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'Around The Galaxy' Guest Appearance, October Letter, Best Of 'You Are The Genre' + Top 5 Jokes!
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GUEST APPEARANCE: Around The Galaxy Podcast
As you probably know by now, I co-host a Star Wars focused podcast called — which means sometimes I get to hang out with hosts of other Star Wars podcast to talk about our favorite galaxy! This was a blast!
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PODCAST: Best Of 'You Are The Genre' - For The Love Of Horror
Here’s the latest “best of” episode You Are The Genre episode about the love of horror featuring clips from my interviews with Eliza Cossio, Rob Schulte, and Tananarive Due!
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TOP FIVE JOKES OF THE WEEK!
Note: Whenever there is a tie, I become the deciding vote.
MONDAY: 10-7-2024
Manufacturers are cutting back on their orders for robots as business slows and labor shortages ease. Naturally, the out of work robots have set up accounts on OnlyFans.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
TUESDAY: 10-8-2024
Trump allies are calling for the federal government to punish Deloitte after an employee at the consulting firm apparently shared his private messages with JD Vance. More leaked messages between the two reveal an angry Vance typing “I’m not some play thing to exploit. I’m putting an end to our afternoon Deloittes.”
[read the other jokes from that day here]
WEDNESDAY: 10-9-2024
Qantas Airways issued an apology after an R-rated film reportedly aired on every screen during a flight. But many parents say that isn’t enough since what started with their children watching the film and asking, “What is that?” led to the adults looking at each other and shouting, “Why don’t WE ever do that?!”
[read the other jokes from that day here]
THURSDAY: 10-10-2024
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on social media that “they” control the weather, without indicating who “they” might be. Given her stance on other issues, it’s very likely she’s referring to Elliot Page.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
FRIDAY : 10-11-2024
TD Bank has agreed to pay roughly $3 billion in fines on charges of ignoring flagrant activity by criminals who used the bank to transfer funds. And in a related memo to customers, the bank has asked all criminals take a good look in the mirror and do better… at coming up with believable names for their front businesses.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
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BEST OF THE BEST!
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