i've listened to these reagan episodes so many times but they never get old. patton taking the headphones off and walking away in response to "my guardian says i can't speak" makes me lose it every single time
@@hntrthmpsn genuinely some of my all time favorite episodes of any podcast. my brother and i regularly quote gareth's reagan impression back and forth at each other
He is the best guest, imho. He’s like the perfect blend of Dave and Gareth. He’s so smart and well-informed so he was adding a lot of information to the story , but he’s so sharp that he can riff just as well Gareth. He needs to be a regular guest. Patton was on fucking point the entire time
At 29:30 when everyone just gets up from the table - amazing!! I actually already listened on Tuesday and had to come watch the video just to see their reactions.
This! I had to pull over when I was listening to the podcast on my way to work. I just had to watch it! And the part that comes later, about Nancy's..."promiscuous history" had me laugh like a madman in the office.
I thought I knew a lot about Regan. This laundry list of surreal atrocity and unbelievable absurdity blew my brains out all over my phone. You can't make this stuff up. Thanks for making me laugh tears through it. I couldn't have made it otherwise.
@@chazbennett8676 Back in the 80s, Bernie Sanders talked about how conservatives would probably be fine with a black president, as long as he shared their beliefs. Fast forward a couple decades, slide that Overton Window, and you have Obama.
Thank you for this. I had no idea. This is the first of your videos that I’ve ever seen. I’ll watch more. And, Patton, I love you!! You are ALWAYS a delight. I respect your knowledge and perspective.
You're in for a treat ;) Not all of them are videoed, but there are SO MANY great episodes. Rube Waddell is probably the most common favourite. Enjoy! This is handsdown my favourite podcast.
Remember how Michael J. Fox's character, Alex Keaton, on "Family Ties" became a favorite because of his love for Reagan and conservative ideology? The 1980s were a nightmare.
5:13 Oh it wasn't just Rambo 3, which disappeared from public for like 7 years strangely around the early 2000s, but also the bond film The Living Daylights.
Gare bear! Lookin fresh. Also thank you for doing these on politicians. I know you guys didn't initially want to cover them, but it makes me feel less crazy.
My one complaint is that I just wish there was one camera held on a static shot of all three of them. I feel like there's great visual reactions that get missed because we wait too long to cut to someone, or sit on the other person/pair for too long.
I think one of the few things Reagan had over Trump was living in the pre-Internet age, being senile, and having a "folksy Americana" charm. That's my theory as to why the American public didn't like hearing negative news stories about him, I could be wrong since I wasn't there. But under all of those "advantages" was something completely sinister.
In the darkness, Ronald (Reagan) said, quote "My guardian says I can't speak". After one of his assistants shut the lights off at the press conference he just said that to. Is The Thick of It and Veep actually real?
I'm picturing the future, between twenty and forty years from now (and if the equivalent of podcasts are still a thing) doing this same exercise when re-examining the Trump era. Yeesh! Yikes! AmmaGawd!
I saw a biography of Ronald Reagan in the "graphic novels" section of a bookstore once and thought it was funny, but...yeah, his life really does scan like a cartoon. Damn.
love this stuff but boys wear your headphones- dave is quiet as a mouse at times and gareth blasts off his jokes- i have a hard time finding the right volume to enjoy it all at.. sorry for whining.
Dave mispronounced Grenada; thought everybody old enough to remember the invasion would remember the pronunciation. I'd actually forgotten how often Reagan said things that sound Trump-like in their idiocy and separation from reality.
