Listener Q&A Episode 9

Pop-ups (31 · 6 fan picks from YouTube comments)

1. Cherry Battle rewatch praised by hosts

   0:13

   Andy rewatched Cherry Battle before recording and found it fun and quick, with a singing cherry. The episode is a fan favorite, and Jon Hamm reportedly named it his favorite of all time.

   I did rewatch Cherry Battle. And? I thought it was really good. It was super fun. Doesn't stay too long.

2. Jon Hamm calls Cherry Battle his favorite

   0:37

   Jon Hamm texted the hosts that Cherry Battle is his favorite of all time. Akiva notes that the praise solidified the short as something they were proud of.

   Yeah, he said it was his favorite one all time, right? This is a quote. For me, it's the best.
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3. Fans point here

   1:06

   2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 45 likes.

   I thought I did a really good job going. Yeah, like that. And you still got it. Still got it. Thank you. Is that the sound you made when you fell off the ladder? I so wish.

4. Fans point here

   2:02

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 3 likes.

   That would have been amazing. Kevin wants us to go less than 10 minutes before we say, Seth isn't here, guys. Well, guess what? I'm not going to do it, and Kevin can go to hell and burn in hell, which I believe in.

5. Criterion part two recorded without the hosts

   2:26

   Seth is absent, and the second part of the Criterion episode was recorded with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Questlove. The hosts are eager to see which shorts they pick.

   the Criterion episode part two has been recorded without us with, is it, it's not a spoiler.
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6. Fans point here

   4:23

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 14 likes.

   You said, I just need to live as close to the Friends exterior as possible. And you nailed it, man. You were across the street. That's right. So cool. Little owl. Yeah. And I wanted to be, of course, closer to Carrie… — Akiva

7. Let's fucking go catchphrase

   8:59

   Let's fucking go started as an exterminator's enthusiastic reaction and became a recurring catchphrase the hosts use constantly. It is a running bit throughout the episode.

   Oh, yeah. He also yelled, fucking drive! Right after that, too. So he meant it in a different way.

8. Karate Guy is their best song

   12:41

   Andy calls Karate Guy the Lonely Island's best and most popular song. Akiva defends its verses, which play on backwards logic.

   I think Karate Guy is easily my favorite of our songs. It's definitely our best song.

9. How many ads per episode

   20:53

   The hosts say they usually run about four ads, in two breaks of two ads each, sometimes up to three per break. YouTube ads can stack on top of the podcast ads.

   we get a lot of complaints about the ads, but we don't do that many. Do about like four an episode usually.

10. James complains about ad frequency

    23:59

    A listener named James wrote in that the ads keep growing, and that skipping them takes many clicks. The hosts respond that they try to make the ads entertaining.

    I'm an avid listener of the podcast, but it seems like there's been progressively more and more ads every week.

11. Fans point here

    24:03

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 33 likes.

    Hey, guys, James says, I'm an avid listener of the podcast, but it seems like there's been progressively more and more ads every week. It's gotten to the point where I feel like I'm pressing the skip button 40 times… — Akiva

12. Merv the Perv poster art

    25:19

    Andy made a poster for the movie Merv about a dog, adding Perv under it, to send to Chris Parnell and Matt Murray, who wrote the original sketch. Parnell plays the dog himself.

    And I got the poster and added the perv under it because Parnell used to do a sketch called Zoe Deschanel and Charlie Cox in a rom-com.

13. Merv the Perv is a favorite theme song

    26:25

    Andy calls the Merv the Perv sketch theme song one of his all-time favorites, and the hosts riff on it as a 1980s sitcom parody similar to Three's Company.

    Merv the Perv is one of my all-time favorite sketch theme songs.

14. Quaid Army patch on a Vietnam-era jacket

    27:57

    Laura from the Bay Area hand-embroidered a Quaid Army patch on a Vietnam-era US Army jacket. The design includes a pirate flag, sushi, cupcakes, a cat, and a spiderweb.

    This is my design, hand-embroidered with cotton floss on a Vietnam-era U.S. Army jacket.
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15. Quaid Army license plate frame

    29:09

    A listener made a custom license plate frame in the Total Recall font. A Quaid Army fan wrote in that his son thinks young fans should be called Quaidlings.

    Keith thought you might like this custom-made, font-accurate license plate frame.
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16. Fans point here

    29:51

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 3 likes.

    Sell them and give us the profits. Oh, that's Hamilton. Hamilton. You know, a woman named Julie just sent me some pins that she made that were wonderful. And the best one said, ask me about my Razzie nomination.

17. Possible NYPD Blue rewatch podcast

    30:29

    Akiva floats a rewatch podcast of NYPD Blue, where each week the hosts discuss the latest episode. Jorma jokes it might be unbearable.

    One really stuck out to me, which was an NYPD Blue Rewatch podcast.

18. Burrito brain and the Bay Area style

    32:19

    Akiva argues New York lacks Bay Area-style burritos, and Jorma's reply mocks the price of delivery. The debate is a playful thread about regional burrito identity.

