How Bridger Winegar Became The King of Late Night TV

Summary

What's Our Podcast? with Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney

Episode: Bridger Winegar
Date: July 21, 2026
Network: Headgum
Guest: Bridger Winegar

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Episode Overview

This episode of What's Our Podcast? features Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney (SNL alums and real-life buddies) welcoming writer, comedian, and podcaster Bridger Winegar. True to their show’s ever-evolving format, Beck and Kyle ask Bridger to help discover what their podcast should actually be about, riffing through increasingly silly concepts before landing on a spontaneous “Summer Fun” theme. The trio wind through stories about late night TV, the ethics of minor mischief, nostalgia for summer, and the eternal debate: to pee or not to pee (in the pool). A mix of absurd humor and sincere camaraderie, this episode delivers deep dives, memorable bits, and more than one ridiculous invention.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Podcast Without a Premise—The Search Continues

• Recurring Theme: Beck and Kyle still don’t know what their podcast should “be about”; inviting guests to pitch ideas has become the bit itself (14:35).
• Patreon Announcement: At the top, they roll through details of their new Patreon, jokingly hyping up tiers ("Rocco Basic," "Rocco Premium," and "Rocco Supreme") with added content, and inviting listeners to pitch ideas.

  "We didn't know what it is. We still are finding out what it is every single week..." — Beck (00:33)

2. Improv-style Banter & Friendship Nostalgia

• Bits & Games: The hosts run through playful improv (“Can you walk through Sprouts blindfolded?” 06:14), gentle razzing about "sensitivity," and yes-and each other’s jokes — anyone for "baseball cords"?
• Comedy Roots: Recollection of their sketch group "Good Neighbor" and SNL days, with affectionate jabs at each other's personalities and creative process (14:51).

3. Guest Arrival & Podcast Cross-Promo

• Bridger's Podcast: The hosts recount joining Bridger on his podcast I Said No Gifts, teasing Easter eggs and mutual revelations (27:24).

  "There are some surprises in his episode. So we've got to make sure we have some surprises in our episode." — Kyle (14:25)

4. The “Moral Gray Area” Revelation

• Teased for Half the Episode: Bridger hints he has a “moral gray area” story. Beck and Kyle play 20-Questions-lite to try to define its genre (29:17):
  • Did Bridger do something to someone? “Yes...” (29:34)
  • What did he do? Turns out, Bridger, annoyed at an obnoxiously parked Cybertruck, stuck chewed gum to its windshield (61:13).
• Discussion: Is this moral? Would you leave a note, escalate, or walk away? Is this minor mischief or justified protest?
  • "I threw it on their windshield. The gum." — Bridger (61:21)
  • “That’s fair. If you don’t cyber truck...” — Beck (68:07)

5. Bridger’s Comedy Journey

• Utah to New York to L.A.: Bridger details his path: growing up Mormon in Utah, interning for Letterman (partly due to having “Harry Potter hair”), being cast as a PA on Craig Ferguson, surviving humiliating bits (like wearing bikinis on air as punishment for crashing Craig’s car), and finally working at Kimmel after being discovered on Twitter ([38:12]-50:38).
• Honest Industry Talk: Discussion on how tough the late-night environment could be, gratitude for better gigs, and musings on how the comedy/writing world has contracted (“the industry is just kind of fully cratered ...” — Bridger, 51:48).

6. Podcast Ideas—Pitched Rapid-Fire

Bridger brings a list of podcast concepts, each sparking new tangents:

• A Taran Killam podcast (mentioning Taran because "he loves it") (69:10)
• Summer Fun ideas (70:03)
• TV recap podcast for episodes they all (sort of) remember (70:06)
• Hot takes on pop culture (70:27)
• “What things should cost” (70:56) — a surprisingly deep discussion
• Hosts’ Reaction: The group votes toward “summer fun” and “how much should things cost”; bits about Taran Killam's inherent niceness ("too much of a dude dud") (71:37).

7. The “Summer Fun” Podcast Within a Podcast

Nostalgic Vibe ([74:49] onward)

• Childhood Summers: Beck, Kyle, and Bridger reminisce about growing up surrounded by pools, lakes, hot dogs, and the thrill of the last day of school.

  • "The origin of summer fun... is the excitement of that last day of school." — Kyle (77:23)

• Adult Realities: How summer hits different as a parent or grown-up — schedules, sunblock battles, pool party rules, and chasing actual fun (95:12).

• Summer Essentials: SPF, coolers, open house pool parties, grilling simple food, watermelon-mint juice (82:00, 92:30), and the plea: "Take one moment, one day. Do something. See how it feels.”

• All-important Question: Do you pee in the pool?

  • “I did pee in a pool this past weekend, and I had a conversation with all the other people...” — Kyle (84:15)
  • “Let’s see how it actually feels to piss in the pool... Pee on the people... I’m just trying to have some fun.” — Beck (86:09)

• Absurd Inventions: "Penis Whistle" — an improvised device using a pool noodle for discreet aquatic urination, culminating in the suggestive, tongue-in-cheek product demo invitation ([86:56]-87:12).

  • “Show us how you penis whistle this summer by taking videos of you penis whistling in pools with your friends.” — Beck (87:12)

• Other Summer Fun: Grilling, bonfires, baseball games, games like cornhole, horseshoes, and the pitfalls of picnics without water nearby.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Podcasting’s Purpose:
  • "It's such a fun thing being here with you." — Kyle (13:15)
  • "We have secrets to reveal. We revealed secrets on your podcast. We just did it two weeks ago. And as I said then and in our intro, I love doing your podcast. It’s a lovely, lovely time." — Beck (30:09)
• Improv Rules:
  • "Make your partner look good." — Kyle (05:09)
• On Industry Realities:
  • “People think it's a cash grab. There's no cash to grab.” — Beck (52:19)
  • "Most of my favorite people in entertainment are frequently not that successful." — Bridger (53:43)
• On Minor Mischief and the Cybertruck:
  • "I threw it on their windshield. The gum.” — Bridger (61:21)
  • “Throwing the gum at a car that's taking up two spots... You're in the right. It's fair.” — Beck (65:49)
• On Summer Fun:
  • "You want to be the person that brings the pool whistle to the party... You're going to be talked about in your friend circles in a loving way...” — Beck (96:49)
• On Nostalgia:
  • "The excitement of that last day of school... knowing the freedom that awaits you." — Kyle (77:34)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Patreon Announcement & Premise Reset: 00:13-03:11
• Grocery Store Improv Bit: 06:01-09:21
• Guest Arrival & Shirt Coincidence: 13:41
• Bridger’s “Moral Gray Area” Story: Tease 27:00-29:55; Reveal 61:13
• Bridger’s Comedy/Writing Background: 38:12-50:38
• Podcast Idea Pitch-off: 69:07-73:52
• “Summer Fun” Segment: 74:49-98:10
• Pool Peeing/Penis Whistle Bit: 84:15-87:37
• “What Should Things Cost?” Mini-pod: 98:28-100:21

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Final Thoughts and Structure

• Tone & Vibe: The episode is playful with rambling, sometimes absurd comedy, mixed with surprisingly warm reflections on friendship, nostalgia, and creative struggles.
• Guest Fit: Bridger is a dry, self-deprecating, thoughtful foil for Beck and Kyle’s looser rhythms; their chemistry is apparent.
• Structure:
  • Segment 1: Loose banter, Patreon pitch, and bits.
  • Segment 2: Bridger interview & late-night stories.
  • Segment 3: Podcast idea “pitch fest.”
  • Segment 4: “Summer Fun” side-podcast—both sincere & totally ridiculous.
  • Segment 5: Wind-down with mini “what things should cost” debate.

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For First-time Listeners

This episode is a microcosm of Beck & Kyle’s experimental, meta approach: structure-less but not pointless. The guest is given real room, the bits feel organic, and even off-the-wall tangents (like pool urination hacks or cybertruck pranks) are rooted in the trio’s shared comedic worldview. If you like a blend of childhood nostalgia, behind-the-scenes showbiz, unexpected heartfelt moments, and the sort of “what if we tried this?” energy only old friends can pull off, this is a representative and rewarding listen.

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Watch/Join

• I Said No Gifts (Bridger's Podcast): [Listen for secrets & gifts revealed!]
• What's Our Podcast? on YouTube
• Patreon for bonus episodes, sketches, and Discord

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Note: This summary skips ads, intros, and outros as instructed.

Transcript

[A]

This is a Headgun podcast.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

Yay. Another episode of what's our Podcast. But first, a little special announcement from Becky and Kyle.

[B]

This is very big. This is.

[A]

It's very huge and big.

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I think this is life changing for me.

[A]

Yeah. That's the way I feel. As long as it goes well.

[B]

Well, even if it doesn't, it is altering my life.

[A]

Yeah, it already has.

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The big announcement is we are starting a patreon.

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Yes.

[A]

You're saying to yourself, oh, yes, it was.

[B]

You know, it was a risk. It was a swing to even start a podcast together back.

[A]

Yes, it was.

[B]

We didn't know what it is. We still are finding out what it is every single week when we come together with our guests. And when you and I sort of mess around on the microphone, let's tell

[A]

them what it is. For the first tier, Rocco, Basic tier.

[B]

It's five bucks a month. You're gonna get a bonus episode every week. No guest. Okay. It's just Beck and I doing what we've been doing Since September of 2003 when we first met each other.

[A]

For that tier, we have slopping out, which is just the two of us hanging out.

[B]

It's like our intro to our show.

[A]

Yeah. But it's longer. We can go into bits longer.

[B]

We can also be earnest. Learn about each other's lives.

[A]

Yes. Catch up for longer. Or we also have what's yous Podcast, where we take ideas from our Patreon members.

[B]

Yes.

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At a certain tier, at the $10 tier, which is the next tier. We take your ideas and we try that podcast out. Right, but you can pitch those ideas at the $10 tier.

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Yes. Once you get to the $10 tier, premium rock, which we're calling Rocco Premium.

[A]

Rocco Premium.

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That's where you actually get to pitch the ideas that we will do on our podcast. You're also gonna get access to an exclusive chat. A chat room.

[C]

Yes.

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The Discord. The Rocco Discord, where you can talk with other fans, other listeners. Probably kind of do your own little bits. Make some friends. Maybe. Maybe you can grab. Grab dinner or coffee with one of them sometime.

[A]

Also with the $10 tier, you get access to. You get to see our. What we're calling our sillies. Yes.

[B]

These are little videos. You know, we came up making videos together. Full circle. Because now you and I are just gonna make a little video we already started. Get a little iPhone, make a little video, play some characters, do some bits.

[A]

Just come up with an idea and pop it right off and just shoot it.

[B]

Yeah. We don't need to labor over it.

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Yeah, exactly. We just kind of have fun and pump it out to our Rocco's. You know what I mean?

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I know exactly what you mean. I love it.

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Yes.

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For 15 bucks you get all that stuff. Plus you get free access to our new ticketed live stream. So like we will talk to you directly. You can ask us questions. We'll be doing these quarterly throughout the year.

[A]

We might do poppers there. We don't know yet. It's only going to be legal stuff. But we're going to have fun to do poppers. Yes. And here's the thing for Rocket supreme. If you sign up for a full year, you'll get a side headshot of me and Kyle. We don't know, but it's going to be an amazing family heirloom that you get and you can, you know, frame it and put above the fireplace or something or something like that.

[B]

It is really going to be fun. I think it's going to be a place to see some really weird, wild and crazy stuff where we just get

[A]

to do whatever we want without really caring. So yeah. So go to patreon.com what's our podcast and join today please.

[B]

That's patreon.com what's our Podcast? And be in the Rocco Club with all your fellow Roccos.

[A]

Hi rockos, this is JaneWickline. Kyle and Beck have very kindly allowed me to come on here to tell you about the upcoming run of my Off Broadway show in New York. I think they feel a certain fondness for me because I'm SNL's current freak

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that gets cut for time.

[A]

Anyway, it's a musical comedy show that I perform with comedian Leva Pierce. It's called Dukes and it's about friendship, desire and beautiful women. And tickets are [e-mail] hope to see you there. Alright, back to you, Kyle and Beck. Evening. Buyer's remorse. Buy a new car. I'll be moving in.

[B]

Let's get started.

[C]

Sorry, I think there's been a mistake.

[A]

I bought it from Carvana. You what?

[C]

Yeah, great price. I even have seven days to love it or return it.

[B]

So there's no.

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No, no Buyer's remorse. More like buyers rejoice.

[A]

I guess I'll let myself out.

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Congratulations.

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I mean it.

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Buyers rejoice. Buy your car today on Carvana.

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Limitations and exclusions may apply.

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See our seven day return [e-mail] what's our podcast?

[A]

What's it gonna be about? Tell us what's our podcast. What should we talk about with Beck and Kyle. Oh, God. Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Sing me a song.

[B]

You're the Beckman. Sing me a song today Cuz we're all in a mood and it's been a rough time and I bet you will slay yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

[A]

yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Pretty good. Is that what you were thinking, or.

[B]

It's definitely a song.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,

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yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[A]

Thank you so much. I appreciate that. And I appreciate you, you know, setting me up and allowing me to score on the podcast like that, brother.

[B]

I always like to. I always like to think of the. Over the rules of improv, you know, make your. Make your partner look good.

[A]

Is that one of the rules of. I guess it is. It's not one of the ones that I think of. I think of don't say no. Don't ask any questions.

[B]

Right.

[A]

But I think that is a really good. It's. Yeah, that's. That's one of the other ones.

[B]

Yeah, man.

[A]

By the way, podcast Another day. Another day in the bat cave, I guess.

