Worst Way To Get Woken Up

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Worst Way To Get Woken Up" – You Betcha Radio (June 22, 2026)

Overview

This episode of You Betcha Radio dives into hilarious and painfully relatable stories about the worst ways to get woken up, characteristically infused with Midwest flair and humor. Hosts Myles ("You Betcha"), Ryan, Tyler, and Jerrod swap tales of rude awakenings, from kids and pets to weather and technology, exploring the nuances of Midwest man culture, nostalgia, and household quirks. The episode is light on solutions but heavy on laughs, offering comfort through shared misery and banter.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The All-Time Worst Wake-Up Calls

• Kids Screaming

  • Ryan kicks off with, “My kids screaming, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad.” (00:03)
  • Jerrod quickly echoes, “Screaming kid. That’s what I was just going to say.” (00:07)
  • Myles jokes about escalation: “I think getting woke up by a cop would be pretty bad.” (00:09)
  • Ryan humorously justifies, “There’s no good reason for my kid to just be screaming dad. Because he wants to just show me this airplane that he’s had got in his hand.” (00:12)
  • Myles points out that at least if it’s a cop, “something bad’s happening.” (01:09)

• Cops at Your Door

  • The guys riff on the anxiety of being woken by law enforcement, but Ryan spins it with humor:
    “If the cop wakes me up, I’ll just hit him with some hilarious joke.” (01:22)
    Myles deadpans, “Yeah, I woke up and smelled the bacon.” (01:27)

• Gagging Dog

  • Tyler brings up the trauma of, “Have you guys ever been woken up by a gagging dog on the verge of puking?” (01:35)
  • Ryan clarifies he’s not a dog owner anymore, sharing: “Muffy. RIP Muffy. That was the name of the dog.” (02:07)
  • Tyler commiserates, “Like middle of the night getting woken up by a gagging dog is... Oh, my God. Want to kick some ass at that point.” (02:11)
  • The group laughs about the clean-up, with Tyler admitting, “If it’s on the carpet, then it—I’m saving that one for the morning. Spray Febreze on it or something.” (02:54)
  • Jerrod jokes about a scenario where a random dog sneaks in, vomits, and leaves: “Just imagine like you left the patio door open and a dog comes in and pukes and leaves. Son of a—” (03:02)

• Storm Warnings

  • Ryan complains about being woken by his wife with weather alerts:
    “Also getting woken up by your wife telling you that there’s a storm outside. Like I said that week or two on the podcast. Just woken up, ‘Hey, it’s storming out.’ Yeah, cool. I didn’t know that ‘cause I was sleeping and I still could be sleeping.” (03:27)

2. Technology: Double-Edged Sword

• Headphones & Midnight Alerts

  • Jerrod reveals his nightly ritual: “I sleep with headphones in every night. I listen to a podcast.” (03:56)
  • He recounts being jarred awake: “The worst way is, like, middle of the night, Amber Alert right in your ear.” (04:20)
  • Myles adds, “Or like even the Silver Alert.” (04:26)
  • Jerrod deadpans, “And they’re like, in Castleton. I’m like, cool.” (04:35)

• Dreams, Podcasts, and Sleep Quality

  • Jerrod admits he listens to wrestling podcasts but doesn’t dream about wrestling:
    “Honestly, no, I don’t. I don’t remember my dreams either, so that’s also a problem.” (05:15)
  • Myles wonders if it affects his sleep: “I wonder if you’re not getting as good a deep of sleep because you have that going on in your ears.” (05:21)
  • Jerrod concedes, “Yeah, probably so.” (05:28)
  • He compares it to people with sleep fans:
    “It’s just something I started doing, and now it’s turned into, like, a crutch where I kind of need it, really. So, like, when people need a fan to sleep, I kind of need headphones to sleep.” (05:35)

