Episode 284 · The Ben Avery Era
#284 - Prozac Play-Doh | The Tim Dillon Show
Jan 18, 2022 · 1:12:09 · 759,000 views · 19 segments, 136 moments indexed
New studio reveal! This week Tim discusses the LAPD chasing Pokemon, one Australian who actually wants to work, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot shutting down a Lamborghini dealership, the new Hype House show on Netflix, and the cheerleader…
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Cold Open: Welcome to Dubai (the New Studio)
#Tim opens by introducing the show's supposedly new set and location in Dubai, joking about building a comedy scene in the UAE.
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- Tim announces the show is now live from Dubai, their new studio and home
- He describes the move as 'queering the space of podcasting'
- 2 min
The Golden Age of TV and the Show 'Bull'
#Tim riffs on an article about record numbers of scripted TV shows, then zeroes in on the CBS show Bull, mocking its Dr. Phil origin story and absurd premise.
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- Tim identifies the Golden Age of TV as a disaster for podcasters, citing 599 scripted shows on air—more than any point in U.S. history.
- Scripted series volume hit an all-time high in 2021, with FX's annual estimate jumping 13% after a dip in 2020, yet no one knows how to actually watch any of these shows.
- Tim asks about Bull, a drama starring a charming, cocky trial consultant and his team of psychology experts who help clients win cases.
- Bull is inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, who serves as executive producer—making the show essentially Dr. Phil's origin story.
- The show ran 113 episodes before cancellation, and Tim thanks the listener for spending time on the podcast instead of watching it.
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- 4 min
Tim discusses a woman stabbed to death at a high-end LA furniture store, allegedly by a homeless suspect, and riffs on the contradiction between idealizing homelessness and rising violent crime.
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- Tim opens with a furniture store stabbing in Los Angeles as a symptom of supply chain chaos—angry customers taking it out on employees.
- The suspect is believed to be homeless, which contradicts Tim's impression that all people without homes are inherently good.
- Echo Park encampment as a liberal fantasy where white women delivered avocados while residents overdosed and fought with knives.
- Tim argues that many homeless people are unwell and shouldn't be walking around the city with knives—asking if it's acceptable to say so.
- Pointing out the stabbing might be bad makes him look like an alarmist Boomer obsessed with crime statistics.
- Los Angeles has a real problem, and people who point it out get labeled as crazy alarmists.
- 6 min
Tim reads the wild court document details of two LAPD officers fired for abandoning a robbery call to hunt Pokemon Go creatures, including their absurd excuses about 'monitoring' rather than playing.
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- Two LAPD officers fired for ignoring a robbery in progress to chase a Snorlax in Pokemon Go.
- Court document details twenty minutes of in-car video showing the officers discussing Pokemon as they drove to different locations.
- Tim notes the LAPD is playing a game that hasn't been popular for three years, and imagines what happens when they discover newer technology.
- The Snorlax wasn't at the furniture store where a woman was being beheaded—they got the Pokemon but not the criminal.
- Officer Mitchell describes catching the creature: 'buried it in Ultra Ball,' showing the officers used Pokemon terminology throughout.
- Mitchell remarked 'the guys are going to be so jealous'—the officers treated this as social clout among other cops.
- Tim emphasizes the LAPD has been out catching Pokemon while the city burns, with officers bragging about their catches to colleagues.
- Officers denied playing Pokemon Go while on duty, claiming they were merely 'monitoring' a Pokemon tracker application.
- Officer Mitchell claimed his statements about fighting the creature referred to 'relaying information to groups on my app,' not actual gameplay.
- Tim contrasts these two fired for catching Pokemon against officers kept on despite shooting innocent people and corruption.
- The officers claimed they were doing 'extra patrol' and catching the Snorlax simultaneously—a kill-two-birds-with-one-stone operation.
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Snorlax Pillow and Logan Paul's Fake Pokemon Cards
#A quick tangent about a friend's Snorlax chair/pillow and a mention of Logan Paul getting scammed on fake Pokemon cards.
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- Tim's friend owns a Snorlax pillow that functions as a chair, which he notes is cool despite his friend being mentally ill.
- Logan Paul got sued for three and a half million dollars over fake Pokemon cards.
- 5 min
NFTs, Web3, and Gutter Cats
#Tim recounts watching Gary Vee talk NFTs on the Full Send podcast, riffs on Web2 vs Web3, community-building around JPEGs like Gutter Cats and Bored Apes, and compares NFT communities favorably to January 6th and Antifa.
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- Tim watched Gary Vee on Full Send podcast discuss NFTs and the future of the technology.