[B]

I know this is. It's always. I. I remember record with you yesterday, and I was like, oh, man, it would be fun to keep on doing this for forever. Another few months.

[A]

Yeah. And just kind of like just coming in here and talking and just figuring out what's going on.

[B]

Well, that's what I like every time I sort of like, oh, what am I going to talk? I don't never know. And it's really trying to come up with some fucking bullshit to talk about.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, exactly.

[B]

And I always have an idea of what I want to talk about.

[A]

What did you have today? I'm curious. What was squirming around in your noodle on the way?

[B]

Yeah, I was thinking it would be interesting to talk about going to the grocery store and how it's like. It's like its own maze. You have to figure out, well, if

[A]

you go to a new grocery store, but if you go to your grocery store, you know that maze. I could walk. I could walk through sprouts with my eyes closed.

[B]

Okay. Michelle, do you. I think we should. I think we've got a podcast challenge.

[A]

Yeah, I think we do. I think we do.

[B]

So what we do is we. We blindfold you, we take you to the entrance, and we say, here's what you need to get. I need you to get. And I know the layup decently.

[A]

I think they need to be items that I normally get because I I'm not saying that. I'm like a fan of the grocery store and I know every. I like. I know where to get like it sounds like you're saying that I know where to get jello. I know where to get all my specific. My stuff.

[B]

Okay, well, let me hit you with some stuff.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

That I. That I get.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And I'll see if you can make your way.

[A]

So I'm shopping blindfold for you, not for me.

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Okay.

[A]

What do you get at the grocery store?

[B]

I. I'm just trying to have fucking fun on the.

[A]

I'm trying to have fun too. I'm. I'm loving.

[B]

I just feel like you're coming after me.

[A]

I'm not coming after you. You're being sensitive. You're being sensitive again.

[B]

Again. Is this something I always do?

[A]

You're a sensitive guy. I'm a sensitive guy.

[B]

I've never been sensitive.

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Oh my God. You're an artist. Come on. We're both sensitive.

[B]

Remember a time being sensitive.

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Yes.

[B]

Okay, give me one time I was sensitive.

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I think every time you create beautiful art, you're sensitive to the world around you. You're in tune to what's happening, to culture, to people, to feelings.

[B]

Okay, Record scratch moment for me. Beck is seeing through me like I'm the invisible man. I actually feel really seen. That's really cool.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, no problem, dude. I was thinking more of the elephant man, but. And I'm just gonna leave that there.

[B]

Do or do not. There is no. Make him cry.

[A]

Can we get back to the grocery store, please?

[B]

Okay. Yeah.

[A]

So what do you. What are you trying to get at the grocery store?

[B]

I need. I need a six pack of non alcoholic beer.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I need some salsa.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I need a pack of boar's head salami.

[A]

Cool.

[B]

And I need some smoothies for my child.

[A]

Pre made smoothies.

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Yes. Pouches.

[A]

Okay. Those are things that I don't get at the grocery store. But I know where the non alcoholic beer is and the salami. The pouches. And I could find the salsa blindfold.

[B]

Okay. So you can do it.

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Yeah.

[A]

You can do it. Yeah.

[B]

Okay, great. Yeah, it wasn't.

[A]

But what I'm saying is that like if you have. Everybody has their route in the grocery store. So like, I know my route. I could get my stuff in the grocery store. I don't. You know what I mean? It's different to get somebody else's stuff is all I'm saying.

[B]

Yeah, that's interesting. I guess I haven't put too much thought into it, but it is different to get somebody else's stuff.

[A]

So that's coming. Kyle's giving me a look of like. Yeah, yeah. That's really different. That's coming from somebody who doesn't do the grocery shopping for his family.

[B]

Well, I know where the chips are.

[A]

Yeah, you know where the chips are and the salami. Yeah. But there's no.

[B]

I. I'm sorry if it feels like there's judgment coming to you about that.

[A]

No, absolutely not. I just don't think you understand what it really. What it really means to like. To like, to have your family's needs fully memorized and to go in there and then to have to do that in a different grocery stores.

[B]

I was never trying to, like, undermine.

[A]

You're coming after me now. You're coming after me.

[B]

That was never my intention.

[A]

You know, it's just. And there's nothing wrong with it, you know, this is life. This is life. We're not like it was, you know.

[B]

Should I tell you where I was coming from?

[A]

Yeah, sure. Yeah.

[B]

I. When I said earlier that I wanted to talk about grocery stores, I was bullshitting.

[A]

Oh. I actually think it's fascinating because I spend a lot of time in the grocery store.

[B]

But then you presented this theory that, like, you could be blindfolded and find anything in sprouts, and so I decided not any.

[A]

I. I take it back. Yeah.

[B]

When we've now. We've now figured.

[A]

Yeah, we now figured that. Yeah.

[B]

Well, so I guess I go to grocery stores. The podcast challenge is going to be Beck doing his route blindfolded at the sprout.

[A]

Rochelle, did we make a note of that in the show? Notes. Thank you.

[B]

Okay. And.

[A]

And is there like to challenge me? Yeah. Would you like to do anything blindfolded? Would you like to. Maybe we can send you to the baseball court. Store.

[B]

Baseball cord. You need some cords.

[A]

Maybe we could send you to get some baseball cords.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

You take me. Yeah. Okay. What do you need from the baseball? We're talking about the baseball card shop in Eagle Rock.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Okay, tell me what I need to get. Okay.

[A]

A Ken Griffey Jr. Card. Some magic. The gathering cards.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Some sort of vintage. Some old school, like, garbage pail cards.

[B]

I definitely get your Ken Griffey Jr. Card. I think I have a sense of where magic is.

[A]

And then some chips. Salami, garbage, non alcoholic beer.

[B]

That would be. I would have to get in a car, probably. And with the blindfold on.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And.

[B]

And I would be nervous about operating the vehicle without seeing what's going on. Around me.

[A]

Well, we'll do the challenge, and we'll see what happens. Hopefully, everything's okay, nobody gets hurt. I. I don't know who's gonna.

[B]

Is it me on videotape or just audio.

[A]

We're probably gonna shoot at Wet Ryan. Get our. Get our intern Wet Ryan in there. I gotta be honest. Here's something that's like.

[B]

Kyle, wait.

[A]

I don't like Wet Kyle. I'm gonna need some food before our guest comes in here.

[B]

That's. That's fine. Yeah, that's. That's. That's cool.

[A]

I'm running on empty.

[B]

I had a. I had some sort of smoothie. I don't know.

[A]

You don't know what it was in it?

[B]

Well, it was from Pressed, but it was, like, not one of the usual ones. I get. His avocado was in there. Banana.

[C]

A wellness.

[B]

It was a wellness smoothie. Yeah.

[A]

Okay. That's amazing. You're looking well.

[B]

Yeah, well, you know, you look fantastic. Yeah, thanks. You know what?

[A]

Well, with the glasses and the. The hair and the GNS shirt.

[B]

Yeah, thanks, man. You got Colorado Blue.

[A]

Yeah, it's kind of a ski racer kind of a guy.

[B]

That'd be a cool character for you.

[A]

Yeah. Thank you.

[B]

Do you know that. Ever hear of Speed Racer?

[A]

Yeah, he was the one with the car and the monkey, right?

[C]

Ski racer.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Did he have a little monkey?

[B]

I believe he did, yeah.

[A]

What was his name?

[B]

Well, Michelle's gonna have to check it out, but I'm gonna guess Gizmo. Yeah, I'm gonna say Chip.

[A]

Bucket.

[C]

Chip.

[A]

Chip is good. Chim chim chim chim. Really nice. Kyle, Day's looking up. Yeah, Day's looking pretty good.

[B]

Pete, throw some trivia at me and Beck. Let's see what we got over here.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah, it does feel.

[B]

You know, it's always. It's such a fun thing being here with you.

[A]

I think you're lying.

[B]

Why do you say that?

[A]

I'm kidding. I don't think you're lying. It is a really fun thing being here. Oh, my gosh. Our guests just walked in, and we're wearing the same. Exact same color shirt with the same color font that is wild for the. For the listeners. I'm wearing a teal. A bright teal.

[B]

Arguably almost turquoise.

[A]

Yeah, I actually. Yeah, maybe I'm getting my teal wrong. Turquoise. Like electric turquoise with some hot pink and black graphic. And writing. Well, no, the writing's in a. I guess a deep purple. It's kind of a retro, colorful, fun tea. And I just Saw our lovely guest, Bridger Weiniger walk in wearing the same color tee. What a. What a day already.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

What an exciting time to go live.

[B]

That it really is. You know what I'm realizing? We forgot to say what our podcast is about.

[A]

God damn it. Because we're still growing. We're still growing now.

[B]

We just did Bridger's show.

[A]

We did.

[B]

We're have to talk about that.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

And I think there's some surprises in his episode. So we've got to make sure we have some surprises in our episode.

[A]

That's right. And we'll talk to him about that.

[B]

But this is. By the way, what's our podcast with Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney where a guest comes in and pitches an idea for what they think our podcast should be about. And Beck and I are old buddies. We did SNL together.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And we knew each other before that to 2021.

[A]

Yes, we did.

[B]

We were in Good Neighbor together.

[A]

Yes, Good Neighbor, the old comedy group on the Internet.

[B]

We did. I'm thinking of all the videos. We did Captain Reinhardt.

[A]

Yeah. Scoops galore.

[B]

Slowman.

[A]

Goodbye, Son.

[B]

Dick in the Box.

[A]

Dick in a Box. Lonely Sunday,

[B]

the Band.

[A]

Band of Boys, Shrek and I believe Don't Tell mom the Babysitter's Dead. Or that was a movie. Right. With and Lisa Nova. Right. And you said Lisa Nova.

[B]

We did Lisa Nova videos.

[A]

Yes, you did. And it's been amazing ride here. And we're still just. I. I kind of think of us as the two of us as the Lone Rangers. Well, no, I didn't. I was. No, no, I wasn't going to say that. I was kind of two of us on a surfboard, you know, like a double surfboard, surfing through life together. Surfing through our adult life together, and we hadn't.

[B]

Have you ever done this thought exercise?

[A]

Yeah. No, I don't think so.

[B]

Have you ever thought exercise of what if we didn't start the podcast? What would our lives be like, you and I right now?

[A]

I think we would have, you know, more time to have our brain sort of open up and find other, like, creative endeavors.

[B]

You think we would just be, like, fully doing our own thing separately?

[A]

I don't know. I think since we found our way back to each other with the podcast, I think we would have found our way back to each other with some.

[B]

Just another creative endeavor. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that makes sense.

[A]

I think so.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

But we're here at the podcast, in the podcast. And Bridger is here.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

He's, you need to eat. I need to eat something so that I can be a good co host.

[B]

Yes. Bridger hosts an incredible podcast called I

[A]

said no Gifts, where he. He tells his guests to bring. Not bring a gift, but they always do, because I think, you know, maybe his producer tells us to or something. And we. And we bring in. We bring in a gift, and he goes, oh, no, I told you not to. And then we talk about the gift. But I will say this in front of Bridger. I've said it on his show, but he's just a very relaxed, easygoing, interesting person to talk to, I find.

[B]

Yeah, absolutely. I had a great time. And do you feel like, should we just do what we always do, or should we try to, like, kind of relax? Like, kind of like have a little chill vibe this time with our interviews? Sort of like, try to do the Bridger.

[A]

Oh, yeah. I mean, I think that. I don't know. I think we should do what we do.

[B]

Okay, I'll go hard.

[A]

I mean, go hard. I think you can switch. How you doing there? Yes.

[B]

Ever blindfold yourself and fuck a piggy?

[A]

Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.

[B]

I can't swim. I can't swim.

[A]

Yes. One more, one more, one more, one more.

[B]

I breathe fire, for I am Dragon, Oregon.

[A]

Yes, I. I would be down with giving all of that stuff to you. I think you're really good at that stuff. And I think I, you know, I don't like calling out a clip, but I think that is a nice clip. Those four characters that you did. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So I. I fully support you doing that. Something's a little. There's an alien inside Kyle.

[B]

He's coming out. He's coming out. He's Bobby Booter.

[A]

Bobby.

[C]

Hello.

[A]

Hello. Well, we're about to talk to Bridger Weiniger, me and Polly Poo Poo. What was his name? Bobby Booter. Bobby Booter.

[B]

Practice ball and dance. Oh, no, he's coming over.

[C]

He's going.

[B]

I am just. Kyle, let's get the interview started.

[A]

Let's get the interview started. This is Bridger Weidiger. Let's do it. This podcast is brought to you by booking dot com. The other day, I was sitting in traffic, LA traffic. And I was like, dude, get me out of this concrete jungle. You know, I'm on the freeway. The sun is blasting in my eyes.

[C]

Really?

[A]

Like, I don't want. I want to get out of this dry, sunny desert. I want some trees. I want some wet. I want some, like, rainforest.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And guess What I did because I. I was distracted. I was actually. I was thinking of Hawaii. Oh, wow. And I got on booking.com and I booked a trip for me and my wife, Jesse Hodges. Oh, cool. To go to LANAI.

[C]

Nice.

[A]

On booking.com. and I can't wait to be there. And I think that maybe if once I go there and I kind of scratch that itch, it's something I'm really excited about. And, you know, my whole excitement just peaked as soon as the trip was booked and I was ready to go.

[C]

Well, that's great.

[B]

That booking.com made it all happen.

[A]

It wasn't even that hard. Just made it easy to do it. Now I'm. Now I have something to look forward to and to get ready for. Hurry. Go to booking.com and you can book in any kind of vacation you want. Where you can go to a beach where there's food and drinks and you can have a good time.

