Podcast Summary: Nadie Sabe Nada: Satán solo está para salir en la ouija

Podcast: Nadie Sabe Nada
Hosts: Andreu Buenafuente & Berto Romero
Episode Date: July 1, 2017
Source: SER Podcast

Episode Overview

This episode of Nadie Sabe Nada embraces its signature blend of improvisation, humor, and quick-witted banter. Andreu Buenafuente and Berto Romero riff on random listener questions ranging from metaphysical curiosities to mundane oddities, lacing every subject with comedic tangents, playful roasting, and surreal associations. The show’s tone is relaxed and irreverent, with improvisation and the audience’s presence fueling spontaneous, laugh-out-loud moments.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Opening Banter: Hats and Big Heads

• [01:00]–[05:00]
  • Conversation kicks off about the difficulty of finding hats large enough in Spain; both hosts joke about the size of their heads.
  • Berto recounts being laughed at when trying on hats, to which Andreu jokes that Americans have similarly large craniums.
  • Memorable moment: Discussion about finding the perfect hat, "cada persona tiene un sombrero que es para él, solo tienes que encontrarlo." – Sombrerero [04:48].
• [04:54] Notable Quote (Sombrerero):

  "Cada persona tiene un sombrero que es para él, solo tienes que encontrarlo."

2. Plane Anecdote: Drawing and Mistaken Identities

• [05:14]–[08:42]
  • Berto shares a story about compulsively drawing a cucumber on a flight and being mistaken for someone drawing a nose or even being identified as "Berto Romero" by a flight attendant.
  • The hosts riff on misunderstandings and mistaken identities, including a funeral anecdote where Andreu is confused for Berto by a mourner.

3. Audience Questions: Ouija, Yogurt Flavors, and the Meaning of Life

A. Ouija and Supernatural (Space Mystery Music)

• [09:29]–[11:46]
  • Question: “¿Creéis que se puede hablar con extraterrestres a través de la Ouija?”
  • Comic consensus: only with dead extraterrestrials.
  • Berto recounts his one Ouija experience, not with Satan, but the spirit of the clown Fofó.
  • Notable Quote (Andreu, [09:46]):

    "Sí, pero solo con extraterrestres muertos."

  • Notable Quote (Andreu, [10:11]):

    "Satán solo está para eso, para salir en las Ouijas."

B. The Elusive Orange Yogurt

• [12:19]–[14:44]
  • Why aren’t there orange-flavored yogurts?
  • A local audience member claims there are, but they taste off, “están muy malos… este yogur está malo y no está agrio por la naranja.”
  • Andreu shares a humorous story about tweeting his love for a yogurt brand and receiving underpants as a gift from the company.
  • Notable Quote (Andreu, [14:09]):

    “Puse que había comido un yogurt de esta gente y que me había mojado mi ropa interior.”

C. Bible Lore and Divine Lighting

• [15:11]–[15:40]
  • Question: If God created sun and stars on day four, how were the first three days lit?
  • Comedy tangent: perhaps creation was just a sequence of darkness and light confusion.

D. Promos vs. Actual Show – The Edit is Funnier?

• [16:04]–[17:53]
  • Listener asks: “¿Por qué sois más graciosos en las promociones que en el programa?”
  • The hosts good-naturedly take the jab, joking that promos are just the best bits, and people should be happy as it saves listening time.

4. Folklore & Random Trivia

A. Fallas de Valencia: Fireworks Fears

• [19:12]–[20:10]
  • Andreu admits he dislikes fireworks and is strangely afraid of loud noises, despite the popular appeal.
  • Comic treatment given to the idea that instinctively people rush towards explosions.

B. Anatomy Names & Bizarre Spanish Sayings

• [20:12]–[21:50]
  • The “hueco poplíteo” behind the knee is discussed.
  • Spanish folk logic: “me pica el culo, mañana comeremos sardina”—the superstition that an itchy behind means fish will be plentiful.
• Notable Quote (Andreu, [21:50]):

  “Quiero morir, quiero morir, quiero morir. Ya.”

5. Life Chats: Salutations and Summer

• [25:24]–[26:10]
  • The hosts mock interview audience members about how they’re doing and their summer plans, stressing the overlooked joy of simply greeting people.

6. Audience Interaction: Names, Parenthood, and Baby Names

• [27:32]–[30:05]
  • An audience member named Dámaso Ibáñez becomes the subject of fascinated amusement: “Dámaso Ibáñez. Es Dámaso Ibáñez el que tiene que pedirme a mí.”
  • The topic turns to his pregnant partner; the hosts joke about “pre-oyentes” (unborn listeners) and debate naming conventions like 'Dámasa'.

7. Cultural Oddities and More Listener Questions

A. The Case of the Missing Mobile Chargers

• [31:20]–[31:52]
  • The phenomenon of disappearing phone chargers; the hosts hypothesize there’s someone hoarding millions.

