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  • Bumperpodcast #189: Hard to listen to

    Bumperpodcast #189: Hard to listen to

    Natty Bumpercar has some guests on this week’s show … Some guests that seem to be totally focused on breaking the Bumperpodcast.

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

    About This Episode

    In this chaotic and hilarious episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar attempts to interview two very young guests, Oliver and Emerson (Emmy), with unpredictable results. The children struggle to follow podcast etiquette, touching equipment, making potty jokes, and punching each other while Natty tries desperately to keep the interview on track. Emmy sings "Happy Birthday" and the kids attempt to tell jokes about pigs, cows, and alligators with varying degrees of coherence. What was meant to be a sweet interview with kindergarten-aged guests becomes a comedic disaster as Natty learns that interviewing small children is perhaps the most difficult challenge the Bumperpodcast has ever faced. The episode ends with Natty declaring it "unlistenable" and "untenable" while bidding farewell to the chaotic tiny guests.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I was told that this was going to go well these kids have been trained… is this unlistenable bumper podcast it's it's undoable i'm gonna tell you that right now”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “That was the quietest story ever i don't know about your future in broadcasting buddy”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “We've had punching in the Buffer Podcast today… Emmy, no hit. Ollie, no hit. Ollie, seriously. You're a brute.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #children #interviews #kindergarten #chaos #jokes #singing #podcasting #birthday

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: whoa wow hi everybody it's me natty bumper car and i got some guests today in the bumper podcast you gotta stand up now you gotta talk into there hello hello he says oliver can you say hello yeah man where's the hearing the hearing is in your ears don't worry it just sounds the same way as what why because your ears are your hearing parts where you hear but hi hey did you just start something what'd you just start where'd you just start going what's this that's a wire and it was in a microphone but what i'm asking you a question what did you just start doing in the mornings where do you go every day where do you go don't touch that no touching go to kindergarten you go to kindergarten what do you do there oh no why would you say that oliver what do you do can you say hi hi good job ollie where's the speak the speak is in the uh so it goes into the microphone through the cord and into the computer can you see these little lines down here those lines if you watch them if i get louder they get bigger and if i get quieter they get smaller so if i was a mouse it would be like this and if i was a dragon it would be like this crazy huh tell me a story that's too quiet that was the quietest story ever i don't know about your future in broadcasting buddy tell me your favorite thing a big butt no no potty talk we don't work that way i don't what you bake i baked what what did i bake i did not hey we don't have any sponsors that's too much too loud what you just did there is it's called over modulating and we try to avoid that in the business because it makes people's ears hurt now i thought you were going to tell me about kindergarten do you go to kindergarten every day oliver can you sing me a song guys we're not supposed to touch any of this you guys are a very difficult interview emerson you used to be an easy all right all right so you're not going to tell them anything about anything you don't have to touch that remember so what you do is those are just some wires for the microphone ollie stop trying to grab everything dear a bumper podcast i was told that this was going to go well these kids have been trained don't touch any of that no no no that's just the uh software that's recording us right now is this unlistenable bumper podcast it's it's undoable i'm gonna tell you that right now is this untenable is it unremarkable i think so emmy sing me a song

    Unknown: i'm

    Natty Bumpercar: I need it to be louder. I can't even hear you.

    Unknown: Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to Peter. Happy birthday to Peter.

    Natty Bumpercar: Is it Peter's birthday? I didn't know that.

    Unknown: My birthday. Happy birthday to you.

    Natty Bumpercar: It's not your birthday for a few weeks. Happy birthday, Ollie. Ollie. No punching, Ollie. That's right. We've had punching in the Buffer Podcast today.

    Unknown: Beep, beep, beep.

    Natty Bumpercar: Beep, beep, beep. Emmy, no hit. Ollie, no hit. Ollie, seriously. You're a brute.

    Unknown: Why did you… Oh, tell a joke. What did the pig say? Dang. What did the pig say?

    Natty Bumpercar: Emmy, no potty talk.

    Unknown: What did the pig say with a cow? The pig jumped over the cow like a deer.

    Natty Bumpercar: Oh, Emerson, Oliver said moo. Is that not correct? Okay. Well, I'm Daddy Bumper Car. These are the tiny Bum Pops.

    Unknown: Yeah, because Daddy told me… He told me a joke about an alligator. What did the alligator say with a mouse? Cuckoo. The alligator…

    Natty Bumpercar: What did the alligator say? Don't stare at the lines. I know it could be mesmerizing, but you want to keep talking. You want to keep going.

    Unknown: I have to do it all over.

    Natty Bumpercar: Okay. What if we do this?

    Unknown: Knock, knock. Who's there?

    Natty Bumpercar: Cuckoo.

    Unknown: Cuckoo. Hi. Alligator. What?

    Natty Bumpercar: Ha, ha. Is that funny? I don't know if that was…

    Unknown: It's funny.

