The Seinfeld Recap Podcast, hosted by Rob Cesternino and Akiva Wienerkur, is closing in on episode 150 of Seinfeld. At the time of this writing, they have released 147 episodes.
With less than 40 episodes to go, I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the great “hot takes” that have come out of discussing Seinfeld for nearly 240 hours.
These hot takes come from both Akiva and Rob as well as the frequent emailers of the podcast. There’s a lot of great stuff in here.
Without further ado, here are the 22 hottest takes so far:
The Marine Biologist – Posted November 14, 2015
This episode features a short-lived co-host spot for Alex Chester. He said he was going to bring the hot takes. Although likely said in jest, he claimed the Apollo moon landings were fake and filmed in a basement in Hollywood.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 16 minutes.
The Pie – Posted November 21, 2015
Emailer James’s hot take is that Elaine’s storylines and funniness level depend on who she is linked with in the story. The more zanny the character, like Puddy or J. Peterman, the better her storyline.
Akiva agrees, saying she is a product of her environment.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 19 minutes.
The Fire – Posted December 19, 2015
Emailer and later podcast guest Amir writes in to say that Kramer’s idea for a coffee table book is in fact a good idea.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 7 minutes.
The Couch – Posted February 6, 2016
Akiva talks about his hot take that we are now living in the hot take era. This may have started with the birth of Twitter. In the future, that’s what this time period will be known for, hot takes.
Moment takes place around 28 minutes.
Also in this episode, Akiva says that Twitter will not exist by the time this podcast is over.
Moment takes place around 50 minutes.
Akiva says he’d rather eat Poppie’s pizza even knowing his hygiene issues way before he’d eat Kramer’s cucumber pizza.
Moment takes place around 52 minutes.
Rob gets in on the hot take action and defends Poppie for not washing his hands saying that he’s part of an older generation, he’s from the old country. He’s not part of a generation that scrubs into work like some kind of brain surgeon.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 11 minutes.
The Gymnast – Posted February 13, 2016
Chester writes in to ask whether other people take their shirt off while going number 2 in the bathroom insinuating that he takes his shirt off to make a poop. Rob and Akiva discuss whether this hot take is really the case.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 31 minutes.
The Soup – Posted February 20, 2016
Akiva theorizes that the diner community in New York is very close nit. In a small town like Manhattan, everyone that works in a diner knows everyone that works in a diner.
Moment takes place around 36 minutes.
The Scofflaw – Posted April 2, 2016
Akiva says he thinks George looks good with the wig.
Moment takes place around 45 minutes.
The Fusilli Jerry – Posted May 21, 2016
Emailer Ariel writes in with a theory for why Nana, Uncle Leo and the Seinfelds act so terrible in the free hotel room that they have. She suggests that they are reverting back to their college partying behavior, like a frat house, that’s why they trash it.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 28 minutes.
The Face Painter – Posted June 4, 2016
Rob and Akiva discuss Jerry’s standup and Jerry’s hot take that people who get a monkey should just get a kid.
Moment takes place around 15 minutes.
The Wink – Posted July 10, 2016
Akiva talks about his anti-melon stance.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 19 minutes.
The Pool Guy – Posted August 6, 2016
Emailer Liz writes in with the hot take that “independence is for single people”. This is in reference to George complaining about Susan killing Independent George.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 24 minutes.
The Gum – Posted August 21, 2016
Rob and Akiva discuss emailer Caleb’s hot take that there’s no restaurant in the world that boxes up your food for you.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 31 minutes.
Also, in this podcast, Akiva discusses Amir’s hot take that this episode is a top 10 Seinfeld episode.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 45 minutes.
The Seven – Posted September 10, 2016
Not Seinfeld-related, but Akiva says that the Yankees will never retire A Rod’s number.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 14 minutes.
The Invitations – Posted November 19, 2016
Emailer and medical correspondent Dr. Thomas writes in to say that the way Susan dies was allegedly based on a real case, but he believes it is rubbish. He is also horrified by the bedside manner of the doctor that tells the gang that Susan has passed.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 42 minutes.
The Bizarro Jerry – Posted December 10, 2016
Rob discusses his hot take about Jillian, AKA manhands.
Rob asks whether Akiva buys that anyone is looking at a photo of her and saying “Oh my God, you were dating her?” Jillian seems totally replacement-level Seinfeld girlfriend. Rob doesn’t get the big idea.
Moment takes place around 12 minutes.
The Package – Posted December 24, 2016
Emailer Ariel asks whether Akiva has a hot take on the spelling of Chanukah. He says that it is very annoying that there are so many spellings because it’s impossible to search on Twitter. He doesn’t know why there are so many spellings but the correct spelling is C H A N U K A H.
Moment takes place around 1 hour and 29 minutes.
The Chicken Roaster – Posted January 15, 2017
Rob and Akiva discuss George Costanza’s hot take that all pasta from a restaurant is a scam.
Moment takes place around 9 minutes.
The Money – Posted February 11, 2017
Akiva says that he thinks no couples should sleep in the same room.
Moment takes place around 9 minutes.
Final Thoughts
Well, I hope that was fun for any podcast listeners out there to relive some of these moments. If I missed something, please let me know.
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