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    I agree, you're probably wrong

     

    this is just like people reacting to Whitney Cummings on CBB with "lets just say I skipped to the first commercial break", great... that's mature of you

     

    You can assume anything you want to about people from hearing a sentence they spoke on a podcast, but at the end of the day you should remind yourself that it came from your brain, not theirs. A guy reacted quickly to someone mentioning a movie that probably was not up his alley. If he was asked if he saw Inside Out and he responded the same way, what mean conclusion would you then draw?

     

    If he said anything about Inside out, I wouldn't give a shit as it has nothing in it that would be controversial/make people uncomfortable (his "No, I won't see that" would be construed as him saying, "I don't go see animated films."). I'm not sure if you know this or not, but when you deal with a lot of discrimination/are very close to people who deal with a lot of discrimination on a daily/weekly basis, you kind of pick up on the way people will dismiss something. The way in which Giancarlo dismissed it seemed to be a value judgement on his part, a way of saying "No" that also says, "and I don't want to discuss my reasons for not wanting to see it." However, it may simply be the case that he doesn't go see any movies that deal with dramatic themes. Whatever, it bothered me. Sorry I've gone and offended you so dearly. Go back to complaining about the new format or whatever.

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    While I found Giancarlo an interesting and fun guest, his dismissive comment when asked by Kulap about seeing the Danish girl was a little bothersome. Perhaps I am just too sensitive, but, "No, I won't go see that." sounds like he ight have issues with Transgender folks. Coming from a smaller town, that sort of answer usually has undertones of "because I don't think we should promote that sort of thing."

     

    I'm probably wrong, but it rubbed me the wrong way.

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    Hello Adam/Scott (NOT Adam Scott),

     

    This a super, duper long shot, but is there any way to make available to HOWL subscribers some exclusive musical content from the musical guests on CBB? I ask this because I absolutely adore Diane Coffee's acoustic renditions of songs on his upcoming album and would love to hear more acoustic renditions of his songs. Perhaps have the guests record a few songs that are exclusive to Earwolf/HOWL. There is probably too much legal bullshit that would make this impossible, but I thought it could be something like NPR's Tiny Desk series.

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    No you're the one missing the point. He doesn't behave in an equally offensive way to all people. I can understand why some of the War on Drugs stuff could come off as homophobic, but this stuff at the concert is so overtly misogynist. There's a difference between "just being an asshole" and demeaning someone based on race, gender, sexual orientation, etc. By definition it's impossible for him to be that offensive to straight white men. It's fine if his thing is being a jerk or if his schtick is all about being abrasive in an unfunny way, but one can do this without trying to tear someone down based on their gender/race/whatever. Besser tears into all kinds of people all the time on the show and uses offensive language in the process, but the actual joke and the actual criticism is never directed to a historically disadvantaged group of people. With the Kozelek song, the joke is specifically demeaning to women in general.

     

    The point you seem to be missing in this story is that the journalist seems to have been aggressively pursuing Kozelek for an interview, and even went so far as to say, when he declined a face to face interview and made a mockery of the email interview, that she was going to interview his friends about him. That's fucked up, in itself. If you're a journalist who is trying to get an interview with someone famous who historically doesn't like to be interviewed and is a known asshole, what do you expect when you move beyond the boundaries they have for themselves? It is a very underhanded move to interview friends of a person because you cannot get direct access to that person. Kozelek deserves his privacy as much as the next person. Was what he said silly and stupid? Of course, but I am not sure he deserves the widespread condemnation that he has been getting recently. His song was not demeaning to ALL female journalists, it was demeaning to one female journalist who overstepped the boundaries of the person she was trying desperately to interview. And to what end? It's not like Kozelek has some secret knowledge and he just won't share it with the rest of us - he's just a guy that plays sad bastard music, and surprise, he's a bastard. And, further, as a singer-songwriter, I would imagine most of his output is completely to mostly autobiographical, why does he need to answer boilerplate questions when you can gain an understanding of who he is through his art?

     

    Ian MacKaye of Discord Records/Fugazi gets the same kind of bullshit heaped on him because he doesn't like giving interviews. He's not a jerk, he's just a guy doing what he loves and doesn't need to sit down and explain his day to day life to some jackass music journalist.

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    I am completely in love with the production of this show! Whatever you're doing Chad, keep it up, it's fantastic. It is reminiscent of the production of two of my favorite bands, Please Inform the Captain, This is a Hijack and Baader Brains. Both were Bay Area punk/hardcore outfits, but so much more. Their records were interspersed with samples from old/obscure movies, usually played over top of funk or dance-y music, but, like this show, it was all completely seamless. The main force behind both bands, Sarah Kirsch, passed a few years ago, which was a huge bummer because she was so wildly talented and I've really missed her style of putting a record together. I am so happy to have this podcast because it is similar in the amount of care Chad is putting into this show, as well as its seamlessness.

     

    With that said, this show is wonderful. Thank you for all the laughs!

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    As insufferable as it is to hear Armen complain about his charmed life in other episodes, it's kinda sweet hearing him use Twooch as a springboard for catharsis and actually talk about something for once. Especially having lost a best friend to heroin myself.

     

    Can we put a moratorium on complaining about Armen, especially considering the topic around which this episode focuses? Your complaints come off as jealous and petty. Knock it off, anyone can go through a tough time, or be anxious about appearing on a podcast and not be totally there.

     

    With that said, this episode is beautiful and sad.

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    105 out of 100. Easily.

     

    It's probably not fair, but the "woe is me" persona is really irritating, especially coming from a super rich kid. Wish Kulap would find a funny co-host.

     

    Because money and the amount thereof is the determining factor in how one develops as a person? You're correct when you say that "it probably isn't fair", and therefore, perhaps keep it to yourself next time?

     

    I'm still failing to see why people like Armen and why he's the go-to guy when Howard is absent. Seems like there'd be a ton of other up-and-coming comedians and improvisers that would kill to be a guest host on Who Charted.

     

    Because Kulap is great friends with Armen and she enjoys having him on the show, and others, such as myself, enjoy when he is on the show. If you don't like it, then don't listen when Howard is absent.

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