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

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Seinfeld’s side characters take center stage.

The gist

Ivan and Stephen treat Seinfeld’s side characters as the main event, moving through random episodes with trivia, running jokes, and close scene reading. The tone is loose and conversational, but the analysis can get surprisingly specific about structure, motivation, and callbacks.

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But I Don't Wanna Be A Secondary Character! A Seinfeld Podcast treats Seinfeld as a world worth combing through one side character at a time. The frame is narrow, and that is the point. Ivan and Stephen take a randomly chosen episode and shift attention away from the core four toward the people who complicate, interrupt, flatter, annoy, tempt, or expose them. A bakery customer, a cameo, a girlfriend, a parent, a boss, a neighbor, or a forgotten manuscript can become the center of the conversation. The show is casual in delivery but detailed in habit. It notices story mechanics. It asks why the dictator gag appears in The Dinner Party, why Elaine might or might not find a manuscript in a fridge, and why Lloyd Braun works so powerfully as the son Frank and Estelle seem to prefer. Short jokes sit beside longer theories. A bit about calzones can turn into a discussion of dating rituals, aging, and the way Seinfeld characters try to speed past normal social steps. The hosts are openly fond of the series, often calling it the greatest sitcom or show of all time, but the affection does not flatten their readings. They can admire a strange joke while still saying it pulls an episode out of its grounded rhythm. Guests such as Stacey, Sarah, Mitch Wolfe, and Max bring extra texture, family context, book talk, and regular-friend energy. The later episodes carry a reflective mood as the podcast approaches its finale after four years. Even then, the format stays recognizably itself: cold-open reenactment, episode setup, secondary-character discussion, trivia, news, listener notes, and the familiar sign-off. It is not a general nostalgia feed. It is a focused fan archive for people who remember the lines and want to argue about the people standing just behind them. The humor can be blunt, but the editorial center is appreciation. Every episode turns small sitcom appearances into something worth rewatching.

Made for: Best for Seinfeld fans who already know the episodes and enjoy character-by-character rewatch conversation. It also suits listeners who like relaxed Australian podcast banter with sitcom trivia and close-reading detours.

What sets it apart: Rather than recapping only plots or main-cast moments, the show organizes each episode around secondary characters selected from randomly drawn Seinfeld episodes. That gives familiar scenes a different angle and turns minor appearances into full comic case studies.

In their own words

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

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A manuscript in Kramer's fridge becomes the clue you cannot stop litigating.

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  1. 1

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

    But I Don't Wanna Be A Secondary Character!

    Mar 30, 2021·1h 21m·5 clips
  2. 2

    The Doodle (S6E20) with Author Mitch Wolfe

    Hidden gem

    Stephen and Ivan interview Phoenix author Mitch Wolfe about The Doodle, the April 6, 1995 Seinfeld episode involving Jerry’s fleas, Elaine’s Viking Press manuscript, and George’s art-class romance.

    Mar 27, 2021·1h 5m·4 clips
  3. 3

    The Serenity Now (S9E3)

    Hidden gem

    But I Don't Wanna Be A Secondary Character!

    Mar 23, 2021·53m·3 clips
  4. 4

    Season 11 Episode 10 - 'The Lockdown'

    Mar 18, 2021·16m
  5. 5

    The Calzone (S7E20), Our 4th Anniversary

    Hidden gem

    The hosts mark their “fourth last episode ever” and tie it to the podcast’s fourth anniversary, so the Seinfeld discussion starts with a clear end-of-run frame.

    Mar 16, 2021·55m·3 clips
  6. 6

    Season 11 Episode 9 - 'The Coughing'

    Mar 11, 2021·15m
  7. 7

    The Non Fat Yogurt (S5E7)

    Hidden gem

    But I Don't Wanna Be A Secondary Character!

