Rain in Philly, drizzle in L.A., and 41 days until we trade jeans for boardshorts in Waikiki. In this one, we map your perfect Thanksgiving week on O‘ahu (step-by-step), survive a Jon Mulaney show seating disaster, get interrogated after a bizarre elevator ride, and crack open two delightfully Guinness records—plus our weekly “Vacation Rules” and a Jimmy Buffett Facts.

Why hit “Play”?
🌺 Waikiki Thanksgiving Playbook — Day-1 to Day-3 guide: HNL → taxi vs rideshare, beach-bar first stop (Duke’s / Hula Grill / Moana Surfrider / Royal Hawaiian), ABC Stores floaties, reef-safe sunscreen, sunset catamaran, Diamond Head reservations, and the Turkey Trot plan. Real ticket PSA for Nov 26 @ Blue Note Waikiki (buy direct).
🎭 Crowd-Work in the Wild — Chip’s favorite “audience member” sleeps through his whole theater set—after demanding the show not be filthy.
📵 Mulaney Night Mayhem — Voice-memos at full blast, a spilled wine “wet-leg” incident, and the wildest row exit in San Diego history.
🔐 Elevator Interrogation — We step out of a hotel lift…and straight into questions from heavily armed security. What was going on on 31?
📚 Record Fan Delight — Martin Tovey’s 816 unique editions of the Guinness World Records (plus the largest GWR memorabilia stash).
🌎 The Big One — 1960 Valdivia quake (M9.5): 10 minutes of shaking, tsunamis across the Pacific, and even Earth’s rotation nudged.
🧭 Vacation Rules — #153: Talk to strangers (safely). #71: Appoint a “Trip Mom.”
🎵 Buffett Facts — Our totally real weekly Jimmy Buffett facts.

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Chapters
00:00 Cold Open + “Front Desk” bit returns
00:02:10 Ep. 35 kick-off + 41-Day Countdown to Thanksgiving in Paradise
00:06:07 Cloudy-day sunscreen and “slather” talk
00:06:41 Chip’s theater show: the anti-filth crusader who…falls asleep front-row
00:11:43 Mulaney in San Diego: anniversary date, “wet-leg” wine spill, phone chaos
00:18:29 The Hyatt elevator ride → lobby security grilling (what happened on 31?)
00:26:00 UCB/Comedy Deathray memories + Jeff Garlin stories
00:30:21 Waikiki 2025: why we anchor the trip with shows at Blue Note
00:33:04 Ticket PSA: buy direct (avoid reseller markups)
00:34:48 HNL → Waikiki: taxi vs rideshare, luggage, early beach check-in mindset
00:37:58 First stop beach bars (Duke’s / Hula Grill / Moana Surfrider / Royal Hawaiian)
00:41:22 ABC Stores floaties (already inflated) + ocean temps in November
00:43:25 Reef-safe sunscreen (don’t get burned on Day 1)
00:45:19 Sunset catamaran sail (open-bar options) + nightly sunset walk strategy
00:48:35 Diamond Head reservations, hike details (closed on Thanksgiving)
00:50:26 Thanksgiving morning Turkey Trot plan
00:51:26 Thanksgiving dinner options + why we book early (water-view picks)
00:53:01 Sunset + live music (Royal Hawaiian / Moana Surfrider) nightcap
00:57:17 “Good Book” segment intro — Guinness time
00:58:27 Martin Tovey’s 816-edition Guinness collection (& memorabilia record)
01:02:20 1960 Valdivia M9.5 earthquake: energy, tsunamis, Earth’s rotation
01:07:31 Vacation Rules: #153 Talk to strangers; #71 Appoint a Trip Mom
01:11:24 Buffett Facts (completely official, don’t look them up)
01:14:41 Outro + “Front Desk” tag