Spring Is In The Air

Summary

Podcast Summary: Laugh with Me

Episode: Spring Is In The Air
Host: Jeremy Odem
Release Date: February 11, 2026

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Main Theme

This episode centers on the coming of spring, post-Super Bowl reflections, the transition to baseball season, and Jeremy Odem’s quest to be laughed “with and not at.” Jeremy blends humor and personal anecdotes with commentary on sports, pop culture, and the quirks of everyday life. The tone is breezy, self-deprecating, and conversational, typical of Jeremy’s comedic style.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Parking Lot Basketball & Midlife Health Goals

[02:31 – 05:07]

• Jeremy recounts prepping for his other podcast (“Where’s the Line?”) while watching an older man shoot hoops in a parking lot.
  • Describes the man’s Adam Sandler-esque clothing and his casual approach to personal fitness.
• Expresses envy over the man’s carefree attitude and enjoyment:
  • “I couldn’t have been more jealous of this guy. Just out shooting hoops in the middle of the day. Loved it. Good for him.” (03:44)
• Jeremy pokes fun at his own fitness (or lack thereof):
  • “I walk from A to B. I mean, that’s the extent of the exercise I’m getting anymore.” (04:07)
• Recalls a recent basketball challenge with friend Letti, with comedic banter about competition and race:
  • “He specifically said he didn’t want to lose to a white ginger on Black History Month. And to that I… I understand, because I wouldn’t have taken it easy.” (04:47)

2. Super Bowl Recap & Halftime Show Debate

[05:08 – 13:55]

• Jeremy’s take on the Super Bowl: Seahawks vs. Patriots

  • Disagrees with critics calling it “one of the worst Super Bowls of all time.”
  • “They say defense wins championships. Certainly this game was full of defense.” (06:32)

• Detailed breakdown of the halftime show drama:

  • Praises Bad Bunny’s performance (“World class entertainer… even if you don’t know Spanish, you know you’re going to be entertained.” (07:42))
  • Contrasts with the alternate “Starting Point” halftime show featuring Kid Rock:
    • Critiques its production: “It’s pre-recorded. Apparently they had some video/audio issues. … Clips don’t look good, Johnny.” (09:02)
    • Questions why two simultaneous halftime shows exist, referencing “halftime heat” wrestling as a better different option.
  • Observes polarized reactions online:
    • “You’ve got the hardcores on one side being like, Bad Bunny, this is the greatest halftime show of all time. … And then on the other side, people saying, this was finally the wholesome halftime show we’ve always waited for. Kid Rock. And that’s not true, too. Come on.” (10:15)
    • “Just take the glasses off that are showing you what you have to see. And take a look with your eyes. Come on.” (10:51)
  • Names Bruno Mars as the best halftime act in his opinion.

• Anticipates next year’s Super Bowl halftime possibilities:

  • Jeremy wishes for the return of a band (like Fall Out Boy).
  • Predicts Taylor Swift would be the “biggest get”: “Taylor Swift is obviously the number one choice. People want to see Taylor Swift. … That’s the big one. … She’d probably do it, probably true, and it’d probably be awesome.” (12:01)
  • Speculates on other options like Post Malone and Jelly Roll.
  • Notes the increasing hype—“Anymore, you kinda have an idea of who it’s going to be at kickoff for week one.” (13:15)

3. Celebrity Deaths & Reminiscence

[18:53 – 21:45]

• Notes the recent loss of “three monumental celebrities”:
  • Catherine O’Hara (“the mom from Home Alone… Schitt’s Creek… tons of other stuff… decorated career, incredible actress” (18:59))
  • Brad Arnold (Three Doors Down frontman): Jeremy reminisces about his first concert experience seeing them.
    • “I saw Three Doors Down…first concert going out, you know, you’re not with mom and dad at something.” (19:18)
  • James Van Der Beek (from Dawson’s Creek):
    • Recommends his underrated performance in “Don’t Trust the B in Apartment 23.”
    • “He actually played James Van Der Beek. He played a cartoonish version of himself and it was amazing.” (20:48)
• Reflects on the idea that “celebrity deaths come in threes,” jokes about tracing the trio who died around the time of O.J. Simpson (“Not everybody was praising O.J. Simpson. … Made a killing in his career. Made a killing. That’s…” (21:25))

4. Early Spring Weather & Baseball Season

[21:52 – End (~24:31)]

