LA's Donut Shop Culture

• 1:06:01Tim is fascinated by LA's homeless donut shop culture.
• 1:06:23Mexican workers go to donut shops at 4 AM before work because they need sugar and caffeine to get through long hours.
• 1:07:18Donut Prince in Burbank near the Safari Inn is an iconic LA donut spot where Tom Green used to film for Periscope.
• 1:07:54California Donuts in Koreatown is a solid choice to visit.
• 1:08:07Tim reminisces about California Raisins claymation commercials and how good they were.
• 1:08:18The California Raisins had a Motown band vibe, which Tim notes gets uncomfortable when examining the racial implications of the campaign.
• 1:08:46Tim theorizes Hollywood executives used black Motown artists' voices and talent for the raisin mascots to avoid paying actual black performers.
• 1:09:14Hollywood diversity casting excludes black people despite them being naturally talented, while Muslim, Asian, transgender, and Sri Lankan actors get roles instead.
• 1:09:39Studios will make films with aliens before they cast black actors, demonstrating how deeply racist Hollywood actually is.
• 1:10:01Shows reduce black representation to a 'sassy black friend' character who appears briefly to compliment someone and that's it.

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