Yes, please.brephophagist wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 7:16 pm I'm not sure this is a recommendation, exactly, but I haven't heard anything else like this one:
Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's?
If you like most of the following things:
- witheringly dry humor
- Nathan For You
- Being There (more the movie, not as much the book)
- Longmont Potion Castle
- Andy Kaufmann
then you might be the target audience for it.
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72Either this or Cocaine & Rhinestones is my favorite podcast. It’s gripping, and I always come away from an episode having learned about a dozen new things.losthighway wrote: Mon Nov 25, 2024 4:34 pm I've mentioned "A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs by Andrew Hickey" around here before. It seems to get better and longer as his gaps between episodes gets longer. He's now doing multiepisode series on a single song (usually tons of music history and/or artist bio info) at a time. At this rate he'll be lucky if he lives long enough to reach Song #300.
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73I've been enjoying Discord and Rhyme. The latest episode was on John Carpenter's Sound track Anthology.
https://discordpod.com/
Like a good band the hosts work very well together.
The Metallica double episode was especially good.
https://discordpod.com/
Like a good band the hosts work very well together.
The Metallica double episode was especially good.
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74BC: Carrot top is richer than all of us!
…
Q: Did you mention Kurt cobain because he followed you into the hole? Lol
BC: I’m not responding to that.
Q: yes you are. I’ll wait for it….
…
Q: we all create a character and put on a costume
BC: would you knowingly present yourself to the public in a false way and get rewarded with riches and fame at the cost of yourself?
Q: depends. Nothing comes without pain… I have learned to be in control of my discomfort. I was coddled and had a wonderful upbringing but my mental health was a mess and I didn’t have a friend.
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76Saw that. Excited. For whatever reason I often revisit past seasons over the holidays.
I'm like 50 episodes in now. It's very calming. I shared it with a bunch of friends. Thanks for the rec!brephophagist wrote: I'm not sure this is a recommendation, exactly, but I haven't heard anything else like this one:
Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's?
If you like most of the following things:
- witheringly dry humor
- Nathan For You
- Being There (more the movie, not as much the book)
- Longmont Potion Castle
- Andy Kaufmann
then you might be the target audience for it.
The premise: Brian Thompson has a memory of pizza being served at McDonald's in the 90s / 2000s. He embarks on an extended investigation to determine what happened to the pizza at McDonald's, why the McDonald's corporation removed it from the menu, and whether foul play / conspiracy were involved.
The episodes are generally very short, less than 15 minutes, and rigidly structurally consistent. "Is he serious about this" is a question to which we never really get a solid answer. I believe he's over 300 episodes now.
Example one-line summaries of a few episodes:
- calling various McDonald's stores across the US to ask them if they remember the pizza
- in an effort to explore all avenues to aid his investigation, Brian calls a spiritual/religious help line and talks to various Christian proselytizers
- to get the expert McDonald's opinion of the (then newly inaugurated) President Trump, Brian visits the White House and asks for an audience
- talking to various former employees of McDonald's to determine accurately whether the pizza employed a cornmeal crust
- taking a crowdfunded trip to Pomeroy, Ohio to visit the last McDonald's in the US that still serves pizza
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77ok, this is greatjimmy spako wrote: Wed Nov 27, 2024 4:06 amYes, please.brephophagist wrote: Tue Nov 26, 2024 7:16 pm I'm not sure this is a recommendation, exactly, but I haven't heard anything else like this one:
Whatever Happened to Pizza at McDonald's?
If you like most of the following things:
- witheringly dry humor
- Nathan For You
- Being There (more the movie, not as much the book)
- Longmont Potion Castle
- Andy Kaufmann
then you might be the target audience for it.
Re: Podcast Recommendations
78Blowback season 3 on Cambodia.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b ... 0670163142
Such a great podcast.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b ... 0670163142
Such a great podcast.
clocker bob may 30, 2006 wrote:I think the possibility of interbreeding between an earthly species and an extraterrestrial species is as believable as any other explanation for the existence of George W. Bush.
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80There’s a good natured debunking of this podcast on the Guardian Science podcast.
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s ... 0684796520
I’m still going to listen because I enjoy stuff like this even if I think it’s bunk. There’s quite a few high value prizes for psychic phenomenon out there.
https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive ... doscience/
clocker bob may 30, 2006 wrote:I think the possibility of interbreeding between an earthly species and an extraterrestrial species is as believable as any other explanation for the existence of George W. Bush.