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Rogan's N-Word Drama, Spotify's Secret Plan, & Choosing Your Persona Wisely | Buckle Up #17 Feb 15, 2022

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00:00 Rogan's N-Word Drama. Ugh.
37:42 Portnoy vs. Meidas Touch was LAME
45:41 How Rogan SHOULD discuss Racism
49:41 Has Saagar Enjeti Gone NUTS?
54:02 Jordan Peterson ROASTS Trudea
56:40 Two Ways to Do Comedy

Skeptic's Case AGAINST Rogan, Whoopi Reaction & Jordan Peterson TOUCHES Ami in Miami | Buckle Up #16 Feb 07, 2022

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In our first latenight recording sesh, Mike and Ami go deep and long on the Rogan/Spotify "misinformation" controversy (recorded previous to the n-word controversy), Whoopi's chilling non-apology and what it means for two Jews, and finally Ami gets real serious about how Jordan Peterson touched him in Miami.

Timestamps coming soon. As always, find us on...

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WeWork Tragedy Is Now Content, Happiness Is Doing Nothing & Pete Holmes | Buckle Up #15 Jan 24, 2022

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Mike and Ami perform an elegant dance of conversation, weaving together a profound discussion on happiness, Pete Homes' vulnerability, and the exploitation of former WeWork employees to create content. Psyche! Ami does Dave Portnoy impressions. Enjoy! As always, find us on...

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00:00 WeCrashed and the Tech Exec Mindset/ Geniuses
12:00 Pete Holmes
21:00 Power, Fame, Sociopaths
28:00 Creative Aristocracy
3:40 Happiness Is Lying In A Hammock On a Hot Day
35:00 Back to WeWork
39:20 Joey Milinaro Controversy
42:10 Barstool and Dave Portnoy
44:48 Mark Normand and Theo Von

Ayn Rand Died Sad, Monopoly on Being Kind, & Content Addiction is the REAL Pandemic | Buckle Up #14 Jan 17, 2022

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Please do not share. Mike goes right up to the edge of acceptable public discourse on this one when he debates Ami on the merits of communism. Then, they top it off with a light conspiracy theory of why Rogan went on of Tim Dillon and explain how bad their podcast addiction has gotten. As always, find us on...

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00:00 Intro
5:00 Participating in Universally Accepted Evil (Sheesh)
12:10 What Do We Do Today That'll Get Canceled in 50-Years?
16:00 What Did Ayn Rand Preach?
27:10 Do Dems Have a Monopoly on Wanting to Help People?
32:33 Haves vs. Have Not's Is the Real Division
50:00 William F. Buckley Was Classy AF
55:45 Review of "Dopesick" on Hulu
57:50 Crony Capitalism = Capitalism
01:00:00 Content Addiction
01:07:50 Why Joe Rogan Guested on The Tim Dillon Show
01:10:04 Lex Fridman Hosts the Twilight Zone

#comedy Podcast

Elmo, Twitter Bans, & Joe Rogan's World-Renowned Kooks | Buckle Up #13 Jan 10, 2022

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Ami and Mike get into all kinds of unpopular opinions this week. If you don't like the political stuff, skip to the end of this one. They begin with breaking down the series of doctors that Rogan has recently hosted on his podcast, and end with Ami's most controversial impression yet.

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00:00 Elmo and Michael Jackson Have A LOT in common

09:43 Conspiracy Goes Mainstream

10:50 Bret Weinstein and Misinformation

27:43 Dr. Robert Malone on Joe Rogan

45:06 Candace Owens Is Full of Sh*t

49:55 Ami Does Steve Harvey

#comedy #podcast

Looking Back on 2021, Systems vs. Goals, Jerry Pseinfeld, & Babysitting Our Parents | Buckle Up #12 Jan 03, 2022

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Ami breaks down EXACTLY how he keeps accomplishing his goals, with a method developed by Scott Adams called "systems not goals." Mike goes off on his disdain for Seinfeld's self-satisfaction, then tries to explain how Don't Look Up is a microcosm for Hollywood's inability to tell an effective story. As always, find full eps, clips, and highlights on...

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Here are the topics we cover:

00:00 Looking Back on 2021
09:59 Setting Systems vs. Setting Goals
42:00 Jerry Pseinfeld
1:01:30 Patrice O'Neal Missed His Moment
1:03:00 Babysitting Parents
1:05:55 Don't Look Up Review

#comedy #podcast

Graduating Into a Recession, 17th Grade, & Tim Dillon Vs. Gary V | Buckle Up #11 Dec 27, 2021

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Mike and Ami discuss how graduating into a recession taught them how to hustle, and break down Tim Dillon's beef with Gary Vaynerchuk. Somewhere along the way, Mike explains what "marketing" means, and Ami does a killer Simon Sinek.

00:00 Life After Graduation

12:00 Defining "Marketing"

19:55 Is Simon Sinek For Real?

23:26 Hustle: Tim Dillon Vs. Gary V

27:00 Graduating Into a Recession

43:30 Gary V Boiled Down

48:16 Vine Stars Revenge

46:00 Who are Jake and Logan Paul!?!

58:12 Louie CK's New Special Is....

01:08:34 NFT's Part-1,000

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The Snapple, Lady, Ami's Pre-Show Routine, We Double Digits Now, & Crypto Wallets Explained (Kinda) | Buckle Up #10 Dec 20, 2021

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Mike & Ami do their very first Zoompisode to celebrate getting to #10. They dive into what's been working and what hasn't, Ami's pre-show routine when he plays with his band, and Mike clarifies some stuff he got wrong about crypto, mainly how wallets work. Finally, the boys look ahead at what they want to see more, and less, of on Buckle Up going forward.

00:00 Intro
01:30 Remember the Snapple Lady??
05:26 When the f**k will this podcast end?
16:20 Ami's Secret Pre-Show Routine
26:29 Crypto Wallets: Explained (Sorta)
32:00 Gary V's NFT Mint
39:00 Mike & Ami Look Ahead @ The Next Ten Episodes

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Web 3.0, Jordan Peterson is OFF, and Are Instagram Likes Truly Nothing? | Buckle Up #9 Dec 13, 2021

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Mike and Ami decompress after a week off. Ami starts by opening up about what's stressing him out, which leads into a conversation about whether or not social media companies give creators enough in return for their contributions. That starts off a discussion about what Web 3.0 is, and how it's different than what we've seen before. Also, Mike thinks Jordan Peterson is a scumbag and Ami thinks he's a prophet.

00:00 Intro

03:15 Is Jordan Peterson a scumbag?

13:35 How to ACTUALLY help somebody

16:30 Stress of being a Content Creator

18:20 Instagram Likes are Bulls**t

30:30 Web 2.0 Scam Artists

33:30 Web 3.0 Defined

44:20 COVID Attitudes Are Changing

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Bob Dylan is a Boomer & What Creators Get Wrong About Social Media & | Buckle Up #8 Nov 29, 2021

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On this very special Thanksgiving episode, Mike & Ami discuss the ungodly amount of work it takes to be a successful content creator, why we're grateful for our parents getting old, how Clubhouse blew it, and Mike recounts the Bob Dylan concert her went to.

00:00 The Work it Takes to Be a Content Creator

6:20 Why Clubhouse Sucked

13:00 Calling Yourself an Artist

19:51 The Beauty of TikTok

21:56 Shark Tank Impressions!

26:20 Parents Getting Older

33:49 Dude. We're Old.

38:18 Bob Dylan is a Boomer

44:08 New Fake Sponsor!