Comedy
Welcome to another episode… Man have I put off publishing this episode and I’m not sure why… maybe it’s that there’s nothing particularly topical but since when has this program ever been topical? Do you ever go to YouTube with the intention of looking something up and get side-tracked by another video that looked interesting. Meeeee too! That doesn’t happen by accident. YouTube knows you, knows what you’re interested in and suggests videos that keep you there longer… as long as possible just like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and all the other social media sites. In this episode the Senator and I talk about some of those rabbit holes. From inspiring interviews from holocaust survivors to Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren. We also get into some streaming shows that we are both wayyyyyy behind the curve on as we are with most things, like Wandavision! Naturally in talking about the show Wandavision the senator makes it about himself and how great he looks in a turtleneck. Wanna find out how Wandavision leads to the Senator wearing turtlenecks? Keep listening. Then we get onto a show that has been on Netflix for almost ten years called Black Mirror. Can something be a spoiler alert if it’s 10 years old? If you plan on watching Black Mirror, season 5, Episode 1 titled “Striking Vipers”, then don’t listen… otherwise you’ve had ample time for what I’m about to tell you. What struck me about this episode is that it kinda made me feel uncomfortable in it’s sexuality. Two men have a sexual relationship, but neither of them are gay. The have their sexual relationship virtually inside a video game. One of them really wants to continue the relationship and the other, who is married… to a woman, is losing his mind over the whole thing, and I sort of did too. I highly recommend this show and if you only watch one episode, please watch the second episode from season 5 called “Smithereens”. The main character is played by Andrew Scott who is an Irish character actor that makes this episode worth watching along with the rest of the cast. So please watch that episode… there will be a quiz on Thursday. We wind up somehow segueing to Keith Moon and that the Senator would liked to have partied with him. Also an interesting story from Helen Miren about the late drummer. Hope that covers enough ground for ya. CLOSE - The drug Keith Moon overdosed on was called Clomethiazole which is a sedative used in treating and preventing symptoms of acute alcohol withdrawal. So what are your guilty pleasures when it comes to YouTube? Is it TedX talks or is it videos of kittens and people falling and hurting themselves? Here’s something topical for you if you don’t already know, YouTube is coming out with their version of Tik Tok which all the kids use and it’s called YouTube Shorts. You can create 60-second clips in vertical format, as most people view the screen on their smartphones. YouTube Shorts also allows users to: Edit videos with creative tools Splice clips together Add music from YouTube’s library Change video speed Add timers and countdowns All in an effort to compete with Tik Tok to take ownership of more of your time and attention. That’s it for now, please like, subscribe comment or just spend more time staring at the logo for this podcast so I can claim more of your attention… Have a great day, week or weekend and we’ll see you next time...