that kind of knew their. But we would kind of play it off like. Like obviously they knew it, but at the end of the day we just kind of wanted them to twerk for the girls. Literally.
Sebas
Yeah. And would give him a prize or whatever.
Josh Laber
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Sebas
And just before we even go into the other segments and talk about the. The rest of the show, I'll be real. When we got first brought up with the. The talk about going on a live tour.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
I didn't really care for it. Cuz I see other podcasts doing tours and I'm not going to lie.
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Sebas
I was like, what do we have to offer to entertain people? Already get the podcast free on YouTube.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Free on Spotify, Apple podcast, wherever you watch it at.
Josh Laber
Is that a plug?
Sebas
We're just sitting down. Yes, we're just sitting down and we're talking. Yeah, we're. We're conversating and I. We know that you guys are enjoying your time with us, but I was like, what do we do? I don't want to sit down. Just do this and. And be in front of a crowd. Honestly, Personally. Honestly, Personally, I think that's whack. It isn't.
Josh Laber
It isn't.
Sebas
Okay, so I personally thought that was whack. Okay, okay. And then I came to my senses and I was like, even if we did do that, I think it's okay because at the end of the day, people just want to see it live.
Josh Laber
Sure.
Sebas
And they want to meet us and I want to see them too, you know. So I was like, regardless, I think it's cool. But my mentality was I need to give more. We need to give more. I said, the only way this is going to work is if we are. We don't sit down. Yeah. There's like couches and like chairs and, you know, a coffee table in front of us. Maybe at the theaters and stuff, but at the venues. But we never really sit down. And I just told Josh and I told Jess and the whole team and I said, it just has to be engaging. I need to talk to them. I need to bring people up. It needs to be some sort of show. And you know, we were able to come up with something that I think worked 100 and. Yeah. So that's why we filmed something in downtown LA. That intro, you know, that hits. We have these segments where we bring people on and then after maybe The Girly Pop 101 where we bring the guys. And it's cool because the girls know the answers. Yeah. So, like. Like, they kind of team up and they're like, yeah, let's do, you know, because Josh has his own team and I do as well. And then after that, you know, we do, like, platica knows. And then we do crowd work, and then we talk to the crowd and we give, you know, guy and girls shots, you know, and stuff like that. And it's very engaging. We bring them upstage, I go into the audience, and so does Josh. And it's. It's really, really cool.
Josh Laber
Yeah, I think it was. I think it was done really well, man. I think the show, the way it was put together, really highlighted our specialties. And, like, what makes La Patika so special? You know what I mean? And it's not just about us just, like, sitting there, but it's about, like, being creative, engaging with the audience, us being ourselves, getting faded. Like, it's just. It's just. I don't know, it just dives deep into what La Platiga is about.
Sebas
Yeah, it was cool.
Josh Laber
And I know that a lot of people who went to the show really, really enjoyed it, and that that means the most to me. I know a lot of people were even saying, like, it was one of the best, like, yeah. Live shows.
Sebas
And I would trip out when they would say that. Yeah. And I'm like, I don't know. I still get imposter syndrome. And I think they're just being nice. But, you know, people would say, like, that was the best podcast live show or whatever, you know, PCP party. Yeah. Podcast party. Ever been to.
Josh Laber
I believe it because, like, we didn't make the show about us. So it's not just like, oh, this. Come watch me perform. Come watch you perform.
Sebas
It's like.
Josh Laber
Like, it's. It's. It's a. It's. It really was like a party. It was like you're. You just got immersed into this, like, world. So that's why when I believe people. I do believe people when they say that, because not to toot on a homeboy, like, we really.
Sebas
I believe that they're saying that we.
Josh Laber
Created something and experience.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
So when you're seeing. When they're saying that, I'm not taking it as, like, wow, I did amazing. It's like, what we put together.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Is an amazing experience that they really enjoyed.
Sebas
I don't think that when they comment on the videos that they're lying.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
But in my, like, damn. Really, like, it's. That it's that good. You know what I mean? Like, bro, I get it. And like, bro, like, living through the show, everyone's laughing, everyone's yelling. Everyone's, like, having a great time. So, like, I'm not saying, like, there's no way, because. Right. It doesn't match what happened. It does match what happened. Just for me. It's like, what. You know, it's. It was. It's. It's really special to see that.
Josh Laber
If we break it down.
Sebas
Bro. Okay, real quick. Can I tell you something real quick?
