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  • Bumperpodcast #169: The Burble

    Bumperpodcast #169: The Burble

    Today is a day for inventing – and – Bumpercar pulls out all of the stops when he unveils the future … And – that future is bright and it is the Burble (patent pending) …

    What is the ‘Burble’?! The ‘Burble’ is EVERYTHING!

    Live the Burble lifestyle – love the Burble lifestyle – be the Burble lifestyle!

    Do you have any idea what I’m talking about? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com.

    I love to invent!

    About This Episode

    Natty Bumpercar rallies the Bumperpodcast crew to embrace their inventor roots on this hot summer day. After noting they haven't invented anything in ages, Natty challenges everyone to come up with new ideas, starting with silly names. The team lands on "burble" and begins brainstorming what this mysterious invention could be. From garden burbles to poolside burbles to bathroom burbles, the possibilities multiply. By episode's end, the burble has evolved into an all-in-one 21st century companion that serves as concierge, therapist, journal, cooler, music player, phone assistant, and dog walker—perhaps the most ambitious invention the Bumperpodcast has ever conceived.

    Memorable Quotes

    “Hey look at me I'm a baker. Well what do you bake? Well you know I don't really I eat cake. You're not a baker then.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “The burble is going to be your 21st century best friend. It's like a concierge, it's like a therapist, it's like a journal, it's like a party cooler.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “The burble might be too much for us. I don't even know if we can handle the burble.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #inventing #creativity #brainstorming #innovation #humor #summer #imagination

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: what's up bumper podcast it's me natty bumper car and i think that today it's a nice hot summer day and i got it in my craw that we should be doing some inventing because we haven't invented anything in a long time and how can we consider ourselves to be inventors if we're not actually inventing you know it's like uh hey look at me i'm a baker well what do you bake well you know i don't really i i eat cake you're not a baker then you know why hey look at me i'm a i'm a i'm a pilot you what i didn't know you were a pilot do you what kind of what do you fly you fly like helicopters planes commercial like what do you fly oh yeah when i was a kid my uh my dad got me some wings on an airplane you're not a fool you're not even you're not even anywhere near a pilot well that's how i feel about us right now everybody because we haven't invented anything in a long long time so by show of hands has anybody got anything that they've been working on has anybody have anything they've written down maybe some sketches looking around the room looking around the room not seeing anything nobody nobody all right all right well what about just funny names for things and maybe then we can take that and i I think that's always a good foundation for an invention is just to start off with a silly word or a funny name. What's that? Burble? Burble? Burble? Okay. Burble. Is a burble a thing? I've never heard of a burble. No. All right. Well, all right. All right. So today, I suppose we're going to be inventing a burble. Any ideas as to what the burble does? Where it would be? Okay. That's good. You could have a burble in a garden. That sounds good. Burble by your pool. I would like, why do I keep touching the microphone? I apologize. I would like an indoor burble is nice. I would like, you know what? You have a nice bathroom, nice candles maybe going. And right there in the bathroom, right next to you, a nice burble. I mean, I feel like we're really on to something. I feel like the burble is going to be your 21st century best friend. It's like a concierge. It's like a therapist. It's like a journal. It's like a party cooler, like a refrigerator. It's going to definitely play music because obviously it's going to take calls for you. It's probably going to walk your dog. You know what? The burble might be too much for us. I don't even know if we can handle the burble. Jeez. When I first started the Bumper Podcast today, I had no idea the mountains that we were going to climb, the heights we were going to reach, the stars we were going to see. Ladies and gentlemen, the burble.

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  • Bumperpodcast # 159 – At a loss

    Bumperpodcast # 159 – At a loss

    Continuing in my sporadic spiral of crumbling … I present to you a new Bumperpodcast that has a guest host who needs to learn a thing or two about not touching the microphone.

    And – with that … I digress.

    Do you digress? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com.

    People should not be distressed about a digress!

    About This Episode

    In this chaotic and heartwarming episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar attempts to record with an unusual guest host – a very young child who doesn't quite grasp podcasting yet. With headquarters overrun by children and Producer absent (stuck in the computer), Natty struggles to maintain control as his pint-sized co-host learns about microphones and windscreens. Between managing the energetic toddler and explaining podcast basics, Natty shares updates about the new baby in the house using his signature absurdist humor, including a memorable riff about a baby drinking his "milkshake" (his life). The episode captures the beautiful mess of parenting meeting podcasting, with Natty gamely comparing his young helper's hosting skills to previous Bumperpodcast guests like Robot and Moth the Sheep.

