RT Podcast: Ep. 445 - Sir Gavin of Business Class

Join Gavin Free and Burnie Burns as they discuss Gavin’s travel reputation, pets, the SNES Classic controversy, and more on this week's RT Podcast! This episode originally aired on July 28, 2017, sponsored by Casper (bit.ly/2bgC0nt)
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RT Podcast: Ep. 445 - Sir Gavin of Business Class
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[@yalpsutel]

You can call this a podcast all you want, but this is some subtle therapy session.

[@Geznoo]

yalpsutel I believe it.

[@cd8467]

yalpsutel but for whom

[@nuclearfishing7681]

39:50 Burnie drops that meme

[@ConCarne95]

Nuclear Fishing p0 i

[@MainGoldDragon]

For Brandon.

[@andrewmcilroy901]

One of the best podcast yall have put out by far. I love the two of them as anchors with people poping in and out over time! Please try this set up again!

[@baummerr6057]

I could Listen to Ellie talk all day. That accent and that sassiness is amazing.

[@Lickwetcarrion]

Very pretty, as well.

[@zgillet]

It's a shame she is wrong. I'm completely with Gavin having been in food service. Also, she completely contradicted herself with the coffee shop bit.

[@danielallen2119]

Gavin is 100% right, people in retail don't want extended encounters with customers. I wish more customers knew exactly what they wanted and save everyone some time.

[@matthewfoster9830]

Daniel Allen absolutely sir. I did 11 years in retail and some of the worst people you encounter are the ones who have to tell you their f**king life story before they ask where the batteries are..

[@zacktepe2727]

idk man, I liked hearing their stories. is was nice, you meet a lot of people grow some history with them if they come frequently.

[@chrismerrick7599]

zack tepe It flip flops imo. Every once in a while I meet a customer that's all smiles and seems interesting that I feel okay with talking to, then there's people that sit there and just drone on about something thats completely irrelevent to why they're there. I think it depends on both the person and how busy I am.

[@woefullyunderprepared9419]

Daniel Allen fam I never talk to anyone in retail unless I know exactly what I want

[@DarthThel]

Gotta love it when they try talking to you while you're counting their money.

[@JustaJish]

Cutest couple in RT

[@icantranch9398]

That belongs to Geoff and Gus

[@HaloFTW55]

It should be changed to Michael and Lindsay.

[@SonnyGambino69]

Naw you guys are forgetting Miles and Kerry.

[@tonyflorez1146]

Ivan Lee missed the irony

[@billsutherby]

I have the hugest man-crush on Burnie. I could listen to him read the phone book to me.

[@DREKI_01]

Ellie has the nicest voice

[@Hot18Shot]

She is bae.

[@Redstorm1554]

Hot.

[@blinkx1070]

Yea I want her to read stories to me to put me to sleep. It's just so soothing and easy to listen to

[@donkeymanusa6364]

I agree, she should be a RWBY voice actor.

[@HaariYT]

DonkeyMan USA or like a RvB spy or something. Dylan should have been voiced by her, and gavin could have been her assistant lol

[@turbobasket]

46:52 "England is my city" -Burnie Burns 2017

[@licovaladez8773]

Clanders I don't know if you don't understand that he's making a reference...

[@birkenspanner]

I don't know if you don't understand that he was referencing that Burnie was making that reference

[@turbobasket]

I understand that RT merchandise sells like a god church. So go buy some!!!!

[@benthomas3753]

And if it werent for Team 10, then the US would be Shitty

[@antisepticblep3825]

I HATE THIS

[@jameswalmsley753]

Ellie and Gavin are class on the podcast

[@thebestbuisnesscyan4184]

i ship it

[@davida2811]

Ellie is absolutely gorgeous. Not to mention that she has an amazing voice too 😍

[@draconicchaos]

The way she laid into Gavin with such class was utterly amazing! She would be the perfect person to just sit around and chat with for hours and you'd never get tired of talking.

