#545 - Doctor Mike's Hardest Challenge Yet!

Joe Santagato· Host0:00

Welcome back to the Ba- [upbeat music] Welcome back to The Basement Yard. Today, me and Frank are on the same side because we have a special guest, the smartest person who's ever been on this show by- [laughs] ... a hundred million miles.

Frank Alvarez· Host0:15

Definitely, without a- Dr.

Joe Santagato· Host0:16

Mike is with us today.

Frank Alvarez· Host0:17

Dr. Mike.

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest0:17

[clapping] I don't know if this is a diss or a compliment.

Joe Santagato· Host0:20

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Frank Alvarez· Host0:21

How is that... That's... Well, it's s- now I get it.

Joe Santagato· Host0:22

[laughs] To be fair- [laughs] To be fair, in our current setup, the only other people we've had on here are Rhett and Link, and they're very smart.

Frank Alvarez· Host0:28

I forgot about them.

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest0:29

They're very smart.

Frank Alvarez· Host0:30

They're- But not as medically smart as you.

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest0:31

And part of them is really tall.

Joe Santagato· Host0:34

B- bro, what is with... Hold on. Wait, hold on. Hold on.

Frank Alvarez· Host0:36

[laughs] I'm pretty tall too.

Joe Santagato· Host0:37

I'm gonna say, I'm gonna say this. [laughs] If you're watching someone on YouTube, chances are they're over 6 1/2 feet tall. [laughs] I don't know what the fuck. This guy walked in and I'm expecting Dr. Mike to come in, and he's, like, 5'10".

Frank Alvarez· Host0:48

A doctor.

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest0:48

Yeah.

Joe Santagato· Host0:48

Like a doctor, you know?

Frank Alvarez· Host0:49

I've always had short doctors.

Joe Santagato· Host0:50

Well, because a lot of them have a God complex, and- That's crazy ... that's cra- I mean, it's true.

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest0:55

I mean, surgeons.

Joe Santagato· Host0:57

That's right.

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest0:57

[laughs] [laughs] I, I would probably throw surgeons under the bus, yeah.

Joe Santagato· Host0:59

That's, that's what I was referencing as well.

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest1:00

Okay.

Frank Alvarez· Host1:00

Do you find that a lot of doctors are shorter than you?

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest1:03

I think it's a mixed bag.

Joe Santagato· Host1:04

You're 6'2"?

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest1:05

Yeah, 6'3".

Joe Santagato· Host1:06

Yeah, me too.

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest1:07

Yeah.

Frank Alvarez· Host1:07

No, you're not.

Joe Santagato· Host1:08

[laughs] This guy's like 5'4".

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest1:09

Well, if I'm wearing my, uh, Vomero Premium Pluses or whatever they're called, then I'm easily 6'5".

Frank Alvarez· Host1:14

What is that?

Joe Santagato· Host1:14

Are those doctor shoes?

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest1:15

No, those are, like, the new Nikes that have- Oh ... the amount of padding that basically you don't need to hide your inserts in.

Frank Alvarez· Host1:21

Nice. Nice, nice.

Joe Santagato· Host1:22

Gotcha. So you're going, like, Tom Cruise level inserts on these shoes.

Mikhail Varshavski· Guest1:25

I'm proud of those inserts.

Joe Santagato· Host1:26

Good for you, my friend.

Frank Alvarez· Host1:27

Yeah, maybe I should wear an insert.

Joe Santagato· Host1:28

You definitely should.

Frank Alvarez· Host1:29

Just like, just like on