    Mar 9, 2021·54m·3 clips
  8. 8

    Season 11 Episode 8 - 'The Trip Part 3'

    Mar 4, 2021·20m
  9. 9

    The Maestro (S7E3)

    Mar 2, 2021·43m
  10. 10

    Season 11 Episode 7 - 'The Secondaries'

    Feb 25, 2021·20m
  11. 11

    The Handicap Spot (S4E22)

    Feb 23, 2021·56m
  12. 12

    Season 11 Episode 6 - 'The Meetup'

    Feb 18, 2021·18m
  13. 13

    The Foundation (S8E1)

    Feb 16, 2021·53m
  14. 14

    Season 11 Episode 5 - 'The Peterman'

    Feb 11, 2021·17m
  15. 15

    The Bottle Deposit (S7E21-22)

    Feb 9, 2021·53m
  16. 16

    Season 11 Episode 4 - 'The Mommy Blogger'

    Feb 4, 2021·18m
  17. 17

    The Money (S8E12)

    Feb 2, 2021·51m
  18. 18

    Season 11 Episode 3 - 'The Lopsided Wig'

    Jan 28, 2021·18m
  19. 19

    The Glasses (S5E3)

    Jan 26, 2021·44m
  20. 20

    Season 11 Episode 2 - 'The Waiting Room'

    Jan 21, 2021·15m
  21. 21

    The Doll (S7E16)

    Jan 19, 2021·45m
  22. 22

    Season 11 Episode 1 - 'The Special'

    Jan 14, 2021·18m
  23. 23

    The Airport (S4E12)

    Jan 12, 2021·50m
  24. 24

    2020 In Memoriam

    Dec 22, 2020·40m
  25. 25

    The Gum (S7E10), Our 3rd and Final Festivus Special

    Dec 15, 2020·56m
  26. 26

    The Yada Yada (S8E19)

    Dec 8, 2020·52m
  27. 27

    The Pledge Drive (S6E3)

    Dec 1, 2020·45m
  28. 28

    The Voice (S9E2)

    Nov 24, 2020·39m
  29. 29

    The Engagement (S7E1)

    Nov 17, 2020·42m
  30. 30

    The Secretary (S6E9)

    Nov 10, 2020·54m
  31. 31

    The Summer of George (S8E22)

    Nov 3, 2020·47m
  32. 32

    The Implant (S4E19)

    Oct 27, 2020·43m
  33. 33

    The Raincoats (S5E18-19)

    Oct 20, 2020·1h 8m
  34. 34

    The Contest (S4E11) Regifted

    Oct 13, 2020·1h
  35. 35

    The Virgin (S4E10)

    Oct 6, 2020·52m
  36. 36

    The Gymnast (S6E6)

    Sep 29, 2020·49m
  37. 37

    The Truth (S3E2) with Stacie

    Two Australian hosts discuss the secondary characters from a random episode of Seinfeld, including trivia and news.

    Sep 22, 2020·53m
  38. 38

    The Pothole (S8E16)

    Sep 15, 2020·39m
  39. 39

    The Bookstore (S9E17)

    Sep 8, 2020·53m
  40. 40

    Kenny Kramer Interview

    Sep 3, 2020·42m
  41. 41

    The Sponge (S7E9)

    Sep 1, 2020·51m
  42. 42

    The Wallet (S4E5) with Stephen's Sister Sarah

    Two Australian hosts and a guest discuss the Seinfeld episode 'The Wallet', focusing on its secondary characters.

    Aug 25, 2020·46m
  43. 43

    The Doorman (S6E18)

    Aug 18, 2020·46m
  44. 44

    The Butter Shave (S9E1)

    Aug 11, 2020·44m
  45. 45

    The Alternate Side (S3E11) with Stacie

    Two Australian hosts and a guest discuss a random Seinfeld episode, focusing on its secondary characters, with trivia and news.

    Aug 4, 2020·57m
  46. 46

    The Caddy (S7E12) with Jesse from ‘Sein Peaks’ and ‘Dadsplaining’

    Two Australian hosts and a guest discuss the Seinfeld episode 'The Caddy,' focusing on its secondary characters like Stan the Caddy, Sue Ellen Mischke, and Jackie Charles.

    Jul 28, 2020·56m
  47. 47

    The Scofflaw (S6E13)

    Jul 21, 2020·44m