Episode 295: The Joshua Tree Boys Trip Episode

The Bamba & Tim Podcast is live from the desert. Recorded during the annual boys trip in Joshua Tree, Tim and Nathan are joined by the boys from their Airbnb in Twentynine Palms to recap a weekend that somehow already feels a week long. The group talks about Joshua Tree, an unforgettable desert sunset, the newly crowned Vegetable King, and what everyone is enjoying about their lives right now. Then there’s Michael Gilbert. After discovering a bizarre, multi-page manifesto hidden inside the Airbnb guest book, the group dives into the writings of the mysterious former guest—including conspiracy theories, AI, and the ominous warning from Gilbert that “Grok called me.” They also recap a terrifying encounter with a dog outside the Airbnb, debate where next year’s boys trip should take place, and discover that Nathan has apparently worked approximately every job in existence. Finally, everyone shares their most irrational fears—from bees and fish to zombies, potato bugs, surgery gone wrong, the dark, and the horrifying sensation of dry hands touching paper—before a look at Saturn through the telescope sends the conversation into some late-night existential dread. Another boys trip is officially in the books.