Slide whistles, side commentary, and lots of background laughter are just a few noises listeners experience when they put in their earbuds for the latest episode of their classmates’ budding podcast. 

Seniors Will Pajak and Stephen Do have recently started up their own show filled with jokes, stories, and the occasional off-topic tangent. 

“The name of the podcast is ‘Two Guys With Warm Beverages Talking,” Do said. “It started because my friend Will Pajak and I were having a conversation about how we wished we had a TV show where we could talk about the things we were passionate about.” 

While Do says it was a spontaneous idea at first, the pair quickly discovered their love of podcasts and began considering starting their own. 

“I had been a fan of several podcasts for a while and I thought that maybe it was something we might be able to do now,” Do said.

When Do struck up the idea for the podcast, it did not take long for him to spread the suggestion to his friend and co-host. 

“We soon made plans to set the podcast in motion and sat down to do some recording,” Do said. “After the first episode, we realized we really enjoyed doing it so much that it kinda just stuck.”

Making the podcast has become a fun hobby for the two, who say  they always remember to never take themselves too seriously to make content that makes them proud. 

“We’ve been making the podcast for about two months now and our goal for the podcast was always just to have a good time,” Do said. 

The podcast, which can be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, allows Do and Pajak to talk freely about topics that interest or concern them. 

“It’s basically a recording of our everyday conversations, whether they are serious or funny,” Pajak said. “It’s nice to talk for 30-45 minutes straight with one of my best friends whilst making subjectively quality content for others to enjoy and share.”

The two friends enjoy the podcast because it allows them to do something entertaining while still being able to hang out and have their usual conversations they have in everyday life.

“My favorite part of the podcast is just hanging out and talking with Stephen” Pajak said. “We don’t really care how many views we get, we just want to have fun together.”

Topics are never the same in the podcast episodes and vary depending on what pops into the minds of the creators or what is written on their scripted lists. 

“Stephen and I talk about so many random funny things, it’s hard to choose just one favorite,” Pajak said. “One of my favorite conversations was a sleep paralysis episode and the one where we talked about irrational fears.”

While the two sometimes plan out what they are going to say, they usually just talk about a little bit of everything instead of one centralized topic to keep new ideas flowing.

“We’ll come in with lists of topics we want to bring up when we are going to record,” Do said. “Things on the lists vary largely from personal stories to questions we want to discuss, or fun games and skits that we think might be fun to do while recording.” 

However, according to Pajak, finding the time to do the show while balancing their lives outside and inside of school can prove to be somewhat of a challenge.

“Finding time each week to record is pretty difficult,” Pajak said. “Stephen and I are both pretty busy people, but we try to stay on a regular recording schedule when possible.” 

Even though this podcast is a hobby, the duo claims they take it seriously when it comes to making and producing its content.

“Will and I both like doing things right, whether it be school or recording audio, so it can be hard for us to make sure that all the things we do are up to our standards,” Do said.  

While the podcast is still relatively young, Pajak and Do plan on continuing this in future years to come. 

“Stephen and I are going to be roommates next year at UT Austin, so the podcast will continue next year,” Pajak said. 

In the future, Pajak and Do plan on expanding the podcast’s content for the benefit of themselves and the show. 

“We plan on having more guests in future episodes, and it would be awesome if we found a way to make money while doing the podcast,” Pajak said. 

Close friends of Pajak and Do have shown their support and love for the duo’s podcast as episodes continue to come out.

“It is the weirdest and best thing you will ever listen to,” senior Kaitlin Rush said. “It is hilarious.” 

In the beginning, Rush said she wasn’t sure what to expect, but she kept an open mind because she wanted them to succeed. 

“They told me to start listening to it and I was kind of wary but said I’d give it a chance, and I listened and now I’m one of their top five listeners,” Rush said. 

Rush said she now looks forward to hearing all that the duo have to say in their show and enjoys being a frequent listener.

“As soon as a new episode comes out I listen to it,” Rush said. “They even said they’d let me be on it next year as a guest star, and you can conveniently find it on Spotify. Be prepared because it can be really odd, but it’s so entertaining.” 

The duo has reached listeners across the world as well as local listeners, and they continue to grow their fan-base with every episode they produce.

“They actually have a listener in Norway or somewhere in Europe I think, which is pretty crazy but exciting at the same time,” Rush said. 

The diverse array of commentary is something that fans like Rush enjoy, and they say it contributes to the show as a whole.  

“I really love the commentary they do in the background when they accidentally go off-topic and talk about the goofy stuff in their lives, not to mention they’re my best friends and I love them,” Rush said.

Pajak and Do both own their personalities and try to showcase their true selves into their work and conversations so other listeners can get to know them for who they are.

“The podcast is a fun thing we can share with friends and is a way to give our own weird, goofy content to the internet,” Pajak said.

The two are very passionate and proud of their podcast and hope their listeners love it as much as they do.

“If there is something that I hope listeners take away from the podcast, it is that it’s okay to be weird or goofballs sometimes,” Do said. “It can be one of the best ways to get a little more joy out of life.”