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Joking About Prank Calling 'Johnny Gosch' and Show Credibility Bit
from This Ain't Great · #10
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4 minTim and Ray riff on a bit about having a fake Johnny Gosch call in to talk about Hillary Clinton, then Tim reflects on how oddly accessible major conspiracy figures like Russ Baker are to their small podcast.
- 12:35Tim notes that investigative subjects are surprisingly accessible, which suggests the system is broken.
- 12:54They can't reach celebrities eliminated on Dancing with the Stars but can get conspiracy researchers.
- 13:10The logic of wealthy pedophiles exploiting children rather than street abduction actually makes sense.
- 13:57Tim describes satanism and ritual sacrifice claims about missing children as part of conspiracy narratives.
- 14:33Tim pitched prank-calling Johnny Gosch's mother while impersonating the kidnapped boy talking about Hillary Clinton.
- 15:28They found out the mother was coming on the show and cancelled the prank call bit.
- 15:39Tim argues the show needs to balance tone and credibility while insisting they're in the top 100 podcasts.