EP #747: Bryan started his podcasting journey in a garage in Oak Forrest, IL, many years before podcasting was a thing! Now, decades later he is still waiting for his OG co-host to send the audio for upload. Then, Bryan and Krissy are slightly panicked and wildly underprepared for the upcoming 12 Hours of TCB. They kick off the countdown with chaotic planning, made-up time zones, and full denial about how much content they’ve committed to. B&K cover everything from the logistics of TCB's long-form podcasting (hint: there are none), to why Bryan can’t be trusted with episode numbers, to Krissy’s assessment that “Bryan math” should never be used to plan anything involving humans. The duo spirals through miscounted segments, awkward party metaphors, and even a brief mental health PSA (sort of) before circling back to one unavoidable truth: they’re in way over their heads. Also discussed: pocket cats, audience participation confusion, and the greatest “bad idea” they’ve ever had. TCBits Music: Aye Bryan! Watch EP #747 on YouTube! Text us or leave us a voicemail: +1 (212) 433-3TCB FOLLOW US: Instagram: @thecommercialbreak Youtube: youtube.com/thecommercialbreak TikTok: @tcbpodcast Website: www.tcbpodcast.com CREDITS: Hosts: Bryan Green & Krissy Hoadley Executive Producer: Bryan Green Producer: Astrid B. Green Voice Over: Rachel McGrath TCBits / TCBits Music: Written, Voiced and Produced by Bryan Green To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: Who are the hosts and what is the podcast about?
Bearing down upon us. Yes, it is.
12 Hours.
Chapter 2: What is the '12 Hours of TCB' and how are Bryan and Krissy preparing?
5.31.
5.30.
5.30. That's not true. It's coming up. And, man, we couldn't be more excited about it if we tried. Yeah.
1130.
530. I can't listen to yesterday's episode. If you're wondering what in the world I'm screaming about. uh, six, maybe seven celebrities, guests, celebrity guests joining us for the 12 hours of TCB and you hopefully 2 1 2 4 3 3 3 TCB 2 1 2 4 3 3 3 8 2 2.
If you haven't already text us and let us know you want to join in on the fun because at least one of those episodes, probably multiple episodes, uh, we'll take phone calls and we do intend
just to let you know more details coming probably the week of we do intend to try and to try we do intend to try to broadcast one of these recordings live because a little inside baseball we intend to try we intend to try we intend to think about trying oh we'll try we'll try we'll we'll try we're gonna intend to try yeah we're gonna intend to try to think about trying that's right
Um, we intend to, we intend to broadcast one of the recordings on Twitch and YouTube. Now, let me give you a little inside baseball as to why we try, why we intend to think about trying. It's because it can be a little bit complicated to do this live, but also the... That's why they're not popular services at all.
Yeah, that's why YouTube Live and Twitch, you know, that's why just a few people out there right now are doing them.
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Chapter 3: How does Bryan's childhood experience with music and tape recording influence his podcasting?
That's a really good one. I like it. I wrote that for you because I love you. You know I do. But you've got to be in your tip-top shape. I can't have any stragglers here because it's just you and me. So if one of us goes down, it's not going to be pretty. If one of us isn't in tip-top shape, it's not going to be pretty. And we've got to get a good night's sleep.
I'm also going to blame some of it on a different tree or grass. Pollen. Pollen.
Yeah.
Can I blame a little bit on that? Sure. Feel free. Yeah. There's some kind of different tree or grass, which I'm highly susceptible to allergies.
I think Chrissy was finger dipping, quite frankly. I was not. You were not?
No, it's just three days. In my defense, too. Hold on. Wait. I've got a song for you.
Okay. Feeling good, yeah. Let the good times run. Raise your glass high. Let's toast to the stars. With our friends around. We're never too far. We're finger dipping. The party's alive. Under the moon. That's fantastic. I love it. Finger dipping. Finger dipping.
The party's alive.
So fine.
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Chapter 4: What role does AI play in Bryan's music and lyric creation?
Chapter 5: What challenges do Bryan and Krissy face when planning live podcast recordings on Twitch and YouTube?
