It's the week before Thanksgiving and we're heading to Waikiki in six days! Chip's freezing in Philly, Thomas is shivering in L.A., and both are tunnel-visioned on tropical salvation. TSA line chaos, a fajita-seasoning interrogation, smart-car rentals, Waimea Valley waterfalls, Pipeline daydreams—and two jaw-drop Guinness records. Plus two new Vacation Rules you'll want for your next trip.

Why hit "Play"?

❄️ From "I'm freezing my bees off" to "See you in Waikiki" — the final pre-Hawaii countdown & show week hype.

✈️ TSA tales: Indianapolis line etiquette, the Galápagos kid, and the great fajita-seasoning bag search.

🌺 O'ahu game plan: Waimea Botanical Garden (peacocks, geckos, swim-ok waterfall), Foodland poke, and scoping Pipeline.

🏅 Guinness Records: Oldest Female Ironman World Championship competitor; and the longest nonstop Pacific migration.

📵 Vacation Rules: #37 "Turn off social for the week" (with promo caveat) and #161 "Earn your vacations."

🛎️ 487 bottles of spicy mustard in a hotel tub.

🎟️ Ticket PSA: Thanksgiving in Paradise at Blue Note Waikiki—come hang all week.

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Chapters 00:00 CD nostalgia, 90s Zoom backdrop & sad alarm-clock bangers 03:56 "I'm freezing" → Week-before-Thanksgiving & 6-day countdown to Hawai'i 05:08 Front Desk cold-open: the mustard math (487!) 06:02 Travel week logistics: LAX meet-up, flight to HNL, restrictions lifted 07:09 TSA jokes, TNA bit & security vibes 08:31 Indy line story, Galápagos mission kid & personal-space talk 12:04 The fajita-seasoning bag search saga (carry-on chaos) 14:54 LA winds, valley bus days & a real-life tumbleweed sighting 27:29 Waimea Botanical Garden plan (peacock, mongoose, waterfall; swim logistics) 31:14 North Shore: Foodland poke & Pipeline swell preview 33:18 Reef-safe sunscreen & set-the-tone beach days in Waikīkī 33:23 Crack open the Good Book (Guinness) segment 34:10 Oldest female Ironman (Kona): 80y + 69d — Natalie Scarbrough 38:17 Bar-tailed godwit flies 8,435 miles nonstop to Tasmania (11 days) 46:31 Sliding into Vacation Rules 52:01 Rule #37: Turn off social for the week (with promo caveat) 54:01 Diamond Head reservations PSA (book a time slot) 55:43 Rule #161: Earn your vacations (work hard → savor harder) 57:00 Buffett "facts" + selfie-sharks & parody lawsuits bit 59:24 Final ticket links + "see you in Waikīkī" sign-off 1:00:27 Front Desk tag: mustard callback

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Flights throttled by the shutdown and 10% of departures getting axed? We built the ultimate (and ridiculous) backup plan to still make Thanksgiving in Paradise—plus a Guinness-level pickleball saga, Amelia Earhart awe, and two clutch VACATION RULES.

Why hit "Play"? ✈️ Your No-Plane Hawaii Menu — From Private jets, to Public Boats and even a Blimp. We price out the madness so you don't have to. 🎾 Longest Pickleball Rally Ever — Twin brothers go for over 6 Hours. Unreal focus. 🛩️ The First Big Jump — The world's first solo flight from Hawaii to the mainland (Jan 11, 1935): Wheeler Field → Oakland in a plan named "Old Bessie the Fire Horse". 🏃 Vacation Rule #53 — Pack running gear. 🕙 Vacation Rule #134 — Conquer jet lag. 🦃 Countdown: 13 days to "Chantry's Thanksgiving in Paradise" (Nov 26, Blue Note Waikiki). We're fired up.

Hit play for tropical escapism, big-swing travel hacks (some real, some hilariously not), and SPF-level laughs on the road to Waikiki.

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Chapters 00:00 Cold open: Frozen horse meat, "spotted dick," King Ralph 2?! 06:24 "Front Desk" sketch (balcony + ironing board bit) 06:45 Ep. 39 + "3-9!" chant 07:01 13-day countdown to Blue Note Waikiki (Nov 26) 10:39 Trip hype: one more episode before wheels-up 20:42 Flight cancellations + shutdown ripple effects (context) 22:21 No-plane routes begin (private jet to PJ math) 26:18 Luxury motor yacht option ($100k–$500k) 27:02 Private sailing yacht ($2k–$20k; 10–21 days) 27:59 Cargo-ship passenger (~$7k) 32:59 Private submarine ($500k–$1M) 35:03 Suborbital space hop ($500k–$5M; under an hour) 37:20 Amphibious seaplane ($200k–$500k) 38:05 Blimp/Zeppelin crossing ($1M–$5M) 39:45 DIY extras: stowaway, soundstage Hawaii, "Up" Blu-ray raft 43:35 Crack open the Good Book (Guinness time) 45:17 Pickleball rally record 49:04 First Flight From Hawaii record 52:43 "Old Bessie the Fire Horse" + prize context 57:37 Vacation Rule #53: Run the city at dawn/sunset 1:01:56 Vacation Rule #134: First-night bedtime (local) 1:04:01 Jimmy Buffett mini-bit + wrap to Waikiki 1:06:22 Outro + "Front Desk" tag

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We peek into the future of vacations (weightless flights, orbital sky cruises), crack open the Good Book for mind-melting records, lay down fresh Vacation Rules, and end with buffet "facts" hotter than Waikiki asphalt.

Why hit "Play"? 🚀 Orbital Sky Cruises?! — Space-tourism riff: 72-hour flight, weightless seats, "Sedona = Mars of the Southwest." 🌺 20-Day Countdown — Thanksgiving in Paradise is almost here: two shows Nov 26 at Blue Note Hawaiʻi; real-ticket PSA + Cathy Tanaka opening. 🌊 Longest Time Surfing a Wave — Austria's river-wave phenom rides 8h 05m 44s (pizza bites, soup sips, electronic massage mid-ride). 🧩 420 Cubes During a Marathon — A guy in Chiba solves one every 100m; 4:34:23 finish time (previous record smashed by 166). 📕 Vacation Rule #217 — "Not sure where to spend Thanksgiving? Go to Hawaiʻi." (Yes, to see the show.) 🎶 Buffet "Facts" Closer — Trop-rock vs yacht-rock, and "It's Black Friday somewhere" (bit).

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Chapters 00:00 Cold open: intros & "future of vacations" setup 01:34 "Front Desk" bit returns (room-key chaos) 02:05 We're 20 days from Thanksgiving in Paradise 05:03 Real tickets, Blue Note Hawaiʻi + Cathy Tanaka announced 07:12 Last-minute trip talk: "just go in three weeks" 40:52 Moon vs Mars vs… Sedona (space-travel riff) 41:31 Orbital sky-cruise idea (72-hour "flight") 42:27 "Would you enjoy the Hawaiʻi flight more if weightless?" 49:34 Open the Good Book (world-record segment) 50:22 Longest time surfing a wave — setup 51:43 Duration reveal: 8:05:44 on a man-made river wave (Austria) 52:29 Pizza, soup, and electronic massage mid-surf details 53:22 Smashed the old record (3:55:00) 55:32 Record #2 setup — marathon + puzzle cubes 56:30 Who/where/when + "one per 100m" math 57:38 Total solved: 420 57:54 Marathon time: 4:34:23 58:32 Trained a decade for the combo 1:01:41 Vacation Rule #217 (go to Hawaiʻi) 1:02:01 Buffet "facts" + Black Friday bit 1:03:06 Pack the bags — see you in Honolulu

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Happy Halloween, Burnt Ones! Today we plan your haunted vacation: renting the Poltergeist house (Simi Valley), sleeping near 150 ghosts on the Queen Mary (Long Beach), grabbing BBQ at the Texas Chainsaw Massacre gas station (Bastrop), and even staying at Buffalo Bill's House from Silence of the Lambs. Plus: the highest-grossing horror movie world record (It beat out The Exorcist), the first horror film ever world record, and Vacation Rule #105 you'll want to steal before your next trip.

🎟️ Thanksgiving in Paradise: We're 27 days out from Wed, Nov 26, 2025—two Chip Chantry shows at Blue Note Hawaii (Waikiki). Get face-value tickets via Blue Note Hawaii or SunburntPodcast dot com (avoid reseller markups).

Why hit play?

🧳 Haunted travel you can actually book: Simi Valley's Poltergeist house, Bastrop's Chainsaw gas-station cabins, Long Beach's Queen Mary lore, and more.

