Conan Presents An Alternate History To The Great Depression | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

as teased in the intro to this episode. we thought we might do some alternate. historical timelines and Sona just. pitched D-Day as a nice little boat ride. what you call it maybe they were they. thought hey we're going to go on boats. it's a boat ride and no they're headed. to the beach yeah they're going to the. beach everybody it's Beach day what. happened was it was a every it was a a. very large Beach picnic and then it got. it got Rowdy is that what you're saying. yeah that's why most of them were in. Trunks and had towels with them they did.

not have drunks and towels yes they did. uh they did that's what I heard this is. a um first of all apologies to all the. amazing Heroes who gave up their lives. especially the ones that are still. living and listening yeah that's true we. probably have a couple of God they would. be uh almost 100 years old now few. hearings not yeah they'd be so mad what. we weren't there for a goddamn Beach. vacation uh um yeah uh that would be so.

you're saying alternate history meaning. because earlier we were talking about. how just exploring other possibilities. yeah or maybe a better or easier. explanation for why things went down the. way they did oh yeah okay yeah right. right so we haven't discussed this we're. just all the things in my mind are so. come on don't censor. Go I mean the the Manson Murders they. thought it was their house okay oh what.

they thought it was their house and. that's what you do when you walk into a. house and other people were there you. start Sona this is why I want to censor. myself maybe he was an Avon lady okay he. was there to show them how to put on. Foundation this isn't happening I'm. telling you I wanted to stop talking you. guys told me not to censor myself I. wanted you to stop talking 15 years ago. I know but this is this was the whole. you did the whole lincol thing yeah but.

that's it's been enough time oh these. are fresh yeah they're fresh sure. they're fresh sure I went back what's. the time how what's the cut off I think. the cut off should be 1865 oh come on I. think anything later than that or not. involving death and murder I know that's. you know what I mean I mean that's a. tragedy the those are tragedies you're. talking about awful they're terrible and. so I'm distancing myself from you and. what you said I thought we were. spitballing here this is just us doing. it. baby my God oh my God I want to.

alternate history for this yeah okay hey. I'm spit B here baby hey Daddy yeah. there's an alternate universe where. sona's a comedy writer at SNL hey babies. I'm spitball in here and Lawrence's like. who is this who is this woman hey just. spb here lweny hey Cat hey. ctio ctio what you mean ctio oh give us. some more give us some more but do them. as that guy yeah you know just like all.

the ones that I have are not good so we. can't do that wait we're talking. alternate histories. yes well you first of all I'm the one. who knows the least about this why yours. is the best I know because your are. great mine are all from this Century I. don't I mean I can't go like the Salem. Witch Trials or Great Depression Salem. Witch Trials is good Great Depression So. Great Depression nobody died that. alternate history of the Great. Depression it was okay I think it was a.

soup craze aot there we go I think the. Great Depression sure there was some. financial distress but suddenly all. across America everybody really wanted. hot soup and they were willing to line. up for it in the cold to get it and. there's a fashion and it had very little. to do and the fashion trend was holes in. your shoes holes in your shoes yeah and. also people wanted to like uh I feel. self-conscious riding trains in the car. I want to be out where out where the.

luggage goes I want to ride the rails so. that would be another alternate history. is it was a soup craze that turned. that's good and yeah and um people. people's pockets were stuffed with cash. yeah but they were just lined up for. soup yeah uh my dad lived through the. depression okay okay yeah the real one. well he was uh yeah yeah my dad's what. do you mean oh the not the soup no no he. didn't just want soup he was like in the. depression he has told me everyone was.

fine we just went soup. crazy he said we were nuts for the stuff. he said it's like if you've got if. you've got the Thung if you're a little. thirsty and a little. hungry and we said we all we were all. doing the Charleston one minute and then. someone said I need soup and everybody. went soup nuts soup crazy nuts that's. they all went they all lined up oh no. and when you're lined up for a long time. your clothes beat up people were like we.

should probably put on our Rich fur. coats nah we'll lose our place in line. for soup so we look a little ratty and. then what ended it all World War II came. along and killed the soup craze yeah. people just got over soup yeah yeah then. it was time you know the minute Glenn. Miller started his tune started hitting. them everyone's like the soup thing's. over things come and go and everyone was. into mtds Banana Splits phosphates. phosphates an egg cream yeah what a what. a weird an egg cream never what do they.

call it where you were when I was a kid. in growing up in the Boston. area um older people. called what what we would might call a a. chocolate soda you know they called it a. a frap f r a p p e I don't think we have. have you heard that I've never I mean I. heard it in a modern sense like a. frappuccino yeah but they called it a. frap and then um and I just remember. thinking at the time what's going on and.

then I heard that in New York they would. call it an egg cream I've heard of egg. creams but I don't think any of these. really got West we were too smart for. that sorry you just called it a. milkshake or something just called it. what it. was and is it Frapp or. frappe well I think it's frappe because. doesn't it have a little PE Pew on top. of it PE yeah what is it called uh oh. yeah okay okay I did but you guys knew. what I was talking about though when I. said that there's a theory that in.

podcasts it's all good we're just. riffing and it's all good and you know. what it's not and yet it is and it's not. and yet it is a bit no we can't we can't. this one can't go out it's already gone. out it's already gone out people are. hear you forget how these I speak yeah. yeah so your fun riff about the. murders by the Mansons is is out I. thought we were doing a rewriting of. hisory I'm the only one who came here. with ideas.

well sat back you didn't come with ideas. first of all you didn't come with ideas. you started you said I'm going to riff. baby let's spit ball it's terrible just. can't go out yeah just can't go out okay. you're going to go you're going to send. this one out aren't you yeah Jesus. Christ I mean I don't want to have to. record a new segment and waste this a. awful get wasted yeah who am I. introducing this is not an intro this. isn't an intro this is a segment in fact.

we even covered that this is a segment. because it's carrying on from the same. episode and what am I doing here I don't. know you know what I was on television I. was on television don't you know that. was as high as I thought I could get. people took you off television and. literally put you in a padded room with. a team of nurses in disguises off. television they did they put me in here. no you're drinking tea and soft foods I. know you're on a farm I know I've been. put down I'm sorry an old horse they.

said come over here pded room come over. here and then you cut to a bottle of. Elmer's Glue alter alternate Conan. history he's actually in a padded room. not the podcast I just I uh that's crazy. I have and you g to keep that in too. because I have no idea how this podcast. works or what we're doing need to worry. about it I'm a chimp I'm a chimp you. guys put in a room and when I throw my. poop at the wall you just you record it. sell it you sell. it all right well.

hope you enjoyed what is it a podcast. radio show not at this point it's not. okay all right well that's the end of. this. [Music]. searo baby and now will you introduce. Ezra. kenning we just did that I know I know. I'm joking oh Jesus funny joke you can't. joke with people of my vintage like that. quickly you've got to get out of here. the house is on fire I'm on my way. kidding haa.