Is Birthday News? Or Elden Birthday? or BOTH? (2024-06-10)
- Broadcast Date: 2024-06-10
- YouTube Archive: Is Birthday News? Or Elden Birthday? or BOTH? (ID:
9P4PT3Zza5o) - Approx length: 1:28:18
- Ingest run:
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Overview
Case Blackwell celebrates his birthday with a casual Hawaiian-shirt broadcast interrupted by Hype Train’s gooning freestyle and a surprise Crash Bandicoot expert consultation. Crum crashes the party claiming a shared birthday (later revealed as a July 10 troll), co-hosts Amongst the Web reviewing web videos including a minion Jesus clip and Tasty’s perfect combo masterclass, then endures a rapid-fire therapy session with Dr. Chath covering phantom hairs, egg scallium condition, 9/11 proximity, and Munch resurrection resentment. Pepito vomits bathroom chemicals at sign-off as Case transitions to Elden Ring for Shadow of the Erdtree prep, confirming an eight-hour debate marathon for the following weekend.
Segment rundown
| Start | End | Segment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 08:27 | News: Birthday Cold Open | Pepito delivers station sign-on as dog producer; Case opens in Hawaiian shirt for birthday stream, mentions Elden Ring plans. |
| 10:00 | 34:06 | Hype Train: Hype Train Birthday Goon Session | Hype Train arrives with 2,000-bit Obama drop; birthday trap beat, gooning freestyle, AI extinction headlines, Crash Bandicoot expert interruption. |
| 34:06 | 01:09:12 | Amongst the Web: Birthday Amongst the Web with Crum | Case and Crum co-host web video review: energy awakening class, Rubik’s cube, minion Jesus video, light language codes, sweet potato jam, bear cage, Tasty combo masterclass, Bigfoot/Sasquatch drama. |
| 01:11:17 | 01:25:41 | Therapy: Crum Therapy with Dr. Chath | Rapid-fire therapy: phantom hairs, salt baths, hand game tapes, egg scallium condition, 9/11 deli proximity, portapotty bathroom crisis, Munch resurrection resentment, DMT hindu beings. |
| 01:25:41 | 01:28:18 | News: Elden Ring Transition | Case defers How To segment to tomorrow’s kitchen stream; Pepito vomits bathroom chemicals; transition to Elden Ring gameplay for Shadow of the Erdtree prep. |
Characters
- Case Blackwell (speaking) — Anchors birthday broadcast in Hawaiian shirt, co-hosts Amongst the Web with Crum, transitions to Elden Ring for expansion prep.
- Pepito (speaking) — executive producer. Delivers dog-producer cold open in matching Hawaiian shirt, consumes cheese gifts, vomits bathroom chemicals at sign-off.
- Hype Train (speaking) — recurring. Hijacks broadcast with 2,000-bit Obama drop, birthday trap beat, gooning freestyle, AI doom reporting, Crash Bandicoot summoning.
- Crum (Leonard Crum) (speaking) — debate analyst. Crashes birthday claiming shared birthday (later reveals actual birthday July 10), co-hosts Amongst the Web, endures rapid-fire therapy with Dr. Chath.
- Dr. Chath (speaking) — therapist. Conducts challenge therapy with Crum: phantom hairs, salt baths, hand game, egg scallium, 9/11, portapotty crisis, Munch resentment, DMT beings.
Storyline updates
- Beyblade Tournament [39:26]: [39:26] Eight-hour debate marathon confirmed for weekend after next; Kendall’s birthday week conflicts with this week.
Lore notes
- 01:04:26 Crum (Leonard Crum): Claims birthday is actually July 10, not June 10; trolled Case about shared birthday.
- 01:12:29 Crum (Leonard Crum): Briefly regrew ‘phantom hairs’ but found it unsettling; prefers smooth scalp for consistent tan and moisturizing.
- 01:15:21 Crum (Leonard Crum): Uses regular table salt in baths (not bath salts) while listening to saxophonist Benny Joggins (not Kenny Loggins) and Pod Save America.
- 01:20:26 Crum (Leonard Crum): Has ‘egg scallium condition’ — bits of hard skin shed with mucusy membrane shortly after birth, like a prehensile tail.
- 01:22:12 Crum (Leonard Crum): Was at a deli near the Twin Towers on 9/11 but does not consider himself a survivor.
- 01:18:46 Crum (Leonard Crum): Household has eight bathrooms but all occupants cram into one rented portapotty outside; wishes they had bought it.
- 01:27:22 Pepito: Ate spilled chemicals from bathroom floor; tasted good but would not stay down.
- 39:26 Case Blackwell: Plans eight-hour debate marathon for weekend after June 10; deferred How To segment to kitchen stream tomorrow.
Transcript
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