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Sebastian Maniscalco
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Pete Correale
This is the Pete and Sebastian show with Pete Corrielli and Sebastian Manisc. 1, 2, 3, kick it.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Pete Sebastian Show. Lots to get into today. I gotta jump into this cuz you're familiar, you're familiar with this and I want to get your take on it. We played Toronto this week on the way back from Toronto at night. I was on a private airplane. I was the only one on the plane. It was a larger plane just because it was a longer distance to get back. Two pilots and myself. And I'd say about two hours into the flight I'm listening to a movie in my headphones, but through the headphones I hear, the hell is that? I never heard this on a airplane, ever. I go up into the cockpit and one of the Pilots has his oxygen mask on.
Pete Correale
Holy.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I go, what's going on? The other pilot's like, oh, oh, we're just testing the oxygen. And I go, shouldn't we have done that before we take off? Like, what. What are we doing in mid flight for? Right? And. And like, if you're going to test it, don't you come back and go, hey, we're testing oxygen up here. Right. If I hear anything here. So I go, should I have mine on? Like, did you forget to tell me that?
Pete Correale
I feel sometimes these, they have no idea because they're just so used to flying how sensitive and nervous we are about every little thing. I mean, you hear a noise, you come up and you see one of the pilots with an oxygen mask on. All of a sudden my heart's coming out of my chest. I mean, out of my chest.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah. So he also said something about the eyes. When you fly, your eyes get dry and the oxygen helps moist. I think that's what he said. But it was like one of those things where I was trying to analyze. Did I catch them doing something up here that they're like, oh, shit, we should have told them. Like, I was trying to figure out what was going on. So I go back to my seat again, another hour, I hear the same thing. I go, oh God, is this the other guy? Is it? And why can't they do it at the same time? Can't they? But if they both would have had the oxygen mask on and I went up there, would have had a heart attack.
Pete Correale
Exactly. I mean, that's probably why they didn't. That's crazy.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I was. If they both had it on and they looked at me and they would have said, you don't have yours on. That. That's all I.
Pete Correale
So we only have. We only have two. We were trying to get away with you not knowing. Sorry.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Oh, God. So that was. That was my flight back.
Pete Correale
Hold on, before we go any further. Don't you see? I'm just saying this as a friend. And this has had to have been addressed to you in the past. What I'm about to. I'm prefacing all this by saying, because I've even seen it. I see it when I'm around you, when I do something. Is there any way. And maybe you'd live a better life if you could learn to shut down how much shit you look for and see at any given moment around you. I realize that's your bread and butter. That's also how you made, you know, your career idea is by observing and then commenting on it. But I just feel like, again, flying is another example. But you do it in every aspect of your life. You can't just walk into a room if you're going out to dinner and just sit down and enjoy dinner with the people. It's gotta be a fucking CIA surveying the room without anyone knowing. Problem with that. Problem with that. Probably gonna have a problem with that.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Oh, you don't do this.
Pete Correale
I'm not like, I'm not on your level. If I have a problem with something, I address that. That's done. Now I have no more problems. You just bubble, bubble. But everything's bubbling, constant bubbling.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Now this leads us into the next story. I want to get your take on this, all right? Now that I'm not touring as much, I'm going to things that, you know, any father would go to. Birthday parties, what have you. So Sunday we got a birthday party up.
Pete Correale
Everybody's routine, I bet. Here we go. Dad's home.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So we put. We pull up and we were coming from gymnastics, so Seraphina had to undress in the car and put the outfit on that she had for the birthday party. Now as we're doing, this kid comes up to the car, also going to the birthday party, but kind of wanders up. And I'm, you know, like, if my, if my kid wanders away from me and we're getting out of the car and he starts going to another car, I would tell Seraphina, whoa, whoa, get back here. Where are you going? None of that. Kid comes in and Seraphina had to dive in the back of the trunk because she was naked and didn't want this kid seeing her. Right? So, all right, I clocked that. I clock. I go this kid right now, when I go into the party, he's on my radar.
Pete Correale
Is it boy? Boy, Boy. How old?
Sebastian Maniscalco
Six.
Pete Correale
I mean, unless the kid came up and kicked you in the shin and said something mean like, he's a six year old boy, of course he's going to wander off and you know there's a pretty girl in the car getting dressed. I think he's ahead of the game. Sorry. I mean, I know what you're doing, but I'm just.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Listen, he didn't know what was going on in the car. He. He shouldn't be.
Pete Correale
I know, I know. All right, Is it a parking lot, by the way, or a driveway of a house?
Sebastian Maniscalco
We're on a street. On the street of a neighborhood.
Pete Correale
All right.
Sebastian Maniscalco
We go in the house right now, these dads they kind of hang out together socially. They. They get together, you know, they. They drink together. They're like. You know, they're like buddies, I guess. So. And me, I'm coming in. I know them. They've been at my house. But I don't, like, hang out with them, golf with them. That's what I'm kind of. So I'm like, new kid on the block, right? Right. So they're all sitting around or talking this and that and the other. I said I'm just observing. I'm not really chat and just more quiet.
Pete Correale
Right. Like I said, you act like you always. I'm just being polite and quiet. You're taking everything in.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I'm taking everything in. But I'm not like. I don't go into the house with that motive. It's just if I see it, it's like, we all got eyes. I see it. It's right in front of me. And this is the example. I'm gonna. I'm gonna tell you right now. All right, all right. But we go out to the pinata. They got a pinata, right? So they give the kids a stick, and they blindfold them, and then they hit the pinata. Ding, ding, ding. All right? Now I'm looking and going this a little too close to the stick. You know, back up, back in my head. I'm. I'm doing, like, back up, back up. And when my kids get near that, I tell them, back up, back up. Right, Seraphina, back up. Right. That's why. What is this? What is that?
Pete Correale
You just.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Can I.
Pete Correale
You're a pain in the ass sometimes when you get. I can see you. You're leading back. Everyone's having a good time. You get a little. Sometimes a little too much with the. Back up, back up. They're like, all right, I. I do with my kid, too. I'm trying to be better at it, but, like, I don't. You have a fine. You're, like, too much. I don't feel you're ever.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I'm preventing. I'm preventing a trip to the hospital and an eyeball on the floor.
