Derrick Stroup: "I Sound Like a Bowl of Gravy and You Sound Like a Traffic Cone"

The Gist

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🗓️ 20 March 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Comedian Derrick Stroup joins the show to talk about his new Netflix special Nostalgic — what it's like to have an Alabama accent in New York City, why working clean sharpened his comedy more than any other decision he's made, and how the school bus was the internet before the internet existed. Also: moving to Nashville, opening for Nate Bargatzi, and why ranting deserves more respect as a comedic form. Produced by Corey Wara Video and Social Media by Geoff Craig Do you have questions or comments, or just want to say hello? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠thegist@mikepesca.com For full Pesca content and updates, check out our website at https://www.mikepesca.com/⁠ For ad-free content or to become a Pesca Plus subscriber, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ For Mike's daily takes on Substack, subscribe to The Gist List https://mikepesca.substack.com/ Follow us on Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4_bh0wHgk2YfpKf4rg40_g⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/pescagist/ X https://x.com/pescami TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@pescagist To advertise on the show, contact ⁠⁠⁠⁠ad-sales@libsyn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://advertising.libsyn.com/TheGist

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0:00.0	It's Friday, March 20th, 2026 from Peachfish Productions.
0:07.7	It's the Gist.
0:08.8	I'm Mike Peska.
0:09.7	Donald Trump said today, $200 billion is a small price to pay for defeating Iran.
0:16.2	He also said there will be no boots on the ground at the same time, or a couple days later, saying,
0:21.5	I am not afraid to use troops.
0:23.8	Other headlines, Trump draws backlash for comment on Iran war.
0:28.5	Maybe we shouldn't even be there.
0:30.9	Now, this was a little unfair, although it came within the context of a kind of stupid quote.
0:36.9	I'm demanding that these countries, NATO countries, come in and protect their own territory,
0:42.2	because it is their territory, he said.
0:45.0	They should come and they should help us protect it.
0:48.0	You could make the case that maybe we shouldn't even be there at all because we don't need it.
0:52.5	We have a lot of oil.
0:53.8	We're the number one
0:54.7	producer anywhere in the world, times two, an accurate statement. But this was a critique of NATO saying
1:00.3	NATO needs to protect its own interests. Next day, Trump calls NATO cowards over lack of support
1:05.5	in Iran war. Also, earlier, nine days ago, Trump told Axios that the war with Iran will, quote, end soon
1:13.6	because, quote, there is practically nothing left to target. Again, nine days ago, he went into it a
1:19.8	little more in that interview, little this and that any time I wanted to end, it will end. And when is
1:26.6	it going to be over? He told Brian Kilmead,
1:29.2	when it's over, and I don't think it's going to be long, when it's over, this is going to
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