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🗓️ 4 July 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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In episode 1891, Jack and Miles are joined by NYT best selling author and comedian Jim Tews to discuss… the Chinese tariffs messing with America's fireworks (and the switch to totally tariff-proof drone shows!), Dr. Phil turning the page… to Chapter 11, the Chuck E. Cheese for adults and much more!
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0:00.0 | Did you grow up? You didn't grow up in Canada. Did you, Jim? |
0:05.4 | No, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Allentown, Pennsylvania. |
0:08.7 | What is growing up in Allentown like with that Billy Joel song being out there? |
0:12.2 | Is it, like, what is the role of that song in the life of someone growing up in Allentown? |
0:18.2 | It was kind of weird because it's like, in your head, you're like, oh, this is a song about |
0:22.6 | where I am from. |
0:24.8 | And I'm of the age that that song was very popular when I was like young. |
0:31.9 | Yeah, a child. |
0:32.8 | And my dad worked at the Bethlehem Steel, and so did my grandfather. |
0:40.8 | God damn, man. |
0:42.0 | And fucking singing your life. |
0:44.1 | Like, exactly. |
0:45.1 | With his words. |
0:45.8 | Exactly. |
0:46.5 | My dad lost his job when they shut the factories down. |
0:51.8 | And my grandfather was a World War II vet. |
0:54.1 | Yeah. |
0:54.3 | So like, you know, I mean, I was just going to say, like, the song is vague enough. |
0:58.2 | It's just like, well, we're living here in Allen town. |
1:01.4 | I've never had a song specifically describe what I was doing. |
1:04.6 | So, but that shit, like, even the verses are describing your life. |
1:10.4 | That's wild, man. |
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