• Comments on unseasonably warm weather in Omaha (“setting records… it’s early February, but here we are. I don’t know, weather’s weird, man.” (22:07))
• Celebrates arrival of Major League Baseball spring training:
  • “Pitchers and catchers have finally, finally reported… I’m a big baseball guy, always been a big baseball fan, and it’s much more fun when your team’s good.” (22:22)
  • Expresses hope for his team, the San Diego Padres (“this is the best period of Padres baseball of all time” (22:33))
• Shares confusion and annoyance at MLB players showing up to spring training needing surgery:
  • “How is it that the team’s finding out about this for the first time?” (22:56)
  • “If I’m on vacation from my job and something happens… I probably give them a heads up that I’m not gonna be back for a couple of months, right?” (23:16)
  • Suggests fans and players “think differently… fans, we are built different, that’s for damn sure.” (23:46)
• Concludes with optimism for the baseball season and a nod to the springtime vibe:
  • “That means spring is here… it’s feeling like spring, it’s warm outside, baseball’s back, let’s go, baby.” (24:14)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I couldn’t have been more jealous of this guy. Just out shooting hoops in the middle of the day. Loved it. Good for him.”
  Jeremy Odem (03:44)

• “He didn’t want to get beat by a white guy. That’s what it came down to. Not on Black History Month.”
  Jeremy Odem (04:44)

• “They say defense wins championships. Certainly this game was full of defense.”
  Jeremy Odem (06:32)

• “World class entertainer from Puerto Rico. I don’t even know if I got the accent right, but I always give it a go. Master of accents, they call me.”
  Jeremy Odem, on Bad Bunny (07:43)

• “Just take the glasses off that are showing you what you have to see. And take a look with your eyes. Come on.”
  Jeremy Odem (10:51)

• “Taylor Swift is obviously the number one choice. People want to see Taylor Swift. … That’s the big one.”
  Jeremy Odem (12:01)

• “I’ve grown up knowing two things. One, the deaths come in three, and two, that everybody’s connected to seven degrees to Kevin Bacon.”
  Jeremy Odem (18:55)

• (On warm weather) “I don’t know, weather’s weird, man.”
  Jeremy Odem (22:07)

• “Fans, we just, we… we think differently. We are built different that’s for damn sure.”
  Jeremy Odem (23:46)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 02:31 – Jeremy’s parking lot basketball observation and health humor
• 05:08 – Super Bowl reflection, Seahawks vs. Patriots
• 07:42 – Bad Bunny’s halftime show review and discussion on multiple halftime shows
• 10:15 – Culture war over halftime show discourse and Bruno Mars praise
• 12:01 – Speculation on future Super Bowl halftime acts, especially Taylor Swift
• 18:53 – Discussion of three celebrity deaths and personal remembrances
• 21:52 – Early spring weather commentary, baseball’s return, frustrations with player injuries
• 23:46 – Insight on fan mentality vs. athlete mentality
• 24:14 – Closing optimism: “Baseball’s back, let’s go, baby.”

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Overall Tone

Jeremy’s delivery is informal, witty, and sprinkled with self-deprecating asides. The episode mixes comedy with genuine cultural and sports commentary, always looping back to what makes him—and his listeners—laugh.

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For Listeners

This episode will appeal to anyone who enjoys sports banter, comedic takes on everyday situations, and reflections on pop culture phenomena, all through the lens of an everyman with a punchline for every observation.

