Not Today, Pal – Episode Summary

Episode: Help! My Waymo Just Committed A Felony!
Hosts: Jamie-Lynn Sigler & Robert Iler
Podcast: Not Today, Pal (YMH Studios)
Release Date: November 27, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of Not Today, Pal features Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler—best known as siblings from The Sopranos—bringing their trademark dynamic of opposites: Jamie’s warmth and optimism sparring comically with Rob’s grumpier, more cynical edge. The pair dig into a series of hilarious hypotheticals, listener complaints, parenting worries, and everyday absurdities, all while lovingly roasting one another. The episode’s focus ranges from how to split game show money to the growing pains of parenting pre-teens, the etiquette of film sets, run-ins with Amazon, and the peculiarities of self-driving cars. New sound board guy Tanner sits in, occasionally adding chaos.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Million-Dollar Game Show: Would You Risk It?

Timestamps: 00:52–05:12

• Rob poses a game show scenario: three people, a million-dollar prize, and the choice to split evenly or make it a gamble.
• Jamie prefers the thrill: “The gamer in me wants it to be... I would do 800, 100, 100.” (01:34)
• Rob reveals his conservative side: “If it’s a million, I’m going 333 each. Hug it out, walk away. I’m conservative when you’re talking $333,000.” (02:48)
• Listener call-ins echo Rob: The more you gamble, the more you just want the guarantee. (04:44)
• Notable moment: Jamie and Rob dissect how different personalities (thrill-seekers vs. security-seekers) approach high stakes, exposing their differences—and talking about how losing hundreds of thousands would “make for a tough night’s sleep.” (02:47)

2. Annoying Habits: Listener Grievance Round-Up

Timestamps: 05:29–11:20

• The show shares listeners’ submissions on the most annoying habits of people they live with:
  • Twitching in sleep (Sid’s boyfriend) leading to sleeping in separate beds.
  • Leaving cabinets open: “That is... either ADD or just careless.” (06:38)
  • Using multiple cups per day: “Cutter has half drunken mason jars all over the house.” (07:14)
  • Loud banana chewing—the anti-ASMR trigger for Jamie.
  • Talking to the TV (“That’s all you and Cutter do when watching sports,” Jamie jokes at Rob, 08:34)
  • Excessively commenting on things (Cutter’s brother’s “crazy” houseguest style, chips-eating, and chair-reclining.)
  • The “knock knock” co-worker: “I couldn’t. I would tell the person I hate them.” (10:27)
• Notable quote: “I only have two cups. One’s always in the dishwasher, the other I’m using.” —Jamie (07:24)

3. Personal Annoyances & Friendship Dynamics

Timestamps: 13:40–16:38

• Rob asks Jamie what she does that drives him nuts. Jamie admits she tends to make plans she later dreads, prompting Rob to tease: “You always want to do something, ‘til the day of comes and you just want to chill.” (14:18–15:35)
• Jamie reflects on “wishful thinking” vs. real social battery; Rob celebrates cancelation: “I love when people cancel.” (16:25)

4. ChatGPT as Mediator for Unpaid Debts

Timestamps: 16:40–19:51

• Rob and Jamie use AI to help craft a message for collecting on a $500 debt.
• When Jamie asks ChatGPT to “stop treating me like a pussy,” it gives a more direct, “no fluff” answer: “You owe me $500. It’s been long enough. I want it back.” (19:02)
• Laughter erupts at ChatGPT’s refusal to suggest violence or illegal tactics; the pair discuss small claims court, mediation, and how friendships sour over loans.
• Notable moment: Jamie, mocking the idea of sending friends “written notes” to demand repayment: “That’s the worst.” (18:18)

5. Hollywood Set Rules: Directors’ Pet Peeves

Timestamps: 20:06–26:29

• Christopher Nolan allegedly banning all chairs from sets proved exaggerated; in reality, he just won’t use a director’s chair himself. “He just doesn’t use his director’s chair, but said anyone else can.” (21:55)
• The effect of cell phones on set: “Being on set for me is part of the fun... keeping that energy and back and forth is important.” —Jamie (22:47)
• Crazy director set stories: James Cameron told Avatar actors to pee in their wetsuits to save shooting time; Steve Soderbergh’s “no open-toe shoes” policy; and stories about physical intensity on The Exorcist and The Sopranos. (24:16–25:20)
• Memorable anecdote: Rob recalls being roughhoused on The Sopranos set by James Gandolfini: “He could just throw you across the room. He was a bear!” (25:04)

