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Jordan Peterson's Decline and Mob Wives' Big Ang

from #239 - Anna Khachiyan | The Tim Dillon Show · #239

4 min

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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.

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  • 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.
Mentioned here

Jordan PetersonGary VaynerchukBig AngReal Housewives of New JerseyDrea de Archangelis

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