Pete Correale
Wow. All right, all right. Okay.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So, okay, now, there's a tree there.
Pete Correale
Yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
And around the tree is decorative rocks, small pebbles this big. My son's there. The kid is behind him. The kid that came out to us in the street, he's behind him. And the kid, his father's there. And I don't know this family, but the kid is kicking the rocks out of the. And then onto the. They have Like a turf instead of grass. So my son is trying to put the rocks back. Class. Now I go to Caruso. Caruso, Russo, I'll kick the rocks out of there. I know he's trying to put them back.
Pete Correale
Nice.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So I'm disciplining my kid, even though he doesn't need the discipline to trigger the father.
Pete Correale
Love it. Love it.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Right to tell.
Pete Correale
Now, do you pull your kid aside? Listen, I know you would go ahead.
Sebastian Maniscalco
You're getting ahead of me. You're getting ahead of me.
Pete Correale
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I said Caruso. Crusoe it. Stop that. You don't. You don't kick rocks out of there. What do you. And this is in front of all the parents. And the father goes, my son's giving him a bad example. And I go. I know. Just like that. Right to the father. This. This guy. The rest of the party who knows me, they're dying, laughing. They can't believe I pull. I just. I pulled a Pete.
Pete Correale
Yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
In the middle of the party.
Pete Correale
But Pete's pulling a Pete is done. It's what you do. But then you leave. You don't Pete linga. Oh, my God. That's fucking new territory, guy. Making it wildly uncomfortable for everybody.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I'm not that educated in pulling a Pete where I even knew to leave. I had to stand my ground. We're all watching the pinata, right?
Pete Correale
Yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
This had a ripple effect throughout the party that I didn't see coming. Right? Yeah. So this guy's like. I don't know if he heard me. I don't know what the hell, but you could just tell he was shook. And then he told his son to put the rocks back. Right? Now my kid's up next to do the kid cut in front of her and tried to steal her turn. The father next to me got up and said, no, no, no, no. That's Seraphina's turn. That's Serafina's turn. And he got up, bro. Everybody. All the fathers now.
Pete Correale
I love it.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Are on their toes because they know I'm critiquing their parenting.
Pete Correale
Oh, shit. Right? They're like, move that kid before Sebastian grabs the kid by the. And moves him out of the way.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Wow.
Pete Correale
This is. This is fascinating because these are the kind of things that are supposed to be enjoyable, but they're not for apparent because of exactly what you're saying with the pinata. There's not enough rules with the pinata. If you get three swings and some fuck. I was gonna Say something rude. But some, some less than. Kid misses with two swings, he don't get two more till he makes fucking contact. He sucks. Get him out, he gets three. And then, you know, do we, do we sp them and walk them this way? Like I just feel that, like we change the rules sometimes depending on the kid swinging. And I got a problem with that. And then if you're a good swinger, go ahead. Go ahead.
Sebastian Maniscalco
No, if you're a good swing or.
Pete Correale
What, and you're the one who blasts it again, it's like it's not teaching the pro, it's teaching America how it really honestly is. Unfortunately, you're the one who gets to work done and blast the fucking thing open. Then all the minions jump down there and take the shit before you can even get your blindfold off and get at it.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Okay.
Pete Correale
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Sebastian Maniscalco
I'm going to take you through this pinata game. I was getting real frustrated. Now you got about, let's say 12 kids there between the ages of 6 and 9. They put a blindfold on the kid and the kid gets three swipes at it, right? Ding, ding, ding. Okay, Johnny, take the thing off and give it to the next kid. Now 12 kids go, they ain't. Bro. These. These pinatas. These Mexicans make these pinatas with like plaster and cement, right? This ain't. You need. You need like a. Like a lumberjack to come in there with like a blade and slice this thing open. A broomstick ain't doing the job.
Pete Correale
Spinatas for a frat party in a college, right? I know you say the little girl comes up, she goes. And you go, oh, Jesus, we're gonna be here on Wednesday. We gotta. What are we gonna do? So what's the next move? I know what the next move is.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So, okay, we're gonna go around. We're gonna go around again, you know, another 12, you know, we went three rounds. 36. 36. You know, we're at a hundred slaps on this thing, right?
Pete Correale
Right, right.
Sebastian Maniscalco
And so at this point, it's like to have an adult go over there and stab it and get this thing going, right? Six year old are gonna make no dent in this thing. And they're all like, oh, great, Johnny. You really did good. There's nothing happening. There's nothing.
Pete Correale
Did you take that? Usually after the first round, second with.
Sebastian Maniscalco
The blindfold off, and then I'm like, okay, take the blindfold.
Pete Correale
I feel like Caruso could decapitate this thing.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I mean, he.
Pete Correale
He.
Sebastian Maniscalco
He gave it again. He's my kid, so I'm gonna say he gave it. Probably the best smack out of all. There was a. There was a Chinese kid there that was. Was pretty strong too. But I like what Caruso was doing, but I mean, come on, man. So finally they got a hole in it, and then somebody went in and kind of ripped it open. And here's the move, bro. Caruso got in there like he was scrambling for a loose football in an NFC playoff game, right? He was on. They had to take the pile off. My kid came out with like, an abundance of candy, right. Serafina had a lot too. So they come over and I go, I want to get your take on this. I gotta take one and give it to the. Take one and give the rest away. You ain't eating all that one. They say, daddy, could I have two? I said, two's fine, but give the rest away. Now Russo takes two, gives the. Oh, but I have to rewind earlier in the day, and I don't know if they're doing this with Sadie. Maybe not, because she's. Well, maybe there's. At soccer. At the end of soccer, they give treats out, which I don't understand this. Popsicles, cookies, donuts, right? This is right after you exercise. We're teaching the kids to load up on sugar. What the fuck is this?
Pete Correale
I know, right? We should.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah. We used to have oranges or fruit, right? So I tell Caruso, I said, don't take the popsicle. They'll give him popsicles. I said, no popsicle for you. Okay? Now he's the only kid that don't get a popsicle because we're going to brunch after this.
