The host reflects on recent family trips and personal experiences, highlighting joyful and memorable moments such as celebrating his friend Molly Clause’s 50th birthday in Ohai, California, where he and friends enjoyed a day of games and a visit to a golf course that ended with frustration over unenforceable group rules. He shares humorous anecdotes from various travels, including a ski trip with his family, a visit to Iceland during winter, and a thrilling women’s hockey game in Milan, where he met athletes and navigated awkward interactions with fans. The episode also features a live recording from the On Air Fest in Brooklyn, where his wife, Mackenzie, joins as a surprise guest, adding warmth and authenticity to the conversation. Throughout, the host emphasizes the importance of family bonding through shared adventures, noting how travel and simple games create deep connections. He also reflects on the challenges of modern family life, including awkward social situations and the evolution of communication. The narrative is infused with humor and nostalgia, celebrating the unique traditions and quirks of family life. Ultimately, the episode underscores the value of travel and candid storytelling in strengthening personal and familial bonds, while offering a lighthearted take on the challenges and joys of being part of a close-knit family.
Hey everybody, Solo intro this week, Seth is not around. I imagine he is on spring break with his family, but to be perfectly honest, when we aren't on a podcast together, we don't talk that much, so I don't know where he is. But I hope he's somewhere great. Real quick sort of updates for what I've been doing. I went to Ohai this last weekend, which is a beautiful little town in California, it's about an hour and a half from Los Angeles, and it was my dear friend, Molly Clause's 50th birthday. The last time I was in Ohai was from Molly Clause's 40th birthday, and the last time I was at Molly Clause's birthday for her 40th was the day that my nephew Ash was born. So Ash Meyers has turned 10, which is amazing. I sent him a gift, he called to thank me for it, I'm just kidding. He didn't call to say thanks, because he's 10, and that's not apparently what children do. But I hope he likes it, Ash, I really hope you like it. Ohai is great, it's so charming, although I will say, my buddy Devon and I went to the Ohai Valley Inn, which is a very sort of Shishi, lovely hotel with these sprawling grounds, and they have a golf course, so we went to go play golf there. Any cheap, and look, I know that golf as a thing is kind of a douchey thing in general. Malcolm Gladwell has a full podcast where he talks about how golf courses shouldn't exist, and there's a lot of tax loopholes, specifically in Los Angeles, that have been exploited, and I'm with Mr. Gladwell on all that, but I do enjoy golfing. Because it was a weekend, it's a vacation, my buddy Devon and I decided to spend a little money and go to this golf course. On the third hole, we realized that we had two fivesomes in front of us, and if you know golf, it's classically played in a for some, and when there's five people playing, it just slows everything down, and when there's two fivesomes, it really slows things down. So I called the approach up, and I said, "Hey, do you guys allow fivesomes?" And they said, "No, we don't." And I said, "Well, I've got a for some, a fivesome on three, and another one on four." And they said, "Alright, we'll send a Marshall out to break him up." And I said, "Thank you very much." And I got to the 9th hole, and they still hadn't broken them up. And I went into the pro shop, and I said, "Well, I'd still got two fivesomes in front of me, what's the deal?" And he said, "Well, I think they're members. They sent someone out, and I think they're probably just members." And so I told the gentleman in the pro shop that either it's a rule, or it's not a rule, and I was very disappointed in him and the golf course. So I said my piece, and then the fivesome right in front of us had the gall to tell me in Devon, "Oh, sorry guys, there's a fivesome in front of us, but they were a fivesome anyhow." So take that, Ohio Valley, and I am launching my complaint on the Family Trips podcast, and I hope you get what's coming to you. But then we stayed at this place, the Roblar Hotel, which was just lovely. We had a day of games in the park, in Surzadi Park, I want to say, brought out all these lawn games. We did some classic sack races, three-legged races, egg on a spoon. Maldi had this game where you had to put on, you had to roll doubles with two dice, and if you hit doubles, you were at a table, a picnic table with a lot of people. So we were like 20 people and 20 people. If you rolled doubles, you had to put on a scarf, a winter hat, two oven mitts, and you had a knife and fork, and on a baking sheet you had a chocolate bar, and you had to cut the chocolate bar, holding the, with the oven mitts in your hand, using the silverware, and eat the chocolate as fast as you could, while you were getting all that gear on and trying to eat the chocolate, the rest of your team was trying to roll doubles. If someone rolled doubles, you had to take that stuff off as fast as you could. The game made no sense to me before it started, but once it started, it was fantastic. And really highly, highly recommend. She used to play it as a child, and the goal was just, there weren't two teams. The goal was just like you want to eat chocolate. So that was great. I love a game day, and yeah, just a wonderful weekend with some of my friends who are like family to me. So happy birthday, Molly, again, happy birthday, Ash. This episode that you're about to hear was recorded live in Brooklyn. Seth and I were there for the On Air Fest, which we've done for the last three years. Scott Newman, host that festival. He's had us out there. Thank you so much, Scott. There was a huge snowstorm just before we did this and a lot of the talent, which we sort of talk about in this episode, was unable to make it. We had a few guests that were maybe going to join us, and they were also unable to join us because of the snow. And so we had to go to the bullpen, and we called my wife, the wonderful and talented Mackenzie Rollins to the stage, who thought she might be on this podcast at some point. She has some unique insights into the Myers family, but she is an equestrian. She's not a stage performer. She's a performer when she is doing dressage or show jumping across country at an event, but she's not typically on stage speaking. So she was a little thrown that her first time on the podcast was going to be in front of about a hundred plus people in a ballroom in a wonderful hotel in Brooklyn. But she stepped up to the plate and we were lucky to have her. And yeah, we had a great time at this event, and then a great time in Brooklyn in February. And yeah. So enjoy everybody, and Seth will be back next week. Like you know what, I'm just going to take advantage right off the bat of this being a visual medium to say there's not an empty seat in the house. It's early. It's early. It's early. But it's early. It's early. It's early. And it's a podcast festival, and we know the podcast community, "Porty's Hard." Yeah. Yeah. They were out late last night, the Brooklyn was rocking. I'm sure. But there's more venues, which just means more places to drink and more places to come. Can I ask who here is in the actual podcast world? Make some noise. All right. It's very funny that they're in the podcast world and they raise their hand. Wait. How many people here host a podcast? All right. So we have some hosts. How many people here produce a podcast? And how, if you produce a podcast, be honest, how much do you hate your hosts? Who are always like, oh, today? We have to do another. We have to do another one. I will say as somebody who hosts a podcast, I think there's this inverse relationship, which is the amount of dread I have when I realize we have to do one, is completely inverse to the joy I have once we actually do one. Yeah. Well, also, you have the benefit of having a room, a space that's set up for you. Yeah. And staff. I leaned very hard on the IT department at late night with Seth Meyers. And every time we do one, I have to take everything out of a closet and set it up in our dining room and then break it down. Yeah. It's tedious. I visited Josh recently and we had to, I had to do a different podcast. Yeah. And I said, can I use your podcast studio and you were like studio? May I welcome you to the podcast table. Yeah. Um, but yeah. And we are a family podcast and I want to thank you because recently I've been traveling a lot and I could not do this week's podcast and so you had to call in a emergency co-host. Which was our mother, who's, this terrific, I mean, has a lot of goodwill, goodwill from our listeners. Yeah. She's been on your show countless times and she's been guests on our podcast and-- And it was, you were not interviewing a guest, it was a listener episode. We often have our listeners sending stories or questions, but you were saying backstage that she was still very nervous. Yeah. Very nervous, but she was great and there were some technical malfunctions where she, like she got kicked off the Zoom and when they came back on, they were yelling at each other, which is a real-- That's a real-- But dad and mom were yelling at each other. Which is a real flashback to our youth. Yeah. But then-- And what, in your best dad voice, what was he saying to mom when the Zoom came back on? There's no need to panic!