    Natty Bumpercar: Not even a little bit. Bumper Podcast. Run while you can. Yeah. Bye.

    Unknown: Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.

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  • Bumperpodcast #147 – Rhyming

    Bumperpodcast #147 – Rhyming

    Robot jumps onto the Bumperpodcast microphone to sing a little song – and manages to fail miserably …

    Do you love it when Robot fails? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com – because – we would like to know!

    We learn when we fail!!!

    About This Episode

    In episode 147 of the Bumperpodcast, Robot kicks things off with a lackluster party song that prompts host Natty Bumpercar to offer some constructive criticism. Natty points out Robot's lazy rhyming of "things" with "things" and proceeds to demonstrate his own method for finding rhymes by working through the alphabet. What follows is a hilarious deep dive into Natty's stream-of-consciousness musings about rhyming, the alphabet song, and his inability to recite the alphabet backwards. This short, improvisational episode showcases the show's signature absurdist humor as Natty gets increasingly sidetracked while trying to prove he has "a beautiful mind."

    Memorable Quotes

    “I'm going to do some stuff and I'm going to do some stuff and then I'm going to do some things and I'm going to rhyme things with things.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I can't do the alphabet unless I do the song. If I ever had to do the alphabet backwards, I wouldn't be able to even remotely figure out how to do that.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I can't believe what a beautiful mind I, Natty Bumpercar, have. Let's think of some other words that rhyme with things. Well, of course, there's… I don't have anything.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #music #poetry #rhyming #alphabet #party #language #comedy

    Featuring: Robot, Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Robot: My name is Robot and I like to party. I get good and ready when I go to the party. I do some robot stuff and I do some robot things. And then I wait for you to do some things.

    Natty Bumpercar: Wow. Wow, Robot, that was literally the most underwhelming. No, no, no. I'm going to do some stuff and I'm going to do some stuff and then I'm going to do some things and I'm going to rhyme things with things. Like there's a lot of other words that you could have put in there. Rings, brings, sings. Things, yeah, things. There's not a lot of words that rhyme with things. Is that true? I had no idea. Not a lot, no. You ever do that thing where you're trying to rhyme words in a bumper podcast? Hey, what's going on? What's going on, Bumper Podcast? It's me, Natty Bumpercar. And right now I'm trying to figure out how to rhyme words. And so right now we're using the example of things, for instance. So what I like to do is I start with the alphabet, which seems like a legitimately smart and good place to start when you want to make words. And especially if you want to then rhyme those words. So like I'll go like A. Are there any A words? Angs. Angs. No. B. Bangs. Things. Bangs. No. Bings. Bing cherries, I guess. Brings. C. Clings. There's one. See, look at that. This works. A, B, C. A, B, C. That's terrible. I can't do the alphabet unless I do the song. If I ever had to, was required to do the alphabet backwards, I wouldn't be able to even remotely figure out how to do that. I would. But my brain is not capable of such things, and I do not think it's a fair test. Maybe if it's written in front of me, then I could do it. Because I can read, even, you know, backwards. I can read right to left. That's fine. You know, right to left. Yeah. Or if you put the letters in reverse order, starting left to right, that's going to be easier for me. Then my brain is literally just like, I'm going X, W, X, Y, Z. I started with X. Oh, I'm terrible. I can't believe what a brilliant mind I have. I can't believe what a beautiful mind I, Natty Bumpercar, have. Let's think of some other words that rhyme with things. Well, of course, there's… I don't have anything.

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  • Bumperpodcast #134 – Bear song

    Bumperpodcast #134 – Bear song

    It’s like a singing telegram came knocking on your door to make your world that much better … That’s right! Natty Bumpercar sings you a sweet tune about a bear in this week’s episode of the Bumperpodcast – so – hold onto your seats – because it is probably going to get funky.

    Have you been telling all of your friends to listen?? Let us know by sending an email to bumperpodcast@nattybumpercar.com – and then we’ll all be happier!

    I just want to be happy!

    About This Episode

    In this episode of Bumperpodcast, Natty Bumpercar attempts to perform an improvised song about a bear in underoos, but quickly realizes his songwriting process has gone off the rails. He reflects on his spontaneous approach to songwriting, typically composing the first six to eight words in his head before winging the rest. After admitting the song didn't work out well initially, Natty gives it another try with rhymes about bears, pears, and air. The episode showcases Natty's comedic struggle with impromptu creativity and his honest assessment of his own musical abilities.