Pete Correale
Yeah. Yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So the father goes, crusoe, you didn't get a popsicle. Come get your popsicle. He goes, no, thank you. Oh, yeah. I made the father feel bad that his kid was having a popsicle, right, Bro, it's my new thing. It's my new thing. I'm trying to change the way we parent one popsicle at a time. All right? Now we. We.
Pete Correale
Let's point out how many kids play soccer then go to brunch. I mean, we're gonna slide. We're gonna skip past that. He's bailing on the popsicle because he knows he's getting some. No honey dip sundae. I don't know what the hell he's getting with his. With his dessert at the after brunch.
Sebastian Maniscalco
But it's a casual brunch. It's called Salt Cure. I know it's on Highland. It's. It's not like. It's not like a four seasons brunch. It' like, you know, pancakes and candy. So the. The candy. We give the candy away, and the kid's like, oh, you don't want your candy? He's take it. Father sees he's taking Caruso's candy and heard what I said. He goes, no, no, no, no, no. Don't take that candy. You just have one. This is what comes from a 51 year old father. Wisdom, knowledge, and not afraid to, like, not be your kid's buddy, which is all these fathers that. They're afraid to say anything because they're afraid the kid ain't gonna like them. Nah. Yeah, the father's left that party. What a new take on parenting. Are they gonna Continue it past that party. Absolutely not. Because I'm not there to judge them. But I gotta tell you, you say, oh, you're always. You can't have a good time. This, that, and the other thing. I can have a good time if everybody is behaving properly.
Pete Correale
Listen, I love it. I love the way you're rubbing off on people. I love the way your kid, like, he's not coming across snobby about these things. He's just saying, no, thank you. Like, with. With the pop, like, and just. I'm telling you, man. Leading by example. I dig it. I'm liking what I'm seeing, bro. I'm telling you.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Well, I'll go a step further with it. I said, we don't eat that garbage that comes out of the pinata because it doesn't make us strong, all right? I go, you know, when you play football, you're playing soccer, you need energy, and energy comes from nutritious foods. My son looks at me and goes, daddy, if I ever have a pinata, I'm gonna have fruit come out of my apples, carrots, bananas. That's what I want, my pinata. I go, yeah, well, you're not gonna have any friends if we do that.
Pete Correale
But your piano is gonna weigh about 400 pounds. But I like his attitude, but I think he knows the difference between what's a treat and what's not. Yeah. You know, that's what I'm saying. And I'm guilty of that, too. Kids trying to bang a pinata, you're giving them a lecture about how we don't eat a lot of what's in a pinata because that's not really good for us. Oh, my God, guy, take a fucking knee. That's all I'm saying. I mean, don't get mad at me. I'm fooling around with you, but you're fucked up. Well, I mean, you know, I. I think he knows that. What's in the pinata? I love the idea of don't.
Sebastian Maniscalco
It's the problem with parenting. Take a knee. You take a knee, and next thing you know, your kid is on Only fans.
Pete Correale
Yeah, but don't. But, no. Well, I'm not saying take it and come and come back three years later. I'm saying some. Sometimes if you say, don't, you find, like, I say too much and my kid, it starts to zone me out. Like a professor that, like, said something interesting. But now he's still going on my guy. I'm still trying to take in the other thing. And you Won't see.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Nah.
Pete Correale
But I. I tell you, I'll tell.
Sebastian Maniscalco
You what it's from. For me, I'll tell you what it is. You know, when the bird comes back to the nest and he's dropping the worms in the Chiclet's mouth, right? And they got their mouth open like this. They can't wait. That's my kids. Tell us, daddy, tell us the way.
Pete Correale
Oh, I. I tell you, man, your boy is. He's like a sponge, it seems to be, for whatever you're saying. Now, what do you think about. Because I like the idea of you're his father, you're not his buddy. I've seen through the years. What do you think about when the father is the best man for the son at the son's wedding?
Sebastian Maniscalco
That I don't have a problem with. I think as you grow older, a lot of sons and fathers have a bond that's like, it's my mentor. It's the man I look up to all my life. I could see that. I'm just saying in these younger years. And I'm not saying I'm always in on my kids, because what you're not seeing is it's a new game I've implemented at night. And again, sometimes I gotta pat myself on the back because if I don't, nobody is. It's called ten questions. Now, the kids have a room where Seraphion's bedroom's here, crucial bedroom here. But there's a door in between. So you could open that door and you could see this kid. You can see that kid, right? So I stand in the middle of the door and I've asked chatgpt come up with 100 questions for a 6 and 8 year old kid that are fun trivia things they would know. And the first one to 10 wins. Now, what you win is daddy comes. It's kind of a weird prize. Daddy tucks you in last. So Caruso has lost the last seven nights. He hasn't won yet, right? Because Seraphina is just older and beating him to the punch. So I go at tuck in, Caruso. And by the way, when I say tuck in, it's not tuck in, bro. I want to get your take on this. I get under the sheets with my son. Me and him, we just sit, lay there next to each other. And then I tell him kind of a review of the day. I ask him, anybody make you laugh today at school? He goes, no, not today. I go, you make anybody laugh. And he'll tell me a story. Oh, I Made Fred laugh, and we had a good time. I ask him these probing questions, saying, listen, you got any crushes? You like, any girls? You know, just goofing around, right? Just.
Pete Correale
Yeah, yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
If you need to tell me anything, you'll never get in trouble. Anything going on in your life? You know, I just was pumping this shit into his head. Then I go to Serafina's room and same thing, goofing around with her. This, that and the other thing. I think the bedtime is the best time for these because, you know, during the day, all school. Fine. No, at the end, they want you to stay. At least. At least at this age, they want me to stay in the room because the longer I stay, the longer they stay up. So I got this game I'm doing. And I don't know if you've ever had this in your relationship. You ever do something and then they're like, mommy wants to do what Daddy's doing. Like, mommy wanted to do the questions. And the kids are like, no, no, Daddy does the questions. But.
Pete Correale
So funny.
Sebastian Maniscalco
This week has been a good week for me to insert myself back into a consistent parent. Because, you know, with the travel in and out of town and by the way, Lana's gone. Lana left this morning for a little girls trip. Just 24 hours. Just going to Santa Barbara. So I got the kids. I kind of like when I'm quarterbacking this thing because. Yeah, yeah, it's just done. I run this thing like Tesla, right? It's just dialed in tight.