    Memorable Quotes

    “My life was a milkshake the baby had a straw he was across the room and he was eating it up… he intimidated me with his straw and said something along the lines of daddy i'm going to drink your milkshake”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “You even with the silly talk sound better than robot ever did so that's that's a plus you're not as good of a host as moth the sheep but you're you know you're right in there right in the middle”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #parenting #babies #chaos #family #podcasting #children #humor

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

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  • Bumperpodcast # 157 – Rubber-band

    Bumperpodcast # 157 – Rubber-band

    There will be no fooling around on this week’s Bumperpodcast. Natty has jumped into the world of fashion … He may have also joined a gang.

    Do you wear clothes? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com.

    Clothes are an important part of life!

    About This Episode

    Natty Bumpercar introduces his latest fashion trend in this hilarious episode of Bumperpodcast. After receiving feedback about last week's episode, Natty decides to keep things focused by discussing his new rubber band bracelet collection. The orange rubber band from a grocery store container leads to the formation of an impromptu "rubber band club" with Tiny Bumpercar, who sports a yellow one. When a green rubber band is discovered on the floor, things get complicated as Natty struggles with whether to expand beyond citrus colors. The episode takes a turn as Natty reveals the ongoing drama about the abandoned green rubber band and his current status as the sole remaining member of the rubber band gang.

    Memorable Quotes

    “we were like buddies we're like hey what's up rubber band buddy and we're like the rubber band club maybe rubber band gang”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “i didn't know if i wanted to mix with the uh the greens or the blues like i was like let's kind of keep citrus colors going let's kind of keep an island theme going”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “at this point i'm a rubber band guy without a gang”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #fashion #friendship #groceryshopping #rubberbands #humor #family

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

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  • Bumperpodcast #149 – Pea Soup

    Bumperpodcast #149 – Pea Soup

    What is on Bumpercar’s mind today? Pea soup – that is what … and why?! Well – because of the weather and also because he is hungry.

    Do you know any good recipes? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com – because – we are keeping track!

    Why am I always hungry?!

    About This Episode

    In Bumperpodcast episode 149, Natty Bumpercar sits outside headquarters on a foggy day, pondering what lies beyond the thick mist. This contemplation leads him down an unexpected culinary rabbit hole as he defends pea soup's reputation and attempts to reverse-engineer a pea soup recipe on the spot. Despite not having an actual recipe on hand, Natty enthusiastically improvises ingredients including peas, chicken stock, cream, butter, onions, and garlic. His cooking advice takes a questionable turn when he suggests adding copious amounts of flour to make it "thick like pea soup" until it resembles play-doh. The episode showcases Natty's charming stream-of-consciousness style and his talent for turning simple observations into delightfully absurd comedy.

    Memorable Quotes

    “It's as thick as pea soup which i gotta say pea soup really gets a bit… bad rap it's really more delicious than you would ever expect it to be”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “How was your pea soup well it was quite unctuous thank you bumper car must have used his olive oil oh well of course he did”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “We're gonna put just a lot of flour just a lot of flour because that'll thicken it up and turn it into play-doh and that's a good idea right”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #cooking #food #recipes #fog #improvisation #peasoup #humor

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: what what what what what what what what what hello there bumper podcast i said hello bumper podcast it's me natty bumper car and i'm feeling a little better than last week is it a feeling a little better than last week i said i got stuff in my throat hey guys what's going on it's natty bumper car it's me your pal natty bumper car and i'm sitting around right now outside of headquarters uh in the wilds of the world look at some trees look at some fog it's a foggy day fog of war i wonder what's happening right over there i wonder what's happening right over there i wonder what's happening right over there i wonder what's happening right over there it's hard to tell because of all the fog it's as thick as pea soup which i gotta say pea soup really gets a bit… bad rap it's really more delicious than you would ever expect it to be i mean here's the thing you like peas right yes of course i like peas they're green they're little circles little balls they're delicious so i don't know what goes out in pea soup but it's probably other tasty stuff and so i'm guessing i don't know what's in pea soup why don't i have a pea soup recipe this is weird i feel like i should have just on hand at all times a pea soup recipe like that just seems like something that would come up where i'd be in conversation someone would say oh what are the ingredients of pea soup and i would just have it handy like on a note card and i could be like well you uh use a little bit of this and a little bit of that and some peas and mash them up but i don't have that on me i'm gonna take a guess let's pretend let's reverse engineer bumper podcast pea soup if you will uh peas all right and then i'm gonna go with some vegetable stock maybe some chicken stock i am a fan of chicken stock personally so i'm gonna go with some chicken stock a little salt a little pepper uh i think pea soup is maybe a little creamy so maybe i'm gonna put a little cream in there a tiny bit of butter maybe or maybe if not butter then a little bit of olive oil just to give it a little bit of unctuousness yeah i can say words like that how was your pea soup well it was quite unctuous thank you bumper car must have used his olive oil oh well of course he did um as always i'm probably going to put some onions in it maybe some garlic i'm talking we're gonna put them in a pan we're gonna sweat them down get them to translucent and then we're gonna i mean all the stuff's gonna get mashed up so you're not gonna see it but it's gonna be in there gonna give it some body right thick we gotta make it thick thick like pea soup and then you know we're gonna put just a lot of flour just a lot of flour because that'll thicken it up and turn it into play-doh and that's a good idea right

