82: Keeping This All In with Paul Scheer

May 27, 2024

Comedian and actor Paul Scheer joins in for a fun chat about unusual burial wishes, chaotic flight experiences, wild fashion choices, health products, rat tales, and childhood reflections. The hosts offer quirky advice and share humorous anecdotes throughout the episode.

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Paul Scheer

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Quick takeaways

Strategies to manage seating arrangements on flights with young children include making seating look unappealing, seeking empathy from flight attendants, and using distraction techniques.

Creating an engaging and slightly disheveled appearance can influence seating dynamics on flights, including giving Starbucks gift cards to nearby passengers and engaging with flight attendants.

Proactively addressing kids' fears during flights by using distraction techniques, YouTube videos, and creating an engaging atmosphere can lead to a smoother travel experience.

Deep dives

Preparing for the Flight with Kids

When flying with her family of five, Ellie is anxious about the seating arrangement on a Southwest flight, where rows consist of six seats. With three young children, Ellie worries about the stranger who may sit next to them. Solutions include making the seating look unappealing, seeking empathy from the flight attendant, offering Starbucks gift cards to nearby passengers, using unwrapping toys for distraction, and considering melatonin and barf bags for the kids.

Introduction

2min

Family Dynamics and Unusual Wishes

21min

Flying Woes and Family Travel

9min

Strategies for Managing Seating Arrangements with Kids on Flights

15min

Wild Out Fashion and Health Products

6min

Rat Tales and Cement Pieces

7min

Whimsical Discussion and Appreciation for Follow-Up Call

2min

Reflections on Childhood and Parenthood

12min

Memories and Mementos

4min

Jake, Gareth and special guest Paul Scheer talk to callers about a dad’s wish after death and seating arrangements on a flight. Later, the guys follow up with the second caller of episode 74 “He Just Lost His Wife and Dog with David Cross” and wrap things up with a chat with Paul.

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