[B]

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[C]

Booking.com.

[B]

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[A]

Hi, I'm Beck Bennett.

[B]

I thought I was Beck Bennett.

[A]

No, no, no, no.

[B]

Kyle Mooney.

[A]

Yeah, sorry about that. Exactly. No, all good. All good.

[B]

Thanks, buddy.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

And we host the show what's our podcast here on Headgum.

[B]

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[A]

I like that it's all in one place.

[B]

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[A]

I like that I don't have to go around, you know, like different stores or something. It's just all.

[B]

It's like, oh, do I need to go to, like, do I need another type of website to like, find the right pictures or to like, another type of website to upload?

[A]

You know, it's all in one place.

[B]

The video or the audio or like. No, I want it makes it easy. Make it easy on me, please.

[A]

Yes. And you can do all those things. Photos, videos, changing fonts, you know, I mean, the designs are amazing. They're catering to all your different needs. They're SEO tools, which. I know what those are. And they're custom domains.

[B]

Oh, let's come up with a domain right now. Let's see. I wonder if it exists.

[A]

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[B]

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[A]

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[C]

This all feels new for Head Gum.

[A]

This. Yeah, the grapes. The grapes have been a part of Head Gum's history.

[C]

Are they really. I was gonna say I never noticed

[A]

these, but, like, it is. It's funny. They're encased.

[B]

They are funny. That's kind of like.

[A]

It's kind of like people laughing. They found that when they brought the grapes in, all the ups were much better. Yeah.

[C]

That was the one thing that was message.

[A]

Yeah, we're keeping the grapes.

[B]

Rochelle might know the history of the grapes. Do you know when the grapes showed up? Anya chose the grapes. Oh, producer Anya has made fun of the grapes. There aren't. There's a lot of grapes.

[C]

There's a different types.

[A]

Well, those are clearly fake.

[B]

Now, this is. Yeah. There's not grapes that exist that are this big, are there?

[A]

I don't think so. I mean, maybe in the jungle. Deep in the jungle, you know, we're like. This looks like a Star wars fruit.

[B]

So for the listener, these are big old green balls on a big.

[A]

You know what this looks like? And I'm sure people have. You can finish on a big.

[B]

No, no, no, no. On a big stick. I don't even know what he called this type of stick.

[A]

This is also. This is also kind of almost like a. This is like in the movie the Rock. There is a. What's the. There's a gas weapon. You know, these little balls filled with gas.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And they're gonna explode. This is what it looks like.

[C]

Kind of like a toxic green gas. Yes.

[A]

And they. They pull it out of the chamber like this.

[B]

They're like, oh, yeah.

[A]

And they're like, don't drop the green balls.

[C]

Wait, and that takes place in Alcatraz?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

What do the green balls have to do with Alcatraz?

[A]

Well, there are some terrorists and they've taken over Alcatraz, I believe, and they're gonna shoot the gas bomb at San Francisco. And they're set up perfectly on Alcatraz to fire these missiles and just gas out of San Francisco.

[B]

The only guy who knows the ins and outs of Alcatraz is a former prisoner.

[C]

It should have been a former tour Guide. That would have been a better.

[A]

That would have been that. That would have maybe been. That feels more like a comedic version.

[C]

Sure.

[A]

Like, you know, which I feel like

[B]

now is the time to do the comedy rock.

[C]

I mean, when.

[A]

Comedy rock.

[C]

Yeah, comedy rock. I mean, it's an unsung hero sort of situation.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

But this guy's. Is it Sean Connery?

[A]

It's Sean Connery.

[C]

Former prisoner.

[A]

Yes. I'm trying to think because he. Yeah, former prisoner because he was the only person who successfully escaped from Alcatraz and currently.

[B]

Currently in prison.

[C]

Another prison.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

With very long hair.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

He has long hair in prison because there are no scissors. First thing he does when he gets up, get your haircut.

[C]

This is the Count of Monte Cristo.

[A]

I'm sure it's heavily influenced by it.

[C]

Interesting that. That his prison doesn't cut hair. I know, it's like a sanitary issue.

[A]

I know. It really. It really does seem like that.

[C]

I need to get into this.

[B]

I'm trying to think of the. Who you would. For the comedy rock. Who do you cast as like the retired. Oh, I guess I was assuming retired Alcatraz tour guide. But there are current tour guide.

[C]

So it could be a really enthusiastic current tour guide.

[A]

Right. I mean, my first thought, and this is typecasting, which is how you cast, you know, at least. First thought. Yeah. In Hollywood is. I can't think of his real name, but Paul Blart.

[B]

Kevin James.

[A]

Kevin James, yeah. Feels like a Kevin James vehicle.

[C]

Yeah. I think you're picturing him on the, the mall movie where he was on the scoot. What are those called? The Segway.

[A]

Yeah, the Segway. I remember getting to USC and all these guys were going around on their new Segways.

[C]

Do you remember when they introduced Segways? What a. Like, it was like this thing was like, this is going to change everything.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And then they like didn't tell us what it was going to be and then they revealed it.

[B]

Interesting.

[C]

And it, it was the segue.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And then I remember, I think it was like.

[B]

I don't fully recall that, but that

[A]

is a cool way. I do remember that it was before they were the hoverboards. Right. Like before the. They were just the boards.

[B]

Which. And those things are funny too because they just started exploding.

[C]

Yeah. They started catching fire and now they're

[A]

like not anywhere anymore. I feel like they're. You know, we've. We've obviously gotten into self driving cars and delivery robots and all that, but we, we haven't really Mastered out. I don't know, the what. What would you call that? The robotic electronic personal mobile. Mobile, I guess, you know, there's some random dudes with the little skateboards, you know, with the one wheel in the middle.

[B]

Sure, sure. Did you ever do one of those. What do you call it? What's that one we were just talking about? Not the segue, but the sec. The. The one that.

[C]

The hoverboard one.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Did you ever do that at a. At a job? Somebody brought one into the office. Everyone's experience.

[B]

They were made for writers rooms for

[A]

people to around crash them. Yeah, that was.

[B]

They were kind of amazing, though. It's like. No, you don't. It was. I feel like it was pitched to me. Like, try to maneuver this thing. Like, you don't even need to lean one way. Just think about it. Like I think I'm going. Right. And it work.

[C]

Imagine where you're going. Exactly.

[A]

Yeah. And you're.

[B]

And so this is Bridger.

[A]

This is Bridger, you guys. We already did an intro when you came in.

[C]

We told her I should do this with my podcast. Yeah, you know, intro before the guest gets there.

[A]

Well, you have. You have a fantastic intro. You know, I think you say things in your intro that are. Have to do with you and your perspective on the world, and then it creates conversation with your guests.

[C]

Sure.

[A]

And it's not too long. You know, you're not going on and on with your co host.

[C]

I'm a co host, so I think that's part of the purpose.

[A]

Right. With the co host. There's a lot of fat. You know, there's a lot of nonsense happening.

[C]

Well, that's what people want to hear.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

You two catching up?

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. True.

[C]

Razzing each other.

[A]

Yes, razzing and whatnot. We did razz each other a little bit.

[B]

Yeah. When I was trying to think. Do we know. Okay. So we recorded an episode. Beck and I were on your podcast, and there are some surprises on that.

[C]

I would say some Easter eggs. Some Easter eggs. Ultimately some Easter eggs.

[B]

And so we sort of need to lay some Easter eggs here as well,

[C]

because there were some promises made that things would come true on this podcast.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Do you recall the promises?

[C]

So I think that we were going to reveal things about ourselves, and I think you guys revealed some things on my podcast.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And we specified them.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

So now we're saying if you want to hear what we revealed, go listen to our episode of I said no

[C]

Gifts and you're going to find out some interesting things. About Beck and Cohen.

[A]

Yeah, Some things you didn't know before.

[B]

And so did we tease that? Then we're gonna. You're gonna reveal something.

[C]

I kind of teased that I was going to reveal some sort of moral gray area that I got into recently.

[A]

Oh, amazing. I mean, do you have it ready to go?

[C]

Do you want me to go for it now? Or do we want to kind of drag the listener? Because what if they're just here for the secret and then they turn it on?

[A]

Right. I think we drag the listener.

[C]

Yeah, we just drag people.

[B]

I like the idea of the drag, but since, you know, we're having fun.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

And you can tell me if this is a bad idea.

[A]

Okay, great. I would love to.

[B]

Can we?

[A]

Oh, well, we'll see. I mean, you know, I mean, I would love to. No, no, it doesn't mean I will.

[B]

You actively want to criticize me?

[A]

Yes, that's correct.

[B]

Okay. My question is, can we do, like, not full 20 questions, but sort of a one yes or no question from each of us maybe to maybe set. Or maybe we go a little further to set the stage of, like, genre.

[C]

I love this.

[A]

Set the stage of genre of what

[C]

the reveal will be.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Is revelation. Okay.

[A]

And it's the moral gray area.

[B]

It's a moral gray area. Okay. So my question is, did you do something to somebody?

[C]

Yes.

[A]

Okay, so you did. It's not.

[C]

We find out. It's not gray area whatsoever,

[A]

is it?

[B]

It.

[A]

So you did. So to me, that means, like, there was a physical thing.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

Okay, that's good.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

That's a good place.

[A]

That's a huge tease. You're gonna want to keep listening.

[B]

That could be so many things.

[A]

Yeah, I. I'm glad it was that. It's a physical thing.

[B]

It could be like you took a baseball bat and hit something, like.

[C]

Right. I mean, it could be anything.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

I think baseball bat is pretty.

[A]

It's a moral gray area, just in general. Anything with a baseball bat. But yes, we. We have secrets to reveal. We revealed secrets on your podcast. We just did it two weeks ago. And as I said then and in our intro, I've. I love doing your podcast. It's a. It's a lovely, lovely time. It doesn't feel like it's just very easy.

[C]

I'd love to hear that.

[A]

It's just like back and forth conversation. Never feels like I'm needing to. Or the guest at least is like needing to come up with something and. Or you're like, putting the person on the spot. And asking them questions that could create a clip that could. You know what I mean?

[C]

Well, I mean, that's probably the problem,

[A]

and that's why we wanted to talk to you today. You should be taking advantage of us, exploiting us. But, no, it's just. It's a very. It's like a decent time, if that's what I want.

[C]

It's refreshing because I don't like to listen to a podcast where I feel like the person is uncomfortable or on their back. What's the phrase?

[B]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[C]

Back on their foot or something. Heels or whatever.

[A]

Yeah, I know what you're saying.

[C]

Or like, when someone is just like, a me. Like, I feel like it's so easy to be like, what's the. The worst possible thing that's happened to you? I'm just like, right, right, right.

[B]

You know, what is strange to me is that I think there are people who do get off on listening to, like, discomfort.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Oh, yeah. And I. I mean, obviously, if you're a fan of somebody, you're like, wow, this is something I. But I just. I don't know. I'm just. That comes up naturally. Sure. But when. That's the whole podcast, right?

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[C]

I don't know. Yeah.

[B]

How did you.

[A]

Because it also is, like, if you're going on podcasts as a guest, like, you can only, like, tell your full story so many times.

[C]

Right, right.

[A]

You know, I think it's like that just getting into a conversation allows for a real. An original lens into the person.

[B]

Yeah. And, you know. Yeah. I will say one thing. I think your show does well just thinking about it. Not that we need to spend too much time talking about podcasts on a

[A]

podcast, but we did. That's kind of how we started our podcast. We were, like, learning how to podcast.

[B]

Do you have some questions for, like, the production of your podcast? So we've had this conversation on this show about, like, how when the guests are sitting there during the host's intro and there could be an awkwardness.

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

The waiting until, like, I get to pitch in. I get to say something.

[A]

Yeah. Like, can I talk now?

[B]

And you do you do that essentially, like, we're. We're. It's, you know, like, you have your own moment.

[C]

Right, right.

[B]

And we're in the room with you.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

But I think it works so well because, like, it's sort of a jumping off point where, like, immediately we can go, oh, I had a similar thing happen to me. And I feel like you pull it off all of this to say that I think you do a great job.

[C]

Yeah. I think it's nice to give somebody something to. Possibly because some people do come in with literally nothing to say.

[A]

Absolutely.

[C]

And I've had a couple of those. And no matter how much I tried helping, it seemed they had no inner life. So it's like, yeah, it's nice to have something to talk about. Something that feels low stakes enough that it's not like you have to suddenly have a huge opinion or take.

[A]

Right.

[C]

Which, again, is probably the problem with my podcast.

[A]

No, no, I think it's. It's. It's. It's been around for six years.

[C]

Six years. We just did our 300th episode.

[B]

Nice.

[A]

Congratulations, you guys.

[C]

I think were 299.

[A]

Oh, really? That's. That's nice. Right on the edge.

[C]

Right on the edge.

[A]

We love to be edge.

[B]

Right on the edge, dude. Almost like Aerosmith.

[A]

Oh, yeah. Living on the edge. On the edge or something like that.

[C]

Right on the edge. I was thinking about Steven Tyler today, actually.

[A]

Really? In what context?

[C]

When I was a pa. What if I was just like, because he's so cool.

[A]

I mean, that would be. I think that would be like 90% of the way that people think about.

[C]

Yeah, that's probably true.

[B]

My cousin is obsessed with.

[C]

Really?

[B]

Yeah. Yeah.

[C]

When I was working as a PA once, he was on a show I was working on, and the amount of groceries we had to buy him was, wow, insane. So many cashews, all kinds of things that then just were left in his green room.

[A]

Interesting.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

But that is the thing. I honestly like when I do certain shoots, and they are like, what would you like in your trailer? It's rare, but I'm always like, I don't know, like, some cash, some almonds, maybe some dried mango, some hummus, some celery, a little bit of yogurt.

