Episode [498] - Places to People-Watch - July 2, 2026

The podcast that's on Ticketmaster buying Blazers playoff tickets for a game that starts in about 27 hours.

Participants

• Ian Karmel: hosting a new World Cup companion show on Fox with James Corden and Rio Ferdinand, plugging the AFE 10 year anniversary show in Portland on September 26th, banned shots at his own wedding
• Sean Jordan: playing Sports Drink in New Orleans in August, headlining Detroit in September, plus two nights in Royal Oak, Michigan and a run at Cobb's in San Francisco December 4th and 5th, both with Kyle Kinane, admitted he secretly always wanted to be shorter as a teenage skater
• David Gborie: nothing to plug this week, told people to watch Ian's World Cup show and come to the Portland anniversary show, confessed he still gets visibly furious at bowling alleys as an adult

Draft Order: Ian, David, Sean

Serpentine Explanation: Ian won the rock paper scissors for the first time ever on the show, and explained the format himself using a hot dogs on a grill analogy (first person goes, work down the line, last person goes twice, then it comes back around).

Round 1

Pick 1.1 | Ian Karmel | Airport

Pick 1.2 | David Gborie | Bowling alley

Pick 1.3 | Sean Jordan | Bar

Round 2

Pick 2.1 | Sean Jordan | Traffic

Pick 2.2 | David Gborie | Food court at the mall

Pick 2.3 | Ian Karmel | Outside near a concert you don't listen to

Round 3

Pick 3.1 | Ian Karmel | Casting room

Pick 3.2 | David Gborie | Children's sporting event

Pick 3.3 | Sean Jordan | Weddings

Round 4

Pick 4.1 | Sean Jordan | The bus

Pick 4.2 | David Gborie | Right after a fight

Pick 4.3 | Ian Karmel | The beach

Round 5

Pick 5.1 | Ian Karmel | Art museum

Pick 5.2 | David Gborie | Target after 6 p.m. during the week

Pick 5.3 | Sean Jordan | Casino

Producer's Pick

Isaac | Coffee shop

Quotes From This Episode

• "I wanted to get a goddamn strike and I wanted to curve the ball." - David Gborie, on his own bowling alley meltdowns
• "If you're together at Target after 6 p.m., you're fucking raw." - David Gborie, quoting a friend's Target wisdom
• "I don't want that new shit at the beach." - Sean Jordan, on beach music etiquette
• "We're looking to sponsor a dad." - Ian Karmel, riffing on kids' sporting events
• "This was all brown when we met." - Ian Karmel, razzing David's graying hair