Watching The Crying Game with your parents during a hurricane? 😬🌪️
That's just the start of Episode 45 of the Sunburnt Podcast — a tropical comedy vacation full of bad family movie choices, Las Vegas grandmas, and fireworks that absolutely did not need to be 62 minutes long.

Welcome to Sunburnt Podcast Ep. 45, where every episode is a mini tropical vacation — even when paradise goes very wrong.

This week, Chip Chantry and Thomas O'Brien kick off the new year with:
🌴 A brand-new listener segment: Trouble in Paradise
🎬 One of the most uncomfortable family movie stories ever (The Crying Game, age 9, parents present)
🎰 A legendary Las Vegas grandma story that takes a sharp turn
🎆 A Guinness World Record fireworks display vs. the boys firework show in Hawaii
💰 Adam Sandler's $73 million year and what it teaches us about effort
🧠 "New-ies" — Sunburnt-style New Year's resolutions for 2026

🏝️ What Happens in This Episode:

00:00 Tropical cold open & welcome
06:12 Trouble in Paradise — listener vacation disasters begin
15:14 Vegas cigar night goes horribly wrong
20:06 Watching The Crying Game as a kid during a hurricane
28:45 Why that movie traumatized an entire generation
42:06 World Records return — longest fireworks display ever
48:19 Adam Sandler's $73M Guinness record
52:43 2026 goals, fitness plans & tropical comedy dreams
59:46 Front desk outro & balcony air-drying chaos

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Happy holidays from Sunburnt! This Christmas episode mixes Santa with island vibes: CVS coupon wizardry, brand-new holiday movies we can't wait to see, and two festive Guinness records. Slather the sunscreen, pour the cocoa. Let's go. 🎄🌴

Why hit "Play"?
🎄 Baby's first Elf + "men over 50 are scary" recap (and the Will Ferrell debate) (00:56).
🧴 Our ritual: cold-weather "slather" to teleport back to Waikiki; coconut = "nature's Sudafed" (08:12–09:01).
🧾 CVS long-receipt Olympics, locked shampoo, and why Amazon keeps winning (09:17–11:03).
🏝️ ABC Store love + future deep-dive tease (11:03–11:29).
☎️ "Front Desk" cold-open returns: Santa, a ski mask, and… call the police (12:33–13:24).
🎭 Bingo, strippers & stand-up in one venue (Sunnybrook Ballroom story) (18:06–19:36).
🎬 Brand-new holiday classics we pitch live:
• "Santas Cuban Hall pass" (30:03–33:28)
• "Forgetting Sarah Marshall's White Elephant Gift" (35:16–42:06)
• "Cookies and Milk, Milk Lemonade" (42:31–47:41)
• "Anchorman 3: Ron Burgundy meets Tan Rather" (48:04–50:28)
• "All I Want for Christmas Is GOO: A reverse vasectomy on Kalākaua Avenue" (50:48–54:13)
📚 The Good Book: world's tallest snowwoman "Olympia,", and the largest nativity collection (55:01–1:00:13).
🎁 Sign-off: Merry Christmas, no new ep next week—back the week after (1:03:53–1:04:08).

Chapters
00:00 Holiday welcome & show intro
00:56 Baby's first Elf + Will Ferrell talk
02:46 Will Ferrell = acquired taste; Old School, James Caan notes
05:19 "Annoyed by my own moves" bit & teacher flashbacks
06:28 Backstage "what's your name?" → headliner misunderstanding
08:12 Sunblock "slather" ritual; coconut = "nature's Sudafed"
09:17 LA pharmacy chat → CVS coupon wizardry & locked cases
11:03 ABC Stores mug + future deep-dive tease
11:47 What's in this episode (holiday movies + Hawaii glow)
12:33 "Front Desk" cold-open (hotel Santa ski-mask gag)
13:53 Christmas in Waikiki decor; Brady Bunch Sheraton moment
15:07 Is It Cake?, Nailed It, and Taskmaster shoutouts
18:06 Sunnybrook Ballroom: bingo, strippers & comedy trifecta
22:07 Setting up "new holiday classics" segment
30:03 Pitch #1 — "Santas Cuban Hall pass"
35:16 Pitch #2 — "Forgetting Sarah Marshall's White Elephant Gift"
42:31 Pitch #3 — "Cookies and Milk, Milk Lemonade"
48:04 Pitch #4 — "Anchorman 3: Ron Burgundy meets Tan Rather"
50:48 Pitch #5 — "All I Want for Christmas Is GOO: A reverse vasectomy on Kalākaua Avenue."
55:01 The Good Book: Tallest snowwoman "Olympia"
58:25 The Good Book: Largest nativity collection
1:03:37 Merry Christmas, programming note & outro "Front Desk" tag

