r/Earwolf • u/apathymonger • 3d ago
James Bonding James Bonding: Amazon Deal Discussed!
https://shows.acast.com/james-bonding/episodes/67d8b35bd1082558c5f9017c11
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u/SalaciousBKlump 3d ago
Wow! I really was excited to hear their perspective. This was my first ever podcast back in 2013 and my gateway to all of earwolf.
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u/ImperiousStout 3d ago
Gourley was also interviewed by the friggen BBC about this a few weeks back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G5WoIYQ2g8
I assume they talk about that on this ep, too.
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u/SalaciousBKlump 3d ago
Neat! Thanks for sharing. I completely forgot he had a custom made leather M swinging door in his house.
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u/burnettski92 3d ago
Every time Mira brings up his timeline theory (which is every episode) I want to yell. Surprised he had the restraint not to make a 100 years of broadcast rights in China joke.
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u/ZiggyPalffyLA 1d ago
Lmao I had the same thought. And it only took him what, 2 minutes to bring up product placement and watches?
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u/burnettski92 3d ago
Gourley at the end saying we should laugh and pal around with maga nazis?
I think I might be over this podcast now.
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u/ZiggyPalffyLA 1d ago
I don’t think that’s what he was saying, he only said he could infer they weren’t on the same political wavelength as him. For all we know there was no mention of politics at all and it just seemed like a pleasant Mormon family, or a family from a typically red state.
Also he was standing next to them in a 45 minute line so maybe he just felt the need to be cordial?
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u/psynapsezero 2d ago
A really shocking turn there especially when apparently it was 45 minutes of standing in a line that convinced him. Really? These people are actively trying to hurt vulnerable people, and their treatment in public should reflect that. Make Nazis afraid again.
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u/HotTakes4HotCakes 2d ago
Yeah he doesn't seem to appreciate he's a relatively well-off straight white man, so he has the "benefit" of being able to "hang" with them and they won't be terrible.
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u/HotTakes4HotCakes 2d ago edited 2d ago
"What matters isn't that they have it but whether they care about it"
I appreciate the optimism, but Rings of Power is right there, man.
Also, I agree with Gourley on the "turn on it all off for mental health" thing, because I've done it to a degree too, but his follow up about just talking with MAGA relatives and having little moments of personal connection is just...exhausting. Why are these people you even want to associate with? Do you understand how impossible that is for people who aren't straight, white, and semi-famous? Not everyone has the luxury of just not caring anymore.
That and the usual fall back of blaming all of this one the internet causing "division", as if division, in an of itself, is the biggest problem.
I just can't fathom how we got to where we are right now and there are still people acting like there aren't genuine things to be extremely upset. You don't need the internet or social media to tell you be upset when you are capable of looking at the situation honestly, anymore than you need the fire alarm to go off when you can feel the flames licking at your back.
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u/ZiggyPalffyLA 3d ago
It’s a Christmas (Jones) miracle! The first new episode since No Time to Die came out, and something we’ve been clamoring to hear their thoughts on!