This Is Important – Ep 264: "Body By Quiche"

iHeartPodcasts | September 16, 2025
Hosts: Adam Devine, Anders "Ders" Holm, Blake Anderson, Kyle Newacheck

Overview

In this episode, the TII crew goes all-in on the chaos and camaraderie that defines their friendship, cycling through topics from competitive drinking games to accidental weight gain and body image, the nutritional dangers of quiche, and college party nostalgia. There’s also plenty of behind-the-scenes talk about the upcoming "This Is Important Cruise," daily eating habits, fitness gripes, and a heavy dose of off-the-cuff humor. If you've ever questioned your own eating routines, how to win at party competitions, or what to do when you accidentally say "I love you" too soon, this one is for you.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Media Moments & Political Memes

• Howard Dean's infamous scream is referenced humorously, with speculation about whether he’s available on Cameo for cruise announcements.

  “You can't do anything if you're a politician. You can't show any real emotion because the second you do… you're memified.” — Blake (04:13)

• The crew muses on the power of media and public perception, rallying for "release the files!" but admitting they wouldn’t read them—just want the bullet points (05:43).

2. Cruise Planning & Party God Dreams

• Excitement for the upcoming TII Cruise dominates:
  • Brainstorming party competitions like flip cup, beer pong, keg stands, and belly flops (10:53).
  • Custom idea: a "Party God" championship belt for the ultimate partier—though hosts debate whether they should be allowed to compete for it (08:09).
  • The cruise will feature games, theme nights, stand-up, music, and potentially offbeat group fitness like "broga" (beer + yoga).
• “It really is. Like, I love chugging beers with my boys. With some sort of competition baked in.” — Blake (11:16)
• Adam confesses to solo beer pong training, to his friends’ amusement (11:41).

3. Eating, Dieting, and the Quiche Debacle

• Blake’s accidental weight gain: Lost track of calories while writing a script with a legendary (quiche-obsessed) 75-year-old collaborator.
  • "So five days a week for the last couple weeks, I've been eating quiche. ... I looked at the calorie count ... 2,000 calories." — Blake (14:29, 14:58)
• The calorie-laden quiche is blamed for rapid weight gain; the hosts poke fun at measuring food, bodybuilder habits, and self-shaming.
  • “Quiche to the dome.” — Adam (16:05)
• Between dietary interventions and friendly roastings, Adam and Ders prod Blake about his meal preferences (beef jerky, chicken pot pie) and compulsive calorie tracking.

4. Dialing In Vs. Living Life: Food, Fitness & Body Image

• Food weighing & the ‘dial-in’ lifestyle:
  • Blake details his use of food scales and dieting apps, admits it’s become a (possibly unhealthy) compulsion, and debates the merits with his looser-eating friends (18:18–20:40).
  • “It's so antithetical to any healthy perspective about food. ... As opposed to just like, going, I think I've had too much.” — Ders (20:16)
• Generational metabolism envy:
  • Adam and Blake lament slower metabolisms and poke fun at where each other gains weight (“You literally gain weight in the perfect place... gorgeous titties.” — Adam, 19:40)
• Blake’s woes about his peloton being banished to a hot outdoor shed further highlight the crew’s fitness struggles (21:44).

5. Nuggets, Macros, and Midnight Snacks

• Debate: Breaded vs. Grilled – Recommendations for grilled nuggets (Chick-fil-A) and discussions of "macros" (macronutrients).
  • “The macros on these grilled nugs are through the roof.” — Blake (32:04)
• Nighttime cravings:
  • Adam confesses to late-night jelly bean binges:

    “I'll be like crushing jelly beans at night. That's not good.” (24:06)
    “I'm throwing away anything that isn't the elite jelly bean.” (24:26)

• Lunch comes out as the universally agreed best meal.

6. Fitness, Broga & ‘Aggro Yoga’

• Workout talk covers rowing machines (hurting Blake’s back), the challenges of stretching, and how none of them are really yoga or Pilates guys.
• Adam proposes "aggro yoga" and the group settles on inventing “broga” (bro-yoga) for their cruise (37:01–37:20).
• Pogo balls, rolling trays, and other wild swag ideas for cruise giveaways are pitched (38:25–39:16).

7. Absurd Anecdotes, Outrageous Party Stories, and Pickup ‘Lines’

• Blake tells stories of misguided attempts at romance, including accidentally saying "I love you" after talking to his parents and immediately calling a girl back to retract it (52:39).
• The guys swap dating parent-meeting horror stories, and reminisce about the pitfalls of youthful relationships.

