JJ Meets World

Host J.J. Gordon and Producer Tucker Lucas

The Bassoon Is the Dad Bod of Instruments | JJMW-E520

OCT 26, 202624 MIN

Description

JJ and Tucker begin with a conversation about GLP-1 medications, weight loss, cravings, lifestyle changes, side effects, and why different people can have very different experiences with medication. That leads into mental health treatment, antidepressants, therapy, and a detour through Ween, Peter and the Wolf, tubas, bassoons, xylophones, and the instruments that seem to come with their own personalities. The conversation then moves into passports, REAL ID, travel, fake quotations, and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, before drifting into desktop wallpapers, old internet habits, hotel loyalty programs, elaborate phone pranks, hoodie drawstrings, and cat safety. It is an especially wandering episode of JJ Meets World, in the best possible way. 00:00 GLP-1s, Mental Health, and Talladega Nights 01:12 GLP-1 Medications 02:25 Success Stories and Side Effects 03:19 Weight Loss and Lifestyle Change 04:49 GLP-1s and Addiction Research 05:11 Antidepressants and Therapy 06:06 Ween and It's Pat 06:48 Tubas and Musical Stereotypes 07:09 Peter and the Wolf 07:51 The Bassoon Is the Dad Bod of Instruments 08:13 Contrabassoons 08:22 Elementary School Xylophones 08:58 Recorders and Trombone Covers 09:33 Strange Instrument Covers 10:03 Which Instrument Would You Learn? 10:19 Werewolves of London on Piano 11:40 Passport Renewal 12:27 REAL ID 14:10 Traveling With a Passport 15:03 You Gonna Ride With It or You Not? 15:57 Famous Fake Quotes 16:19 Talladega Nights and Eleanor Roosevelt 17:22 Becoming Known for a Quote 18:26 Posters Before the Internet 19:06 Desktop Wallpapers 20:07 JJ's Phone Prank 21:04 Hotel Loyalty Apps and ADA Rooms 22:34 Never Give JJ Your Phone 22:53 Hoodie Drawstrings 23:18 Peter Parker and Cat Safety 24:01 Outro