This Is Important – “Dem Boiz Are Busy: Best Of Eps 71–75”

iHeartPodcasts | October 21, 2025
Featuring: Adam DeVine, Anders Holm (“Ders”), Blake Anderson, Kyle Newacheck

Episode Overview

This “Best Of” episode compiles standout moments from episodes 71–75, featuring the four hosts riffing on pop culture, personal stories, and the absurdities of adulthood. Their trademark blend of nostalgia, juvenile humor, and tangential conversation covers everything from viral catchphrases, bowling, weed, finger-banging memories, snack debates, and more. The cast continually calls out each other's quirks, teases, and unexpected vulnerabilities, keeping the energy light but personal.

Key Discussion Points & Highlights

1. The Ubiquity of “Let’s Go” and Catchphrases

• Debate Over “Let’s Go” ([03:11])

  • The hosts dissect the overuse of “Let’s go!” as a male rallying cry, likening it to girls’ “woo!” at parties.
  • Adam: “It is a placeholder for a real true thought.” ([04:32])
  • Kyle jokes it's a “new age booyah,” preferring “boom shakalaka.”

• Inventing Alternatives ([05:34])

  • Suggestions for new catchphrases: “yes, mommy” ([06:08]), “sheesh,” or old classics like “baba booey.”
  • Blake: “It's an exclamation, dude. You can't always think of what's going to come out. It's a knee jerk.” ([04:48])

2. Folgers Commercial Jingle – Singing Challenge

[07:05–10:07]

• The guys decide to sincerely attempt singing the Folgers jingle.
  • Ders goes first; critique is he “pulled the ripcord” at the end.
  • Blake adds “flourish.”
  • Kyle: “The best part of waking up is vultures in your cup.” ([10:25])
• Commentary on performance anxiety and their general lack of musical talent.
• Adam: “I don't want to get pigeonholed as a musician.” ([08:31])

3. 80s & Grocery Store Jams

[11:12–15:50]

• Grocery store songs trigger nostalgia; “I Love Your Smile” gets everyone dancing.
• Kyle confesses his love for 80s music and dreams of rocking the era.
• They riff on Eddie Money’s hits, the merits of Doobie Brothers, Talking Heads, and the fine line between “cool” and “dad” music.
• Discussion: Sometimes what you want to listen to blurs between party and parent vibes.

4. Truck Stop Meth, Hats & Quirky Americana

• Debate Over Where to Score Meth ([16:14–18:51])

  • Joking about buying meth at truck stops versus weighing stations.
  • Blake: “If you want the good, go to the weighing stations. That's where they're all pulled off, doing their business, zipping up for the drive.” ([16:43])
  • Ultimately, they agree rest areas are likely where “it goes down.”

• Truck Stop Oddities ([19:36–20:24])

  • “Come for the hats, leave for the meth.”
  • Blake: “First thing they have is the little showcase with diamonds, crystals, and daggers.” ([19:36])

5. Bowling, Cosmic Bowling, & Youthful Nostalgia

[20:34–27:00, 34:24–39:07]

• Ders rails against cosmic (blacklight/glow) bowling: “It's not bowling… all these distractions—all this black light. The game is fine how it is.” ([21:00])
• Lock-in stories: Staying up all night at bowling alleys, chugging Coca-Cola, and the quest to impress girls.
• Bowling technique debate—spin, palm, ball weight, and the allure of “strong man bowling” (rolling 30+ lb balls).
• Blake: “Heavy bowling, I'm kind of in on, dude… strong man bowling.” ([37:42])

6. Drug Tales: Weed, Adderall, and Cocaine in Comedy

[27:14–37:12]

• Reminiscence over hiding weed in Folgers cans (“best part of waking up”), getting high before family visits, or sneaking joints around kids.
• Plant Medicine ([28:51]): How to explain weed to your kids—“plant medicine” is the new euphemism.
• Stories about experimenting with Adderall for performance or editing.
• Adam: “If this were the 80s… I would have been a full-blown cokehead.” ([49:52])

7. Jerky Boys, Prank Calls & Legendary Pubescent Moments

[59:01–67:30]

• Homage to The Jerky Boys and lost art of prank calling.

• Legendary phone pranks, like Kyle’s infamous “contact/cunt hair in my soup” call ([61:18]).