So, The Reagan Years were my adolescence, and I'd like to start by thanking Ronnie for introducing me to punk rock. It's really special, especially now, to see someone thoroughly dissecting the literal $hit$how that was the reagan admin. Was absolutely the vile sprout that has spawned a trump-blossom. Still, that leprechaun's false incredulity at 9:05 is a little distracting. Quit acting like you are so woke you can't comprehend a time you were clearly alive to experience firsthand. Yes, 30 years ago, "faggot" was the ultimate put-down in school, and it was cool to publicly mock homosexuals. Maybe if you didn't clutch your pearls and say "omg those cavemen!!", we'd recognize that it still goes on right this minute, and be more willing to recognize systemic ...um...no, not prejudice...not discrimination...it's...systemic assholeness? subb'd/liked/bell'd
@@horsedewormer lol, I was talking about the guy with the bright red beard and the twinkle in his eye. Patton Oswalt isn't a leprechaun. He is most obviously a gnome of some sort.
My parents were pretty poor in the 80s and they told me they were just flabbergasted that Reagan was at all popular or supported by much of the country because every day they read about some new dipsh*t failure or gaffe. Then they got a TV and were like, “Oh, he sounds like a friendly old grandpa. That’s how he’s done this.”
The "I read baseball scores to Hitler" needs to be added to the intro of the show
I laugh my ass off at that part everytime I listen to this haha
25:19 for anyone who wants to find it quick
i've listened to these reagan episodes so many times but they never get old. patton taking the headphones off and walking away in response to "my guardian says i can't speak" makes me lose it every single time
I’ve re-listened to so many of the dollop episodes but these two are some of my favourites
@@hntrthmpsn genuinely some of my all time favorite episodes of any podcast. my brother and i regularly quote gareth's reagan impression back and forth at each other
So glad they got Patton. He's one of my favorites.
He was SO GOOD! I hope they have him back when Dave really does Kissinger.
@@ptanyuh Kissinger could be a 4-part episode.
He is the best guest, imho. He’s like the perfect blend of Dave and Gareth. He’s so smart and well-informed so he was adding a lot of information to the story , but he’s so sharp that he can riff just as well Gareth. He needs to be a regular guest. Patton was on fucking point the entire time
"My guardian said I can't speak.' LOL!
Honestly one of the funniest & most depressing things I've ever experienced.
Ditto.
More depressing if you used to support him :(
Ha ha ha ha
Truly
It refreshed my memory of why I couldn't stand Reagan. I forgot all the fine details that made his and Nancy's Presidency such a horror. 😊
At 29:30 when everyone just gets up from the table - amazing!! I actually already listened on Tuesday and had to come watch the video just to see their reactions.
Absolutely bonkers!
Hahaha exactly same here
I buckled when Patton throws the headphones off. Brilliant.
This! I had to pull over when I was listening to the podcast on my way to work. I just had to watch it!
And the part that comes later, about Nancy's..."promiscuous history" had me laugh like a madman in the office.
I did this too! Watched, for this part.
29:00 "I'm gonna take questions now from the bowling trophies."
I have never laughed so hard in my life.
Dollop is probably best content on internet
Gareth and Patton just feed off each other so well
I thought I knew a lot about Regan. This laundry list of surreal atrocity and unbelievable absurdity blew my brains out all over my phone. You can't make this stuff up. Thanks for making me laugh tears through it. I couldn't have made it otherwise.
Patton popping off at the "My guardian won't let me speak" destroyed me
Crazy how these Reagan episodes sound like the Trump era.
some things never change.
Well Trump has said that Reagan was his favorite president, and after listening to these podcasts about Reagan, that makes a ton of sense
@@Smiley-Coyote Obama admired Regean.
@@dpersonal4187 And Governed like Him.
@@chazbennett8676 Back in the 80s, Bernie Sanders talked about how conservatives would probably be fine with a black president, as long as he shared their beliefs. Fast forward a couple decades, slide that Overton Window, and you have Obama.
August 2020...listening this and not surprised where the current situation came from.
My brain is still in recovery from so many high level ideas.
*pours rice from cup to cup* "See, Mommy? It really does trickle down."
Patton should be a regular. The chemistry between these guys is dynamite!
Thank you for this. I had no idea. This is the first of your videos that I’ve ever seen. I’ll watch more. And, Patton, I love you!! You are ALWAYS a delight. I respect your knowledge and perspective.
