I Wasn’t Hit With So Much Ignorance | LA Skinny & The Robots Have Arrived

·1 hr 20 min·5 clips

Skinny stayed silent for 21 minutes on a live podcast while the comment section begged him to talk.

The episode opens with hosts Brian and Ness discussing seasonal depression, linking it to pandemic-era work-from-home changes. They transition to pop culture topics, starting with an article about cartoons thriving on the free ad-supported platform Tubi, which has acquired classics like Looney Tunes. The conversation shifts to Keke Palmer's YouTube network, Key TV, and the backlash she received for the show Southern Fried Rice, which features an Asian lead in a story about an HBCU. They then discuss upcoming TV shows like the Victorious spinoff Hollywood Arts and the HBO series I Love L.A. Guest Skinny joins to recount his trip to Los Angeles, where he recorded music and made an unexpected appearance on the No Jumper podcast. He describes the intense, critical live chat and his strategy of staying silent, which led to conspiracy theories about him. Skinny shares anecdotes about LA's homelessness problem, cultural ignorance he encountered, and the casual use of racial slurs in mixed company. The hosts later discuss the Sims creator quitting EA over its buyout by the Saudi investment fund, debating whether creators should stay to advocate for marginalized communities. They cover Disney ending its Doctor Who partnership. The episode culminates with a discussion about Neo, a humanoid home robot from company 1X, which can perform chores and offer companionship. The hosts express fear about its potential for hacking and violence, referencing sci-fi tropes. The show ends with announcements about a podcasting workshop and a step aerobics class.

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A candid, wandering conversation about winter gloom, geographic ignorance, and the blind spots of sheltered experience.

Geek Saifa turns winter gloom into a loose, revealing conversation about what can remain unseen from inside a sheltered bubble. Its funniest beat comes from a serious question about whether Montreal, Quebec, is in Canada, but the episode does not stop at the joke.

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Press play for a Montreal question that opens into a funny, loose tour of cultural blind spots.

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