Son of a Boy Dad #367 – The Meeting Man
Release Date: January 15, 2026
Hosts: Francis, Roan, Harry (Lil Sasquatch)
Podcast by: Barstool Sports
Episode Overview
This episode dives into workplace dynamics, the culture of constant meetings (with Francis under fire as the self-proclaimed “meeting man”), the absurdity of LA professional culture, auditions, and millennial wellness obsessions. While Roan continues guiding Harry (Lil Sasquatch) through post-college life, the crew riffs on everything from latex kinks and AI scandals to dry January, failed Hollywood dreams, and luxury bidets. Throughout, the banter is sharp, irreverent, and self-deprecating, mirroring the show’s signature humor.
Key Discussion Points & Insights
1. Barstool Office Hierarchy & “HQ” Confusion
- The episode opens with playful confusion about the various “HQs” Barstool has had over the years.
- Francis: “HQ1 is Milton… HQ2 is the first New York office... This is HQ3... HQ4 is my apartment in Chicago.” (01:45)
- Banter ensues about why the numbering system doesn’t make sense.
2. Fashion Talk & Boot Banter
- The guys clown each other about footwear, especially Roan’s “salmon” boots, quickly escalating into jokes about “women’s dress boots” and BDSM attire.
- Francis: “Honestly, if [the boots] surpass the knees, that’s fine.” (03:40)
- Harry: “You can’t get them off if he’s wet.” (03:50)
3. Latex, Saran Wrap, & AI “De-Clothing” Scandal
- Discussion veers into kinks (latex, saran wrap, AI-generated “declothing” of celebrities) and the ethical quagmire of AI tools (like Grok) undressing people or labeling them.
- Roan: “What is people’s latex kink about? Why do people have, like, a fetish for latex?” (04:08)
- They debate the harm/absurdity of AI “declothing” people online.
- Francis: “Of all the AI things to get mad about, this one’s not the worst.” (04:51)
- Roan: “A nippleless breast... it’s haunting.” (05:41)
- Harry: “It’s like a German drinking game—if Grok calls you the pedophile, you gotta finish your drink.” (08:51)
4. Women’s Agency, AI, and Grok’s “Morality”
- Roan argues for sexual autonomy: “I do support women’s agency to sexualize themselves as opposed to be forced sexualized… via Grok.” (09:25)
- They riff on Grok’s surprising political bias in choosing who to “declothe” or label in pictures, attributing its views to Twitter.
5. Celebrity Culture & Jennifer Lawrence
- Tangent about Jennifer Lawrence, celebrity nudes, and “taking back agency.”
- Harry: “If Grok put me in bikini photos, I’d just put on a bikini—regain my power.” (09:47)
6. LA vs. NY: The Absurdity of “Meetings”
- Francis becomes the target for constantly citing “meetings” as why he’s unavailable.
- Harry: “What are all these meetings that you’re doing? Why are you the meeting guy?” (14:52)
- Much of Francis’s “meetings” are actually informal “pop-ins.”
- Roan: “Meeting has this gravity to it… pop-in is fun.” (16:14)
- Francis: “For me [meetings], usually means more money.” (16:26)
- They dissect how meetings became status symbols, especially post-COVID and in LA, where meetings often mean “empty industry rituals” versus New York’s transactional directness.
- Harry: “It’s very LA. They do lunches. In New York, meetings.” (21:06)
- Francis: “Most meetings are nonsense.” (21:41)
- The “general meeting” in LA is lambasted as a massive waste of time.
- Harry: “Four or five times I flew out to LA… most waste of time and money in my life.” (23:11)
- Roan: “To be the one selling the dream… they have it, you’re just auditioning.” (23:48)
7. Hollywood Auditions & Nepotism
- Group shares war stories about fruitless auditions and nepotism in TV/film.
- Francis: “After my White Lotus audition… that’s the last time I’m doing one of those.” (27:04)
- Harry: “Every one of those 10-line roles goes to the nephew of an executive producer.” (28:40)
- Roan: “Trying to be an actor now is like trying to get a job in newspapers.” (30:57)
- They ponder if writing your own role, or having a role “written for you,” is the only way forward.
8. TV Shows, Gender, & Hockey
- Discussion of new shows: “LA Girls” (the LA spin on HBO’s Girls), and the Netflix gay hockey drama.
- Harry: “I thought it was gonna be a good sports thing…but it’s just pulpy soap opera bullshit for women.” (34:41)
- Roan and Harry trade jokes about straight men watching gay hockey dramas as “the straightest thing” you can do (35:01).
9. Outdoor Recreation, “Fish Week,” & Life in Maine
- They muse about Maine adventures, floating/fishing ideas, and regional pride debates.
- Francis: “Real Mainers don’t go to Kennebunkport.” (42:01)
- Mini-trip planning for “fish week,” including debates between rustic versus luxury accommodations.