[C]

Control.

[A]

And they get, like. They get enough of each of those items for a group. Like, I guess they're thinking maybe I'm gonna have, like, a big team or something.

[C]

Yeah, the Entourage party.

[A]

But it's just so much wasted food.

[C]

But see, and I can see that happening, but this was a specific, long list of things that no matter how, like the volume of the thing we bought, it was going to be like two weeks of groceries.

[A]

Yeah. That's rock and roll for you.

[B]

And then, do you know. Wait, I'm sorry, you said they were untouched or did they.

[C]

Untouched.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

Which is like, as a PA is especially kind of nice where you're like, well, I guess I'LL get to take home these nice groceries.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's.

[C]

Maybe that's the way I was thinking.

[A]

There were some people and some PAs go through the trailer and they're like, great. I hope you enjoy those. A. That was all for you guys. I love you. Pink is a wonderful color. Yes, it is.

[B]

But I want to shout out Eddie Koza, my cousin.

[A]

Oh, okay. Yeah.

[B]

Because he was into Aerosmith in 1993.

[C]

Okay.

[B]

And he's still into Aerosmith in 2026. And I gotta get. You gotta like knowing what you like and just being committed. I got. I got so much respect.

[C]

So much amazing thing.

[A]

Yeah. Is he on Instagram?

[B]

Is he on.

[C]

Who? Steven or cousin Steven?

[A]

I would love to get a hold of him.

[B]

I would imagine they're. Yes, my cousin definitely is. I'm thinking Steven probably is maybe. Or at least there's an Aerosmith.

[A]

Maybe your cousin can make a little video for us or something and we could.

[B]

Eddie, if you're listening, we would love if you have. If you could do like a little iPhone tour of, like, kind of the memorabilia and the CDs you have.

[A]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Maybe turn it around on you. And I would love.

[B]

I would be interested to know, do we have a listener who's a bigger Aerosmith?

[A]

Oh, yeah. And you maybe can make a video walking through all your memorabilia. And we'll see who wins. And we will put it on the. What's our podcast? Instagram.

[C]

Which then may be seen by Steven Tyler's Instagram.

[A]

And honestly, if it goes well enough, we will keep doing it. Maybe make it a monthly thing.

[C]

I mean, I've just with Aerosmith.

[A]

Just with Aerosmith fandom. Yeah. Well, that's how you bring in Aerosmith fans.

[C]

You know what the podcast is looking for more or Aerosmith.

[A]

I mean, like Aerosmith did. Wayne's World, Aerosmith coming in here and doing. What's our podcast? We can bring you into when they come in.

[C]

If they end up on this podcast, I have to be the PA that day.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

And I go buy their groceries.

[A]

You, because you brought it up. So if it happens, it's all because of you. And also, that reminds me. Go ahead, go first.

[B]

I think I can hold on to this.

[A]

It would be good for you because you've played a PA before. You played a PA on Craig Ferguson.

[C]

Yes, yes.

[A]

Okay, now, and I have to be honest, I haven't seen it. I haven't seen you as the pa.

[B]

But before I want to get into. I want. Can I just say this Before I forget it.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Here's an idea for the Aerosmith of it all. Like, for Mark Maron, you know, Lorne was sort of his white whale and guest.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So I think, like, Steven Tyler can be our white whale, but we can work our way up. So it's like, oh, I. I'm the guitar tech for Aerosmith. I feel like we can get little pieces until we lead up. We get different members of the band. Maybe. Maybe folks who aren't with the band anymore.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Now that seems dangerous. If you get some enemies of them on the podcast before them and then

[A]

maybe they won't want to. They won't.

[C]

That'll drive them away.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Okay. Okay. So only people.

[A]

Only members. Positive energy around Aerosmith is coming out.

[B]

I mean, you get Joe Perry, who's the lead guitarist. That's pretty major.

[C]

Right.

[B]

But sorry. Pa. Stuff with Craig Ferguson, I feel like.

[A]

Well, you know, I don't. Yeah, we. I mean, we could get into it. Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. I feel like maybe I've gone a little too far.

[A]

Okay. Yeah. Well, I guess I didn't have a lot to say.

[B]

I mean, I do want to know. Yeah. I feel like. Forgive me for putting you on the spot here, but a story. You've probably told so much, but, like, you're from a Mormon family.

[C]

Yes.

[B]

Can. You Grew up in Utah, if you're open to it. Can you talk about, like, getting into comedy or how you.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I mean, that can't be. I guess I've. I feel like there were. We had fans of our videos in. In the Salt Lake area and stuff like that. So I guess there maybe is a comedy thing, but it doesn't seem like the most common thing in my head.

[C]

No. Like, at least not as like, far as pursuing it.

[A]

Yes. Right.

[C]

But, yeah.

[A]

How you got from. From that to New York and late night and writing.

[C]

Right. I'm the only person from Utah I know that's in comedy. I don't think you're the one who got out. Truly.

[A]

Sometimes I'm the one who just found. Found.

[C]

Occasionally I'll hear of other people from Utah or former Mormons who are in the business. Yes. Who I've somehow never met. But as far as comedy goes, I can't think of a single.

[B]

Okay, let's go, let's go. Come on.

[A]

That's huge. And are they honoring you properly?

[C]

They're. You're. Absolutely.

[A]

Do you have a stamp or anything like that?

[C]

Actually, do you know who's somebody. But I don't know if he's still Involved with the Mormon Church is Napoleon Dynamite.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

Jared Hess. Jared Hess.

[B]

Oh, and. And I think John.

[A]

Oh, Header. How do you say that name? It's not Hater, it's Header. Right.

[C]

Heater. Heater Heder.

[B]

Yeah, it's. It's.

[A]

It looks simple, it's deceiving, but yeah.

[C]

H E D E R E R. Yeah. I don't know what those guys are up to as far as all that goes, but yeah. Or if they're out of Utah even.

[A]

Yeah, but.

[C]

So I guess I should say a few people, but as far as like,

[A]

no take on it.

[C]

What's that?

[B]

I said own it.

[C]

Yeah, I'm gonna own it.

[A]

But how. How did you get from. From that war? Like. Yeah, from Utah over to New York

[C]

City kind of entirely? I mean, sheer luck and like, just kind of stupidity. I. I was the first person within my immediate family that like, went to college and graduated. And so, like, in Utah there's really, like, in my family, there was never any pressure or expectation really to even go to college. So it was this thing where I did that and I knew I, like, wanted. I knew I wanted to be a music video director, weirdly.

[A]

Cool. Cool.

[C]

Because for whatever reason, that seemed more like a job than comedy, right?

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

But then that got shut down pretty quickly because that's not a job anymore, right? Yeah, and so. But I love David Letterman and I kept applying for internships there and I got one finally. And weirdly, I think what kind of got me the job there was. I flew there for the meeting for the interview, and the person who interviewed me was like the front desk person. It wasn't like the writers or whatever because I worked with the writers department, but it was their front desk person and I got the job. And then at the time I had kind of long red hair and later. God bless. But I found out this person was like a. Of hardcore Harry Potter fan. And at one point I saw over their shoulder, like, kind of them looking at some interesting stuff.

[A]

Interesting stuff. Some. Maybe some NSFW stuff.

[C]

Not quite, but like fanfic. Y in a way of like. Oh, interesting. I wonder if this played into that decision at all and if it did. Great, Great.

[A]

Are you kidding me? Yeah, yeah. You gotta use what you got to get anywhere you can.

[C]

Yeah, exactly. Use this bot.

[A]

Yeah, man.

[C]

But I got a job there and it was kind of miserable. Yeah, the writer's department was so miserable.

[A]

It. Yeah, I mean, like, it's. I've heard. Yeah, there's. There's just. There was a philosophy There. I know at some point, the. The sort of. That's baked in maybe a little bit to SNL and some other things of, like, comedy comes. Doesn't come from, like, necessarily a joyous

[C]

place, having a good life.

[A]

Yes. And it's like, comes from, like, a painful. I don't know.

[C]

Right.

[A]

Or like, being very critical.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Not like, hey, we did it, like, but more like, we can do better.

[C]

Yeah. Can you do that again? Again and better tomorrow?

[A]

Yes.

[C]

So it was kind of like an absolutely miserable place to be all the time, but it was also wonderful because I was like, who would have thought this was ever going to happen to me? Yeah.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

So I worked there, and then I went back to Utah and [e-mail] for a while. Okay. She's a bonkers place to work.

[A]

How many warehouse.

[C]

They do have a warehouse.

[B]

And is it overstocked?

[C]

That's got to be. I mean, of course.

[A]

It's a nightmare. Are you kidding me? Yeah. An overstocked warehouse. The whole point is to not be overstocked.

[C]

Yeah. They've got too many things. They got to get these things out with great deals. So I worked there. Oh, yeah.

[A]

Going, how many years were you at Letterman before you went to.

[C]

I only interned there. So I was there for whatever, a semester or whatever.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

And I kind of had to lie to them about, like, you were supposed to be in, like, getting credit for it. But I was like, I'm not paying for that.

[B]

I did the same.

[C]

You did? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I just, like, lied about.

[B]

I kept on, like, ignoring, like, the assistant would always be like, hey, and

[A]

we gotta get your.

[B]

Your transcript or your, you know, your class information. Like, yeah, yeah, I'm bringing it soon.

[C]

They're being really hard about it.

[B]

I can't get, like, it lasted the whole summer. I was like, I'm gonna get it too soon.

[C]

Where were you interning?

[B]

The gym. I didn't know to be sincere there. Got too proud for a moment. The Jim Henson Company. I started talking like a Muppet.

[A]

So wait, now. Now, as somebody who's never done an internship, they were like, the. The show or the production company was like, we need this paperwork to allow for you to work here for free.

[B]

Because otherwise it's like, yeah, it's like illegal labor.

[C]

Right. I don't know why that's such a loophole for it to be league for unpaid at that point. I guess it's. Yeah, you're getting something.

[A]

Couldn't you just sign an agreement and be like. You sign something. Be like, Yeah. I agree to not get paid.

[C]

Right. I get how this works.

[B]

It might be a. Yeah. State law.

[C]

This actually feels like now I should get them in some legal trouble.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, you could. You got them on the line, right? Well, yeah, it's gone now.

[C]

The show production company is still there.

[A]

Yeah. Worldwide pants.

[C]

I would say go after that Raymond money, you know, sue them into oblivion.

[A]

Yeah. Okay, perfect.

[C]

So.

[A]

So you went back to Overstock.

[C]

Yeah. In Utah.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

And worked as a copywriter, like writing copy for Jessica Simpson. Shoes and rugs and that kind of thing.

[B]

Do you remember any.

[A]

I would love to see some of those shoes.

[B]

Blast off with these shoes.

[C]

I actually loved. I actually love writing that sort of thing. Like, horrible copy for stupid products is really fun.

[B]

Would you get notes?

[C]

No, I got no notes. I was very good at the job. Maybe two. Like, you start really realizing, like, oh, I was too good initially, and now I just have to keep doing better work than everyone else here. Yeah.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I have to be invested.

[C]

Right. Otherwise they're going to think, like, why isn't.

[B]

What's. Or what's. Yeah. Something wrong.

[C]

Right.

[A]

Yeah. That is a really good. I don't know if it's good because you might get fire, but I was gonna say a really good starting point at any job is to do as little as possible.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

And then you can just be like, oh, that's enough. I didn't realize. So now I can just conserve my energy and whenever I want, when I want some upward mobility, I give him gasses.

[C]

Yeah. If things get dicey, you can show off a new skill.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[C]

And then they're like, oh, maybe we keep on. Keep hold of him for a while.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

But, yeah, I interned there. I worked there for a while and then kind of started telling people, oh, I'm moving to la. Just telling people this. I'm moving there to work in comedy and just didn't do it. But told enough people eventually that it became embarrassing that I hadn't moved to la.

[A]

Yeah. That's. I feel like that's happened to me before. Before where I've talked about something long enough and I'm like, now I have to do it.

[C]

Yeah. Eventually or otherwise people are going, you're the laugh of the town. Basically.

[A]

You embarrassed yourself.

[B]

Here comes la, Tony. Yeah.

[A]

You going to la. That's. Yeah, that's kind of. That might be a little triggering because that would SEEM Very accurate. LA.

[B]

Tony just walked in.

[A]

Oh, my gosh.

[C]

Hey, LA.

[A]

Tony.

[B]

You're Cappuccino.

[A]

Bridger's covering the tears with laughter. Covering the tears.

[B]

The laughter with tears.

[A]

I hope covering the. Wait, no, he's. He's covering. He was crying because it's so triggering the tears.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You're laughing.

[C]

And Beck was being very nice, kind of saying, he's not crying, he's laughing.

[B]

So you eventually were like, I gotta do it.

[C]

Yeah. I moved to LA and lived with a couple and their baby and got a PA job at Craig Ferguson because Letterman produced that show.

[B]

Oh, cool.

[C]

That was my only connection in LA was like, does this show in New York have anything here? And they happened to have, like, a temporary PA job.

[B]

Oh, wow.

[C]

Which I got that job. And it was supposed to last like a month or two, but within the first week, Craig put me on the show and then kind of became obsessed with putting me on the show. So they had to create a permanent job for me. Yeah. Wow. And then it just deeply permanent where I was there for four years working as a pa, just feeling worse and worse about everything.

[B]

What is the mix of, like, actual practical PA work to, like, on screen, penn work?

[A]

Because you're. Because there are.

[B]

There other PAs are like, fuck, Bridger's on TV again.