[@ArkhamJacks]

James Walmsley i ship it

[@NintyDom]

it makes me wonder though, is there anyone who works at RT who is from Northern England?

[@TheZandra17]

The dream podcast crew

[@David-kd4qr]

nah need a clone Gav as well.

[@TheZandra17]

David how do you know that isn't clone gav...?

[@JXEditor]

David There was a Gavin Clone but they just keep swapping places between cuts.

[@afrozkhan4314]

Nah, gav, barb, gus. Burnie can be ignorant and condescending at times.

[@chaseg59]

Afroz Khan no he can't

[@13012able]

More Ellie. Way more Ellie.

[@Milhail]

Niklas Klinger Ellie should be voice of something. Everyone. She's gorgeous too but that voice.....

[@mattwebi]

I wish Ellie would do vlogs too.

[@chasem3117]

Drake Kalluna could be Neo lol

[@Set.Y]

I just don't want her to get the Mica treatment because she's pretty cool

[@wade_23]

Mica should have never been brought in in the first place

[@timslack7568]

In the Battle of the Brits, I firmly stand beside Gavin. When having a discussion on the phone, either having been on the receiving end at a customer service type of job or on the phoning end and having to talk to a customer service position on the phone, get rid of the fluff. Neither one of us wants to be dealing with this situation right now so just get top the point and we can both go about our days.

[@baummerr6057]

This podcast is perfect. Burnie and Gav are the best

[@freddiev9932]

gavin lookin gooooooood

[@dominicmartinez-ballard2176]

Omg Ellie is adorable. Please be here more.

[@Ki11s0n3]

I work in retail and I agree. I do not want to have any human interaction. The less the better.

[@kyle13202]

Justin Fuerst same

[@MstrAdos]

"I think the operative word in pet is pet. If you can't pet a pet it's not a pet" - Burnie Burns I have replayed that 6 times. It's either that funny or its cause it's 4.30 am. Either way I can't stop laughing.

[@ddrlankyj]

I'm 100% with Gavin on the whole unnecessary fluff in conversation. Get to the damn point.

[@michaelsabo5823]

ddrlankyj fluff is a necessity for human interaction

[@ddrlankyj]

Not at all. I worked at a computer shop for nearly a decade and almost everyone came in with their life story. Cut the fat and tell me what you did so I can fix it. I'm not a therapist...I'm a tech. I don't care about your brother who is going to school for insert degree here or that your cousin twice removed is pretty good with computers and he took a look at it blah blah blah. All I want to know is who are you and what is is doing or not doing that it should or shouldn't be doing.

[@yulleonard130]

ddrlankyj I

[@michaelsabo5823]

ddrlankyj makes sense

[@TheImmenseFence]

Yeah Ellie needs to get off her high horse, it doesn't make you a bad person or rude if you keep it brief

[@erebusares]

as an IT person, i completely agree with how gavin calls people. if you call me, get to the point, i dont want to have a conversation with you... I just want to fix your issue and go back to what i was working on.

[@christophertom5552]

I feel like that's how a lot of IT people seem to act like. I think back to some IT people I know, and they seem like the exact same way. But it depends on the person, and like Dabomb kind of alluded to: it depends on the job. It also depends on what is talked about. Working in retail, I have had customers who come up to me and given me their life story about why they came in and why their looking for that. In those cases, yes, that is unnecessary. But there some people who come up to me, ask for something, and while their waiting for me to get it for them, they just make small talk, and that's perfectly fine with me. Like Ellie said, it's treating the person as a Person. There's situations where being efficient is good, but situations where it is not necessary i feel like.

[@minecraftedpyro]

"When [politics] affects actual people I feel like we have a responsibility to say something." When has politics ever not affected people?

