Special Ep: Never Been a Better Podcast 012: I Hate Horny

Brad Shoemaker (0:01)

Hello, everyone, and happy September.

We've got another episode of Never Been a Better podcast in place of our normal podcast this week while we're on break. Never Been a Better podcast features a rotating crew of Austin Walker, Jeff Bakalar, Dan Ryckert, and Abby Russell as they join me and Alex each month over on the Patreon side of things. This episode originally aired in May of 2023 and features the full house. That's right, Abby, Dan, Austin, and Bakalar all join us. So let's celebrate this special and rare occurrence. This episode also has been slightly edited to include ad breaks. If you want to hear more Never Been a Better podcast, you can head over to patreon.com/nextlander where you'll find all the episodes and more. As always, thanks for listening and we'll be back with a regular Nextlander Podcast next week.

Hello everybody and welcome back to Never Been a Better podcast, Never Been a Bigger podcast. We're here, we got the full house, full house Alex Navarro.

Dan Ryckert (1:21)

See, we're not saying it's the biggest podcast, just that it is the same size as the other biggest podcast we've done before.

Brad Shoemaker (1:28)

The largest, the roomiest.

Dan Ryckert (1:31)

This is the ceiling height.

Brad Shoemaker (1:33)

Put stars, go around the horn here. Jeff Bakalar is here.

Jeff Bakalar (1:36)

Hey, what's up?

Brad Shoemaker (1:39)

Yep, that's Jeff Bakalar. That's his line. Austin Walker is here.

Austin Walker (1:44)

How are you doing?

Dan Ryckert (1:45)

That's Austin's line.

Abby Russell (1:46)

How are you doing? That's classic. Hey, how are you doing?

Brad Shoemaker (1:49)

How are you doing? Abby Russell is here.

Abby Russell (1:52)

What's up gamers?

Brad Shoemaker (1:53)

That is so Abby Russell, that is so Abby Russell.

Abby Russell (1:56)

I tried to swoop, but I swiped, you know what I mean?

Brad Shoemaker (1:59)

And then Dan Ryckert's here.

Dan Ryckert (2:01)

I don't have a line, do I?

Vinny Caravella (2:03)

That is so just so good.

Abby Russell (2:04)

There it is. Classic. That's the line. What would my line be? Dan, you're nailing it.

Austin Walker (2:08)

Oh my god, he's killing it right now.

Vinny Caravella (2:10)

Damn, it's like, all the classics.

Brad Shoemaker (2:13)

How do I prove it's not a soundboard? What would Dan Ryckert's line be?

Vinny Caravella (2:19)

Dan, your line would be. Hey now.

Abby Russell (2:22)

Hey now, it's Dan Ryckert.

Dan Ryckert (2:24)

Jeffrey Tambor on the Larry Sanders show? Oh, it's probably where I'm pulling that from.

Jeff Bakalar (2:29)

I didn't realize it was that.

Vinny Caravella (2:32)

You say something, something, shoot, work.

Jeff Bakalar (2:33)

That's your line.

Dan Ryckert (2:35)

You sound like an idiot, Bakalar.

Brad Shoemaker (2:37)

Wow.

Abby Russell (2:37)

I always sound exactly like you.

Brad Shoemaker (2:40)

That's the line.

Abby Russell (2:41)

We finally got it out of him.

Dan Ryckert (2:42)

Wrestling jargon out of this internet show? The people are gonna hate that, Jeff.

Jeff Bakalar (2:46)

When you look in the mirror, all you see is the thing you hate.

Abby Russell (2:50)

Right?

Vinny Caravella (2:51)

I'm happy with myself.

Dan Ryckert (2:52)

I don't.

Brad Shoemaker (2:56)

That's like the saddest, the proudest, but most sad thing I think I've ever heard somebody say. Just like something you say after you're like walking out of a party where you just got like kicked out. You're just like, well, I'm happy.

Dan Ryckert (3:07)

I'm happy with myself.

Abby Russell (3:09)

I don't care what they think.

Brad Shoemaker (3:10)

You shit in her birthday cake. Well, I'm happy with myself.

Abby Russell (3:13)

I'm just being real, bro. No regrets.

Brad Shoemaker (3:16)

I'm glad I did it. Everybody's doing all right.

Austin Walker (3:19)

Yeah.

Brad Shoemaker (3:21)

We're here recording on a Wednesday. Haven't seen some of you in quite a bit. Hope everybody's doing well. Bakalar, start with you. You're up there on my screen. You're in the center. How's everything going?

Jeff Bakalar (3:31)

Everything's good, you guys. You know, I had a birthday.

Vinny Caravella (3:36)

Yeah.

Jeff Bakalar (3:36)

No, I got away with it.

Vinny Caravella (3:38)

It's all good.

Jeff Bakalar (3:38)

OK.

Brad Shoemaker (3:40)

I'm happy with myself.

Vinny Caravella (3:42)

Did I?

Jeff Bakalar (3:43)

I had a birthday since the last time I was on the show, I think.

Brad Shoemaker (3:46)

Yeah, yeah.

Jeff Bakalar (3:46)

And it reminded me of the birth, the last birthday that most of you were at.

Abby Russell (3:53)

Who wasn't? Who wasn't invited? All right. You weren't in this time zone.

Jeff Bakalar (3:57)