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Anthony Bourdain's Death and Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation Theory
from Tin Foil Hat and Tim at Skankfest · #105
Audio-only archive episode — no video to seek.
3 minThe group speculates that Anthony Bourdain's death may have been accidental auto-erotic asphyxiation, riffing on the awkward choice of whether a hypothetical witness would call the cops or masturbate first, and musing on whether Bourdain was simply bored of his charmed life.
- 23:45Tim cites 47 deaths attributed to the Clintons, including 11 bodyguards, calling them either evil or the most unlucky people in the world.
- 24:16The pattern of suspicious deaths: people deciding to park on train tracks, tie their shoes in car trunks—implausibly coincidental scenarios.
- 24:35Tim's theory: Bourdain may have died from autoerotic asphyxiation, since wealthy people obsessively pursue oxygen deprivation for kicks.
- 25:01If someone found Bourdain after autoerotic asphyxiation, they'd face a choice: report the embarrassing truth or claim suicide instead.
- 25:40The practical problem if a bystander jerked off after discovering him: leaving DNA evidence on Bourdain's body that would look suspicious.
- 26:05Maybe Bourdain got bored of his dream job—getting paid to eat nice food on foreign beaches, getting drunk, making millions, being called part of the resistance.
- 26:41Alternative theory: Bourdain choked himself in a hotel bathroom to feel something, pushing autoerotic asphyxiation too far.