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Judge John Hodgman

Tough Talk With LeVar Burton

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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

4.87.9K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

It's time to clear the docket! This week, LeVar Burton joins the Court to dispense some justice! They all discuss Star Trek: The Next Generation, dressing your baby in controversial onesies, naming dogs, a letter from a listener about talking to home robots, and an appeal to a previous decision regarding remotely controlling the thermostat. Huge thanks to LeVar Burton for joining us this week! His podcast LeVar Burton Reads has just begun its 5th season. Check it out wherever you download podcasts or at levarburtonpodcast.com!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast.

0:04.8

I'm Baylif Jesse Thorn, we're in chambers this week to clear the docket and with me,

0:11.7

as always, the hardest working man in pod business, Judge John Hodgman.

0:17.5

How are you, John?

0:18.5

I can't be the hardest working man in pod business.

0:20.8

I only have one podcast.

0:22.2

You don't look at any other Maclore always probably top me.

0:24.8

They got 25 podcasts each.

0:26.2

Yeah, and they are actually one man.

0:29.3

So that's 25 podcasts per man.

0:31.9

If you revealed that the Macloreoy brothers were all the product of one Phil Hendry-style

0:38.4

voice impersonator, that would be some incredible news to drop on Judge John Hodgman.

0:42.9

That's not what we have to offer.

0:44.3

What we have to offer is sage wisdom and advice from a judge in his bailiff and a little

0:50.0

bit of justice.

0:51.0

So why don't we jump right into this docket case and see if we can't provide some law

0:55.6

to this lawless land?

0:56.8

Here's something from Chuck.

0:58.2

My best friend Will refuses to watch Star Trek the Next Generation.

1:02.5

He says the last thing he needs is, quote, another nerdy entity, unquote, in his life.

1:09.8

I genuinely believe that he will love it.

1:13.0

He has a history of objuracy when it comes to these types of things with me.

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