Show Notes
There's no regular podcast this week, so please enjoy this throwback NBABP episode, in which Dan Ryckert, Austin Walker, Jeff Bakalar, and Abby Russell all join us to talk about taking care of your mouth, memory vs reality, and breaking into TikTok! CHAPTERS (00:01:09) Intro (00:02:51) "I'm happy with myself" (00:03:31) How's it going Bakalar? (00:04:17) Memories from Bakalar's previous birthday party (00:10:20) Dan escalates the situation (00:14:44) Things continue to escalate... (00:15:55) How much would it cost for Dan to stop watching wrestling? (00:18:09) What's up with Austin? (00:18:13) Living the Invisalign life (00:23:27) Dan is still pondering replacing his teeth (00:33:25) First Break (00:34:46) WARNING Dan's dental horror stories (00:38:07) End of the dental horror... mostly (00:40:11) Better to know or not know what is going on in your body> (00:43:53) Getting knocked out on purpose (00:44:44) The important questions about being under anesthesia (00:46:15) Redheads need more anesthesia? (00:49:37) Second Break (00:49:43) If you don't have a memory of it did it still happen? (00:50:35) Let's talk about the show Severance (00:54:15) Back to more anesthesia situations (00:58:00) Dan's Buffalo Wild Wings incident (01:02:20) Are there social rules to filming in public? (01:03:58) What about TikTok? (01:08:50) My name is Mark Markalar and I hate horny (01:09:08) Dan wants to never interact with people under 30 (01:10:23) Wrapping up and thanks (01:11:15) See ya!
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