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  • Bumperpodcast #141 – Waffle

    Bumperpodcast #141 – Waffle

    Today on the Bumperpodcast, we get to hear a story about Waffle going to the carnival and some of the silliness that went on there.

    Have you ever had a snack with a puppy? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com – because – we’d love the recipe …

    To serve at our party!!!

    About This Episode

    In Bumperpodcast episode 141, host Natty Bumpercar shares a whimsical story about his friend Waffle who goes to the carnival with Butter Pat and Dollop of Syrup. Their day takes an unexpected turn when a rainbow being chased by a puppy causes a chaotic collision on the midway. The mishap leads to an unlikely friendship formed over a shared snack cake, with the group becoming lifelong pen pals. Natty then pivots to discussing social media, proposing that Pinterest users should be called "pen pals" and fantasizing about making money from his brilliant ideas. This episode showcases Natty's signature storytelling style, blending absurdist humor with commentary on modern life and friendship.

    Memorable Quotes

    “The other day I was talking to my friend Waffle and Waffle was telling me that he went to the carnival with his friends Butter Pat and Dollop of Syrup.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “How about the people who you're friends with on Pinterest should be called your pen pals. Write it down, mail it to them, we'll get our back pretty soon.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “My mattress is going to be so far off the ground because of all the dough that's stuffed underneath it.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #carnival #friendship #socialmedia #pinterest #storytelling #humor #money #puppies

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: hey bumper podcast it's natty bumper car me your pal in the place to be listening to the bumper podcast well wait i'm listening to it because i'm saying it i'm listening to myself say it and you're listening to me already having had said it say it what hey the other day i was talking to my friend waffle and waffle was telling me that he went to the carnival with his friends butter pat and dollop of syrup so waffle butter pat dollop of syrup go to the carnival right and they're wandering around the midway they're looking at all the rides they're deciding if they're going to get tickets or not they're doing what you do at a carnival they're getting themselves ready to have the best day ever then all of a sudden around the corner runs this rainbow a little rainbow you there's a rainbow running just running and he's being chased by a puppy you guys the puppy was chasing the rainbow bumped into waffle waffle slips on butter pat falls right into dollop of syrup oh you guys here's the thing the puppy stopped the uh the rainbow never even looked back uh the puppy had a delicious snack well because you asked me well because the puppy the puppy had a delicious snack well because the puppy had a delicious snack actually the reason he's chasing the rainbow is because the rainbow had uh had dropped his snack cake and so the puppy just went ahead and ate the snack cake what you were thinking that maybe the puppy had stopped and eaten waffle butter pat and dollop of syrup no way he actually shared some of the snack cake with those three so they all you know kind of became best of friends and they still to this day are all pen pals which is fun um hey here's look at why hey hey hey look at bumper carter's had an idea social media uh you guys have heard of this thing called pinterest pinterest uh how about the people who you're friends with on pinterest should be called your pen pals write it down mail it to them we'll get our back pretty soon i like it bumper podcast we're getting rich we're making money stacks of money stacks of dough stacks of cash pretty soon i mean my mattress is going to be so far off the ground because of all the dough that's stuffed underneath it what you don't stuff your money in the under your mattress what do you do the mason jar in the ground in the backyard well maybe some of us have backyards with a lot of roots and rocks in them so maybe we can't live the life of luxury that you have with the mason jars i would much rather sleep on a regular mattress with no money

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