3. Sleep Habits & Midwest Quirks

• Sleep Rituals & Bedside Essentials
  • Myles pokes fun: “What’s the deal with people who wear socks to bed?” (06:04)
  • Tyler chimes in, “You know, it’s fucking crazy.” (06:06)
  • The group laughs about nightstand lotions, with Myles starting a game: “Let’s play a game of how many bottles of Jergen’s. Nightstand.” (06:15)
  • Tyler admits, “There’s two in the garbage there, Guys...” (06:20)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Cop Wake-Ups:
  Ryan: “If the cop wakes me up, I’ll just hit him with some hilarious joke.” (01:22)
  Myles: “Yeah, I woke up and smelled the bacon.” (01:27)

• On Parenting:
  Ryan: “There’s no good reason for my kid to just be screaming dad. Because he wants to just show me this airplane that he’s got in his hand.” (00:12)

• On Dog Emergencies:
  Tyler: “Like middle of the night getting woken up by a gagging dog is... Oh, my God.” (02:11)

• On Nightly Podcast Habits:
  Jerrod: “It’s just something I started doing, and now it’s turned into, like, a crutch where I kind of need it, really. So, like, when people need a fan to sleep, I kind of need headphones to sleep.” (05:35)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:03 – Kids as the worst alarm clocks
• 00:09 – Cops waking you up: funny and scary
• 01:35 – Pet puke: a Midwest rite of passage
• 03:27 – Spouse weather alerts at 3 a.m.
• 03:56 – Headphones, podcasts, and Amber Alerts
• 04:20 – “Amber Alert right in your ear.”
• 05:35 – The evolution from “I like podcasts” to “I need podcasts to sleep”
• 06:04 – Jokes about socks in bed & nightstand lotion

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Episode Tone & Closing Thoughts

With their staple dry wit and the trademark deadpan delivery of Midwestern humor, the hosts keep things light—even as they swap tales of interrupted REM cycles and household chaos. The camaraderie shines through as they riff off each other’s misery, finishing the episode on a playful note with jokes about sleep rituals and nightstand essentials.

For anyone who’s ever been ripped from slumber in an obnoxious or absurd way, this episode provides hilarious commiseration—and more than one “yep, been there” moment.

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Transcript

[A]

What is the worst way to be woken up?

[B]

My kids screaming, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad, dad.

[C]

Screaming kid. That's what I was just going to say.

[A]

I think getting woke up by a cop would be pretty bad.

[B]

Yeah, but there's got to be a good reason. There's no good reason for my kid to just be screaming dad. Because he wants to just show me this airplane that he's had gotten his hand. You know what I mean?

[C]

Yeah. Yeah. Did you get. Did you sleep at all yesterday? Like, do you sleep during the day?

[B]

A little bit.

[C]

Naps. Keys. Did you get woken up mid nap?

[B]

No. And. Well, that's like, I. I now realize I have to like, be very clear. Like, if, like, if I'm like, hey, I went to bed, I couldn't fall asleep last night. I'll like, sometime I'll like, be like, hey, just let me sleep in a little bit. Yeah, I got. I gotta go to work today and be on. So just let me sleep in like till 8.

[C]

Marriage is about communication and leverage.

[B]

But yeah, that's. I mean, it would suck to be woken like that. But at least there's like a like legit reason, you know?

[A]

But something bad's happening.

[B]

Yeah, but I thrive in those scenarios,

[C]

especially if he's under the weather a little bit. Think about how sharp he's gonna be and he's lack of sleep.

[B]

I mean. Yeah, the cop wakes me up, I'll just. I'll just hit him with some hilarious joke.

[A]

Yeah, I woke up and smelled the bacon.

[C]

Yeah, bacon is.

[B]

God, we having bacon and eggs for breakfast?

[C]

Bacon doesn't go in the oven until breakfast. I think I already know the answer, but I'll ask anyways. Have you guys ever been woken up by a gagging dog on the verge of puking?

[B]

That would be very concerning if that did, because I don't have a dog.

[C]

Yeah, well, I guess I didn't know if you had a dog growing up. Did you have a dog growing up?

[B]

Yeah, but it was. It was too early, like, because we had to put the dog down before I could really have good memories.

[C]

Sure. Sorry for loss.

[A]

Yeah, sorry about that.

[B]

No, it's totally fine. I don't. Muffy. RIP Muffy. That was the name of the dog.

[C]

Muffy the vampire. Vampire slayer. Yeah, like. Like middle of the night getting woken up by a gagging dog is. Oh, my God. Want to kick some ass at that point. Get outside.

[A]

That probably would be the worst one for you, Bob.

[B]

That would be too.

[C]

You don't.

[B]

Why is there a dog in our house.

[A]

And it sounds terrible.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

The sound of it is.

[C]

Have you heard it, Jarrett?

[A]

I've heard dogs puking.

[C]

It's just like, you know, oh, my God, dude. Yeah. And sometimes they'll gay. They'll. They'll like, whoever. If. If you have a dog out there and you're listening. You understand what I'm saying?

[A]

It's the real ones know.

[C]

The real ones know.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah. Because it's also like, you got to clean it up.

[C]

Yeah. If it's on the carpet, then it. I'm saving that one for the morning. Sprays breeze on it or something.

[A]

Just imagine like you left the patio door open and a dog comes in and pukes and leaves. Son of a.

[B]

How drunk do I gotta be to leave the patio door open so that a dog could get in?

[C]

Drunk? I think, like, really, really drunk.

[B]

And also Anne is the door police. That would never happen. I mean, also getting woken up by your wife telling you that there's a storm outside. Like I said that week or two on the podcast. Just woken up. Hey, it's. It's storming out. Yeah. Cool. I didn't know that cuz I was sleeping and I still could be sleeping.

[C]

Ah, Mother nature.

[B]

What would be the worst way for you to get woke up, Jared?

[A]

This has happened to me because I. I don't know if I told you guys this, but I sleep with headphones in every night. I listen to a podcast.

[C]

You did? Yeah. Andy Elliott.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

You know, and. And the CEO podcast. Yeah.

[C]

Andy Friselli.

[A]

I don't know what that is.

[B]

And the Steve Bartlett Diary of a CEO podcast. Yeah.

[C]

I listen to him. Decent amount of time.

[B]

I saw. Yeah. Yeah.

[A]

Anyway, so the worst way is like, middle of the night, Amber Alert right in your ear.

[C]

Oh, dude. I. For.

[B]

I guess I didn't think Amber Alert is. Or like even the Silver Alert.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Where the old person goes missing.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

That is terrible. But it's like, you don't. Yeah.

[A]

And they're like, in Castleton. I'm like, cool.

[B]

I'm in morehead. Caston's like 40 minutes away. Yeah.

[C]

So like, like, if you get a text middle of the night, does Siri be like, message from.

[A]

No.

[C]

Okay. Okay. You got that turned off.

[B]

Obviously.

[A]

Plus, I don't get many text messages, so.

[C]

Sure.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Do you care to share what podcast you're listening to right now?

[A]

Sure. It's the Jim Cornette Experience. It's a wrestling podcast. Something to wrestle with.

[C]

With Bruce Pritchard.

[A]

I listen to. That's usually wrestling.

[B]

Do you have a lot of wrestling dreams then?

[A]

Honestly, no, I don't. I don't remember my dreams either, so that's also a problem.

[B]

I. Well. So I wonder if you're not getting as good a deep of sleep because you have that going on in your ears.

[A]

Yeah, probably so.

[B]

So where did you acquire this need to be listening to a podcast?

[A]

Don't really remember. It's just something I started doing, and now it's turned into, like, a crutch where I kind of need it, really. So, like, when people need a fan to sleep, I kind of need headphones to sleep. Just kind of messed up. So I got.

[B]

I mean, we could maybe just come over and we could just podcast while he falls asleep.

[C]

We could.

[A]

In the dark.

[C]

Yeah, we can. We can hit record.

[A]

Just be my wife in the bed.

[C]

Yeah. Foot of the bed.

[B]

What's the deal with people who wear socks to bed?

[C]

You know, it's fucking crazy. Yeah.

[A]

The best things about sleeping. Yes.

[C]

Yeah. Do people actually need a bottle of Jurgens next to their bed for their skin?

[B]

Okay, I'm gonna. Let's play a game of how many bottles of Jerkins. Nightstand.

[C]

There's two in the. Two in the garbage there, Guys, if

[B]

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