50: The Torment of Tim

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Comedy, Podcasting, Technology

4.9 • 864 Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2020

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Tim and Brady discuss the 1990 American Music Awards (well, sort of). Also: repeat viewings of movies and a great idea from a Patreon supporter. YouTube version of this episode - https://youtu.be/GL5D7lAtmvQ Support us on Patreon - access bonus stuff, appear on our Wall of Thanks, and submit your own podcast idea for discussion - https://www.patreon.com/unmadeFM Join the discussion of this episode on our subreddit - https://redd.it/hg8rc9 USEFUL LINKS A VHS copy of the 1990 American Music Awards uploaded to YouTube - we do not approve of such piracy, but needs must - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1990 Wikipedia summary of the event - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Awards_of_1990 Official website of the American Music Awards - https://www.theamas.com/ Milli Vanilli - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milli_Vanilli Dumb and Dumber - https://amzn.to/2BE8eKR The Shawshank Redemption - https://amzn.to/37YtpDg LIGO - https://www.ligo.org/ Fermi Estimates - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem Black Cats - https://www.candystore.com/black-cats-licorice-22lbs/ Four Colour Pen - a classic - https://amzn.to/2VjPp6x Ten Colour Pen - https://amzn.to/3fWMw3n The Death Star - https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Death_Star

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0:00.0	The year old boy puts a VHS tape into the machine and presses a record.
0:10.0	He's recording the American Music Awards.
0:14.0	The 17th annual American Music Awards.
0:18.0	To him it sounds exotic, exciting, but it's too late at night to watch it live.
0:24.0	The next morning, he witnesses the extravaganza,
0:28.0	a celebration of flamboyant music stars from a faraway land.
0:33.2	This is really a surprise for me.
0:35.6	I didn't think it was gonna...
0:37.2	I dreamt to stuff like this but never thought it's gonna happen so soon.
0:40.4	His imagination is captured.
0:48.6	Over the coming weeks and months even years he watches and re-watches the program It's a wonder the tape survives so many viewings.
0:57.0	It shapes his young teenage mind,
1:00.0	fosters a lifelong love of music and popular culture.
1:05.0	Fast forward 30 years.
1:10.0	The wonders of YouTube and video piracy allow that same boy now a man
1:16.9	to re-watch that award ceremony. He remembers it like it was yesterday.
1:23.0	Every comment, every dance move, every subtle gesture.
1:28.0	Put your hands in there like this.
1:30.0	Memories are rekindled.
1:32.0	Emotions are stirred.
1:34.0	As warm waves of nostalgia wash over him,
1:38.0	he sends a message to his friend.
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