Guest Introduction: Meryl Klemow's Comedy Journey
Meryl introduces herself as a Burbank-based comedian, copywriter, and podcaster originally from Scranton, Pennsylvania. She discusses her recent performance at the Northeastern PA Comedy Festival in the Poconos, sharing a hilarious anecdote about an attendee who thought the Poconos sounded tropical like the Bahamas. The conversation touches on her Jewish heritage, comedy camps, and her creative pursuits across multiple disciplines.
Host Dynamics: Robbbie and Tad's Dysfunctional Friendship
The hosts reveal the running joke of Tad never attending Robbbie's events despite living only 20 minutes apart in Chicago. Robbbie claims he's invited Tad to everything but has never received a single yes, and notably excluded him from his daughter's second birthday party. Dingo chimes in with the revelation that Robbbie's wife once rejected Tad coming to their house during a wedding they were hosting, adding another layer to the comedic tension.
"Am I the Asshole?" Reddit Deep Dive
The crew attempts to dive into Reddit's AITA subreddit to find egregious posts worthy of judgment. One early post involves someone connecting to an AirPod after their niece swallowed it to see if it would play in her stomach—a premise so absurd it nearly derails the entire episode. The hosts struggle with sorting and finding quality content, debating between sorting by "best" or "recent" posts.
Technical Difficulties and Riverside Failures
The episode is plagued by audio issues with their recording platform Riverside, featuring persistent echo problems that frustrate the hosts and guest throughout recording. Robbbie, positioned as the IT guy, attempts multiple troubleshooting solutions including muting Meryl, adjusting microphone settings, and having her log out and back in repeatedly. The technical nightmare becomes a running gag, with the hosts blaming Riverside's incompetence rather than their own setup.
Am I the asshole for connecting to the ear pod after my niece swallowed it to see if it would play in her stomach? —Reddit AITA post, read by Robbbie← All episode posts