36X – Waving a magic wand with Simon Gibson

August 10, 2025 Darryl Asher

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In studio notes by Garon Cockrell
Editing and additional notes by Darryl Asher

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00 Welcome indeed! 36X!

The Spot for Funny!

Full disclosure we’re doing 2 episodes today! 2/2! Jimmy and fam are heading up to sequoia and Yosemite!

Matt calls Yosemite one of the most beautiful places he’s ever been. Jimmy’s dad loves Sequoia!

Talking Tucking T-Shirts.

Don’t bring up the Sydney Sweeny ad!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Trump

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_Trump

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Anne_MacLeod_Trump

Jimmy talks about some marks on his leg. He fell trying to buff out some scratches son Danielle’s car.

https://plantvillage.psu.edu/posts/6534-general-what-is-this-thistle-plant-and-how-do-i-use-or-remove-it

Oral apology for Eliot. That plant was indeed a thistle.

10 – Talking The Naked Gun! We all loved it!

20 – Eliot’s been searching for Fred Trump info.

Talking Trump’s golfing and cheating!

25 – Golf talk!

What movies has Zoe seen?!

We’ll be right back!

33m34s – We’re back!

Simon Gibson is here!

35 – Major Declutter! Jimmy served with him in Korea.

Simon talks about his album title The Wizard’s Boy!

His dad makes magic wands, but doesn’t sell them? People can’t be trusted!

Apparently, Simon has six of them: Simon Six-Wands!

Simon talks about his dad’s wand making. It’s all by hand!

40 – Simon talks about his dad being a musician and not trusting the entertainment industry. He opened for the Violent Femmes at one point!

Simon did a Prime docuseries and they wanted his dad on it. It was a big deal to get him to sign the contract and they filmed and everything only to cut him out.

45 – Simon’s gonna sell some of the wands! We’re gonna guess how much?!

Simon’s gonna charge $50 at the show $100 on the site.

50 – Simon talks going to a fair, Pick a thon, which he thought was about berry picking. It was not.

Simon’s girlfriend loves the wands! She wants one.

55 – His parents are not together but are still technically married.

We got some mail from Mason Wood!

60 – He sent us some stuff from Buckies!

1h5m – These beaver things are delicious.

Cinnamon Sweet!

More flavors?

Keegan Kellog jam!

1h10m – Sounds like a bit of a caramel on the second round.

Sea Salted Caramel!

1h15m – https://buc-ees.com

Simon’s girlfriend is named Meg! She does unscripted casting! Lots of Bravo stuff.

Real Housewives of SLC!

1h20m – Simon talks about doing a show in SLC and some guy in the audience flipping him off and then saying his was funny. He ended up hanging out with this dude and his girlfriend until he discovered how crazy they were and he fled.

Miller Hi-Life, the champagne of beers.

Round the horn!

Little tech hiccup!

I watched Carnal Knowledge!

Talking AI and commercials.

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1h30m – Jimmy’s got a ball sitch!

Matt talks about The Odyssey!

Letter Game!

1h40m – Eliot tried out for a game show!

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