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We did it. We took the Sunburnt dream to Waikiki and Chip headlined Thanksgiving Eve at Blue Note Hawaii — then floated, feasted, hiked, and laughed our way through paradise. This is the first episode back, packed with travel wins, comedy chaos, and the exact playbook we used to make Chip "the most famous man in Waikiki" for a few days. 🤙

Why hit "Play"?
🏝️ We're back from Hawaii and still sandy: the post-trip debrief begins (00:00).
🎤 Blue Note Waikiki on Thanksgiving Eve — how the show actually went (and the one rule Chip broke onstage) (18:51, 26:35).
📣 Our "make Chip famous in Waikiki" promo blitz with beach/ocean GoPro spots & hotel posters (20:19).
🍔🌺 The banyan-tree Mai Tai + best burger night at Moana Surfrider (29:38).
🛩️ Medical-emergency flight story, improv "heroics," and zero-turbulence gaslighting (11:13, 14:25).
🛟 ABC Store float life, passing the floats forward, and a surprise sea turtle encounter (48:33, 51:18).
🍚 North Shore Foodland poke lunch with a rooster audience (58:01–1:01:19).
🗻 Diamond Head hike, "Frog the Bounty Hunter," and a phone blasting Mariah Carey & Wham! on repeat (1:14:19–1:21:21).
🌊 Diamond Head Lighthouse view, balcony (Really Anywhere) Cutwater Mai Tais, and giant shave ice (1:22:20–1:24:05).

If you love tropical travel and comedy, this episode is your SPF-soaked debrief: Waikiki sunsets, ABC Stores, sea turtles (keep 10 ft!), and exactly how we sold a beachside comedy night in a brand-new market. Subscribe and come with us on the next one. 🤝

Chapters
00:00 We're back from Hawaii — raw heels, sandy smiles, what this ep is (cold open)
01:14 "Christmas recap" of our decade working together & why Hawaii happened
02:23 The plan: build to a Blue Note show — then actually do it
05:00 2026 trips? Yes — come with us (call to action)
07:05 We're running a Waikiki slideshow — vacation photos incoming
08:00 "Front desk, everything's perfect… and a plunger?" mini-bit
08:20 Ep. 41 shout and the Waikiki live pod setup
11:13 Flight saga: two medical calls, improv "CPR," and turbulence that wasn't
18:20 Let's talk about the show (set-up)
18:51 Blue Note Hawaii — Thanksgiving Eve on the beach (how it felt)
20:19 Making Chip famous in Waikiki: ocean promos + hotel digital posters
23:09 Backstage with Thomas's dad; hot local/tourist crowd (incl. Tires fans)
26:35 The one rule: "no liquids on the piano" — and Chip's water-bottle mishap
29:38 Post-show bliss: banyan-tree Mai Tais & burger at Moana Surfrider
37:49 First lunch, first leis, first Waikiki sunset ritual (and that sailboat)
44:10 Blue Note lobby poster moment (double-takes galore)
45:14 Thanksgiving AM 5K & sunrise over Diamond Head
48:33 ABC Store float life; pass the floats forward
51:18 Sea turtle rules (10 ft!) — "look, don't touch"
53:32 "Hassle-free" Pearl Harbor tour ads Chip kept getting served
58:01 Foodland poke on the North Shore… with hungry roosters watching
1:04:35 The perfect Moana Mai Tai vs. the cursed Blue Hawaiian (never again)
1:08:22 Baby's banyan-tree dance moment
1:10:26 "Sir is fully horizontal" bathroom story on the final night
1:13:00 Spider-Man with a fanny pack scrolling IG on Kalākaua Ave.
1:14:19 Iconic Diamond Head vista; stairs-to-hell climb & switchback carols
1:22:20 Diamond Head Lighthouse + balcony Cutwater Mai Tais + giant shave ice
1:26:46 Gratitude, millions of views, and what's next — stay burnt 🌞

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We're in Hawaii (as this drops!) stitching every Brady Bunch-in-Honolulu riff we've done into one clean, trimmed supercut: the lost Don Ho episode, the taboo tiki, Greg's near-drowning, the tarantula (MY GOODNESS, THE TARANTULA), and Vincent Price stalking the boys into a cave. It's our nostalgia x Waikiki deep dive.

Why hit "Play"?
🌺 "The Missing Episode" — Why S4E1 isn't on streaming (Guess: Don Ho clearances?), and how we watched it anyway.
🏝️ Arrival in 1972 Waikiki — Lei greetings, face kisses, and Greg getting a little too hyped.
🗿 Taboo Tiki = The boys find the idol; the "dumb head / Diamond Head" plane joke still kills.
🌊 Greg's Surf-Cliffhanger — From cool contest to "uh oh" wipeout… then the laugh track breaks the tension.
🕷️ Tarantula-in-the-Bag + Cave Creeps — A family show gets dark fast.
🎭 Vincent Price in the Cave — Horror-icon energy, ransom vibes, even "spear" threats—on primetime!
📺 Paramount+ Spoiler Snafu — The episode splash image ruins the ending (we're still salty).
🦃 Thanksgiving in Paradise — Our Waikiki show shout (Will there be a 2026?).