8. Workaholics House & College Party Nostalgia

• Fond—and wild—memories:
  • Solitary beer pong, house parties escalating to roommate fights (62:30), and learning “pickup lines” from movies or by accident at parties.
  • "Kyle was a terror back in the day"—Blake recounts a drunken, comical fight with Kyle after a thwarted flirtation (62:44).

9. Music & Fame: From Makonnen to College Gigs

• The hosts share memories of their brief DJ phase, opening for "I Love Makonnen" and tossing chips into sparse college crowds (42:34, 44:52).
• Reflections on fleeting fame, musicians’ side gigs, and viral stories like Sean Kingston’s legal trouble after a jet ski accident (43:52).
• Musical nostalgia: "Going Up On a Tuesday" takes everyone to a time of romantic beginnings and club nights (46:12).

10. Closing Thoughts & Cruise Push

• Adam and Blake hype the cruise's diverse activities—games, theme nights, stand-ups, and podcast tapings—as the apex of the TII fan experience. Tickets are selling, themes are brewing, and everyone is invited, cruise-newbies included (66:40–67:44).
• “We're going to have lots of, lots of fun on this…” — Adam (66:40)

Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• On political memes and media:

  “You can't do anything if you're a politician. You can't show any real emotion because the second you do… you're memified.” – Blake (04:13)

• Cruise Party God:

  “Wouldn't you just love to wear that [Party God] thing around the cruise and have everybody be just bowing to you now or your neighborhood when you get home?” – Adam (08:25)

• Quiche Fiasco:

  “They're 2,000 calories... I'm eating a day's worth of calories eating quiche with this man.” – Blake (14:58)

• Dieting & Metabolism:

  “My metabolism has slowed to a whole—it's crazy the amount I work out and how good I eat. I look like a man who doesn't do any of that stuff.” – Blake (18:10)

• Midnight Snacks:

  “I'll be like crushing jelly beans at night. That's not good.” – Adam (24:06)

• On caloric guilt:

  “Hey, it must be so nice... your collegiate level metabolism where the only place you gain fat is your titties. Your boobs are huge.” – Blake (19:27)

• Meeting Parents:

  “Most of my jokes are jizz based and I feel like that's inappropriate.” – Blake (58:01) “You don’t ever have to, like, approach that bridge anymore. Like, saying I love you to somebody for the first time. It's kind of crazy.” – Adam (54:45)

• On exercise and masculinity:

  “Why don’t you start aggro yoga. That could be like a real avenue for... If broga doesn’t exist, we gotta do it on the cruise.” – Adam (37:01)

Memorable TII Moments

• Adam's accidental "I love you" call-back after a phone slip (52:39)
• The Party God competition and championship belt fantasy (08:23)
• Blake’s calorie-counting quiche deep-dive, with “quiche to the dome” battle cry (16:05)
• Wild party stories: beer pong, isolated midnight snacks; solo back-yard beer pong with mirrors (11:41)
• Fighting Kyle like “a koala climbing a tree” after a drunken party intervention (63:37)
• Inventing “Broga”—beer yoga for bros, coming soon to a cruise near you (37:20)
• DJing for 45 people at the height of Workaholics’ fame… and loving it (44:53)

Important Timestamps

• 00:03:50 — Howard Dean/Yelling Politicians (“memified”)
• 00:06:24 — Cruise brainstorming & “ThisCruiseIsImportant.com”
• 00:10:53 — Games planned for the cruise, Party God belt idea
• 00:14:29–15:10 — Quiche for lunch: The weight gain saga
• 00:18:18–20:40 — Food weighing, body image, metabolism
• 00:24:06 — Late-night jelly bean confessions
• 00:32:04 — Grilled nuggets, “macros,” and dietary deep-dives
• 00:37:01–37:20 — Invention of “Broga”
• 00:52:39 — Accidental “I love you” anecdote
• 01:02:44 — The Kyle “koala fight” party story
• 01:06:40 — Rehype and details: TII Cruise plans

Tone, Vibe, and Takeaways

• The signature banter is crass and goofy, but honest, with vulnerability about aging, food anxieties, and friendships.
• The energy oscillates between earnest (body image, nostalgia) and utterly ridiculous (competitive poultry statistics, fighting like koalas, quiche).
• The episode is peppered with callbacks to Workaholics, inside jokes, and irreverent detours—always with self-aware, affectionate roasting.
• Fans should expect a little wisdom, lots of chaos, and a detailed invitation to party—quiche not required.

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