227 episodes

Have you always wondered why Kenny Bania thinks that soup isn't a meal, or why that guy at the airport in the first scene of The Limo is a complete schmuck? Well, there's a podcast for that! Each week two Aussie hosts get an episode of Seinfeld at random and discuss every secondary character featured in it. They also do weekly Seinfeld news, Seinfeldisms, episode trivia and more, giddy up!

This podcast is part of the independent podcast network Mish Mash Media, you can support it financially at patreon.com/mishmashmedia or at paypal.me/mishmashmedia

But I Don't Wanna Be A Secondary Character! A Seinfeld Podcast Mish Mash Media

    • TV & Film
    • 4.6 • 11 Ratings

Have you always wondered why Kenny Bania thinks that soup isn't a meal, or why that guy at the airport in the first scene of The Limo is a complete schmuck? Well, there's a podcast for that! Each week two Aussie hosts get an episode of Seinfeld at random and discuss every secondary character featured in it. They also do weekly Seinfeld news, Seinfeldisms, episode trivia and more, giddy up!

This podcast is part of the independent podcast network Mish Mash Media, you can support it financially at patreon.com/mishmashmedia or at paypal.me/mishmashmedia

    'Curbcast' Trailer

    'Curbcast' Trailer

    Ivan and Stephen are back for their new podcast series, Curbcast!


    Formerly a Patreon exclusive, every week the duo review every episode of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' scene by scene, hopefully with a different take for each one compared to similar podcasts. You can listen to 'Curbcast' from Wednesday morning April 14th Australian time at curbcast.podbean.com, or anywhere else you get your podcasts.


    Support our independent podcast network Mish Mash Media at patreon.com/mishmashmedia or paypal.me/mishmashmedia

    • 1 min
    The Dinner Party (S5E13) with Max, Our Final Episode

    The Dinner Party (S5E13) with Max, Our Final Episode

    This week Ivan, Stephen and special guest Max wear Gore-Tex and look to the cookie as they talk about the secondary characters from the final Season 5 episode of Seinfeld and the final episode of BIDWBASC, The Dinner Party.


    Topics covered include how we feel after finishing the podcast, Saddam Hussein’s secret erotic novel writing, vocal fry, and our final Top 10 Episode and Secondary Character lists; Seinfeldisms (from 6:52), Seinfeld News (from 10:42), episode trivia (from 26:30); secondary characters Hussein (from 32:16), Man with Cane (from 40:04), Barbara and David (from 47:06), and Counterwoman (from 54:44).


    Thank you for listening to and supporting us during the series, we will see you later in April for our new podcast series, ‘Curbcast’ (details coming soon). Giddy up!





    Sign up to our Patreon page to listen to our entire bonus episode back catalogue as well as help fund future projects by us! Head over to patreon.com/bidwbasc to sign up.


    You can also support us with a one-off donation on Paypal at paypal.me/mishmashmedia Your donations will help fund future projects by us.


    Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Discord, and Twitter @bidwbasc. You can email us as well at bidwbascpodcast@gmail.com


    Listen, download, subscribe to and review us wherever you get your podcasts.


    Search for our unofficial Seinfeld group called Seinfeldisms on Facebook.


    Are you a Seinfeld fan who like Metallisomething or metal in general? Search for Stephen’s new page ‘Seinmetal’ on Instagram.





    Seinfeld News


    Jerry is asking nearly $15 million dollars for a 27 acre Colorado property:


    https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/jerry-seinfeld-asking-million-27-acre-colorado-property


    Seinfeld is compared with The OC and Veep to see if the concept of the pilot stands up in the modern era:


    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-25/tv-shows-pilot-seinfeld-the-oc-veep-review-how-stack-up-2021/12574094

    • 1 hr 21 min
    The Doodle (S6E20) with Author Mitch Wolfe

    The Doodle (S6E20) with Author Mitch Wolfe

    This week Ivan, Stephen and special guest Mitch Wolfe eat Mackinaw peaches and get their homes exterminated as they talk about the secondary characters from the final Season 6 episode and penultimate episode of BIDWBASC, The Doodle.


