rant · moment 16 of 16
Teasing a Mystery Controversial Guest From His Past
from Episode 152 - Feral · #152
2 min
Tim teases booking a mysterious, deplatformed figure from the comedy world whose satirical persona spiraled out of control, refusing to name them but defending the value of interviewing controversial people.
- Tim references Milan Kundera's 'The Joke,' a book about how a single joke ruined someone's life.
- A mystery guest from Tim's past had something initially satirical spiral out of control and unravel their life.
- The incident wasn't a joke told on stage but rather something the person did that became bigger than intended.
- Tim acknowledges he will face criticism for platforming this person, who has been 'deplatformed' and 'done almost everything.'
- Tim argues his job is to talk to people and that he won't be swayed by those determined to accuse him of bad intentions.
- Asking difficult questions and putting a guest on the spot is doing good journalism, not enabling their wrongdoing.
- Tim pivots to asking who's giving the CIA a platform, deflecting the criticism.
Milan Kundera