Number two, just so you know, at least six, maybe seven of the episodes that we are doing that day are actually going to be recorded on that day, just an hour before you listen to them. We will have started that recording. The RSS feed, what you listen to our podcast on, there's no live function on the RSS feed. I can't just turn it on and go live. That is YouTube and Twitch.
That's why if we do one of these, it's not going to be while one of them is actually coming out. It's going to be the hour before or whatever. However the schedule goes, we'll let you know. You know what? Go to Instagram at the commercial break.
We're figuring it out as we go.
Yes. We're figuring it out as we go. Soon, probably on 530. Yes. I'm going to figure out a schedule and we're going to nail it all down. Day before. On our Instagram, we will let you know how exactly you can go about following the comings and goings of that day, so to speak. So there you go. Now, are you ready, Chrissy? Are you prepared? Have you mentally got yourself in a place?
I am. I'm ready.
Is there any of Jeff's events happening within a week of the 12 Hours of TC?
No, we'll be back, and then it's Memorial Day weekend, and then the following weekend is when we're doing this. Okay, good. We should be set. I've got my Reggie's drinks, I think, need to be on hand.
Oh, you're going to bring in some of those? Some of those drinks?
Yeah, I think so.
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Chapter 6: How does Bryan incorporate humor and music into the podcast?
Chrissy don't recover like she used to. Polly can't hang no more. She used to be the last one standing. Now she's the first one on the floor. Chrissy can't watch the sunrise. With a belly full of wine. Just one taste of Tina. She used to swallow nine. Three day hangover.
I love the Steely Dan-likeness of it.
It's awesome. Oh, there's more.
Four tipsy days at River Beach. Three long days in bed. Sweaty nights, nothing left home She should be working here instead Three-day hangover Oh, yeah!
Oh, that's a good one.
That's a really good one. I like it. I wrote that for you because I love you. You know I do. But you've got to be in your tip-top shape. I can't have any stragglers here because it's just you and me. So if one of us goes down, it's not going to be pretty. If one of us isn't in tip-top shape, it's not going to be pretty. And we've got to get a good night's sleep.
I'm also going to blame some of it on a different tree or grass. Pollen. Pollen.
Yeah.
Can I blame a little bit on that? Sure. Feel free. Yeah. There's some kind of different tree or grass, which I'm highly susceptible to allergies.
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Chapter 7: What personal anecdotes and stories do Bryan and Krissy share about their past and podcast journey?
What do you mean in your defense?
How is that in your defense?
Your defense.
In my defense, I decided to get fucked up an extra two days. I made the rational choice to drink even more than I should have. In my defense. I love that when people go, in my defense, the bartender over-served me. In my defense.
In my defense, Bob ordered shots. In your defense. No, you shithead. You're the one who threw it down your gullet. In your defense. In your defense would be, you know, they had me held down. They did. They were waterboarding me with... You know, rumple.
I had to show up.
I had to show up. Show up and show out. Hey, listen, I get it. Honestly, I don't care.
Plus, we had been to Pearl Jam.
We had been to Pearl Jam.
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Chapter 8: How can listeners participate and engage with the podcast?
I was just thinking how bad all of this was, and then I realized it's just a little less bad.
Just a snippet. Just a little less bad. All right, let's take a break. We'll be back.
You'll make this rather snappy, won't you? I have some very heavy thinking to do before 10 o'clock.
Hi, cats and kittens. Rachel here. Do you ever get the urge to speak endlessly into the void like Brian? Well, I've got just the place for you to do that. 212-433-3TCB. That's 212-433-3822. Feel free to call and yell all you want. Tell Brian I need a raise. Compliment Chrissy's innate ability to put up with all his shenanigans. Or tell us a little story. The juicier, the better, by the way.
We love to hear your voice, because Lord knows we're done listening to ourselves. Also, give us a follow on your favorite socials. At the Commercial Break on Insta, TCB Podcast on TikTok. And for those of you who like to watch... Oh, that came out wrong.
We put all the episodes out on video, youtube.com slash thecommercialbreak and tcbpodcast.com for all the info on the show, your free sticker, or just to see how pretty we look. Okay, I gotta go now. I've got a date. With my dog. No, seriously, Axel needs food. Today is pork chop day.
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