There's no need to pick. (audience laughing) Yeah, he's very good that way. Yeah. It's lovely to be with all of you. Thank you so much. We have a podcast. I can't believe this is our third year doing family trips to the Myers Brothers on AirFest. Will we keep traveling? We do keep traveling and the world keeps traveling as well. Also, for people who listen, they know, maybe not everyone here knows, but we have a very different way of hosting this show. Yeah, which is, I believe that, you know, family trips is sort of a broad idea that you can take a trip down memory lane of a family trip or you could also talk about your own biography and the trip it's led through your life. Whereas you, the many people stop talking about family trips, you're a fucking asshole. I don't think I'm an asshole of that. I think I'm an asshole to you. Yeah, because you want it like, if you-- I love it, you don't think that counts. If we're talking, if we're talking to a stand-up, you want to talk to them about like, what's the room like in Charlotte? Yeah, and it's like, I don't think that's what people tuned in for. Yeah, yeah. You could have a stand-up podcast. You're a real schooled. You're what's called a podcast schooled. Well, I'd like to keep it-- You'd like to keep it moving. And I want to thank you for keeping it moving now. How many episodes have we done in family trips? I don't know. Yeah, I don't know either. Feels like we should know. I wrote some notes because there were some things I wanted to ask you. Oh, do I feel like, I'm wearing a wristband that says talent. And I'm going to be honest, when they put this on me, I feel a little bit less talented. [LAUGHTER] You know what I mean? When they put on a tiny little wristband, I feel like at the Olympics, when you go up to the podium, they're not like, let me just put a little athlete thing on your wrist. Yeah, I feel like, you know, just this should say talent. Yeah, a little wrist. In case people are wondering why I have a little wristband on. Yeah, I don't know. I've always been uncomfortable with the term talent when you show up and someone says, oh, you're talent? Oh, I thought you meant when I show up. But you just mean it in general. In general, I think it's an odd term. I've been doing a lot of traveling. Yeah. Oh, good. Let's get on topic. See, yeah, there you go. He knew who's ready. And we kind of-- it's been on a whirlwind. So we're on a force-- we were on a forced hiatus because the Olympics were on NBC. Right. And I guess they decided that somehow my show does less ratings than the lose. So the lose gets first position. But I took this opportunity to travel. I went to London. It was very exciting. Yeah. Had a great time in London. That was work. That was work. Yeah, they're doing an S&L UK that starts March 21st. And a whole British writing staff, a British cast, very exciting. They asked me if I'd come over and just sort of hang out for a few days and share my meager wisdom with them. But it was great. And the very exciting thing for me is I went a long time, had been a fan of a British soccer team, a football club called West Ham. And I literally have only seen them play once in my life like 25 years ago, and this is a chance to go again. And it was very exciting. They were playing Manchester United, a far better club. And I-- here was the part that I wanted to share with you, which is I, first half, no score. And then a half time, I was lucky enough to get brought to this sort of lounge with luminaries of the team over the years. And it was getting close to the end of half time. And obviously, I wanted to be back in my seat. I didn't want to miss any action. And then someone was like, oh, you should meet this guy. He played for the club back in the '60s. And I don't know who this person is, but I'm very polite. Yeah, you are. And I'm like, maybe this guy has some awesome story about playing for West Ham back in the day. And they were like, this is Seth. He's from New York. He had no idea who I was. And he's like, oh, New York City. We went to New York City in 1968. The buildings were so-- And then I just had to listen to him talk about New York, which is where I live. Right. He's like, there's some ways. There's a run to grab, just like nothing. And he went on for so long. A West Ham scored. I missed the only goal. Oh, no. I heard everybody scream. And by the way, this guy, he goes to every game. He's goals all the time. He didn't care. Yeah. So that was sadly my story there. Yeah. I mean, that's like being at a Super Bowl party and going to the snack table and someone's telling you about a dip and you miss a touchdown. But the only touchdown. We once were Pittsburgh Steeler fans. And I remember that we-- I guess it was the 1995 Super Bowl. That season's Super Bowl. We were in college together. And we watched the first half at a Super Bowl party. And then we realized that we had to leave. Because we were losing. They were losing. And also, people were still trying to be human beings to us. And we didn't want to. And then we went to my apartment. And do you remember what you did for the whole second half of that game? I laid under a blanket with a football or with a terrible towel over my chest. You laid very still with a terrible towel on your chest. And they started-- we started coming back and you didn't move for 90 minutes. I did my best. You did your best. We still lost. But you did your best. Yeah. I also went on a ski trip with my wife and my three children. We had a fantastic time. Yeah, we haven't really talked about this. No, it was great. Because now we just save all these conversations for a buck. Yeah. And in general, I will say, my brother and I were very close. But we never talked. We never had long phone conversations. No, because I don't. We talk a lot more now that we have a podcast. Yeah. And there's a lot of articles written about the decline in adult male friendships. And my advice would just be start a podcast. I highly recommend. So you went skiing with your family? I went skiing. And see the minute I started not talking about a trip. Where did you go, Seth? We went-- I've never been to Montana. I went to Montana. It was great. But mostly I just had stories about my children. I wanted to share. We had room keys, magnetic room keys. And kids get really excited about keys. I think there's something about it that makes them feel the power of freedom. You know, like an access. Access, right? Exactly. A nine, a seven-year-old. They're just kind of key obsessed. And anyway, so I'm leaving all the-- my whole family was at breakfast. And I'm like looking around. I can't find a key. So I don't have a key. And then I go to breakfast. And then Alexi's like, can you go back to the room? I need something. And I'm like, of course. And I'm like, does anybody have a key? And an ax on my seven-year-old goes, oh, yeah, I do. How many do you need? And he pulled five keys out. Like, he just was like, I'm the key guy. Yeah. I will also say, obviously, we grew up with kids of the-- we were children of born in the '70s, children of the '80s. Arcade life was a big part of our