If You Jeep Wave, They Will Duck

The 33rd inaugural episode begins with Turtle’s manual-transmission driving gloves and somehow develops into a graduate seminar on Jeep culture, where Panda Dan admits he’s essentially duckless and the crew spends several legally inadvisable minutes defining mutual ducking, tri-ducks, duck exclusivity, and the shocking possibility that the Western Hemisphere itself is a duck. The Phillies then use the completely meaningless but spiritually binding fact that the 1980, 2008 and 2026 teams all sat at 64–56 after 120 games to guarantee another World Series, before Chase Utley’s Wall of Fame ceremony becomes an ageism tribunal, a Pat Burrell grooming appreciation society, and a Kevin Costner filmography test nobody studied for. Eventually football arrives, where Darius Cooper and Willie Lampkin become the official Set Hike! preseason hype train, Lemon is declared a bust approximately seven years before anyone should be allowed to say that, and Lane Johnson’s possible last ride sends the entire offensive-line discussion plunging into an unstoppable series of Johnson jokes. The brand-new Set Hike! voicemail line then fulfills its technological destiny when children immediately use it to investigate Dr. TAT’s fart volume, before Stat Boy closes the case with Stellantis corrections, vintage Phillies fan-club archaeology, Savannah Bananas acrobatics and one final command: grab your ducks, give yourself a Jeep wave, and go Birds. Key Topics Discussed 00:21 — Turtle the Manual Man 04:38 — The Jeep Wave Constitution 09:29 — If You Jeep Wave, They Will Duck 13:55 — Mutual Ducking & the Tri-Duck 19:01 — Phillies Fan-Group Archaeology 19:42 — The 64–56 World Series Prophecy 22:54 — Chase Utley’s Wall of Fame Roast 29:58 — Field of Dreams & Iowa Ghostbusters 33:26 — Hollywood Voice Mount Rushmore 38:59 — Eagles Training Camp & WR Battles 47:06 — Lane Johnson’s Last Ride 50:15 — All In on Willie Lampkin 57:33 — Eagles vs. Ravens & Advanced Crow Science 1:02:42 — Fan Mail, LeBron & “Big Colors” 1:07:40 — The Set Hike! Hotline Delivers Statistics & Facts Chrysler is still in business; its parent company is Stellantis — and Jeep's parent company is also Stellantis. "Jeep Ducking" is described as a real global phenomenon: Jeep owners leave small rubber ducks on other Jeeps as a random act of kindness/acknowledgment. After 120 games, the 1980 Phillies were 64–56, the 2008 Phillies were 64–56, and the 2026 Phillies were also 64–56 — both 1980 and 2008 ended in World Series titles. Savannah Bananas trivia: the team reportedly sold out Citizens Bank Park ("the bank") two days in a row; a player named Robert Anthony Cruz ("RAC"; a former MLB player with the Nationals) recently landed a trick called the "Iron Lotus" — a flip with a twist, catching the ball backhanded. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbzLhofI6hn/ Birds returner Brit Covey reportedly ran a "hammy route" during OTAs — faking a hamstring injury mid-route as a decoy move. https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZv3Jl5NjHL/ Crows: reportedly have intelligence comparable to a 7-year-old human or a great ape; high neuron density lets them make tools, recognize human faces, and understand water displacement.  Memorable Quotes "I'm gonna be on Broad Street in about two and a half months from now celebrating Philadelphia Phillies World Series... I think we're going four for four this year, folks." - Dr. TAT "I drive a Jeep." - Panda Dan "So you know the Eagles have Manion Man, we have Manual Man... So we gotta call him Turtle the Manual Man." - Panda Dan "Who would you like to duck you?" - Stat Boy "Dude, I'm telling you... Darius Cooper is a stud. He's gonna have a breakout season." - Dr. TAT Follow us on x.com & Instagram: @sethikepod Call/text line: 1-(234)-SET-HIKE (738-4453) Email us: [email protected]