You're in for a treat ;) Not all of them are videoed, but there are SO MANY great episodes. Rube Waddell is probably the most common favourite. Enjoy! This is handsdown my favourite podcast.
Ryan McMurphy you have discovered a beautiful gem among all podcasts in PodcastVille! You’re going to love it 😃✌️
Remember how Michael J. Fox's character, Alex Keaton, on "Family Ties" became a favorite because of his love for Reagan and conservative ideology?
The 1980s were a nightmare.
I hated the show and wouldn't watch it, along Cosby.
wasn't Alex P Keaton a parody of a conservative?
@@XkidXuglyX It's the same mentality that allows right wingers to use Born in the USA as a patriotic/feel-good anthem.
@@XkidXuglyX He was SUPPOSED to be, but parody has been dead a long time. People are too dumb to understand this.
Idunno we had a pretty amazing subculture of punk rock in the 80s that held a middle finger firmly up to the face of neoliberal conservatism.
"That's a stapler."
Beer came out my nose
Ooh, look at her leg go!
I am listening to this for like the 5th time if not more. Does not stop being funny. Amazing
"Nadine, get me Gomer Pyle"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀⚰️
5:13 Oh it wasn't just Rambo 3, which disappeared from public for like 7 years strangely around the early 2000s, but also the bond film The Living Daylights.
You forgot one of the funniest, most outrageous opinions when Reagan said that trees are the major source of pollution.
D Personal hold on... what?!
@@Smiley-Coyote rationalwiki.org/wiki/Trees_cause_pollution "Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do."
I literally started crying with laughter at work during the cockatoo bit holy fuck
Ooohh I was not prepared for 29:00. This can't be real.
Spoke too soon "Princess David"
trump was basically just reagan on speed run
Perfect 😅
I was just petting Lassie over here.
that's a stapler.
Look at her leg go!
1:09:50 and onwards is pure gold.
Gare bear! Lookin fresh.
Also thank you for doing these on politicians. I know you guys didn't initially want to cover them, but it makes me feel less crazy.
My one complaint is that I just wish there was one camera held on a static shot of all three of them. I feel like there's great visual reactions that get missed because we wait too long to cut to someone, or sit on the other person/pair for too long.
Shut up
Funny how Trump is using the exact same strategy as Reagan when he stands in front of a helicopter to answer questions.
Disappointed no one has made a video compilation of all the moments described here (that are in youtube). Because that would have been great.
Lester Kingsolving was still on the radio in Baltimore MD in 2018 on AM 680 WCBM.
This is the best thing I have ever watched!!!!!
That Neil Gorsuch bit towards the end dropped like a fucking bomb.
Fan suggestion In 2024: Richard Nixon with Conan O'brien
That would be awesome.
CK would be good for that too or Kennedy.
Honestly Conan, CK, or Shane Gillis would be great for any of these.
In fairness, none of these guys were old enough at the time to be aware of any of this. I am the same age.
29:06 😂
djsuupaa I was wheezing
I think I broke something. . .
I think one of the few things Reagan had over Trump was living in the pre-Internet age, being senile, and having a "folksy Americana" charm. That's my theory as to why the American public didn't like hearing negative news stories about him, I could be wrong since I wasn't there. But under all of those "advantages" was something completely sinister.
In the darkness, Ronald (Reagan) said, quote "My guardian says I can't speak". After one of his assistants shut the lights off at the press conference he just said that to.
Is The Thick of It and Veep actually real?
Are any The Past Times from the studio available? That'd be gold
Can you guys do the history of taxation? That would be great, thanks!
I have never laughed so hard while being infuriated.
This was brilliant
Trump has literally plagiarized the Reagan playbook. Holy fuck.
I love this! but y'all need to consider compressing that audio a bit!
fascinating and lol hilarious. thanks for some much needed distraction and laughter!
Thank you for exposing Ronnie Ray-gun.
Does anyone know where I can source the "fillet of sole" AIDS joke? That seems unreal.