🎥 Records & film nerd candy: IT (2017) box-office crown, The Exorcist's long reign, and Méliès's 1896 Le Manoir du Diable.

🍫 Seasonal vibes: Reese's supremacy, Salt & Straw's Great Candy Copia, and Halloween in Hawaiʻi memories.

📜 Vacation Rule #105: "Eat on your grandpop schedule" for a vacation win.

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Chapters

00:00 Cold open: Halloween, haunted apartments & "ghost loans" 03:26 AI-slop & K-Pop "Demon Hunter" + Saja Boys bit 06:49 Costumes reveal: "lumberjacks on vacation" 08:24 Front-desk pool sketch 09:59 Ep. 37 + 27-day Waikiki countdown; ticket PSA 11:32 Hawaii trip getting real (+ Halloween/Hawaii tie-in) 13:30 Bret "Hitman" Hart costume → first Hawaii trip story 21:02 Candy talk: Kit-Kat/Twizzlers; Reese's reigns 22:08 Salt & Straw's Great Candy Copia obsession 27:01 Today's rundown: haunted stays + records + rules 28:42 Salem, MA love letter (Hail Hubie Halloween) 30:29 Savannah, GA honeymoon & Spooky Steve hearse tour 32:14 Buffalo Bill's House (Silence of the Lambs) rental 36:21 Texas Chainsaw gas station (Bastrop): BBQ + cabins 39:28 Poltergeist house (Simi Valley) ~$600/night (group it!) 43:36 Queen Mary ghosts (Long Beach): pool footprints, lore 47:51 Cooperstown haunted-hotel wedding story 49:39 Chip's "haunted film locations" (Olsen Twinning) 56:09 The Good Book: Guinness segment kicks off 56:28 Highest-grossing horror movie world record 01:01:36 Thomas's childhood "It" horror story 01:05:40 First horror film ever World Record 01:12:39 Vacation Rule #105 — Eat on your grandpop schedule 01:14:06 Outro setup

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Pyramid schemes (…from 5th-grade "success" booklets to laundry balls), airport "divorces" that save your vacation... and marriage, the OG bungee jump and Vanuatu land-diving, plus a 34-day sprint to Thanksgiving in Paradise (two shows, Blue Note Waikiki).

Sunscreen ritual? Always. Drawer-packing? Required. Fiber? Don't ask—just do it.

Why hit "Play"? 🚗 Celebrity Road-Trip: Meet the Lake George superfan with a fleet of three "Family Truckster" wagons—vanity plates and Aunt Edna roof-prop included. 🛫 "Airport Divorces" Explained: The trend where couples split up inside the airport to cut stress, then reunite at the gate—plus Chip's anti-airport-coffee rant and Britt Daniel (Spoon) at LAX. 📘 The Good Book (Guinness): • Longest inverted flight—Joann Osterud, 4h 38m (1991, Canada). • First modern bungee jump—David "Kirk(e)," 1979 UK—then back to the ancient Vanuatu vine-jump ritual (and the wild origin tale). 🧳 Vacation Rules That Actually Help: #82 Unpack the suitcase (and use the "dirty drawer"). #222 Fiber is your friend—start before you fly. 🎟️ 34-Day Countdown → Thanksgiving in Paradise: Two Chip Chantry shows, Blue Note Hawaii (Waikiki). Tickets via Blue Note Hawaii or our site's Tickets tab; we've also linked a local Turkey Trot 5K and Thanksgiving dining options for the week.

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Chapters 00:00 Cold open + "Sha Na Na" pyramid bit & side-hustle jokes 02:00 Pyramid-scheme lunches → napkin triangles; 5th-grade "success" booklets 08:16 Laundry ball & "solar-powered clothes dryer" (rope) scams 11:33 Today's roadmap: road-trip celebrity, airport divorces, Guinness, Buffett, rules 14:05 "Front Desk" hotel sketch (first tag) 14:24 Ep. 36 + 34-day Waikīkī countdown (Blue Note Hawaiʻi) 15:20 Beach hangs invite; Waikīkī family vibes 16:38 Ticket links: Blue Note Hawaiʻi + site (SunburntPodcast.com) 17:07 Warm-water chat; Chip's first Hawaiʻi trip 18:03 Sunscreen slather ritual + Turkey Trot sign-up plan 18:42 Thanksgiving dining page on site; "one-stop shop" gag 19:51 Bit: re-publishing Thomas's childhood "success" books 21:03 "Wallet full of wonder" riff 21:35 Weekend shows: Don't Tell; Yakov Smirnoff in the suburbs 24:00 Flu-shot line story & the "jazzy" pharmacy guy 25:40 Vincent Price intrusive crowd-work idea; SNL/Hader aside 29:39 Road-trip with the Family Truckster (Lake George, NY) → fleet of three 37:17 Chevy Chase impersonator vs. Truckster—who ya road-trip with? 41:01 Planes/Trains segue; airport coffee rant 48:11 "Airport divorces" trend; 54% say they behave differently in airports 50:07 Travel styles; same LAX→HNL flight; wives meet; family on board 53:53 Crack open "The Good Book" (Guinness) 54:20 Longest inverted flight—Osterud's 4h 38m upside-down record (1991) 59:10 First bungee jump (1979) → Vanuatu land-diving & yam-harvest origin tale 1:07:01 Would you bungee? (Hard pass.) 1:07:24 Vacation Rule #82 — unpack & use the dirty-drawer system 1:10:27 Vacation Rule #222 — fiber is your friend (start pre-trip) 1:12:22 Take more photos—and be in them 1:12:33 Jimmy Buffett "facts": escape room → Aruba; star navigation bit 1:14:25 Outro + "Front Desk" button

Rain in Philly, drizzle in L.A., and 41 days until we trade jeans for boardshorts in Waikiki. In this one, we map your perfect Thanksgiving week on O'ahu (step-by-step), survive a Jon Mulaney show seating disaster, get interrogated after a bizarre elevator ride, and crack open two delightfully Guinness records—plus our weekly "Vacation Rules" and a Jimmy Buffett Facts.

Why hit "Play"? 🌺 Waikiki Thanksgiving Playbook — Day-1 to Day-3 guide: HNL → taxi vs rideshare, beach-bar first stop (Duke's / Hula Grill / Moana Surfrider / Royal Hawaiian), ABC Stores floaties, reef-safe sunscreen, sunset catamaran, Diamond Head reservations, and the Turkey Trot plan. Real ticket PSA for Nov 26 @ Blue Note Waikiki (buy direct). 🎭 Crowd-Work in the Wild — Chip's favorite "audience member" sleeps through his whole theater set—after demanding the show not be filthy. 📵 Mulaney Night Mayhem — Voice-memos at full blast, a spilled wine "wet-leg" incident, and the wildest row exit in San Diego history. 🔐 Elevator Interrogation — We step out of a hotel lift…and straight into questions from heavily armed security. What was going on on 31? 📚 Record Fan Delight — Martin Tovey's 816 unique editions of the Guinness World Records (plus the largest GWR memorabilia stash). 🌎 The Big One — 1960 Valdivia quake (M9.5): 10 minutes of shaking, tsunamis across the Pacific, and even Earth's rotation nudged. 🧭 Vacation Rules — #153: Talk to strangers (safely). #71: Appoint a "Trip Mom." 🎵 Buffett Facts — Our totally real weekly Jimmy Buffett facts.

Hit play for tropical-comedy escapism, practical Waikiki moves, and enough SPF-powered jokes to carry you to Thanksgiving in Paradise.

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Chapters 00:00 Cold Open + "Front Desk" bit returns 00:02:10 Ep. 35 kick-off + 41-Day Countdown to Thanksgiving in Paradise 00:06:07 Cloudy-day sunscreen and "slather" talk 00:06:41 Chip's theater show: the anti-filth crusader who…falls asleep front-row 00:11:43 Mulaney in San Diego: anniversary date, "wet-leg" wine spill, phone chaos 00:18:29 The Hyatt elevator ride → lobby security grilling (what happened on 31?) 00:26:00 UCB/Comedy Deathray memories + Jeff Garlin stories 00:30:21 Waikiki 2025: why we anchor the trip with shows at Blue Note 00:33:04 Ticket PSA: buy direct (avoid reseller markups) 00:34:48 HNL → Waikiki: taxi vs rideshare, luggage, early beach check-in mindset 00:37:58 First stop beach bars (Duke's / Hula Grill / Moana Surfrider / Royal Hawaiian) 00:41:22 ABC Stores floaties (already inflated) + ocean temps in November 00:43:25 Reef-safe sunscreen (don't get burned on Day 1) 00:45:19 Sunset catamaran sail (open-bar options) + nightly sunset walk strategy 00:48:35 Diamond Head reservations, hike details (closed on Thanksgiving) 00:50:26 Thanksgiving morning Turkey Trot plan 00:51:26 Thanksgiving dinner options + why we book early (water-view picks) 00:53:01 Sunset + live music (Royal Hawaiian / Moana Surfrider) nightcap 00:57:17 "Good Book" segment intro — Guinness time 00:58:27 Martin Tovey's 816-edition Guinness collection (& memorabilia record) 01:02:20 1960 Valdivia M9.5 earthquake: energy, tsunamis, Earth's rotation 01:07:31 Vacation Rules: #153 Talk to strangers; #71 Appoint a Trip Mom 01:11:24 Buffett Facts (completely official, don't look them up) 01:14:41 Outro + "Front Desk" tag

Elvis movies, storm-door royalty, and a "Boomer Fyre Fest" in Cabo?! Chip & Thomas pack this episode with tropical escapism and comedy: a collapsed yacht-rock festival, a Guinness-level Beef Wellington, and the longest mermaid-fin swim you've ever heard of. Plus two Vacation Rules you'll actually use on your next beach week and the 48-day countdown to Thanksgiving in Paradise (Blue Note Waikīkī).

Why hit "Play"? 🎸 "Woodstock of Yacht Rock"… canceled: Sunset Fest Cabo (Oct 24–26) loses most headliners (Loggins, Springfield, Christopher Cross, Alan Parsons), even Ambrosia, and gets postponed to Memorial Day weekend. The guys break down what went wrong. 🥩 World's Largest Beef Wellington: Gordon Ramsay's team built a 56-lb, 12-oz Welly from six steaks (yes, meat glue) and finished it with blowtorches. Welly belly explained. 🧜‍♀️ 31.13-Mile Mermaid Swim: Estonian athlete Merle Liven mono-fins 50 km in Miami's Biscayne Bay (14h15m) and her team hauls 20 lbs of trash while she swims. 🧺 Vacation Rule #483: Do laundry mid-trip to "reset" your vacation—less rationing, more fresh fits. 😤 Vacation Rule #36: Vacations are too short to be angry (even when the room isn't what you booked). 🦃 48-Day Countdown: Thanksgiving in Paradise is coming—surf lesson, turkey trot, and a circle-island day are on the docket.

Hit play for SPF-scented laughs, island vibes, and the funniest Yacht-Rock autopsy you'll hear this fall.

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Chapters 00:00 "Front Desk" cold-open (hide-and-seek in Room 308) 03:16 Ep. 34 begins + 48-day countdown to Thanksgiving in Paradise (Blue Note Waikīkī) 04:01 Waikīkī plans: surfing lesson, turkey trot, and circle-island day 05:01 Big Toothpaste Rant (how ads made us over-squeeze) 08:10 Colored toilet paper & "Cleveland slather" bit 12:20 Sunscreen vs. sunblock vs. "suntan lotion" 28:00 Guinness Time kickoff 29:08 Giant Beef Wellington (why it's so hard to nail) 32:17 56 lb 12 oz Welly; meat-glue & blowtorches! 33:41 New 2026 Good Book sighting (they're still using 2025) 34:34 Mermaid mono-fin record setup (Biscayne Bay) 37:22 50 km (31.13 miles), 14h15m, 20 lbs of trash collected 40:23 Pitching our own "costume swim" world records 44:20 Yacht Rock Fest collapse intro ("Boomer Fyre Fest") 45:06 Dates, billing, and the top-tier lineup that bailed 49:47 "Even Ambrosia dropped" + IG statements 53:16 Official word: postponed to Memorial Day weekend (reason given: recent hurricanes/flooding) 56:14 Tease: take a road trip with a celebrity impersonator (next week) 57:03 Vacation Rules segment begins 57:21 Rule #483 — Do laundry mid-trip 1:00:58 Rule #36 — Don't waste vacation being angry 1:15:45 Title runner: "Cleveland Slather" sign-off + Front-Desk tag

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A cruise-ship waterslide turns into a high-seas hamster tube, America admits we vacation to the same place over and over, and the UK sets a spooky world record for most vampires in one spot. Plus: the hotel-lobby restroom rule that saves friendships, and a ticket PSA for Thanksgiving in Paradise (55 days out!).

Why hit "Play"? 🚢 Cruise Slide Chaos — Viral clip of a passenger stuck in a clear slide that juts ~11 ft off the deck and drops ~159 ft to the ocean; alleged ship ID chatter and how "escape hatches" actually work. 📊 Same-Destination Nation — Survey of ~2,000 Americans: about 1 in 3 go to the same vacation spot every time; the guys debate the pros/cons and their own "repeat haunts." 🧛 Spooky Season Record — 1,369 people dressed as vampires at Whitby Abbey (2022), celebrating 125 years of Dracula; strict dress code, 5-minute hold to count. 🚻 Vacation Rule #254 — "No #2s in the room." Why the hotel lobby restroom is your friend (clean, anonymous, saves relationships). 💳 Vacation Rule #211 — Get roommates to pay their share of the hotel up front (before anyone is sunburnt…or posting bail for a new pet monkey). 🎟️ Real Tickets Only — 55-Day Countdown → Chip Chantry's Thanksgiving in Paradise at Blue Note Waikīkī (buy via our site or Blue Note; avoid reseller markups).

Hit play for Sunsoaked laughs, island escapism, and practical travel rules you'll actually use on your next beach week.

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Chapters 00:00 Welcome & today's tropical chaos preview (waterslide, world records, vacation rules) 00:00:55 "Front Desk" cold-open returns (thermostat bit) 00:01:15 55-Day Countdown → Thanksgiving in Paradise + real-tickets PSA 00:10:50 Americans repeat the same destination (survey talk) 00:26:11 The viral cruise waterslide story setup (viewer discretion: "water-park trauma") 00:27:13 Stuck over open ocean; 11-ft out, ~159-ft drop explained 00:29:02 "Do your own research" + alleged ship speculation; why slides shouldn't go uphill 00:31:00 Escape-hatch fix (and why it didn't help this clip) 00:38:47 The "Wiggler" bit (dark cruise humor lands) 00:50:46 World Record: 1,369 vampires at Whitby Abbey (rules + 5-minute hold) 00:54:44 Vacation Rule #254 — Use the hotel lobby restroom (save the room!) 00:56:46 Vacation Rule #211 — Collect hotel money up front (avoid venmo heartbreak) 01:02:28 Outro vibes & wrap

Sun soaked budget hacks, the surprisingly wild origin of traveler's checks, a spooky Guinness deep-cut about Night of the Living Dead, and the smartest vacation rules we actually use. We're also 62 days from Thanksgiving in Paradise at Blue Note Jazz Club — grab legit tickets via Blue Note Hawaii or Sunburnt Podcast site (skip resellers).

Why hit "Play"? 💸 Budget Island Hacks — Google Flights alerts, fly mid-week, "shoulder season," book direct, AAA, public transit, lunch-splurge, Groupon/Eventbrite, and the Costco play (rental cars + first stop for snacks). (13:13–33:41) 🏦 Traveler's Checks 101 — 1700s letters of credit → AmEx modernizes in 1891 → 50s–90s heyday → why they faded, and how they actually worked. (34:49–41:00) 🎥 Spooky Guinness Gem — Most-appearing movie inside other movies? Night of the Living Dead (1968)… and the copyright goof that made it public domain. (43:10–49:45) 🦜 Parrot Genius — "Apollo" (African grey) IDs 12 objects in 3 minutes; the voice, the flash cards, the oddly soothing YouTube rabbit hole. (53:00–57:38) 🧭 Vacation Rules — #123 (group time vs me-time) and #328 (try the food… even with IBS—YOLO, not YOPO). (57:54–1:02:11) 🦃 Countdown: 62 Days — Thanksgiving in Paradise (Nov 26 @ Blue Note Waikiki). Real tickets only. (01:30–03:30)

Hit play for tropical escapism, crowd-work energy, and wallet-friendly ways to get your toes in the sand.

