Saturday Behind The Scenes B-roll Week of 9/7
Episode Summary
This Saturday bonus episode is pure behind-the-scenes B-roll — the unedited banter captured between takes at the studio during the week of 9/7. Host Mike "BDP" Palmer and the crew trade good-natured abuse while setting up shots, arguing about camera framing, wrangling tangled mic cables, and troubleshooting a teleprompter remote that Apple has discontinued (with the replacement four to six weeks on backorder). If you've ever wondered what actually happens in the minutes before a cigar podcast starts rolling, this is it.
Along the way there's plenty of cigar talk, even if nothing gets formally reviewed. The guys riff on being "forced" to smoke certain cigars out of order, name-checking Black Label Trading Company and its Oveja Negra sister line, plus a cigar called Diplomatic Immunity that sparks an inevitable Lethal Weapon bit. Palmer walks through his smoking order for the day — a Connecticut Belicoso, a San Andrés-wrapped smoke, then back to a Habano blend he compares to "old faithful" — and the crew debates vitolas, agreeing a Corona Gorda works in the blend while Palmer prefers bigger ring gauges that last longer. There's also a running gag about telling Greg they spent the show trashing Padrón and questioning the logic of both a 60th and a 70th anniversary release.
The rest is workaday studio life: plans to lay carpet squares to kill the room echo, a turf battle with an AT&T installer in their old studio space next door, Palmer's broken charging port and refusal to get his phone fixed, signing an autographed photo and card for a Patreon member, custom hats made by Adrian, and scheduling arguments over who's available to run camera versus mow grass. Skip Martin and Mike Rosales of RoMa Craft get name-dropped as a running inside joke about who actually watches the Saturday episodes — which, for the record, is up to about fifty people.
There's also a preview of upcoming news segments, including a bizarre AI school-threat trend prompting warnings from Florida law enforcement and an infamous "poop in a bucket" neighbor story slated for the next show.
In This Episode
- 01Studio Negativity and Camera FramingThe crew opens with mock-hostile banter about the room's energy while endlessly adjusting the shot and Palmer's position on camera.
- 02Caffeine, Sleep and Red Bull ConfessionsOne host hasn't slept in days while another has quit caffeine on doctor's orders due to chest pain.
- 03The Padrón Prank and Anniversary NumbersA running gag about telling Greg they trashed Padrón on air and questioning the logic of releasing both a 60th and a 70th anniversary.
- 04Teleprompter and Discontinued Remote ProblemsThe team diagnoses that the failing teleprompter is a remote issue, and the $35 replacement is discontinued with long backorders.
- 05Studio Acoustics, Carpet and the AT&T GuyPlans to add floor carpet squares to cut the echo, plus a story about helping the neighbors with Wi-Fi in their old studio.
- 06Cigar Lineup for the DayPalmer walks through his smoking order — Connecticut Belicoso, a San Andrés smoke, then back to a Habano blend — and debates Corona Gorda versus bigger vitolas.
- 07Cables, Mics and Crew SchedulingAn extended argument over tangled lav cables and who's available to run camera versus mow grass.
- 08Patreon, Hats and Upcoming News StoriesSigning a photo and card for a Patreon member, Adrian's custom hats, and teasers for the AI school threat and bucket stories.
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Transcript
Jesus Cristo Hi, I'm your host, Mike BDP Palmer, putting things in the wrong holes. Hey, you know what? Do it yourself next time. This is gonna be a very negative episode.
No, it's not. I can already feel it. There's been too much negativity. The energy in this room is just rough.
-The negativity is gone now. -I don't know about the negativity. -I've handled the abuse, I've digested it successfully, and we've moved on. -How do you remind Mike?
-It looks great. -That image seems off still. -Well, you changed it. -Yeah.
-Oh, move it again. You get some food in your beard. Now you're even further weirdly, whatever. -Too far?
You want it closer? -No, I liked where it was at before you did all This is better. This is good. I like this.