[@khaldrakon]

I appreciate how blunt and to the point Gavin is

[@Hawkgoulet]

I wish we could one day again get a Gus, Gav, Geoff, Burnie podcast like the old days. Hilarious together

[@Inpheksion]

The 2 man format definitely works with people are charismatic and multi-faceted like Burnie and Gavin, who have a long history together. I think the one on one format could work, but the pairings would have to be very wisely chosen.

[@liammason7533]

Ellie should come on the podcast more often. Its fun to watch her argue with Gavin.

[@MrMoustacheNinja]

This was awesome and may be my favorite podcast ever!!! I love that this was Burnie and Gav legitimately having a good convo and I thought it was really cool to have random people chime in and out! Please try this format again!

[@LlamaWorm2k11]

One of the best podcasts ever. Two massively interesting guys real talking about random stuff

[@still_overthinking1665]

Heroes and halfwits are back? *I'm so happy right now!*

[@jackenjessee3294]

HYPE

[@jaziken]

HYPE

[@cynco484]

Better ship than Meg Ryan

[@DaSimsNetwork]

I watch and love almost every video you guys release in the RT family. I don't remember what brought me to you guys years ago but I have loved every moment since. Thanks for the good times!

[@chappy7962]

It's so crazy that they're talking about rooster teeth and The Slow Mo Guys having about 9.1 and 9.5 million subs, respectively, and looking now RT has 9.4mil and SMG has almost 14mil

[@PacinoBR]

I'm a long time viewer/listener of the podcast, and i got so much more into now that people from behind the scenes are on screen. Much love people!

[@emmagallo3179]

20:47 is genuinely the first time I've ever heard Gavin actually refer to Meg by her first name. I've only seen/heard him say 'Turney' or 'Girl'.

[@DeadlyRedGecko]

Should have implemented the sponsor into the show. They should have been laying in bed :"D

[@MegaBebb]

So you want gavin and burnie in bed together? I feel like you got an ulterior motive here.

[@decaf4450]

But who doesn't have that same ulterior motive though?

[@RookieDad1]

Oh my god Ellie is gorgeous

[@washiercoot7984]

Agreed

[@JesterC88]

The thing that makes Slow Mo Guys have great staying power is that they only post a few videos at a time, a few videos a year, and they do the absolute best that they possibly can with it every single time. So much quality.

[@robertwolfe5285]

I am morrrre than ok with Gavin and Burnie doing a two man podcast

[@allandonald6248]

I absolutely love listening to Gavin and Burnie talk. So motivating, inspiring, and intelligent.

[@DaSimsNetwork]

I'm with Gavin on the way he speaks on the phone, people working retail don't want to be on the phone for very long. Strait to the point is better in most situations.

[@Octobers1086Own]

This is what this podcast needs to be... This is the format. One on one with side guest to answer/ask questions. Heck, Patrick is awesome... He could just be that extra person to keep things focused. I loved this. This would be a cool way to introduce us to lesser known employees at RT or even just get people we know on and learn new things about them. This was one of my favorite podcast you guys have ever done. And I've been here since the beginning. Please, more of this format!

[@zi0n781]

2 Man you mean 1 man 1 Gavin

[@cheesecrew]

Because Gavin is a being of Higher Existence far surpassing that of man.

[@darklife5091]

TheRealCheddar You say that but Burnie is the Atom Smasher.

[@Spartan-ir4qd]

Vav is a whacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man.

[@choper1337]

zi0nst0ryt4ll4r lol Gavin's more efficient

[@slipstreamtechnician2811]

Burnie is also the Horse Puncher

[@squirrelman111]

This was an awesome podcast. The casualness of just having two friends chatting one on one made it feel more personal and engaging and I would love to see more!

[@DasFlippityFlop]

I love Patrick. We should have him on a podcast as a guest

[@saladman3008]

Das Flippity Flop But the stream could fall apart without his watchful eye

[@Brosyphus]

I find it amazing that Gavin talking about Minecraft and working has literally changed my viewpoint of the world ;_;

[@frostwolf2526]

I was dead when Bernie said England is my city😂😂

[@Bluemoon717]

Love this podcast. Been so Gav and burnie deprived lately. This was much needed one on one therapy session

[@oliverbass2462]

Gavin I volunteer to be the test subject for retired at 18, I am prepared.

[@emmy4mattie]

My job is on the phone and I absolutely prefer the Gavin interaction, I want you to tell me what you need, get it done, and then hang up so I can get on with my life

[@TheSaoul]

Ellie is adorable and has great opinions. She definitely needs less going on so she can be on the podcast more often.

[@calvinjohnson5988]

Saoul Gibson I completely disagree

[@TheSaoul]

That's great to hear. It's good to disagree.

[@redinvisible19]

This was amazing. I loved having a more focused conversation without a lot of interruptions

[@shivam7852]

in this episode i respected brandons opinions and views. i feel like brandon is much better with serious or real life topics then comedy centric content

[@alexcooke4856]

Never been a regular viewer of the Podcast 'cause I usually like to be doing something instead of watching people talk, but this was really great with how focused it was as just a simple back-and-forth between two dudes talking about stuff

[@goefffrey8619]

just.... it's two brothers

[@Husky_Family1]

gorf lol best comments ever

[@Longboarder420brah]

I loved the inclusion of the sidebar without like calling out ''well go to our side mic'' like in earlier days of the RT video podcast, liked this casual format alot

[@williamthibeau1122]

You can pretend this is normal but we know the Couch ran away

[@Doleoh]

I like the Rooster Teeth Channel just the way it is. It's a one-stop shop of all of these things I like. RWBY/Chibi, Podcasts, and shenanigans.

[@elliottgb6161]

Shout-out to Gavin's story about calling the dry cleaners from podcast 257

[@Zepp468]

I really enjoyed this podcast. I love Bernie and Gavin, the random people jumping in every once in a while, it was all just great. 10/10

[@stdoval]

I feel like 50% of the time I'm Gavin and 50% of the time I'm Ellie.

[@grayalmeida9622]

I think this is the best use of the Thursday podcast. With just two people. There's something more intimate intimate about it, and the topics reached can be explained and discussed more in depth. Plus, Burnie and Gav just work well together.

[@jafarahmad3708]

I'm sorry about your fish Bernie

[@cryomanic]

Jafar Ahmad your sympathy seems fishy to me.

[@fdsa234567]

One of the best podcasts in a while in my opinion. It just felt... "real". Just two dudes talking. Thumbs up

[@lax398]

It does suck that VR isn't really gonna end up making it to the mainstream, at least not until games can be produced easier. We need a Miyamoto for the VR scene.

[@underscore_n]

C-X 3 it's because VR is so expensive. Not only do you need a pretty beefy gaming rig to play most VR titles (which is now even more expensive with the etherium mining graphics cards shortage), the hardware itself costs upwards of $800, almost as much as someone would spend on their PC, and that's before you can even get a single game. Also physical requirements mean that quite a few people living in small apartments just cannot make room for it, and the general lack of games discourages new customers who could potentially be new owners. And don't even get me started on the whole "fragmentation" of the community by each headset; it just gets more ridiculous the more you look at it

[@Aplesedjr]

They just need to make the oasis already. Then VR will make literally everything else look like garbage.

[@Eorzat]

It's not just VR; it's gaming tech in general that's becoming more of a problem. Retail prices aren't inflating, but the costs of production are. For instance, I have yet to be absolutely blown away by graphics, world size, or animations of any seventh-gen game because the production value is only steeply increasing instead of in leaps and bounds. If game companies can't make full use of potential software, such as gaming engines, and hardware due to budget constraints, then there's no way that VR will able to take off any time soon.

[@xTimeswordx]

THIS is what we've been wanting. Not random people pulled into the podcast. Edit: I spoke too soon, Brandon came on for a moment.