    Topics covered include having something to show after the COVID lockdown, showing old scripts to land acting roles, partner hygiene, and old people being hedonistic; Seinfeldisms (from 13:56), Seinfeld News (from 16:31), episode trivia (from 22:43); secondary characters Paula (from 29:51), Shelly (from 37:12), Mandel (from 44:10), and Helen, Morty, Uncle Leo and Nana in the context of this episode (from 51:03).


    Where will the episode and/or any of the secondaries appear in our list of the greatest episodes and characters of all time? Listen and find out!


    Mitch is a first time author based in Phoenix, Arizona. He has written ‘Not That There Is Anything Wrong with That’: 10 Essays of Varying Importance About Seinfeld’, which includes essays on theories about where Kramer gets his money, a power ranking of the top 100 secondary characters on the show, and much more! He was inspired to write them after 2020’s COVID lockdown.


    You can preorder ‘Not That There Is Anything Wrong with That’ as an eBook or a Print on Demand copy on Amazon, or you can buy the physical version at https://www.lawngnomepublishing.com/





    Sign up to our Patreon page to listen to our entire bonus episode back catalogue as well as help fund future projects by us! Head over to patreon.com/bidwbasc to sign up.


    You can also support us with a one-off donation on Paypal at paypal.me/mishmashmedia Your donations will help fund future projects by us.


    Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Discord, and Twitter @bidwbasc. You can email us as well at bidwbascpodcast@gmail.com


    Listen, download, subscribe to and review us wherever you get your podcasts.


    Search for our unofficial Seinfeld group called Seinfeldisms on Facebook.


    Are you a Seinfeld fan who like Metallisomething or metal in general? Search for Stephen’s new page ‘Seinmetal’ on Instagram.





    Seinfeld News


    Seinfeld Funko Pops are coming!


    https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/seinfeld-funko-pop-launch-heres-where-to-get-all-of-the-pops/


    A band called ‘Lo Talker’ will be releasing their new album soon. They talk about their love for Seinfeld and noise rock in a recent interview:


    https://www.ajc.com/life/music-blog/mic-check-lo-talker-blends-love-of-seinfeld-with-noise-rock/UVBBZIXO6FBZROOI2CDUY7FCZ4/


    Jerry appeared on The Tonight Show last week admitting that he would have been an auto journalist if his comedy career didn’t work out:


    https://people.com/tv/jerry-seinfeld-backu

    • 1 hr 5 min
    The Serenity Now (S9E3)

    The Serenity Now (S9E3)

    This week Ivan and Stephen move to Anytown USA and have ‘shiksa-peal’ as they talk about the secondary characters from the final Season 9 episode in the series, The Serenity Now.


    Topics covered include ‘repeat’ Seinfeldisms, a day in the life of Steve Koren, Psychologists vs Psychiatrists, and Sleepless In Seattle; Seinfeldisms (from 2:50), Seinfeld News (from 5:04), episode trivia (from 8:36); secondary characters Patty (from 16:53), Adam Lippman (from 30:46:), and Lloyd Braun and Frank Costanza in the context of this episode (from 38:29:).


    Where will the episode and/or any of the secondaries appear in our list of the greatest episodes and characters of all time? Listen and find out!





    Sign up to our Patreon page for early access to BIDWBASC, exclusive access to bonus podcast 'Curbcast’, early access to future podcasts, as well as other bonus content! Head over to patreon.com/bidwbasc to sign up.


    You can also support us with a one-off donation on Paypal at paypal.me/mishmashmedia Your donations will help keep the show going.


    Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Discord, and Twitter @bidwbasc. You can email us as well at bidwbascpodcast@gmail.com


    Listen, download, subscribe to and review us wherever you get your podcasts.


    Search for our unofficial Seinfeld group called Seinfeldisms on Facebook.


    Are you a Seinfeld fan who like Metallisomething or metal in general? Search for Stephen’s new page ‘Seinmetal’ on Instagram.





