Lifestyles of the Reich and Famous
| Lifestyles of the Reich and Famous | |
| Number | 52 |
| Broadcast Date | April 4, 2012 |
| Episode Length | 1:12:19 |
| Hosts | Andrew Mayne, Brian Brushwood, Justin Robert Young |
Contents
James Cameron heads down to the bottom of the ocean and the boys squee with delight. Justin hits rock bottom while living with Brian only to purchase and lose a winning MegaMillions lotto ticket. Andrew describes a mysterious abandoned LA mansion built with plenty of room for goose stepping. Spiro and The Fudge return to solve the case of a crop circles in Australia. Support the show by purchasing Andrew’s BRAND NEW BOOK Angel Killer just click here.
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James Cameron Goes to the Bottom of the Earth
Just a few days before the recording of this episode, James Cameron descended to the lowest point in the ocean by himself in a submarine of his own design. Once again, the differing philosophies of Cameron and Carl Sagan is brought up. Carl Sagan said that sending robots out to collect scientific data is vastly more cost effective compared to sending humans out to do the same job. Cameron however believes that sending humans to space or the bottom of the ocean is much more significant and adds meaning to the data.
The guys then discussed how the technological advancements and voyaging out into space will have an effect on human culture in the far future. As humans spread out to new planets and new environments, we will see vast differences in how humans live. There will probably be some sort of space amish who refuse to accept new technologies at some point, while others may adopt extreme shape-shifting abilities.
An Exciting Real Estate Opportunity In Los Angeles!
Andrew is looking at some real estate just outside Los Angeles. It's a huge mansion on about 55-acres overlooking Hollywood and it just happens to be formerly owned by Will Rogers. Clearly there is nothing wrong with this estate; you should buy it now. Ok, if you really need more information on it, it was bought from Will Rogers by a group of people who were preparing the "compound" for a very prominent figure; Adolf Hitler. They thought that once Hitler took control of the globe, he would want a nice place to hang out in Los Angeles. The house would be the place where Hitler would run the United States. For whatever reason, after WWII, the mansion was pretty much left alone until recently. So, should I get the papers for you to sign?
A-Hole Lottery Winners
Inspired by the largest lottery payout ever of $656 million that happened days before the recording, Andrew proposes an interesting situation. Justin is visiting Brian for SXSW and comes home absolutely wasted one night and gets in a fight with Brian, starts breaking furniture and just being an all around asshole. Brian calls the cops and they take Justin away. Later, Brian gets a call from Justin who is back in Florida, and Justin tells him that their friendship is over and he is no longer going to be on NSFW.
As Brian is cleaning up Justin's mess in the house, Brian finds a winning lottery ticket of Justins for $100 million. In a strange coincidence, Justin calls Brian at that exact moment and tells him to "F off". Immediately after hanging up, Justin calls again to tell Brian that he pooped under Brian's desk.
In his rage, Brian decides to keep all of the money for himself and put aside some of the money to sully Justin's good name.
While this story doesn't exactly translate to real life, one of the winners of the record setting lottery was part of a lottery pool at his work, but claims that the winning ticket was one that was separate from the other tickets in the pool.
Spiro and The Fudge Go Down Under
Spiro and The Fudge are sent down to Australia to investigate some crop circles. The circles started showing up once the crops became full grown. Spiro immediately suspects that either frat boys or devils are to blame. The fields are VERY secure with cameras and barbed-wire fences surrounding the farm that are quite effective in keeping people out. After a few hours of investigation, Spiro and The Fudge finally realize that the crop is actually opium. They then realize that wallabies are eating the opium and running around in circles in the fields and eventually pass out.
Book Club
Andrew
Brian
Justin
Great Quotes
- "When you wanna get high but also play garden sports; crocaine." -Justin- Sung to the tune of "Cocaine"
Sponsors
UNINTERRUPTED thanks to Brian Brushwood’s Scam School Book 1 and Andrew Mayne’s Angel Killer.
Links
| Preceded by: "Wine Pairings For Cannibal Rituals" |
Lifestyles of the Reich and Famous |
Followed by: "Why Hogwarts isn’t in Zimbabwe" |