The $18 Strawberry Controversy
Dingo's throwaway joke about white people and expensive berries sparked online backlash from people taking it too seriously. The hosts defend the comedy, noting that the berry in question was an absurdly priced Japanese specimen kept in a glass cloche at Erewhon supermarket. They agree that people have become too uptight about jokes and that self-deprecating humor—or humor directed at one's own race—is fair game.
Casual Racism at the Deli
Dingo recounts walking into his favorite Mexican deli and jokingly asking why they're playing parade music, which made a MAGA-hat-wearing woman in a Ford F-150 laugh—but not for the right reasons. He realizes she was laughing *at* the Mexicans rather than with the humor, prompting the hosts to riff on racism, context, and the importance of friendly-fire-only comedy.
Workshopping Slurs for White People
The gang goes deep into why racist terms for white people are ineffective—'cracker' and 'honky' just don't sting. They eventually land on 'cloche' (the glass dome) as a perfect insult that plays on white people's affinity for pretentious kitchen gadgets. The hosts debate whether self-deprecating humor counts as offensive and how tone matters in comedy.
Derogatory Terms for Robots
The conversation pivots to insulting AI and robots, with the hosts citing 'clankers' as a solid robot slur and trying to remember another derogatory term from a recent movie. Dingo jokes that we need to start thinking of creative insults now that AI is taking over, drawing parallels to how people get mad about actual dumb shit in the world.
People Are Dumb (And Mad About Dumb Things)
The hosts wrap up by lamenting that most conflict in society stems from people being dumb and then getting angry about dumb things. Tad notes it's depressing how much dumb shit exists now, while Robbie argues that the real problem is people's stupidity fueling their outrage at trivial issues.
I want someone to come up with a good racist term for white people. Cause there's no good... it's honky crack... whatever. Like really offend me, I wanna gasp a little. — Dingo Jackson← All episode posts