Dan Soder, Knicks Whomp The Sixers, The Hungover Episode, Hot Seat/Cool Throne + FAQ’s

Episode of Pardon My Take · May 6, 2026 · 2 h 45 min

Hungover in Los Angeles, the Pardon My Take crew recaps the Knicks' rout of the Sixers and Wolves-Spurs, then talks football, comedy, and video games with Dan Soder.

Summary

Recorded in Los Angeles on the day of the show's live performance, following Max Delente's Vegas bachelor party, the episode opened with road-trip stories and a recap of the New York Knicks' 39-point Game 1 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, which Delente called a scheduled loss. Dan Katz and PFT Commenter praised the Minnesota Timberwolves' Game 1 win over the San Antonio Spurs despite Victor Wembanyama's 12 blocks. The group made picks for upcoming Game 1s, with Katz predicting the Oklahoma City Thunder would throttle the Los Angeles Lakers, and discussed Jacoby Brissett's holdout from the Arizona Cardinals.

In Hot Seat/Cool Throne, Hank Lockwood criticized Ben Stiller for attending the Met Gala instead of a Knicks game, PFT Commenter mocked the Toronto Maple Leafs' hiring of John Chayka and celebrated a Skip Bayless–Stephen A. Smith reunion, Katz put Jaylen Brown's post-elimination comments and George Santos's lawsuit against JPMorgan on the hot seat, and praised the Chicago Bulls' GM hire and Big Dom's Eagles extension. Zach lamented the return of the Presidential Fitness Test.

Comedian Dan Soder discussed his friend Mike McDaniel joining Jim Harbaugh's Los Angeles Chargers staff, the 49ers' electrical substation injury theory, Brandon Aiyuk, the differences between New York, Los Angeles and Austin comedy scenes, his appearance in the Epstein files via comedy lineup emails, Elon Musk as a Bond villain, his June Netflix special taping in Marin County, and his College Football 26 dynasties and Arc Raiders habits. The episode closed with listener FAQs about bachelor party age limits, pre-show internet trends, and Zach's lost glasses.

Chapters

  1. 3:02

    Hungover in LA

    The crew recounts the drive from Vegas to Los Angeles, Immaculate Grid sessions, and Zach's search for his lost glasses.

  2. 8:34

    Knicks rout the Sixers

    The hosts discuss the Knicks' blowout Game 1 win over Philadelphia and Jalen Brunson's hot shooting.

  3. 16:25

    Timberwolves take Game 1 in San Antonio

    Katz and PFT Commenter praise Minnesota's approach against Victor Wembanyama and Chris Finch's coaching.

  4. 21:00

    Choose your own adventure picks

    The group picks Cavaliers-Pistons and Thunder-Lakers, with Katz pledging not to hold a Lakers loss against LeBron unless he fakes an injury.

  5. 34:35

    Jacoby Brissett holdout

    The hosts joke about Brissett's inconsequential holdout and a fan's pledge about him.

  6. 42:44

    Hot Seat/Cool Throne

    Topics include mogging, Ben Stiller at the Met Gala, the Maple Leafs' GM hire, Skip and Stephen A., Jaylen Brown, George Santos, the Bulls, Big Dom, and the Presidential Fitness Test.

  7. 1:18:10

    Dan Soder joins: McDaniel and Harbaugh

    Soder talks about Mike McDaniel's move to the Chargers and working under Jim Harbaugh.

  8. 1:31:18

    49ers substation and NFC talk

    Soder discusses the substation injury theory, 49ers injuries, the Commanders, and Brandon Aiyuk.

  9. 1:42:21

    Comedy scenes: Austin, LA and New York

    Soder compares comics from different cities and jokes about the Mothership.

  10. 1:49:56

    Epstein files and Bond villains

    Soder explains how he appeared in the Epstein files via comedy lineup emails and calls Elon Musk a Bond villain.

  11. 2:03:54

    Cold playoff games and Soder's special

    Stories about frigid playoff games lead to Soder's upcoming Netflix special taping.

  12. 2:12:52

    Video games with Zach

    Soder talks Arc Raiders, College Football dynasties, and GTA VI role play.

  13. 2:31:35

    Listener FAQs

    The crew answers questions about being too old for Vegas, pre-show trends, supporting each other, and Zach's glasses.

Key points

What was said, by whom, with the exact words. Timestamps jump to the moment.

  • PFT CommenterDidn’t happen

    PFT Commenter predicted the Timberwolves-Spurs series would go seven games.

    “I think it's going to go seven. I think it's two very evenly matched teams, two very well-coached teams”

    Listen from 19:46 · Minnesota Timberwolves

  • Dan KatzCame true

    Katz predicted the Oklahoma City Thunder would beat the Los Angeles Lakers decisively in their second-round series.

    “The Thunder are better than the Lakers. They throttled them in the regular season, and I just expect them to throttle them again in this series”

    Listen from 28:55 · 2026 NBA playoffs

  • PFT Commenter

    PFT Commenter described new Maple Leafs GM John Chayka as an analytics-focused executive who alienated traditional hockey people.

    “He's like a big stats guy, like a wonder nerd that rubbed all the hockey guys the wrong way”

    Listen from 52:42 · Toronto Maple Leafs

  • PFT Commenter

    PFT Commenter celebrated the reunion of Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith, which he had wanted since their 2016 split.

    “I found out that Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith would get back together. And it's all that I've ever wanted since 2016”

    Listen from 54:34

  • Hank Lockwood

    Lockwood argued Brown should have taken time off before streaming, since speaking so soon after elimination rarely goes well.