[A]

So he doesn't have to do any of the work. He gets to be on TV.

[C]

You know who actually, the PAs who had the great job, they used to have this. This is just such a dark time. But they had, like, one of those horse costumes that two people are in.

[B]

Yes, of course.

[C]

And two PAs got to do that every single night.

[B]

You would rather be doing that.

[C]

The money they were making was crazy.

[A]

Oh, because they were always on tv.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But they weren't seen.

[A]

They weren't seen.

[C]

They weren't. But who cares?

[A]

They were just smelling each other. They were just, like, for this all, like the house.

[C]

But that was the job to have as a pa, because it, like, quadrupled your salary. Wow.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And frequently, like, cut down on the amount of work you had to do.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Whereas I would be on once a week or once every couple of weeks.

[B]

Got you.

[C]

And then that kind of died off. And then I crashed his car as a pa. Ran into a pole.

[A]

Off camera.

[C]

Off camera.

[A]

Dang.

[C]

But that worked out because he, like, then turned it into this, like, punishment thing, which, like, looking back on it was like, if this was happening now, I can't, like, imagine,

[A]

like, it'd be okay.

[C]

Yeah. Because I was, like, being put on camera in, like, right, like, bikinis or whatever.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[B]

Wow.

[C]

Well, like, at the time, I was like, honestly, I don't Care at this point. I will, like, do whatever it takes to make money.

[A]

This is showbiz.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Put me in a bikini on camera.

[B]

Did you also. I mean, I would feel like, also

[C]

guilt about the car stuff at that point. I didn't feel any good.

[A]

Oh, wow.

[C]

I was just like, well, this is a horrible job and I hate doing most of this work. And he's got the money to pay for. I think it was like $6,000 in damage or whatever. It's like, this is nothing to this person. But then it led to a lot of kind of what they felt was humiliating work for me to be doing on camera. But I was just like, I don't care at this point. Just put me on camera so I can make money. And that was kind of the tail end of it. And then I finally got a Jimmy Kimmel found me on Twitter and hired me through that.

[A]

Oh, cool. Wow. So three. Three late night shows.

[C]

Can you imagine?

[A]

Kind of the king of late night.

[C]

That's kind of what they're saying.

[A]

That's what they're saying.

[B]

I mean, you must. That's probably pretty. I feel like there are many people probably who have. Have their footprint on so many of the late night shows.

[C]

That's an interesting. Yeah. To have seen that many different environments.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[C]

And like going obviously headed into Kimmel. Like, my expectations for all of it were kind of like, I don't know what this is going to be.

[A]

Right. This is going to be rough.

[C]

This is probably going to be a rough ride. Just buck.

[A]

Let's see the sausage get made.

[C]

Right?

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And then it wasn't that at all. He's a lovely person.

[A]

Seems like he creates a really wonderful environment.

[B]

Did you like. If I'm not trying to date the situation, but like, do you mind telling us. Era of Twitter.

[C]

This was. I mean, when Twitter was still kind of healthy. Like 20.

[A]

When you could.

[C]

11 to 20. I got my job. Jimmy hired me at the end of 2014. I think that's so.

[B]

That is so awesome.

[A]

That is rap.

[C]

It's crazy.

[A]

Like when people could. People could like funny. People could just say funny things on Twitter and then you get a deal or something wild.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Yeah. It was comedy writing. I can't imagine. Kind of. I mean, I guess that's what Tick Tock is now. But.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Would you trust.

[A]

But it's also like TikTok. You got to put yourself on camera and do stuff. Right. It's not as much the writing of it.

[C]

Right. And it's largely just like the performance and Kind of. Because it's such a short thing. It has to be, like, the most obvious idea a lot of the time

[A]

and, like, recontextualizing other things and taking advantage of other, like, memes and songs and everything.

[C]

Right. And I do think there are funny people who have come up through that sort of stuff, but, yeah, I would say the majority of that is frequently not great.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

God bless.

[A]

But God bless.

[B]

I'm on there all the time. I like.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

What are the names of the people?

[B]

Fast. Ronnie is hilarious.

[A]

What does he. Does he go fast? Yeah. Okay. Sounds good.

[B]

And I also watch Albert Chewy and.

[A]

Does he chew stuff? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Kind of ASMR or something or. No, just chewing.

[C]

That's probably really close. There probably is essentially an Albert chewing.

[B]

And now you're. And now you've. You've gotten to write on so many great things. I feel like.

[C]

Yeah, I feel like I've been very lucky that it's. I mean, obviously now the industry is just kind of fully cratered in a way that's shocking.

[B]

You get a cast and shit. How does that work?

[C]

What's that?

[B]

Can you get us cast?

[C]

That's a great question.

[A]

Oh, thank you. That would be amazing.

[B]

Because, like, we're not, like, like, aiming to do the podcast.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Like, we don't want to be here.

[C]

You guys hate doing this, and you hate the listeners.

[A]

We hate our listeners. We can't sit. No, we love our listeners. We love our Roccos. No, and we. We do love being here.

[B]

No, we do.

[A]

It would be great to be paid more. Everybody thinks it's a cash grab. There's no cash to grab.

[C]

It's an interesting thing, I think people who. If you have a podcast that has listeners, people are like. They're set.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Right. They are making so much money on this thing. Because the reality of what the podcast industry is at this point, it's a little.

[A]

It's a grind.

[C]

It's real grind.

[A]

Right.

[C]

Yeah, but I.

[A]

But it's. You have a place to go.

[C]

I'm hopeful for all of these industries.

[A]

Absolutely.

[C]

The future's so bright.

[B]

Do you.

[A]

So, like. And you've been doing this podcast for six years. Speech. Just going off of writing. Writing jobs in this industry. Is it like. Is this. Is the podcast. Like, would you want to write for shows?

[C]

Yeah, I would love to. I mean, it's a weird thing, though, because, I mean, like, as actors or performers or whatever. In comedy, how much fighting you have to do frequently to do things that you're like, this is not Good.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

Like, that feels more and more like I'll be watching tv. I'm like, wait, but what would I want to write for? What target am I even aiming at at this point? And that just seems to be getting smaller and smaller. Sure, I'm, like, developing stuff, but then again, it's the same thing where you're, like, things I find funny. I learned this lesson a long time ago. Most of my favorite people, like, in entertainment, are frequently not that successful.

[B]

Right.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

So it's like, oh, well, yes. If that's what I've been aiming for this whole time.

[A]

Right.

[C]

That's what's probably going to happen to me.

[A]

Right, right, right.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

The niche factor.

[C]

Yeah. Tough place to be sometimes.

[A]

Yeah. Especially now with the. Yeah. With the way things are changing. And there aren't, like, those, like, small cable channels where I'd be like, oh, yeah, we can make these shows and you can get a writing job.

[C]

Those don't exist anymore.

[A]

Yeah. But they will because of our podcasts.

[C]

Yes, because podcasts will somehow.

[A]

Somehow. This is my.

[B]

My pitch is a uni. You know, United Artists. Remember, like, the idea of United Artists.

[C]

No, I don't know what the.

[B]

It's like, I don't know. Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, maybe Douglas Fairbanks. I'm assuming it's them. They all came together to form their own movie studio. Oh, I think you need the art. The, like, kind of funny, cool people to come together to form their own streamer.

[A]

That's.

[C]

Wouldn't that be nice?

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

[A]

Like ciso.

[B]

I don't think that's what it was, though.

[A]

I don't know what CISO was.

[C]

Well, if you see something. Wait, what was it? What did CISO stand for?

[A]

I don't know.

[C]

Was it like, if you see it, there was truly a shout out.

[B]

If you see.

[C]

If.

[B]

If you see something. So if you see something.

[A]

We don't have to keep just saying, if you see something, you see something. Some. Something.

[B]

Sit on earbud.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And enjoy it because it's coming to your TV now.

[A]

It's coming to your brain right now. Stay tuned. I think that's a great idea. Not see so. But your idea for the United Art,

[C]

that's kind of going. That has to happen because there are less and less comedies even on tv.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

There must be a market.

[C]

No, I would hope.

[A]

I would hope people need to laugh. People need to more than ever.

[C]

They've got to laugh. So. But who's. Like, even in comedy has the means to begin putting that Together.

[B]

John Cena.

[A]

John, come on, man. You've done really well in comedy. You're the guy. Kind of.

[C]

You're the number one comedy guy.

[A]

Comedy guy. So start the United Artist thing and bring us. Create some jobs for us.

[C]

The Cena streamer.

[A]

Yeah, we call it Cena.

[B]

I gotta say, we're 33 minutes and

[A]

approximately 3 seconds, 4 seconds, 5 seconds.

[B]

How do we feel about getting into this revolution?

[A]

I would.

[C]

Oh, my God.

[A]

Because we do have to also get into what you think our podcast should be. Right.

[C]

We've got a lot of business to cover here. So should we get into.

[A]

I think we should like, I want to sort of. I want to see how much meat is on the bones.

[C]

It's kind of funny how little there actually are.

[B]

Oh, we can dissect. Let's refresh our audience.

[A]

Okay, this is the moment.

[B]

So Bridger has something to reveal where you did something to somebody and it exists in a moral gray area.

[C]

Right.

[B]

Is that everything we learned?

[A]

Yes. And that you did something to somebody. Sorry, I'm just laughing at the idea of my ADD brain going. Oh, have we talked about how me and Bridger are wearing the same shirt?

[C]

Oh, we haven't talked about this. I mean, that's true.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's talk about the shirt real quick.

[A]

And this is just a quick thing. Me and Bridger are wearing the same colored shirt, worn fairly, you know, not tight tight, but form fitting blue shirt.

[C]

Kind of an electric blue.

[A]

Electric blue with sort of a hot pink text.

[C]

Where did you get that? Yours says Colorado.

[A]

Mine says Colorado. It's a skier in a racing pose. Very cool. And I got it on Depop.

[B]

You know, I did not know that was because it's kind of a piece of art.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, it's kind of.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

This is a really. Well, we'll have to. We'll put an image. We'll go ever. We're going to show more images of this.

[A]

Yeah, we can show more images. And now what is yours? Yeah, nice squat. A deep squat. This is going to the bathroom.

[C]

It's a pro cutters lawn and landscaping T shirt.

[A]

I love that.

[C]

Has the phone number on the back. I got this in Utah at a thrift store called. It's a chain of thrift store stores owned by the Mormon church called Deseret Industries.

[A]

And have you gotten a lot of gems there? It's like you have a lot of great.

[C]

Thrifting is tough now.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Because there are now essentially pro thrifters for Depop or whatever these things are.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's hard to find it in places.

[B]

I go on ebay. I hate to say it.

[C]

Yeah. If you go into a Goodwill or any of these, like, big places now, it's nearly impossible to find something that was, like, made before 2009.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Like, usually it's like Family Guy T shirts from Target. Yeah. That kind of garbage.

[A]

But the thing is, I go whenever I'm out of town in an area where I don't think there are.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

You know, I feel like. And I'm not. I don't know if this makes me a weirdo or a skeptic or maybe a full optimist. I don't know. But it's like if you were thrifting in 2009, you were only getting stuff from. Oh, you're getting a lot. You. You could definitely get a lot of good stuff. But you're also getting a lot of late 90s, early 2000s stuff that you're like, this is trash.

[C]

But now.

[B]

So you wonder, like, should you hold on to. Should you stock up now for a decade from now?

[C]

Right. Yes, I think about that a lot. Just hold on to T shirts. Eventually they'll come back around.

[A]

That's one of the few things I keep. I have like storage Tupperware that I have T shirts. Yeah.

[B]

And then I feel like. Then like it's like a United Artist overstock.com situation where we all have.

[A]

Exactly. It is 1000% that we're thinking with our T shirts.

[B]

But. Yeah. So you did something to somebody.

[A]

So. So that was a little break. We're getting back to the. The.

[C]

Okay, So I was. I don't. I won't say the location because I feel like the sort of person that I did this to might be vindictive or might be crazy. I was at a parking garage.

[A]

My second. My question was going to be, did it involve a car?

[C]

That really was going to be a question.

[A]

Yes. Yes.

[C]

Okay. So I was at a parking garage going to see a movie, and I was just annoyed already. And I was looking for parking in a bit of a hurry.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And I drive a. I would say like a small to mid sized car, which is a sensible, sensible thing to do in Los Angeles. And in this particular parking garage, as in most garages in la, there are a lot of compact car spaces.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

They don't fit and the spots are too small.

[C]

They fit some smaller cars. The one I'm about to tell you about, they were not made for this.

[A]

Okay.

[C]

All of the spots were taken up. I needed one of These. My car would fit into a compact space, and you wouldn't be like, I can't believe they parked there.

[A]

Right, Right.

[C]

This was taken up, two of them, by a cyber truck.

[B]

Sorry. The same cybertruck or two.

[C]

One cybertruck backed in. You know, I. Like, I have maybe left a note once or something on somebody else's car. I didn't have any pen or paper to leave, like, a nasty thing to say, but I was chewing gum. And so. See, this is where, like, it's so little.

[B]

And now. Sorry, I have a couple just go questions here. You have not parked yet.

[C]

No, I finally found a spot.

[B]

Okay. So you are. You. You experience this. You see this spot. That is two spots that are overtaken.

[C]

Both would have been ideal for my car.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And you.

[A]

And you are struck by that.

[C]

Yes.

[A]

God damn it. You go find your spot.

[B]

But then you do find a spot.

[C]

I do find a spot.

[B]

And you come back.

[C]

I come back. Is. Is. It was kind of on the way

[A]

back, I was going to ask if it was on the way to the movie theater. You aren't going out of your way. Making yourself later for the movie. Okay, so you're going to the movie. You go.

