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In short

The hosts discuss a studio odor they believe is fecal/hydrogen sulfide from a broken pipe, arguing about whether others can smell it, then pivot to conspiracy-style jokes about politicians’ deaths and AI-looking photos. They also talk about residuals from old TV work, prompted by a clip about Joel McHale mentioning Danny Bonaduce as a “worst guest,” and whether Bonaduce is still alive.

Guest backgrounds

No guests are named; the episode appears to be a host-only conversation.

Key claims

the studio is “inhaling hydrogen sulfide” and “microscopic fecal particles”; Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham theories; residuals can be checked via SAG-AFTRA.

Notable examples

Starbucks Frappuccino; Danny Bonaduce (Partridge Family); Mitch McConnell hospitalization; Lindsey Graham “AI-ish” photo.

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Chapters

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Studio Smell Mystery

0:12 to 1:24

Discussion about an unpleasant smell in the studio and its possible causes.

“Our studio smells like poop and we walk in.”

Mitch McConnell and Conspiracy Theories

1:24 to 2:20

Conversations about Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, and wild conspiracy theories.

“Maybe it's the odor that Lindsey Graham left.”

Danny Bonaduce and Residuals

2:20 to 3:47

Discussion on Danny Bonaduce's career and his residuals from past shows.

“You know what I did the other day, by the way?”

Residuals in the Entertainment Industry

3:47 to 4:24

Exploration of residuals and their significance for actors in the industry.

“Sometimes I look at my, do you ever look at that, the app?”
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Transcript

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0:00Morning decisions. How about a creamy mocha frappuccino drink? Or sweet vanilla? Smooth caramel maybe? Or white chocolate mocha? Whichever you choose, delicious coffee awaits. Find Starbucks Frappuccino drinks wherever you buy your groceries. Our studio smells like poop and we walk in. Well twice I walked in because I had to go to the bathroom and it's - Yeah, but the poop, the smell was before that. Before I smelled the poo, then I smelled my own poo, came back, more poo. More poo. Yeah, it's worse than the poo that I had. The real poo. Well - There's a pipe that broke. There's a pipe broke. And then you guys gaslighted us saying that, oh, there's no smell.

0:34No smell. Yeah. Oh, this is, okay, well. They had a meeting before and they go, tell them we don't smell anything. What is going on? Is there a leakage? Something broke. You can't, none of you can smell that. I can smell it from here. That, dude, I said it three times. Yeah, good. You don't smell anything. We have the same senses. You guys are gaslighting up. Yeah. You did smell something. Famous thing. It's not a famous thing, dude. This is wood. No, you all got, no. I can close my eyes. I know the senses. You got to know the job. Okay. This is wood. Yeah, yeah. This is glass. This is glass. Yeah, yeah.

1:04This is ceramic. Yeah, that's a wall. I can see. All my senses are working, and I smell poo. Smelling poop in the air typically means you're inhaling volatile compounds. Hydrogen sulfide. Oh, my God! We're inhaling. This is our studio. It's hydrogen sulfide. We've got to get out of here, dude. We have aeroparticles, apparently. Honestly, we do need to get out of this. We've got to get out of the studio. It's enough. That's the final straw. That's what it is. Microscopic fecal particles. Aeroparticles. I think you have phantom odors, though. No, brother. Maybe it's the odor that Lindsey Graham left.

1:31Oh, man. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's a death smell. You know, all my villains are dying. I know. Yeah, yeah. Mitch McConnell's in the hospital. That's my penguin. The Riddler died. That's my Lindsey Graham. My MCU is fucking fucked. There's a theory that Mitch McConnell is dead and they killed Lindsey Graham to cover up more time. No, but they posted a real photo with him and Chyna, lady. AI. Do you see the photo though? It looks AI to me. Yeah, yeah. Doesn't it look AI-ish? That's AI. Yeah. Look at that. That's not even a real, they're not in the room together. There's no way. Those are two separate photographs that they meshed together.

2:08It's pretty good AI though. Who's the guy in the back under all the blankets? Oh, that's true. Who's holding up the pillows? Yeah, that is true. Stop it. That's crazy. It's crazy. He's alive though. That's what they say. I don't think he thinks, I don't think he knows he's alive, but he's alive. As of now. It's, well. As of now he's alive. If this show does anything. Yeah. If this show does anything. And it comes in three in a row. Oh, yeah. It comes in three in a row. Who's the third then? I don't know. Maybe the man on top. That's all I can say. The man on top. Wait a minute. You know what? What?

2:40You know who I - Not that I want. Yeah. You know what I did the other day, by the way? Yeah. You know what I did? I saw like a podcast clip about somebody. Joel McHale was talking about some of his craziest guests on, who's a Dan Patrick show? and he brought up Danny Badaducci being one of the worst guests on The Soup. I thought he passed away. Didn't you think he wasn't alive? I don't even know who that is. Yeah, you bring up Danny Badaducci. Oh, I love him. What was he on? Partridge Family? What was it? Zoom in. Yeah, Partridge. Partridge Family. I thought he passed away. God, 1974. He's still alive.

3:14That's me. Yeah, redheads, you guys survived for a very long time. I don't know, dude. Do we? Yeah. They're like wildfire or something. Don't say anything fancy. You don't deserve anything right now. He was taking shots at me. I bit my lip and he goes, Luna does that all the time. And we tell her, you eat the food, not your mouth or the tongue. I bit my lip wide. Do you think he needs to get residuals from Partridge? Google that. Gotta be. Probably. I don't think so, dude. Oh, yeah. What do you mean? They still play? That's gotta be an international show. Yeah. He does still receive residuals.

3:46Wow. Royalties are usually small, like 11 cents, he says, all the time. If it's over a dollar, it's$3. Oh, my God. From the 70s. Wow. Wow. Sometimes I look at my, do you ever look at that, the app? Do you ever look at the app? Is this a residual app? There's SAG-AFTRA. You can look at your app and you can see what your residuals are. Watch this. Let me tell you what's coming. Okay. I'm excited for this, actually. Is this real? Residuals. Yeah, I want to see if I'm, well, that's for you. Residual. I don't have a thing. My thing is to be like, you owe$8 to Karate Ghost. Yeah, I owe. Yeah, you owe$14.95 to Matt TV.

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