6. Self-Driving Cars: Who Gets the Ticket?

Timestamps: 28:45–29:45

• Jamie asks, “What happens if a cop has to pull over one of these Waymo [self-driving cars]?” (28:45)
• They discover an officer must contact Waymo’s support staff via intercom, sparking jokes about issuing tickets and needing new laws as vehicles go rogue.
• “But then who do you give the ticket to? Waymo?” —Jamie (29:37)

7. Random Amazon Deliveries

Timestamps: 29:55–32:13

• Rob recounts receiving a mystery car vacuum from Amazon, speculating maybe it’s “degenerate friends” pulling a prank.
• Jamie shares her own high volume Amazon habit, admitting to spending “over $5,000, maybe $10,000 a year on water, before I got a filter.” (32:09–32:32)

8. Sandwich Wars: The Great Deli Debate

Timestamps: 33:06–35:11

• The show spotlights competing “sandwich guys” and goes deep on New Jersey vs. exotic, gourmet sandwiches. (34:07–35:03)
• Jamie and Rob argue artistry vs. traditional hero: “The other guy, he’s more exotic... he’s got it all.” (35:01)

9. Parenting Pre-Teens: Drugs, Vaping, and Signs of Growing Up

Timestamps: 35:36–44:03

• Jamie and Rob delve into parenting, reflecting on giving “the drug talk” as their kids approach adolescence.
• Jamie worries about her son Bo encountering drugs, peer pressure, and the right age for vices.
• “He loves to hang with Jack. When he starts to be like ‘no, I’m not hanging with him’, that’s when I’ll know he’s moving on.” —Jamie (39:08)
• Identifying when a kid starts experimenting: “When he stops waking up at 6am to hang out with the family... That means he’s doing drugs. 100%.” (39:18)
• Listener call-in: “I smoked weed at 11. His friends are definitely smoking weed.” (38:01)
• Rob and Jamie debate which is worse: drinking or smoking for kids, and recount sneaking out as teens, lying to parents, and how tracking has changed modern parenting.

10. Technology & Modern Parenting Fears

Timestamps: 44:03–46:00

• The hosts discuss how modern technology gives kids an upper hand: apps that fake GPS locations, phones left behind to trick parents, etc.
• “Kids are better with technology than adults. … If your kid was going to his friend’s house, there was no opportunity to come in contact with a weirdo. Now, who knows who could contact your kids.” —Jamie (45:36)
• “The amount of weirdos is endless, or do we just know about more of them?” —Cutter (45:54)

11. The Hyper-Attentive Partner (Cutter Appreciation)

Timestamps: 46:00–47:39

• Jamie describes Cutter as endlessly attentive: “He knows everything. I could be like, ‘Jamie farted last Tuesday at 3pm’—he’s so aware.” (46:54)
• The tradeoff: “That’s the thing... he’s constantly trying to take care of everything and everyone all the time.” —Jamie (47:25)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I love when people cancel.” – Rob (16:25)
• “If it’s a million, I’m going 333 each. Hug it out, walk away.” – Rob (02:48)
• “That question just confused my brain. I don’t even understand it.” – Listener/Caller 1 (03:49)
• [When ChatGPT gets real] “Step one: call them out, you owe me $500, it’s been long enough.” – Jamie, reading AI (19:02)
• “He just doesn’t use his director’s chair, but said anyone else can.” – Cutter, on Nolan (21:55)
• “He would just throw you across the room... He was a bear!” – Rob on James Gandolfini (25:04)
• “When he stops waking up at 6am trying to hang out with the family... that means he's doing drugs. 100%, for sure.” – Jamie (39:18)

Important Timestamps

| Segment | Time Range | |-----------------------------|----------------| | Game show scenario | 00:52–05:12 | | Annoying habits | 05:29–11:20 | | Personal quirks | 13:40–16:38 | | ChatGPT/collecting debts | 16:40–19:51 | | Director set rules | 20:06–26:29 | | Self-driving cars & laws | 28:45–29:45 | | Amazon mix-ups | 29:55–32:13 | | Sandwich wars | 33:06–35:11 | | Parenting teens | 35:36–44:03 | | Tech & parenting fears | 44:03–46:00 | | Hyper-attentive partners | 46:00–47:39 |

Tone & Vibe

The episode is playful, irreverently candid, and packed with dry humor and personal confessions. Jamie brings heart and sweet concern, Rob keeps things grounded with sarcasm and self-deprecation. Banter with listeners and the new sound guy Tanner keeps things fast-moving and unpredictable. Longtime friendship and mutual respect underpin the teasing, making for a funny but heartfelt exploration of what it means to live with—and love—wildly different people.

For listeners new and old, this episode offers laughs, relatable gripes, and the comforting chaos of two best friends figuring out adulthood—one misdelivered Amazon package and awkward parenting moment at a time.