[@ethandevany1130]

Omg Ellie was amazing in this , I hope she's in more from now on

[@walteewartooth6860]

This is honestly one of my favourite podcasts in a long, long time. They're all great, but something about this was just next level for me. More like this please.

[@teddybott3258]

Gavins talking about lunch being hard, why don't they do a show called eating with achievement hunter and film them all getting lunch and messing with eachother. I love the live action stuff, they could do it how smosh used to on their second channel

[@iamtheju]

Burnie having one on one chats is always fantastic. This was a great podcast, with two of the best people at Rooster Teeth.

[@willhargen7294]

Excellent Show.

[@GallonTalon]

This was great, its always cool to have in depth talks with Gavin

[@NaraYoutube]

46:52 Nice meme Burnie

[@NitrateDream]

I really liked this. I was really surprised. It's been a while since I've heard either of these two talk about things at length and I don't know. I have some perspectives to rethink. Thanks for everyone who works on these podcasts. :D

[@linkinpark444]

More Ellie on the podcast please, she's lovely!

[@hogwartswhovian]

i like the two person podcast, very intimate and nice to see dynamic between two people so close as burnie and gav

[@slinky211]

28:45 podcast 455 for rtaa

[@elliottmcmurray]

slinky211 thank you

[@ZSORGAMING]

Ellie should be a member of the usual podcast crew. Her chemistry with these two is great!!

[@GreenPiCat]

"Never had time, or never cared enough to apply time to it" gavin said this offhandedly but it's pretty poignant

[@B055YG]

2-man podcast worked out really well. It felt a lot calmer and I personally really enjoyed it. People popping up worked out well and because it was mostly 2-man, it never felt over-crowded.

[@amythompson3798]

I also think with a channel like RT it's hard as a new subscriber. With slow mo guys it's easy bc you know what the content is before clicking on it (pretty self explanatory) whereas with Rooster Teeth there is such a variety of shows that can be intimidating if you've just discovered it. You have no idea which is a good show/bad show and of course you've no idea what each series is until you actually take the time to watch it. Despite that, I do like that it caters to a larger audience and it seems like there's a show for different types of people, which could also result in lots of subs so I guess it just depends. I've been subscribed here since 2012/13 and it's been amazing, I love you guys to bits but my point basically is that it can be quite a lot to take in as a new member of the audience.

[@Oompalompa35]

I love this episode as a secondary podcast I like the format of have a two person podcast with Burnie! It's cool having someone off to the side chiming in the main podcast is perfect I love how this is still the podcast but it is it's own entity! Keep up the great work

[@dcresistance]

We need more 2 person podcasts!

[@SuperCheese88]

I liked this. It felt like a lot of other podcasts where it's just 2 people having a conversation with very general topics.

[@UmbraAsterism]

Ellie is an absolute treat. I want her in content

[@bloodtoken343]

I subbed because of hearing Gavin scream and storytelling while also seeing you guys have fun as you're all giving real world information that's entertaining to hear. The other reasons are because I love seeing and hearing you all act like a family. I never really had that and it makes me want to be part of RT and I'm probably not the only one. Some people have great skills that they want to show off at RT because it's the place they can feel good about it. Sorry for the comment being so long and hope who ever reads it, have a great day no matter what happens

[@DragonslayerJSA]

I actually enjoyed this, I liked hearing their thoughts and opinions on the president and other things, The 2 person podcast format was nice too, it felt like a conversation that was a bit more focused because there wasn't four people who are all trying to weigh in on everything.

[@metallica19966]

Interviewing Gavin has always been an interest of mine. After this podcast, I'd love to interview him. Hands down one of my favorite people, not just at Rooster Teeth, but in general. He's a well successful man who loves what he does, doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon and does ask for more. He's happy and grateful for the position he's in, and I hope I get a chance to meet him some time in the future.