- Gary Vee said 98 percent of NFT projects will go to zero, but two percent will be worth something.
- Web 2 feels like it's at the end—people on Facebook sharing family photos and opinions has run its course.
- Trading Apes back and forth makes more sense than listening to your uncle sound off on current affairs.
- It's all about building community, which is why Gutter Cats and similar NFT collections work in the digital space.
- Tim has a Gutter Cat NFT and explains they're cheaper than Apes, which now trade for three or four hundred thousand dollars.
- NFT communities based on hype are better than political communities based on hate—the Hype Beasts are better than January 6.
- If protesters showed each other their Gutter Cats instead of burning down buildings, that would be an improvement.
- If you're going to blow off steam and end up in federal prison, you might as well just get an NFT ape instead.
- Tim is excited about dinner with Gary Vee and wants to come out of it as an NFT trillionaire.
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- 10 min
Why Hollywood Hates Podcasters (and the Rogan Vaccine Controversy)
#A long rant on why legacy Hollywood and comedians fear and resent independent podcasters like Rogan and himself, tying in the controversy over Rogan's COVID/vaccine comments and the industry's fear of irrelevance.
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- Tim on crypto and NFTs: if they let creators build careers outside a corrupt system, that's good; if it's a pump-and-dump scheme, that's good too.
- Joe Rogan taking heat for vaccine comments, but the real reason Hollywood hates internet creators is fear.
- Everyone in Hollywood lives in fear of losing their job, becoming irrelevant, and losing the Twitter mob's approval.
- Hollywood money gets turned on and off like a faucet—when it's on, there are mansions, red carpets, and New York Times profiles fawning over you.
- The legacy media industry's ability to decide who matters has waned; podcasters and internet creators now have authentic voices that actual people want to listen to.
- New people on the internet have views more aligned with mainstream America than most Hollywood actors, who were scripted and never learned to think for themselves.
- The old Hollywood system is dying and angry about it because there's not enough seats at the table and entertainment is no longer a controlled business.
- Rogan's real sin is having conversations with people who question vaccine policy—not pushing anti-vax lunacy, just exploring reasonable debate about effectiveness.
- If forced to compete in a world where they themselves need to have authentic thoughts and opinions, Hollywood actors would fail miserably because they're characters, not real people.
- Hollywood comics can't stand that people now have options and don't need to buy tickets or listen to them no matter how many puff pieces run about them.
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Tim reads ads for SimpliSafe home security and DoorDash delivery, drifting into riffing about crime rates and ordering Indian food.
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- Tim says he's thrilled with SimpliSafe in Texas, praising the cameras and sensors.
- A tripwire and laser system caught someone trying to break into his house.
- People blame delivery services for making them fat, but you can also order healthy groceries.
- Using DoorDash lets you take your kids to their activities without worrying about dinner.
- With DoorDash you can try new cuisines like Indian food without leaving home on a Friday night.
- The app lets you get everything in one place—groceries, deodorant, toilet paper, broccoli—all delivered in under an hour.
- Tim appreciates that DoorDash shows you pictures of the food you're ordering.
- Tim prefers DoorDash to all the other delivery services.
- Use code Tim Dillon for 25 off your first DoorDash order of $15 or more.
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Tim reads ads for SimpliSafe home security and DoorDash delivery, drifting into riffing about crime rates and ordering Indian food.
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- Tim says he's thrilled with SimpliSafe in Texas, praising the cameras and sensors.
- A tripwire and laser system caught someone trying to break into his house.
- People blame delivery services for making them fat, but you can also order healthy groceries.
- Using DoorDash lets you take your kids to their activities without worrying about dinner.
- With DoorDash you can try new cuisines like Indian food without leaving home on a Friday night.
- The app lets you get everything in one place—groceries, deodorant, toilet paper, broccoli—all delivered in under an hour.
- Tim appreciates that DoorDash shows you pictures of the food you're ordering.
- Tim prefers DoorDash to all the other delivery services.
- Use code Tim Dillon for 25 off your first DoorDash order of $15 or more.
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Tim mocks the story of an Australian child 'entrepreneur' whose parents built a fidget-toy company (funded partly by Jeffrey Epstein) around her, questioning whether she actually built anything and riffing on kids' anxiety-themed toys.
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- Tim apologizes to Australia for calling them criminals and lazy, citing 10-year-old Pixie Curtis as a multi-millionaire toy mogul.
- Pixie Curtis didn't build the business herself—her family did it and put a 10-year-old as the face for the narrative.
- Tim struggles to maintain an Australian accent and keeps drifting into other dialects because he's cultured.
