3707 – Playing your song with Cristela Alonzo

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

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00 Hello!

Welcome in!

Some problems with the beep! Toggle!

It’s Monday 10/6!

Chilly outside warm in the room.

Jimmy talks about his weird bandage.

Go see Jimmy in Burbank and learn all about the ear situation.

Talking trains and ubers for Oliver!

Tour stops for Jimmy next week!

Jimmy talks ST Louis Tickets and seeing Michael Schenker.

https://www.stlouisfunnybone.com/post/jimmy-pardo

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

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

10 – Jimmy had to buy earplugs at the venue because Armored Saint was so loud.

Jimmy talks about his seat at the concert and the tipsy dude that almost sat on him.

Some other dude tried to say jimmy was in the wrong seat and the other guy turned around just to reveal that he was blind. Jimmy ended up giving him his seat because he was a bigger guy and he went to the balcony.

20 – We all have kinks but Jimmy doesn’t understand pee or diaper stuff.

Uh oh Garon (me!) has an onlyfans.

Talking lyrics!

25 – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Octopus

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

Matt was a little late today because he was able to the chance to get World Cup tickets!

$1190 for the cheapest ticket!

https://frontofficesports.com/high-ticket-prices-define-first-world-cup-presale/

40 – Cristela is here!

Matt might stop being a fan of soccer because of the prices.

We’ll be right back!

43m11s – We’re back!

Cristela! She ignores the bandage.

Talking Trump and his slopey face.

45 – “Let the adult table handle it.”

Patriot Pardo!

Cristela has her own theme song!!   

50 – Cristela’s b-Day is Jan 6.

Cristela got an offer to do Riyadh! She turned it down and found out she was getting lowballed.

Another Cristela theme song!

55 – Cristela was on MSNBC with Nicole Wallace and she’ll be on this Friday!

Steve Cornaki talk! Cristela had a crush on him and was heartbroken to find out he was gay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kornacki

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-04-01/steve-kornacki-exits-msnbc-lands-new-deal-with-nbc-news-and-nbc-sports

60 – Cristela and Jimmy talk MSNBC anchors they love.

1h5m – Laurence O’Donnell and Jimmy were on the same episode of Monk!

1h10m – Welcome Back Kotter is not a good rewatch.

Unwatchable but off the charts nostalgia!

Matt talks about rewatching Knightrider and it being nearly unwatchable.

Cristela talks about how back in the day there weren’t many options for stuff to watch.

1h15m – Talking Out Of This World! Is it fun? Silly fun?

https://www.theringer.com/2017/05/22/mma/celebrity-boxing-screech-vs-horshack-15th-anniversary-594a82a47778

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

Cristela has a question…podcast related…She wants to know how we keep going.

1h20m – Jaws 2! Jimmy saw it and saw Seth from Uh Yeah Dude there and turns out they started that show 2 months before NNF.

Cristela talks about having to promo herself and bringing her own people to be on shows with her.

Cristela talks about how Trump screwed up every one of her specials. He got elected the first time, Jan 6 when she was gonna record special 2, and his military parade when she wanted to do Upper Classy.

1h25m – Kapow Laughs!

What comes to mind when you say Trilogy? Jimmy expected Trilogy of Terror!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Warriors_(song)

Trivia!

Full results below!

1h30m – Jimmy got his wayfair refund!

We’ll be right back!

1h34m30s – Welcome back!

Round the horn!

No one from Omnipop got offered the Riyadh fest.

We’ll do a bit of a Diet Moxie taste test in a few!

A Canookie!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Supreme – Josh Safdie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smashing_Machine_(2025_film) – Benny Safdie

1h40m – Talking SNL!

Not a great premiere.

1h45m – Talking foods and celebrity food shows.

Why is Tony Shaloub trying breads?!

1h50m – Cristela talks a cooking show idea of grandmothers cooking stuff with no recipes and chefs trying to guess what’s in them!

Life of a showgirl release party talk!

Talking Kelces.

The Conjuring sucks.

I go for Diet Moxie!

Checking in with Eliot! He’s got a new car.

It’s a cool car!

2h5m – He likes it.

Billy Joel doc talk! “He’s kind of a dick?”

2h10m – Cristela talks about learning the Harmonica because of Piano Man.

Email about not mentioning Stevie Wonder as a harmonica player.

Cristela talks about doing The Daily Show, the clip getting posted yesterday, and some reactions to it she’s getting.

2h20m – Play a taste test song for Cristela.  She loves it!

We’re done! See you next time!

Always dull with Cristela! (not really)

I’m a joy!

Bye!!

Trivia Results:

Category: Household Items

Question: What current household item that gained popularity in the last 30 years is known as a modulator-demodulator

Garon: Keurig (11 pts) Preguess: 4K Medicine Chest

Eliot: Cable Modem (14 pts) Preguess: Corkscrew

Matt: Modem (13 pts) Preguess: Mop

Cristela: Craft Carts (18 pts) Preguess: Swiffer

Jimmy: Microwave (9 pts) Preguess: Switzerland

Answer: Modem

My pleasure,

Garon/The Beast/Mush Mouth Shy Guy/The Notekeeper/Lazy Queen/Sloth/Little Asshole