    Seinfeld News


    Celloist Yo Yo Ma performs at a New York vaccination clinic:


    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-15/yo-yo-ma-plays-cello-at-vaccine-clinic-after-getting-second-shot/13250434

    • 52 min
    Season 11 Episode 10 - 'The Lockdown'

    Season 11 Episode 10 - 'The Lockdown'

    In the Season 11 finale, a COVID-19 lockdown in the state of New York has been declared as the gang try to maintain their sanity while in their own homes. Elaine puts the foot down as Brandon has to do online learning, Jerry and George get tested and are self isolating waiting for their results, and Kramer goes on the hunt to buy as much hand sanitizer and toilet paper as he can so he can resell it for profit.


    We hope you enjoyed this original podcast series, and we will see you over the next few weeks for the final episodes of BIDWBASC, giddy up!


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    Sign up to our Patreon page for early access to BIDWBASC, exclusive access to bonus podcast 'Curbcast’, early access to future podcasts, as well as other bonus content! Head over to patreon.com/bidwbasc to sign up.


    You can also support us with a one-off donation on Paypal at paypal.me/mishmashmedia Your donations will help keep the show going.


    Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Discord, and Twitter @bidwbasc. You can email us as well at bidwbascpodcast@gmail.com


    Listen, download, subscribe to and review us wherever you get your podcasts.


    Search for our unofficial Seinfeld group called Seinfeldisms on Facebook.


    Are you a Seinfeld fan who like Metallisomething or metal in general? Search for Stephen’s new page ‘SeinMetal’ on Instagram.

    • 16 min
    The Calzone (S7E20), Our 4th Anniversary

    The Calzone (S7E20), Our 4th Anniversary

    This week Ivan and Stephen celebrate their 4th anniversary for the podcast and dry their clothes in a pizza oven as they talk about the secondary characters from the final Season 7 episode in the series, The Calzone.


    Topics covered include stealing bread from old ladies, having social ’superpowers’, extreme baseball fanatics, and sticking with something for a long time; Seinfeldisms (from 4:24), Seinfeld News (from 6:28), episode trivia (from 12:22); secondary characters Todd Gack (from 20:02), Nicki (from 30:09), Mario (from 37:50) and Steinbrenner and Newman in this episode (from 45:18).


    Where will the episode and/or any of the secondaries appear in our list of the greatest episodes and characters of all time? Listen and find out!





    Sign up to our Patreon page for early access to BIDWBASC, exclusive access to bonus podcast 'Curbcast’, instant access to unaired episodes of ‘Season 11', as well as other bonus content! Head over to patreon.com/bidwbasc to sign up.


    You can also support us with a one-off donation on Paypal at paypal.me/mishmashmedia Your donations will help keep the show going.


    Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Discord, and Twitter @bidwbasc. You can email us as well at bidwbascpodcast@gmail.com


    Listen, download, subscribe to and review us wherever you get your podcasts.


    Search for our unofficial Seinfeld group called Seinfeldisms on Facebook.


    Are you a Seinfeld fan who like Metallisomething or metal in general? Search for Stephen’s new page ‘Seinmetal’ on Instagram.





    Seinfeld News


    Crooks steal a loaf of bread from an 83 year old woman on a Brooklyn subway:


    https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-crook-steals-loaf-of-bread-brooklyn-subway-20210307-fesnrekvtfa5laj3zwuzkm7m5y-story.html


    Jerry Seinfeld shares the Best Comedy Special award with Michelle Buteau at the Critics Choice Awards:


    https://pagesix.com/2021/03/08/michelle-buteau-thrilled-to-share-award-with-jerry-seinfeld/

    • 55 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

buttville ,

Love it!

Very enjoyable and funny. These guys know Seinfeld! Great podcast.

Greg Delaney ,

How could anyone not like them?

Great podcast, funny and very insightful. Thanks lads.

TNSEB ,

Good stuff!

Top notch podcast. Love the banter.

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