
You Be Trippin'
You ever get tired of those lame travel podcasts? You Be Trippin', hosted by comedian Ari Shaffir, ditches the guides! Real folks, messed up adventures. Hilarious disaster tourism. Subscribe! It's like you're hammered in a hostel bathroom... listening to a podcast.
Latest episodes

Jun 2, 2025 • 1h 29min
South Africa w/ Yannis Pappas | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
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On this week’s episode of You Be Trippin’, Yannis and Ari head to Johannesburg, South Africa. It definitely wasn’t Yannis’s favorite destination—but he lived to tell the tale. They dive into how Joburg has been affected by apartheid 20 years after in ended, Yannis’s experience performing stand-up there, and a near-death lion encounter involving Yannis’s friend. Well, Yannis had a great time with the lions… Ted, not so much. Stick around ‘til the end to watch Yannis open Ari’s wedding present—only six years late. Anyways… Baai!
You Be Trippin' Ep. 69
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:17 - History Hyenas is Back!
00:10:08 - Yannis Goes To South Africa
00:21:50 - Lion Encounter
00:35:25 - Worst of the Whites & Terrorist Attacks
00:41:51 - Other Stuff About Africa
00:50:02 - Hot South African Chicks
00:59:44 - Surprise Gift
01:11:24 - Corruption & Rich Friends Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 2025 • 1h 47min
Trippin On Ayahuasca In Peru w/ Carmen Lynch | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
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On this week's episode of You Be Trippin', Carmen and Ari get really trippy deep in the Amazon jungle. Like three modes of transportation, 2 hour river boat ride, deep in the Amazon. Carmen talks about her experience taking a solo trip to Peru, where she goes to take ayahuasca with a group of strangers. She goes on a special Amazon ayahuasca diet, learns about the medicinal plants of the jungle, and has a couple side quests along the way. Ari also exchanges his own experience doing ayahuasca in the jungle. Huq kutikama!
You Be Trippin' Ep. 68
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:18 - Carmen's Calling to Peru
00:06:58 - Beginning of Ayahuasca Experience
00:23:05 - The Trip
00:43:54 - Nature & After Effects
00:55:54 - Lessons Learned
01:04:00 - Back to Civilization
01:14:45 - More Travel Adventures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 19, 2025 • 2h 2min
The Congo (the DRC) w/ Mike Corey | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
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On this episode of YBT, Mike Corey gets accused of being a spy and is attacked by an aggressive Green Mamba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On the show, he and Ari talk about the Heart of Darkness, voodoo wrestling, and tribes not allowing gays. They also discuss pygmies, eating monkey meat, wiping with your hands, having to escape on a motorbike, and doing drugs to cast spells. Other topics include: Anthony Bourdain, boiled crocodiles, King Leopold, an old lady grabbing his dick, and the guy who invented BDSM. O zali motema na ngai!
You Be Trippin' Ep. 67
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:37 - Intro Mike, Covid, & Homosexuality
00:06:20 - Being a Traveler
00:08:45 - Heart of Darkness Bar, Congo, Stephen King Book, & BDSM Statue
00:14:18 - Guides & Tribes
00:20:16 - Congo's Troubles & Fancy Dressers
00:25:26 - Voodoo Wrestling
00:34:20 - Bad Runways & Getting Accused of Being a Spy by the Governor
00:44:40 - Ran Out of Food, Pygmies, & Mayans
00:50:40 - Attacked by Green Mamba
00:55:43 - Weird Food & Trade
01:00:56 - Filming & Bourdain
01:05:33 - Bathrooms & Ancient Civilizations
01:08:12 - Heart of Darkness & Nice People
01:11:19 - The Sickest He's Been
01:13:59 - Food He'd Try Again & Wiping with Your Hands
01:17:10 - Not Looking Like a Foreigner
01:19:44 - Advice for the Congo & Guides
01:27:48 - Where Next & Travel Tips
01:32:20 - Drugs & Spells Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 2025 • 1min
You Be Trippin' | New Episodes Every Monday!
You ever get tired of those lame travel podcasts? You Be Trippin', hosted by comedian Ari Shaffir, ditches the guides! Real folks, messed up adventures. Hilarious disaster tourism. Subscribe! It's like you're hammered in a hostel bathroom... listening to a podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 2025 • 1h 42min
London, England w/ Tim Dillon | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
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On this episode of You Be Trippin, Tim Dillon spends time in London investigating the wealthiest criminals in the world and exposing “human hunts” in a country where the plays aren’t good and “nothing is possible”. On the show, he and Ari talk about traveling with Sam Tallent, Putin killing people, and Ellen DeGeneres. Other topics include: AA Gill, celebrity, the best neighborhoods, empty glass condos, and the fact that well-travelled people are actually really dumb. Cheerio!