Pete Correale
It's funny because Jackie is getting home today, but she went for 24 hours with a girlfriend from Rochester. They just meet up and stay in a hotel in Buffalo. So I had Sadie last night again, same thing. Alone. And I think, like, you're like me. Like, there's a lot of things, like, I want to be the one to tell my kid or teach my kid. You know what I mean? So, like, I gotta ask you what you think about this, because, like, I think you would do this, but she's getting ready to go to bed last night, and we always talk right before she goes to bed, when she's brushing her teeth and her hair and she's all done. I'll sit on a bench and we bullshit. So anyway, she puts on. We always play country music. Now she puts on this country channel song. Comes on with a guy saying, you're. You're my proof. Basically, he's using, you know, like, with booze. 80 proof, 90 proof, the punch. The chorus is, she's his proof. Like, you're my all my proof or something like that. And I said to say, do you know proof means what? What. What he's talking about? And she's like, no, what do you mean? And I was like, brush your teeth and then meet me downstairs at the. And we have this, like, little hutch area where our bar is. And I proceeded for, like, 25 minutes. We went through all the booze, And I explained 60. I go, anything over 60 proof, and you're starting to get some strong stuff. I go, over 80 proof. I go, you know, just a little amount. I go, now if someone's in a bar and they go, just give me two fingers of whiskey. What do you think two fingers means? And she's like, I don't know. I go, you put them that way. You fill it up today. What's neat? What's on the rocks? Now, if I say to you, this.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Is beautiful, I'm sorry, parents out there, take. Get out your pad right now and start taking notes of what you do as a father. All right? He's teaching his daughter drinks. What neat means when you order scotch.
Pete Correale
If I go, then I'm testing it, too. I go, so if I come up and say, whiskey neat with a glass of water, what do I want? You want a glass of whiskey with nothing else in it? A little. And then you want water on the side. I'm like, you got it.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I'm going to correct you here because I grew up in the bar game.
Pete Correale
Yes.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Neat with a water back.
Pete Correale
Oh, I knew it was something beautiful like that. I didn't know what it was. Neat with a water. Oh, yes. If I'm a woman and I hear a man order that before I even see him, I'm like, who am I tonight? Who said, where's the man? Yeah. I mean, that's a man. There's a man in this bar right now. I love it. Then I'm explaining to her, like, you know the difference between gin? Not so much. I go, you know the taste. But I'm like, I don't know. I go, grandma used to sometimes drink gin. And I go. I go, you know what I'm saying? And I'm only speaking for myself, but I see you drink a lot of liquor. Sometimes you're more like. And she goes, angry, dad, Like. And I go, yeah, with beer, it's always. Everything's just jolly and easy. I go, you know, But I walked it through it all, and that was pretty neat, man smelling them all.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Did you give her a little. Did you give her a Little like, has she had alcohol yet? Like, a little taste of wine, Beer.
Pete Correale
And wine, beer and wine, but not liquor. But she. No, she smelled it and she didn't. She didn't even want to, but I didn't want to sip it. But then she found, like, we had a bottle and there's a hundred proof. So she's like, look at this one, dad. What's the most proof? I'm like, moonshine. Moonshine, you know? But it was again, daughter being taught booze by her dad. I tell you, I don't know. I hate these expressions. Keep them off the pole, right?
Sebastian Maniscalco
That's what I'm saying.
Pete Correale
Just raise them right. But I love it, man. I love the stuff you're doing, bro. I love it. It's like your boy. I saw your boy vacuum. And I still love that one way you made him clean out the back of the car.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah. No, I'm just saying these little things that you have your kids do, little morsels of knowledge, wisdom that you pass down. And I think I was thinking about this the other day. Yeah. I did have kids later in life. My father had me when he was, what, 27, 28. Yeah. So I don't think I would have been able to give my kid the type of upbringing that I'm giving them now with this wisdom and experience and maturity. Younger father, yeah. You could do more things. Maybe you're a little bit. Have more energy or what have you. But I feel like an older father. You can't really replace the type of life experience and that transfer to the kids. It's just to me, I'm sitting there going, yeah, I might be sucking on oxygen when my kid's 28. They might have to change my diaper. But I gotta tell you, right, what's happening now can't replace it. No.
Pete Correale
Your level of knowledge and there are things. I bet there's times your kids are blown away when you're telling them their. Their own thought process, Right? Like, okay, I just did it last night with Sadie. She's like, I come up with a new creative story for school. And she's like, this boy and a girl like each other. It's the summertime. Then they got to go back to school. And I'm like, you're doing Grease? And then she goes, no, because then they meet up 20 years later. And I go, now I busted you trying to sell me the story. That's Greece. So then you added the 20 years, thinking that I'm not going to know that you do just. You're digging it for. That's not what I'm doing. Okay, okay. That's what I'm doing. Of course it is. Because I'm in my 50s and you fucking dumb. You're dumb. You don't know shit, right? Bro, I'm so much smarter than you. It's like, you know, these kids need school so bad, right? Just, you know, she could do one thing. Yesterday she's going to work the hose and do something I didn't even ask her to do. I go, sadie, I don't need you to do that. Just put the hose down, please. I don't need to do it. Fucking eight hours later I come out to walk the dog at night and there's a giant puddle. I'm like, what the fuck? She left the hose on. She fucking left. One thing. One thing she had to do.
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Pete Correale
I need a. I need your opinion on this one because I didn't know how to. How to handle this one. Like I want to teach a lesson for throwing dad under the bus. But then she is protecting mom. Last night Jackie calls and at the end of the night, you know, she's in the hotel with a friend just saying goodnight to you guys. And then she goes to me on the phone, did Sadie. And Sadie's right there listening. We're on speed. Sadie play violin, practice violin today. And I go, yeah, we got to that too. I'm like that. And Sadie goes to me, she lips the word thank you, you know, because she didn't. Okay. Because you know she's got that thing that. Yeah, no, we bang that out. So then she goes, let me say Goodnight to Sadie. So Sadie gets on. She goes right away say. He goes, hey, mom, listen, I didn't get the violin. I'm sorry, I didn't. And then I hear Jackie go, see, your father lied to me.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Well.
Pete Correale
And then I look at Sadie and I go, like, what the hell, man? You just throwing me under the bus? And then she gets off. She. It's funny to her. Sorry, Dad. I go, sorry, dad. The mom thinks I'm lying. She goes, I just. It's Mom, Dad. I can't lie to Mom. I tell the truth. And I'm like, but you can throw me under the bus. Okay, listen, all I know is if Jackie and I ever got divorced and the judge gave Sadie the decision where she wanted to live, I'd go to the judge. You know, don't even ask. I already know. I get. I get her every other Sunday.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah, no chance. No, no chance. Yeah, same with my. Well, here. We did a thing last night where I pretend I'm like, I'm on top of Mommy, and I pretend like I'm like, fighting Mommy. And the Caruso is brushing his teeth. The Caruso comes on, he sees that, he dives on me. Get off of Mommy. We do this as a joke.
Pete Correale
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So we switched it around. Last night, Lana got on top of me and Seraphina brushing her teeth. She came out and Seraphina took mommy right off and then went to go hug Daddy. So we know what's happening with the two kids. I'm getting Serafina and she's getting carousel.
Pete Correale
I don't know. I think you'd be surprised, bro. They both go, dad, listen, we love you, but it would be just too intense. It would be too intense. You'd be so mad. You'd be so mad that mom left you. On top of everything else, you'd be angry all the time. This Tuesday on Loose Ends, Pete is joined by his wife, Jackie. Join the Pete and Sebastian Show Patreon to talk to them live. That's tonight at 8:30pm Eastern on Loose Ends. I'm Casey Kasem. Now back to the show.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Bro.
Pete Correale
Gotta leave you with a little tidbit here. When we get to Vegas, I'll tell you more on a personal level, but just leave. This had a first the other day. I'm not laughing about it, but.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Had.
Pete Correale
To leave a text to an acquaintance wishing them good luck with their one and a half year prison sentence. There's a text you never think you're sending. I go, I'm going, jack, what do you think of this? I'm about to send it. That's good. No, that's good.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Pete Correale
I can't say too much. It's. That's for anyone listening, though. It's not. A friend from high school. I had, like, six friends, and they're like. They're probably guessing which one right now.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Is it a comedian?
Pete Correale
I can't say anything else, but. No, it's not. No, it's not, but I can't say anything else. I'll tell you when I see you, though. I'll tell you.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah, but you can't, like, say that. Drop it on the cast. The whole cast right now is sitting there with bated breath going, what happened? You can't. You can't give me a piece of filet and then put the rest in the fridge.
Pete Correale
Come on, man. Well, that's the filet. A filet is. I left a text for someone going to prison. You know, I'm like, it'll. You keep your head down? I think I hit him with. You'll be out before you know. There's no card for that. There's no card for that. Have you ever gone to Hallmark? They don't have one. They should have one. A lot of people go to prison. They should get a card.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Did you know this person was possibly going to prison? Or did they call you one day.
Pete Correale
And go, yes, yes, yes.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Okay.
Pete Correale
Yeah, it was.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Let me ask you this. Yeah. Did you. Did you get a response back?
Pete Correale
Yes, I did. Appreciated the message and the support because a lot of people turned the cheek. I didn't. And he was. He was quite happy because perky. Apparently he got a lenient sentence. So he was a little hop in his step, you know.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So we're going to have to discuss this in Las Vegas.
Pete Correale
Prison changes a man. Right? I'd say, I don't know. If you lived in Vegas for a year, if you lived on the strip of Vegas for a year and a half, you couldn't leave the Strip or you lived in prison. Low, minimum, minimum security, Martha Stewart type stuff. What do you think would. You'd be changed more after a year and a half in minimum security prison or after a year and a half living on the strip of.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I think. No, prison. Prison.
Pete Correale
I see. I just. If not prison, you get in a routine Vegas start, lose track of the time. I'm kidding. I'm joking.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I was. I was at the Riviera Hotel for a week. And at that point, you know that you've done that gig Right.
Pete Correale
I've done a different gig for a week in Vegas, though, with the Hilton.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Okay.
Pete Correale
Yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So I felt like I had a system down in a week ago. Okay. If I had to live here for a year, this be my routine. Right?
Pete Correale
Yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
It took me a week to figure out what I would be doing in Las Vegas. Living on the Strip.
Pete Correale
Right, right, right. But it's. It's so like, every morning I come down and get my coffee and I'm blown away by the. The lone gambler at. At 6:30 in the morning, I'm like, are you still up from last night? Did you just get here? What is your story? Your presence is. Brick is. Just looking at them depresses me because it's like.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I know.
Pete Correale
Like, how does it get to that?
Sebastian Maniscalco
Do you ever. Do you ever checking out of a hotel in Las Vegas and you're going by. Say it's 8 in the morning and you're going by the slots, and you see this, but then you're leaving. I'm the gambler. You see this and just like a look up, like. And then a look back, like, you make eye contact with them. But it's so, so sick of soul. The soul is gone.
Pete Correale
Totally. It's. It's a little. If you do it, no one really does it. But if you walk through a casino and look at everyone gambling, nobody's smiling.
Sebastian Maniscalco
No, no, none.
Pete Correale
It's like. Yeah, it's pretty intense, man. So anyway, yeah, I'll fill you in on that, but I did get a response, and he was so. So just, you know, for the listeners out there, if someone, you know, makes a mistake and they're gonna end up in the clink for a little while. Don't turn a blind eye, man. Don't turn a blind eye.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Well, I mean, you gotta tell me what happened, and then we could have more of a discussion about, like, you know, if you were, like, right to stick by his side or if. I have a feeling I'm gonna hear this story and I'm gonna go. What?
Pete Correale
Well, I mean, I'm not sticking by his side. I'm not visiting with, like, pie, if that's what you mean.
Sebastian Maniscalco
You're not going to put a hand up on the glass as you're talking to him?
Pete Correale
Oh, God. I've never done that.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I've never been to a prison. Never.
Pete Correale
Me neither, man.
Sebastian Maniscalco
No, no, I don't want to go. Awful.
