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Fame's Endless Possibilities and Prigozhin as Russia's Taylor Swift
from Prigozhin Eras Tour | The Tim Dillon Show #358 · #358
8 min
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Tim riffs on how fame makes people believe anything is possible (using an Olympic curling analogy), then compares Prigozhin's delusion of grandeur to Taylor Swift's actual untouchable power in America, with a Keeps hair loss ad woven through.
- American press articles about Putin losing control of the country require a disclaimer that you're not "bros with Vladimir" just to discuss facts objectively.
- Prigozhin was so unstable he was days away from abandoning his coup entirely and becoming a food blogger instead.
- When you become genuinely famous, people employed around you make all possibilities seem endless—even the delusional ones.
- Tim describes how a famous person's team will greenlight anything: you could make music you've never sung, act in films you can't perform in, or attempt genuinely insane ventures.
- Taylor Swift is the most powerful person in America right now because she made a billion dollars in a summer and no one will ever tell her no.
- Prigozhin was the Russian version of a mega-famous person—instead of selling nostalgia, he tried to topple the Kremlin, which is Russia's preferred outlet for its biggest stars.
- Our version of Prigozhin is Taylor Swift, who made a billion dollars selling white girl nostalgia; Russia's version tried to stage a coup.
- Kim Swazi had two songs back when Tim was doing coke in Long Island clubs, and now she's probably bartending in Montauk.
- When Prigozhin thought he was Taylor Swift—untouchable and free to do anything—Tim knew he was going to die.
- Tim pivots to Keeps hair loss treatment as a personalized plan delivered by licensed providers, with unlimited messaging support included in the year-long regimen.