[C]

You come past this cybertruck, and this is where. It's not that much of a revelation, but I threw it on their windshield. The gum.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

And did it sick.

[C]

I don't know. I kept moving.

[A]

You're like, oh, no, what have I done? Go, go, go, go.

[C]

Everything. Everything is falling apart for me. They could be after me at any moment.

[B]

And you're afraid that person might find out?

[C]

A cybertruck driver.

[A]

Sure, sure, sure.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I. I've. I. Yeah, keep going.

[C]

I'm. I'm just wondering, like, I was like, do they have cameras on? I feel like a cybertruck. That's a good idea to have cameras on every attack.

[A]

I was getting out of my car in a parking garage where this is the same thing. There's all compact spaces. And often when both cars. When all three cars. And I'm going in between two cars and I'm right in between the white lines. I can barely get out of my car. You know, it's just not. But I. It gently bumped the Tesla next to me, and I saw the screen in the middle of the car start, like, recording, like, you know, and it was like the cameras on the car were recording me. And I was like. I felt. I was like. It felt like a violation. It's like, completely. You're allowed to touch. I didn't do anything wrong. You know what I mean?

[C]

Rough your car in privacy.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. But I was worried that the person would come back and see that there was a recording, something happened to their car, and that they would see my car and, like. Like, you know, key my cars.

[C]

Now you have.

[A]

But I would imagine the cybertruck has that.

[C]

And do you think they're on? I feel like for a cybertruck, they should be on all the time because people hate them.

[A]

Right. And I've. I've actually come up with. I don't know what you call it, an Internet sensation idea that hasn't been fully executed yet called cyber, where you go up to parked cyber trucks and you film yourself having sex with them. You know, not touching it. Not.

[B]

No violations.

[A]

So it's totally legal.

[B]

Show that clip right up here.

[A]

Yeah, right here. Cyber. Fucking. Get it started. Hey, I'm down to cyber fuck.

[B]

Let's see.

[A]

Let's see. Cyber fuck.

[B]

No, I'm nervous.

[A]

This is where you're gonna get bonus content. We're connected now. We, like, have a real connection. And this is something you can go on. Never connect to that. And by the way, you guys fucked my cyber truck.

[B]

That's you.

[A]

Oh, my gosh. It's a new thing called Cyber that I'm trying to get going. It was cut from our promo for our Patreon.

[C]

But this is a thing that you're trying to get off the ground.

[A]

Yeah. Cyber.

[C]

That feels like the next viral sensation.

[A]

I know, right? Like, who would not want to get behind that? And it would. It would annoy the cyber truck drivers because it. It violates their toughness.

[B]

And there's. You're. You're not actually penetrating.

[C]

Well, that's up to the user.

[A]

Yes. And you can. You can pull.

[B]

You.

[A]

Yeah, that's up to the user. That would be a violation, I think, punishable by law if you were having sex with a cybertruck.

[C]

Well, like what law? Like, what do we get into there with the arrests?

[A]

Yeah. I think public indecency. But.

[C]

But if you're up against the thing and haven't quite exposed yourself to anyone but the vehicle.

[A]

Right. But you're grinding.

[B]

I'm sure you've covered the.

[C]

You're totally covered.

[B]

If you can. Yes. Be fast enough in and out, then. Yeah, that may be.

[A]

Ultimately, I'm not encouraging anybody to finish on the side. Cybertrucks.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

That feels. Yeah.

[B]

Just do your own version of cyber.

[A]

I don't even want to cyber. I think it should be pantomime. Not touching the cyber Truck.

[B]

Okay. How do you. So how long after the gum throw? How long did this stick in your head?

[C]

Like, the entire.

[A]

Good use of words.

[C]

The entire movie.

[A]

Did it ruin the movie for you?

[C]

Didn't ruin the movie. Kind of probably elevated the movie in a way. My heart is racing.

[B]

Right.

[C]

I feel like you're a criminal.

[A]

I'm feeling very alive.

[C]

They could be coming for me right now.

[B]

It sounds. Yes. It almost like, could be like. Like a French New wave movie. You, like, sneak to the theater after you pickpocketed somewhere. Bridger.

[C]

From 2 to 3.

[A]

45.

[C]

No, it's. It was very exciting. And there's also the thought of, like, I might have to go back and the truck's still there.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Maybe they're there, like, circling the lot.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Looking for me. They have footage of me.

[A]

Right, Right.

[C]

They've contacted the center and said we need to see the footage asap.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But you got out okay?

[B]

You got.

[C]

Okay as of now.

[B]

You look great.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Did you.

[A]

I.

[B]

Now, if you had a piece of paper and pen, do you think you would have written something?

[C]

I don't think I would have.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

I was mad enough, but I don't even know what you write.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You start to write that. It sounds like.

[B]

I know. It's like you're being bad.

[C]

Yeah. You start to feel like such a dork. And then they win even more.

[A]

And then if you really want to. If you really want to get them, you got to be a version of yourself. You're compromising your own integrity.

[C]

Yeah. Right.

[A]

But I think that the Throwing the gum at a. At a car that's taking up two spots is not a. It's. That's. You're in the right. It's fair. Yeah.

[C]

Okay. You're both on my side.

[A]

Yes, absolutely.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

I do think this is, like. Let's imagine hell is real.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

Am I going to hell for that?

[A]

No. No, absolutely not. Absolutely not.

[B]

I mean. Yes.

[A]

I think. I think you could gotten away with pouring a drink on the car.

[C]

Wow. And would you do that?

[A]

Would I do that?

[C]

Yes.

[A]

It depends on if it. I don't. I don't know. With just taking up two spots, I don't think I would.

[C]

I don't think they had, like, said something to you.

[A]

Yes. Yeah. If they had been, like. If I had gotten there first and they thought they were there first and they pushed me out and they said, like, you know, off or something like that, then I would definitely do the food or drink on the car.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

But then I'D be worried because they would have seen it, see your face. I don't know. So it's all. It would have to be the perfect circumstance.

[C]

Right.

[B]

Is that. Do you have fear over when you described being on the camera and touching.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

His car. You are a famous person. Is that part of the thing, Right. That affected by.

[A]

Oh, not. Not in that moment, no.

[C]

But somebody spots you then on Dumont.

[A]

Yeah. Uploading to the Internet. This guy is trashing cars in parking lots. Yeah.

[C]

What would you do if. What would you do if the person saw you throwing the gum and confronted you?

[B]

Oh, my God, that's so scary.

[C]

I don't know. There's no coming back from that, I think.

[B]

Well, okay. To fully answer this question personally, I need to know what it looked like. Like, could you feel intention if I were observing you throwing the gum?

[C]

Oh, yeah.

[B]

So you're walking up to the car and going.

[C]

Well, actually, it was more of a. I mean, and I was really impressed with how accurate I was. It was like.

[B]

So I think you could. I think if you were confronted, you get away with. Oh, my gosh. So sorry.

[C]

I was just trying to throw away my gum and I got a little excited or something.

[B]

I think you could be fine.

[A]

Right. I think I might go. Well, you know, to be honest, you took up two spots and. Yeah, it was. I was. Almost missed my movie. So I threw my gum at your car. It's not that big of a deal.

[C]

That's very healthy.

[A]

You have a cyber truck. Just relax.

[C]

Certainly this isn't the worst thing that's happened to this car.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

That's fair there.

[A]

If you.

[C]

If you.

[A]

If you don't.

[C]

Cyber truck.

[A]

Can you. Kia Cyber Truck.

[C]

I feel like you couldn't key those. Oh, I don't know, because they're like that weird metal.

[B]

Oh, maybe that might be accurate.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I feel like they, like. Yeah. Threw bowling balls at them.

[C]

Right.

[A]

You know, if. If. If you need to take up two spaces being a cyber truck, maybe put a little plaque on your car. Being like, my car is too big for the parking spots. It's not me, it's the parking spots.

[C]

Oh, interesting.

[A]

I don't know. Maybe they should make one of those available on the. On the Tesla website.

[C]

That feels like. Yeah, Tesla product.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

The next thing.

[B]

Sorry about the gum. I had issues with parking. Sorry again.

[A]

It wasn't myself today. I needed Snickers.

[B]

I guess I just needed a Snickers the whole time.

[A]

Yeah. Blame it on Snickers or not having a Snickers. I Guess. Because as we know with Snickers, you're not you. When you're hungry, you're not.

[C]

You're hungry. Exactly. It's proven.

[A]

Yes. Now I think. I mean, I think it's time. Time to figure out what you think our podcast should be about and give it a shot.

[C]

I have a lot of ideas.

[B]

Okay. Do you want to go through them?

[C]

Do you want to go through them?

[A]

Yeah, I would love to.

[C]

Okay. You know, I just, you know, you. You get nervous. It's like, what can a podcast be? Yeah, this first one is. It would. I mean, it's kind of a big concept and kind of, like, requires a lot of. I don't know, it's a little inside. But when you were on my podcast, you guys mentioned our friend Taran Killam likes to be mentioned on podcasts. That's right. So I thought, what if this podcast was about Taran Killam? That's an idea.

[A]

I mean, I mean, if he's.

[B]

I hope he's listening right now in this moment. He must be. He must be getting.

[A]

In the air.

[C]

The next one's more. Just could be helpful, like a utility, which I think is valuable for a podcast. I'm always trying to think of, like, how to make a podcast a hit. And, you know, people, if they're getting new information, like, that can improve their lives. What about Summer Fun? Ideas for Summer Fun.

[A]

I love that.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

This third one would be kind of probably frustrating for all of us and the listener, but could be interesting. And it's another. Could be a huge hit. These are huge hits. A TV recap podcast where we recap an episode of television that we've all seen.

[A]

Oh, that would be really fun.

[B]

So we have to agree upon an

[A]

episode of TV that we all remember.

[C]

Yeah. Then we have to use our memory.

[A]

Honestly, that could be fun, too, though. Not really remembering it very well.

[C]

Yeah, the next one. This could really make the podcast a hit. This is huge in podcasting. Hot takes on the latest in pop culture. That's podcast gold.

[A]

That is podcast gold.

[C]

This next one. Well, we're not going to go through all of these. I have four more. This next one, I think, is kind of an interesting idea that could be worth exploring. And the podcast would be about how much things should cost, how much we think things should cost.

[B]

Interesting.

[A]

These are fantastic ideas.

[B]

Yeah, these are great ideas.

[C]

They're all perfect ideas.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, and now I think we own all of them because they're on the show. This is. I'm sorry.

[C]

That's why I didn't reveal the other ones. Those are the.

[A]

You want to keep those to yourself

[B]

in partnership with us.

[A]

Okay. The things that strike me are what things should really cost. An episode of television Summer Fun. I love Taryn, but he's already gotten his box checked by.

[B]

Being mentioned for Taryn was like.

[C]

It would just be pure. The Taran Killer podcast.

[B]

Okay, well, maybe we'll give him his moment right now.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Funny, smart, incredible impressionist, incredible actor, wonderful singer, dancer.

[C]

I'll say. There is a problem with Taran.

[A]

Oh.

[C]

Not a dark side. You know, there aren't like. There aren't any, like, things we can really get into that lead to gray area conversations or, like, the crimes he's committed.

[A]

He's an upstanding.

[C]

Such a bad dude, ultimately, that sort of thing. Which makes for podcast goals.

[A]

Right? Right.

[C]

So it could be a dude dud.

[A]

Yeah. Sorry, Taryn, but you're a dud. You're too good, too nice, too kind and talented to get nasty. But this was honestly an honoring of him. Yeah.

[B]

And Taran, now that we know that you like to be mentioned. Get.

[C]

Get ready.

[A]

Buckle up, sister.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Summer Fun TV recap. Was the other one you liked?

[A]

What things should cost.

[B]

Yeah, what things should cost.

[A]

I think. I think, like, I like that, but I would want to do a little bit of preparation.

[B]

I know.

[A]

I think like, sort of a. It's. That's kind of.

[B]

You have to have some ideas in your head of like a little bit

[A]

of a. I didn't hate.

[B]

I didn't hate pop culture. Hot takes.

[A]

Great. Okay. That's on the table.

[B]

But also, like, I feel like we'd maybe need, like, some shout outs.

[C]

Right.

[B]

I don't know that I'm fully on

[A]

the earth, but if you have a lot of pop culture things locked and

[C]

loaded, and I simply don't.

[A]

Yeah, but maybe.

[C]

I mean, that's a podcast. That's people finding out, remembering things, thinking of, you know, And I don't want to sweat you guys on anything. It's your.

[B]

Is there something you are feeling confident or excited about?

[C]

No. That's why I had 15 ideas and TV recap.

[B]

Where do we all overlap?

[C]

See, that could be a big. I mean, let's see, things we've watched recently or things we've. Favorite shows from the past.

[B]

Yeah. Seinfeld comes to my.

[A]

Seinfeld's the finale.

[C]

You know, kind of the water cooler event episodes that everybody was. Was or is buzzing about.

[B]

I missed Red Wedding, so I can't do that one.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

That was A waterfall. I missed Red wedding.

[B]

That was 12.

[A]

That was classic. That was a classic moment. I can't. Why can't we think it's crazy that we can't think of one show that unites us all.

[C]

Well, that's the thing about me is I can't think of one thing. But also in any category.

[B]

Yeah. Like what did you have specific. Because we talked a little bit about it on your podcast. Growing up in Mormon family, did you have specific restrictions on what you could and couldn't watch?

[C]

We couldn't watch the Simpsons.

[B]

Okay. You could watch, like, TGIF or whatever.

