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August 21, 2023 / 03:01

This episode features discussions about eating corn on the cob, favorite childhood foods, and the way news stories could be presented. The conversation includes humorous anecdotes about dining experiences and preferences.

The hosts talk about the unconventional way of eating corn on the cob and share memories of enjoying Mexican street corn. They reminisce about a past work experience involving lunches at a place called the White Star, highlighting quirky moments like a colleague's unusual jello preferences.

They also discuss the nostalgic appeal of fruit cocktail in jello, recalling how it was made by grandmothers and the joy it brought during childhood. The hosts reflect on how certain phrases, like "wait till you hear this," can capture attention and keep listeners engaged.

Overall, the episode blends humor with personal stories, creating a light-hearted atmosphere as they share their thoughts on food and communication.

TLDR

Hosts share funny food stories and discuss engaging ways to present news.

Episode

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foreign [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] welcome welcome the man who eats corn the long
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way long way but nobody said the wrong way there's no wrong way to eat corn on the
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cob and the long way might be if you saw that in a restaurant right like I know most of us don't eat corn on the cob at
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a restaurant but street corn Mexican street corn is the bomb my favorite is I I worked for a guy one
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time in uh so you'd work at home and then every Thursday you'd get together and you'd
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and you would go to his offices and everything but he'd always take me out to lunch just a couple guys sitting
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around eating corn on the cob whoa every we always went to this place called the
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white star and he would always ask uh what flavor of jello do you have today I don't know why it always cracked me up
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but was this man 80 years old no but it was just always so funny too because it'd be like I think it's orange and
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you'd be like oh never no thanks like like he had a preference if it was red I would take it then that
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reminds me of the Christmas vacation where they put the cat food in the jello yeah good times I
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by the way not to stray too far off the road but while this is off yeah I I loved the fruit cocktail in the jello
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and I don't know that I think you can buy it that way but I don't want it bought that way I want it like Grandma
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made it you know like the fruit cocktail in the jello oh man when I was a kid I could eat that for days yeah
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oh man I have something that I brought with me to the garage today and I was saving this four off the Record so I
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want to start off by saying wait till you hear this [ __ ] right think about that I was thinking about this
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this morning on my way in yeah anytime a friend or relative or anybody like walks into a room like a couple
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people already there maybe you're there by yourself and says hey where do you where do you hear this [ __ ]
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get a load of this [ __ ] has anybody ever got up and walked out of the room no when you when somebody leads in with hey
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wait do you hear this [ __ ] you stay and I I was thinking I'm like why doesn't every news story just start
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off that way like Tom Brokaw should have just started every news story with where
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do you hear this [ __ ] and then boom you're like I'm not leaving my couch I gotta hear this news

Episode Highlights

  • The Long Way to Eat Corn
    Exploring the joy of eating corn on the cob in unconventional ways.
    “There's no wrong way to eat corn on the cob.”
    @ 00m 29s
    August 21, 2023
  • A Funny Lunch Tradition
    Recalling a humorous lunch tradition involving jello and corn on the cob.
    “I don't know why it always cracked me up.”
    @ 01m 15s
    August 21, 2023
  • The Power of a Good Lead
    Imagining how news stories could grab attention with a catchy lead.
    “Why doesn't every news story just start off that way?”
    @ 02m 49s
    August 21, 2023

Episode Quotes

  • There's no wrong way to eat corn on the cob.
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  • Wait till you hear this [ __ ] right!
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  • Where do you hear this [ __ ]?
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Key Moments

  • Corn on the Cob00:29
  • Lunch Memories01:15
  • News Story Ideas02:49

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