10. Millennial Health: Scans, Primary Care, & Pre-Novo
- Roan shares he’s getting a full-body pre-novo scan, triggering jokes about hypochondria and the medical system.
- Roan: “It’s like a full-body scan to, like, see what’s inside you.” (47:18)
- Francis: “Why don’t they just have everybody do that?... That should be your physical.” (49:11)
- Healthcare bureaucracy is lampooned, especially finding a new primary care doctor.
11. Bidets, Lime Washes, & Home Luxury
- Fierce debate over bathroom upgrades, powder rooms, and the technical finesse of lime washing.
- Francis: “Lime washing is pretty technical.” (55:15)
- Harry (on advanced bidets): “I don’t know that that is a full upgrade for me.” (57:04)
- Roan’s refusal to use bidets while in Japan: “You go to Japan and you go dry ass the entire time.” (57:22)
12. Dry January, Self-Care & “Meeting” Sobriety
- Harry’s dry January leads to reflections on sleep, spending, and adult eating schedules.
- Harry: “This has been the most eye opening Dry January for me. Really of like... I don’t know if I want to do this more than once a week going forward.” (61:09)
- Food obsessions are compared (“I’m on my yogurt kick... yogurt and granola.” – Francis, 59:19; “I made a porterhouse. It was funny…” – Harry, 59:32).
- Banter about macros, protein intake, and disgusting fitness diets (including tales of protein shakes and “blended chicken breast”). (69:10)
13. Betting, Sports, and Personal Stakes
- The crew pokes at each other about NFL playoff bets and “hedging” emotions with money.
- Francis: “I like to put all my marbles on one team. I can’t hedge.” (73:47)
- They riff on the Texans defense, sports jinxes, and the absurdity of fans’ stolen valor wearing “loser” merchandise.
14. Friendship, Cooking, & Latte Art
- Harry and Roan are invited to Francis’s for home espresso and dinner; discussions of friendship via high-end kitchen gadgets ensue.
- Harry: “The one real benefit of extreme loneliness is you hone your hobby skills… I’m getting good at everything. All this free time to learn latte art.” (80:50)
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
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On Meeting Culture:
- Harry (15:04): “A lot of the time they tell us we can’t record at a certain time because you have a meeting...”
- Francis (16:25): “Maybe for you boys. For me, it usually means more money.”
- Roan (21:01): “Meetings became currency.”
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On LA Industry Meetings:
- Harry (23:11): “Four or five times I flew out to LA… the most waste of time and money I have ever had in my life.”
- Francis (22:18): “People in LA—you’ll go into a meeting and they’ll just lie to your face.”
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On AI Peril:
- Roan (05:41): “A nippleless breast… it’s haunting.”
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On Agency & AI:
- Roan (09:27): “I do support women’s agency to sexualize themselves as opposed to be forced sexualized for… via Grok.”
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On Health and Hypochondria:
- Francis (49:11): “Why don’t they just have everybody do [a full body scan]? That should be your physical.”
- Roan (52:01): “I feel like they’re leaving the balls behind.”
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On Cooking & Isolation:
- Harry (80:50): “The one real benefit of extreme loneliness is you hone your hobby skills… I’m getting good at everything.”
Timestamps for Key Segments
- Office HQs & Hierarchy: 01:26 – 03:10
- Shoe Talk & Kink Jokes: 03:12 – 04:06
- Latex Fetish & AI “Declothing”: 04:08 – 09:27
- Meetings, LA Culture, & Fake Showbiz Promises: 14:26 – 24:18
- Hollywood Auditions & Nepotism: 27:04 – 32:10
- TV Chat – Girls, Hockey Dramas: 32:29 – 36:59
- Outdoor Plans & Maine Life: 41:02 – 43:59
- Health Screening & PCP Troubles: 47:02 – 51:15
- Bidets, Lime Wash, Home Decor: 55:00 – 58:33
- Dry January & Sleep: 61:09 – 64:46
- Food Routines & Nutrition: 67:01 – 70:14
- Sports Betting & Emotional Hedging: 72:16 – 74:05
- Cooking, Friendship, & Latte Art: 80:50 – end
Tone & Style
The conversation is freewheeling, sarcastic, and self-aware, with constant teasing, sudden tangents, and an easy mix of pop-culture references, personal anecdotes, and ironic self-deprecation. The hosts trade stories of professional absurdity, personal quirks, and health anxieties as only seasoned millennial podcast hosts can.
Summary in a Nutshell
If you missed this episode, expect a classic Boy Dad blend of office culture roasting, generational anxiety, showbiz war stories, and riffing on everything from AI perversions to Maine river floats and protein Shake horrors. Francis gets hazed as the ultimate “meeting man,” Roan keeps the conversation both sharp and deadpan, and Harry keeps it weird, wistful, and compulsively confessional. There are no actionable life lessons—just the shared comfort of knowing we’re all muddling through the chaos together.