You Be Trippin' Ep. 66
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:10 - Fat People & Well-Traveled Dummies
00:06:06 - Traveling with Sam Tallent & Not Being Allowed in
00:16:25 - Dark London & Putin Killing People
00:20:31 - Author A. A. Gill, Wealthy Criminals, Dumb Italians
00:23:59 - More Wealthy Criminals & Class
00:37:54 - Theater, Ronald McDonald, & Complaining Brits
00:40:40 - What They Think of America & Celebrity
00:47:56 - Food
00:51:31 - Ellen DeGeneres, The Cotswolds, & Human Hunts
00:59:00 - What Ari's Worried About in London & Comedy Scene Changing
01:06:30 - What to Like About London & Really Expensive
01:10:13 - Neighborhood to Live in & Moving There
01:17:35 - What Tim Likes About America & What He Doesn't Like About London
01:27:01 - Wrapping Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 5, 2025 • 1h 35min
Japan w/ Dragos | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
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On this episode You Be Trippin, Dragos Giugula and Ari are in Romania talking about Japan, where Dragos worked as a salaryman and saw some really weird sex stuff. On the show, they discuss the arcades, busy streets, bright lights, culinary mastery, and buildings full of porn in the country with the best bathrooms. They also talk about Kanji, gyoza, Asian flush, respecting the customer, Sumo wrestlers, and hiking Mt. Fuji in a giraffe onesie. Domo arigatō!
You Be Trippin' Ep. 65
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - In Romania
00:03:24 - Lived in Japan & Sumo
00:08:01 - Friends, & Salarymen, & Language
00:15:51 - Food, Work Culture, & Dining Tables
00:22:17 - Arcades, Kanji, & A Visual Culture
00:28:58 - Racism
00:32:17 - Video Games, Shibuya Crossing, & Drinking
00:39:07 - Subway Pushers
00:41:02 - Weird Sex Stuff
00:47:40 - Lots of People & Interracial Relationships
00:51:47 - Mastery, Gyoza, Respect for the Customer, & Bathrooms
00:57:27 - Bathrooms
00:59:33 - Trains on Time
01:00:03 - Hiking Mt. Fuji in a Onesie
01:05:22 - Male Dominated & A Japanese Strip Club
01:12:34 - Drugs in Romania
01:14:19 - His Social Media
01:16:20 - Travel Tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 28, 2025 • 1h 22min
Ari Goes To Thailand (Full Moon Party) w/ Toby McMullen | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
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On this episode of You Be Trippin, Ari does drinks a mushroom milkshake and does whippets at the Full Moon Party in Thailand. Toby McMullen guest hosts as Ari talks about the DJs, glow paint, prostitutes, and cheap buckets of alcohol on the beaches of Thailand, where DJs play and girls shit in the water. The also discuss travel relationships, drunk people, influencers, and parasites in your dickhole. Other topics: Hong Kong, Ritalin, Lean, Republicans, and a pirated boxing match. Party on, Wayne.