Hit play for SPF-50 laughs, Waikiki nostalgia, and the definitive comedy breakdown of TV's most chaotic tropical trilogy.

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Chapters
00:00 We're in Hawaii + Why this Brady Hawaii supercut exists
02:29 "Best of Ep. 1–3" setup — clean, trimmed brisket cut of the arc
03:34 "Front Desk" bit + feedback + streaming rights rant (S4E1 missing)
06:50 Don Ho clearance theory & how we watched it anyway
10:12 Parking-lot serenade chat (the infamous Don Ho moment)
15:02 Surprise trip reveal; the "Brady bumps" excitement starts
16:15 "Diamond Head, you dumb head" + plane-arrival jokes
19:04 Old-school lei greeting & Greg's over-eager moment
25:12 Kamehameha statue, Pearl Harbor mention & tiki backstory (taboo)
29:16 Hotel "bad luck" gag (things start falling…literally)
33:00 Greg's surf-cliffhanger → into Ep. 2 chaos
35:01 Cave tension builds; creepy follower revealed as Vincent Price
41:00 Concussion + laugh-track whiplash (family show, folks)
1:10:28 "The Price is right" — realizing he's a horror icon (Thriller tie-in)
1:21:00 Paramount+ splash spoiler complaint (boo)
1:42:09 "Prequel to Pawn Stars" — the cave villain's motive riff
2:10:36 Wrap in Waikiki + mahalo & "Front Desk" tag

We did it! First-ever in-person Sunburnt episode… in Waikiki. Ocean at our backs, floaties in our arms, and Chip's Thanksgiving in Paradise comedy takeover at Blue Note Hawaii tomorrow night (6:30). Cathy Tanaka opens. Come hang!

Why hit "Play"?

🌊 Waikiki, Finally IRL — Our first on-the-same-couch episode with Diamond Head peeking over the shoulder.

🛎️ "Front Desk" Cold Open — Chip orders an ice-cream-sundae bar… for the hotel shower. Twice.

🎟️ Show Eve Hype — Blue Note Hawaii (Wed, Nov 26: 6:30), posters around town, and a famous "one-block radius."

🍼 Plane Tales & Karma — Travel with a toddler vs. the suitcase-scooter kid who face-plants after landing.

🩴 Waikiki Day-1 Playbook — ABC Store floaties, beach-bar burger + mai tai, and Honolulu Coffee's Hawaiian latte.

🦃 Thanksgiving Plans — Honolulu Turkey Trot in the morning, feast at night, then full vacation mode.

📺 TV-Nerd Joy — Don Draper's Hawaii, the Brady Bunch Waikiki trip, and spotting the Don Ho statue ("Tiny Bubbles").

🌅 Sunset Movie Shot — Sailboat silhouettes the sun at golden hour; yes, worth the extra $10.

Hit play for breezy island escapism, pre-show butterflies, and the exact Waikiki starter kit we swear by.

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Chapters

00:00 We're in Waikiki! First in-person Sunburnt episode
03:06 Cold Open: "Front Desk" ice-cream-in-the-shower bit (round 1)
03:40 Blue Note eve + ticket invite; Cathy Tanaka opens
07:59 Flying together, baby in tow, and the seat-class zoology rant
08:52 The suitcase-scooter kid & instant karma face-plant
10:14 Honolulu Turkey Trot plan (Thanksgiving morning)
12:30 Mad Men's Hawaii, Brady Bunch Waikiki, and the Don Ho statue
18:01 That sunset sailboat shot across the sun 🌅
18:41 Day-1 musts: beach-bar burger + mai tai, ABC floaties, Hawaiian latte
19:19 Outrigger wave soundtrack: "Waikiki Sound Machine" 🌊
20:19 Post-show wish list: island loop, hikes, and full decompression
21:56 "Already worth it" after 24 hours — year-long build pays off
22:14 Final ticket CTA: Thanksgiving in Paradise at Blue Note November 26 (Day Before Thanksgiving)
22:48 "Front Desk" callback (round 2) & outro

Hashtags

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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.

Hit play for island escapism, travel-nerd joy, and crowd-work-level laughs to ride you straight into Waikiki.

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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

Hashtags
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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).

Hit play for island escapism, crowd-work laughs, and vacation ideas you'll actually try on your next beach week.

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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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