Call Kass - Testing the Lines (2024-07-15)
- Broadcast Date: 2024-07-15
- YouTube Archive: Call Kass - Testing the Lines (ID:
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Overview
Case Blackwell opens with a surprise level-7 Hype Train surge, then pivots to a Wall Street Journal profile of JD Vance that triggers an on-air identity crisis when a side-by-side comparison reveals striking facial similarity. The broadcast continues with Amongst the Webs featuring Count Sellersare of Spanish Transylvania rating viewer clips, followed by Trent’s At the Movies segment covering Captain America: Brave New World’s Red Hulk reveal, a Lincoln sexuality documentary, and the romance trailer We Live in Time. Case closes by announcing debate stream preparations and raiding Know Me Pro.
Segment rundown
| Start | End | Segment | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 | 09:16 | News: Cold Open & Hype Train Surge | Case opens solo, discovers active Hype Train at level 7 with 54% community participation; thanks subs/bits while Hype Train freestyles through multiple levels before expiring. |
| 09:16 | 31:40 | News: JD Vance Profile via Wall Street Journal | Case and Hype Train watch WSJ explainer on Vance’s rise from Hillbilly Elegy to VP pick; Case becomes fixated on side-by-side facial resemblance, spiraling into grooming crisis. |
| 32:12 | 01:02:04 | Amongst the Web: Amongst the Webs with Count Sellersare | Case and Count Sellersare of Spanish Transylvania rate viewer submissions: gorilla DJ, collapsing stage, elephant trunk, Space Ghost, mapuka tutorial, bug lady commercial, hair-pulling prosthetic, raptor lasso, CHIPS dance montage. |
| 01:03:10 | 01:26:00 | At the Movies: At the Movies with Trent | Trent (parole officer) reviews Captain America: Brave New World (Red Hulk reveal), Lincoln gay-history documentary, and We Live in Time romance trailer; debates Spider-Man web dissolution physics. |
| 01:26:00 | 01:26:43 | News: Closing & Raid to Know Me Pro | Case re-litigates JD Vance resemblance, announces debate stream planning for late July, raids Know Me Pro. |
Characters
- Case Blackwell (speaking) — Anchors full broadcast; survives Hype Train, spirals over JD Vance facial resemblance, hosts Amongst the Webs with Sellersare, closes with debate stream announcement.
- Hype Train (speaking) — Derails level 7 hype train into multi-level freestyle rap about piss, propaganda, and Rick’s goo; stays for JD Vance coverage before expiring.
- Count Sellersare (speaking) — in-studio contributor. Spanish Transylvanian castle-owning noble with tentacles; joins Amongst the Webs, claims to eat DJs for contact highs, rates human-smushing videos highly.
- Trent (speaking) — correspondent. Hosts At the Movies; jokes he is Case’s state-paid parole officer, reviews Marvel/indie trailers, debates Spider-Man web material science.
Storyline updates
- No specific storyline updates recorded
Lore notes
- 09:50 Case realizes he bears uncanny resemblance to bearded JD Vance during side-by-side comparison, triggering grooming crisis.
- 08:07 Case planning eight-hour debate stream for late July/early August with guest appearances and custom assets.
- 01:04:59 Case sold call-in show format to Kassim (CastSome) for free; test stream completed day of broadcast.
- 01:05:53 Trent claims to be Case’s parole officer paid by the state, reads Case’s emails via open laptop with large font.
- 33:15 Sellersare is Count of Spanish Transylvania; castle features collapsing rooms, spinning blades, trap doors; eats DJs for secondhand highs.
- 01:07:12 Captain America: Brave New World trailer reveals Harrison Ford as Red Hulk; General Ross recast from William Hurt.
- 01:10:47 Documentary argues Abraham Lincoln was gay based on bed-sharing with Joshua Speed, affectionate letters, and historical context of 19th-century male intimacy.
Transcript
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