Who doesn't love a good YouTube video? On this episode of Bring In The Backups, I talk to no guests, chat about the criminally under-rated Matt Flynn, and most importantly, record the entire thing on video and post it on my YouTube page. The fans and guests have been on me for a while now to start recording these bad boys, so I finally did it. This will be the norm moving forward! Matt Flynn is a great topic for the show. Cowboys comeback. 6 TD game. Super Bowl champ and a National Champion at LSU. This guy made the most of his talents. You should watch me talk about him by subscribing to my YouTube page!

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This episode was recorded LIVE from The 2022 Vail Comedy Festival at 10th Mountain Whiskey Tasting Room in Vail, Colorado on May 27th, 2022. The guest for the podcast is 8 year NFL veteran, musician, and comedian Joe Barksdale. The interview covers his time in the NFL, comedy, mental health, and getting a little drunk at 11am.

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FlemLo Raps is the guest on this episode, and we chat about his career, his YouTube page, his music and his career as a salesman. We also chat about P.J. Walker, his favorite 2020 XFL stand-out and current Carolina Panther QB. This episode also features the Bring In The Backups Voicemail (323-716-6072), a pre-planned bit, some friends dropping in (Alex Gettlin, Mike Perkins & John Jones), plus the guy who gave me Covid in Anaheim spews mis-information.

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Andrew Walter crushed it at Arizona State. AW played four years in the NFL and threw 3 TDs (all to Randy Moss). He ran for congress. He had a kid and a rough divorce. And he has a successful company now. Dude has lived a life. On this episode, I also chat with Dave Yates, and my wife Liz Galalis drops in to answer voicemails with me. To call into the show, call 323-716-6072 and talk some shit. Check out my shows at ErickHellwig.com, and sign up for my newsletter here. This episode of Bring In The Backups is brought to you by HaHa Hot Sauce, the front of my boot, and Aquaman 2.

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In this episode of Bring In The Backups, Erick is stricken with Covid 19. All plans for the episode come to a screeching stop, guests are cancelled, and Erick takes 40 minutes to answer some voicemails for the show. Topics include but are not limited to Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard, red flags, USFL games, having Covid, and whether or not Erick should give his podcast equipment and let the show be re-branded "Bring In The Riddles". It's catchy. To support this show, you can review us 5 star on Apple Podcasts, or call into the show at‪ 323-716-6072‬ and leave me a voicemail. Visit ErickHellwig.com for more info on Erick or the show.

To support the show leave a review and follow the pod wherever you're listening. Visit ErickHellwig.com for my stand up tour dates. To see the video version of Podcast Hell, go to my YouTube page.

Curtis Painter works for Indiana Liquor Group. Before that, he worked for Mustard Seed Gardens. And before that, he was a NFL quarterback. On this podcast, we cover all three in a deep dive on the man that once held off Dan Orlovsky for 8 glorious weeks in 2011. Dude had a cannon. Boilermaker for life. The Curtis Painter story is a tale worth telling. Liz Galalis drops in on the podcast for a bit to help field some voicemails from Backup Nation. I also take some time to talk about filming a short stand-up special last week, the latest Blake Bortles snub, Dwayne Haskins, Matty Ice, getting too high and why people who put chips in their brain aren't relatable. A quick hour with some big laughs. Hope you check it out.

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Matt Cassel is a backup legend. Mat Dan is a hilarious comic. Put them together, and you have a fantastic episode of my show, Bring In The Backups. On this episode of BITB, I chat about my upcoming shows at The Comedy Chateau, Flappers, Comedy Blvd, The Vail Comedy Festival & Empire Comedy in Temecula. I also briefly chat about Coach K, the NCAA tournament and of course, The Slap. Then Matt Dan and I chat about the Matt Cassel journey, walking out of movies and more. 

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Ritch Ruiz drops into the podcast to chat about Spergon Wynn and confess that he's never once heard an episode of the podcast. On this episode, we discuss The Batman, answer voicemails on the Bring In The Backups hotline, analyze owners in the NFL, play Stapp or Not Stapp, discuss The Getty Museum, and more.

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On this episode of Bring In The Backups, I talk about Hawaii like I've never been on a vacation before. I go sans guest on this bad boy and focus on a Hawaii Rainbow Warriors legend with a Timmy Chang deep dive. I shout out the Aloha Comedy Festival and talk about Best Of The Fest, Jurassic Park, Hawaiian luau's, Timmy Chang kinda looking like a deer, the Hamilton Tiger Cats, John Navarre, St. Louis High School quarterbacks, thick bodied men, tropical environments, Hawaii's old uniforms and more.

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The Rams won the Super Bowl. On this history making episode of Bring In The Backups, I conduct interviews with Rams fan and comedian/writer Rob Stern (Adventure Beast) and writer/musician Andrew Paulsen (American Horror Story). I think it's also fair to say that "conduct interviews" is a stretch. I say the word "dude" pretty much every other sentence. With Rob, we talk about the Rams, Cooper Kupp, play Whitney Houston or Scott Stapp, and answer some VM's from fans of the show. Andrew and I talk about the mood in Cincinnati after the loss, MAC football (I just can't help myself), the future of The Bengals and more. We also talk about his music.

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