#594 Cool Runnings, Little Giants, and heroin with Tommy Swerdlow
Songs & Stories Podcast
Emeryland
4.3 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2021
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
Tommy Swerdlow has lived through the highest highs and lowest lows. After finding success as an actor and screenwriter for many of your favorite movies, Tommy tells us how his heroin addiction finally caught up to him. Swerdlow drew inspiration for his new book, Straight Dope, from his own personal life when he was strung out on drugs while simultaneously working on films such as Cool Runnings, Little Giants and more.
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| 0:00.0 | That's like man, it was so cool. I really enjoyed it Mirbiggas. |
| 0:07.7 | Fucking hated that guy. |
| 0:08.9 | That guy. |
| 0:09.9 | Fuck him. |
| 0:10.9 | That's what reality TV was like that, you know. |
| 0:13.9 | They do that. |
| 0:14.9 | They give you how to have a thumbs down person. |
| 0:16.9 | Oh, you had open heart surgery. |
| 0:19.4 | Oh, boring. |
| 0:20.4 | Oh, you did drugs. |
| 0:22.4 | Oh, so sad. |
| 0:23.4 | Oh, but I never heard anybody do that before. |
| 0:28.2 | That's how absurd reality TV is. |
| 0:30.5 | That's what you have. |
| 0:31.5 | It was on a podcast. |
| 0:32.5 | You had to act like that. |
| 0:33.5 | My brother came off like, come on, be a podcast guest and then you just rip them. |
| 0:38.7 | We just made a big brother alliance with Tommy and then we go to the confession room. |
| 0:42.8 | We're like, God, I'm fucking sucks. |
| 0:44.8 | Am I right? |
| 0:46.6 | What a dick. |
| 0:48.3 | No, but Tommy was great though, didn't you think? |
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