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
There was a guy, and I'm not even trying to toot her own horn. There was a guy that DM me. I think I showed you. And he said, bro, absolutely love the show. Yeah. It was one of the best shows. And he named three comedians, one being Kevin Hart. And he said that we had a better show than that. Yeah. And I'm like.
Josh Laber
But, hey, bro, to each their own.
Sebas
To each their own.
Josh Laber
To each their own. And. And for him to say that, I thought that was really cool because it was a guy.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
And I don't want to say that our show is, like, curated towards women, but a lot of it is, because obviously we. We, like, we understand, like, we know the audience.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
And when we have the male audience come up to the stage and dance and to work for the girls, that's going to get a reaction. And then when you top it off with performative strippers at the end of a show.
Sebas
Oh, we're talking about that.
Josh Laber
Like, what do you expect, bro?
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
People are gonna say, this is the greatest thing ever.
Sebas
Going back to. We know our audience. Yeah. You know, we said, how do we leave With a bang.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Right.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And we talked about, like, why don't we just get, like, male strippers and, like, you know, so, like, the whole bit is basically, when it would work, sometimes we just let them in, but when it would work, it's. The bit at the end of the show is basically firefighters come in and they say that the venue is too over capacity. Over capacity, and we're gonna need to kick some people out. And so me and Josh are like, okay, so we pick people that we want to kick out, we bring them up on stage, and, yeah. Some music comes on, and Magic Mike begins. Magic Mike. La Platicasta begins. And it's a really cool, fun moment that is really just high up here to end the show. And. Yeah, it's cool. Yo.
Josh Laber
And also, like, since we're already talking about it, shout out to all the strippers. That pulled up, everybody was great. You know, a lot of people had their preference on what place had better strippers.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
That's not for me to judge, but we did our best to allocate the best possible stripper. So shout out to party service Entertainment. You guys were incredible.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
We use the same entertainment service throughout the whole show. They're like nationwide.
Sebas
So nationwide is on your side.
Jess (Crew Member)
Strippers.
Josh Laber
Strippers.
Sebas
Strippers.
Josh Laber
Yes.
Sebas
Yeah. So the party service Entertainment. Shout out to you guys. Always being dialed in. There was one part where I was actually laughing. We obviously, we have a group chat with Jess and she screenshot it and she was like, what is my life? Or you did that on Close Friends or something. And what was it again? It was like, this should be like, fully nude. Or like, it was like, oh, yeah. The conversations that she was having.
Josh Laber
She's like, how nude do you want us?
Sebas
Yeah. And she was just like, you know, just like, shirtless and like, with your chonies on. And she just screenshotted, like, the conversation she was having. She goes, this is really in my life right now. Which I thought was hilarious job. Like, what I really.
Spanish McDonald's Ad Speaker
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Sebas
And shout out. Shout out to Jess.
Josh Laber
Delegating the sh.
Sebas
Honestly, the show's. The brain is right here for sure. She handled the show so well, and.
Josh Laber
There are so many.
Sebas
She was always on it.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
She was never drunk like us.
Josh Laber
Not a single show.
Sebas
Right.
Josh Laber
Well, obviously, there's so many components that go onto the show. There is basically two monitors that are happening. There's a. I call it the people's show, and then I call it our show. And our show is called the confidence monitor, where Jess is essentially talking to us in the back while she's managing what you guys are experiencing on the big screen. And then what is happening. Listening to the crowd, watching the time and. And then letting. Making sure that the pace of the show is going correctly, giving us live notes. It was crazy. The. The.
Sebas
While she's dealing with music, while she's dealing with people talking to her.
Josh Laber
Us putting her on the spot.
Sebas
To be on the spot. Yeah. Like, can you do timing? Yeah, I mean, yeah, like, you know, so it's. It's been a wild ride and, you know, we couldn't do it without the team that we have behind us. So shout out to you, Jess. I truly appreciate that.
Josh Laber
100.
Sebas
But yeah, obviously that's kind of like what the show was. And. But obviously it's. It's kind of like more simple if we talk about it in between. All of that is just mayhem.
Josh Laber
Mayhem. And it's. And it's figuring out the crowd, figuring out, like. Like, at the end of the day, like, seven. I. We know each other very well, but we're. We're trying to perform. We're trying to get each other's like. Like, drift, if you will. Do you feel like that? Because when I'm on stage, like, I'm kind of, like, watching you, and I'm seeing, like, the type of energy you're providing, and I try to really, like, lean in on it or, like. You know what I mean?
Sebas
Or.
Josh Laber
Or, like, let you take over whatever it is. And each show was just, like, so different with that, and it's just. It's really cool. It's just such a cool, unique experience, bro. There's nothing like it.