    “doing anything with the, with the wound, this fresh, it never really works out for the person”

    Listen from 1:00:47 · Jaylen Brown Twitch stream

  • Hank LockwoodPrediction · due Oct 2026

    Lockwood predicted Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum would both remain on the Celtics next season without Giannis Antetokounmpo.

    “I do think Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum will be on the Celtics next year without Giannis”

    Listen from 1:02:54 · Jaylen Brown Twitch stream

  • PFT Commenter

    PFT Commenter expected George Santos's second lawsuit against JPMorgan to be dismissed like the first.

    “But I feel like this one's probably going to get thrown out too”

    Listen from 1:05:19 · JPMorgan Chase sexual harassment lawsuit

  • Dan Katz

    Katz praised the Chicago Bulls for hiring an outside GM rather than an in-house candidate.

    “I like that they hired someone that wasn't just someone they knew”

    Listen from 1:07:21

  • Zach

    Zach criticized the Presidential Fitness Test for testing students without training them beforehand.

    “we didn't do any mile training before the time mile. So it wasn't like they instilled good values to get there”

    Listen from 1:11:41 · Presidential Fitness Test

  • Dan Soder

    Soder relayed that Mike McDaniel described Jim Harbaugh as extremely secure and willing to let him be himself.

    “He is the man. And he said he's the most secure person he's ever been around”

    Listen from 1:22:42 · Los Angeles Chargers

  • Dan Soder

    Soder suggested the NFL should pay to move the substation near the 49ers facility, if only for the psychological benefit.

    “you know, NFL makes more money than what an electric company. So move the substation”

    Listen from 1:31:56 · Levi's Stadium electrical substation

  • Dan Soder

    Soder said Brandon Aiyuk's situation deteriorated because, from what he had read, Aiyuk did not rehab his injury properly.

    “But the way it went was from everything I've read, he just didn't rehab properly”

    Listen from 1:38:30

  • Dan Soder

    Soder credited Los Angeles comics as strong performers even though New York comics disparage them.

    “New York comics love to shit on L.A. comics, but the props I'm going to give to L.A. comics, they perform their ass off”

    Listen from 1:43:27 · Stand-up comedy craft

  • Dan Soder

    Soder argued that a New York comic moving to Los Angeles is effectively retiring or pivoting to the industry.

    “if you're a New York comic and you move here, you're kind of retiring”

    Listen from 1:44:40 · Stand-up comedy craft

  • Linked moment · 1:49:56Skip to 1:49:56 using a listen link in the info box.

    Dan Soder

    Soder explained he appeared in the Epstein files because Epstein was sent Comedy Cellar lineups, including an invite to a Dave Attell taping.

    “Cause Dave Attell was taping a Comedy Central show called like, Comedy Underground, it was like a show on Comedy Central, and Epstein got invited to that”

    Listen from 1:52:00 · Jeffrey Epstein

  • Dan Soder

    Soder argued social media has revealed that real-life Bond-villain billionaires like Elon Musk are nerds.

    “we've all found out that bond villains are fucking nerds yeah like you watch a bond movie and dr no”

    Listen from 1:54:39

  • Dan Katz

    Katz said a billionaire who doesn't own a sports franchise can't be trusted.

    “If you're a billionaire and you don't own a sports franchise, that's the whole reason you become a billionaire is to own a sports franchise”

    Listen from 1:57:28

  • PFT Commenter

    PFT Commenter defended Mike McDaniel's Miami tenure, saying he kept the locker room through tough seasons.

    “He was a good coach through some really tough seasons where he did not lose the locker room”

    Listen from 2:03:32 · Los Angeles Chargers

  • Dan Soder

    Soder called his upcoming Netflix special his best hour.

    “But I love it. I love, I think it's my best hour easily”

    Listen from 2:09:03 · Stand-up comedy craft

  • Dan Soder

    Soder said it has never been a better time to be a video game player.

    “Not at all. I think it's never been a better time to be a video game player”

    Listen from 2:13:06 · College Football 26

  • Dan SoderPrediction · due Feb 2027

    Soder predicted his Netflix special, taping in June, would be released in early 2027.

    “I want to say probably January, February 2027”

    Listen from 2:29:48 · Stand-up comedy craft

People

In the conversation

  • Dan KatzBarstool Sports personality known as Big Cat, co-host of Pardon My Take
  • PFT CommenterBarstool Sports writer and co-host of Pardon My Take
  • Hank LockwoodPardon My Take contributor and Boston Celtics fan
  • ZachNewest Pardon My Take staff member, Knicks fan
  • Max DelentePardon My Take producer and Philadelphia 76ers fan whose bachelor party is referenced
  • MemesPardon My Take staffer and New York Knicks fan
  • Dan SoderAmerican stand-up comedian and podcaster; San Francisco 49ers fan

Discussed

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From the publisher

The hungover episode is here and we’ve made it to LA for our live show as we’re trying to get back on track. Knicks kick the shit out of the Sixers and the Timberwolves take Game 1 (00:00:00-00:19:58). We talk some more playoffs and choose your own adventure for the other Game 1’s ahead of our live show (00:19:58-00:41:44). Hot Seat/Cool Throne including Jaylen Brown and Big Dom’s extension (00:41:44-01:17:08). Comedian Dan Soder joins the show to talk football, Mike McDaniel in LA, Niners substation, Elon being a Bond villain and more (01:17:08-02:28:50). We finish with listener FAQ’s You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Netflix. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/pardon-my-take

Summary, chapters and key points were generated from the episode transcript on September 27, 2026. Quotes are checked word for word against the transcript.

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