"Adulting" The Terrifying and Hilarious Moment You Realize You’re the Adult in the room (And You are Clueless What to Do)

Send us Fan MailDave and Asher Hold It Down: Adulting, and the Things We Still Can't Figure OutJon's out. The substitute teachers are in charge.In this episode, Dave and Asher fly solo for the first time in nearly two years of podcasting — and somehow manage to hold it together. Mostly. They spend most of the episode wrestling with one deceptively deep question: at what point did you realize YOU were the adult in the room? And does knowing that actually make you feel like one?From colonoscopies to root canals and Gatorade-plus-antacid pre-fast routines, Dave and Asher take an honest — and very funny — inventory of what it means to be in your 40s. They talk about watching athletes you grew up idolizing retire and become millionaires while you're still figuring out the thermostat. They talk about mentoring the next generation at work while privately Googling how to hang a picture frame. They talk about laundry — a lot — and the creative workarounds that keep households running when you're too proud to admit you never really learned.But underneath all the humor is something genuinely real: the weight and beauty of being the generation in the middle. Old enough to be the ones people turn to. Still young enough to remember when we thought the adults had it all figured out.Plus: substitute teacher stories, a very eventful little Tyke's car incident, a parent-teacher conference confession, LeBron vs. Jordan, a prank from Toys R Us, and the world's most relatable Seder question.Jon — we miss you. Come back soon.🎙️ Rate and review The Carpool Guys on Apple Podcasts — it genuinely helps more people find the show!📩 [email protected]📱 @carpoolguyspod⏱️ Chapters with Timestamps00:00 — Cold Open: Dave Asks His Wife About His Maturity. She Laughs.00:27 — Welcome to the Carpool Guys Podcast01:02 — Jon Is Out — Dave and Asher Go It Alone01:22 — Substitute Teacher Stories: Mrs. Bach, Mrs. Henry, and a Saved Life05:47 — Dave's Career Started as a Sub — Shout Out to Rabbi Hammer07:16 — Smart Boards, Coaching Boards, and the HANC Basketball Championship08:34 — Orange Juice, Decaf Coffee, and the Post-Fast Routine Debate09:30 — The Bagel, Tuna, Herring, and OJ Breakfast Club10:49 — The Big Question: When Did YOU Become the Adult in the Room?12:10 — Colonoscopies, Pillboxes, Gout, and the Reality of Getting Older14:09 — Root Canals, Dental Inheritance, and the First Cavity at 3015:00 — When Athletes You Grew Up With Are Now Retired Millionaires17:36 — LeBron vs. Jordan: The Eternal Debate18:16 — Taking Pictures WITH Athletes vs. Taking Pictures OF Your Kids With Athletes19:49 — Adulting at Work: You Don't Need All the Answers21:00 — Mentoring the Next Generation: The Shift From Sink-or-Swim to Sit-Down-and-Talk24:30 — Supervising Interns for the First Time: It's a Little Scary25:47 — The 15-Year Window of Adulthood and What Comes After27:09 — Taking Care of Your Health Differently: Recovery, Moderation, and Lactaid28:01 — The Adulting Moment: Adding an Antacid to the Pre-Fast Routine29:02 — Things Our Parents Did That We Wish We Knew How to Do29:33 — The Picture That Fell Off the Wall and the Lesson About Wall Anchors30:21 — Snaking a Toilet and the Pure Joy of Saving $50031:39 — The Toys R Us Prank and Passing the Torch to the Next Generation32:44 — Shout Outs: Aaron's Birthday, Dave's Wife's Birthday, Ayelet's Broken Arm33:43 — Asher's Story: Rolling the Car Over Leia's Foot (Everyone Is Fine)37:14 — Dave's Story: Ayelet "Fell Out of a Moving Car" (ItPlease rate and review The Carpool Guys!You can email us at [email protected] us on Instagram @carpoolguyspodSend us a question, a comment, birthday wish, shoutout, or anything else fun and positive, and maybe we'll feature your addition on the next episode of The Carpool Guys Podcast!