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I spent an hour sitting in my car today preparing. I recorded an episode of where's the Line? Wtl. Check it out. Sports betting podcast. And I hadn't done my prep, so I'm doing my prep before we recorded this week's episode. And as I'm sitting there in the parking lot of the radio station, it's just. It's one of those, like, big office park, you know, type deals. And in the back of the parking lot, there's a one single basketball hoop. I've never seen anybody hooping, okay? Never seen anybody hooping. And I've been recording there since. Since the summer of 25, up till now, February here of 26. And he. This old guy, I roll up, he's hooping. He's got kind of the Adam Sandler clothing vibe, okay? The long shorts, tennis shoes. He's got a big winter coat on. He's got. And it's unzipped, by the way. And then he's wearing some gloves, a stocking cap. I don't know, the weather, it wasn't that bad. We were in the 40s. But when he was playing, it was probably high 30s, mid-40s, maybe. Anyway, he's out there, he's ballin', just kind of shooting. Older guy, probably in his 50s, just enjoying life. I couldn't have been more jealous of this guy. Just out shooting hoops in the middle of the day. Loved it. Good for him. Good for him. Johnny, that should be. I know you like to run, you know, run around lakes and whatnot, stay in shape. I. I walk from A to B. I mean, that's the extent of the exercise I'm getting anymore. But I, you know, I would like to think is I'm getting healthier, which I am. Maybe I'll get back to some exercise. Little bit. I know our guy Lety, just had a little basketball challenge out there for people. And I. I tried to get in on that. I'm like, I. I can hoop. I'm sure I could beat Letti. But he didn't want. He didn't want to get beat by a white guy. That's what it came down to. Not on Black History Month. He. He specifically said he didn't want to lose to a white ginger on Black History Month. And to that I. I understand, because I wouldn't have taken it easy. I. I would not have taken it easy on him, that's for damn sure. So you probably made the right call of Eddie. In fact, he is Will. He's gonna be the guest on the pod next week, so I'm gonna straight up ask him to put it out to the public. Is this why you would not play me in basketball? We get him in studio. I mean, we'll play him here. I. I would love to play him. I'll wait till March if I have to, but, yeah, this guy, he's outside hooping, and I, you know, I. I moved from the back of the lot to closer to the front door as it was time to go record. Just make it easier for myself, getting into the office building. But the thing is, the guy, he somehow was losing the ball, like, quarter of a mile. The ball was just bouncing down the road. And I'd see him multiple times walking up and down the road to go get his ball. So it was. It was, you know, ricocheting off the rim into the. Across the grass into the road. And then it's just, you know, just bounce, bounce, bounce out. Crazy Johnny. But I was jealous. It was a nice day, and he's just out hooping, enjoying his life. Pretty cool. It is February. We just finished the Super Bowl. I don't know. Some people calling the game. It's obviously, Seahawks win. They beat the Patriots. People are saying this was one of the worst Super Bowls of all time. I would disagree with that. I thought it was a pretty good game. And they say defense wins championships. Certainly this game was full of defense. I mean, that's what's going to happen. I mean, we knew we were getting with these two teams. On the one hand, we had the CL Seahawks that looked like a complete team with a very dominant defense and a good offense. Then on the other side, you got the Patriots. There you go. I mean, that's it. And, you know, Seahawks took care of business. I thought it was an enjoyable Super Bowl. Really excited for next season. I'm already pumped for the draft coming up in April. But before we get there. We got to talk about the stuff with the halftime show, right? I mean, it was back and forth. There was the super bowl halftime show which featured Bad Bunny. Bad Bunny is a world class entertainer. World class entertainer from Puerto Rico. I don't even know if I got the accent right, but I always give it a go. Master of accents, they call me. And the thing with Bad Bunny is that he's gonna sing his songs, which means he's gonna, you know, unless you know Spanish, you're not gonna know the words. I did not. But I'll tell you what, I was entertained. They put on a heck of a show and I knew I'd be entertained. It's the super bowl halftime show. They always put on a good show. This is not the first time there has been an act that I'm like, I don't even know if I'm gonna know all the songs. You know, I'm not the biggest Rihanna fan. I, I know some Rihanna songs. I'm not the biggest Rihanna fan. She performed halftime fully entertained. I mean, that's just how they're gonna put on a show for everybody. And it was incredible. And it was what, like the second most watched halftime of all time? Something like that. But then this year we had to have Turning Point do the, the other halftime show and it was Kid Rock. And I'm a Kid Rock