Episode 100: Turtleneck & Chain Part 2

Pop-ups (21 · 5 fan picks from YouTube comments)

1. Quado episode concept

   0:42

   The hosts reference the idea that when only two of them are present the rules change, a concept the podcast calls a quado-style episode.

   There's no peanut gallery. You can eat as many burritos as you want when there's two.
   burrito brain

2. Fans point here

   1:03

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 4 likes.

   Yeah. Hey, wait. Can I comment on where I'm at? You look like you're on a set where they've put a bunch of conduit on the walls. Well, guess what, dog? Airbnb. But what is all that shit on the wall? I don't want to…

3. Seth's Milan Olympics trip

   6:22

   Seth attended the women's gold medal hockey game in Milan, appearing on NBC's coverage. He had been posting about it on Instagram while Akiva was in Florida.

   he was definitely in Milan at the women's hockey game that was the big deal that they won

4. Figure skater compared to Mac Dre

   7:49

   The hosts riff on a Bay Area gold medal figure skater whose clips sound like people they grew up with. A picture comparing her to Mac Dre went around.

   you're just like, she talks exactly like everybody we grew up with
   ba’jacent

5. Fans point here

   12:42

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 7 likes.

   We don't have to talk about me eating. You guys, I'd love to chime in, but I'm watching gold medalist Alyssa Liu have a blast in the exhibition gala. Oh, the exhibition gala. It's so fun. Wait, how did you get to stay…

6. Fans point here

   16:16

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 11 likes.

   Yeah, yeah, I'm good. That's a good way of looking at it. I guess depending on the time of day, yeah. Yeah, yeah, of course. Of course, of course. Good ad, good ad, Andy. Thank you. All right, do we want to listen to a…

7. Platinum in New Zealand was cut

   17:44

   Jorma wanted a Platinum in New Zealand line in the album discussion, which was cut from the final song. The hosts reflect on how it was the only place they achieved platinum status at that point.

   Then I was like, I was always bummed that we didn't, because we are technically platinum in New Zealand

8. Balls song was cut as too immature

   24:35

   A song called We're Still Back about disgusting balls was planned to close the album, with verses requested from Ice Cube, LP and Ninja. Ice Cube declined and the song was dropped as too gross.

   We were going to end the album with a song called We're Still Back, which was all about how disgusting our balls were.

9. Mama's fake mom voice callback

   29:16

   Fans noticed Liz reprising her fake-mom character in the Mama track, a callback that draws parallels to the earlier sketch dialogue.

   Liz reprised her character for mama.

10. Why Mama is second track

    31:35

    The hosts explain the sequencing: Mama is comedy-forward and sets up 'I Just Had Sex' next, and works well when played live in a room.

    And because we knew like I Just Had Sex was going to be next, which is like on just like sketch comedy level

11. Groove depth and track sequencing

    32:09

    Jorma explains that bigger grooves on a record sound louder and better, so big singles were often placed early where the grooves are widest. Mama wasn't sequenced for this reason.

    the bigger the grooves on a record are the louder and better it sounds

12. Beck's studio visit

    36:12

    The Lonely Island visited Beck's Malibu studio and he kept asking for their ideas. They had none, so he sent goofy stuff they could work from.

    he kept being like asking us for styles of things to make

13. Attracted to Us party-track origin

    39:29

    The track was built from full recordings of the hosts goofing around as if at a party, layered with old Party Andersons files, echoing Beastie Boys style party songs.

    we recorded full tracks of us just fucking around as if it was a party
    Party Andersons

14. Attracted to Us lyric confusion

    40:43

    The hosts realized they had misremembered the lyric as 'attracted to us' versus 'attractive to us' and the bragging was funnier in the attracted version.

    I thought we were saying attracted to us. Yeah, but it was funnier bragging

15. Bash Brothers at the Coliseum

    49:41

    Andy and Akiva's track Bash Brothers was played at the Oakland Coliseum, and the trio celebrated for about a month.

    they did play it at the Coliseum, at the Oakland Coliseum

16. Rocky as Fresh Prince sequel

    51:55

    Rocky follows the Fresh Prince and Aaron Carter 'I could beat' track lineage, with the hosts reasoning that a comedy song copying another would be a comedy crime unless it adds something.

    it would be a comedy crime to just take their song and make another version

17. Newmark reuses Rocky sample

    52:31

    The Rocky beat sample cost the Lonely Island real money, and Newmark later used the same sample on his album after asking whether they paid for it.

    And then Newmark was going to use this same sample on his album like a year later.

18. Sample costs versus video budgets

    53:21

    The hosts explain that expensive samples went on tracks they felt were worth it, while video budgets were tied more closely to expected revenue.

    we want to make the budget of the video kind of commensurate with what we thought the potential upside was

19. James Brown sample on Rocky

    56:47

    The scratching at the end of Rocky is praised as Newmark's best, and the hosts speculate the sample comes from James Brown's Greatest Hits.

    Some pretty amazing scratching by Newmark at the end.

20. Fans point here

    56:54

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 3 likes.

    I would say the best scratching we've ever had on any of her albums by DJ Newmark. Where? What is that sample from? We can ask Newmark. I'm not sure. I mean, he is a crate digger, so he goes deep. It's great. I mean,… — Akiva

21. Precursor: I Think I Might Have Killed the President

    58:41

    Akiva's early solo track from around 2003-2004 served as the template for Rocky. It was never released and the hosts are looking for the recording.

    I Think I Might Have Killed the President

22. My Mic came from a bit

    1:02:50

    My Mic began as a bit they decided to actually record, with the seven checks and harmonies by their friend Will.

    I feel like this is a bit we would do and then we decided to just do it.

23. Fans point here

    1:03:29

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 8 likes.

    My mic sounds nice. Check one, I feel like, is a direct quote of something. Yeah, what is it from? I mean, you know, it's like turning my snare, basically. I mean, microphone checker, you know, DOS effects. Yeah, yeah,…

24. Akiva's daughter's bedtime mix

    1:04:32

    Akiva's young daughter put My Mic on her bedtime playlist between songs from Moana and Olivia Rodrigo, a memorable fan-level anecdote.

    And she put it on the mix that she had for bedtime that she played for maybe a year

25. Andy's spelling bee result

    1:06:18

    Andy reported solving the NYT Spelling Bee word 'neural' with one hint, with a note that he wasn't thrilled but could live with it.

    What I did on the spelling bee, I got it with one hint.
    Queen Bee

26. Sign-off with Quaids

    1:06:43

    The episode closes with the traditional 'Later, Quaids' sign-off, a phrase the podcast uses to wrap up.

    Later, Arnold. Later, Quids.
    later, Quaids