Protests, AI, and other words you KNOW are NEWS (2024-04-25)
- Broadcast Date: 2024-04-25
- YouTube Archive: Protests, AI, and other words you KNOW are NEWS (ID:
BCW2rBdZf2A) - Approx length: 2:12:19
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Overview
Case Blackwell opens with gaming chat before Peter Gibbon appears as a dog streamer hyping the Elsie fighting game. Rick Triple delivers a cynical breakdown of nationwide campus protests over Gaza, framing police crackdowns as corporate compliance training. Trent at the Movies reviews trailers including Mayor of Kingstown, a Japanese reality-show documentary, a Jim Henson tribute, a 1981 Chevy Chase comedy, and Zoe Kravitz’s Blink Twice. Case tests an AI study claiming to predict politics from neutral faces (r=0.22), outperforming both chat and ChatGPT. Hype Train interrupts with gold eyes and a neutrality rap. The Jo Rogen Experience spirals into smart-appliance parenting, nuclear-reactor workouts, butthole tanning via belt mirror, human hunting with Bob Costas, and a horror-tunnel studio entrance. Munch & Crum close by debating whether the lemon-drop mascot is a baby, confirming Foghorn Leghorn’s chicken-KKK membership, and clashing over Yeezy porn versus traditional porn. Pepito raids Spinachy to end the broadcast.
Segment rundown
| Start | End | Segment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:06 | 04:16 | News: Pre-show chat: Fallout 4, Resident Evil 4, Elsie game | Case chats with chat about gaming, Resident Evil 4 DLC completion, and upcoming Elsie fighting game with Fiona Nova voice cast. |
| 04:16 | 07:38 | News: Peter Gibbon appears as dog streamer | Peter Gibbon (as a dog) discusses Elsie game voice cast and claims he’ll become an Elsie streamer. |
| 07:38 | 27:10 | News: Rick Triple on campus protests and Israel-Hamas war | Rick discusses nationwide college protests, police crackdowns, ABC coverage, White House response, and delivers nihilistic commentary on protest suppression as corporate training. |
| 27:10 | 54:56 | News: Trent at the Movies: Mayor of Kingstown, The Contestant, Jim Henson doc, Under the Rainbow, Blink Twice | Trent reviews trailers for Mayor of Kingstown S3, Japanese reality show documentary The Contestant, Jim Henson Disney+ doc, 1981 Chevy Chase film Under the Rainbow, and Zoe Kravitz’s Blink Twice starring Channing Tatum. |
| 56:06 | 1:22:29 | News: AI predicts political beliefs from neutral faces; Case neutral face experiment | Study claims facial recognition predicts political orientation (r=0.22). Case performs neutral face test for chat and ChatGPT; chat guesses ‘hog party’, ChatGPT refuses. Case declares study fails. |
| 1:22:29 | 1:29:57 | Hype Train: Hype Train appears with gold eyes, performs neutral rap | Hype Train claims King Kappa ghoul turned eyes gold, delivers freestyle about staying neutral, voting for both candidates, and neutering people. |
| 1:29:57 | 1:54:51 | The Jo Rogen Experience: Joe Rogan parody: smart appliances, nuclear reactor workout, butthole tanning, human hunting, horror tunnel | Joe Rogan (Case) discusses smart fridge/toilet parenting, squatting in Russian nuclear reactor for gains, mirror-on-belt butthole tanning, hunting humans with Bob Costas and Screech actor, and Jamie’s horror tunnel studio entrance. |
| 1:54:51 | 2:09:18 | Munch & Crum: Munch & Crum debate lemon drop mascot, Foghorn Leghorn KKK, Yeezy porn | Munch insists lemon drop mascot is a baby; Crum says adult man. Both agree Foghorn Leghorn is in chicken KKK. Debate Yeezy porn vs regular porn; Crum argues for new genre, Munch defends established industry. |
| 2:09:18 | 2:12:19 | News: Pepito raids Spinachy | Pepito takes raid command from Case, raids Spinachy channel, signs off for Thursday. |
Characters
- Case Blackwell (speaking) — Anchors broadcast; runs neutral face experiment for AI political prediction study; performs Joe Rogan parody with horror tunnel lore.
- Peter Gibbon (speaking) — news stowaway. Appears as dog streamer discussing Elsie fighting game voice cast.
- Rick (speaking) — host of Amongst the Web. Delivers nihilistic take on campus protests, frames crackdowns as corporate training, claims deep state experience.
- Trent (speaking) — correspondent. Hosts Trent at the Movies trailer segment covering Mayor of Kingstown, The Contestant, Jim Henson doc, Under the Rainbow, Blink Twice.
- Hype Train (speaking) — recurring. Interrupts with gold eyes from King Kappa ghoul; performs neutral-themed freestyle rap.
- Jeff Ripple (speaking) — correspondent. Briefly acknowledged by Hype Train before Hype Train segment.
- Chet (speaking) — science correspondent. Referenced by Case as busy confirming race science during AI segment.
- Munch (Ralph Munchcut) (speaking) — debate analyst. Debates Crum on lemon drop mascot identity, Foghorn Leghorn KKK membership, and Yeezy porn vs regular porn.
- Crum (Leonard Crum) (speaking) — debate analyst. Counters Munch on lemon drop mascot, agrees on Foghorn Leghorn KKK, argues Yeezy porn deserves chance as new genre.
Storyline updates
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Lore notes
- [1:24:31] Hype Train: Claims King Kappa ghoul touched his eyes with ass, turning them gold [1:24:31].
- [1:46:24] Joe Rogan (parody): Studio entrance is a horror tunnel built by Jamie after $10M payout, filled with creepy crawlies and mac and cheese [1:46:24].
- [1:37:43] Joe Rogan (parody): Wears man-skirt with mirror on belt to tan butthole directly with sunlight [1:37:43].
- [1:34:24] Joe Rogan (parody): Works out in Russian nuclear reactor for triple growth rate, aims to look like Tetsuo from Akira [1:34:24].
- [1:59:22] Foghorn Leghorn: Confirmed by Munch and Crum as member of chicken-version KKK [1:59:22].
- [1:15:48] Case Blackwell: Performed neutral face experiment for chat and ChatGPT to test AI political prediction study (r=0.22) [1:15:48].
Transcript
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