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Chapters 00:00 Cold Open — budget travel, traveler's checks, Guinness, vacation rules, Buffett Facts 01:10 Front Desk sketch returns 01:30 62-Day Countdown → Thanksgiving in Paradise; ticket PSA (Blue Note / our SunburntPodcast site) 03:09 Flight prices up/down; same flight, different fares 03:30 Real-tickets reminder (avoid resellers) 03:49 Sunscreen ritual to set the tropical mood 04:53 Cabbage Patch horror dolls → comedy tangent 08:22 Weekends & baby's "knock-knock… 'funny'" joke 13:13 Budget hacks kickoff 14:18 Airfare: alerts, timing, mid-week 17:43 Shoulder season = fewer crowds, better prices 19:20 Hotels: compare on OTAs, then book direct 19:52 Points & miles; AAA discounts 21:00 Public transit & find where locals eat 21:29 Rental car math + grocery run meals 22:21 Lunch-splurge strategy; deals via Groupon/Eventbrite 23:23 Chip Tips (comedy: dine-and-dash, sand-castle shed, sailor-boy free meal) 29:10 Costco plays: rental cars & first-stop stock-up; $1.50 hot dog bit 33:41 PB&J = undefeated travel meal 34:49 Traveler's checks deep-dive 36:09 1700s letters of credit → the proto checks 36:16 AmEx (1891) modern traveler's checks 37:30 1950s–1990s: peak years; why they faded 38:08 How they worked: denominations & double-signature 43:10 Good Book (Guinness) segment opens 45:56 Record: most-appearing movie = Night of the Living Dead 47:17 Why it's everywhere: public domain copyright slip 49:45 "Should we just run the whole movie next week?" bit 50:17 VHS piracy nostalgia; 3-movies-on-one-tape era 53:00 Parrot record — Apollo names 12 objects (St. Petersburg, 2023) 56:09 "Intelligence of a toddler," 1.8M-follower channel note 57:54 Vacation Rules: #123 (me-time vs group time) 01:01:09 Vacation Rule #328 — Try the food (even with IBS) 01:02:38 Buffett Facts (the bit): steel-drum on call; "censorship" → "ship" 01:06:05 Sign-off vibes; Waikīkī warm-water daydream 01:08:22 Front Desk tag (remote complaint)

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A wild cruise headline, the new "vacation rulebook," and two gloriously exciting world records — all with Sunburnt jokes and island energy. We're also 69 days out from Thanksgiving in Paradise at Blue Note Waikiki (buy through Blue Note/sunburntpodcast site only), and the boys just crossed 1,000,000 views 🎉.

Why hit "Play"? 🚢 Cruise "Getaway": A passenger with ~$16K casino debt allegedly jumps overboard, gets scooped by jet ski, and is later found ashore with $14K cash and five IDs — now facing possible $250K fine and up to 5 years. Chaos, but also… comedy. (Barbados stop.) 📊 Vacation Rule-Breakers: What "normal life" rules do travelers ditch? From inboxes to dessert-every-meal, we unpack the survey and declare our own rules for better trips. 🏍️ Record of Trust (and Terror): Longest two-person motorcycle jump — 121 ft, 8 in — and yes, she's on the back. 🪂 Sky-Dad Goals: Oldest person to fly a wingsuit — 62 years, 55 days — two-minute flight over Norway. 🧴 Island Life Bits: ALF tiki mug enters the set, plus our "Front Desk" cold-open and a few buffet "facts" to close. 🎟️ 69-Day Countdown: Thanksgiving in Paradise (Nov 26, Blue Note Waikīkī) — real tickets only.

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Chapters 00:00 Welcome back + today's tropical chaos preview 01:19 "Front Desk" cold-open returns (hotel desk bit) 01:56 69-Day Countdown → Thanksgiving in Paradise + ticket PSA 02:53 We crossed 1,000,000 views — thank you! 04:01 New set toy: ALF tiki mug sighting 12:05 Cruise passenger jumps overboard to dodge casino debt 19:40 Caught ashore with $14K cash & five IDs; penalties discussed 33:50 "When is it ever OK to jump ship?" (satire) → into traveler-behavior survey 34:06 What rules we ditch on vacation (email, sleep, dessert, etc.) 46:05 Favorite vacation thing: sleeping in (and why) 53:33 Crack open the Good Book: World Records segment 55:03 Longest motorcycle jump with a passenger — 121' 8" 1:02:07 Oldest wingsuit flight — 62 yrs, 55 days (Norway) 1:08:53 Vacation Rule #78 — one blackout night per person max 1:12:22 Vacation Rule #286 — keep your side of the hotel room clean 1:15:01 Buffet "facts" bit + Jimmy Buffett-adjacent silliness 1:17:20 Thanks, 69-day promo & ticket links 1:18:00 Big Fun Shirt giveaway mention & wrap