B. Sex & Marriage: The Garbanzo Theory

• [32:13]–[33:00]

  • Andreu shares the tongue-in-cheek “garbanzo jar” philosophy: before marriage, add a bean per sexual encounter; after marriage, remove one per session. The jar never empties.

  • Quote (Andreu, [32:57]):

    “No se acabarán nunca los garbanzos. Nunca vaciarás el carro."

8. Mini-Topics Carousel

A. Why No Scented Candles Smell Like ‘Just Blown Out’ Candles?

• [34:00]–[34:47]
  • Andreu compares the fleeting pleasure of that smell to an orgasm—nice because it’s brief.

B. Couple Codes and Communication Failure

• [38:39]–[43:26]

  • The hosts discuss secret codes with their partners to escape events or signal information.

  • Berto details a failed attempt at subterfuge involving the code word “Antonio”, which was so awkward it nearly outed their plan.

  • Memorable moment (Andreu, [41:04]):

    “Era tan extraño que pensé que se había vuelto loca.”

C. Botanical Bafflement – Carnivorous Plants and Pollination

• [44:04]–[45:06]
  • How do carnivorous plants get pollinated if they eat insects?
  • The discussion humorously degrades into ideas about which bugs are eaten and which are allowed to escape for pollination.

D. Naming Toes and Family ‘Processes’

• [45:09]–[46:54]
  • Toes apparently lack the individuality of fingers; names like “cosa fea al lado de la gorda” (“thing ugly next to the big one”) are suggested.
  • Berto and Andreu joke about letting toenails grow as a weird personal summer tradition.

9. Rapid Fire Q&A & Closing Gags

[48:15]–[52:53]

• Series of surreal and humorous rapid-fire questions:

  • Why do tortoises live so long while athletic rabbits die young?
  • In China, are there “Todo a Cien” (dollar stores)? – this leads to puns about Chinese currency.
  • Where do tweets from users with no followers go? (“Se le quedan en el recto.”)
  • Which dead singer would you revive for a concert? (Everyone picks Freddie Mercury.)
  • Is a fat-free cream can empty?
  • How to tell if blue cheese is off?
  • How many people would there be if each porn scene produced a baby?

• Notable response (Andreu, [49:36]):

  “¿A dónde van los tweets…? Se le quedan ahí. Se le quedan en el recto.”

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• [09:46] Andreu:

  "Sí, pero solo con extraterrestres muertos."

• [10:11] Andreu:

  "Satán solo está para eso, para salir en las Ouijas."

• [14:09] Andreu:

  “Puse que había comido un yogurt de esta gente y que me había mojado mi ropa interior.”

• [32:57] Andreu:

  “No se acabarán nunca los garbanzos. Nunca vaciarás el carro."

• [41:04] Andreu:

  “Era tan extraño que pensé que se había vuelto loca.”

• [49:36] Andreu:

  “¿A dónde van los tweets…? Se le quedan ahí. Se le quedan en el recto.”

• [21:50] Andreu:

  “Quiero morir, quiero morir, quiero morir. Ya.”

Important Timestamps

• [01:00]–[05:00]: Hat sizes and cranial woes
• [06:22]: Drawing a cucumber mistaken for a nose on a flight
• [09:39]: Question about Ouija and extraterrestrials
• [12:19]: The quest for orange yogurt
• [15:11]: Theological tangents: lighting before the sun
• [16:04]: Why promos sound funnier than the actual show
• [20:10]: Popliteal fossa (behind-the-knee) and bum-itch fish superstitions
• [27:32]: Encounter with Dámaso Ibáñez and baby-naming talk
• [31:20]: Missing phone chargers phenomenon
• [32:13]: The "garbanzo" theory of sex and marriage
• [34:00]: Candle scents, orgasms, and fleeting pleasures
• [38:39]: Couple codes and signal failures
• [44:04]: Carnivorous plant pollination
• [45:09]: Naming toes and summer toenail growing
• [48:15]: Rapid-fire questions and surreal answers
• [51:03]: Tribute to Freddie Mercury and ending with Queen

Closing Segment & Tone

The episode wraps up in typical Nadie Sabe Nada style: a Queen song (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) plays, and the hosts riff on absurdities until the last second. The energy remains playful and unfiltered, with Andreu and Berto bouncing off each other's jokes and the live audience. Listeners get a fast-moving, digressive, and joyfully absurd hour filled with relatable everyday gripes, pop culture riffs, and comic improvisation.

Recommendation:
For fans of improvisational humor and those comfortable with meandering chat about everything and nothing, this episode is a perfect introduction to the chemistry and wit of Buenafuente and Romero. The tone is mischievous, occasionally surreal, and steeped in colloquial Spanish humor.

Skip to [09:39] for the Ouija/Extraterrestrial bit; [14:09] for the yogurt-and-undies anecdote; [32:13] for the garbanzo/sex metaphor; and [48:15] onwards for the rapid-fire question-fest and Freddie Mercury tribute.