It’s from the book “Cracking Up: American Humor in a Time of Conflict” by Paul Lewis, quoting the Kitty Kelley book.
What an awful man Reagan was.
Mr. Peppers has a cold.
The cake is NOT a lie.
29:20 the best dollop moment ever?
16:27 I think there is truth in this observation. If you put people in a prison they will lose hope. He is referring to Sisyphus. No goals, no life.
Good podcast. Hoped for more on the USSR
2:04 story continues (barely any ads tbh)
patton did a great job
That astrologer was like Rasputin 🤔
Anyone know what the text he's reading from is?
His notes
I revisit this part 1 and 2 to be reminded of how terrible Reagan is and of course to laugh at the GOP hero.
I'm picturing the future, between twenty and forty years from now (and if the equivalent of podcasts are still a thing) doing this same exercise when re-examining the Trump era. Yeesh! Yikes! AmmaGawd!
Charles J. Guiteau would have loved Reagan! So many letters being actually read!
I saw a biography of Ronald Reagan in the "graphic novels" section of a bookstore once and thought it was funny, but...yeah, his life really does scan like a cartoon. Damn.
The vaunted Triple Headphone Toss
love this stuff but boys wear your headphones- dave is quiet as a mouse at times and gareth blasts off his jokes- i have a hard time finding the right volume to enjoy it all at..
sorry for whining.
GARY GARY GARY !
Ah nice! another bummer episode. We are all doomed.
We'll be fine. We always muddle through.
Wait, THAT'S where Borked comes from?!?!?
it was a chocolate cake and not a good one
Hilarious and horrifying
Dave mispronounced Grenada; thought everybody old enough to remember the invasion would remember the pronunciation.
I'd actually forgotten how often Reagan said things that sound Trump-like in their idiocy and separation from reality.
15:57
And people still praise him
2:06
29:34
So, The Reagan Years were my adolescence, and I'd like to start by thanking Ronnie for introducing me to punk rock. It's really special, especially now, to see someone thoroughly dissecting the literal $hit$how that was the reagan admin. Was absolutely the vile sprout that has spawned a trump-blossom.
Still, that leprechaun's false incredulity at 9:05 is a little distracting. Quit acting like you are so woke you can't comprehend a time you were clearly alive to experience firsthand. Yes, 30 years ago, "faggot" was the ultimate put-down in school, and it was cool to publicly mock homosexuals. Maybe if you didn't clutch your pearls and say "omg those cavemen!!", we'd recognize that it still goes on right this minute, and be more willing to recognize systemic ...um...no, not prejudice...not discrimination...it's...systemic assholeness?
subb'd/liked/bell'd
...what?
I really don't see why the Leprechaun comment was necessary. Do a quick google on Patton, would you?
@@horsedewormer lol, I was talking about the guy with the bright red beard and the twinkle in his eye. Patton Oswalt isn't a leprechaun. He is most obviously a gnome of some sort.
Lol stay mad bro
@@stellviahohenheim always
So. Fucking. Funny.
9:18
Remember when Hillary praised Nancy Reagan for her efforts to fight AIDS?
ruclips.net/video/6JTtI3D6lqk/видео.html and here it is, we're doing everything we can
Second?
Neal Brennan is the new Reagan.
?
Who?
Neil Breen?
what a bunch a pirates!
how can we just get the write up of all the effing ridiculous things RR said and did.
First
Third
fifth it is
Reagan was trash
You think Reagan had a pudding brain, get a load of Joe Biden!
Tr*mp couldn't even pronounce Yosemite and wanted to nuke hurricanes.
My parents were pretty poor in the 80s and they told me they were just flabbergasted that Reagan was at all popular or supported by much of the country because every day they read about some new dipsh*t failure or gaffe.
Then they got a TV and were like, “Oh, he sounds like a friendly old grandpa. That’s how he’s done this.”
Careful, they get really loud at times. Lower your volume
2:31