Bobby Lee | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #657

TL;DR

Bobby Lee and Theo Von riff on absurd topics including war drafts, martial arts, omakase dining, and small-town cultural misunderstandings in a chaotic friendship podcast.

Key Points

• 1.Bobby Lee opens with a prayer that turns into a grievance. He complains mid-prayer that Theo put him on the movie poster after just one line, and later confirms he told Dave the same thing.
• 2.Bobby admits he's on Lexapro and trying to set boundaries. He tells Theo he was genuinely annoyed about the poster but kept it civil, framing it as part of his new boundary-setting approach.
• 3.The two debate the omakase dining concept at length. Bobby explains omakase as a set tasting menu where you eat whatever is served, comparing it to a 'glory hole for food.'
• 4.Bobby claims he once kissed the tip of a penis at a rave as a 'flavor thing.' He frames it as cultural curiosity and insists it happened years ago with a raver.
• 5.The pair riff on UFC martial arts, agreeing wrestling, boxing, and jiu-jitsu dominate. They note karate rarely appears in UFC, with Nick citing Wonderboy Thompson and MVP as rare exceptions.
• 6.Bobby reveals he has a girlfriend, shocking Theo. He jokes that having a girlfriend conflicts with his current chaotic behavior and self-described liberal identity.
• 7.Bobby declares himself a full-blown liberal who doesn't care about immigration. He says he never talks about politics publicly but agrees with some of Theo's unnamed stances after doing research.
• 8.The duo play out a Vietnam War draft scenario. Bobby says he's 54 and would shoot his own side in circles, while Theo imagines them both relapsing on opium and partying instead of fighting.
• 9.Theo tells a story about his mom's partner Charlie apologizing for Vietnam at a Chinese buffet. Charlie, a war veteran, hadn't seen any Asian people for 40 years until a Chinese restaurant opened in his small town.
• 10.Bobby pushes back that apologizing to Chinese people for the Vietnam War makes no sense. He argues Asia is not a monolithic bloc — different countries, languages, and cultures — comparing it to conflating Mississippi with North Carolina.
• 11.The two argue about how many countries are in North America. Theo guesses North America, South America, and Mexico; Bobby and Nick clarify there are three main countries (Canada, US, Mexico) or 11 including Central America.
• 12.Bobby describes the TV show Heated Rivalry as 'the hottest show in America.' It features two closeted gay hockey players in love, and Bobby acts out a water bottle hand-touch scene to illustrate gay foreshadowing.
• 13.Theo does ad reads for Prize Picks, Moon Pay, and Mountain Dew mid-episode. Prize Picks offers $50 in lineups for a $5 first play; Moon Pay launched AI crypto agents; Mountain Dew is pitched as an iconic American summer drink.