Dan Soder, Knicks Whomp The Sixers, The Hungover Episode, Hot Seat/Cool Throne + FAQ’s - Pardon My Take

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This also is going to be the hungover episode. So we had the somewhat drunk episode on Sunday. This is going to be the pick up the pieces. Everyone is feeling it. We are still in la. We're getting ready for our live show and we got hot seat, cool throne. We're finishing with FAQs. Is that correct? FAQs. So great Wednesday show for you. It's brought to you by our friends at Chevy. Our AWLS know that the Chevy Silverado is the official truck apart in my take. That's because Silverado is a truck with grit. It shows up every time. Built a hall tow and make a beat and take a beating. But smartware accounts with modern tech that makes life easier. Big screens, available, camera views that help with towing and parking, and a cabin that feels right. Whether you're road tripping, heading to practice or loading up for the weekend. During the season, it's the mvp. The tailgate. After the season, it turns into your training camp truck hauling gear, tackling home projects and doing the work that never stops. Because the grind doesn't take breaks and neither Does Silverado. Check out the current offers and build your own Chevy Silverado@chevy.com. okay. Let's go,

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Summary

Pardon My Take – May 6, 2026

Episode: Dan Soder, Knicks Whomp The Sixers, The Hungover Episode, Hot Seat/Cool Throne + FAQs
Hosts: Big Cat & PFT Commenter (Barstool Sports)
Guest: Dan Soder (Comedian, Podcaster)

Overview

The May 6th, 2026 episode of Pardon My Take is a quintessential Hungover Episode, as the hosts and crew recover from a hard Vegas bachelor party, a grueling LA road trip, and some crushing sports results for Philadelphia. The episode blends sports talk, comedic storytelling, and an in-depth, freewheeling interview with comedian Dan Soder. It features the crew’s signature banter on NBA playoffs, a disastrous night for Philly teams, key mailbag/FAQ answers, and recurring segments like Hot Seat/Cool Throne. Dan Soder joins to talk NFL, coaching friendships (esp. Mike McDaniel and Jim Harbaugh), comedy turf wars, and NCAA video game degeneracy.

Episode Breakdown

1. Hungover Bachelor Party & Road Trip Recap

00:00–08:00

The crew is in LA after a chaotic bachelor party in Vegas, leading to this "pick up the pieces" episode.
Everyone is feeling rough. “It’s the hungover episode. We had the somewhat drunk episode on Sunday, this is going to be the pickup the pieces. Everyone is feeling it.” (Big Cat, 01:40)
Zach lost his glasses during a late-night reconnaissance mission at a cabaret (strip club), sparking stories about the general hungover chaos.
The group’s attempt to play “Immaculate Grid” on the road trip proves they’re bad at trivia when hungover.
Bizarre sleep issues: Zach sleeps through alarms, making everyone question his health.
Banter about bachelor party hijinks and the need for human alarm clocks for the worst sleepers.
“That was also the most excused sleep in possible because, think about the energy you have to expend to go search for your glasses for six hours alone at a strip club.” (Big Cat, 07:48)

2. NBA Playoff Recap — Knicks vs. Sixers Disaster

08:30–19:41

Game 1 Blowout:

Max laments Philly sports’ “wake up call”—Flyers lose in OT, Sixers get dominated by the Knicks (“got dummied”).
Knicks win by 39, triggering scheduled loss debate. “Nothing was good about it except the minutes. Like the Knicks just absolutely dominated that game, but luckily the Sixers have shown they can get smoked in a game and come back and win.” (Max, 11:18)
Banter about whether it was demoralizing, scheduled losses, and whether "scheduled wins" exist.
Crew pokes fun at Knicks’ sudden world-beating confidence: “What if we never miss a shot again?...the Knicks, there’s a chance that we might be the best NBA team of all time.” (PFT, 13:12)
Hank roots for home teams to lose just for fan rage.
Group bids for a 7-game series just for maximum podcast content.

Timberwolves-Spurs Series:

Timberwolves grind out a win despite injuries and Wemby’s 12 blocks.
The Wolves play with “dog” energy: “Timberwolves are dogs. They’re pups.” (Big Cat, 18:17)
Talk about Spurs crowd: “When I look at that crowd, I think I’m about to dig into one of those grocery store cakes...I look at that crowd, I get hungry.” (PFT, 19:31)
Some basketball X’s & O’s: how Minnesota attacked Wemby, adjusting to his defense.