Wait, let me move it again. Move it again, Greg, move it again. Who made this? Who made what?
I'm forced to smoke cigars now. Like, there are particular cigars that I like to smoke in a particular order. Now, I can't smoke the cigar. I want to smoke.
Instead, Black Label. Yeah. Oh yeah, black label. Mm-hmm.
Oveja negra. Okay. Alright, are we ready to go? Now we got enough B-roll here.
Oh, did you make B-roll? Just now, yeah. Oh, nice. Basically, it's just me complaining.
And him complaining at me. Just a day, just an ordinary day. For him. Right here.
Angry. Bitter. Why is it so slow? okay ready no oh look at you look at you squinting it's slow and small your eyes are bloodshot too are you okay it's not small is it i didn't sleep last night is this the moment i haven't slept in like three days all right all right well i mean since everybody's saying i've slept really well the past two days like a baby so all the positive energy is in that corner it feels great over here Good, good for you.
I didn't even drink a Red Bull today. Oh, I'm over there sucking down something with caffeine in it. I may rip one just for the hell of it. I too skipped my cup of coffee today, but mostly it's because of chest pain.
Because of medical? No, not because I didn't need it. Due to medical reasons. With the advice of a physician, I have stopped drinking caffeine.
Alright, are we ready? Yeah, sure, why not? Okay, let's go. Oh, yeah, hit the button.
So when we go back upstairs? Yes. What you should do is you should just tell Greg about the show and go, yeah, we were talking about Padrón today and how shitty their cigars were and how it's a horrible idea to have a 60th and a 70th. Right, what are they doing with all the numbers?
Yeah. Makes no sense. And we'll just watch them hit the ground. All right, Mikey, come on.
Now you're calling him? Yeah. Oh, he loves that. Coming.
Mike, it's me, your mom. I'm coming. All right, hurry up, love you, bye. Not coming fast enough.
Bizarre AI school threats trend prompts warning from Florida law enforcement. Oh, I wonder what this is. Oh. That's for tomorrow.
At least it's not a penis one. The penis one. No penis stories today. Oh, thank God.
I do have a poop story for tomorrow. Mikey loves those ones. The poop stories? Poops, penises.
The lady poops in a bucket and then takes it next door to the woman who's supposedly having an affair with her husband and throws it at her. Oh. " Well, I don't explain why you threw it at the lady. Maybe her septic's overflowing.
Maybe that's what it is. Oh, this is, this is backwards. Let's hit the button. This.
So what day is Greg going to be on the show this week? I don't think he is this week. Oh. What is today, today's Wednesday?
Yeah. Yeah, probably not. Oh, maybe Friday. At the Mo Grass.
Oh, you do? Here he comes. He's coming down the stairs. Greg?
Mike. Oh. His Majesty. Here he comes.
Here he comes. There's a shadow in front of the window. Oh yeah, that was weird. It was weird.
And he's here. Oh, welcome. Welcome. Hello.
Show's half over. Wouldn't let you off that easy. There's his hand. No, I don't really care.
I don't care where Indonesia is. I don't care where Bangladesh is, or Thailand, or any other country, I get wrong. It's hard to see with all the water around it. Yeah, it's hard to see with all the water.
You guys are both so great. I love you so much. That wasn't me. Is that a cigar?
Diplomatic Immunity? Oh, that's a great name for a cigar. " Just been revoked. All right, it is the remote.
Oh, that's good. So I tried two other iPads, it's the remote. Okay. They've discontinued making this remote.
Because it's a problem. Apparently. The new remote is four to six weeks on back order everywhere. hmm hmm so it was working so we'll see how far we get did you order it or no no I was waiting to discuss it with everybody see if you want to go with a whole different thing because you had mentioned that at one time or if you want to just get the new remote like an upgraded one or something I mean this one works fine the remote $35 an upgrade ones gonna cost us a couple hundred hmm I I want to put a carpet back there.
A carpet? Yeah. For the sound? To reduce the echo.
On the floor or on the wall? On the floor to start. To start? I think Greg would love if we carpet the walls.
Yeah. I mean, you know, we could just do a couple of those squares in that, like, corner. Yeah, he'll love that too. I was helping them with their Wi-Fi the other day next door in our old studio.
They love the studio. They go, "You guys set this up perfect. " We did a great job. Yeah, we did a great job.
Move. Okay, before we get started. AT&T guy was getting a little uppity. He didn't understand.
We used to be over there. " I was like, "I had this room for three years before they did. " There's one in the ceiling now. Pull that wire out and put your other one through.
The air conditioner is behind this back wall. So when you bought that teleprompter. Yes, a long time ago. So the teleprompter itself came with that?
Yes, this is a package. Okay. Okay. Mm.
Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm.
Mm. Mm. Mm. Mm.
Mm. Mm. Oh, that's cool. Oh, he's looking, he's shopping.
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. I saw one that's got like a little keyboard in front of it. I don't know what that is.
There's a teleprompter that you plug your phone into. Yeah. And then you just scroll with your phone. Do you use that plug on the bottom of your phone, or is it Bluetooth?
You use the plug? My plug's broken. Oh, good. How do you charge your phone?
With the back charger. Oh, my God. You're one of those people. I ain't one of those people.
Dude, just go get your phone fixed. Why? The back charger works. Why not?
Because the back charger works. Yeah, but why not go get it fixed? Because it costs money. Do you like to pay for it?
You're a successful podcaster, you're selling cigars. Successful podcaster, yeah. We make so much money from the show. Stable tripod.
If anybody knows how to fix phones and like to come to the studio and watch the show, Palmer needs his phone fixed. All right, look, we'll figure it out. Just remind me, because it's on mine. Cause it's like, it's on a list of things that are just so extensive at this point.
Was that a breakdown? Was what a breakdown? The laugh? Was that like a mental breakdown?
Oh, maybe. You're too far forward. I'm too far forward. What do you mean?
Yeah, what does that mean? Like your body needs to be in the back of the shot of the camera. No, no, no. You want me to move it?
Nope, the other way. The other way. To the right. Yep.
Yep. Yeah, there you go. I've never seen so much in that gray cabinet before. Well, I think his chair is a little more forward now.
It is a smidge because the fireworks have to go around the side and they were almost hitting the table. Okay. I think we're good. Yeah.
whatever you're ready here's some ASMR we could do that for a whole episode we just make noises why are we talking not saying anything alright let's go where are they going to get your cigar laid yeah don't you like to do that before you can turn the b-roll off I don't think they need to watch them light a cigar maybe they like that I need to sign that stuff on the table Wait, wait, don't say why I'm not saying why Just bringing it to his attention that it's there Is it an NDA? Yes, it's an NDA What is it? Now I gotta know It's an autographed picture and a card for a Patreon member Patreon? Yeah, for a Patreon member Okay Climax it's also the name of his new book this thing i love this cigar dude it's a good cigar it's like old faithful man yep i was debating about lighting it up like i should i do it because i just had the i had a connecticut bellicoso and then i had a little smotcha little smotras got some umph and i'm like do i just go right I went into San Andreas and then I'm like, "Oh, we're out of Toro.
" And as soon as I light this up, I'm like, "Fuck. " I don't understand. Don't know. Okay.
The good news of those are good, too. I know, but I like to smoke a band on the show, I understand. Wait, there was a debate on the Habano? It was a debate on what I was gonna smoke next.
Oh. Yeah, Habano's great. I thought he meant with Greg over who made wine. And as soon as I lit this up, I was like pfff, so dumb that I had to think about it.
Yeah. Okay. Corona Gorda's good in that blend. I like bigger.
I like it to last longer. That's what she said? That's what she said. That doesn't necessarily coincide.
No. But? Bigger and lasting longer. Not always.
Not always. I don't know what your problem is. I don't have a single problem. All right.
Okay. Let's go. Show me the baby. Mm mm mm mm mm mm.
Stickers should be here soon. Stickers? Stickers are coming first. Yeah.
It's cool. Stickers? Yeah. This is, this is the, this is the orange, you guys.
You always say that. You told me to leave my wires, and now these wires are all tangled. They're all tangled. Don't wrap them.
You told me not to wrap them. They're shoved in the cushion of the chair. That was a good place for them. You knew exactly where they were?
You know. No, I had to find them. I'm going to put them there moving forward. You know, you yell at me all the time about this camera thing.
If I don't have my mask on, they'll put it on me. Yeah. And you put it on the three camera thing. And I don't have my mask on.
You should know better. You should always have the mask on. You should take it upstairs and wear it down. Don't worry, Palmer, if you use this for Saturday, just clip out the video.
Cut the front out. All the video? No, just clip out the video. Yeah, the whole, just have the audio playing in that one section.
Just audio? Oh, in the beginning. Yeah. Nah.
Put a nice little picture up. How many people watch the Saturday one at Palmer? The number's growing. It's like 50-something now.
Oh, really? Yeah. Is Skip one of them? It doesn't show me who.
Rosales. I don't think Rosales listens to the show, does he, Michael? I don't believe so. Really?
Not regularly. I'm sure he listens if there's something that Skip tells him he should hear. Well, let's say Romacraft and Mike Rosales. You have to.
We're supposed to be saying Skip Martin and Romacraft because Claude tells him he has to watch. I forgot. They mentioned you. You have to watch the show.
Adrian had the hat made for me. Did she? Yeah. For your birthday?
Yeah. Did you see a couple of weeks ago, she was like 100th follower or something for some new print shop? No. It's in DeBerry.
Why would I see that? It's on Facebook. Okay. I didn't know if you saw it.
I mean, you follow her on Facebook. She's one of your Facebook friends. I know, I don't see anything. " She got free raincoats?
No, no, no, she didn't get anything from her. That was just it. She got nothing from being the 100th person except she went there and bought stuff for the school. Oh.
So the school could have paid for the hat, I'm not sure. Hmm. Hmm. I heard the schools don't have lots of money, so...
Well, she gift-wrapped the other two jackets, so... Now we're embezzling. Yes, now we're embezzling. Hmm.
Who tangled on this? You! You did it. Nope, that's the way you handed it to me.
Nope. Yep. I started to undo it and got frustrated and put it in the box. So just tell me how you want it and I'll do it moving forward.
Neatly rolled around your hand in one continuous thing separate from the microphone. Separate from the microphone? Yes. You mean the transmitter?
No, this. Oh. I don't ever wrap it. I wrapped it?
I wrapped it around that? Yeah, sometimes you wrap the two together. Then I have to untangle both of them. Hmm.
Oh, my goodness. Oh, it's quite the mess, isn't it? Who did all this? Greg.
Yeah, it was Greg. Oh, he's not available tomorrow. Do you want to use Greg, or do you want to use one of the minions upstairs? Yeah.
I don't care. Well, Greg's been kind of cranky all week. He didn't seem too bad this morning, I'm just saying. I haven't seen him this morning.
He went in and went right upstairs again. Okay. " Hey, we need Steve, so we need you to run the shop upstairs. You guys don't want to use me?
No, no. Where are you going to be? I'm mowing grass tomorrow. You can catch grass on Fridays.
I'd be available, but not till later, but Fridays don't work out for you later. Yeah. Okay. All right, well.
Let's do this. Right. Show me the baby. Alright.
At the moment, the teleprompter is working, everyone, so cross your fingers. Perfect.
Show Notes
Saturday Behind the Scenes: Phil takes a risk and tries to roll B-roll completely maskless. What could possibly go wrong?