LIFE /
BLACKBEARD'S CHEST / A COLLECTION OF RANDOM TREASURES
ISSUE 05
Podcast
The Champ is Here!
I love listening to radio but having my favourite song about “shaking dat ass”
being interrupting by an advertisement about how a fast food chain has added
more cheese and beef to its burger sometimes ruins it for me.
That’s why I listen to podcasts from
some of my favourite comedians while I
weave my way through traffic and shrug
my shoulders when a man at a traffic
light asks me for loose change.
I thoroughly enjoy the musing of
comedian and Chappelle show creator
Neal Brennan and comedian Moshe
Kasher on their popular The Champs
podcast. Their loose interview style and
eye opening conversations with guests
such as Chris Rock, Nicole Ritchie and
adult film star Sasha Grey are great
water cooler talking points. Now all you
have to do is get a water cooler installed
in your office.
We sometimes forget the openly
well known “secret” to success but
hearing the struggles of well known
performance artists is a great way to
remind yourself that hard work and
determination should never be frowned
upon. This is evident in the Chris Rock
interview where he describes how his
lacklustre work ethic, penchant for
shiny cars and the party life almost
derailed his fledging comedy career.
“Turn down for what” you ask? So you
can keep your job and make something
of your life is the morale behind most of
the guest’s anecdote.
The interviews pivot between relatable
and downright unbelievable and they’ll
have you entertained for hours. No
seriously, each episode is an hour long.
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