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I think it was my favorite one in a long time. He just seemed on top of his game and the slap down was great.
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Feb 6, 2013 03:08
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Oh my god, Greg reverse-slamming his sponsors (mainly Gamefly) in Parks is killing me. The sarcasm dripping off of his voice during "The Man-grate's gone..." was the best.
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Feb 15, 2013 00:04
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I don't know why he gave the Man-Grate so much shade. It seemed fairly innocuous, it was American made at least.
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Feb 15, 2013 15:08
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It was probably more that he had to do the spots at all than it was he didn't like the product.
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Feb 15, 2013 17:45
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I thought it was the two or three vodkas he'd had before each placement. Once you start calling the waitress "pumpkin butter," you're not going to hold back on the ManGrate.
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Feb 15, 2013 19:17
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The Warby Parker ad-read this week was one of the funniest loving moments this show has had in a while.
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Mar 1, 2013 17:44
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The Smartest Man in the World: Smokin' Dank and Crushin' Puss.
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Does anyone else dislike how the episodes seem to be getting longer and longer? The one that came out tonight is over two hours long 
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C-Euro posted:Does anyone else dislike how the episodes seem to be getting longer and longer? The one that came out tonight is over two hours long Nope. Totally on board for that.
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C-Euro posted:Does anyone else dislike how the episodes seem to be getting longer and longer? The one that came out tonight is over two hours long The longer, the better.
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I like it that he goes on it's fun following his train of thought. I would like to know what episode does John DiMaggio do the impromptu audible shoutout. I chuckle everytime he does his impersonation of it.
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calandryll posted:I like it that he goes on it's fun following his train of thought. I would like to know what episode does John DiMaggio do the impromptu audible shoutout. I chuckle everytime he does his impersonation of it. That would be McDonalds, which is titled that because he sounds like Michael McDonald when he does it.
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Mar 14, 2013 02:27
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Greg Proops' International Women's Day shows are like the new Christmas. Bonus Bob the Builder mention.
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Mar 14, 2013 15:40
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C-Euro posted:Does anyone else dislike how the episodes seem to be getting longer and longer? The one that came out tonight is over two hours long I have never understood this complaint, what is keeping you from pausing and listening to the rest later?
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Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur posted:I have never understood this complaint, what is keeping you from pausing and listening to the rest later? I can say that from my perspective, I follow like...a dozen podcasts, and longer episodes keep me from the other shows in my backlog, especially now that EVERYONE releases 2-3x a week.
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Mar 21, 2013 00:23
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Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur posted:I have never understood this complaint, what is keeping you from pausing and listening to the rest later? I have a mountain of other podcasts to listen to, and I usually listen to them on my phone so if I'm the middle of one and decide to save it for later and listen to something else, it's often tough to get back to the correct spot. This problem isn't just one I have with Smartest Man, all the long podcasts I listen to have this issue. E: What OGB said.
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Mar 21, 2013 01:16
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If podcast anxiety is the price of having an extra long breakdown on the finer points of songs by the Shondells, it's a price worth paying. Unsubscribe something else that isn't perfect and beautiful.
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Mar 21, 2013 05:02
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Yeah. I legitimately had to accept the fact that I am not going to hear everything before I die. If the show wears you out, stop - you've gotten your serving of enjoyment from that episode. Maybe you miss a great joke at 1:55, but life goes on.
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If you have an issue regarding losing your spot, get pocketcasts, literally the best podcast app out there. It saves all of your last played locations among a slew of other things. If you mean you have a hard time getting back to the correct spot mentally, then I guess I could see that being an issue if you just cannot help but listen to another podcast while in the middle of another. Get Pocketcasts though, for real.
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Mar 21, 2013 23:28
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Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur posted:If you have an issue regarding losing your spot, get pocketcasts, literally the best podcast app out there. It saves all of your last played locations among a slew of other things. ... Get Pocketcasts though, for real. Early-model Android phone, been stuck on Android 2.1 for the last two years  I'm getting a new phone this summer, I swear!
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Listening to 'Vapors' now. Anyone know off the top of their heads the title/author of the Oz article he quotes? Only thing I was able to turn up was this article he wrote himself in 1996: http://www.greg-proops.net/article39.html
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Am I the only one who feels like Greg has gotten really bitter and political since the early days of the Proopcast? Back in the raspberry dawn days, he always seemed... Happier.
