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Episode 326: 25 Words Or Less Prank Calls

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A tuxedo-shop owner gets pulled into a dating-advice call and reveals he met his wife through work.

1. World Record Podcast with Brendon Walsh frames Episode 326, “25 Words Or Less Prank Calls,” around live phone calls and improvised bits. 2. Brendon Walsh and Cornese are the main voices, and their back-and-forth drives the prank calls and the ad-libbed jokes. 3. The episode is built around testing whether “25 words or less” can work as a phone-game format inside prank calls. 4. Brendon Walsh opens with promotion for Patreon, YouTube live streams, merch, and the full uncut Dice episode. 5. The show shifts into a discussion of podcast formats, including theme songs, live episodes, and the idea of a “podcast roundup.” 6. Brendon Walsh cites a Dungeons & Dragons podcast that sold out the Hollywood Bowl and Madison Square Garden. 7. The conversation names Ashley Johnson while comparing huge live podcasts with smaller rooms like a 500-seater or a 1,700-seater. 8. The episode moves through place-based riffs about Des Moines, Boise, Idaho, and Redding. 9. Brendon Walsh describes Redding, California, as a place with Christian nationalist preachers, QAnon activity, and Mount Shasta crystal claims. 10. A long improvised bit centers on “God is trans,” repeated as a chant and song. 11. The “God is trans” section expands into lines about top surgery, clergy, masturbation, and God not having a gender. 12. Brendon Walsh and Cornese then pivot to a theory that God could be an alien. 13. They bring up ancient drawings, spaceships, angels, and the question of whether aliens or eggs came first. 14. Brendon Walsh jokes about copyright-free music, monetization, and whether the audio is blown out. 15. The phone-call segment begins with a tuxedo shop, where the owner says he met his wife through work. 16. Brendon Walsh turns that detail into a joke about hiring a future spouse and getting HR involved. 17. A bakery call to BatBakehouse leads to a discussion of a recording that contains a swear word. 18. The bakery exchange also includes a complaint that another voice seems to appear on the line and a request for a Powerball number. 19. The tone is loose, improvisational, and deliberately derailed by songs, call interruptions, and side riffs. 20. Listeners who like prank calls, off-the-rails banter, and live-show chaos will get the most from this episode. 21. Listeners wanting a tight interview or a topic-focused conversation may skip this one.

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