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Local Morning TV and the Spice Hound Segment

from Skin Pocket · #92

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5 min

He describes doing haphazard local morning news spots to promote shows, joking about Idaho's Lord of the Rings-sounding governor race, and the absurdity of a local segment called 'The Spice Hound' where a guy sells homemade barbecue rub.

In this bit9 moments
  • 12:12Tim jokes about a candidate's name sounding like Lord of the Rings.
  • 12:32Tim likes morning TV appearances because of how haphazard and unstructured they are.
  • 13:00A typical morning show anchor reads national park fees, then pivots to introducing a comedian.
  • 13:39People in meth trailers wake up seeing Tim's face telling them to come to a comedy show.
  • 14:26Nobody above the on-air talent is paying attention or minding the store.
  • 15:09A local news segment cuts from Tim to the Spice Hound, a guy hawking homemade barbecue rub.
  • 15:40Tim enjoys doing morning TV without treating it as permanent or dramatic.
  • 16:04Local news remains one of the few reasons people still watch TV, alongside weather and alerts.
  • 16:27There used to be shared cultural touchstones like classic rock bands that everyone knew.
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