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rotinaj posted:Am I the only one who feels like Greg has gotten really bitter and political since the early days of the Proopcast? Back in the raspberry dawn days, he always seemed... Happier. I think the whole legitimate rape situation and him being an incredibly vocal feminist set him off. Also the whole raspberry dawns days the show was still pretty infrequent so I don't think he felt as obligated.
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Mar 28, 2013 18:54
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doctorfrog posted:Listening to 'Vapors' now. Anyone know off the top of their heads the title/author of the Oz article he quotes? If you mean the one his wife sent him, it's this one http://m.jezebel.com/5989268/why-oz-the-great-and-powerful-is-a-major-step-back-for-witches-and-women
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Ches Neckbeard posted:I think the whole legitimate rape situation and him being an incredibly vocal feminist set him off. Also the whole raspberry dawns days the show was still pretty infrequent so I don't think he felt as obligated. It's not just the last five episodes, though. For a while, it's been like this. At least since the election, definitely.
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rotinaj posted:Am I the only one who feels like Greg has gotten really bitter and political since the early days of the Proopcast? Back in the raspberry dawn days, he always seemed... Happier. I've been listening for several months and I've heard that same trend even in that shorter span.
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Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur posted:If you mean the one his wife sent him, it's this one http://m.jezebel.com/5989268/why-oz-the-great-and-powerful-is-a-major-step-back-for-witches-and-women a commenter posted:Actual quote from a producer of the movie, on why he liked this pitch: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucking christ.
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Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur posted:If you mean the one his wife sent him, it's this one http://m.jezebel.com/5989268/why-oz-the-great-and-powerful-is-a-major-step-back-for-witches-and-women This exactly, thank you. Christ, that sidebar, there's a reason why I never visit Gawker sites.
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rotinaj posted:Am I the only one who feels like Greg has gotten really bitter and political since the early days of the Proopcast? Back in the raspberry dawn days, he always seemed... Happier. Earlier on, the podcast lived up to its title. Proops was imparting knowledge. I loved the occasional roman history stuff. I don't listen to his podcasts in their entirety any more. They're too long to be as bitter as they've become. That said, see him live if you can. The shows seem to have a different tone when you're there in person.
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Mescal posted:Earlier on, the podcast lived up to its title. Proops was imparting knowledge. I loved the occasional roman history stuff. I don't listen to his podcasts in their entirety any more. They're too long to be as bitter as they've become. Yeah, that's what I was tryin to get at. Greg never just talks about negro leagues baseball or ancient Egypt or anything anymore, it's always how Obama sucks, big business sucks, corporations suck... I think OWS being jackbooted to death did a number on Greg.
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rotinaj posted:Yeah, that's what I was tryin to get at. Greg never just talks about negro leagues baseball or ancient Egypt or anything anymore, it's always how Obama sucks, big business sucks, corporations suck... Email him with your feelings, let him know you miss Egypt or baseball. Ask him about his current political bent. He usually responds, as he says on most episodes. It is worth a try at least.
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Mescal posted:That said, see him live if you can. The shows seem to have a different tone when you're there in person. This. I went to see him back in December and we fist-bumped as he was coming off stage  E: Makes factually incorrect statement, objects loudly when corrected in a fashion he doesn't like, quickly changes the subject. Greg Proops. (in reference to the NFL part of the Snipes episode) C-Euro fucked around with this message at 19:49 on Apr 16, 2013 |
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I've been listening since summer and agree with the bitterness, but the last few episodes seem to have him coming out of it. It also seems like the audiences were more receptive to what he had to say, resulting in longer tangents about negro league baseball or movies.
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Yeah, the last four or so are much less bitter. Infact, I have really enjoyed them, it is more Greg being Greg. "They burst into fire." Kittens McTavish shirts, people.
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I just got into this, checking out all the recommended 'casts in this thread and I regret not listening sooner. Loved Proops since I caught WLiiA and some of his standup.. This serves so extremely well as fantastic background music to elevate anything mundane.
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May 5, 2013 04:18
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He could do a four hour show just catching up on the emails.
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If Greg Proops did less of the political stuff, I'd like to get back on the Smartest Man in the World train. Any of the more recent episodes you guys recommend?
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The Boring Preachy Part is the best part, you philistine.
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