fan. I've always been love Bob with a Bob back in the day, man, I loved it. I did keep up with him and his politics from there. You know, I, I'm just saying, I, I, I know, I know if I went to a Kid Rock show, I'm probably going to be entertained because I know a lot of the songs and it would just be, it'd just be fun, right? But this starting point show was not very good. It's pre recorded. Apparently they had some video audio issues. I say apparently because I was watching Bad Bonnie. I've seen clips. The clips don't look good, Johnny. I don't. What'd you watch? Yeah, Bad Bunny, right? I mean, yeah, 126 million people watch Bad Bunny. We're two of them. But the thing is, why do we need two halftime shows? I mean, we just didn't need two halftime shows unless it's something completely different. I brought up before WWE one time did the halftime heat and they had a championship match, the Rock Dwayne Johnson versus Mankind in an empty arena. It was awesome. But that was different. I could choose to watch the super bowl halftime or I could watch a wrestling match. Now they want to compete with the super bowl halftime show. You know, act to act with music. It just doesn't make any sense unless you're gonna put the budget up to put it on. And then they didn't even have like a live audience. It was just some couple dozen people or something. I don't know. It was really weird. The numbers do look good. I mean, does look like some people watched it, you know, in the millions. I mean, and the. The supporters. This is the part that bugs me. And it's not as bugs me. It just annoys me because, I mean, it doesn't bug me. I'm not gonna go to sleep or not be able to sleep because of it. Right. But it is annoying is like you've got the hardcores. You got the hardcores on one side being like, Bad Bunny. This is the greatest halftime show of all time. Which it's not. Bruno Mars was. And then on the other side, you've got people saying, this was finally the wholesome halftime show we've always waited for. Kid Rock. And that's not true, too. Come on. And it wasn't even good. Just take the. Take the. Take the glasses off. Okay? Take the glasses off that are showing you what you have to see. And take a look with your eyes. Come on. Right. People are saying, oh, yeah, the numbers are this. But if Mike Pence does what's right, that number will be. Will be higher, though. They'll find more numbers. Yeah. Trump's probably calling people now trying to get. Trying to get those numbers higher. I know. That was some. That was some. That was a throwback. That's throwback to politics. I don't get. I don't get very deep into the politics here on the. Laugh with me, but when it's time, it's time, right? When it's time, it's time. Anyway, I look forward to next year Super Bowl. I mean, there's gonna be cool. I mean, I've already seen the list of who could potentially be your super bowl halftime performer. And I personally, if it was me picking. I want to see a band like bring the bands back. I think a Fallout Boy could perform super bowl halftime show. They've got the catalog. It would be very entertaining. It's just. Man, now you've. You've raised the bar. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny. I mean, you're talking about the biggest stars in the world. Fallout Boy is probably not going to. I mean, it'd be quite the letdown, right? To some people, I. I would find it entertaining, but it's Going to be a letdown to some folks. I don't know. Taylor Swift is obviously the, the number one choice. People want to see Taylor Swift. That's. That's the. The great. What do they call it? The white whale. That's the big one. That's the one that. If Jay Z can make it happen. I don't know if you know this. Jay Z produces the halftime show for Apple Music in the NFL. So he's working on it. He's. He knows he's got to get the biggest stars in the world. How do you get more than 126 million people to watch halftime? Taylor Swift probably do it. Probably true. And it'd probably be awesome. Give me Fallout Boy, you know, Gary Fall Out Boy. I'd be pretty happy with that. I could see it being Post Malone, maybe Post Malone and Jelly Roll, you know, they're going back on tour. They did this last year, but they go out and tour together and they do this, the big stadium tour. I. Why couldn't it be them? Why couldn't it be them co headlining this thing? And then they just do. They do their songs, they do their show. That would be entertaining. Then people could say they got the country stuff in. I mean, it would just. It would cover all bases. So I don't know. It'll be interesting to see which way they go. It's, you know, and it gets announced earlier and earlier. It used to be something that maybe around Thanksgiving it would start to trickle out, man. Anymore. You kind of have an idea of who it's going to be at kickoff for week one, you know, at that first Thursday night game. So we'll see. I'm, I, I'm sure looking forward to it. I love a Super bowl halftime show. I love entertaining. I love entertainment, man. Bring it on. Just give me something good. And we don't need to. Just give us the one. It'll be fun. And then we'll move on to next year and hopefully it's something that you like. There you go.

