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Kurt's New Podcast Plans and 'Woke Kurt' Bit

from Kurt Metzger · #135

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7 min

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Kurt discusses relaunching his podcast without a name yet, wanting hangout-style conversations with non-comedians, and riffs on becoming a 'Woke Hulk' character who sees oppressive structures everywhere.

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  • 1:11:26Tim jokes about going full woke as a podcast character, like a reverse Jamie Kilstein transformation.
  • 1:12:11Under stress, Tim becomes 'woke Kurt'—a Hulk-like transformation where his glasses fog up and he suddenly sees oppressive structures everywhere.
  • 1:13:57People who impersonate comedians on Twitter are a despicable but interesting breed, Tim notes.
  • 1:14:25Tim expresses fascination with con artists ready to scam at ground zero the day after 9/11, calling them an interesting type of person.
  • 1:15:12Molyneux trolled in hilarious ways that Tim found funny, though some people got genuinely angry at him.
  • 1:16:11Tim compares envious unfunny people to the villain in Amadeus—they lack the ability to do what talented people do and resent it.
  • 1:16:38Antagonism between funny friends works because they were marginalized together, not because comedy is a respectable field.
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Kurt MetzgerPlano, TexasHoward Stern

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