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Getting Dismissed as 'Just a Comedian' at the Party

from Twinks in a Cage · #41

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Tim continues the party story, describing how his Ivy League friends laughed off his Boston Marathon points and called him 'just a comedian,' and he contrasts his show's willingness to go there with mainstream podcasts and other comedy shows.

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  • 19:39Tim brings up a theory about a murder case at a party and gets laughed at by wealthy guys who dismiss him.
  • 19:57One of the wealthy men messaged Tim afterward saying he likes the podcast but seemed uncomfortable at the party.
  • 20:28The finance guy dismissed Tim's claims by saying "Tim's a comedian, right" in front of his friends.
  • 20:40Tim argues it doesn't matter what school someone attended—they should be able to read evidence about something weird and acknowledge it.
  • 21:07Most people accept the CIA and Russians were involved in the Kennedy assassination, but fewer are comfortable discussing 9-11 this way.
  • 21:23The Boston Marathon bombing sounds suspicious at face value—inept execution by two kids in the middle of a major city.
  • 21:59Tim points out there was a Saudi national living with the bombers who hasn't been heard from and is mentioned in journalist Neda McPhee's book Maximum Harm.
  • 22:48Someone compared Tim's podcast to Moshe Cashier's new show "Problematic," but Tim says his show is fundamentally different.
  • 23:07Tim says there are very few podcasts like his one because of corporate structure, advertisers, and profitability concerns.
  • 23:28Network television shows will never make you think the way episodes of this podcast can, because they discuss different topics.
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Moshe KasherBoston Marathon bombingKennedy assassination

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