Sebas
It. Yeah, it was definitely, like, a overall team effort. Even, like, the team had to supply the show. The. The show doesn't go on without them. Yeah. And even when we're on stage, us being the people on stage, we're a team. It's not like it's just you doing your thing, you know, it's like, I have to deal with what you're talking about and then riff off that, and then you riff off me. You know what I mean? So it's like, I wish that we.
Josh Laber
Could record a special for the show.
Sebas
Yeah, that would be good. That would be cool, man.
Josh Laber
Maybe we can. I know we just gave a lot of it, but, like. Yeah, it'd still be cool to experience it, like, live. I just wouldn't just want it, like, one shot. I'd really want it to feel, like.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Produced, you know?
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Multiple cameras, like, really. Like, you really get a feel the show.
Sebas
Yeah. For what it is, and, you know, just kind of ending it off like that. We truly want to thank you guys for making this happen. Without you guys, the show would have never worked. We would have never be excited to do it. We appreciate you guys so much. It's been such an experience that Josh and myself have. Have had, and we will forever be grateful for it, and we had such an amazing time, and I do hope that we can create something else, because it being the first show, it's kind of like, like you said, like the beginning of La Platica, what we do, podcast segments. I don't know what we can do next at the moment, but I'm sure we can figure something else out because there's so many cities that we didn't hit.
Josh Laber
I will be honest with you. I already kind of have some ideas for. For A part two show. And I. I kind of just want to hear from the people too. Like, if you guys went to La Platica show, let us know. Let us know what you thought and then what city you were from. Yeah. Or are from. And yeah, kind of. I want to read through the comments, see what people. Because I got a lot of like DMS and stuff like that, but I'm sure I missed them. I kind of just want to see what. How people enjoyed it.
Sebas
Yeah. And you know, going back to the Riverside show, we wanted to end that with a bang.
Josh Laber
We did something special.
Sebas
We did something special. We actually got a 16 person mariachi wild to intro the whole show. DJ Leslie was there to open up the. The podcast show and get the party started.
Josh Laber
She had to.
Sebas
She had to. She did it in Brea and we got her again. Thank God she was available. She's amazing and within our budget. And so. And not only that, I think. What, did we double or triple the strippers?
Josh Laber
Yeah, we doubled them, right? Yeah, it's still in the work. There's. Well, yeah, we got three strippers instead of two.
Sebas
Yeah, we should try to get four. Four.
Josh Laber
We gotta get four.
Sebas
We should try to get six.
Josh Laber
Everybody in the crowd is a stripper.
Sebas
Yeah, we got more strippers. Yeah, yeah. No rules. So. Yeah, that's. That's really it. I. On my hand, I. I think I.
Josh Laber
Feel like I've said this before and like Sebas mentioned, he wasn't super sold on doing like the live.
Sebas
I wasn't at all.
Josh Laber
I tend to be more of a performer, if you will. Like, like just. I love theater. I love live stuff. So for me, it was like a Dr. To be able to like, perform in front of people and to create something that people will really, like, take home with it.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
I don't want to say, like, be inspired, but like, at least like, be like, wow, feel something. You know what I mean? Because that's the way I feel when I go to stuff. Like, I tend to get inspired. Like, really. I don't want to say easily, but, like, I will really, like, get something out of every experience that I have. And that's what I wanted to be able to like, give to somebody. Like, even if it was just one person that walks out of it, be like, wow.
Sebas
Like, that was just something I remember every time.
Josh Laber
That was something for sure.
Sebas
I remember for me.
Josh Laber
Inspiration. Strippers. Let's get them going naked. How naked, Jess? All of it.
Sebas
I'm so inspired right now. I remember every time before a show, I'D hug Josh, and I'm like, we're living your dream, Josh. We're doing this for you, baby.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
How you feel? Feel great, man.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
We're gonna do it again, bro. There's just no way. There's no way.
Sebas
It's fun.
Josh Laber
I'm thinking back and just reminiscing on the shows and, like, the cities and traveling and, like, it's a good time. All of it. It's just so cool.
Sebas
Super blessed to be able to do that. Yeah. Honestly. And, yeah, you're right, though. I wasn't sold on it. But you know what? I. I'm gonna toot my own horn, and I think I did a really good job.
Josh Laber
You did. That's what surprised me. I feel like you were not about it, but when you're on stage, you're a different person, bro. Like, it was like you were just on. You knew exactly what to do.
