How Jet Lag Works 

Love to see how Ben and Adam from not being famous have become Ben and Adam from Jet Lag.

That being said, I want another "Tag Across ..." - it was my favorite season.

It was KILLING me how familiar Ben looked during the first couple Jet Lag seasons...turns out we were both at Brown at the same time!

I love the Adam/Ben partnership. Their ability to play off each other really makes a big part of Jet Lag. I hope they don’t try to switch it around!

As far as switching up teams...the game is what brought me here, but the on screen chemistry between Ben & Adam is what brings me back.

I did a version with my friends in December and we're planning one for May, too. The first was tag in our city and now we're going to do connect 5 of our city's districts. It's totally doable, when scaled down.

I don't know HOW you will do it, but i hope Toby comes back on future seasons. She was so much fun and so strategically tuned to the show. Just an incredible guest

I’d love to see a Nebula podcast on game design- maybe 5-10 episodes on how the game is designed, considerations you have when you design the game, obstacles you’ve hit, etc. a real behind-the-scenes on the logistics of Jet Lag. Something we the fans could take to make homebrew smaller versions for our friends.

I think Toby was the best guest so far, she really leant into the competition but was also fun and interesting. Brian is good for the comedy as he can drop the comedy bombs when needed. Even though I watched the round the world one with Joseph, I found him completely bland. But I’ve loved every season so far and can’t wait for the next season.

I don't think they should break up Ben and Adam's partnership for the more traditional game styles, if only because traveling is so much less stressful with someone you're close with. Also they created the Snack Zone in NZ and I don't see that kind of thing (or drunk Ben's antics, etc.) continuing if they were to swap partners.

Talking about the possibility that Sam might pull rank never occurred to me. Since Sam stated at one point that Ben and Adam are the ones who come up with the rules, while Sam is busy with Wendover and HAI. I always figured that Ben and Adam were the ones who had final say on any rules disputes.

I think New Zealand with Toby was perfect. She knew how to strategize, she was fun, and it was one of the only instances that sam and the mystery person won.

I think it would be interesting to see a season where BOTH teams have NO idea what the game entails. Get a third party to plan the game, and have ALL FOUR of the competitors along for the ride. That would be a true equaliser and allow for pure raw strategy on the fly to shine through. Love all the seasons of this game though!

Ben & Adam is such a wholesome duo. I need more

I found that pretty interesting. Finished it in one sitting and didn't realise it was 52 mins long. Looks like Sam only found it half as interesting though.

I loved when they switched up the groups on tag across Europe, my favorite moment was when Adam was solo and went undercover 😂

If people want a version of jet lag they can play, they just need to scale it down to the city level and base gameplay and challenges around that. Even the Tag across Europe could get kindof expensive. Train travel is inexpensive but it isn't cheap either but most cities you can get transit day passes for a much more reasonable amount of money.

36:30 I believe at this point, my greatest reason for watching Jet Lag in general is my wish to have the chance to experience the games in the same way as you guys do. I totally would get as competitive as Sam, and love the seriousness vs laid back attitudes of Ben / Adam. Realistically, you have created something that a lot of Geography 'geeks' would love to do, given the opportunity at some point in their lives, and you are able to share it in an interesting way. In the UK, we have had gameshows such as Treasure Hunt and Interceptor in the 90's which inspired using the earth and known local areas as a 'gameboard' to more recently the series called 'Hunted' in the past few years, which allow folks to experience 'non threatening' simulated experiences of travel under pressurised situations which the viewer can then compare with their own experiences and agree / disagree with the decisions made at the time by the 'contestant'. It is a winning formula for folks who have that 'global' interest for what is around them, and there are even opportunities to introduce new places, just like this most recent series, where I've never been to New Zealand, but had some limited knowledge, so found the places visited around the country very interesting and often found myself googling these locations to find out more about them. If you haven't guessed, I really appreciate the work that you are all putting into the series / channel, and long may it continue, as you will have a Nebula subscriber for as long as you do! Many thanks!

Ben and Adam are great in front of the camera.

I would LOVE to watch them struggle in a game across the Balkans

The New Zealand game format is so good, you got to see so much while having to solve challenges, I would love to see more countries done like that, tag across is amazing as well, new favorite channel by far...