[C]

We watched tgif. Okay. But Simpsons was kind of the one thing that was definitely not allowed.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Now, I think it would be funny for us to do this and try to find an episode, but I don't know if it would be. It could be fun for the audience.

[B]

Sure.

[C]

Or it's the sort of thing where

[A]

they're like, oh, God, okay, we get it. They're amusing themselves.

[B]

And also, like, because we didn't come up with an answer fast enough.

[A]

Yeah, I think so.

[C]

True, true.

[B]

Okay, so we got summer fun.

[A]

I do think us talking about summer fun.

[B]

Okay, when is this episode coming out?

[C]

October. Oh.

[A]

I mean, you love summer. I love summer. We love hanging out in the backyard. Yeah.

[B]

Summer fun. Let's do it.

[A]

Okay, we'll be back with Summer fun. Fun.

[B]

What's going on?

[A]

Yes, dude. Oh, I was just thinking, like, what? I was just thinking, what's up with you?

[B]

You were just thinking? You were?

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Really?

[A]

I was like, what's up with Kyle? I was like, oh, there he is.

[B]

Same old man. You know? Like, I feel like.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. Laid on me.

[B]

You know, when you're. When you're in those months of December and January and February. Yeah. I kind of get sort of like, oh, that doesn't feel right.

[A]

No, it's kind of like this isn't

[B]

very Jack Frost nipping at my whole body.

[A]

Yeah. My nose, my lips, my. And my croc. Yeah.

[B]

And you get in the springtime, and all of a sudden it's like, oh, hey, you know, it's a new me.

[A]

I just want to let loose and have fun. I want to take those clothes off, wear a tank top and shorts and just. Just coast around, you know?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Have a lot of fun. Because it's summer fun. Summer fun. That's what it's all about. You told us Summer Fun with Beck and Kyle. Here we are on Summer Fun with our guest this week, Bridger Weiniger, King

[B]

of Summer, the king of topics.

[A]

One of the kings.

[C]

I'm dying to talk to somebody about this, honestly.

[A]

Wait. I think when this comes out, summer will be happening. Yeah.

[B]

We're talking. What is it? Early July? Mid July? Late July? Mid July.

[A]

Mid July.

[C]

Either way.

[A]

Yes. So this is across the country.

[B]

You are like, you got. You got to take advantage at this point while you're listening to this. It's like you only have so much summer.

[C]

No. You're halfway through.

[A]

Yeah. And. And if you can, you know, we all have jobs and responsibilities, things that we have to do that aren't necessarily fun. But in summer, you know, like, I feel like you gotta shift into a different gear.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

So that you're kind of ready to have that summer fun whenever you have the opportunity.

[C]

Man, I feel like you're not having summer fun. Yeah.

[A]

What's going on?

[B]

Stressed me out. Just this idea of, like, we're not on, like, a school schedule. Right. Like, we might have work that comes

[C]

up, like, adulting, let's say adulting.

[A]

Adulting.

[B]

So we might need. You might need to sort of, like, really put in the effort, really be proactive about getting that some summer fun started. And I'm gonna say. I want to say something incredibly basic. Okay.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But to me, the origin, the, like, starting point of summer fun, to me, where it comes from is the excitement of that last day of school.

[C]

The anticipation.

[B]

Yes. And knowing the freedom that awaits you.

[A]

That felt so good. Just running out, running out the door, screaming, just fucking going nuts. Just like, ravaging the neighborhood, getting to

[B]

my house and being like, I don't fucking know what to do right now.

[A]

Yeah. And then. And then it kind of. The. The wind and the sails kind of. You know, it gets. And then you get depressed. Of course.

[C]

The dog days.

[A]

The dog days of summer.

[B]

Now, did you grow up in or around a pool or.

[C]

Yes, we. In a pool.

[A]

You grew up in a pool to

[C]

grow up in kind of an aquatic birth.

[A]

That's incredible. I didn't know they did that.

[C]

Yeah, my family does.

[A]

Amazing.

[C]

Right. And it's. I think it's, like, starting to pick up elsewhere.

[A]

That's so cool. I love that. I was actually born in a. In a bathtub. Water birth.

[C]

Kind of the most summer fun you can have.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. So I was kind of born having summer fun.

[C]

Right, Right.

[A]

But yeah. So what was your pool? Lake Pond.

[C]

My. My great grandma had a swimming pool, and that was kind of the hub of summer fun, I would say.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Now, great grandma. How far away did she Live from you close nearby.

[C]

She was maybe 20 minutes away.

[A]

Okay. Okay, now.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Great grandma. Now you over there.

[C]

What's.

[A]

What's the scene? Is she putting out snacks? Is she watching you?

[C]

You know, it was kind of a. Just come and go as you please.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Thinking about. I don't remember ever seeing my great grandma at the pool.

[A]

That's. I was wondering about that. I just kind of. Now I'm. She's inside doing her thing.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, she's a great grandma after all, you know, she's not, she can't be running that the pool, slipping and sliding around. Yeah, yeah. She's not. What, she's not jumping in after you if you're struggling to swim.

[C]

There's no splishing and splashing. Yeah, that was, I mean, I'm sure when I was a, you know, know toddler, I bet great grandma was at the pool.

[A]

Yeah, sure. So would you guys, would you go there? Was that like weekends?

[C]

That must have been a thing my mom did at least once a week.

[B]

Right.

[C]

I think as a parent.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

If you have access to a pool,

[A]

it's a huge relief.

[C]

Yeah. That's covering a lot of your bases.

[A]

You tire the kids out. Totally sleep easier. They're just like exhausted. It's. It's a huge asset.

[C]

What was your pool experience? Summer fun wise.

[A]

My friend Spencer Kaler had a pool. One of my best friends growing up. So I was over at his house a lot and I lived like probably it was like a, a 8 minute bike ride from my house to Lake Michigan.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

And we grew up like a couple families shared a Hobie Cat sailboat and they would, we would go down to the sailing beach and like set up like a picnic sort of and take the boat, you know, in and out on the lake and just like hang out and hang out at Lake Michigan.

[C]

I would say that's real summer fun.

[B]

Summer fun.

[A]

Real summer fun.

[B]

We had a swimming pool in our, at our home. In, at your home in San Diego? Scripps Ranch.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

California.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah.

[B]

And, but, but I think that there were like peak summer fun years. Like I feel like up until the point once my older brothers got into high school and then into college when I, by the time I was, I'm the youngest, so I was ultimately there alone. Like we had. Our pool was like drained, I think my entire like four years of high school.

[C]

Oh, interesting. For what reason? Did someone drop a glass in there

[A]

or what was there?

[B]

I don't know. Maybe it was getting expensive to clean it. I really don't know the initial reason. And then it became disgusting because like now, like, it's like these little puddles of swampy water are forming.

[A]

Did you ever feel like a, like this is like we should be taking advantage of this. Not fair. Like, my brothers got to be in high school and be like, let's come back to my place and go swimming.

[B]

Well, we put skateboard ramps.

[C]

That's what I was going to say. Summer fun. Another type of summer fun. Yeah.

[B]

So we found a different way to, to utilize.

[A]

That's cool. That is cool.

[B]

Yeah. But yeah, I'm curious. Okay. So like, I don't want to go too far down the road and also I'm. Forgive me for steering the ship here. I don't, I'm not trying to be that much.

[A]

Yeah, no, yeah.

[B]

But you know, I, I, we were talking about that excitement of, of coming out of school and like the, you know, all what awaits you in the summer. But like, we're, let's be honest with ourselves. We're not children.

[A]

No. No, we're not.

[B]

What, what are your. I'm, I'm putting, I'm just putting everybody on the spot here. What are your. In this moment in time, you as the person you are. What are your summer essentials? What are the things you're telling people? Like, this is what I do. And I think you should be doing this too.

[A]

Spf.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

You gotta have spf.

[A]

I mean, I think that's, that's if you have something go. But I mean, it might go to a cooler. I'm just like having a cooler out outside.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Filled with drinks.

[B]

Summer fun implies like, I'm outside. I'm in the backyard.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Hot dogs, burgers as a basic. And now we do have a pool. So I don't like just like kind of. I, what I would like is sort of an open house policy and allow like being like, this is when we're going to be here. No official invites, but at some point being we're gonna be hanging around the

[B]

pool starting at noon or whatever.

[A]

Yes, yes. These dates. Let me know if you're coming and you know, we'll just, it's just going to be, you know, what are you going to bring your own.

[B]

How many people are going to.

[C]

Right. That don't know.

[A]

Pretty quick because we have like a new. We're do. We're like doing this backyard project. So it's under construction right now, but depending, I mean like, I'm going to say anywhere, like maybe 30.

[C]

30.

[A]

That's a lot.

[C]

That's a pool party.

[A]

That's a pool party. But, you know, there. There'll be kids running around. So, like, you know, we'll see. We'll. We'll get a feel for it.

[C]

Do you have any pool rules?

[A]

I would like to say no peeing in the pool.

[C]

Okay, sure.

[A]

No, you know, if you do any, like, if it happens. But I mean, it's not a public pool. We're not trying to over chlorinate it. I think we're probably going to have a salt pool.

[C]

Right.

[A]

So let's just try to pee, you know, outside of the pool.

[B]

Now can I ask you.

[A]

Let's just go.

[B]

Yeah, Yeah, I hear that. If it wasn't. Do you feel that way generally? If it wasn't your pool, would you be like, I'm. I'm not gonna actively pee in somebody else's house.

[A]

I'm gonna try not to pee.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

I try to not pee in.

[B]

Okay, okay.

[A]

But there are some people, and I'm not saying that you're one of them, that is like, that's a big bathroom. That's a big toilet.

[B]

You have to agree that it feels good.

[A]

Oh, great.

[C]

It's amazing.

[A]

And if you need to. If it's like a necessity. But I'm.

[C]

Well, you kind of can't have any judgment about it because you just know people are peeing in there. Yes.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. And that's what the chlorine's for. And. And urine is not toxic. It's not bad. It's not damaging at all. People use it for leather to make it nice. Yeah. They pee on leather to make it smooth.

[B]

I did pee in a pool this past weekend, and I had a conversation with all the other people.

[C]

You let them know before it happened

[B]

first, I was like, has anyone peed in here? We were submerged.

[A]

Yeah. And was this somebody's house? This is very exciting to you. Okay. You can pee at hotel pools and resort pools.

[B]

Have you peed in the pool? And somebody's like, oh, yeah, I've already peed three times. Another person's like, I don't pee. And I was like, okay, well, I'm gonna pee.

[A]

And the feeling you're all just sitting with each other's pees swirling, But.

[B]

Cause it's this moment where you're just like. When you start doing it, just like

[A]

you kind of have to stop moving for a second. It's like, Kyle's making a face. You gotta go to the YouTube to check this face off.

[C]

He's so relaxed. Right.

[B]

You Just like the conversation. Very good.

[A]

Confident. Yeah. Enjoying your entertaining yourself.

[C]

I have a question though, about peeing in the pool. If you. Knowing that you're like swimming in people's pee, if you're in a pool with other people, you're probably in their pee. What if you saw someone like at the side of a pool peeing into it, Would you get into that pool?

[B]

Right.

[A]

No.

[C]

Right. You wouldn't?

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I love the idea of Kyle being like, what's the difference? I'll pee in this pool anyway. Why can't I pee in it?

[B]

It does. Yeah.

[A]

I don't know.

[B]

I don't know the physics of that. I would say it does something feeling about like, oh, it's coming from underneath versus, oh, interesting.

[A]

But there's no difference. I'm gonna say chemistry. Let's you know, similarly with the cyber fucking viral sensation. If you're a pool pee er and you stand by this, I would like to see video of you pissing in a pool from the outside with people having summer fun in it and see how that affects things. You know, let's like. Cause peeing in the pool, nobody can see it or feel it. That's just like tucking it under the rug. You know what I mean? Let's see how it actually feels to piss in the pool. Maybe you can pee on the people. Maybe you don't want to pull your thing out for everybody to see it. I don't know. I'm just trying to have some fun.

[C]

Wait for them to turn around and then go for it.

[A]

Gotcha. Get them right in the face.

[B]

Here's some summer fun idea for this. Here's my plus up pitch.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Just if you're afraid of pulling your genitals out in front of people, you can just. Just kind of pee with your genitals in the. Sleeping. In the. Sleeping in the swimsuit and kind of drip it over the pool.

[C]

Hang your leg over the pool.

[B]

This is what my pitch was going to solve.

[A]

Okay, great.

[B]

Stick your cock in one of those pool noodles.

[A]

That's what they were made for, actually.

[B]

And then if you can get that long.

[A]

Oh my gosh, we gotta come up with a name for that.

[B]

Pistols.

[C]

Pistols.

[B]

Pissle Peet Pistols.

[A]

Penis penis whistles. Penis whistles. Show us how you penis whistle this summer by taking videos of you penis whistling in pools with your friends.

[B]

I think it's the perfect size penis whistle.

[C]

It's a steal thing.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And then if you're like. I mean you can. If you're too far away from the Pool. And you're like, I have to pee. You grab one of those things. Yeah.

[A]

You could probably do it from a lounge chair.

[C]

Totally.

[B]

And you have the. Yes, you can. Am like, hey, not over here.

[C]

Sorry, sorry, sorry.

[A]

That is peak summer fun. Yeah, I would love to see that. We're going to have a lot of fun with this on the Internet. Let's be a part of it. Let's be a community. Let's support each other.

[B]

Yeah. Let us know where you fall. Are you. Are you. Are you peeing or not?

[A]

Now let's see other moves. Summer moves. I. I'm. I'm not going to the beach very much.