life. Huge. The hotel had an arcade, like a classic arcade. Classic arcade. But like, you know, like, ski ball, pop a shot of like some Pac-Man, some more modern stuff. Arcades are like, we don't have a video game system in the house. You know, they're very-- you know, we're pretty, as you know. Yeah. I will say I can't figure out what to do with this pillow. Yeah. I just can't. It's been a real battle. I know. It's been a battle. I'm going to say pillow one. Josh Zero. So anyhow, yes. OK. So they-- but I will say, like, it was such an advertisement for not letting your kids play video games, because the kids knew about the arcade, and like, we would go ski, and then we'd have dinner and they're like, can we go to the arcade for half an hour? And be like, yes. And it made it melt in our boys' brains. Like, the post-video game, they could not even, like, comprehend. Like, they became so addicted to, like-- So you couldn't get them out of there? I couldn't get them out of there. And then when I got them out of there, they would, like, we'd get them into the bathroom. They'd be like, ah! What are their games? What do they play? They were probably, like, some Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle game, like, some race card game, like all nonsense. Yeah. Like, they were just-- Like, they just don't-- they're not used to it. Quarters? Or they-- No. No. I think it was, like, kind-- that was even worse, because it was, like, it was, like, hey, these games are free. Oh. Yeah. So they didn't even have the appreciation of, like, running out of quarters. Yeah. Yeah. We also-- because we talk about-- I feel like we, as a family, my family and our family growing up, that thing of, like, in a car playing, like, road trip games, you know, is a very important way to pass the time, right? And so we were in a car-- we had to drive to dinner. And my daughter, Addy, who is four, had a paper cup full of wasabi beans. You know those, like, hard wasabi beans? Wasabi-- like wasabi peas? Yes, that's better. Yeah. That's-- that's better, because that's what they're called. So they had, like, little wasabi peas. And, you know, they're, like, green, and they got-- Yeah. Wasabi beans? And she likes them. And she calls them busabies, you know? Great, you know? Obviously that's-- you wouldn't have corrected her if she said busabi peas. No. Yep. But wasabi beans, you jumped all over me. Well, you-- Yeah, so she has her busabi peas. And then we go to dinner and, you know, we walk into the restaurant and Alexi takes the rest of them and just throws them away, right? We're at a restaurant now. Then we get back in the car and Addy asked for her busabi peas. And she's like, Alexi's like, we threw him away. And she's like, bawling. She's so-- and she's in the car. And she's like, oh, I want my busabi. She's so-- she's busab herself. Yeah. And she's screaming for him. And then my son, Ash, says, oh, let's play a game to take Addy's mind off it. Good idea. And I'm so proud of him. Oh, my god, that's such a good idea. And he goes, well, play a guessing game. Like, great, let's play a guessing game. He goes, Addy, what's green and white? And he goes, what's green and white? It's spicy all over. And Addy goes, busabi, like-- And I literally, I go, Ash, that maybe is the funniest thing you've ever said. Yeah. And then there was a small downside, though, which is he then told it. He said it, like, 10 more times. until we have.
It had to be like, "It's not funny anymore." Right. But he has the thing. When he feels like he's got a good one, he'll ride it. Yeah, he'll ride it super. Yeah. And now we're going to take a quick break to hear from one of our sponsors. Support comes from Delete Me. Delete Me makes it easy, quick, and safe to remove your personal data online at a time when surveillance and data breaches are common enough to make everyone vulnerable. It's easier than ever to find personal information about people online. Having your address, phone number, and family members' names hanging out on the internet can have actual consequences in the real world and make everyone vulnerable. More and more online partisans and nefarious actors will find this data and use it to target political rivals, civil servants, and even outspoken citizens posting their opinions online. 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Do you think if I was wearing this, they would ask to try it on? But I told the story of the show, but it was really funny because I went to the game and it was, the vibe was so great. And I think there's a real obviously rivalry between the US and Canada on the ice. But the fans, the Canadian fans were so nice. The American fans were so nice. Like the vibe in the arena was really positive. No fights. No fights, yeah. And I, when I would like sort of walk through to go to the concession or run the bathroom, it was very lovely. I had very lovely interactions with people. American fans, Canadian fans, a lot of people were asking to take pictures. It was very lovely and great. But then multiple Italian people who were also there would then come over to me and they had no, they would ask me who I was. Right. Based on the fact that I'd taken photos with other people. Fair enough. So they'd seen that and they're like, who are you? And like a little aggressive, like, who are you? And I'm like, and then I'd like put you in this very, you know, awkward situation of having to explain why other people want a picture with you. Yeah, right, like, I don't want it. And I'm like, oh, I, you know, I have a television show in America. And then multiple of them were like, okay. I like to get a picture. And I'm like, don't do the favor. Don't do me any favors, you know what I mean? And then another security guard stopped me and he asked me if I was Hugh Grant. Oh, well, they go. He's like, are you a Hugh Grant? That's a real throwback for you. That's a real throwback for me. I got to know, and I was like, I'm not Hugh Grant. And then he was a little aggressive. He thought this was exactly what Hugh Grant would say if he didn't want to take a picture, right? Yeah, like, I'm like, I'm not Hugh Grant. He's like, yeah, let's get this picture. So then I had to show, I went on my phone and I showed him a picture of me interviewing Hugh Grant. And he was like, oh, okay. Like, he still was like, hmm, yeah. And then my, you know, and what, and then I went back to my seat. And then the next time I went up, he was like, I'll get a picture. Like, he had to think about it. He had to get over his disappointment that I wasn't Hugh Grant. Yeah. And, and then he took a picture with me. Yeah. How do you think he's doing now? Hugh Grant or the Italian guy? The Italian guy. I think he has this picture. I guess my question is, do you think, let's me ask you a question. Do you think he's showing it to people saying, this is me and Hugh Grant? Maybe. Yeah, I mean, there's a chance that he's like, if all Italians are like me, this is close enough. Yeah, yeah. I have a thing that's happening now, where I play Governor Gavin Newsom on Jimmy Kimmel. Yeah. And every time-- Great one