Pete Correale
Where am I? I'm in jail. I can't stop people from coming to see me.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I do have something else. I Want to share? I went to the dermatologist, Lana and I. Did I tell you this? No. We made back to back appointments to get thoroughly checked from a. From a dermatologist. So she went first and then I went in and the woman's. And I don't like when they say this. They're like, we need you to fully disrobe. So naked. Right. We're going to check everything. And they're going to check everything.
Pete Correale
You should be at your. I see what you're going for now, though, man. Like, you're going for overall knock wood. And on top of it, health.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So why no surprise at this age.
Pete Correale
At this age, in this point in your life, if someone wants you to drop your drawers? I feel. I feel like if they said spread your ass cheeks, you'd be even more excited. Like, oh, they get in Thor row, bro. I'm just saying, what if there's a birthmark in between your ass cheeks and you don't want to rope and then you die of skin cancer because you didn't let her see in between your ass cheeks, you know? I'm saying it's like, if we're doing it, you got to do it. If you're going to be thorough, then you should want to be naked with every doctor, even your fucking dentist. Root canal naked. No, but I'm serious. Every doctor, you should want to be naked because of what you're going for. I'm done. I just had to say that.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Well, no, listen, I. And I don't know if you. It's a woman doctor, so it's a nurse. Nurse.
Pete Correale
That's sexual, guy. You gotta have a man doctor.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Well, this is. I didn't have a choice. It was woman, nurse, woman doctor.
Pete Correale
Wow.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Wow. Before we start, I get a knock at the door. It's my wife. She wants to know if she could come in during the exam.
Pete Correale
No, it's a threesome.
Sebastian Maniscalco
It's a foursome.
Pete Correale
A foursome. That's all, bro. That's more women seeing your penis since the day you were born, assuming there was a few nurses in the office. That's a lot of female eyeballs on you.
Sebastian Maniscalco
What, you take on your wife being there for your exam now? Because I felt it took me back to childhood when my mother took me to the pediatrician. The doctor's talking to Lana like I don't even speak English. I felt like they had to bring her in because I didn't know the language. And, you know. So does he have any spots? Yes, he does. He has it because Cause Lana looks at me like a monkey. Like she picks through everything at night. She goes, what is this? What is that? What's this on your back? You know? So she has in her head all the things that she wants fixed. Right?
Pete Correale
Right.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Nice. Cause I don't know, I would have went in there and took my clothes off and left, but Lana's like, he's got this on his head. He's got this. He's got this on his back. And it's stuff that I didn't even know that she knew she was clocking. Right.
Pete Correale
Right. I feel like if the doctor don't see that ain't a problem.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah, well, Lana was like, she's got like a little, like little red dots. She's like, oh, that's nothing. That's. She's called them web something. Web. Web something. All right, fine. So I got the robe on. I felt like I didn't get the full exam in the private area because Lana was there. I felt like she took her middle finger and like flicked my nut up a little bit and then just like left to put it down. Just because she's like, I ain't gonna get the wife's chair. What am I gonna do? Fondle this guy?
Pete Correale
Yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Hey, so I came out of there, bro. Uh huh. This is. I don't know if I could tell you this, but you might have another. You might have a different look at me after I tell you this. I had a slight, slight tinge of athlete's foot. What should they.
Pete Correale
Oh my.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Ew.
Pete Correale
Oh man. Bro, that is like.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Now my feet. There's no flaking. There's no ty.
Pete Correale
That's in the lice category.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Eh, it could be. Could be.
Pete Correale
There's no what? There's no white flaking or cracking.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah, my feet are like porcelain. There's no indication.
Pete Correale
So you can't see this athlete's face.
Sebastian Maniscalco
No, it was just in between my pinky toe. But just a little skin abrasion. Like the skin was a little loose. Hint of it. Just a hint. So of course I'm asking, where does it, you know, where does this come. Were you had a spa recently? Were you walking around barefoot in a, you know, maybe a hotel shower, steam room? You pick it up from other slobs, basically. It's not something that's just is, you know, you're picking up at the house. It's like when you go out and you're in other area where other people are, that's where you pick it up. So I got, I got that Right. Yeah. Well, yeah. Also, which is hereditary. Have a little eczema on my elbow. Right Here, I'll show you. I don't know if you could tell.
Pete Correale
Yeah, a little. Seems a little rough. Maybe you fell down. Yeah. You scratch it a lot?
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah. Hereditary. Got some cream for that. I got some cream for the athlete's foot. Right. I've been on the cream for about three or four days. Definitely clearing up the athlete's foot. Definitely clearing up. But I felt. It's almost like you go in and you don't know what's wrong with your car. Sometimes it's not giving you any problems, but you go in for a checkup. You know you were low on oil. Oh, no, I didn't know that. We filled it up. That's the way I felt when I came out of there. I felt like I was low on oil in a few spots of my body. And now we're filling it back up, getting it to optimal level. And I would recommend anybody out there over the age of 50 especially. And this is where I felt really proud. She goes, you're not really susceptible to skin cancer due to your skin tone.
Pete Correale
Oh, I knew it. Congratulations. Congratulations.
Sebastian Maniscalco
It was like, ah, this is what being Italian is all about.
Pete Correale
I mean. I mean, you could list all the other perks, from the food to the looks to the entertainment, and then you go, oh, by the way, you don't need sunscreen.
Sebastian Maniscalco
But she did look at my face, and the first thing she said is no sunscreen.
Pete Correale
Well, yeah. So why? Because she's saying that because you have a nice tan. That's why I think she said it. You know what I mean? Sun damage, my ass. What's the guy? George Hamilton has no sun damage. He just looks fantastic all the time.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Well, I gotta tell you, though, and if you look at men north. North of 50 years old that have been out in the sun, their skin, especially. Here's. If you look here and their neck area here, it looks like tough leather.
Pete Correale
Leather, right, Right. That's cool. No, again, yeah. Yes, it is. It's Tommy Lee Jones's whole face is like that. Nah, that's like.
Sebastian Maniscalco
It's a. You don't want your chest looking like a bastard basketball. All right?