Sebas
On, on, on. Yeah. People go up to me, I'm like, damn. Like, you're just completely different.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And I said, I'm just on.
Josh Laber
I'm just on.
Sebas
Yeah. Ever heard of the running shoes? On.
Josh Laber
Now I'm off. Yeah.
Sebas
Now don't talk to me. No. Honestly, it's so weird because, like, we're so on during the show, and then, like, the next day, I'm just quiet.
Josh Laber
You just give everything.
Sebas
I just give. I literally give everything.
Josh Laber
What an artist. What an artist.
Sebas
Yeah. Don't talk to.
Josh Laber
Just dark.
Sebas
Just dark. You're so quiet. Yeah. I'm just saving all my energy for the next show.
Josh Laber
Yeah. I mean, that's important. It's really important.
Sebas
Yeah. We had a great time, though. Yeah.
Josh Laber
I'll never forget it, man. I'll never forget it.
Sebas
Yeah. So thank you guys, again. And now I really want to focus and, you know, and to be real. I feel like we focus so much on the live show that we still have the film podcast and you still have your. Your. Your own life as well. I have my own life. We all have our own lives. And I feel like the podcast has just been kind of, like, not in limbo, but, like, we're just doing it. But, like, now I really want to, like, put effort into, like, doing something different here.
Josh Laber
Okay.
Sebas
Giving something new. I don't know what that is. It might be the same. It might just, you know, just. Just think a little harder on the pod.
Josh Laber
Okay.
Sebas
Does that make any sense?
Josh Laber
Sure.
Sebas
Not that it's, like, doing anything wrong. Obviously. We all love it. I love it.
Josh Laber
You wanna. Okay.
Sebas
But I just want to, like, I just feel like our mind was so much at light live shows and what we're gonna do that we would just come in here and like, let's do it. You know what I mean? And then focus on live again. Yes, we're gonna focus on maybe live again. But for now, I definitely want to put, like, just the extra boost into the show.
Josh Laber
Can I ask you for a favor?
Sebas
Yes.
Josh Laber
Can you shut the. I swear that's not what I was saying. I just felt like that was such a perfect.
Sebas
It was.
Josh Laber
I needed you. Shut the up.
Sebas
It was.
Josh Laber
No, no. Can we get faded one episode before the year ends? Because we have nine more episodes, including this one. Jess. Or is this. This is nine, including this one, including this. We have nine more episodes.
Sebas
You know what I thought you were gonna say.
Josh Laber
What?
Sebas
Can't say something?
Josh Laber
No, no. We need to, like. Okay, we need to, like, take it back.
Sebas
And you know what's funny is, like, we always talk about that too. It's like, dude. And we would tell. I felt like the last podcast studio is, like, such a myth to people.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Because, like, we always reminisce on. On. On the old podcast studio with, like, people like Jess and people who don't really know us or who just discovered us, and we're always like, yeah. Back when we used to be over there, things were so different.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And like, it was like golden years there. You know what I mean? But, like, yeah, you're right. We should. Cuz, bro, we stay faded at the other spot.
Josh Laber
Every week.
Sebas
Yeah, every week. And, like, that's really why the only reason why we kind of stopped. Because it was, like, messing with our health.
Josh Laber
Yeah, it was a lot. No, that took a lot. No, honestly, that's a really good point. It's not sustainable.
Sebas
You can't do that every week and just. Just catch a fade.
Josh Laber
Yeah, you can't do that. You can't do that.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
I just feel like I'm enabling us right now and I shouldn't do this. When you and I drink, bro, it's hilarious. It's just so funny. There's, like, this new, like, magic that enters our system.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
It's called alcohol.
Sebas
Yeah. Tequila. It's a spirit. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. It's. It's great. It's. It's classic la platica.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
We see it all the time. We read the comments. Like, we know.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
You know. Oh, I missed this. You know, you guys should do this more often. Yeah, I know, but I'm also 35 years old. Like, I Can't drink like that all the time.
Josh Laber
Exactly.
Jess (Crew Member)
I feel like that's another reason why people really enjoyed watching you guys at the live shows, because it's just, like, classic.
Sebas
Yeah, we're just bullshitting, partying, and just, like, giving people something to laugh about.
Josh Laber
Exactly.
Sebas
You know? Exactly.
Josh Laber
No, we got to do it back, bro. We got. Like I said, we got nine more episodes to end the year off. I can't believe we're already going into 2000. 20, 26.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Wow. Going into year four of doing LA Platica.
Sebas
It's almost Christmas.
Josh Laber
It's almost Christmas.
