Make My Day Episode 57: Who Fights the Firefighters? with Rhea Butcher

Make My Day with Josh Gondelman

Radio Point

News, Society & Culture, Comedy, Politics

4.9 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Rhea Butcher (Good Trouble) competes to cheer Josh up. Rhea is a big baseball fan, and for their game, they answer questions about baseball mascots! Plus, pep talks for the aforementioned mascots as well as the fans. Follow Rhea on social media: https://twitter.com/RheaButcher https://www.instagram.com/rheabutcher/ Listen to Rhea's great new standup album: https://bstlnk.to/butcher Book a Cameo from Rhea: https://www.cameo.com/rheabutcher Donate to the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund: https://transgenderlegal.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Josh Gondelman. No, I'm sorry, I'm Josh Gondelman, and this is Make My Day, a comedy game show.
0:10.7	The world is a stressful place, so every week, here on the show, we try to make it a little nicer for about half an hour.
0:16.4	I play a game with one guest who is guaranteed to win because they're the only contestant.
0:24.6	As we play, I assign my guest points based on how much their answers cheer me up, and then at the end, the winner gets a $100 donation to the charity or aid cause of their choice.
0:29.6	We each give a pep talk to cheer up a person or group that we think might need an encouraging word this week,
0:35.6	because this isn't all about me. It's just mostly about me.
0:39.3	Today's guest is a comedian and a writer whose new stand-up album, which is so funny, truly
0:45.6	one of my favorite stand-ups.
0:46.9	I, like, slow-rolled into how much I enjoy their stand-up, but their new album, pull yourself
0:51.1	up by the bootleg, is available for your listening enjoyment wherever you listen to things.
0:54.6	And it's available now.
0:55.7	So, like, listen to it now before we even finish the episode.
0:57.7	I don't care.
0:58.5	I'll be here.
0:59.5	Or listen to it after.
1:00.5	That's what I guess I would prefer in my heart of hearts.
1:03.3	Welcome to the show, Rio Buncher.
1:05.4	Lots of time.
1:06.9	Yeah, everybody's staying here and then, like, listen to the album after this.
1:10.9	I think this will be a great opener.
1:12.4	Respect the artist's wishes, please.
1:14.8	Yeah, for sure.
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