this week. And every time I do, people in the comments will keep saying, I thought that was Seth Meyers. Even when you and I did something together on Jimmy Kimmel, yeah, people were like, oh, Seth Meyers does a great Gavin Newsom. And it's like, he-- You walk out next to me. Yeah. So yeah, funny. People think when people look like people, they're those people. They're those people. Yeah. I've gotten sort of tagged as Newsom in like Trader Joe's and-- Really? --in Hollywood. I'm like, Gavin Newsom's not at Trader Joe's. Yeah. My favorite, our friend, Brendan Hunt, once, we were from Ted Lasso. And we worked with him in Amsterdam, in Boom Chicago. And we were doing a show, I can't remember where-- I think we were in Houston or something. He and I. And we were in a mall in Houston. And there was somebody walking, wearing a Houston Astros jersey that said, "Bagwell," Jeff Bagwell, a Hall of Fame baseball player. And he's like, oh, my god, he goes. And a guy did look like Jeff Bagwell. And he's like, I think that's Jeff Bagwell. And I'm like, I know it's not. Because Jeff Bagwell wouldn't wear a Jeff Bagwell jersey to the mall. Right, yeah. To a game. To a charity game, right? To a charity game. To a charity game? To a charity game. Yeah, he could wear one. One last thing I noticed about myself traveling recently. And I wonder if this is true of anybody else, which is I have a terrible habit now of when I'm on an airplane. Like, if someone else is watching a movie on the back of their chair that I like, I find that I'm just watching it. Like, one row up and one seat over. And I also have the ability to watch that movie. Right. And I think it's if it's a movie I've seen a bunch of times that I feel like my time in an airplane is very precious. And I don't want to waste it by watching goonies. Because I've seen goonies so many times. And yet, if someone's watching goonies one seat up, I'm like, oh, man, that's goonies. Yeah. And like, I just kind of creep on it the whole time. And I'm like, why am I not just watching goonies? Yeah, yeah. You can. You should. Thank you, buddy. Yeah. All of a sudden, I should say, flying to when you're flying with a family of five, which we often do, I feel like the airlines are like, you know, where we think you will enjoy this flight the most. Right next to the bathroom all the way in the back. Like, all our flights are like, we're [BLANK_AUDIO]
like it's like five of us in a stranger in that like back room by the bathroom. And our daughter Alexi, I'm sorry, my wife Alexi and our daughter Addy, they're best friends. And me and the boys like are fine. (laughing) Like nobody sees us and is like, aww, 'cause it's just, like I'm just like a like a AV like concierge. Like it's just head phone. - I've been on a train with you and you are. - It's just like headphones and iPads and adapters and splitters and like nobody's happy and just like the amount like within like five minutes of giving them an iPad, it's like so smudged up. - Yeah. - It's like looking out a windshield during a blizzard. And yeah, that's not that much fun to play. - We did, we flew together last year, me, you and your boys out of LaGuardia to Pittsburgh for an annual family trip. And I had booked a flight and for whatever reason it was like another $20 for me to check my bag and be in first class. And your boys were asking if they were in first class and you weren't, and I was and I got to board first and then you guys had to walk by me and I talked so much shit to my little nephews. They were so sad about it. And I was like where are you guys going? And I'm never in first class. - And then they like, I don't know what, is it like peanuts? Like they have a gate that I call like peanuts walk when they're so disappointed. And if like they walk past like better seats anywhere they walk like this. (audience laughing) - They also like in LaGuardia they sell Lego sets that couldn't be bigger. They sell like the Death Star. - Yeah. - And your boys were like, can we get this? And you're like, what's like we're going, we're getting on a plane to go to Pittsburgh and then come back, we're not buying a Death Star. - Yeah, that we would have to then carry with us to Pittsburgh and then back bring back to New York City. - Yeah, yeah. - They got it, those kids got it wise up. - No. Also though like, hey LaGuardia, maybe don't put a giant Lego store on my way to the flight. - Yeah, very unkind. The only way you can buy one is if you don't have a carry on and that becomes your carry on, it's enormous. - And then you're just an adult who's bringing a giant Lego set onto an airplane. - Yeah. - This is Build is having a special guest and due to weather, we went to a plan B that I'm going to argue is kind of a plan A. - Yeah. - I think it's going to be better and more interesting than anyone we could have got. And it's a little tied into the theme of family trips. - Absolutely. Someone who might have some insights about our family because they've been on trips with our family. So please welcome to the stage my wife. (laughing) Mackenzie Rollins. - Yeah. - Mackenzie! (clapping) - Thank you. - I didn't hug you, I didn't hug you. Mackenzie, I'm going to start. Like obviously my brother and I are very close and you guys are married. But this is the first time we're meeting. - Yeah, I really thought. (laughing) - I really thought the first time that I was ever going to do anything like this would be in the comfort of our own home. - Not like-- - Right, yeah. - That's very true, we could have had you on the podcast sitting at your dining room table. - Yeah, I could have had my dog with me, like nervously petting her. - Yeah, yeah. - Also not a performer. You're in a question by trade. - Yeah. - This is incredibly unnatural for me. (laughing) - I'm like in a cold sweat right now. (laughing) I understand your mom's nerves. - So you met our parents on vacation? - Well I first met your mother before I met anybody else in the family 'cause I was in Cape Cod with my mom. - Oh right, you went to visit our mother and her sisters. - Yeah, we had just started dating and she was with the geese in their rental house. The geese is the name or collective name for Josh and my aunts. - Yeah, because when they talk, it sounds like a bunch of geese flying over ahead. - It was very true. - This is like the din of their conversation would be just like, (laughing) - Well yeah, it was very much like that. So I was close to them and you were like, you should just go meet my mom and I was like, oh, okay, so I grabbed a bottle of wine and my mom was like, should I come? And I was like, no, I don't think so. We've just started dating. I don't need to intro you into this family 'cause she's a real wild card. (laughing) - Yeah. But then meeting our father. - Yeah, so I met Seth separately and then we were going to Amsterdam for Thanksgiving. 