- Pixies Fidgets sells stress balls for children—toys that manage anxiety rather than address its root causes.
- Modern toys marketed to children are essentially pharmaceutical alternatives, giving kids balls to squeeze while they're existentially terrified.
- Tim observes that fidget toys represent a dystopian trend: treating childhood mental illness as marketable rather than solvable.
- The capitalist machine doubles down on mental illness—the more unstable people are, the more toys they'll buy to cope.
- Male comedians in shows claim anxiety, depression, and bisexuality as career moves without actually living those identities.
- Pixies Fidgets exists for kids like Greta Thunberg to squeeze stress balls when worried about environmental collapse.
- Pixie Curtis and her stress toys are built for a generation drowning in manufactured anxiety.
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- 4 min
Tim covers a story about Mayor Lori Lightfoot allegedly retaliating against a Chicago luxury car dealer who complained about a watch heist, sending a city inspector to ticket him.
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- Lori Lightfoot walked out of a meeting with a luxury car dealer after he publicly complained about a million-dollar smash-and-grab robbery.
- Joe Perillo, owner of Gold Coast Exotic Motors, had one million dollars in luxury watches stolen and went on local news demanding the city curb crime.
- Days after the robbery, Lightfoot showed up at Perillo's showroom unannounced and the conversation did not go well—she got into a fight and walked out.
- A city inspector from Business Affairs arrived at the dealership the next day with a ticket book, citing public health violations.
- Tim admires Chicago's corruption for not even trying to disguise itself.
- Tim imagines Lightfoot confronting Perillo, mocking his complaint about watches while he has Bentleys and Lamborghinis outside.
- Lightfoot allegedly called one of her people to issue the inspector's citations as retaliation after the meeting.
- The violations appear fabricated, with only health-related charges that Tim notes are clearly fake.
- Lightfoot's approval rating dropped sharply from 48 percent in June to lower numbers by July.
- Tim compares Lightfoot to Gavin Newsom, saying she's at least fun whereas Newsom is just an indifferent good-looking douchebag.
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Ad read for Keeps hair loss treatment, tying it loosely into the previous riffing tone.
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- Tim explains why he likes Keeps hair loss medication: people lose their hair, and you have to keep the hair you have rather than use toupees or regrowth treatments.
- Two out of three men experience some form of hair loss by age 35, with more than 50 million American men suffering from male pattern baldness.
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Ad read for BlueChew, the chewable erectile dysfunction medication service.
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- Pluto's BlueChew delivers Viagra and Cialis active ingredients in chewable form at a fraction of the cost, taken anytime day or night.
- Sign up online, consult with licensed medical providers, receive prescription within days—no doctor's office visits or pharmacy awkwardness.
- BlueChew tablets are made in the USA and shipped discreetly to your door.
- Special offer for listeners: try BlueChew free with promo code TD, pay only five dollars shipping for the first month free.
- 5 min
Tim discusses viral photos of looted freight trains in LA County, then pivots into the story of Gavin Newsom denying Sirhan Sirhan parole and questions surrounding the RFK assassination.
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- California freight trains being looted by thieves grabbing packages from Amazon, UPS, and FedEx.
- Tim jokes Ray Comp gave him a Nintendo Switch for Christmas like a fat friend, suggesting it's meant to keep him sedentary.
- Union Pacific says it may stop operating in LA County due to the spike in railroad thefts blamed on lack of prosecution.
- Tim's complaint: if California is letting everyone out on bail reform, they should release Sirhan Sirhan so he can reveal what he knows about MK-Ultra.
- Gavin Newsom wrote an op-ed refusing to release Sirhan Sirhan on parole, blaming him for RFK's assassination.
- Sirhan claims he doesn't remember shooting Kennedy and didn't know what was happening—his mind was hacked, Tim suggests.
- Tim questions why RFK's 11 children haven't investigated their uncle's assassination or looked into what happened themselves.
- The parole board approved Sirhan for release before Newsom overruled them, citing his recorded writings stating RFK must die.
- In the 1990s onward, Sirhan dodged responsibility by claiming amnesia, later saying he believed he didn't kill Kennedy based on what he read.
- Tim points out Sirhan is 77 years old—hardly a threat compared to the people stabbing women in LA shops—and expresses curiosity about his memory loss.
- Tim recommends searching Sirhan Sirhan and Jolly West to understand the CIA doctor's connection to the assassination.
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MK-Ultra, Dr. Jolly West, and Political Assassinations
#Tim goes deep into conspiracy territory about CIA doctor Jolly West's ties to Sirhan Sirhan, Jack Ruby, Patty Hearst, and Timothy McVeigh, speculating about mind control programs.
