August 25, 2025

Episode 421: And Then There’s Pumpy with Demi Lardner and Libby Watson

[There’s no ads on this one. Not even for any kind of pump!]

Together, you’ve heard them 14 times on YKS, and on their streams and podcasts, perhaps millions more. But today is not about that. Today is about…pumpy. Actually I forget what that was. So let’s say that today is about Kickstarters. Even though it rarely is, of course. And as you can see by the prodigious runtime of this episode, it had very little chance to be the exception proving the rule. But what if it were? Well you’d probably hear about a celebrity’s crazy vanity project, a guy’s crazy book, and some crazy fake science. And there would be 4-5 of us going crazy thinking and talking about those things. Plus! Some very normal things as well. Just kidding.

Watch Demi’s new show, SYWWAPP 🍆 on Aunty Donna’s GrouseHouseTV! Three episodes are out now with more to come!

Catch Libby’s stream several times a week at Twitch.tv/Libtron. Plus, her podcast What’s All This Then has launched a video tier! Grab bonus episodes and more at patreon.com/whatsallthisthen.

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Comments (19)

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ND · August 16, 2026

Demi’s impression of Jesse’s kid at 1:22 is so so funny

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Skanda · January 13, 2026

on behalf of the YKSNATION(TM), (or YKSators or YKSers), i would like to put forward this proposal: septemguest, guestober, novest, decguest, and so on and so forth.

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Skanda · January 13, 2026

fr tho, this run of episodes has really shown how funny yall are and how much interpersonal dynamics can shine in a show. love the show loved the ep, ty for doing this

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Cayton Cox · October 5, 2025

sleepy vampire sloth

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RealJameisWinston · September 7, 2025

Bait Hovan

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Leelu Baloo · August 29, 2025

Goddamnit Libby and Demi are so funny. This ep made me so happy.

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Phil Blatter · August 28, 2025

This is the Five Eyes Alliance but nasty (and no Kiwis)

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Edward H · August 27, 2025

I loved this. Cool that Demi and Libby have both been on the show 7 times! How many times have those guys been on?

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Lauren · August 27, 2025

Completely psychotic energies in this episode, easy top 5 in the pod, amazing

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Doctor Remulak · August 27, 2025

All time great ep! 🎉

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mooglesuit · August 26, 2025

What’s y’all’s favorite Bate-hoven track? “Goonlight Sonata” goes pretty hard

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Eian · August 26, 2025

JF I want your shirt!

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y2kevlar777 · August 25, 2025

I love this episode very deeply

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Jackie · August 25, 2025

I love the women because I am one 🙏

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Michael Pemulis · August 25, 2025

Is it Tables, my new favorite segment.

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Works Of Ant · August 25, 2025

Loved this format cos guests doing the kickstarters is a dynamic I’m amazed the show hasn’t done way more in the past. A testament to the format really (this sounds sarcastic but it’s sincere, jumping on the ‘my favourite podcast’ thing) But it’s interesting when a guest gets to ask the questions about projects that the ‘Mike and JF Kickstarter shorthand’ has all but eliminated at this point. Love the show. Just started smoking weed. Will stop typing now.

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Andrew Bachmann · August 25, 2025

I could listen to DB do the Brian voice forever cause I’m a freak

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Alex f_c · August 25, 2025

Hell yes libbyyy and demiii lets gaaaurrr

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Lox Begley Jr. · August 25, 2025

Three hours with the nice birds? What is this, the duck pond on a Sunday afternoon? (my favorite place in the whole wide world)