Requesting an Immediate Hinge Junction

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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

4.8 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

One house, one property owner, two side-by-side units. Should the family that owns the house install a door inside between the two units?

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I'm bail of Jesse Thorne. This week, requesting an
0:07.8	immediate hinge junction. Stephanie brings the case against her husband Lee. Stephanie and Lee live
0:14.8	in one half of a duplex. It's a side-by-side, two-family home in New Orleans that's been in Lee's family since the 70s.
0:23.2	The other side is used by Lee's mother and other relatives.
0:28.0	Stephanie says it's inconvenient to go outside from one unit to the other.
0:33.2	She yearns for a door inside to connect the two halves.
0:38.6	Lee says, keep dreaming.
0:40.8	That's ridiculous.
0:42.1	And he wants to close the non-adjoining door on the topic forever.
0:47.3	Who's right, who's wrong?
0:48.4	Only one can decide.
0:49.5	Please rise as Judge John Hodgman enters the courtroom and presents an obscure cultural reference.
0:55.9	Once in a local gin cafe said one, let's have a song fest.
1:00.8	All in a unit did they sway?
1:03.2	Alert, we will be the best.
1:05.9	When on a garden farm they gaily enjoyed all food.
1:10.0	The entire group was charmed. All were happy, not nude.
1:15.2	When in a dance cafe, they were of one accord. Their bodies did naturally sway. One as a Model T. Ford.
1:24.5	Bail of Jesse Thorne, please swear the litigants in.
1:31.7	Lee, Stephanie, please rise and raise your right hands. Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth? So help you, God or whatever.
1:36.1	I do. Do you swear to abide by Judge John Hodgman's ruling despite the fact that his home
1:41.7	has no doors. I do.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jesse Thorn, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jesse Thorn and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.