Pete Correale
That's the way it looks at a certain age. You do. It lets people know. I've seen things. It's like. It just kind of epitomizes everything you were saying about being a great parent. I see it. I see a man with a. With a cringy neck like that. And if he's got a kid who's young. I know that kid's well disciplined. Because that leathered area there, that's a man who's been around.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah, no, not into that.
Pete Correale
You ever see Sean Penn? Oh, my God, I would poach him and make a jacket out of his skin. You ever see his. Holy shit. That is some serious leather. And it's already smoked. Cause he has five packs of overall a day. Oh, shit.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Oh, man. I sent you a message, an audio message. Did you get it?
Pete Correale
Audio went today.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I gotta tell you something. I'm gonna. And I don't know if you're doing this on purpose or what you're doing.
Pete Correale
Probably know where you going.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah, I feel like I'm not getting texts back from you. I don't know if this is a planned. If you told Jackie, fuck him. Because now he wants to text and he never text before. What is going on? Not.
Pete Correale
I noticed that too.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Oh, here. One, two, three, four texts unanswered.
Pete Correale
Okay. The.
Sebastian Maniscalco
The.
Pete Correale
A bunch of them. I addressed as soon as I saw you, and I said I wanted to address your text when we were in the green room, and I said, you know, the one about the dude who does the cast? The one about the Tommy Cruise one. But anyway, I. What you send. Sometimes you send clips of people and you don't say anything. You just send the clip. And then I. Like a. Some sort of trained parrot, I. I start. I immediately text back. All ripping on that person.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah.
Pete Correale
You know, and then.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So I send it that way to give you no indication of how I feel about it. So the response is unfiltered. That's what I'm looking for. Because generally speaking, I'm doing it selfishly. Because what you're going to send me back, I'm probably going to laugh at. Right. But the last text was an audio voice memo I sent you when you were on stage about a joke that you were doing.
Pete Correale
Oh, I did not get that.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I gave you a tag for the joke.
Pete Correale
Dude, that's different. I would have got back to that instantly. We never do that. That's kind of exciting. I swear to God, I didn't get that. I did not get that. I just got that. Tommy C. But it's a new.
Sebastian Maniscalco
It's a new joke. I think it's a new joke.
Pete Correale
Yeah.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Hold on, I have to play. I have to play. Hold on, I have to play.
Pete Correale
You gotta play your message.
Sebastian Maniscalco
You know how you're talking about the Top Chef and they're like, oh, I'm gonna Feed the homeless, and I'm gonna give back to the community if I win. Go harder on the. You know what? Get your knives and get the hell out of here. Food sucked. Clean your locker. Take your. So, okay, so you're doing a joke about. This is new, right? As I've never heard before. So the Top Chef or whatever cooking show, they go, oh, if you win the money or if you win, what are you gonna do? And then the chef goes, oh, I'm gonna feed the homeless, and I'm gonna take my platform and make sure that it's solve world hunger. And then the joke is in. We'll pack your knives and get the out of here, because the food sucked or whatever. So I don't know exactly what you said, but my note was to go harder on because it sounds like such a beautiful thing that they want to do, and the judges don't give a shit where they go, you know what? Go take your apron off, clear out your locker, and get the out of here. Because the.
Pete Correale
Oh, I said, if you run into Bobby Flay down the hall trying to do.
Sebastian Maniscalco
But there's more to the bone, I think, on that. If you just leaned into the more of, like, how these judges are assholes, saying, you know what? Yeah, it's just.
Pete Correale
The food part. All right. Because I only said, well, maybe you shouldn't have put so much nutmeg in the cake batter.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah. No, it's like, you know what? You could still say that, but you go pack your fucking knives and get the hell out of here. There's a car waiting for you in the driveway. And leave the apron behind. Whatever. Whatever it is. That's. Anyway, it made me laugh, and it was a good.
Pete Correale
Thank you.
Sebastian Maniscalco
It was a good joke.
Pete Correale
I didn't get that, and now I do. See, it was tucked right behind this Mark Twain tweet you sent me. So is there any picture of Mark Twain?
Sebastian Maniscalco
No. Is it Tom Cruise?
Pete Correale
Oh. Oh, it's the guy looks like Mark Twain, but it's some guy interviewing Tom Cruise about. Yeah, yeah. Okay. I got him confused because I thought that was. With that. Yeah, but you never. Bro, it's like, crazy, man. You never return texts. I was a little bit, like, doing what you do. I'm like, well, that's what he does, so he's not gonna care. I'll just tell him how I feel about that.
Sebastian Maniscalco
I'm just saying, recognize the lack of response. Fine, it's fine.
Pete Correale
But yeah, you what? And sometimes we'll have a text, and all of a sudden you'll jump in a day later.
Sebastian Maniscalco
So, yeah, I just jump in. I still jump in. I still jump in, though.
Pete Correale
Well, as soon as I saw you, I hit you with responses. All but okay. Good to know. Good hang, man.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Good hang.
Pete Correale
Looking forward to Vegas, baby.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Yeah, we got Vegas Friday or Saturday and Sunday this week. We will see. Well, this is gonna air after that. We do have to mention that Pete is filming his special in Providence, Rhode Island, I believe. I think it's in, what, early June. What's the dates on that?
Pete Correale
June 6th and 7th at the Comedy Connection. Two Friday to Saturday.
Sebastian Maniscalco
Two. Two shows. Four shows all together. Make sure you get tickets. This is going to be one of Pete's biggest and best specials of his career. Especially if he's putting. He putting the Top Chef joke in there.
Pete Correale
Yeah. Anything I come up with? Yes, I am.
Sebastian Maniscalco
All right, there you have it. Pete Sebastian, we will see you next week.
Pete Correale
The show has ended.
Sebastian Maniscalco
You know when the bird comes back to the nest and he's dropping the worms in the Chiclet's mouth? Right. And they got their mouth open like this. They can't wait. That's my kids. Tell us, Daddy. Tell us the way.
The Pete and Sebastian Show – Episode 657: "Daddy's Got Issues"
Release Date: June 3, 2025
In Episode 657 of The Pete and Sebastian Show, hosts Pete Correale and Sebastian Maniscalco delve into a myriad of humorous and insightful discussions centered around fatherhood, parenting challenges, and personal anecdotes. This episode, aptly titled "Daddy's Got Issues," offers listeners a blend of relatable parenting scenarios, comedic exchanges, and heartfelt moments that highlight the complexities and joys of raising children.
