Whoa, Dad!

For the second year in a row my dad reads the 'The Night Before Christmas' which officially makes this our holiday tradition. However, the holiday spirit is almost lost when he tells me he didn't get me a Christmas present and I experience an embarrassing bout of food poisoning. Happy holidays! 

My dad has gone back to his old ways of texting me things that trigger my abandonment issues and it's time to bring it up. I hate this part. My hair is falling out because I had the delta variant and my dad doesn't make me feel better when he tells me he can see my bald spots. After this episode it feels the only progress we have made is apparently he has cut back on Nicorette now that he is breathing through his nose? We will see about that. 

In the second half of our chat with comedian Monarey Martinez we discuss energetic nets that haunt Los Angeles, a horrifying sky diving experience, acid trips and what lead Monarey to be a comedian. Of course, Bobby has his moments and tries to get us to repeat ourselves three times and gets off track to talk about his latest discovery of what the government is hiding. But I'm getting better at editing him in the moment. Maybe we are getting somewhere? Probably not. 

Follow Monarey on instagram https://www.instagram.com/monareym/?hl=en

Monarey's Podcast The Shamic https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-shamic/id1553689544

Up and coming comedian, Monarey Martinez (my 'witch friend' I often talk about) has done a lot of self healing to overcome her childhood trauma. And makes my dad look like a saint when she shares her stories of growing up with drug addict parents. 

Taking the Greyhound from Buffalo to LA with only $200 to her name, Monarey has had quite the journey.  But my dads favourite thing to talk about is her spiritual side and her take on  the universe, extraterrestrial beings, star seeds, DNA downloads and what we need to know about where the earth is heading.

Follow Monarey on Instagram @monareym

Check out her podcast The Shamic on all places you can get podcasts. 

My dad was in New Orleans when Hurricane Ida hit. I don't know what was worse, the storm or the hit he took when he flipped over his electronic scooter the day before the hurricane. Bobby tells the tales of what it was like during and after the storm like his heroic moment saving the roof of the shed, making due without electricity and his unique inventions that came to him while in isolation.  Hint: It's not NOT a porn flashlight. OH! Not to mention his new carnivore diet that was inspired by his broken ribs. 

This is the hardest episode I've ever had to put out there. And I may still delete it. Within 10 minutes of recording my dad doesn't feel well and asks if we can record after he takes a nap. His aloof texts messages leave me hanging and send me on a downward spiral wondering if he is ever going to come back to record. In a moment of panic and frustration, I recorded my mental breakdown and share my fears and ALLL my emotions while I sat waiting in anticipation. This is the realest it gets. Does he come back and record? I'll let you find out.

My dad is in New Orleans and due to the hurricane and doesn't have any power which means, no podcasting. We weren't sure how long that was going to last so instead of waiting,I brought in a substitute dad, Anthony Dayo, to play the dad role on this episode. I ask Dayo his advice on whether I am putting too much pressure on my dad to podcast in times like this and how to know if I'm being a brat. Dayo discusses what it was like to have his daughter in LA for the longest she's ever stayed with him and his experiences of home schooling and co-parenting. Most importantly, how his dad came back after 20 years of stepping out to go do crack.

Dm Whoa Dad Podcast on instagram to convince my dad to come back and record with me. PLEASE! 

Dicey talks about her UFO encounter. That's all that really matters. And Bobby becomes a cult leader as he tries to get her on board with all of his conspiracy videos. We discuss how Dicey's life shifted when she started seeing her healer Liz and the crazy turn of events once she started down her spiritual path. 

If you are interested in contacting Liz dm @whoadadpodcast or message us on patreon. 

Dicey, one of the best up and coming comedians, joins us on this weeks episode. Thank god she is chill as f*** because Bobby decided to take another hit of "tobacco", before we recorded again. Dicey is a perfect playdate for Bobby(yes I still feel like the parent) because her journey and life experiences are something my dad preaches about on almost every episode. From dealing with racism in Texas to the magic that guided her to where she is today, Dicey grabs my dads full attention. Which is quite hard these days. 

Follow us on patreon.com/nikkibon to catch our game show audition.  Where Bobby does pretty much the whole interview with his shirt unbuttoned and we discover that maybe we're just real stupid. 

My dad finally gets to interview me about my 'journey'. I've been putting this off because I HATE talking about myself. However, I thought it was only fair to let him guide this episode. Turns out, he does't really. His lacklustre questions and responses make me believe that he only wanted  to interview me so he can zone out and let me do all the talking. Is he even paying attention to anything I'm saying? Don't think so.

BUT! I don't realize it until I'm done blabbing about moving to New York, experiencing Hurricane Sandy my first month there, brutal roommates, moving to LA only to have my school (Atlantic) cancel the program, brutal roommates again, and trying to navigate my way through this phoney baloney town.