    Memorable Quotes

    “Usually, what I end up doing is I end up writing the first six to twelve, six to eight words, and then seeing if I can just wing it from there. Today, it didn't work out so well.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “I saw a bear. He was over there. He was walking around in his underoos. It was quite a scare.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “When people come up to me and they say, Hey, Bumper Car, I've got a song that I want to sing to you, I say, I don't believe you. I want to see some documentation.”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #songwriting #improvisation #bears #creativity #music #comedy #self-deprecation

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: oh he comes back with a snap and he's gonna go a little something like this because i wrote you a song today and i'm gonna sing it and it goes like something i forget the beginning but it says like oh i saw a bear he was over there he was walking around in his underoos a bear it was quite a scare and so then i looked for some other words that rhymed it with i breathed some air i uh ate a pear i oh god this song really went off the rails there didn't it really it's like bear there air pear scare I think you probably do, and I understand. Sometimes, when people come up to me and they say, Hey, Bumper Car, I've got a song that I want to sing to you. It's a song that I just wrote. You know what I say to them? I say, I don't believe you. I don't believe you just wrote a song for me at all. I want to see some documentation. I want to see some lyric sheets, and I want to see some notes on some pieces of paper, song paper. Is there a name for that stuff? I don't know. I just write songs in my head. Usually, what I end up doing is I end up writing the first six to twelve, six to eight words, and then seeing if I can just wing it from there. Today, it didn't work out so well. I saw a bear. He was over there. He was walking around in his underoos. It was quite a scare. I breathed some air, and then I sat and ate a pear. I walked on over, and I asked that bear if he would enjoy playing truth or dare. I mean, it sounds better now that we kind of, uh, no. Is it a great song? I don't know. Are you going to be walking around today humming about a bear who was over there, who was walking around in his underoos? Quite a scare. I ate a pear. I ate a pear. I don't know. Bummer podcast. Help!

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  • Bumperpodcast 87 – Who’s the Pig for Me?

    Bumperpodcast 87 – Who’s the Pig for Me?

    Pig rocks the mic with an all new and all awesome song on today’s special Friday edition of the Bumperpodcast … And then – maybe his dulcet tones bring in a partner looking to sing a bit of a duet. All on todays episode of the Bumperpodcast!

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

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  • Bumperpodcast #27 – Moving Violation

    Bumperpodcast #27 – Moving Violation

    Breaking the law . . . Recording a moving Bumperpodcast?! Whoa nelly . . . this is something that you’ve gott to hear!

    This Bumperpodcast is a total . . . moving . . . violation.  Maybe?!

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    About This Episode

    Natty Bumpercar takes the Bumperpodcast on the road in this unique mobile episode. While navigating traffic, stuck behind a bus full of high school teenagers, and using his blinker, Natty attempts to figure out how many days it's been since the last episode. He shares his philosophy about driving wherever the roads take him, debates whether it's been seven or eight days, and teaches listeners the official Bumperpodcast driving song that goes "boom chaka boom." This improvised road trip episode captures Natty talking to himself in the car, confusing day counting, and the chaos of recording a podcast while operating a vehicle.

    Memorable Quotes

    “I'm driving to where the roads take me sir or ma'am i can't see you again how did you get into my car”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “That's like calling the lift the elevator what no sir”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    “The song that we sing when we're driving down the street goes boom chaka boom chaka boom chaka boom”

    — Natty Bumpercar

    Topics: #driving #roadtrip #traffic #time #music #improvisation

    Featuring: Natty Bumpercar

    Full Transcript

    Natty Bumpercar: dear bumper podcast today we're on the road we're driving and making a bumper podcast and why you may be wondering why are we driving why aren't we at home why aren't we recording a normal bumper podcast well i don't have answers for all of those questions and a and two that's a lot of questions to ask a guy when he's trying to drive you know i'm driving down a road with other cars i can't be filling out your form you're uh-oh we're stuck behind a bus a bus of teenagers high school teenagers i think they're looking at us i think they see us talking to ourselves oh no bumper podcast we're not gonna make it we're not gonna make it we're not gonna make it driving along singing a song driving along singing a song driving along singing a song probably about to get home a lot of times when i'm driving people like to say to me um hey nutty bumper car and i say yes yes how did you get in my car and they say where are you driving to and i say i'm driving to where the roads take me sir or ma'am i can't see you again how did you get into my car we wanted to say something to you guys because we miss you it's been six whole days or wait how does that work is it wednesday to wednesday there's seven days in a week so you say wednesday one tuesday two wait wednesday one two no i think it's been seven days wednesday one thursday two friday three saturday four sunday five monday six tuesday seven wednesday eight it's been eight days no that's impossible i think it's been seven days because you don't count the original wednesday because we actually talked on wednesday right so i want everyone to know that i'm using my blinker right now because i'm taking a right sometimes i've heard people refer to blinkers as directionals that doesn't make any sense to me that's like calling the lift the elevator what no sir here we are bumper podcast me and you breaking the law driving down the road driving down the road boom chaka boom boom boom chaka boom boom boom chaka boom boom boom that is the song that we sing when we're driving down the street it goes boom chaka boom chaka boom chaka boom boom chaka boom chaka boom that's the song oh traffic now we're in traffic next week we'll make a little bit more sense we almost promise thanks for listening to the bumper podcast see you in eight days seven oh days

    Unknown: you