[@shivam7852]

i am with gavin about the interaction with people i also don't like fluff in conversation. but i am also not good with people.

[@kurtiswatson97]

This was one of the greatest podcasts I have watched. This should be a show of its own.

[@lycansdietired7837]

I doubt burnie will see this but as a person who isn't straight and is joining the Marine Corps, there are several things that can disqualify a person from the military, diabetes asthma, flat foot, any mental disorder which being or thinking of being transgender is still considered. Now I don't support Our president is this action at all, but I don't shun it. If one gets the gender reassignment surgery they are unable to do there job they were assigned for 2-5 years. Meaning they can't do a damn thing but get medical and psychological help for the surgery they did to themselves. Now imagine getting paid a salary for 2-5 years when you do nothing and how is that fair to the person who has a rifle in his hand serving his country when another serviceman is sitting in a chair waiting for their hormone shots. You can't get easy access to those in the Middle East in a combat zone. If they wanted to join after all said is done then they deserve to serve I believe that. But spouting off the bullshit of everyone can serve when I almost got disqualified for asthma is one unintelligent and two is somewhat shameful. People get kicked out for tattoo regulations. Where is the support for them? They Don't have anything wrong with them but they get kicked out anyways. Many people see this as bigotry trust me I do too. But there are far more important things for the military to do than make sure 2-5% of its force is battle ready because they changed sexes. And yes $10 million dollars doesn't seem much when the budget is in the millions. But that money can supply food, water and housing for men and women in the front lines. And the Erectile dysfunction argument is equally stupid. Yes I think we shouldn't give out soldiers Medicine they don't need to have. But E.D. Medicine doesn't make you useless to a fighting force for years. I dislike that our president made this action, but this action has a true reasoning behind it. Not some thing to hate on the LGBT community if they wants that they'd reinstate no gays in the military. And that's a much larger portion.

[@keefashine2657]

I like podcasts with guests that come in and out. It's nice and refreshing, and a fun change of pace, without having to be stuck to the same cast. And it works well with a two-man crew! I like it, keep it up!

[@mattdgold15]

ok can we talk about gavin's shoes?

[@spencerunknown4428]

No

[@batmanexit13]

Reminds me of Skittles

[@ienzio7795]

Matthew Hamby They're shoes

[@ponymadchic21]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one wondering this...they're awesome!

[@mattdgold15]

Lizzy H they remind me of rainbow stripes gum

[@UncleverCarapace]

This format is good. I would love to see these from time to time, with different people.

[@MapleLamia]

What would be great is if there was a company-wide match of PUBG.

[@dawsondamer9434]

Iron Dimension Y-E-S Please

[@jeremyblum4064]

Iron Dimension Wazoo wazoo Wasson 1 Waal wawa Wayzata

[@jeremyblum4064]

Iron Dimension Wawa Warts target Swaziland

[@LukeReturns]

I could appreciate every thursday podcast being mainly a two person conversation with some random people popping in from time to time. Think it gives interesting insight in their personal and work relationships.

[@IvenSkateboarding]

Wait what ever happened to immersion?

[@ooglefluffg857]

This was by far my favourite episode. I hope these two do this again sometime.

[@LockDeadd]

8seconds and im here

[@martinekelund864]

I thoroughly enjoyed this format. The two-person conversation was nice and easy to follow, and the occasional input from the side (with Jon, Patrick, Ellie and Brandon) created a nice and interesting dynamic. Tippy Top.

[@adampg82]

Gavin is exactly right about the retail situation LOL. Short interactions and move on.

[@grassyalbatross8303]

I really like this set up for the Thursday podcast. Having two people talking and also cycling through guests is really nice.

[@matthewkeyn1627]

"We get payed for this." "Nah, we don't get payed... We're beyond that at this point..."

[@spencerunknown4428]

Yes, I too listened to the podcast

[@Grantw171]

I would literally watch this every week, love the 2 person set up especially with Gavin and Burnie.