About this episode
In this episode, Spencer shares his origin story while discussing various humorous topics including AI and personal experiences.
In this episode we manage to accomplish absolutely nothing of substance with remarkable efficiency. Spencer digs into his mysterious origin story as "The Spleen," a once-promising radio personality who got "cited" (not commended) back down to the evening drive slot. Along the way, we continue the debate on the legitimate athletic performance benefits of hummus, Kevin recounts being handed a fluorescent green cantaloupe slushie at a Vegas convention when he clearly asked for a Coke (he just took it and walked away), and Spencer gets judged for shopping at Walmart, where he heroically tracked down the elusive "Dirty Mountain Dew" by following a suspicious old woman's suspicious bottle inspection behavior. Spencer also delivers an impassioned monologue about learning to code in Godot, where he has successfully produced hexagons that are in the wrong place, and is absolutely thrilled about it. We then pivot to a surprisingly thoughtful discussion about AI as a "fascist artifact," the strange permanence of internet content, and why neither of them can accept a compliment without immediately becoming suspicious of the person giving it. Somewhere in there we also vow to retroactively…
People in this episode
Host: Spencer
Topics covered
- comedy
- origin stories
- hummus debate
- AI discussions
- internet content
- personal anecdotes
Keywords
- comedy podcast
- Spencer
- Kevin
- hummus
- AI
- Godot
- Walmart
- September 11th
- Taco Bell
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Walmart
Products: Dirty Mountain Dew, Godot, Taco Bell
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