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Getting Dismissed as 'Just a Comedian' at the Party
from Twinks in a Cage · #41
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5 minTim 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.
- 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.
Moshe KasherBoston Marathon bombingKennedy assassination