    Mission style. Yeah, a mission style burrito. But why don't they exist down here?
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19. Hit us back on the tittus

    36:43

    Akiva asks Barbara a follow-up question and calls for a response 'on the tittus,' a running call to weigh in that dates back to the earliest episodes.

    Hit us back, please, on the titties. That's the surprising part.
    hit us in the tittus

20. Hit us in the general vicinitus

    36:51

    Andy's riff on the classic call to weigh in: 'hit us in the tittus' becomes 'the general vicinitus of the tittus.' The hosts workshop it live and admit it landed poorly.

    Just hit us in the general vicinitus of the tittus. That's real punchy in the jeans.
    hit us in the tittus

21. Listener Q&A opens with Zachary

    37:15

    Zachary follows up on Shana's Cherry Battle email, and the hosts go on to explain Wirecutter, a New York Times product-review brand.

    I just want to follow up on Shana's email from the Cherry Battle.

22. Cute butts on the football team

    38:34

    Akiva describes The Athletic as a sports site and mentions an article about football players' butts, which Andy Schaffer riffs on as a sports-nut betrayal.

    Cute butts on the football team. That was an article written by The Scooch from Monobuzz.

23. New York Times turf war

    39:36

    Michael, a New York Times games writer, asks the hosts to stop discussing other Times sub-brands. The hosts call it cross-office beef.

    I'm writing to ask that you please refrain from future discussion of other New York Times sub-brands.
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24. Matrix tangent

    40:31

    A brief Matrix tangent about whether the sender exists, with the hosts joking about batteries and pods before returning to the Michael thread.

    Dude, even in The Matrix, though, people exist. They're just in those little pods.

25. Jorma's burrito brain

    40:56

    Andy diagnoses Jorma with a case of the BBs after he admits to climbing a ladder and doubling down on burritos. The bit ties back to the ladder fall that gave Jorma his injury.

    Oh, man. He's got a major case of the BBs. Oh, look, he's doubling down.
    BBsburrito brain

26. Gremlins debate

    45:57

    Akiva notes that Gremlins is considered inappropriate for kids because a character says Santa isn't real, and the hosts riff on the movie's scary scenes.

    Gremlins is not child appropriate, according to many quades, because one of the characters says that Santa isn't real.
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27. Airbnb and the in-laws

    46:57

    Akiva describes an Airbnb read from one of the kids and how his in-laws stayed in one, prompting listeners to assume he makes enough money for a bigger house.

    We talked about how my in-laws came and they stayed in Airbnb.

28. Abigail's Lorne Halloween costume

    47:59

    A 14-year-old listener dressed as Lorne Michaels for Halloween, and Jorma reacts to the name Abigail and the Emmy photo.

    I am a 14-year-old human being who dressed up as your old boss, Lorne Michaels, for Halloween.
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29. Happy gonk and the British Christmas gnome

    49:26

    Philippa notes that a Christmas gnome is called a gonk in England, and the hosts convert the price into dollars with a sloppy, fun exchange.

    In England, a Christmas gnome is also called a gonk.

30. Fans point here

    49:53

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 3 likes.

    Well, she did it for us. Oh, happy gonk. These are happy gonks that would cost this much. Oh, we got to move there. And then the happy gonk extra large is $19.99. Well, that's pounds, Keith. What is it in dollars? $24.…

31. Sarah Sherman's disgusting special

    51:18

    Andy recommends Sarah Sherman's comedy special, calling it aggressively disgusting in a Cronenberg way, a mix of Pee-wee and Cronenberg.

    It's like if Pee-wee and Cronenberg made a special together and the host of it was Sarah.

32. Golly and the 1950s guy

    51:51

    Jorma recounts a physical therapist objecting to his 'golly,' and the hosts debate how each of them says the word, ending with a Jimmy Stewart impression.

    Golly. Yeah. Golly, beef. But golly is like, I'm like 2027.

33. UGK and parenting

    53:10

    A voice note from a parent of an 11-year-old who won't let him curse; the hosts share their own kids' music habits, including Rilo Kiley and UGK.

    And it did not occur to me until three videos in that all of your songs are about penises.

34. Non-alcoholic burritos and BBs

    56:09

    Akiva and Andy riff on a non-alcoholic burrito brand as a celebrity endorsement, reenacting burrito brain as an ad concept.

    And the ads are just doing reenactments of someone coming down with a case of the BBs.
    BBsburrito brain

35. Spider-Man with burrito brain

    59:46

    The hosts riff that no Spider-Man has ever had burrito brain and propose a fan campaign, comparing it to the Donald Glover Spider-Man campaign.

    There's never been a Spider-Man with burrito brain.
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36. Burrito brain is canon

    59:58

    Andy argues that Spider-Ham and Ben Reilly are canon, and the hosts agree the pointing meme is too. The bit closes the Spider-Man thread.

    Hit us in the titties again about if a Spider-Man had burrito brain.
    hit us in the tittusburrito brain

37. Andy's Spelling Bee pangram

    1:01:57

    Andy shares his Queen Bee result, 32 words worth 141 points, and argues over whether 'palliative' is a real word.

    Palliative? Yeah, bro. That's not a fucking word, dude.
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