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Chapter 1: What is the main topic of this episode?
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Chapter 2: Where is Glenn calling from?
Hi, Glenn, and welcome to Conan O'Brien Needs a Fan. Hi. How are you?
It's Glenn calling from Auckland in New Zealand. Hi. Oh, wow. Auckland, New Zealand. Yes. Help me. Which part of New Zealand is that? I'm trying to think. Are you on the north or the south? Where is Auckland?
Chapter 3: What makes Auckland special?
So it's the largest city in New Zealand, and it's in the North Island. So about I guess two-thirds, four-fifths of the way up, something like that, of the North Island.
Okay. Well, now I'm completely confused. I've never been to New Zealand before, but I've always wanted to go. The people I meet from New Zealand are fantastic. And, of course, I've seen, of course, many images of New Zealand, and it looks beautiful. I just haven't experienced it myself, so I'm anxious to see it one day.
Right. Well, Auckland is known as the City of Sails. because we're surrounded by a beautiful harbour. We have a harbour bridge that's kind of like a little version of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The reason that you've only ever met nice New Zealanders is because we send all the horrible ones to Australia.
Now, I've been to Australia. I've been there several times. So you know what I'm talking about, right? Oh, God, just filled with horrible New Zealanders. Um, let's, uh, let's talk, Glenn. Tell me a little bit about yourself. You seem, I'm guessing you work in radio cause you seem to have a professional setup there and you seem very comfortable on mic. Is that a correct assumption?
Uh, yes, that is a correct assumption. So yeah, I've literally just, um, come off the air. That's not my show. Um, yeah. I'm kind of like the Matt and or Sona of the show.
Oh, so you're expendable.
You could go at any time and the couldn't do without people wouldn't care. Listen, please. Those are just jokes. I love you guys. And of course, your essential part of this stew, little lentils. And I am the large piece of delicious beef. That's for sure. That is for sure. Glenn. So you work on a radio show.
Do you get recognized at all when you walk around? Only if I talk, because people don't really know what I look like. They've only ever heard me. So, yeah. they're usually pretty disappointed when they see what I look like.
That is not true, Glenn.
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Chapter 4: How do you work in breakfast radio?
She just threw up on the floor. Yeah. Sona's working hours in her contract are 1 in the afternoon to 1.30 in the afternoon. Yes. And then we have to pay for her Uber to and fro. That sounds like a big day. So you get up at close to 2 o'clock in the morning. What time do you go to bed?
As soon as I can. Yeah, all I ever want to do is be asleep. So generally about quarter past 8. Okay. I try and get a little nap in in the afternoon after lunch. Yeah. Depending on, you know, what's going on in my life, because otherwise by, yeah, about 6 p.m., I'm not making any sense at all. Yeah.
You haven't made a lick of sense since you got on with us. Well, it could be the accent. Yeah. And you're bleeding from the mouth. Just a little word to the wise. OK, so you've got crazy hours. Do you have a family?
Yeah. So I have a wife and two daughters, grown up daughters. They did both actually leave and go off to university and then both came back again. How do you feel about that, Glenn?
I think we know. How do you feel about that, Glenn?
Yeah, I think Matt picked up on a little tone there. There was about a six-week period when my wife and I were empty nesters and we just sat around frequently just looking at each other saying things like, hey, what do you want for dinner? And we'd say, oh, no, just a toasted sandwich would be fine. Sure. And everything was nice and casual. You're not cooking for anybody.
You're not, you know, driving people around to places and then, you know, Six weeks went by and then it all went out the window again.
Wait, so you had six weeks of being empty nesters. Then they're back.
They're back in the house. Then one of them broke up with their boyfriend and moved back in.
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Chapter 5: What is the experience of being an empty nester?
So, you know, it would be great if that was just happening. And the other daughter loves clogging.
She likes to wear the traditional lead cloth before wood. Okay. So listen, don't get me wrong. I understand what you're saying. You're a good dad. You and your wife love your kids, but it might be nice if they had their own place. Yes. Yeah. Okay. How do you suggest he does that? Well, how would it go over if I spoke to them? Would I have any sway with your daughters at all?
Well, maybe. So when I told my family that I was coming on this podcast, and I said, you know who Conan O'Brien is, right?
Chapter 6: How do adult children affect family dynamics?
Mm-hmm.
And they were kind of semi-blank stares. They sort of had an idea. And I explained, you know, Conan, he's a famous, you know, late show host, you know, you know. And my youngest daughter said, oh, he's not one of the bad ones, is he? He didn't do something bad, did he?
Well, yes, I've done bad things. I know. But we covered it up. It was in the late 80s before I got on television. Okay, so they're not, they don't sound like they're super fans of mine. To put it mildly. Yeah, let's put it that way. Listen, sometimes a blank stare, you can see a little bit of slight recognition in there.
Maybe if they saw my face, it would change from blank stare more to, I don't know, horror. Who can say which way it would go? But I'm very convincing, Glenn, and maybe I could find them a place and move them into it. What do you think? This is music to my ears. I have been waiting for somebody to come along.
And not clarinet, which is great. She's a great clarinet player, but it's like SpongeBob and Squidward, right? There's only so much that you can take and then...
Listen, the clarinet is fine in doses, and that's fine, but she sounds very talented. They sound like lovely young women, but I think they need to move out of your house, and I think they need to talk to someone they look up to and admire. Unfortunately, we don't know who that is.
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Chapter 7: What advice does Conan offer for evicting adult children?
I mean, you are taller than both of them, so they would be looking out to you. You know, sometimes...
What about old Simpsons episodes? Maybe I could show them old Simpsons. Sometimes people who don't know my work now like old Simpsons episodes that I worked on.
Yeah. One of my daughters was just saying the other night they just rewatched the monorail episode.
There you go.
There you go. I know.
You could say the man behind the monorail episode is here and he's going to help you move into a new apartment. Yeah. Boy, has he got something to sell you. Yes, exactly. Then I could sing the monorail song to them. I'm telling you, I could. Monorail. Monorail. Yes, I know.
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Chapter 8: How can family members support each other in moving out?
Monorail. Apartment. Apartment.
Apartment.
Apartment. Yes.
It's nice and cozy on your own.
Apartment.
Apartment. Get a job. It's kind of a separate home. Apartment. Apartment. Apartment. This bed folds out and it sleeps two. Apartment, apartment, apartment. Don't make dad after two. Yeah, apartment, apartment, apartment. See, we're doing it. I think the two of us could get them out of the house. And I say that again with love. Me too. Absolutely. I know you love them.
Me less so because they don't seem to know my work. But I'll get over it. I'll get over it. But I like you, Glenn, and I would like to help. I'd like to help you if I could. That's all. Hey, that's all I can ask. Well, no. A lot of people ask for other things, too. I was going to give you money, but you said that's all I can ask, so...
you fucked that up real good it's just a one-time offer okay and what about the show if i went on the show uh would i be a good guest for for your show or is it not that kind of program is it more serious no it most definitely is that kind of program i mean uh for instance uh we had
the big country star Luke Combs on the show just this week.
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