I wonder if Sam/Ben/Adam ever watch UK panelshows / gameshows like Taskmaster. They have a very similar dynamic of "this is a competition but also entertainment" which you don't really see much in the US

This show is one of the best parts of my week when it is on. It’s wholesome, I learn a lot. It’s just fun and life is hard. I appreciate you guys for this.

Obviously I want them to focus on the show, but something that immediately comes to mind as being a fun thing for a large group of people to do may be a city-wide capture the flag game in a city with ample public transit. I think it could be similar to tag, with a budget for transportation, but it would be per person and only apply when in the opposing team’s zone, and then you could maybe add challenges that people have to do in order to pick up the ‘flag’. Or maybe multiple ‘flags’ depending on number of people? Idk. I think it’d be fun, relatively accessible, could reuse a decent amount of previous work from the games to make the organizer’s work easier, and would be relatively cheap

Made it to the straw debate.

I like the talk about their collective, hopefully this extends to the whole team at Jetlag. Employee owned structures are an incredible way to run a business and create productivity eutopias because people don't fight to move up the latter but instead everyone is growing and moving up together.

Loved the latest season of Jet Lag, actually got me into the show, so I went back and watched them all on Nebula. If it's any kind of compliment, all y'all from Jet Lag showed me a great deal of my own country that had never seen and knew nothing of in Season 5, so thank you.

How about a jet lag season on bikes in the netherlands? Enough cycle lanes thats for sure, and tiny enough country to be able to do distances on bikes.

Keep Jet Lag authentic! It is my favorite series on RU-vid by far, superior to all television and movies.

this was super interesting, especially with them talking about their dynamics. Loved it!

I could see a New Zealand-style game played in Canada, which has a similarly linear road system due to all the ice and snow to the north. A max level of miles on the TCH would be imperative, but the insanely huge map would make for an AMAZING game!

Great interview, can't wait to see what you come up with next. Now a bit of a review, I watched all of your NZ season on Nebula, and while I liked it, but it took a few episodes to get enthused, and I don't know why, maybe because it was a semi-fixed route, maybe because it was all car based.

This is an awesome podcast, just discovered this today. Gonna go watch a few more!

I think one of the things that I like the best about a potential translation from Show to like IRL public events (ticketed public event, of course) is the pre-determined routes (obviously, speaking about the NZ season). That makes it fundamentally different than (as discussed) the Amazing Race or even other similar style city races. By setting the course/game board you’re keeping the focus on the challenges and gameplay and fun rather than say map knowledge or city layout or shortcuts or just general speed (like if you were running). I feel like this element makes it more accessible for different types of people and abilities (ie mobility issues, children, non-residents, etc.). Already rewatching the whole NZ season! Cheers guys. And special shout out to B&A - clever, creative, engaging editing is an unsung skill and talent.

Release The Straw Cut

Loved this - great conversation.

would love a nebula exclusive BTS video how they plan the seasons

I watch jet lag so much RU-vid has suggested I watch videos in the category of "tag games"

This was really interesting and now I kind of want to rewatch some seasons of Jet Lag with this knowledge.

Loved this episode

The couch that Ben and Adam are sitting on looks so uncomfortable

Excellent podcast with excellent people. More please!

Watching this is honestly having me question if they’re friends outside the game rather than just employees and a boss 😵‍💫😵‍💫

couple weeks ago I legit clicked in to learn science stuff, instead I am introduced to the best game show I've ever seen on this platform and binged every episode of it.

I will be really excited when the day arrives that we receive a playable version of Jet Lag. But there's no rush. The fan base is definitely still going to be here no matter how long we have to wait for that.

I would love to see Jet Lag: Scotland with train vs bus around the country.

Really interesting seeing these insights.

This interview is excellent!

I think the only way to do a Jet Lag game for us to play would be a set of card like curses and challenges that we can have so we can just do a scaled down version in like city, or state

They should make a behind the scenes for every season creating the game

If you did make an “at home” version of Jet Lag, it would be super fun (and a bit niche) if there was a version that would be directed towards those with Non-Revenue Space Available travel benefits. While I understand that a certain rule (that you can’t use such benefits to make a profit) prevents the Jet Lag team from having a season based around this (it would be amazing), providing a framework for a game based on Non-Revenue travel would be epic for those of us in the travel industry.