Sebas
It's almost your birthday.
Josh Laber
I almost feel like we need to do the Grinch. Like, that whole thing that we did. Again, not that specific thing, but we need to, like. We need to do at least one of them, bro.
Sebas
Okay, cool. Let's do it. I want to know what to do. You guys suggest who we should dress up as. Maybe some character that doesn't have a nose like that. Because I couldn't breathe at all.
Josh Laber
At all.
Sebas
Yours was cool.
Josh Laber
I. Dude, mine was the whole thing, dude.
Sebas
But your nose was open, right?
Josh Laber
It wasn't.
Sebas
Oh, you're right.
Josh Laber
I had the same nose. Yeah, I had the same nose, bro.
Sebas
Oh, that was such a good Grinch.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And you talk like him as well, bro.
Josh Laber
That was. That was so cool.
Sebas
It was a classic. It was classic. Yeah. Definitely down for that. We'll hit up the. The special effects makeup horse. We should hit him up now, actually.
Josh Laber
Let's do it.
Sebas
And we'll definitely do that. I want to know what they think that we should be.
Josh Laber
Okay.
Sebas
Christmassy, Christmasy vibes. Blah, blah, blah. You guys tell us, and we'll do that. Yeah, and we'll do that.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
What else, what else, what else? Okay, just remind me that we need to title this episode Exposing the Show or something like that.
Josh Laber
Yeah, something like that.
Sebas
Like. Yeah, yeah.
Josh Laber
Matt, don't put that in. Or put that in. Who gives a.
Sebas
Who gives a shit?
Josh Laber
Matt, put it in.
Sebas
Dude. Whoa, whoa. Pause again. Put it in again. You know, he's laughing right now, and I hope he has his headphones on because he has two kids.
Josh Laber
Yeah. And they watch him edit. And I'm like, don't do that.
Sebas
Yeah. Exposing the show. Yeah, we finally exposed the show. It feels weird.
Josh Laber
Yeah. It almost feels like we should not have done that even, like, on the.
Sebas
Highlight videos, we would tell, like, the editor, like, don't put this, don't put that. Don't put this, don't put that. We would just Try to like, like it. Be that we're having a good time. Which we did. Yeah. So that's it.
Josh Laber
There's just no way we go on to 2026 and we don't do another one, bro. There's just no way.
Sebas
I wanted. I want to do a small city tour.
Josh Laber
What I want to do is a small city tour too.
Sebas
And I.
Josh Laber
We kind of know what we like now. The theaters are awesome, but I don't necessarily think I want to do theaters. I want to do the House of Blues, the. The improvs, the haha factories, like, places like that where it's just like a little more intimate and people. It's a. Like food, drinks throughout the whole show.
Sebas
Look at this guy trying to cause shots. I'm big dog now. I only. I only do these kind of shows.
Josh Laber
No theaters, no stadiums.
Sebas
No, I. I saw. I want to do, like, small city vibes where it's like. There's so many. Like.
Josh Laber
What's a small city, though?
Sebas
There's so many Latinos that live in, like, Milwaukee.
Josh Laber
Milky.
Sebas
South Dakota. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Josh Laber
Oh, that's kind of.
Sebas
Yeah. Like these lit, like, smaller cities. You know what I mean? Like, maybe somewhere in Florida. Maybe somewhere in, like, Philadelphia. That's not a small city, but, you know, something like that where it's like a little shack venue. Yeah. And we're almost doing, like, stand up, you know what I mean? And we're just traveling and then we get this huge Sprinter Mercedes bus.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And we just go around just driving.
Josh Laber
No, I like.
Sebas
But how would we film Tika on the road?
Jess (Crew Member)
Be vlogs.
Josh Laber
Yeah, it be vlogs, bro.
Sebas
That would be crazy.
Josh Laber
Look, we.
Sebas
But I'm. Dude, I can't. Dude, I'm married. I have two. Two. Two little hairy dogs.
Josh Laber
No. Yeah, that'll be.
Sebas
That's a lot.
Josh Laber
But I like the whole small town idea.
Sebas
Yeah. There's only like 50 people.
Josh Laber
Yeah, yeah, but like, 50 people.
Sebas
Crazy. 50 people. You know, like, what's up? It's exclusive.
Josh Laber
That's kind of sick.
Sebas
You know what. What happens when. When the. When the supply is low and the demand is high?
Josh Laber
We're gonna have to do like four shows in a row.
Jess (Crew Member)
I know Robert, I can literally hear him be like, absolutely, Absolutely.
Josh Laber
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's got to make sense, bro. Financially.
Sebas
Robert won't come then positive. We're doing. We're doing this strictly out of our pocket.
Josh Laber
Wow.
Sebas
Never profiting.
Josh Laber
Self funded.
Sebas
Small self funded. Never profiting. That's it. We collect the money at the end. Cash only. And when we're done, we're just gonna throw it. Throw it to the audience.
Josh Laber
I like it.
Sebas
I'm down. You know what I mean?
Josh Laber
Yeah, I'm down.
Sebas
Small city tour.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Coming soon. I love that type in your small city tour. Yeah. Yeah, I like it.
Josh Laber
I'm with it, bro. I'm down for whatever. I'm down for whatever. As long as we get to do it again.
Sebas
Yeah. Can I. All right, One question before we end the show, because we need to get ready, and we need to get ready for tomorrow. It's, to be honest, one of the biggest shows of the year, and we need to get ready, and I have a lot of things to do today.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
So before this, I want to ask you something. There was always a meet and greet after the show, right?
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
What was. What was one of your favorite. And you guys are so sweet. You guys always brought us gifts. What was your favorite gift that you actually remember.
Josh Laber
Somebody?
Sebas
I know it's hard for you to remember some shows.
Josh Laber
Yeah, some shows are a little. A little fuzzy, if you will.
Sebas
No, if you remember one gift. What was that for?
Josh Laber
Well, this one's, like, a little bit. I have two. And this one's.
Sebas
Don't say. Just say one, because you might take mine.
Josh Laber
It was the card somebody made us, like. Like an actual. Like a.
Sebas
Like a baseball card. I remember that. That's one of my favorites, too.
Josh Laber
That was, like, gifted to us, and they wrote, like, little stats about us and stuff like that, which is really cool. And it was, like, in a little safe.
Sebas
What is it called?
Josh Laber
A little.
Sebas
Yeah, protection. Like a protection shield. Little thingy baggie.
Josh Laber
But can I just say, because I do want to say this, like, it was special to me when people would bring me, like, salud stuff, like, they bought a bottle and they wanted me to sign it.
Sebas
Like that.
Josh Laber
To me, it was just so cool.
Sebas
M. Me, too. Somebody gave us.
Josh Laber
Oh, I know what you're going to say. Do you still have it?
Sebas
You better still have it.
Josh Laber
We got to frame it, bro, please. Bro, please.
Sebas
We were in Chicago, and somebody gave us a Chicago Cubs jersey. Like, a legit one. And in the back, the stitching said la platica. And I was like, what the hell? Because, like, that shit's expensive.
Josh Laber
Yeah. And it was like.
Sebas
And like, I was like, this is so freaking cool. I couldn't believe it, bro.
Josh Laber
What I want to do. And I know a place that we can do it because we did it for our Kiki Hernandez jersey.
Sebas
I have it.
Josh Laber
We have it framed. Yeah.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
So we can do it. We can free it, and then we can add the photo of us in Chicago.
Sebas
Okay.
Josh Laber
Please, bro. Please?
Sebas
Yeah, for sure.
Josh Laber
Well, you're being weird. You're, like, holding. It's in your closet.
Sebas
The.
Josh Laber
Is that about. Dude, get out of the closet. Pause.
Sebas
Wow. Okay, maybe I won't or will, but.
Josh Laber
I really want to hang it up, bro. Like, honestly, I don't even care if it's, like, awkwardly positioned.
Jess (Crew Member)
Yeah.
Sebas
Like if the game. Yeah, we need it here. 100.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Cool. Yeah. Okay. Well, that's it. Exposing the show. Finally.
Josh Laber
Hope you guys can finally talk about it. I feel like we talked a lot about the show in, like, secrecy. And I'm sorry if a lot of the shows took. I'm sorry a lot of the podcast shows in the past were, like, just kind of recapping on the shows, but this is truly special for Sebas and I. So once again, thank you to everybody who pulled up. Thank you to our entire team who made this possible.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
Because the fact that you guys got so much joy out of it and excitement and love, like, it wasn't just us. It took a. It took an army, if you will. So hopefully we get to do it again. I love meeting every single one of you. I love seeing your guys smile and faces and merch that you guys would. Would bring out to. And the energy that you guys brought is something that I'll carry with me for the rest of my life.
Sebas
Yeah, same. You said it. Well, one person that we didn't say things to is the. Is Ryan, AKA Dooney. Yeah.
Josh Laber
The dune master.
Sebas
Yeah. Thank you for always coming to every single show and putting up with our.
