Ari Shaffir’s Craziest Travel Stories: Exorcisms, Prostitutes, and Magic Mushrooms | #697

YERRR – Ari is BACK from his no phone vagabond travels. From Brazilian bathhouses to Bukele’s El Salvador purge, this one’s half adventure, half insanity and all great stories. – Machu Picchu, Bolivia & winging life with no plan – Gangs, soccer, and whether people even understand evil – Joey Diaz, Ali Siddiq & comedy industry greed – Crying, fathers, freedom, and missing the road already – Witches, curses, food poisoning & packing way too light for someone's comfort All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE. 0:00 Ari is BACK + Nothing really changes 2:50 1st week away + Mind exploded 7:07 meet people, “Theories” + Bath-houses 11:10 Brazil’s the 94yest + Mexican baseball 12:44 Reading, + Aussie Drogas 15:45 Interrogation, El Salvador + Bukele’s purge 25:24 Gangs LOVE soccer + don’t know evil 28:07 Bukele + Ger v Japan 34:30 Making friends, Hostels + Salt 37:30 Bolivia + People have power 42:30 Shaving it off, Touristy stuff + The Chinese 46:54 Machu Picchu 56:27 Winging it, BAGELs+ Solstice to solstice 1:06:52 Colombia, “The End” + Stories 1:25:40 Joey Diaz + Ali Siddiq + Comedy Central greed 1:42:01 “I love wrong” 1:$3:48 The Show must go on + Setting tone 1:52:05 Ari’s MSG prediction, SUPPORT + Need real stories 2:00:37 Dream guest + Importance of Sound 2:08:27 Crying + Relationship with father 2:12:40 Soccer, Sack liquor + Mexican Baseball 2:18:29 Missing the freedom + Sliding Doors moment 2:21:42 Consumed with politics 2:23:27 Food poisoning + Pack super light 2:29:42 Witches, The Curse + Black guinea pigs 2:47:02 World Cup predictions 2:49:11 Charms 2:51:37 Joy in seeing friends + Oasis 2:55:01 Famous comedians + Patagonia 2:57:41 Homesick, Pet tricks + Mexican popcorn 3:00:42 Don’t look at pictures + Support Ari This episode is sponsored by Kalshi. This episode is sponsored by Sesh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices