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Hell yeah! I was just listening to Betsy and Gabrus in "These Fat Crackers" for about the 8th time. Can't get enough of these two.

"WHAT?" "HELLO?" "WHO IS THIS?" "TAKE OUT THE TRASH!"

You GOT it!!!

Dan Engler mentioned it in the RIP Harris thread, but I haven't heard Scott's voice sound this way since he decided to say a few words about Andrew Koenig. At the time I didn't even know who AK-47 was, and I may even have been spacing out since I knew the episode was wrapping up, but hearing the genuine anguish in Scott's voice was arresting. I remember him mentioning how he wasn't sure if it was appropriate for him to say a few words on what's otherwise a very silly show, and I have to say that his decision to do so anyway impressed me greatly. Podcasting is an extremely intimate medium, and while the main appeal of CBB might be the outrageous characs, after getting a chance to see Scott interact, so many times, with people like PFT, Kroll, Mantzoukas, etc, you get a sense of the genuine friendships between these performers, and I for one feel extremely privileged to be able to leech off of that for a little bit. It's like getting to hang out w/ these guys without being a total creep about it. Point being, Scott, I appreciate your putting this episode out, and likewise your words at the beginning meant a great deal. When you're hurting, your audience hurts right there w/ you, and just like watching a dumb sitcom with your family, being able to laugh at you and your friends making dumb jokes together is exactly the right medicine. It's how you find solace in the company of the rest of you who are still here. Which Harris has already said far more succinctly. Motherfuckers just wanna laugh. Thanks, Scott, and thanks, Earwolf. This was painful to put out, but you just made thousands of listeners feel a little bit better.

(just a few more) We love the game.

* NOT * Robert Duvall, y'all.

Maybe Sondheim sent a cease and desist.

Hearing the Lapkus theme, followed by "Enter Sandman," was so wonderfully like having your music on shuffle gone horribly wrong. It's been a strong week for Earwolf, but the Leykis Lapkast takes the cake.

I'll just leave this here.

1) saw title of episode on Earwolf's homepage 2) leapt in air for celebratory fist pump 3) reconnected laptop and peripherals, which I'd scattered everywhere

Let's assume that Jack was being 100% sincere and non-ironic. To paraphrase his own words, I found him insufferable, but he arrived at a few points. The interview portion was a tough listen for me, but I actually enjoyed how Scott approached it as a host. Jack struck me as a perfect storm of "bad" moments from past eps. His invocation of fashionable opinions without offering any substance to his argument (citing Bill O'Reilly as an example of unequivocal evil), and then sitting back like his job was done, reminded me of Ed Helms' character from #152. His apparent misunderstanding of the nature of the show itself by bringing such topical content into the CBB-verse was a bit like Will Forte's gaffe about the Brothers Gibb on #153. At best, Jack seemed to have little to no idea what sort of show this was, and not respecting the craft is a cardinal sin for the Earwolf-obsessed. What I appreciated about Scott's approach was that he let Jack have enough slack to hang himself, but never for too long before letting him off the hook ("check your privilege!") It was actually fun seeing him poke fun at Jack when he didn't seem to realize how full of shit he sounded (like w/ the rescue dog). It wasn't nearly the skewering that Armen got from Matt Besser on Who Charted?, but Jack's also not a comedy guy so I think that's fair. Also, I like that Scott takes risks by having non-comedians on his show so frequently. Some, like Ted Leo or Tears for Fears, surprised me by being completely funny. Some, like St Vincent, were hilarious merely by being overwhelmed by what was happening in the studio. Some, like Twin Shadow, politely stuck to what they knew, refraining from participating in the comedic bits. By and large, I thought it brought a lot to the show. Ultiimately, Jack reminded me of Kumail's story about John Mayer in ep #41. Instead of taking the easy road and vilifying John, Kumail cast him as a man so blessed with extraordinary fortune and success that he couldn't quite figure out how to live up to it, and his self-assuredness had led him into waters where he had no business being. Likewise with Jack. It's easy for me to shake my head at his store-bought opinions, but the dude's been blessed w/ extraordinary success and he's not resting on his laurels. I might not give two shits about what he's got to say, but I'm still glad he's trying to find his voice. Scott could play it safe and just have comedians and eccentrics on his show. By contrast, Jack struck me as a challenging guest, and I think that ultimately it makes the show better, even if I wouldn't vote for this interview as a Best-Of. Per the discussion on negative comments in general, I really love how passionate CBB listeners are. I think it's a testament to the high quality of Scott's body of work that the haters can be so critical. I don't think it's a bad thing to express displeasure w/ an ep, as long as you're not a total dick. Like Rome says, "Have a take. Don't suck."

First non-shark-related conversation I've heard about Katy Perry's performance.

Truth: No matter what it looks like, you don't want it.

It's SO bad.

Always nice when Grandpa Wilcox stops by for the holidays.

That might be the funniest call-in yet. Also, motion to make this topic a weekly feature!

Apparently "seamstress" is a gender-neutral word. The older, gender-specific variants were "seamster" and "sempstress." I'll bet the word you were looking for was "tailor," and likewise "tailoring," but turns out that neither means quite what I had thought before looking it up. It really goes down a Wikipedia rabbit hole from there.

Two stars! Right up there with Taxi Driver.

I dunno, that coulda been in the same vein as accepting a Razzie. Like, acknowledging that people didn't like Mallrats in a way that's playfully in keeping with Dogma's idiom.

Brilliant!

"That song's...okay." (Yes, please!)

Benjamin's briefly-mentioned love for SWEETS has filled a gaping void that's been in my soul ever since Brittain and Little Lord Wyndemere departed from SNL.

Kinda surprised Hardwick didn't recognize the plague doctors. Had Assassin's Creed 2 not yet come out when this movie was released? Pretty sure after that they entered the geek lexicon.

Huge fan of the music on this podcast, for sure.

I dunno, I just don't see it.