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Well, sadly, we've had to say goodbye to three celebrities and entertainment recently. And you know, they say they cut the deaths come in three. I don't know, Johnny. I don't know when that started, how it was figured out that it comes in threes. It's just something I. I've grown up. I've grown up knowing two things. One, the deaths come in three, and two, that everybody's connected to Seven Degrees to Kevin Bacon. I've learned those two things in my life. And just recently, three monumental celebrity deaths. We just had Catherine o', Hara, the mom from Home Alone. That was brutal. She was also famously the mom in Schitt's Creek and tons of other stuff. I mean she decorated career, incredible actress, a lot of incredible improv. Improviser. Improv. Improviser. Yeah, you know, improviser. Right. Thanks, Johnny. Yeah, I'm. I'm a joke. I'm the punchline right now. But no, that was sad to see the singer from Three Doors Down, Brad Arnold. Superman Kryptonite. That's the song I. That was my first concert. That was like my first concert going out. You know, you're not with mom and dad at something. You know, some show when you're a kid. I mean this was going with your boys. I went to Lincoln, Nebraska. I saw Three Doors Down. Headline Fuel was supporting act and then opening was Oleander. I became a big fan of Oleander that night. But what a show. Three Doors Down. Yeah, I saw him. I've seen him twice in my life and it was. Both times were around that time and they were first coming up now that first album and Kryptonite was all over the radio. That's sad to see. Then James Vanderbeek just today had lost his battle with cancer. Of course Dawson's Creek, but. And of course Varsity Blues. You know him as mocks QB1. But if you haven't seen the TV show don't trust the bee in apartment 23. It was on ABC back in the day. What a show. Hilarious. You have to check it out. James Van Der Beek was fantastic in it. He actually played James Van Der Beek. He played a cartoonish version of himself and it was amazing. Hilarious. Very underrated show. So sad when it was canceled. Yeah, they always ask like what shows would you. Would you canceled show? Would you want to bring back Give it one more run. Hey, don't trust the be. Would probably be near the top, if not at the top of that list. Happy Endings would probably be up there, too. I mean, we. I go on them, but the great show, incredible actor, very beloved, very sad to see. So rest in peace to those three. I just. least. It's like the three are like three people that everybody collectively is like, yeah, they were. They're all good, good folks. You know, it's like, we need to go back, Johnny, and see who was the other two involved when O.J. died, you know, because not everybody was praising O.J. simpson. Not like me, you know, I'm a big fan that he was hall of Fame, pro football running back. Heck of a guy, funny guy, actor, charismatic, found not guilty. I mean, O.J. he had done it all in his life, right? He had done it all. Made a killing in his career. Made a killing. That's. I don't remember who the other two were. That's the thing. I've. I gotta go back and Johnny, we'll have to figure that out. We'll circle back on that one. Yeah. Here we are. It is spring. At least it feels that way. I don't know where you're at, but sure feels like spring here in Omaha, Nebraska. It's like, been in the 50s, even up in the 60s, 70s, you know, setting records. I don't know why we're setting, like, new high records by 10 degrees on some days here it's early February, but here we are. I don't know, weather's weird, man. But pitchers and catchers have finally, finally reported the spring training. I'm a big baseball guy, always been a big baseball fan, and it's much more fun when your team's good. So my team, San Diego Padres, and we were in the. We are in the run of the franchise's history. Like, this is the best period of Padres baseball of all time. And it's exciting, even though, you know, obviously there's still some weaknesses in the lineup. And you can see they didn't really do anything in the off season and they're trying to sell the team. So obviously we've got some opportunities, but it's still fun to know a new season's about to begin. And this, you know, who knows? You just never know. This thing, this team could. This thing could flip upside down and suddenly we're in. We're in the run for the World Series. So I. I'm excited. I'm excited that the guys are. Are showing up and getting Ready for the marathon that is baseball season. But what I don't understand is all these guys now that are showing up hurt, like. Like needing surgery hurt. And how is it. How is it that the team's finding out about this for the first time? Like, are they not allowed to report things when they're. When they're just on their own time in the off season? I don't understand it. Like those. There's all these. There's some big names that are having surgery this week on their wrist, and they're not going to be able to swing a bat for a while. Why Wasn't this done two months ago? I remember Fernando Tatis Jr star player for the Padres. I remember a couple of years ago he did the same damn thing. He comes rolling into spring training with a injury that requires surgery, and it just. It ruined his whole season. It's like, why is that a thing? I just don't understand it. I guess if I'm on vacation from my job and something happens to me on a Wednesday and I don't report back till Monday, I probably give them a heads up then I'm not gonna be back for a couple of months, right? I don't wait till Monday to be like, yeah, I got hurt and I'm out. Right? I don't know. I guess maybe there's some rules involved in this that I'm not. I'm not aware of. I just don't understand. But I don't know. It's frustrating, I tell you that. Especially those. The fans of those teams are like, holy cow, we're not gonna have our best hitter because he's something with his wrist. And I know injuries happen, but why, why wouldn't you just take care of it in December? Unless the players are just like, I'm going to enjoy my offseason. Yeah, but you could do your job. Don't you have responsibilities? I don't know. It does. I just don't understand. Maybe I'm just the fan and that's what. Fans think differently, right? F. It's just no different than the games themselves. Players, they're going to go out there, you know, over 160 some times or whatever in a season, and they're gonna lose over half of them and they're gonna go have dinner after and they're gonna yuck it up with the boys. But my. My mood's gonna be swung based on whether or not they win. I'm gonna tell you that right now. Fans, we just, we. We think differently. We are built different that's for damn sure. But it's good to have it back. That means spring is here. Johnny. Thanks for that beer, man. Little light and cool summer shandy. It's feeling like sprints. Warm outside. Baseball's back. Let's go, baby. We'll be back. Hey, we got another episode coming up this week. Cranking them out, buddy. Thanks for listening, Sam.