3. Choose Your Own Adventure: NBA Picks & Animal Baby Names

23:30–34:59

The gang offers picks for NBA games and makes up odds. Quick takes:
- Pistons over Cavs ("coming out of a seven game series...might feel easier" – Big Cat, 23:51)
- Thunder to destroy the Lakers unless there’s a “fake LeBron injury” exit
- Absurd debate about how LeBron and Bronny’s stats should combine for a “father-son double double."
Lighthearted, extended riff about animal baby names (kids, joeys, whelps, puggles, “baby nugget = popcorn chicken”) and what mascot names NBA teams would use if they were “pups,” “cubs,” etc.
“The goat and the kid...they’re probably gonna have a podcast together.” (Big Cat, 30:10)

4. NFL: Jacoby Brissett’s Holdout & Fill the Grand Canyon Bits

35:11–42:10

News that Jacoby Brissett is holding out—dubbed the “most non-consequential holdout of all time.”
Comedy bit about how many people “it would take to fill the Grand Canyon with jizz” (running joke based on a listener’s previous insane promise), featuring attempts to do the math and tangents about ant sperm (“ants jizz?”).
“I admire his confidence. What’s the worst that could happen to me? I don’t have to be a starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals” (PFT, 36:46）
“...Would have to nut about a million times to fill this thing up...I would say far, far more than that.” (Big Cat, 37:55)

5. NBA/Pop Culture: Met Gala, Ben Stiller, and Fan Integrity

43:20–51:58

Timothy Chalamet skips Met Gala for the Knicks game (“real ball lover”), but Ben Stiller attends the Gala and gets roasted for “being whipped.”
“How can you...you can’t be like, ‘I’m a die hard Knicks fan’” and then miss Game 1 for the Gala. (Hank, 47:57)
More bits about famous fans, including Travis Kelce's Met Gala lookalike drama.

6. Hot Seat / Cool Throne

43:20–73:53

Hot Seat:

Hank: Himself, for getting mogged by Zach in a group photo (with Zach mean-mugging in tuxedo shoes).
Big Cat: Jalen Brown (“Clickbait is like flopping for the media, exaggerating contact. Y'all be safe out there.” — 60:11), and George Santos for ludicrous lawsuits.
PFT: Toronto Maple Leafs (new GM hire despised by “old hockey guys” and even Biz).

Cool Throne:

PFT: “Supreme Debate” – SKIP BAYLESS AND STEPHEN A. SMITH REUNITING:
- “It’s all I’ve ever wanted since 2016 when they broke up. If you never watched those two together, they reached almost dangerous levels of debate.” (PFT, 55:59)
Big Cat: Chicago Bulls’ GM hire (young up-and-coming exec from the Hawks), and Big Dom (Eagles security boss) extending his “lifetime contract.”
Zach: Fans of the anime “One Piece;” Netflix remake incoming. Also, presidential fitness test is back (“bad news for the fat kids”—Zach, 71:27)

7. Dan Soder Interview

78:46–148:34 (Highlights below)

Hangover, On the Road…

Soder joins to commiserate about being in LA, recovering from Vegas/LA bachelor party-tour, and making terrible decisions to stack live shows after hard partying.
"This is what you do in Los Angeles. You just checked in, and already want to go home." (Soder, 79:12)

Coaching/Football/Harbaugh Talk

Soder is a lifelong 49ers fan; talks up friendship with Mike McDaniel (Chargers coach), gives inside stories:
- Harbaugh is “the most secure person he’s ever been around. He lets McDaniel do whatever. So the joggers ain’t going.”
- Plans for milk machines in the Chargers’ facility: “He literally had a conversation about getting a milk machine in the facility.” (84:07)
“Who's got it better than us? NOBODY!” – Soder on Harbaugh family motto and whether it should be proprietary.

Comedy Turf Wars (NYC/LA/Austin)

Gently mocks the idea of “moving to Austin”: “It’s so Real Housewives. It’s got great Mexican food, Shane has a cool house, but I’d never live there.” (103:13)
LA comics are better performers but have “worse jokes” due to not being pissed off enough (104:00).

Video Game Degeneracy

Soder and Zach geek out about running NCAA Football dynasties, PVE vs. PVP gaming, and even coaching wear for video game streams.
- “You always pick a shitty team. This year, I started with East Carolina, built them up, went to Minnesota, turned them into a dynasty, ended at UMass Amherst…lost my Natty, couldn't challenge the run. Blank stare, mouth open.” (Dan Soder, 136:21)
- “You play college football till the day you die.” (Dan Soder, 146:35)
- The importance of suffering losses & never “resetting” to build character—“Sign of maturity: taking the Ls.” (148:56)
- Katie (his wife) as a “coach’s wife” — buys him jackets that match the dynasty he’s running (140:17)
Extended bit on avoiding multiplayer “spammers” in sports gaming and the satisfaction of coaching an imaginary college team for decades.