The episode kicks off with Sebastian recounting a tense moment during a private flight back from Toronto.
Sebastian Maniscalco [03:00]:
"I never heard this on an airplane, ever. I go up into the cockpit and one of the Pilots has his oxygen mask on."
Sebastian describes hearing an unexpected sound while watching a movie and discovering one pilot testing the oxygen system mid-flight. His concern escalates as the second pilot also dons an oxygen mask shortly after, leading to a humorous yet anxious exchange about whether he should have been notified or equipped similarly.
Pete Correale [04:35]:
"I feel sometimes these, they have no idea because they're just so used to flying how sensitive and nervous we are about every little thing."
This segment not only showcases their comedic chemistry but also pokes fun at the over-the-top reactions that can arise in unexpected situations.
Transitioning from the flight mishap, Sebastian shares his experience at his child's birthday party, highlighting the challenges of managing young kids in social settings.
Sebastian Maniscalco [07:39]:
"A six-year-old boy, of course he's going to wander off and you know there's a pretty girl in the car getting dressed."
He narrates an incident where another child approaches their car as his daughter Seraphina changes outfits for the party, leading to a humorous confrontation where Sebastian takes charge to prevent any embarrassment.
Pete Correale [08:58]:
"You're a pain in the ass sometimes when you get. I can see you."
Pete playfully chides Sebastian for his overprotective parenting style, sparking a lively debate about the balance between vigilance and relaxation in parenting.
A significant portion of the episode focuses on Sebastian's disciplinary approach during the piñata game at the party. As kids swing blindfolded sticks, Sebastian grows increasingly frustrated with the robustness of the piñata.
Sebastian Maniscalco [17:09]:
"These piñatas are these Mexicans make these piñatas with like plaster and cement, right? This ain't, you need like a lumberjack to come in there with like a blade and slice this thing open."
His attempts to instill discipline by instructing his child to refrain from overzealous swings leads to a ripple effect, influencing other fathers to adopt a stricter stance.
Pete Correale [15:08]:
"But Russo, you got about 36, 36 swings, and how you the one who blasts it open."
The conversation underscores different parenting philosophies, with Pete advocating for consistency and fairness while acknowledging the humorous extremes Sebastian reaches.
Sebastian introduces a unique bedtime ritual he has implemented to foster open communication with his children.
Sebastian Maniscalco [25:00]:
"Now there's a door in between. So you could open that door and you could see this kid. You can see that kid, right? So I stand in the middle of the door and I've asked ChatGPT to come up with 100 questions for a 6 and 8-year-old kid that are fun trivia things they would know."
This "Ten Questions" game encourages his children to share their day, thoughts, and feelings, strengthening their bond and ensuring they feel heard.
Pete Correale [25:21]:
"You know, your boy is like a sponge, it seems to be, for whatever you're saying."
Pete commends Sebastian's method, highlighting the effectiveness of engaging children in meaningful conversations without making them feel overwhelmed.
The hosts touch upon the intricacies of marriage and co-parenting, sharing light-hearted anecdotes about their interactions with their spouses and children.
Sebastian Maniscalco [37:50]:
"She went first and then I went in and the woman's. And I don't like when they say this. They're like, we need you to fully disrobe."
Sebastian humorously describes a dermatologist visit, emphasizing the awkwardness and vulnerability that come with adult medical appointments, especially when accompanied by a partner.
Pete Correale [43:08]:
"So, yeah. I'll fill you in on that, but I did get a response, and he was so. So just, you know, for the listeners out there, if someone, you know, makes a mistake and they're gonna end up in the clink for a little while. Don't turn a blind eye, man. Don't turn a blind eye."
This segment highlights the importance of supporting friends in difficult times, showcasing the hosts' genuine care for their relationships.
Towards the end of the episode, Pete and Sebastian promote their upcoming shows and specials.
Pete Correale [60:35]:
"They're like, oh, maybe you shouldn't have put so much nutmeg in the cake batter."
Sebastian Maniscalco [60:48]:
"Everything's just jolly and easy. I go, you know, but I walked it through it all, and that was pretty neat, man smelling them all."
They discuss Pete’s upcoming comedy special in Providence, Rhode Island, encouraging listeners to purchase tickets for what they promise to be some of Pete’s best performances yet.
In their final exchanges, Pete shares a personal story about sending a supportive message to a friend facing incarceration, reflecting on themes of empathy and solidarity.
Pete Correale [40:21]:
"To leave a text to an acquaintance wishing them good luck with their one and a half year prison sentence. There's a text you never think you're sending."
Sebastian joins in with a humorous twist on adulting, comparing the attempts to mentor their children with their own imperfections and life experiences.
Sebastian Maniscalco [48:42]:
"So I got the robe on. I felt like I didn't get the full exam in the private area because Lana was there."
The episode concludes with playful banter about their ongoing communication and the anticipation of their next Vegas trip, leaving listeners eagerly awaiting future episodes.
Sebastian Maniscalco [03:00]:
"I never heard this on an airplane, ever."
Pete Correale [04:35]:
"You're a pain in the ass sometimes when you get. I can see you."
Sebastian Maniscalco [17:09]:
"These piñatas are these Mexicans make these piñatas with like plaster and cement."
Pete Correale [25:21]:
"You know, your boy is like a sponge, it seems to be, for whatever you're saying."
Pete Correale [40:21]:
"To leave a text to an acquaintance wishing them good luck with their one and a half year prison sentence."
Conclusion
Episode 657 of The Pete and Sebastian Show masterfully blends humor with heartfelt conversations, offering listeners both laughter and genuine reflections on parenting and personal growth. Through vivid storytelling and candid exchanges, Pete Correale and Sebastian Maniscalco provide an engaging narrative that resonates with parents and comedy enthusiasts alike. Whether navigating the absurdities of birthday parties or the vulnerabilities of personal relationships, this episode exemplifies the duo's unique ability to find humor in the everyday challenges of fatherhood.