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Judge John Hodgman

Public Befriender

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

World, Knowledge, John Hodgman, Kids & Family, Pc, Information, More, Show, Judge, John Hodgeman, Comedy, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mac, Jesse Thorn, Justice

4.87.9K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2017

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Heather brings the case against her husband, Larry. Heather says that when they are out running errands, Larry spends too much time chatting with whomever he makes eye contact. Larry wants Heather to embrace people in her community more freely. Thank you to Tim Mallos for suggesting this week's title! To suggest a title for a future episode, like Judge John Hodgman on Facebook. We regularly put out a call for submissions.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast.

0:05.0

I'm Baylif Jesse Thorn.

0:06.8

This week, public befriender Heather brings the case against her husband, Larry.

0:12.0

Heather says that when they're out running errands, Larry spends too much time chatting

0:17.0

with whomever he meets.

0:19.1

Larry says Heather should embrace people in her community more freely.

0:23.3

Who's right?

0:24.3

Who's wrong?

0:25.3

Only one man can decide.

0:27.0

This rise as Judge John Hodgman enters the courtroom and presents an obscure cultural

0:32.1

reference.

0:34.1

Fairly or unfairly, many people are tried in life.

0:38.6

The mistake people make is that they think the trial is a sign of failure.

0:43.6

It's not.

0:45.0

It's only a doorway that leads to who you really are, which is to say, a litigant in the

0:50.8

court of Judge John Hodgman.

0:52.6

Baylif Jesse Thorn, please swear them in.

0:55.2

Please rise and raise your right hands.

0:57.2

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you

1:00.8

God or whatever?

1:01.8

I do.

1:02.8

I do.

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