Lol love the random Kant stuff- I had some super big flashbacks to high school debate lol

Petition to have Dave be a guest on a season !!

I think it would be interesting to do a game in the UK and bring someone like Geoff Marshall in on Sam's team, who knows local routes extremely well. Or something similar in another country.

Toby is awesome I hope she becomes a regular jet lagger

Interesting to watch. Would love to hear more from Ben though.

oh how i would love to see the uncut straw conversation!!

Speaking of always keeping it fresh you've done trains and planes but have yet to conqour the seas. Maybe a boat season in the Caribbean. Some SCUBA challenges would be super cool. Would defininitly get some great footage and it could continue to show the world the beauty of our reefs and raise money to help them. For Nemo!

love these guys!!

It's true that all the games in jet lag are doable. Unlike other game shows, in jet lag you can actually gather your friends and do it.

Dave and the 3 beasts

43:16 I love the discussion here after hearing y'all try to explain "What do I do?" All 3 kinda flip-flopped on the term "creator" which I totally understand cause that's such a simple undynamic answer, however, after the timestamp you so eloquently summarize why CREATING QUALITY CONTENT is what you strive to do and actively achieve imho. Love everything about it. Thanks!

Bless the algorithm for this video suggestion

didn’t know ben and adam were ivy league, they definitely don’t give off that vibe

I love how you ended with a twitter shoutout but only did Sam.

I super agree with Ben. When I went to Korea last year I bought a total of 1200 plastic straws... I'm hopefully now set for life and hopefully I will never have to use another paper straw ever again.

Jet Lag is literally the best thing on the internet

At this point, one of Ben's core competency to Wnedover is getting drunk on camera.

This is masterful

More stuff in Europe would be great

I wish you guys would market your challenge cards. They are very creative & fun!

I'm yet to watch Jet Lag but it's the backlog. Seems like a cool idea and it seems like a good show if it's that popular.

This trio is like Jeremy, James and Richard from grand tour.

Id like to see miniseries's, maybe something like "We turned Texas into a giant board game" Or some state or region or whatever And it lasts 2 or 3 episodes

release the uncut straw convo 👏

"The kids go NUTS for a Trapper Keeper."

we demand the straw cut

I wanna hear this straw conversation!

I didn’t have any of you on Twitter so there you go!

Nice goggle tan Sam I got one going too

I need a sequel to this video just being the straw argument

Will Ben get drunk again in the next season because that's always funny!!

More Brian!!!!

Ben and Adam got so much drip, holyyy 🔥

Yes but whose money was being spent on the first season

lol I had been looking for the layover on nebula and it didn't occur to me to look in podcasts because I didn't know it was a podcast. wouldn't have found it until I listened to this video 😂

Dave where did you get your jeans? For years I've been searching for the holy grail, grey jeans with a contrasting turnup. Thanks in advance

Tag across the British isles

I want to hear the straws!!!

Cant wait for Japan

Basically a variation of amazing race.

In reading the comments, most people love Ben and Adam together. I would agree. I think Sam's dynamic is always a little off with the partner because it isn't as solid as B/A. Sam also sounds incredibly busy, in addition to him being the "boss". I think the show would find success in having Sam stick to higher creative roles and narrating, while allowing guest couples to make up the second team.

Glad to be one of the twelve people to make it to the end of the video who don’t follow any of them on Twitter! Wait why am I glad to be one of them? Hold on let me go do that one second Ok I’m back there we go

Light night is off the air at the moment - put JetLagged on.

I dont exactly buy into the "i bet X is doing Y" moments followed by a clip of exactly that, but since its just too hilarious its okay with me lol

Sam talks over then the whole time - let them speak when they are asked a question

I like those guys.

please post the straw conversation

Not a nebula exclusive, i dont need a credit card to watch the podcast

I am definitly not like the best producer of shows like this, but would the New Zealand season been more interesting with more teams? I just think with 4x different teams, all the pathways would have been used and so much more drama. But also maybe not? I don't know.