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Applebee's Origins, the New Studio, and Batman Villains Riff
from Montreal Mama · #107
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4 minTim reminisces about watching the 2008 bailout vote from an Applebee's/Chili's, discusses adjusting to the new podcast studio, jokingly compares himself to Batman, and launches into a Batman movie villains discussion (Oswald Cobblepot, Joker, Two-Face) plus a Kevin Farley/Tommy Boy anecdote.
- 51:15Tim remembers sitting in a mortgage office on Long Island when the first bank bailout failed to pass Congress.
- 51:43The new studio felt weird at first because Tim resists change, but he's gotten more comfortable with it and approves of the color fix.
- 51:55Tim clarifies he doesn't mind the guest not being in the room, and he was just making sure the guest wasn't abusing women.
- 52:21Tim compares himself to Batman, saying wealthy people who fight crime shouldn't be viewed as villains even if they operate in shadows.
- 52:44Oswald Cobblepot is identified as the best Batman villain character of all time.
- 52:59Tim wants to play a scene where Cobblepot bites someone's nose to close out the segment.
- 53:11A friend was recently watching Tommy Boy with someone's son, reciting every line from the movie.
- 53:26Tim's friend's girlfriend had dated Kevin Farley, which made for a weird moment during the movie watch.
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