You Be Trippin' Ep. 64
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Chapters
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Intro Toby & Ari's Thailand Trip
00:05:46 - Full Moon Party & Prostitues
00:09:11 - Hong Kong, Relationships, & Philly Blacks
00:17:22 - Full Moon Party
00:24:02 - Mushroom Milkshakes, Drugs, & Pooping
00:33:15 - Snorting Ritalin & Doing Whippets
00:41:29 - Buckets of Booze, Cool People, Resting, & More Poop
00:52:23 - Meeting Travelers & Fun Politics
00:53:50 - No Baby Theft & Drunk People
00:58:19 - Travel Tips & Staying Up All Night
01:01:44 - Memory Loss & Influencers
01:06:25 - Pirated Boxing Match
01:08:10 - The Patreon Trip & Wrapping Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 21, 2025 • 1h 29min
United Arab Emirates w/ Mark Gagnon | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
Follow Mark on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/markygagnon/?hl=enSPONSORS:-To claim your Double your Roses offer, go to https://1800flowers.com/TRIPPIN-Learn more about Lightstrike at https://Drinklightstrike.com or follow on TikTok and Instagram @drinklightstrike.Catch Mark onstage at https://markgagnonlive.com/On this episode of You Be Trippin, Mark Gagnon almost gets arrested and challenges a Sheikh to a game of Fifa in The United Arab Emirates. On the show, he and Ari talk about the culture, the smoking, and the supercars of the region that was united by oil. They also talk connecting with humans, the things Mark wasn’t allowed to say on stage, and a great tip for picking up women. Other topics include: catacombs, Emiratis, colonialism, and the Stans. Marhaba!You Be Trippin' Ep. 63https://www.instagram.com/arishaffirhttps://www.instagram.com/youbetrippinpodhttps://store.ymhstudios.comChapters 00:00:00 - Intro00:00:43 - Underground Tunnels & Catacombs00:02:59 - How the UAE United Over Oil00:08:22 - Divided Regions & Colonialism00:10:51 - Sold Out Arena Show & More UAE00:17:31 - Almost Got Arrested00:25:25 - The Women & A Dangerous Act 00:41:07 - Meeting the Sheikh 00:49:50 - Going to a Mansion to Challenge the Sheikh in Fifa00:57:53 - Taking Care of Everyone & Money01:00:26 - Street Food, The Guy from Suits, & Alcohol01:05:00 - Regrets01:07:49 - Where Next & Travel Tips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 14, 2025 • 1h 9min
Netherlands w/ Emma Willmann | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
Follow Emma on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/emmawillmann/SPONSORS:-Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/trippin , all lowercase.On this episode of You Be Trippin', joins a summer program clearing trails and stays in the closet while in The Netherlands. She and Ari also talk about small villages, nature, museums in Amsterdam, getting mono, and Ari’s virginity. Emma also got really high on a bike ride back to her village. Other topics include: Russian peptides, Black Snake Moan, Voodoo, and going to Alaska with Joe Rogan. Finally, should texting while walking be illegal? Maak je borst maar nat!You Be Trippin' Ep. 62https://www.instagram.com/arishaffirhttps://www.instagram.com/youbetrippinpodhttps://store.ymhstudios.comChapters 00:00:00 - Intro00:00:40 - Being a Lesbo & Studying Voodoo00:04:26 - Trail Clearing in a Remote Location00:10:15 - More Small Town Trail Clearing & Getting Really High00:20:01 - Getting Mono, Amsterdam, & More Small Town Stuff00:25:20 - Bikes, Texting While Walking, & Technology00:30:02 - Weather & Nature00:31:22 - Advice & Amsterdam Comedy00:34:01 - Being in the Closet, Meeting People, & Ari Being Gay00:38:40 - Being a Comic00:42:00 - The Countryside & Where Next00:46:42 - Travel Tips & Russian Peptides00:51:52 - Hot Springs & Long Layovers00:54:02 - Regrets & Beautiful Places00:57:40 - Alaska with Rogan & Wrapping Up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 7, 2025 • 1h 17min
Germany & France w/ Jason Ellis | You Be Trippin' with Ari Shaffir
Follow Jason on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/wolfmate/SPONSORS:-Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/trippin , all lowercaseSee Jason on tour at http://www.thejasonellis.com/tourOn this episode of You Be Trippin, Jason Ellis starts a riot, gets tear gassed, and gets dragged behind a car in Germany (but actually France). He and Ari talk about skateboarding, getting wasted, and why Andrew Dice Clay hates him. Also, he smashed a beer mug over his head, his friend’s dreadlocks caught on fire, and Jason had to fight a pro surfer who was trying to kill people. Other topics include: Australians, success, skate contests, bloody hands, and celibacy. Oh naur!You Be Trippin' Ep. 61https://www.instagram.com/arishaffirhttps://www.instagram.com/youbetrippinpodhttps://store.ymhstudios.comChapters 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:09 - Ari Got Into a Fight with Jason00:07:14 - Münster Skate Contest & A Bloody Hand00:11:15 - Tony Hawk in France & Dreadlocks Caught on Fire00:17:50 - A Riot Breaks Out00:32:17 - Skating, Getting Wasted, & Australia00:37:55 - More Skating & Jiu Jitsu 00:42:35 - Andrew Dice Clay & His Old Show00:45:30 - Where Next & Fighting a Pro Surfer00:51:19 - People Hating on Success00:56:01 - More Australia, Celibacy, & Melissa Etheridge01:00:02 - Travel Tips, Cigarettes, & "Naur"01:02:16 - "Naur" & Footie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices