Tag: behind the scenes

  • Bumperpodcast 72 – Bamboo infiltration!

    Bumperpodcast 72 – Bamboo infiltration!

    Today is the most thrilling day yet – here – at the Bumperpodcast …

    Oh – are you wondering why?

    Well, it’s because we have been infiltrated by bamboo … a fact that may make more sense after you listen to today’s installment of the Bumperpodcast!

     

     


    About This Episode

    In this episode of Bumperpodcast, host Natty Bumpercar introduces a brand new intern at Bumperpodcast headquarters. The episode follows their first day together, which involves sending out an email campaign that took two and a half hours to complete and was opened by exactly eight people. The intern also photographed items in the basement, added four people to the mailing list, and addressed letters for sticker requests. Much of the episode centers on the challenge of coming up with the perfect nickname for the intern, with options including "Buffy" (her existing nickname from friends) and Natty's suggestion of "Bamboo." The casual, improvisational conversation captures the behind-the-scenes reality of running a podcast.

    Memorable Quotes

    “We had an octagon of people who opened up the email.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I was gonna call you bamboo which is a weird nickname but it's a b name… it feels like it has an island feel to it.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #behindthescenes #intern #emailmarketing #nicknames #worklife #podcastproduction #friendship

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: all right you know what today is today's wednesday and on every wednesday what do we do we all gather around our little computers and our eye things and we listen to the bumper podcast because it's wednesday but today it's a super special exciting wednesday because there's somebody new who's not a baby who's not a dog who's not a puppet uh who's not a robot do you want to you should say hi hi yes exactly that is that is our new we have an intern here at headquarters at the bumper podcast but it's great we don't know her name uh we don't know what we're supposed to call her we're supposed to come up with a nickname for you today but instead we've just had you wandering around i don't even know what we did today we didn't do much didn't do much no uh uh i take the blame for that i feel like i should do you what how do you feel about that i mean i got all the photos done did some photos she did some photographing of very important items down in the basement uh oh you did the email we sent an email that's true but that took two and a half hours that was a very labor intensive process that we we put together an email uh yeah but we got i mean but it went out it went out and it lasted for like two and a half hours and we just did the email uh and it lasted for like glance how many people had looked at it eight eight people that's right we had an octagon of people who opened up the email we're happy to see it they said oh look at my mailbox look what's here now an email from natty bumper car i have to look at this um you also you did uh you mail list stuff i did four people yeah put four people on the mail list you hung out with i wrote four letters out oh that's right you addressed four letters for people who want stickers uh so we're having like a so we had four letters four people on the email list eight people opening the email it's like some sort of uh we're having a division kind of day but not a divisive kind of day i wouldn't think so we have 40 seconds what is what is your nickname my friends nicknaming buffy i nickname that's so they call you they call you that really buffy that's weird the nickname i had i had come up with last night i was gonna call you bamboo which is a weird nickname but i was like it made it i was it's a b name and so it's weird that your other one is buffy but i was gonna say hey bamboo like that because it feels like it has an island feel to it i like bamboo yeah so like you're downstairs i'm upstairs i could say hey bamboo what are you doing down there and i don't know what you would say back you would be like leave me alone or something and i'd be like hey bamboo stop hanging out with that dog because you've been hanging out with the socks a little bit fox is a little too cute he voiced is he cute or is he needy

  • Bumperpodcast 66 – Moving!

    Bumperpodcast 66 – Moving!

    It’s all about Headquarters . . .  why?! Because – Headquarters is getting moved from over here to over there.

    Moving. Moving. Moving. All of the world is moving all around and all about.

    We also learn that putting Cranberry juice into the morning cup of tea is a delicious treat that gets a Bumpercar’s day started out super-duper right!

    Listen today to here all of that and a whole lot more – today – on the Bumperpodcast!

    Don’t forget to email me your questions, musings and whatnot at bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com.

    Hooray!


    About This Episode

    In this episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar returns after a week-long absence to explain the chaos at headquarters. The show is in the midst of moving to a new location, with everything being packed up and moved. Natty is clearly frazzled by the relocation process, admitting he doesn't even know the new address yet beyond that it starts with the letter C. The episode captures Natty's energetic, stream-of-consciousness style as he discusses packing up elephants' trunks, drinking cranberry juice tea that turns into rocket fuel, and the general confusion that comes with moving too much. It's a short but amusing glimpse into the behind-the-scenes upheaval of the podcast's production.

    Memorable Quotes

    “Too much moving equals confused bumper car. I mean, I just learned my address for headquarters this.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I put a little cranberry juice in my tea this morning. Oh, that's a good trick for me to find out about. Evidently, cranberry juice makes my tea in the morning rocket fuel.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #moving #headquarters #behindthescenes #cranberryjuice #confusion #anxiety

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: Where in the world, where in the beans, where in the hill of beans have you been, Daddy Bumpercar? We've been missing you. You weren't here last week and the website hasn't been updated except for all those Mott the Sheep pictures, which don't even really seem like updates because it just seems like you're putting pictures of a sheep on the website. Where have you been? Well, calm down, everybody. There's crazy stuff going on over here in headquarters. Yeah, in headquarters, around headquarters, all about headquarters because you know what's going on? We're pulling up the tent stakes, pulling up the tent poles, the elephants are all around. They're gathering up their belongings. They're gathering up their peanuts and their, um, their, their, their, their things. Wait a minute. Their trunks. That's what I was trying to say. They're packing their trunks. I wish I would have said that just like I just said it. And not like I had to think about it. Hello, everyone. We're moving headquarters. We're in the midst of moving headquarters. Everything's going into boxes. Everything's getting wrapped up tightly and nicely because we don't want to break anything. Even though, unfortunately, sometimes when we move, things get broken. Sometimes hearts get broken when you move. I know. It's so sad. What have you guys been doing? Like, I know I could just sit here and talk about myself. Sometimes I worry about you guys, too, especially when I haven't talked to you for a whole week. Am I going too fast? Wow. What was in my tea that I drank? Oh, that's right. I put a little cranberry juice in my tea this morning. Oh, that's a good trick for me to find out about. Evidently, cranberry juice makes my tea in the morning rocket fuel. It really just winds me up. Well, not only the tea, but the whole fact that headquarters is moving. I'm not going to lie to you guys. I was freaked out. I don't like to move. I move too much. Too much moving equals confused bumper car. I mean, I just learned my address for headquarters this. We call this place headquarters this. We're calling new headquarters headquarters that. I don't even know where it is. People say to me, well, bumper car, where's your new headquarters? And I say to them. I don't know. And I'm not even being like obtuse. I honestly genuinely don't know. It's in. I say it's in a place that begins with the letter C. And that's not enough for people. People want more. People want a letter C. You're moving to the letter C bumper car. That doesn't make any sense. Why are you being so like that? And I said like this.

    Unknown: She's going to. I said you're pushing the collaborative. You're pushing the collaborative. We're gonna make sure everybody's back up next year. Keep it up. Be ahuman. We're not gonna let it hurt our friends. We're not gonna let anybody make you out on campus unless you take over. No! You gotta come back over next year, bitches. But we did it anyways. I know, didn't we? Always. I'm out. I'm out. Bye guys. Bye guys. I wanna kiss. Take a while. I don't know. Could get all these things over with. Bye.

  • Bumperpodcast 48 – Revolt

    Bumperpodcast 48 – Revolt

    Robot is back to take the helm – because the house is in revolt! Evidently, Natty Bumpercar is way too busy to draw stuff and make stuff and phot stuff and talk stuff and joke stuff and stuff stuff – – – so – – – the rest of the house has decided to pick up a bit of the slack for him.

    Because if they don’t . . . then the stink bugs win – and that can never happen!

    Wait until the Bumpercar gets a load of this!


    About This Episode

    In Bumperpodcast episode 48, Robot seizes an opportunity to host the show while Natty Bumpercar is sick and unavailable. Robot enthusiastically attempts to create his own "robot podcast" and wonders aloud why Natty usually doesn't let him near the microphone. After mocking Natty's illness and calling him "mad," Robot is caught red-handed by Natty himself, who bursts in to kick Robot out of the recording room. The sick and exhausted Natty reasserts control over his podcast duties before heading off to rest, leaving listeners with a glimpse of the chaos that ensues when Robot gets his hands on the equipment.

    Memorable Quotes

    “Maddie Bumpercar usually doesn't let me in the room to talk and talk and talk and talk. I wonder why. I have very interesting things to say.”

    — Robot

    “You knew exactly what you were doing, robot. Get out of the room. What did I tell you? No microphone for the robot.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #robot #hosting #illness #podcasthijinks #technology #behindthescenes

    Featuring: Robot, Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Robot: Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, hello, everybody, it's me, Robot. Is this, is this going to leave it on? I'm not sure how it works. Maddie bugs her car. Usually doesn't let me in the room to talk and talk and talk and talk. I wonder why. I have very interesting things to say. I really do. So. Now, here's the scoop. Evidently, Maddie Bumpercar is too busy doing whatever it is that he does to come up and make a bumper podcast for you. So, I've decided to make a robot, robot, robot podcast. I probably should have written that down first. A robot podcast.

    Unknown: Yeah.

    Robot: It just rolls off the transistors, doesn't it? We really don't know where he is. The bumper car, I'm saying. He was so sick last week.

    Unknown: Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

    Robot: I'm sick. I'm Maddie Bumpercar. I'm mad. I'm mad. I'm mad. I'm mad. I'm mad.

    Natty Bumpercar: What? Robot, what are you doing over there? You don't, you knew exactly what you were doing, robot. Get out of the room. Now, scoop. Now, scoop. What am I, scoop, scoop, scoop, scoop. What did I tell you? No microphone for the robot. Listen, I've been kind of sick. I was sick last week. I'm sick this week. And I don't need you guys coming in and doing my job for me. for me i'm gonna do a bumper podcast i'm gonna do the website i'm gonna go to sleep now because i'm exhausted oh boy