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Hey Sean. Hey, Sean. This This is freaky.
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Hey, what's going on everybody?
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For First We Feast, I'm Sean Evans and you're watching Hot Ones.
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It's the show with hot questions and even hotter wings.
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And today we deliver you a very special episode brought to you by the brand new Heat Check, a spicy collaboration between Hot Ones and New Amsterdam Vodka.
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Heat Check is a vodka infused with flavors of habanero, serrano, and fresno chili peppers.
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And joining us today someone I've long been wanting to sit down with, but he's a tough guy to pin down.
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Sean Evans, welcome to the show. Thank you, Sean.
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It's funny to be on this side of the table though. You're telling me.
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I'm trying to get my bearings over here as well.
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You know, given your day job, we've done a shortened gauntlet here today, but you know what that means. A very steep ramp up.
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Are you ready to get started? Sure, Sean. Let's do it.
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I know we're trying to get the Heat Check name out here, but uh we couldn't have booked Celebrity Family Feud or something? All right.
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So, the first one is Hot Ones Buffalo Sauce and you'll start at the handle.
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It's weird to go from right to left.
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This is maybe more confusing than I thought.
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To get started, what would you say distinguishes a great celebrity interview from a mediocre one?
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Wow, that's such a good question.
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Are you saying that to just buy some time or do you mean it? No, no.
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It's really a good question, Sean.
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Don't be so self-conscious. You're right. You know what? I'm sorry.
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This interview is just a really big deal for me. I apologize. Please, go on.
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I think it's whenever you can tap into something real.
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Like nothing about this should work.
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I'm meeting you for the first time.
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We have to create a rhythm, a chemistry, a rapport, a sense of trust, and then we're doing it in this bizarre context, under the lights, surrounded by cameras.
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None of that should at all feel real.
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So, if you can have some sort of real human connection or some sort of real human reaction, I think that's what makes a good celebrity interview compared to one that's just average.
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That's where the wings come in handy.
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It can pierce that veneer.
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It can knock somebody out of their PR-driven flight pattern. You know what, Sean?
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I couldn't have said that better myself.
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Are you ready to move on here to sauce number two?
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I'm not going to lie to you, Sean.
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It's surreal doing this with camera guy Bill in my eyeline, but if you're ready to move on, I'm ready to move on. All right, Sean.
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Now we're ramping it up, jumping straight to Los Calientes Verde.
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Am I getting paid twice for this, by the way?
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How you feeling over there? It's great.
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Actually, one of my all-time favorite sauces.
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If you don't mind, Sean, I'm going to take a sip of milk.
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I have nothing to prove over here. I don't like it.
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Anyway, I've heard you mention that you don't think of the Hot Ones format as just a simple Q&A, but rather strive to make each wing its own self-contained story with a beginning, middle, and end.
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Is it true that you sometimes won't even ask a guest an interview question if the interaction between the two of you just works? That is true.
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And as we both know, with that said, I think we can move on to the next wing.
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As we approach the top Mount Scoville, let's bring in a different kind of lineup.
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Here we have a lineup of specialty drinks all made to complement the Last Dab. Bill, bring them in. Hey, Sean. Hey, Sean. This This is freaky. All right, Sean.
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Bill has prepared a tray of three cocktails all made with Heat Check, our spicy hot pepper flavored vodka infused with chilies. We'll each grab a drink.
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Bartender Bill, what you mix up for us? All right, Sean.
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Just like the wings, these cocktails range from mild to hottest.
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First up, we have the Frozen Flaming Chicalada.
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It's a spicy take on a vodka pina colada.
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We have the Spicy Scorched Lemonade.
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It's made with grilled lemonade and Heat Check.
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We grill the lemons ourselves.
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And finally, we have the Cucumber Heatwave. It really packs a punch. You know what?
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I'm kind of a poolside guy.
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I'm going to go with the Frozen Flaming Chicalada. Good choice. Great.
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I really had my eye on the Spicy Scorched Lemonade. Thanks, Bill. That last one's for you. Thanks, Sean. Cheers, Sean. Cheers, Bill. Cheers, Bill. And cheers, Sean. Cheers. Wow.
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You really catch the grilled lemon.
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Well, more spicy than I was expecting. All right, Sean. This is the Last Dab.
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We call it the Last Dab because it's tradition around here I know. I know. I know. I know.
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You don't have to if you don't want to. But we're here. All right. All right. All right. Here we go. All right, Sean. You ready? All right, Sean.
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We've finished the mini gauntlet and now just one more hoop to jump through before we put you in an ice bath. An ice bath?
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Is there an ice bath, though?
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You know, you say that all the time, but I've never seen an ice bath.
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I think we both know the answer to that.
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All right, Sean, with your brain on fire and mouth ablaze, I think it's only right that we close things out with a good old-fashioned Hot Ones rapid fire. Flats or drums? You know what?
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I started off as a drum guy.
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I've evolved into a flat man. Arm day or leg day?
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Is it weird I actually kind of love a leg day. Researching or editing? Researching.
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But, I love laying down a sound bed. Up-and-comer or an icon? Icon.
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No milk, no water, or total meltdown? Total meltdown. I want this out on fire.
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Historical figure you'd most like to interview? Uh Napoleon.
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All right, Sean, you did it.
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Taking on the wings of death and a spicy cocktail, living to tell the tale, and now there's nothing left to do but roll out the red carpet for you.
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This camera, this camera, this camera, let the people know what you have going on in your life. You know what, Sean? You know what I think?
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No one ever rolls out the red carpet for you.
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So, here, this camera, this camera, this camera, this camera, I cede my plug time right back to you. Wow. Well, you know what?
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The real fans would say that the best plug is no plug at all.
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So, let's just enjoy these heat check cocktails and call it a wrap.
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I see what you did there. Whoa. Be careful on the eyes. god, shut up.
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Why don't you be careful around your eyes? I'm just saying, dude. That was a close call.