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Lemme Fix It!

Affluenza: If At First You Don't Succeed, Buy Buy Again

Lemme Fix It!

Franchesca Ramsey

Last Name Basis, Let Me Fix It, Society & Culture, Lemme Fix It, Comedy, Tv & Film, Franchesca Ramsey, De'lon Grant

4.8666 Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

After 16 year old Ethan Couch killed 4 people in a drunk driving accident in 2013, his legal team claimed "affluenza" (aka his family's wealth) was to blame. This week we dig into Ethan's case and the pseudoscience behind this ridiculous disorder, and then pitch how we would fix it.


Mentioned in this episode:

PBS Documentary "Escape from Affluenza" on YouTube


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0:00.0

You know, he's figuring it out. Traveler, world traveler. I know. You bouncing around.

0:06.9

Girl, I'm trying to make that dollar. Trying to get my health means of health insurance.

0:11.5

This is adulting, ladies and gentlemen. It really is. And related to our topic of today's pod.

0:18.0

For real. Wait, so we all know that that adage, money can't buy happiness, but I heard like a spin on it that had me on the ground earlier.

0:26.5

Okay, well, you have to share with the class.

0:28.4

Okay, so money can't buy you happiness, but I'd rather cry in a jaguar.

0:32.9

Ha!

0:34.3

Ah, girl, me too.

0:36.6

Me the fuck too i mean i'm gonna louis are kind of ugly but i understand the sentiment

0:41.8

jaguars are ugly yeah i don't know they're like squished looking i don't know i don't i don't

0:48.6

i like i like i like i feel like you don't hear about jaguars and like you hear about a be a beamer or bmw you. But I feel like you don't hear about Jaguars.

0:56.1

And like you hear about a Beamer or BMW.

0:57.3

You hear about Mercedes.

0:58.8

But you don't hear about Jaguars.

1:00.0

That means that shit is rare.

1:00.4

Okay.

1:02.1

That means that is fancy.

1:06.3

I mean, obviously you don't live in Los Angeles because it feels like everybody has a drag here.

1:06.8

I don't.

1:07.4

I don't. I don't.

1:08.0

Okay. I don't. I don't. I don't. She's, let's miss Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Los Angeles over here.

1:12.8

Okay, but where did you hear this phrase from?

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