Interview · moment 24 of 27
Jordan Peterson's Decline and Mob Wives' Big Ang
from #239 - Anna Khachiyan | The Tim Dillon Show · #239
4 min
Guest
They discuss Jordan Peterson's fall from grace and his shift into motivational-speaker territory, followed by riffing on the reality show Mob Wives and Tim's Big Ang impression.
- Tim argues that having a child forces optimism, then pivots to the idea that he should adopt.
- He describes an informal foundation he runs for college swimmers and athletes seeking mentorship and money for school.
- Tim claims young men need a father figure and that Jordan Peterson is not adequately filling that role.
- Jordan Peterson became the victim of his own insights and predictions, according to Tim.
- Tim lost interest in Peterson when his talks veered into motivational-speaker territory about fighting dragons and villages.
- Peterson had drug problems, drank apple juice, almost died, and went to Russia—a wild story.
- Tim mentions watching Mob Wives and his impression of Big Ang, the only accent he can reliably do.
- Big Ang impression: "I'm dating a guy who just got out of jail for murder and he bought me a Pomeranian."
- Italian-Americans like Big Ang resemble characters from Pasolini or Fellini films.
- If you travel to Italy, the people are the same as Italian-Americans—just about 40 pounds thinner, with Scarface posters and Drakkar Noir cologne.
- The fashion sense between Italians and Italian-Americans is fundamentally similar.
Jordan PetersonGary VaynerchukBig AngReal Housewives of New JerseyDrea de Archangelis