'Cause it was right before your show started. So it was the last Thanksgiving in Amsterdam which you guys had been doing for years. So when you asked me again, I felt the same way I'm in a cold sweat. I was very nervous like I'm gonna go to Amsterdam and meet your whole fate, like the rest of your family. And it was Alexi and your father who I hadn't met yet and I was like terrified to meet both of them. - And I should note, because this is obviously a very unique situation, you know. Josh and I lived in Amsterdam. We worked for this theater. Our parents used to come and visit us at Thanksgiving in Amsterdam because we would go home for Christmas and we wouldn't be able to go back twice that close together. And so it became this tradition like long after we left Amsterdam. We would still go back to Amsterdam and we would have Thanksgiving there with our friends. And the first time Alexi met my family, I believe was also in Amsterdam. Like I called her, we just started dating. I'm like, I know this is crazy. Do you want to fly to Amsterdam and spend Thanksgiving in a country that doesn't celebrate it with my family? And that's what we chose to do. - Yeah. - And we both lasted here we are. - And we, so we got in and had to like go take a nap at Mom and Dad's Airbnb. - Well yeah, because I had been so nervous and we're leaving LA. And Josh was like, you really need to sleep on this flight. It's a long flight, we're gonna get there. We're gonna hit the ground running and I like brought something to help me sleep. Did not sleep at all. - But you did take like two of those things to help you sleep. - I took two of the things to help me sleep in a glass of wine and I was like, I'll watch another movie. I'll watch another movie. I'll watch another movie and he woke up and was like, have you slept in? I was like, mm-hmm. No, I haven't. I was locked at all. And we get to Amsterdam. And I immediately fell asleep on the train and then had no recollection of how we got to your parents' apartment. I had no, I was like, did we take a car? What did we do? - And then we passed out. We took a little nap in the apartment and then we finally got to go to where we were staying. And then the next night, Dad had like, it wasn't dramatic. It sounds dramatic, but he had a heart attack but didn't like, no, he had a heart attack. So he woke up and he's like, my arm's hurt. I'm gonna go to the hospital and they were like, you had a heart attack. And it was, so we had to push Thanksgiving which when you're in a country that doesn't celebrate Thanksgiving. - Yeah. - Easy to do. 'Cause the doctor said, Dad said, like, is there anything I shouldn't do? And he said, don't eat a whole turkey for at least 48 hours. - But I do remember your father very specifically said to me, it was 'cause I met you. - Yeah. - Very, that was dad joke. - Yeah. - Oh my God, that's such a, that's a really good, let Apex level dad joke. - Yeah. - Joke is breath away. - Yeah. - Almost killed him. - Yeah. - But then I also almost killed myself. - Yeah, you almost killed yourself. - How did you almost kill yourself in Amsterdam? - So we were riding bikes, which I was also very nervous to do in a very busy city. You guys were all very comfortable doing it. You had been doing it for years and I was like, oh, okay. And it had just rained. In the whole time of riding bikes, I just kept thinking about like, I hope I don't hit a curb and like fall or get hit by a car or anything. When we're riding bikes, I'm kind of like last in the train just like trying to make sure I can clock where everybody's going and they go up on a curb and I hit the curb wrong and like immediately lose control of the bike going down a stairwell. And I just went like, I'm gonna go with a bike at the top of the stairwell and it went crashing down and everybody stopped and everybody turned around and I was like, I'm okay, I'm okay. - And it was like, where is your bike? - It was terrifying. - Yeah, and you're still embarrassed by that. - Like that picture will pop up. - Yeah, on our, on our or a frame and she's always like, I'm still embarrassed and it's like, it wasn't your fault. - It is very obviously, you know riding bikes in Amsterdam, like it's a bike city and like you're safe from cars, but like it's, you know, the bikers are basically like commuters and so if you are a leisurely biker or recreational biker, it can be very intimidating. And I remember when we lived there, two of our closest friends, Bags and Jake, came and visited and like, this is right out of college and they were coming to Amsterdam to do like the sort of classic stereotypical like Amsterdam in your 20s. Like they just wanted like smoke weed and like, you know, eat french fries. - Yeah. - But I got, we rented bikes because it's crazy to be in Amsterdam or not, you know, ride bikes and I had lived there for six months and we rented bikes and the one thing they tell you is like there's these tram tracks and you can't like, when you cross the tram tracks, you got to get perpendicular to them because there is a chance that your wheels could get like stuck in the tram tracks. And now that's like, it's just the simplest thing to tell somebody and slowly we rented our bikes and we got on the bikes and I go, oh, last one last thing, like when you cross the tram tracks, you know, like cross them this way so you don't get stuck in the tram tracks and they both, they were also already a little stone and they were like, what? And I was like, you would get stuck in the tram track and they were like, and then what happens? And I'm like, then you're just, just don't worry about it. Just go like this. And they literally both just got off their bikes, put them, locked them up and they're like, we're not doing that. (laughing)
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We decided to go camping at the Disney campground. If that's going all out. Yeah. Well, no. The all-out part was we were then like there was a second part of it. All outside. Yeah. There was a second part of the trip. And she had like sent down all this camp gear and when we got there, she's like, we're going to get it. We're going to get a convertible. And I was like, oh, this is the coolest thing ever. So we got this convertible. We go camping. It's really fun. And then we go down to Key West. And we just had this great road trip. And we ended up stopping at like a pet store. And I was like enamored with the birds. And she decided that it was going to be a great idea for us to get a bird and bring it home. With us on the airplane. By the way, move over Death Star Leggo set. So we got this cockatiel that I named Tiki. But we had no bird supplies at the house and it was the dead of winter. But you bought it in Florida? Yeah. And then how do you get it home? In a shoe box. Gotcha. On the plane. Or do you just give the bird directions? We live in Massachusetts. It was our little carry on and I like plead with it on the plane. That's crazy. I don't think you could do that now. That seems very weird to like be like this. I mean, well, you could do it now, but it would have to be an emotional support bird. But we get home. And it's a dead of winter. We don't have a bird cage. So we flipped the laundry basket upside down and stuck a few sticks in it. Yeah. This is now-- If you're a Florida bird, this is now an abduction. Yes. Like when you're in a New England upside down laundry basket. Yeah. You're like, who are these monsters? And then we were just suddenly bird people. So then we had to get another bird so that this bird had a friend. But then they had babies. Oh, birds. So then all my friends ended up having birds. But the birds were scary to you. No, no, no. These were cockatiels. These ones were not scary. We ended up with a scary bird later on in life. Right. They would like walk around and come bite you. It would come at you. Yeah. It was very scary. Don't. By the way, your mother who is, like, genuinely a character that would be a great work of fiction. Yeah. Like the fact that she's real, I only believe because I met her. Yeah. But like, that's like a real Linda trip, which is like, we're going to be frugal. We're going to stay at a campground. Yep. Also, we're getting a convertible and a bird. Yeah. She's just all over the place. That is life with Linda. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We went on our trip with the three of us in my wife, Alexi, before we had kids, we went to Iceland. We went to Iceland in the dead of winter. Yeah. For new years. For new years. Yeah. And I was a great trip, but it was like very little daylight. Yeah. We talked a lot about you are an equestrian, you ride horse all the time. We went on, what are the name of the Iceland horses? Icelandic ponies. Icelandic ponies. Impossible to remember. That's a tough one. They have a gate called the Tolt. That's what I can't remember. Yeah. The gate is called the head you ever written on a horse with a Tolt before? I had not. Did you enjoy the Tolt? I wouldn't say that we were Tolting, though. No. A Tolt is a very fast, well, you can probably describe it. I like it when you describe it. It's a fast run, but you can be on an Icelandic pony. It's a trap, not a run. It's a trap. And you could have a glass of champagne and it wouldn't even wobble. It's very smooth. It's very smooth. Yeah. But we were not Tolting. We were not Tolting. We went on this ride. It was freezing and it really was just this icy road that we went up and then we turned around and came back. It was not the best tool. But I was terrified because you guys are not horse people and we had two other people with us who were on the ride. And no instructions were given whatsoever. A couple of the ponies were being a little naughty. The guide was way out in front of us. I lost control and jumped off and my horse went down the stairs. Just let go. He Tolted down the stairs. Yeah. And I ended up like getting off and swapping horse. You became a professional. The Icelandic horse people were not paying enough attention and giving enough kind instruction to the rest of us. So your nerves were not that you were afraid of being on the horse. You just saw the rest of us and you were like whoa, whoa, whoa. But did you also see that that black sand beach that we went to has like been washed away? No, I didn't know that. Where I almost got washed away. Yeah, yeah. We did a, it was like the slow-mo feature on the cameras was a new thing. Yeah. And so we wanted to get a slow-mo of a wave coming in and you running away from it. Yeah. And we got warned about rogue waves as well. Yeah. And by the way, when you get warned about a rogue wave, you're like no, they're not. Yeah. It's like they explain it to you but you don't believe it's true. And so I got a good video of her but I was like you were a little bit too far ahead of the wave. You can get closer to the water, Mackenzie. Yeah. And she got closer and really this wave came and hit you like in the back of the thighs. It swallowed me. And it could have, it was like up to my waist. Yeah. In water. But it's a great video. It's a great video. Yeah. But we did have to wrap your feet in plastic bags to try to keep them warm for the rest of the day. It was a really exciting trip. We've talked about it. It was we went, we went to a hot spring, a natural hot spring. And we had a guy who like just like sort of marched us over a snowy hill. Also he, what did he talk to us? What do they believe in? Trolls. Yeah. Talk to us a lot about like how it was this weird thing where he was like, you know, there's a real troll culture here. Like, you know, we believe in trolls. And it was like, ha ha. And he's like, they live over there. I'm like, wait, is this? You know what I mean? Like, are we like talking about it as if it's real though? Yeah. Or is it like mythology? And he's like, well, no, of course it's mythology. but like, also, that's where they left. (audience laughing) But we went to the--
This hot spring, and it was freezing cold. - Yeah. - And we had to strip down to our bathing suits and jump in the spring, which was incredible. - Yeah. - Our guide. - I wouldn't say you jumped in though, because the water was like maybe this deep. - It was, that's true, and you had to ease it. - Had to pinch in and then just lay there with your head. - And there was not a lot of room. And then our guide stripped down fully naked. - Yeah. - And like where we were, I feel like was eye level with like his whole awkward piece of business. - Yeah. - But didn't one of you get stuck in your clothes? - I got stuck, yeah, trying to take my clothes off. And then there happened to be another group of like 12 people walking up on us. And I could, it was one of those things where you're long underwear can't get your socks off and you're like stuck. - And it's freezing. - And it's freezing. And I was also naked at that moment. - When we got out, I have very bad, like Mike's extremity, was that really? - Like circulation. - Bad circulation of tips on my fingers, like it's awful. And we got out and I had also undressed the way I undressed every time in my life, which is I just lived everything in a pile. So I got out and it was like, now you're wet and it's freezing and you don't have a lot of time to get dressed. And I remember it was so bad, I couldn't get my gloves on and I literally said to my wife, I'm like, leave me here to die. That's how miserable I was. - You were having a time. - I was just like, just go, just go. This is, I deserve this, this is where I'm gonna die. Just leave me to the trolls. - With the trolls. (laughing) - Yeah. - Did you, have you observed anything from our parents on vacation that you would like to share? - I think when we all first started hanging out, the thing that was hard was deciphering the language that you guys all have. And I was like, what are they even talking about? 'Cause it was like, novels this and the Sufi Pasi thing was not something everybody knew. And I was like, - Yeah, Sufi and Pasi is how we address each other. - Yeah. - And then Harry and Yeri. But then it's just, I mean, the way you guys speak in such ease in this language, but it's, there's things that are interchangeable, words that are interchangeable. And I'm like, I don't even, that's just kind of severe. - You've picked up on it. - I know, and now there's-- - You speak Myers pretty well. - I do, yeah. - Yeah, yeah. - I will say as family trips go, I know what, October will be second anniversary, right? - Yes, two hours. - Yes, two hours. - Second? - Second. - Yeah. But, yesterday, year and a half, it's been a very year and a half. I mean, you've known each other a long time. You've been together a long time. But as family trips go, I will say, your wedding was an exceptional one. - Yeah. - And a very exciting for my kids to be a part of a wedding. - Yeah, it was only nieces and nephews were the only children in life. - No kids were allowed, right? - Yeah. - And so they loved that. - Yeah. - They had the run of the place. - Also, I don't know, I'm, you know, look, we're not kids anymore, and I don't know if I'm allowed to say this, but here's how I know you had a great wedding. Somebody hooked up. - Yeah. - In the sauna. - In a sauna. - In a sauna. - And we're discovered. - Yeah, we're discovered and we found out about it because one of the younger brother of the dude who was hooking up on that trip, the younger brother is like very high functioning autistic, but can't lie, and so we were like, "Hey, what time did Finn go come to bed?" And he was like, "Finn came to bed at 5.22 am." (laughing) We're like, "What?" I was like, everything, like we were done by 2.30. - Yeah, I thought we were the last ones. - And we're like in the woods and the cat skills, and it's like to 5.22, and it's like, if Aiden says it was 5.22, that's what time it was. (laughing) - So yeah, so, good wedding. - It was really fun. And I do think we were aside from Finn and my friend, the last ones up every night. - Yeah. - And we were not supposed to be, but. - Yeah, no, we, yeah. I woke up pretty hung over the morning of our wedding and had to tell mom and dad, "You have to leave your room so I can sleep in this room because my room is being used, ready to get ready." And if I don't sleep for an hour or something, it's gonna be a bad scene. - It's sometimes hard to get mom and dad out of a room in the morning. - Yeah. - Well, they sleep, they love, they're like 10 hours. - Was it last summer in Amsterdam that you guys had to, I had to wellness check them. - Yeah. - Because they slept for 13 hours. - Yeah. - And so, how did you wellness check? You went to the hotel and I was like, "My parents aren't answering their phones, they're staying here, can you please call them?" And then I went up and their hair was all over the place. - Yeah. - Like they weren't, yeah. (laughing) - And that we went, what was that theme park called that we went to? - The Efteling. - We went to the Efteling and that was the first theme park. My mom had been to since, our Disney Land trip, yeah, to tie it all back. - Your mom? (laughing) - It's a nice tie it back. - Your mom seems like, and I say this with love if she's listening, seems like the kind of woman whose picture is like back in the security area of a theme park that says do not admit. (laughing) - All right, so we do a speed round, a lightning round of questions at the end of every pod, and you're gonna ask your wife these questions. - We're excited. - What is your favorite kind of vacation? Is it relaxing, adventurous, or educational? - Adventurous. - Boy, I should really know all these. What's your favorite means of transportation? - Horse. (laughing) - If you could go on a vacation with any family, a live or dead, real or fictional other than your own family, what vacation, what family would you like to take? - No, I listen to this podcast all the time, and I always go, what would I say if they ever ask me that question and I've still not come up with an answer? - Boy, you have to think of some family. - It's not binding. - It's not binding. - No, you can change it. If you wanna come back on any episode, you can pop in since I know now your studio is in the middle of your kitchen. - Okay, so I can change my hands around in the future. I mean, Ben and Sophia go on really great trips. - Yeah, we do. The Sherwoods. - Yeah, I would really like, no, she's still Serbino. - Right, right, right. - Yeah, but they take very good trips. - If you, oh, this is gonna be a tough one for you. If you were stranded on a desert island with one member of your family, who would you want it to be? - It would definitely be you. - Oh, honey. What is your, your mom Linda is on an island with the birds. - She's with the birds. - Your dream destination for a family vacation. - Wait, is this a new one? - Yeah. - Maybe you haven't been listening. (laughter) - Um, I really wanna go to Antarctica. - Okay. - Interesting. - I will not be joining. (laughter) - Or if it's a lot of the ghosts. I wanna go to the Galapagos too. - Oh yeah, I do that too. - I'll go to both of those places with you, right? You're from Shelburn Falls, Massachusetts. - I am. - Shelburn Falls. - If you wanted to get some more families to come visit Shelburn Falls, how would you sell that town? - It's so cute. It really is. There's a beautiful bridge of flowers, which is where we got engaged. - I feel like bridge of flowers, like people can kind of race by that. Can you explain what the bridge of flowers is? - Okay, so the town of Shelburn Falls is made up of Shelburn and Buckland. And they're connected across the river, originally by this trolley bridge. And then they built the Iron Bridge, which is next to it once everybody started getting cars. And so the bridge of flowers is now just a walking bridge and it's a garden. And the women's club of Shelburn Falls maintains it, my stepmothers on the club, right? - On the board? - On the board. And they just, this will be the first year that it's open, it was closed last year because they had to sort of shut the whole thing down and dig up all the plants and do all the repairs to the bridge. So, it's very exciting. - Just to make it a little more fun, and there's 'cause there's so much true crime in the podcast world, it was shut down last year because there was a murder. - Well, they did film Dexter there. - They did film the opening of the most recent Dexter, or maybe two Dexter's ago. - Wow. - I don't know how many Dexter's there. - There's a lot of Dexter's right now. A lot of Dexter's timelines. - But it's like a very classic quaint New England village, like there's no stoplights. It's very walkable. There's lots of cute little restaurants and a lot of good hiking. And like there's a little ski resort and like 20 minutes outside of town, half an hour. So there's mountain biking and rafting? River rafting? - I think there is. - We haven't done that, but yeah, there is. - Yeah. - And then Seth has our final questions. Mackenzie, have you been to the Grand Canyon? - I have. - And was it worth it? - Totally. - Really? - Okay. Quick question for the audience. (laughing) Show the hands audience. How many of you have been to the Grand Canyon? All right. And now bring your hand, keep 'em up, bring them down if it wasn't worth it. - Yeah, you're the holdout. - They're worth a couple. - Thank you. - You're the holdout. - I mean, I'm just saying like it should just be called Canyon and then I think it's great. - I just feel like now. - No, I think it's just like they oversell it a little bit with Grand. 'Cause you've gone so hard about being an anti-Gran Canyon that now you just have to keep going with it. Like, you might even totally love - I have to keep doubling down on the Grand Canyon being a bit of a bust. - Yeah. - Look, I mean, again, there's other wonders of the world and I think they're great. - Which one, what are the other wonders of the world do you wanna go to? - Um, the six flags. (laughing) [BLANK_AUDIO]