• Roller rinks and bowling alleys compared—shared odd smells, sticky carpets, and puberty milestones.

• First Fingerbang Stories:

  • Locations include the Discovery Zone playroom, car backseats, and ski lifts.
  • Kyle: “First time I ever finger banged a human woman… in the play dasium.” ([63:20])
  • Discussion of the awkwardness and confusion in these formative moments.

8. Snack Debates – Licorice: Twizzlers vs. Red Vines ([51:31–53:55])

• Blake: “Twizzlers are the fucking worst. Fuck Twizzler. All my homies hate Twizzler.” ([51:31])

• Kyle: “I'm a Twizzler family.”

• Adam: “Red Vines have like a weird cult following… I'm like, off. They're gross. They're all gross.”

• Australian Licorice: The agreed-upon best.

9. Cooking & Dad Meals ([94:23–96:53])

• French Toast & Pancake Debate:
  • Kyle flabbergasted that you can make French toast at home. “I thought that was like a restaurant-specific thing.” ([95:04])
  • “French toast is a dad meal.”
  • Adam: “No Lucky Charms is a dad meal, bro.” ([96:20])
• Ders takes pride in planning out and cooking French toast — points out the difference between “man recipes” and skillful cooking.

10. Showbiz, Acting, & Memorization

[89:29–91:05]

• Adam discusses how working on a scripted show forced him to get “brain-broken” and memorize lines efficiently.
• Admiration for actors like Meryl Streep who can “read a script once or twice and have it memorized.” ([90:31])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Blake (re: truck stop displays): "First thing they have is that little showcase with all the like diamonds, crystals and daggers and stuff. Oh, my knives.” ([19:36])
• Adam (on Folgers jingle): “I was scared my career was going to take off. I don't want to get pigeonholed as a musician.” ([08:31])
• Kyle: “I’m a jerky boy.” ([33:14])
• Adam (on performance enhancers): “Cocaine was just expensive. It had comedians’ backs for years… we betrayed it.” ([46:54])
• Ders (on cosmic bowling): “The worst thing to happen to bowling alleys. It's not bowling, it's all these lights, all these distractions, all this black light.” ([21:00])
• Blake (first time): “First time I ever finger banged a human woman... in the play dasium.” ([63:20])
• Adam (on weed & kids): “My wife’s like, just say plant medicine. Okay, plant medicine.” ([28:57])
• On Pickleball and Skills:
  • Ders admits to missing podcasts to covertly train in pickleball.
    • Adam: “Honestly, if you had just told me: guys, I'm going to play pickleball instead of the podcast, I would have said, salute.” ([56:50])

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Let’s Go/Catchphrases: [03:00] – [06:30]
• Folgers Jingle Singing: [07:04] – [10:18]
• 80s Music/Bowling/Grocery Store Vibes: [11:12] – [15:50]
• Truck Stop Comedy (Meth & Hats): [16:14] – [20:24]
• Cosmic Bowling & Lock-Ins: [20:34] – [27:00]
• Youthful Pranks & Fingerbang Confessions: [59:01] – [67:30]
• Bowling Technique Battles & Heavy Bowling: [34:24] – [39:07]
• Weed Etymology - Plant Medicine: [28:57]
• Snack (Twizzler vs Red Vine) War: [51:31] – [53:55]
• Cooking at Home ('Man Meals'): [94:23] – [96:53]

Tone & Language

• Super casual, rambunctious, and playful.
• Frequent use of inside jokes, recurring bits (“let’s go,” “yes, mommy”), and callbacks.
• Boys club energy, self-deprecating, and sometimes hilariously crude.
• Unmissable chemistry—each host gets roasted and cherished in equal measure.

For New Listeners

If you love comedy that pivots from nostalgia to absurdity in a single sentence—and don’t mind detours into dick jokes, stoner logic, or public displays of affection for Red Vines—you’ll be at home here. The heart of the episode is less about “best of” moments and more about the camaraderie, the celebration of adolescence-turned-adulthood, and the ever-present quest for a new catchphrase.

Closing Thought:
As Adam says (sarcastically) on Meryl Streep's memorization:

“She's not that good is what I'm saying. She sucks.” ([90:55])

But really, none of these guys suck—they just never know where the conversation (or the bowling ball) will end up.

End of summary.