CPP Ep. 268 - A Tariff On Your Ears

CPP Ep. 268 - A Tariff On Your Ears

Author: Carnival Personnel April 15, 2025 Duration: 1:18:19
Like hearing a mediocre comic talk about his last week of mediocre sets at shows around New England … then this podcast is for you.   Jacques tells Joe that YET AGAIN, the highlight to his last couple weeks in stand-up was seeing a Masters Class in Comedy play out in front of him as hero to all comics, Steve Bjork gave a tiny crowd the best show they will ever see.  Truly, every show with Steve is a How To class in some aspect of stand-up.   Chat friend of Pod, Mr. Steve Cole Jr., a life long Lexington Minuteman reenactor being promoted to this year being THE famed Capt. John Parker from the Battle Of Lexington and Concord … and Steve’s take-over of the local news station in hilarious fashion.   Jacques chats Luigi Mangione and his unfinished work in the medical industry,   Wanna know what region encoding is on physical media … too bad … we tell you anyways   Little TV talk … Andor, Micky 17 and Titus (2000-2002 TV show), Fix WAS in for KC with Refs … maybe.  Parenting tips and so much less.   Follow CPP pretty much just on IG at: Carnival Personnel Podcast   Opening: Gomer by Beyond Id (on “The Stovin’ Years on Spotify)   Closing Song: Lotteries & Lightning Strikes by Bantom Woods (out on all platforms now)

Ever feel like most conversations are too polished and miss the raw, funny chaos of real life? That’s the exact territory Carnival Personnel occupies. Hosts Biff, Jacques, and Joe have made it their unofficial mission to embrace the beautifully unrefined, treating each episode as a catch-all for whatever is on their minds or in the news. You’ll hear them riff on everything from pop culture and video games to sports and politics, often veering into delightful nothingness. The magic of this comedy podcast isn’t just in the hosts’ chemistry, though that’s a huge part of the appeal. Somehow, they also manage to pull in an incredible array of guests-renowned filmmakers, comic artists, authors, professors, and even the occasional lawyer or politician-all of whom get drawn into the same wonderfully low-stakes, high-laughs atmosphere. It feels less like a formal interview and more like eavesdropping on a hilarious conversation among very cool friends who aren’t afraid to be silly. Tuning in means joining a conversation where the standards are comfortably low but the entertainment value is consistently high, proving that the best discussions often happen when you stop taking yourself so seriously.
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