Josh Laber
Yeah, it's a lot.
Sebas
You guys, meet Ryan. He was the guy helping us sell merch and he did a lot of things in the back end. Thank you, Ryan. We appreciate you. If you know Ryan, he's a very quiet, golden hearted.
Josh Laber
Loki.
Sebas
Has to be.
Josh Laber
Has to be.
Sebas
He's a very. He is the opposite of Josh and myself, but he's such a bro.
Josh Laber
Has to. Ryan, ET Oh.
Sebas
Oh.
Josh Laber
All the ass.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
All the.
Sebas
That's it.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
Right. Needs us. Sorry. Ryan, do you. Just kidding.
Josh Laber
Don't answer that.
Sebas
Ryan, we appreciate you. And especially he's the one that saw everybody walk in.
Josh Laber
Oh, that's very true.
Sebas
Yeah. So, yeah. Thank you. We'll see you guys next week. Have an amazing weekend.
Josh Laber
Week.
Sebas
Week. Yes. Have an amazing week. Holidays are here, man. Let's do one thing for me.
Josh Laber
Are we getting fat this holiday?
Sebas
Like, are you aren't we already there £20.
Josh Laber
But, like, I. This always happens in November. I just, like, everything just kind of goes out the window right now.
Sebas
I'm in a place where I don't care. I.
Josh Laber
And I kind of. I pretend to care. Do you do that? Do you, like, pretend to care like you.
Sebas
It's so bad right now. I was pretending. Yeah, I'm not pretending right now.
Josh Laber
Don't care.
Sebas
I don't care. I don't know. You know what I had last night to eat? Ramen. The bulldog stuff with the little chicken.
Josh Laber
I love those.
Sebas
The spicy one. I just had one. I don't care. And I don't even feel bad.
Josh Laber
You know what? I have to say I commend you, bro, because, like, you. Your household is. You have a Karen. And I don't mean that as, like, the meme, but, like, Karen is like, the most strictest discipline.
Sebas
Yeah.
Josh Laber
And there is no off button for her.
Sebas
No. And she's on it.
Josh Laber
Yeah.
Sebas
And I'm not.
Josh Laber
That's crazy, because I feel like if, like, mo. Like, she joins me in my chaos.
Sebas
I know.
Josh Laber
You know, but if she was, like, dialed in, I'd feel like, man, I'm. I suck.
Sebas
I'm not dialed in right now. And I will say that as a man.
Josh Laber
And you're good.
Sebas
And I don't care.
Josh Laber
Come over to my house, please. Dude, it's.
Sebas
We're.
Josh Laber
We're living the gym.
Sebas
We have cookies.
Josh Laber
We have cookies. Bro.
Sebas
Bro, I'm so down. I am not on it right now. I have a half marathon to run that I signed up for in Malibu.
Josh Laber
When?
Sebas
Next weekend. Well, this weekend, technically.
Josh Laber
No way.
Sebas
And ask me if I've ran anything.
Josh Laber
What are you gonna do?
Sebas
No, I don't. I don't. I have not trained.
Josh Laber
What are you gonna do?
Sebas
No, what am I gonna do? Run it.
Josh Laber
He's gonna do it.
Sebas
I guess so.
Josh Laber
Bro, you've been cycling, though. That's what I'm saying. You're kind of like, yeah, but it's hunting.
Sebas
People think that just because I cycle, it's like, oh, you're good. No, it's a different. It's a different thing. Running is a full body exercise because.
Josh Laber
Like, you'll go cycling, but, like, you're not locked in on cycling. Like, you'll go like your friends.
Sebas
I love cycling. I'm locked in on cycling. I cycle more than anything. That's like my cardio.
Josh Laber
How many days are you cycling, though?
Sebas
Keeping me not look like fat bastards right now. Yeah, twice, if that. We've been traveling so much. I just cycled this morning, but it's been like twice, three times a month. And that's a little bit. I normally do it two, three times a week. Look, man, I'm not locked in and it's okay. I'm sexy. I'm sexy. And I look in the mirror, I'm like, fool, you're sexy. I don't care.
Josh Laber
I love that.
Sebas
Do I not. Do I have a little belly right now? Do I not have my six pack that I have? Yeah, sure. I don't care, though. I'm sexy.
Josh Laber
No, your belly is so adorable. It's so adorable.
Sebas
I'm chilling, bro.
Josh Laber
It's sexy. Listen, my belly is sexy.
Sebas
Yeah, I know. All right.
