S4 EP1: Bret McKenzie
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What Did You Do Yesterday? with Max Rushden & David O'Doherty
1h 17m
3 speakers
8 chapters
transcribed 3 months ago
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What is the main topic of the podcast episode?
podcasts there are millions of them some might say too many i have one already i don't have any because there are enough politics business sport you name it there's a podcast about it and they all ask the big questions and cover the hot topics of the day but nobody is covering the most important topic of all why is that are they scared too afraid of being censored by the man
Possibly, but not us. We're here to ask the only question that matters. We try and say it at the same time, Max. What did you do yesterday? What did you do yesterday? What did you do yesterday? That's it. All we're interested in is what the guests got up to yesterday. Nothing more.
Day before yesterday, Max? Nope. The greatest and most interesting day of your life?
Unless it was yesterday, we don't want to know about it. I'm Max Rushton.
And I'm David O'Doherty.
Welcome to What Did You Do Yesterday? What Did You Do Yesterday? Hello and welcome to season four of What Did You Do Yesterday? We're back, David. We're back, finally. I've missed you.
It was nice to take a break there for... How long did we take a break for? Three days. Yeah. I feel refreshed. Why do we do this?
Just because it sounds cooler? It's a running gag. And, you know, what you hope is when you say we're going on a real break, people go, actually feel sad. And then when you pop in on a Sunday, they're like, well, actually they were joking all along. And I don't like repeating gags over and over, but we're going to keep doing this forever.
How did Bret McKenzie start his day yesterday?
And then one day we'll say we're taking a break. And then actually we will take a break for four days. And people will be like, oh my God.
Would it be funnier if every week we just called it a new season? This is the end of the season special, and then the next one is the start of the new season.
I'll run with it. Anyway, today's guest is Brett McKenzie, David.
So our first Oscar winner, Max.
Our first Oscar winner.
Unless Trevor Nelson doesn't have an Oscar, does he? Ahmad Jalili doesn't have an Oscar. No, but he was in The Mummy. Did The Mummy get an Oscar?
No.
Best screenplay? It's different. You may know Brett from Flight of the Conchords.
You might know Brett from probably the 1135 from Edinburgh to London, 2003. Oh, wow. When I got on at North Allerton with an ex-girlfriend and sat opposite two quite hairy men with guitars. Oh. And we got stuck outside Stevenage for about an hour. But we didn't say anything. And then we got off the train. And a few days later, I saw an advert for Phones For You. And it was these two guys singing. I was like, oh, we were set opposite the train for them. But while I was on that train, I said, listen, in about 22 years, would you come on a podcast I'm doing? And so, once again.
I booked another one. It is wild to me that you didn't bring that up in this. There were so many opportunities to bring up your first meeting during the podcast.
It may be the best day we've ever had.
What family dynamics influenced Bret's morning routine?
Yeah. Like it's not often a day has genuine, like it's hilarious and genuine sort of pathos as well. It's like a movie. This is the closest day to a movie that we've ever had. Wow. Really selling this.
Now, Brett doesn't really need anything plugged, does he? I mean, this guy's a total superstar. Very grounded, you know, a bit like us. Hugely famous. And, you know, probably has more Jewel It toasters than the two of us put together. But you wouldn't know it. Just a normal guy, you know?
Yeah. It's funny, you know someone's doing well where there's a whore in the background and it's six jeweler toasters. Because they famously don't pop up, they just have little timers.
They just have them on all the time, constantly, just in case. They're constantly making toast in case they want a piece at that time. That tells you everything you need to know about Brett McKenzie. He's got an album out, David, hasn't he, as Brett?
Yeah, like... He's an incredible musician. And I think while Concords is what he's best known for, and then music that he's done for movies, he has always had these songs, proper songs, you know, and he's released two albums now.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic of the podcast episode?
0:06–1:33
2
How did Bret McKenzie start his day yesterday?
1:33–2:59
3
What family dynamics influenced Bret's morning routine?
2:59–5:38
4
What humorous challenges did Bret face while tagging cows?
5:38–9:18
5
What unexpected emotional moments occurred during the day?
9:18–16:23
6
How did Bret's day shift from farm work to performing?
16:23–19:36
7
What was the significance of the charity gig for Bret?
19:36–24:49
8
What reflections did Bret have about his father's legacy?
24:49–1:17:49