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- CIA working with cults, giving people acid, conducting mind control experiments, and possibly programming people to commit acts.
- Dr. Jolly West examined Jack Ruby in jail and concluded he was suffering from major mental illness in 1964.
- West also examined Sirhan Sirhan, Patricia Hearst, and Timothy McVeigh in high-profile cases.
- Tim speculates that if the full truth about why things happen in this country ever came out, it would make House of Cards look too optimistic.
- The actual body count in American political history is far worse than any TV drama depicts.
- The state releases violent young criminals certain to reoffend while holding a 77-year-old.
- John Hinckley Jr.'s brother Neil Bush was scheduled to dine with the Hinckley family the night Hinckley attempted to assassinate Reagan over obsession with Jody Foster.
- Tim compares the Hinckley situation to trying to kill Newsom because of being in love with Melissa Etheridge as equally nonsensical.
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New Studio, Steve-O, and Tana Mongeau Coming On
#Tim talks about the new desert studio setup and announces upcoming guest appearances from Steve-O of the Nelk Boys and an appearance on Tana Mongeau's podcast.
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- Plans to film the show in different climates each year: desert, polar vortex, temperate deciduous forest, rainforest.
- Neon sign won't be visible in the new studio but will appear behind guests; Steve-O will be the first official guest from NELK Boys.
- Tim expresses surprise that Steve-O enjoys the podcast so much, speculating he might just like the pitch of his voice or the way he moves around.
- Steve-O described as very funny, hardworking, and generous—gives money, crypto, and Venmo to people he sees on the street.
- NELK teaches homeless people about crypto gambling as a form of help.
- Tim will appear on Tana Mongeau's podcast on Tuesday before Steve-O comes to the studio on Wednesday.
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- 8 min
Why the Hype House Kids' Show Is Boring
#Tim rips into the sanitized nature of influencer reality content (Hype House-style kids), arguing the real, chaotic, dysfunctional stuff is being hidden, and imagines what a more honest version would look like.
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- Tim notes that a Las Vegas native succeeded as an influencer and OnlyFans creator, which surprises him given the city's reputation.
- The Hype House kids' Netflix show is numbingly boring because it's sanitized and brand-friendly instead of showing real conflict.
- Tim describes what he actually wants to see: kids calling their parents failures and confessing debauchery instead of performing niceness.
- He argues the show should feature unrepentant wealth and confidence rather than the cast discussing anxiety and fear of being canceled.
- Wealthy 17-year-olds with Porsches aren't nice people, and pretending otherwise is dishonest and boring.
- Tim criticizes the real estate in Moore Park and Encino where the cast lives, describing the houses as grotesque caves.
- One cast member's house looks like an Applebee's or a theme restaurant at Disney World rather than an actual residence.
- The fundamental problem is that child millionaires should never be trying to appear nice—audiences want to see vicious attacks and family destruction.
- Many of these kids are right-wing but handlers prevent them from being honest about their politics or real beliefs.
- Tim concludes the show is mind-numbingly boring and predicts it won't get a second season because audiences want chaos and carnage.
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- 6 min
Tim discusses how the Netflix docuseries Cheer handled cheerleader Jerry Harris's arrest on child sex abuse charges, reacting to the show's tone and Monica Aldama's response.
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- Jerry Harris from Cheer is a pedophile who became active on the dark web.
- Cheer contestants from small-town Texas have two years of respect and status as cheerleaders, then their lives fall apart when they start dating abusive boyfriends.
- Monica Aldama is a legendary and attractive cheerleading coach, but one of her star performers turned out to be sexually abusing minors.
- The fifth episode of Cheer season two dedicates itself entirely to Jerry Harris's sexual abuse allegations, arrest, and eight counts of sex crimes involving minors.
- Tim jokes about a cheer routine that would teach kids to support having sex only with people their own age instead of minors.
- Monica Aldama learned about Harris's child sexual abuse allegations while in a dress rehearsal for Dancing with the Stars, an out-of-body experience that left her unable to breathe.
- Harris sent a letter to the Navarro cheer coach describing himself as optimistic and expressing his desire to become a motivational speaker.
- Tim does a sarcastic monologue imagining Harris as a self-help motivational speaker claiming he overcame his negativity and now focuses on personal growth instead of harming children.
- Tim says he's only interested in watching the episode to see how the entire team and coach react to the allegations, not because he cares about cheerleading.
- Tim sarcastically suggests that taking vitamin D, zinc, and Ivermectin can cure pedophilia and transform someone into a responsible adult.
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