[C]

Not a beach person.

[A]

I. I like a lake. I like a. A. A smaller sandy area. Some trees right up to the. The water. Some shades.

[B]

Yeah. Barbecue or grill. Sorry. That does feel iconically summer and simple things.

[A]

Not like a. Not like a. You know, I'm thinking of like a. This, like.

[B]

Like a duck foie gras.

[A]

Yeah. Not duck foie gras. The grill. That's for winter. This. Hot dogs.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Yeah. What's the most complex thing you would make on a gorilla kebab?

[A]

It would be. I forget the name of it, but it's a. It's like a startled. The. The dish at night Market song. A startled pig. It's like a pork shoulder, like in a. In a marinade that I've done on the grill, which is really, really good. You serve it over rice with, like, cucumbers and stuff. Sort of. Yeah. But that's probably the most complex thing. I had to go to, like, three different Thai grocery stores to get all the ingredients.

[C]

Right, Right.

[A]

And then Alison Roman came up with one where you don't have to go to all those restaurants because, you know. Well, whatever. I don't want to get in anything more. Just certain recipes more relatable.

[B]

The movie theater is a good place to cool down sometimes.

[C]

Yeah. You want to be. There are some times when you don't want to be out in the sun.

[A]

Yeah, that's true.

[C]

You want to be. I mean, I will say recently I've noticed movie theaters. I think they're getting a little cheap with the ac.

[B]

Wow.

[C]

I used to go in there and you would know it's going to be freezing cold.

[A]

You would need a layer.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

For me, at least.

[B]

Yeah. I feel like my mom would, like, we'd, like, go to Vons. Like to be like. Go into the grocery store to sort of cool down. Yeah, exactly.

[A]

Now, like, I feel like we need to find something. I Mean, we got the pissing in the noodles, which is so fun for. So just so fun.

[C]

Anybody?

[A]

I. You know, it does get really hot. I'm like, sometimes in summer, I'm like, I don't want to go anywhere outside that doesn't have water near it.

[C]

Right.

[A]

Like, I'm like, going to a park.

[C]

No, you're like, it's like a picnic in a park with no water nearby.

[A]

Right. What are we doing?

[C]

There's no. The fact that that's achieved any popularity.

[B]

I feel nervous to touch upon this. I'm with you, though. Okay.

[A]

There are certain people that can't be near water. I mean, it's a community space, and it's lovely.

[B]

Yeah. Some people are into the picnic.

[C]

Picnics. I went to a picnic recently and regretted it the entire time.

[A]

Were you in the sun the whole

[C]

time in the sun? Just on a blanket on kind of lumpy ground.

[A]

Not very comfortable. It feels a little up there in age. And the hips are not what they do.

[B]

There's a little force, like, we're gonna force to dine this way, like, just for the sake of saying that we did it. I think you need.

[A]

You need something else happening, like some games or something.

[C]

Yeah, right. Or like, I would picnic in the woods. I think that seems like more fun.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

That's fair.

[A]

I agree.

[B]

Which games, I think is another sort of zone we could touch upon because I feel like there are some classic summer fun games.

[A]

Yeah. What are your classic summer fun?

[B]

Horseshoes. I just.

[A]

You grab some horse and you kind of just throw it around with your pals.

[B]

There's more. More to it than that.

[A]

Okay. Not to speak ill of horseshit, the game you like to play. But horseshoes, okay, whatever. Where you playing horseshoes?

[B]

I. I'm not playing a minute.

[C]

Whatever.

[A]

You must.

[B]

I guess it. It feels like. I mean, I guess cornhole is, to me, pretty classic.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Baseball is. Is a. Is. This is like a summer pastime.

[A]

Sure. That's involved, though. Getting a lot of people to get. Oh, going to a baseball game.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Oh, going to.

[A]

Yeah, going to. Sitting out there in the sun, enjoying the back and forth.

[B]

I guess those are the first few games that come to my mind.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. I got. I got a spike ball said, you

[C]

know, I don't know what a spike ball.

[A]

It's a net, and you have a little bouncy ball about size of a grapefruit, and you play on a team of two people, you know, two teams of two, and you kind of like, spike the ball and it bounces up and you have to, like, hit it to your teammate, who can then hit it back to you. It's like volleyball, but it's, like, small. And I got this being, like, great, I have a yard. People will want to play this as adults past a certain age. Like, I think once you're out of, like, I don't know, like, our young, fun drinking age, where it's like, just so much energy, like, nobody wants to run around and sweat. No.

[C]

Trying to convince everybody to do it.

[A]

Yeah. Getting close to 40, it's like, no, we don't want to do this.

[C]

Right. Yeah.

[A]

So I think, like, something like, cornhole. Something passive where you're not exerting a lot of it. Fruit is good.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I. And I. I.

[B]

Summer drinks.

[A]

Oh, yeah, sure. Margarita, pina colada.

[B]

Light a light beer, like a. Or a Mexican lager.

[A]

Here's something I'd like to.

[B]

Pina colada.

[C]

Wow.

[B]

Oh, my gosh.

[A]

I would like to get. Make more of a habit of getting a watermelon, scooping it all out and getting some mint, making some sort of pureed juice. Watermelon, mint juice.

[B]

That's fun.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

I really feel like mint doesn't get enough credit for being kind of this. It elevates so many dishes.

[A]

It really does. Brings it to life. Yeah. Then. So that's. That's pretty much it for summer fun, I guess.

[B]

I think.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Is there anything you wanted to.

[C]

I'm trying to think of summer fun.

[A]

It would be fun to be driving around with our friends, like, looking out the window, looking for people down. Yeah. Like, looking for a scene and being like, people are over at the old hot dog place, and let's all get together and maybe you go. You pull some pranks in the neighborhood bonfire. Yes. Yeah. That was a bonfire.

[C]

That. That's when I'll go to the beach.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Because that's at night.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. Did you go to bonfires growing up?

[A]

I feel like we just in, like, backyards.

[C]

I felt like in Utah, if you went to a bonfire, it was kind of a trash thing to do because you're, like, in an area that can't catch fire, so it's unpleasant.

[A]

Sure, sure, sure.

[C]

Yeah. It's just kind of.

[B]

We had them on the beach.

[C]

Yeah, That's.

[B]

It was sort of like. Like, almost like you might get your first kiss tonight. That is the vibe. It was pretty.

[A]

So fun.

[B]

Pretty good. I. I didn't get the kiss, but.

[A]

Oh, so sorry. Hey, not too late. Hang around some bonfires this summer.

[C]

Maybe you'll get A kind of prowl, some bonfire.

[B]

Are you allowed to do that?

[A]

Just kind of go like this? Kind of like walk around, see what happens? Yeah, you're allowed to. Yeah. You might get in trouble.

[B]

Wait, okay.

[A]

Like with your wife or with somebody else's partner that you're kissing or, you know, there's age stuff that you should consider.

[B]

I'm sorry, I'm tuning out, but I

[A]

would just like to encourage our listeners to do something spontaneous, silly, fun. Maybe it's a bad idea and it fails.

[B]

Take advantage. We are. Like Bridger said, you're halfway through. Take one moment, one day. Do something. See how it feels. At least you can say, you know what, on Sunday, or whatever day it was, we got the grill out or we went to our friend's pool. Like, say. You can say you did it. You could look back on the summer of 26 and say, I had my summer fun.

[A]

Yes. And get a yeti. Get a cooler and get a cowboy tub.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

Oh, a cowboy tub.

[A]

Yeah, cowboy tub. Fill it with water. Get some folding chairs, Just sit outside, put a hat on, get some sunscreen on, reach in the cooler, get in the cowboy pool, have a little grill. Just have fun.

[C]

You know what I'm curious about, though, as adults, as someone without children, time now kind of just, especially living in LA means nothing. Like, seasons don't mean anything. There's no marker of, like, oh, I should start doing things. But as parents, does summer feel any different to you?

[A]

It is punishing.

[C]

Yeah, it's worse.

[A]

It's worse because, like, when you're an adult without. Without kids, you can be like, well, I'm gonna do what works for me and my body, and I'm gonna stay inside in air conditioning, or I'm going to be outside near water, and I don't have to run around. But with a child, they want to be outside and you're in the sun and you don't want them to be inside all day. And so then you're at a park or a playground and you're like, in the sun and you're just like, oh,

[B]

I didn't even want. I was like, this is too boring to bring up. I thought I had this thought this morning, and I bet your son is better. Better about it. And I'm not trying to say anything negative about my experiences with my daughter.

[A]

Sure.

[B]

But putting sunblock on her.

[C]

Oh, such.

[B]

It's so challenging.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. Every time, just flipping over.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. Do you ever let her do it?

[B]

She. She sometimes will ask for it. Yeah. Yeah.

[A]

Ruby Ruby will like doing it himself, and it'll kind of make it better.

[B]

Yeah, that sounds better, but.

[A]

But we're gonna rock it this summer.

[B]

Yeah, this will be a good summer. Finally, a good one.

[A]

Just make sure you take. If you want to have a good summer again, just take the tips that me, Kyle, and Bridger mentioned. The pool noodle, the penis whistle is going to be. You're going to want to be the person that brings the pool whistle to the party because it's going to. You're going to be talked about in your friend circles and in a loving

[C]

way that feels like it's going to become a summer staple.

[A]

Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely.

[B]

I don't like to say things like this anymore because. Yeah, I'm feeling good. I'll just say. Say that.

[A]

Okay. You're feeling good about the. The penis whistle. Yes.

[B]

I don't want to say anything out loud, but we might have something.

[A]

Well, it's up to you guys. It really is. As always, make sure you have summer fun.

[B]

I really did try to do that. That.

[A]

We learned a lot, didn't we? How. How did you feel about the Summer Fun Podcast?

[C]

I feel like it became almost an ideas podcast in a lot of ways. Gave summer fun a new thing to do.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

You know, I feel like people have general ideas, what you can do for summer fun, and there's this thing that's going to sweep the nation.

[A]

It's a very exciting time for the Summer Fun podcast and for the three of us to be at the sort of birthing this idea into the world.

[B]

Thank you for bringing that to us.

[A]

Yeah, of course. So many great ideas. I mean, I would like to take some of those ideas, honestly, and try them for our Patreon. What's your podcast? And maybe do a whole month of Bridger's ideas.

[C]

Just my ideas?

[B]

Yeah. A whole month.

[C]

That's great.

[B]

Yeah, that would be greater, man. Would you make an appearance?

[C]

I would make an appearance on each one.

[B]

You don't.

[A]

You don't have to show up.

[C]

Or I can call.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then we'll FaceTime or whatever. We'll call on your Patreon.

[C]

And I do think what things should cost.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

Could be another hit.

[A]

I mean, that's like a Price is Right.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Podcast. You know, the same appeal. Talking about.

[B]

You have one thing in your mind that you're like this.

[C]

But I mean, you can name anything. Yeah. What. What should a shirt cost? What should a T shirt cost?

[A]

Just like a blank.

[C]

Just a blank T shirt.

[B]

And we're not like trying to consider, like kind of just paying your opinion.

[A]

$25. $25 a good quality. I mean, I pay a lot more for T shirts.

[C]

Right. But that, that doesn't matter. It's how you feel they should pay.

[A]

Yeah, I think like, yeah, there should just be a good solid $25.

[B]

And I would go, I feel like it should be 10 or 20 bucks.

[A]

Wow.

[C]

I was gonna say a T shirt should probably be about $20. Yeah. One I'm going to wear out now.

[A]

That's not.

[B]

Yeah, I'm, I'm with you. Like, that's. We're talking about what they should cost, but. Yeah, what I want to pay like a hamburger. $2, $3.

[A]

Come on.

[C]

I would like a restaurant hamburger or like a fast food hamburger.

[B]

Fast food hamburger.

[C]

Fast food hamburger. Should be $2. Yeah.

[A]

Like a single cheeseburger from McDonald's. Yeah. Simple $2 restaurant cheeseburger. I'm down. I'm down with any. I'm down with the range. I'm down to try the, you know, extravagant, expensive burgers. I like the simple burgers.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

But if you just said if I go to a restaurant, they should always cost this much. This is how much? 15.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

That comes with fries.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

$20 is getting into like elevated. I think 10. I just think that's going to be a mediocre cheeseburger if you order a

[C]

ten dollar cheeseburger at a restaurant.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

I mean, I guess in la. I can't even conceive it.

[A]

You can't conceive it?

[C]

No.

[A]

You think it's too cheap?

[C]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[A]

I mean, beef.

[C]

I would love for them to be $10. Of course we'd love for $10. Fifteen feels right to me. With French fries.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. Okay, well, anything you want to promote?

[A]

Yeah, that was. Yeah, any. Yeah, anything you want to promote.

[C]

We got summer fun out of the way. I wanted to get touched upon all the podcasts. Yeah. I have a podcast called I said no gifts that you guys were just on.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

And you know, you've combined these two episodes and the things people are going to unlock.

[A]

Yes, yes. You should probably actually play them at the same time. There is a secret language that we'll talk to you while peeing into a pool. Get your spirit, your whistle and listen to the. The episodes. Yeah. I said no gifts. Great podcasts. Bridger, Weiniger.

[B]

It seems like people are giving you gifts, though.

[C]

People are bring. You guys brought me some gifts. And again, if you want to find out what the gifts are, you have to listen to the podcast.

[A]

It is a fun idea because it's just built in drama.

[C]

Built in drama.

[A]

And it gets pretty intense. Yeah. Well, thank you, as always, for being here.

[C]

Thank you for having me.

[A]

Yeah, you're the best.

[B]

All right, see you later in the back.

[A]

See you later. Okay, bye.

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