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Jen Psaki Clip and the 'Podcasts Kill You' Argument
from #286 - Tim Moves To Spotify | The Tim Dillon Show · #286
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Tim plays and mocks a Jen Psaki press clip calling for Spotify to do more against misinformation, riffing on her pale complexion and mocking the idea that adults need to be protected from podcasters.
- Jen Psaki explains the White House wants tech companies to do more than just label COVID misinformation—they should actively combat it across all platforms.
- She cites statistics: unvaccinated people are 16 times more likely to be hospitalized and 68 times more likely to die than the boosted.
- Tim mocks "more that can be done" as vague bureaucratic speak while commenting on Psaki's extreme paleness.
- Tim questions what additional measures the White House actually wants—whether they mean child locks on Spotify to protect kids from listening to Robert Malone.
- Adults are no longer responsible for their own behavior; instead, blame falls on podcasters who speak for a few hours a week.
- Tim argues Americans shouldn't need protection from people wearing headphones talking into a microphone, especially if it's their only information source.
- The implication: podcasters will kill you—part of the broader government narrative that audio content is a public health threat.