Ep. 38 - Why Tim Dillon is the Only Celebrity We Trust

As the U.S. has become more secular, we have been looking to fill the void of idolizing some higher entity. For thousands of years, many earlier civilizations, such as the Egyptians, Jews, Greeks, and Romans, all had gods and royalty placed on pedestals of worship. But America has been different. We are a democracy. There is no ruler; there is no mandatory U.S. state religion. You have the right to be an atheist here. Our theory is that we've replaced the role of traditional rulers and even gods with celebrities. So when our celebrity class fails us, let us down, and turn out not to be the people we thought and grew to love... What do we do? Who can we turn to or trust? That is what we hope to uncover in this episode.

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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:35 - Is the worshipping of other humans in our DNA?
00:04:49 - We put celebrities on such pedestals.
00:09:04 - Celebrities are inappropriately binding with mainstream politics.
00:13:07 - Modern Version of "the Help" Still Catering to the Elites.
00:18:59 - Fauci's Graduation to "Celebrity-Status" because of COVID-19.
00:23:41 - Why Tim Dillon is the Only Celebrity We Trust
00:27:08 - Can't Look to Hollywood, Politicians, or Influencers for Guidance
00:28:38 - Tech giants/business elites aren't good role models either.
00:30:09 - People & Their Inconsistent Stances
00:36:09 - Re-emphasizing Our Observations on the Culture of Regurgitation
00:39:36 - Comedy helps to make light of tough conversations.
00:42:53 - Chris Rock's Flip-Flopped Stance on the Healthcare Industry
00:45:50 - Compare Yourself to Who You Were Yesterday
00:47:17 - Why the Kardashian's were so successful
00:49:00 - Some Behavioral Parallels to those in Our Ancient History
00:50:48 - Strive for talent, not fame.
00:53:00 - Social media quickens virality but suppresses talent.
00:57:45 - All talk show hosts are puppets for the "They".
01:00:14 - The 2021 Met Gala? More like The Hunger Games 2.0
01:01:48 - A third, a third, and a third.
01:03:31 - Some Advice for Keeping Your Obsessive Tendencies in Check
01:06:01 - Can't Sleep On Nicki Minaj
01:08:14 - And Then There's the Element of Cancel Culture...
01:12:07 - Final Spiel on the Gabby Petito Case
01:14:00 - Outro