Josh Laber
This is a time of year where the year is coming to an end. There's. There's a certain feel in the air where it's family, friends. It's, you know, it's the end of the year. I feel like this is the time where you just kind of like, you let loose it.
Sebas
I'm letting loose, man. Yeah. Look, I have a trip coming in around mid March, and I told myself, I think I'm give myself another week. I'm not saying I'm eating McDonald's every day.
Josh Laber
March.
Sebas
Yeah. Next year I have a. I have a trip mid March of next year.
Josh Laber
Where are you going?
Sebas
I'm not gonna say that right now. I'm live. Chill, dude. I have a trip. No. My birthday's in May. You. You come quiet.
Josh Laber
I knew it started with an M.
Sebas
I lost my train of thought.
Josh Laber
You're sexy.
Sebas
Yes. And I'm give myself another week or two. I'm not saying. I mean, like, I'm not saying that.
Josh Laber
You'Re going to lock in for a trip that you have in March, you pansy.
Sebas
Hold on. I'm going to give myself another week or two and then I'm going to dial in. And then my only cheat meal is probably going to be like one Thanksgiving and then one on Christmas. But other than that, I'm locked in, bro. Know, I'm not gonna go out. I'm not gonna do anything. I'm gonna work out. I'm gonna do crazy cardio and I'm gonna get super ripped because one thing about me, I lose weight quick.
Josh Laber
Where are you going?
Sebas
I'll tell you later, bro. Chill out.
Josh Laber
You can't say where you're going.
Sebas
No. Going to Mexico.
Josh Laber
No, you're not.
Sebas
Somewhere that requires to take my shirt off.
Josh Laber
Okay.
Sebas
Cabo.
Josh Laber
Sick.
Sebas
You know, let my chest out. All Right.
Oscar Miranda
All right.
Sebas
Wear some low rise jeans.
Josh Laber
All right, I'm with it.
Sebas
You know I'm with it. Maybe shave my stomach a little bit.
Josh Laber
You're gonna do the V? You showing the V's?
Sebas
I might.
Josh Laber
Damn.
Sebas
I will have these deep V's. Deep V's, huh? Wow. I lose weight quick, bro. Damn. GLP1s. Just kidding. Don't do that. No, I really don't. Yeah, that's it. So enjoy your guys's week weekend. We love you guys. Thank you, you so much for making LA life so special to us. Noos and approxima platica. Riverside, you were great. We love you. Shout out to 909951. Los tanto, tanto, tanto. Ciao.
Josh Laber
Wait, listen, one thing, sorry before we leave. We have nine more weeks till the year ends. Whatever you're trying to do in like, whatever your goals are, don't wait till the beginning of the new year. Start now, all right? Nine more weeks don't exist. You need to start your dreams today. Let's end it right.
Sebas
You're so inspiring, bro. It's crazy like saying that.
Josh Laber
You know what I mean? It's true though, because people. I feel like people kind of. We give the message of like it, but it's like, bro, like you still gotta like chase your. You know, I mean, chase your.
Sebas
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Listen to Josh.
Josh Laber
Whatever, man. The episode.
Sebas
I'm telling them, they go, eat whatever you want. You're always you.
Josh Laber
Can I talk to you for a second? Dude, no.
Sebas
Late Matt. Put it in, dude.
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Hosts: Sebas (Sebastian Robles) & Josh Leyva
Episode: 220
Theme: Candidly breaking down the La Platica live tour – behind-the-scenes moments, favorite cities, iconic show bits, audience engagement, and thoughts on future tours.
Sebas and Josh deliver an unfiltered deep dive into the making, evolution, and wild highlights of the 2024-2025 La Platica live show tour. With their signature playful, honest banter, they reflect on what made each city unique, how touring transformed their chemistry on stage, and spill details on the show's best-running gags (strippers and all). The episode marks the first time they ‘expose’ the inner workings of their live shows for those who couldn’t make it in person.
This episode is both a victory lap and an open letter to the La Platica community—full of love, laughter, and a lot of behind-the-scenes chaos. The hosts openly reflect on their challenges, unexpected joys, and the irresistible energy of their live audiences, all while pledging to keep things fresh. Above all, it’s a testament to their humility, their playful self-deprecation, and their gratitude for everyone who makes the La Platica universe vibrant.
Fan Takeaway: You didn’t just miss a “live podcast” – you missed an interactive party, a friendship on stage, and a crew that genuinely loves their community.
To the listeners:
Let the guys know if you’d come to a small city or what moments you loved from any show—share in their DMs or YouTube comments!