Personal/Comedy Bits

Soder was in the infamous Epstein files—explains it as being on a Comedy Cellar lineup email.
“I wanted the MC to bring me up as, ‘you’ve read his name in the Epstein files.’” (111:55)
Digressions on billionaire sports team ownership (119:28), suffering and wounded pride in cold weather playoff games, and using NCAA game recruiting as late-night therapy while comedians tour.

8. FAQs / End of Show

152:10–163:12

Max (Philly fan) refuses all hypothetical trades for Big Dom (“untouchable!”)
Questions about being “too old” for Vegas bachelor parties (1am at John Summit was the cutoff)
What old Internet challenges (planking, Beanie Babies, golf cart pranks) would the PMT crew have embraced or roasted
Sincere discussion (quickly devolving into jokes) on supporting each other vs. constant ball-busting:
- “It’s implied. If we were always like, ‘I support you no matter what,’ it would become more ball busting.” (Big Cat, 159:31)
Zach’s lost glasses at the strip club inspire merch ideas (“I lost my glasses at the cabaret”)
Show closes with lottery ball numbers, birthdays, and love for the PMT community.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

"The Hungover Episode"

“This is gonna be the hungover episode. Pick up the pieces. Everyone is feeling it. We are still in LA…” (Big Cat, 01:34)
“Zach slept through the alarm, with bomb alarm clock firing full volume next to his ear. We had to wake him up manually. I think we now can say you have an actual sleep issue.” (PFT, 07:49)

Knicks/Sixers Blowout

“The Knicks just absolutely dominated that game, but luckily the Sixers have shown that they can get smoked in a game and come back and win.” (Max, 11:18)
“What if we never miss a shot again? That’s what they’re saying. They’re literally saying that.” (Big Cat, 13:20)

Dan Soder on Coaching/McDaniel/Harbaugh

“Jim Harbaugh is the man. Most secure person he’s ever been around.” (Dan Soder, 83:40)
“Bringing back the ‘Who’s got it better than us? Nobody!’ Very fun.” (Dan Soder, 86:13)
“They should just wrap all the 49ers like baked potatoes in aluminum foil, then they don’t get injured.” (Dan Soder, 94:19)

Soder on Video Gaming/NCAA Dynasties

“You always pick a shitty team… built up East Carolina, went to Minnesota, then Colorado, then UMass Amherst… last game, fumble at the goal line… blank stare, mouth open, dynasty over.” (136:21)
“The sign of maturity: taking the L’s. I was a reset guy until my mid to late 20s, then I was like, no, life’s about taking Ls.” (Soder, 148:56)

PFT’s Dream: Supreme Debate Returns

“It’s all I’ve ever wanted since 2016 when they broke up... they reached almost dangerous levels of debate. Supreme Debate is where they were.” (PFT, 55:59)

Miscellaneous

“290,600 years to fill the Grand Canyon with jizz if every dude on Earth was coming into it.” (Big Cat, 40:33 — peak silly PMT)

Timestamps for Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |--------------------------------|--------------------| | Bachelor Party Recap / Vegas | 00:00–08:00 | | Sixers / Knicks Recap | 08:30–19:41 | | Animal Baby Names / NBA Picks | 23:30–34:59 | | Jacoby Brissett Holdout | 35:11–42:10 | | Fan Hot Seat / Met Gala | 43:20–51:58 | | Hot Seat / Cool Throne | 43:20–73:53 | | Dan Soder Interview | 78:46–148:34 | | FAQs / Closing | 152:10–end |

Tone & Language

Classic irreverent, loose, and sometimes juvenile PMT banter.
Sports talk is blended seamlessly with pop culture, inside references, and group-dynamic comedy.
Authentic "guy talk" — equal parts sincere and sarcastic, personalized for the PMT community.
Dan Soder fits right in, bringing storytelling chops, football/comedy insight, and a shared degenerate gamer energy.

Who Should Listen?

Sports fans wanting a comedic, honest-by-way-of-chaotic sports recap.
Listeners who love guest banter not just about sports, but insider comedy and video games.
PMT fans who want the full flavor of behind-the-scenes, on-the-road pod life, and the group’s classic “hungover energy.”

Summary written for those who haven’t listened but want a detailed play-by-play of sports talk, shenanigans, and what makes this PMT episode a memorable, wide-ranging bender.