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Caller Doug Claims to be Spider-Man

from Born on the 4th of Meat Pie · #124

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3 min

Caller

A caller named Doug comes on and bizarrely claims to be Spider-Man, leaving Tim and Ray confused and riffing about the show's small but devoted listener base and coining the term "blood rape."

In this bit8 moments
  • 30:12Doug calls in claiming to be Spider-Man.
  • 30:24Tim questions why a caller would lead with this, noting it's boring and wondering what kind of audience tunes in for banking conspiracies and child exploitation talk.
  • 30:58Tim suggests Doug panicked on air, possibly from smoking too much, and offers reassurance about getting acclimated to being on a public show.
  • 31:21Tim expresses disappointment that the call didn't turn into an actual dialogue where he and Doug could illuminate each other.
  • 31:42Spider-Man has become a bigger character because of video games and movies, and Doug has now dictated the show's direction with his claim.
  • 32:00Tim worries he's becoming a morning jock who makes forced connections between unrelated topics.
  • 32:18Tim pivots to Australia, noting there are a lot of spiders there and also a lot of 'blood rape.'
  • 32:44Tim speculates that all Australian rape is probably 'blood rape' and loses track of his original point.

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