Slags into Jersey, one of them? (laughing) The Pyramids, would you want to do the Pyramids? - No, all right, or the Spaces? - I mean, I'm sorry. - I was all, look, here's the thing. If I was on like a tolting horse, I would love to like race by all of these while I'm having my champagne. - All right. - I just don't want to make a day of it. - Right. - Yeah, you know what I mean? - Okay. - Yeah. - I feel bad that like people, like how long it took to build the Pyramids. I'm like, I don't have a day. (laughing) - Thank you, McKenzie, for joining us. - Thank you, on AirFest for having us. (audience cheering) - Thank you. - This is Delay. We hope we can join you again. Next year, have a great day at your podcast festival. (audience cheering) - Thanks everybody. - Thank you. (upbeat music) ♪ Yeah ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Here come passion super live from Brooklyn ♪ ♪ Another year at the on AirFest ♪ ♪ Soon fast stories traveling with family ♪ ♪ Oh, she says they're the best ♪ ♪ Went on a ski trip ♪ ♪ 'Cause middle kid, yeah ♪ ♪ Oh, yet all the keys ♪ ♪ And his daughter was to stop ♪ ♪ When his oldest boy brought up ♪ ♪ Was I BP ♪ ♪ But the snow made it so hard to travel there ♪ ♪ Airports were canceling flights ♪ ♪ And so our guest, our guest, was my wife ♪ ♪ Yeah, our guest, was my wife ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ Sweetmouth, Kansas, he thought it was scary ♪ ♪ Riding bikes out in Amsterdam ♪ ♪ Almost throw her bike down and stay away ♪ ♪ Jumped off in the nick of time ♪ ♪ We went to Iceland to go for swimming ♪ ♪ Oh, hit by a sneaker wave ♪ ♪ Me and my posh was just filming ♪ ♪ Thanks to the trolls that she was saved ♪ ♪ They got those big fuzzy horses ♪ ♪ So we signed ourselves up with a guide ♪ ♪ Took a bath ♪ ♪ Icelandic pony ride ♪ ♪ Oh, on my pony ride ♪ (upbeat music) ♪ One Christmas and my mom got her a present ♪ ♪ Big trip to travel to Disney ♪ ♪ Send camp gear so they can sleep at the campground ♪ ♪ Father bird named T.K. ♪ ♪ I mean, it's not Joe, every day purchase ♪ ♪ No, it sounds insane, but they did it ♪ ♪ On impulse, brother bird, home, and a box on the plane ♪ ♪ But it's one of those stories that sticks ♪ ♪ It sticks with you for your whole life ♪ ♪ It was a trip, trip story from my wife ♪ ♪ Oh gosh, I just love my wife ♪ (upbeat music) (upbeat music)
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The host shares a heartfelt weekend in Ohai, California, celebrating his friend Molly Clause’s 50th birthday and his nephew Ash’s 10th birthday.
He recounts a frustrating experience at a golf course where a "fivesome" rule led to poor gameplay and a confrontation with staff, highlighting issues with golf course policies.
The group enjoyed a fun day of lawn games in Surzadi Park, including a chaotic, chocolate-eating game that became a highlight of the trip.
The episode features a live recording at the On Air Fest in Brooklyn, where a surprise guest, his wife Mackenzie, steps into the spotlight despite initial nerves.
The host reflects on family bonding through travel, emphasizing how shared experiences—like skiing, visiting Iceland, or attending a hockey game—deepen connections.
He shares humorous anecdotes about family traditions, including a childhood trip to Disney with a pet cockatiel named Tiki, and the challenges of parenting and travel.
A recurring theme is the contrast between family members’ different humor and communication styles, showing how these differences enrich their relationships.
The host praises the value of podcasts as a tool to rebuild and maintain adult male friendships, suggesting they’re essential for connection in modern life.
Summary:
The host reflects on recent family trips and personal experiences, highlighting joyful and memorable moments such as celebrating his friend Molly Clause’s 50th birthday in Ohai, California, where he and friends enjoyed a day of games and a visit to a golf course that ended with frustration over unenforceable group rules. He shares humorous anecdotes from various travels, including a ski trip with his family, a visit to Iceland during winter, and a thrilling women’s hockey game in Milan, where he met athletes and navigated awkward interactions with fans. The episode also features a live recording from the On Air Fest in Brooklyn, where his wife, Mackenzie, joins as a surprise guest, adding warmth and authenticity to the conversation.
Throughout, the host emphasizes the importance of family bonding through shared adventures, noting how travel and simple games create deep connections. He also reflects on the challenges of modern family life, including awkward social situations and the evolution of communication. The narrative is infused with humor and nostalgia, celebrating the unique traditions and quirks of family life.
Ultimately, the episode underscores the value of travel and candid storytelling in strengthening personal and familial bonds, while offering a lighthearted take on the challenges and joys of being part of a close-knit family.
FAQs
The speaker and friend Devon tried to play golf at the Ohai Valley Inn but were confronted with two fivesomes (groups of five players) that were not allowed. The golf course staff refused to allow such groups, and when the speaker asked about the rules, they claimed the groups were members. The speaker was disappointed and later filed a complaint.
They played a game called 'chocolate eating' where players had to roll doubles with dice. If they did, they had to put on a scarf, oven mitts, a knife and fork, and eat chocolate on a baking sheet as quickly as possible. The game became a fun and chaotic activity that everyone enjoyed.
Ohai is a town near Los Angeles that marks a milestone in the speaker's life—his friend Molly Clause's 50th birthday. The trip also connects to personal memories, like when the speaker’s nephew Ash was born on the day of Molly’s 40th birthday.
The speaker attended a match between West Ham and Manchester United and was surprised to meet a former West Ham player who had been attending games since the 1960s. He shared stories about New York, which resonated with the speaker, though he missed the only goal scored during the game.
The speaker described a fun ski trip with his wife and three children. The kids were excited about keys, and a seven-year-old boy collected five keys, showing how children feel empowered by access. The trip was filled with family bonding and shared joy.
He believes family trips are valuable not just for the destination, but for the stories and memories shared. He suggests that creating a podcast is a great way to maintain and strengthen adult male friendships, which have declined in recent years.
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