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Encore : Episode 1

The Podcaster's Warehouse

July 8, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

BONUS ENCORE! This week, it's a look back at the first episode of YGBKM so we can show you how far we've come. It's still Tony and Gary (of course) but we think you'll enjoy seeing how the podcast has evolved. Plus,…

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BONUS ENCORE! This week, it's a look back at the first episode of YGBKM so we can show you how far we've come. It's still Tony and Gary (of course) but we think you'll enjoy seeing how the podcast has evolved. Plus, it may inspire some of the new "Warriors" to go back and listen to earlier episodes. We'll be back next week and you don't wanna miss it... Gary has had quite the week (!). Find out why we're calling him "Mr Blandings"... on the next episode of YGBKM.

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[SPEAKER_04]: come out to play.

[SPEAKER_04]: Horrible.

[SPEAKER_04]: That's you see.

[SPEAKER_04]: That's why I wasn't in the movie.

[SPEAKER_04]: Hey warriors.

[SPEAKER_04]: It's Rob Spewack, the executive producer and podcast Imagineer for you got to be kidding me with Tony Perkins and Gary Stein.

[SPEAKER_04]: And as I record this today is Tuesday.

[SPEAKER_04]: And you know what that means?

[SPEAKER_04]: No, it's not guest star day.

[SPEAKER_04]: You're thinking of the Mickey Mouse Club.

[SPEAKER_04]: And I can understand the confusion.

[SPEAKER_04]: But Tuesday is what we around here call drop day.

[SPEAKER_04]: that's the day that we drop the new episode of you got to be kidding me and you can grab it at any place you you know get your podcasts all that stuff the YouTube Apple podcasts all those things however why are you seeing me well i'm here for mostly i suppose to thank you for listening and second of all to wish you well

[SPEAKER_04]: And while I do that, you may want to take a moment to take Gary Stein in your thoughts and wish him well because his well is not well.

[SPEAKER_04]: Let me explain.

[SPEAKER_04]: You see this week, Gary and Sarah and the entire Stein crew left South Orange, New Jersey and went to Nova Scotia, which it turns out is neither in the South nor is it orange.

[SPEAKER_04]: And they're going to spend some time up there.

[SPEAKER_04]: But when they got there,

[SPEAKER_04]: They realized they're well, I don't want to be too technical here if you don't have experience in plumbing, but the technical phrases, they're well-went kaput.

[SPEAKER_04]: They have no water.

[SPEAKER_04]: So obviously, Gary has been very busy trying to get that resolved, so he's been very busy preoccupied and I imagine pretty thirsty.

[SPEAKER_04]: But if you listen to the show, Gary oftentimes talks about the beautiful views that you have in Nova Scotia.

[SPEAKER_04]: uh... let's take a look now at the view that Gary has in his backyard okay that's uh... the water is nice the trees very pretty but the uh... the big construction pieces of uh... equipment there uh... not so great and the saddest thing of all is that the uh... the well diggers and they have to dig they can't just drill this well they've got to dig it the well diggers they're not letting Gary play with any of those big helpers

[SPEAKER_04]: So I think that myself, that to me, that is a tragic situation.

[SPEAKER_04]: So Gary is very busy and also there's some slight modifications that needed to be done to his internet up there, which I found very surprising because I don't know if you were like me, I didn't know that Canada had the internet.

[SPEAKER_04]: But apparently they do.

[SPEAKER_04]: So Gary is going to get water and he's going to resolve his internet issues and because of all of this, that means no new episode of you got to be kidding me this week.

[SPEAKER_04]: Now, don't worry.

[SPEAKER_04]: We've got you covered.

[SPEAKER_04]: The show has been on for a little bit of time now and we picked up a lot of great listeners along the way and we love that.

[SPEAKER_04]: As you may know, last week, we determined we call you the warriors, where it proudly.

[SPEAKER_04]: But maybe there are people that started listening that never listened to the first episode of this iteration of the podcast.

[SPEAKER_04]: Now the show has changed.

[SPEAKER_04]: The sound has changed.

[SPEAKER_04]: There are different elements.

[SPEAKER_04]: Different structural things about the podcast.

[SPEAKER_04]: and luckily the energy between Tony and Gary, that still exists.

[SPEAKER_04]: That's why you love the show.

[SPEAKER_04]: But the show sounds a little different.

[SPEAKER_04]: So we thought you might enjoy hearing the first episode.

[SPEAKER_04]: Now, if you did hear the first episode, give it a listen anyway.

[SPEAKER_04]: If you haven't, I think you'll really enjoy seeing, as they say, from once this podcast came.

[SPEAKER_04]: So give it a listen and it might even inspire you to listen to other previous episodes.

[SPEAKER_04]: If I had to pick one out, honestly I would say that every episode is my favorite.

[SPEAKER_04]: I think you'll feel the same way.

[SPEAKER_04]: So click it and listen.

[SPEAKER_04]: It'll be a great way to see how the show is evolved.

[SPEAKER_04]: And I think you're really going to enjoy it.

[SPEAKER_04]: So listen.

[SPEAKER_04]: for the first time, or listen again for the first time, if that makes any sense.

[SPEAKER_04]: Anyway, I've a venture ear long enough, and no one likes to have a bendier.

[SPEAKER_04]: So I will now turn it over to Tony Perkins and Gary Stein, who needs water and internet, but he's going to be okay.

[SPEAKER_04]: I made a sound like survivor.

[SPEAKER_04]: He's okay.

[SPEAKER_04]: He just needs to get some stuff taken care of.

[SPEAKER_04]: So yeah, listen again for the first time.

[SPEAKER_04]: This is the debut of you got to be kidding me.

[SPEAKER_02]: Well the band starts cooking and the horns all play Another crazy headline coming your way Take a look around, what do you see?

[SPEAKER_02]: Shake your head and say, you gotta be kidding me It's only with the timing, Gary with the grand Two old friends let the good times begin They've seen it all night and day Still find it loud

[SPEAKER_02]: From the big stories to the small absurdities If this song makes sense, then you gotta be kidding me Tony and Gary brought in center, here we go Smart sharp laps in a swinging radio show So pull up a chair, stay with me, everything will week You got it!