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The Appraiser's avatar

I didn’t hate this episode like some of the comments do, but the last fifteen minutes are basically a PR piece for a book and I don’t think the podcast should be doing that, even for people Katie likes.

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Chris's avatar

Don't conflate "this guy is full of shit" with "I don't like this episode." I thought the ep was fine. His story may have been exaggerated BS, but it was damn interesting. Who saw the Bunny Ranch bit coming?!?

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Greg's avatar

“He had 10,000 prostitutes lined up and they spelled in semaphore ‘FUCK VICE’ while a marching band of disabled veterans played the star spangled banner!”

Every story he tells sounds like it could be out of white trash big fish.

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PCU2961's avatar

The scene described in the interview is perfectly in-line with Dennis Hoff's extensively documented personality and the business practices of the Bunny Ranch.

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Crey's avatar

Agreed. Wild characters are the bread and butter of the show. Being sold the BS firsthand (and not as a retelling) was strange, but enjoyable.

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Tyler's avatar

Haha. The Bunny Ranch story sounds like total BS but it was creative and funny. Conveniently, the LATE Dennis Hof is not available to corroborate.

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Greg's avatar

There were several stories involving people who are dead. Very convenient.

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Kat's avatar

And his company’s weird cancellation service thing!

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J Mann's avatar

I enjoyed watching him work Katie for the PR. Listening to the episode, I though "I see why this guy is good at PR."

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Maureen O'Shillelagh's avatar

"She's one of the best writers of my generation....She's a rare talent...She just has such an original voice, where so many people don't...She has a voice...She has a rare voice...It reads like Breakfast at Tiffanys."

15 secs ago the dude explained why journalists are good at PR. They know how to work the media. I was dying for Katie to jump in and say, "I mean, you're her PR agent. You would say all of these things, right?"

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Greg's avatar

Yeah, I didn’t hate it exactly, I just didn’t have any context for it and listening to the episode didn’t really make me want to.

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