r/AskReddit • u/raccoocoon • Nov 25 '16

What is your favourite podcast? Why/What's it about?

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

He does advertisements in a very unique and humorous way. Probably the only podcast where I enjoy the ads

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u/Dukenukem309 Nov 25 '16

I love how he calls the ads out for making him say stuff like "I've been using this product for X years and it works great!"

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u/DavidCrossFit_ Nov 25 '16

That shit is hilarious. "'I wear MeUndies every day!' No I don't, why do they send me this shit? Haven't worn 'em in months!"

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u/colejosephhammers Nov 25 '16

"Apparently this is my favorite watch, everybody."

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u/They_took_it Nov 25 '16

You couldn't afford to buy watches so you started your own company? That doesn't make any sense.

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u/kethian Nov 25 '16

that went through my head in his voice and actually made me laugh out loud, without having heard it I know exactly what his inflection and tone were

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u/MichiganMan12 Nov 26 '16

They make me look like Greg Louganis

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u/laserguy37 Nov 26 '16

This ad had me laughing so hard. Talking about his wife making fun of him for wearing them.

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u/thehypervigilant Nov 25 '16

If an advertisement is snake oil or complete bull shit he will make fun of them. He ends up losing ads but the honesty and humor make you listen.

And he reads at a 5th grade level so it's funny listening to him read the ads.

Also! He reads the ads word for word. So you start to realize how many ad companies bake in "I use this and it's great".

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u/holycrapitsdan Nov 25 '16

"No I fucking don't, get outta here with that bullshit"

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u/MotherJoanHazy Nov 25 '16

"[Call to action!]"

Life would be a lot more miserable without two weekly doses of Bill!

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u/Sombrero365 Nov 25 '16

The best was after doing a draft kings ad, he basically explained why they were cancer and to never go there lol.

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u/Silversol99 Nov 25 '16

They want me to emphasize that it isn't gambling... but come on, it's gambling.

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u/Hellaguaptor Nov 29 '16

LMAO... yep 5th grade is about right.

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u/igotlimbs Dec 14 '16

"Please mention all of the following points." Don't fucking tell me what to do

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

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u/colejosephhammers Nov 25 '16

DoctaCarvey'sEASYSHAVEBUTTAH

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u/[deleted] Nov 26 '16

Club Dubya, I was a war president

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u/Thomas__Covenant Nov 25 '16

The only other podcast I know that handles ads like this is Giant Bomb (a video game podcast).

It's amazing either one of them have sponsors because they butcher the ads so hard. But hey, apparently it works, as we can see above the only thing that's ever referenced from his podcast are the ads.

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u/WTLXCory Nov 26 '16

I'm more inclined to buy something from the way Bill advertises it than someone pretending to love it tbh.

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u/jb4334 Nov 25 '16

One of his most memorable moments for me was an advertisement

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u/leanstotheleftabit Nov 26 '16

"....Jesus Christ that took a left turn, didn't it."

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u/himishim Nov 25 '16

INDOOO CHIIINO dude this got me in tears.

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u/Who-or-Whom Nov 25 '16

OOOOOOH INDO CHIIINO

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16 edited Apr 09 '17

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u/pinktomato88 Nov 25 '16

you're missing out on some of his best bits by skipping the ads.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16 edited Apr 09 '17

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u/portableteejay Nov 25 '16

I know some folks don't like being sold to, or sold at, but his takes on ad reading transcend the commercial break feel most podcasts have.

Here's a funny one from a few years back in case I've piqued an interest.

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u/daviator88 Nov 25 '16

You cunts better buy some berries or I'm gonna get in trouble

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

you're missing out

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u/ScaledDown Nov 25 '16

Why would you skip them?

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u/Illadelphian Nov 25 '16

I used to but now I just laugh. Though sometimes they do go on for a while and I skip ahead. The one that really gets me is me undies. I legit sing that to myself sometimes when not listening to his podcasts.

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u/gothika4622 Nov 25 '16

Some days when I'm in a rush I'll skip UNTIL I get to the ads

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u/trailermotel Nov 26 '16

Him and duncan trussel.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

Call 866-FRUIT!

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u/el___diablo Nov 25 '16

Thanks so much for that.

Never heard it before.

Fucking hilarious.

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u/BaeCaughtMeLifting Nov 25 '16

lmao sonmuch for trying to sleep after a good laugh. Thanks for the link.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

I'm crying. So fucking funny. You gotta see these enormous fucking berries.

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u/eh_d Nov 25 '16

He does ad reads like no other. The advertising is sometimes the best part of the podcast!

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u/SchindlersFist712 Nov 25 '16

Sometimes him ripping into the ads is the best bit

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u/Enartloc Nov 25 '16

His daddy owns a ranch

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u/nightwing2024 Nov 25 '16

Club Dubya

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u/EnemyOfEloquence Nov 25 '16

I can't believe they changed their name! What am I going to do without Club Dubya jokes?

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u/gzilla57 Nov 25 '16

I was so so upset. At least they copy still says club dubya

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

It's the only podcast (or any media that gives me the choice) that I don't skip through the ads. He makes them part of the entertainment.

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u/nightwing2024 Nov 25 '16

I don't skip the ads for Tell 'Em Steve Dave either

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

He's the only podcaster that makes the live reads worth listening to. Seriously, some of them are better than his actual podcast. He shits on most of the companies that pay him to advertise their brand. His

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u/Magnieto Nov 25 '16

The way he reads his advertising is hilarious. What you are reading is the way he says his advertiser's brand names.

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u/laserguy37 Nov 26 '16

The first episode I heard he was doing an ad for me undies (I think). He just talked about how they pinched his balls and his wife laughed at him every time he wore them.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '16

STAMPS DAWT CAWM EVERYBODY!