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#0277 - I Asked ChatGPT About Liquified Cremation and Now I Need Holy Water - 11/28/2025

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From the moment Viktor Wilt (spelled correctly as always, lest the gods strike us down) drags himself on-air sounding like a medieval plague doctor who lost the handbook, the episode spirals into a post-Thanksgiving delirium where time, space, and professionalism dissolve faster than the effluent from Idaho’s liquified cremations. We open on Viktor, flu-ravaged and spiritually exhausted, broadcasting live from the seventh circle of “Why am I at work?” torment while the ghost of his appetite floats somewhere above him wheezing. He attempts to talk about Black Friday lines, but it quickly devolves into him doom-scrolling Facebook like a Victorian chimney sweep trying to decode modern human rituals.

Every store in Idaho apparently has a line so long it could qualify as a national park, and yet Viktor himself would rather be launched into the sun than stand in one. Then he goes on a feral rant about Jackson Hole, where apparently the only thing you can do is stare at overpriced elk-themed souvenirs and wonder where your paycheck went. He describes his own Thanksgiving as a battle royale between the flu, an Instant Pot turkey breast, and his own crumbling will to live. Then comes the Stranger Things rant: Viktor becomes a full-fledged prophet of “TURN OFF YOUR TRUMOTION, YOU SHEATHED SWINES,” channeling Ross Duffer as he rebukes every grandmother in America for watching prestige TV in Sports Mode.

From there, the man becomes possessed by the spirit of Weird News Goblin #4. He dives into stories of houses in Santa Cruz that cost $30k but require paying roughly the GDP of a developing nation in monthly lot rent, a boulder that nearly Thanos-snapped a family in Leavenworth, and the medically sanctioned tradition of taking a scientific “Fart Walk” after Thanksgiving dinner. He then discovers a $41,000 human-washing pod from Japan, which he describes with the reverence of a man who has absolutely considered buying one at 3 a.m. His freak-news mania powers up further as he discusses Florida ponds (a.k.a. gator-infested death traps), the Florida Man HBO series, and the eternal question: “Why would anyone fish in Florida unless they hate having limbs?”

Suddenly, he decides to resurrect Lieutenant Crain’s segment by begging listeners—literally begging—for “Ask Me Almost Anything.” The desperation is palpable. It is edible. It is aromatic. Callers actually come through (!!), asking existential questions like “Did you find your ID?” and “Will you ever front a band again?” This launches Viktor into a nostalgic odyssey through Ozzfest 1997, Ninja Turtles concerts, and the divine chaos of the late Dr. Seuss band, while callers hype him up like he’s about to headline Coachella with a broken amp and a dream. Then a guy asks about the most underrated Thanksgiving food, throwing Viktor into a philosophical crisis over rolls, stuffing, and his girlfriend's emergency Instant Pot turkey.

After that brief moment of human connection, he catapults back into madness: he talks about Xbox Crocs (a war crime), a Circle K Beef Jerky Heist involving a man who claims an AI microchip in his neck told him to steal, Listeria cheese, and Facebook’s internal study confirming that Facebook is, in fact, a psychological grenade with a touchscreen. But the pinnacle of chaos comes when he live-reads a ChatGPT response about liquified cremation waste being flushed into Idaho's sewer systems like some sort of mortuary broth. Viktor reacts as any sane individual would—by shrugging and saying “Yeah fine put it in the toilet."

By the end, Viktor is delirious, alone in the office, convinced Peaches might be a mythological creature who no longer exists, shuffling through news articles with the brainpower of a raccoon who stole NyQuil. He closes the show as a man spiritually halfway through a workday but physically somewhere between life and a fever-induced vision quest.

In short:
It is a heroic saga of influenza, Black Friday capitalism, digestive sciences, Florida survival tips, listener therapy sessions, forbidden Crocs, gator warnings, and legally sanctioned corpse broth—all channeled through a radio host clawing his way toward the weekend.

  continue reading

351 episodes

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From the moment Viktor Wilt (spelled correctly as always, lest the gods strike us down) drags himself on-air sounding like a medieval plague doctor who lost the handbook, the episode spirals into a post-Thanksgiving delirium where time, space, and professionalism dissolve faster than the effluent from Idaho’s liquified cremations. We open on Viktor, flu-ravaged and spiritually exhausted, broadcasting live from the seventh circle of “Why am I at work?” torment while the ghost of his appetite floats somewhere above him wheezing. He attempts to talk about Black Friday lines, but it quickly devolves into him doom-scrolling Facebook like a Victorian chimney sweep trying to decode modern human rituals.

Every store in Idaho apparently has a line so long it could qualify as a national park, and yet Viktor himself would rather be launched into the sun than stand in one. Then he goes on a feral rant about Jackson Hole, where apparently the only thing you can do is stare at overpriced elk-themed souvenirs and wonder where your paycheck went. He describes his own Thanksgiving as a battle royale between the flu, an Instant Pot turkey breast, and his own crumbling will to live. Then comes the Stranger Things rant: Viktor becomes a full-fledged prophet of “TURN OFF YOUR TRUMOTION, YOU SHEATHED SWINES,” channeling Ross Duffer as he rebukes every grandmother in America for watching prestige TV in Sports Mode.

From there, the man becomes possessed by the spirit of Weird News Goblin #4. He dives into stories of houses in Santa Cruz that cost $30k but require paying roughly the GDP of a developing nation in monthly lot rent, a boulder that nearly Thanos-snapped a family in Leavenworth, and the medically sanctioned tradition of taking a scientific “Fart Walk” after Thanksgiving dinner. He then discovers a $41,000 human-washing pod from Japan, which he describes with the reverence of a man who has absolutely considered buying one at 3 a.m. His freak-news mania powers up further as he discusses Florida ponds (a.k.a. gator-infested death traps), the Florida Man HBO series, and the eternal question: “Why would anyone fish in Florida unless they hate having limbs?”

Suddenly, he decides to resurrect Lieutenant Crain’s segment by begging listeners—literally begging—for “Ask Me Almost Anything.” The desperation is palpable. It is edible. It is aromatic. Callers actually come through (!!), asking existential questions like “Did you find your ID?” and “Will you ever front a band again?” This launches Viktor into a nostalgic odyssey through Ozzfest 1997, Ninja Turtles concerts, and the divine chaos of the late Dr. Seuss band, while callers hype him up like he’s about to headline Coachella with a broken amp and a dream. Then a guy asks about the most underrated Thanksgiving food, throwing Viktor into a philosophical crisis over rolls, stuffing, and his girlfriend's emergency Instant Pot turkey.

After that brief moment of human connection, he catapults back into madness: he talks about Xbox Crocs (a war crime), a Circle K Beef Jerky Heist involving a man who claims an AI microchip in his neck told him to steal, Listeria cheese, and Facebook’s internal study confirming that Facebook is, in fact, a psychological grenade with a touchscreen. But the pinnacle of chaos comes when he live-reads a ChatGPT response about liquified cremation waste being flushed into Idaho's sewer systems like some sort of mortuary broth. Viktor reacts as any sane individual would—by shrugging and saying “Yeah fine put it in the toilet."

By the end, Viktor is delirious, alone in the office, convinced Peaches might be a mythological creature who no longer exists, shuffling through news articles with the brainpower of a raccoon who stole NyQuil. He closes the show as a man spiritually halfway through a workday but physically somewhere between life and a fever-induced vision quest.

In short:
It is a heroic saga of influenza, Black Friday capitalism, digestive sciences, Florida survival tips, listener therapy sessions, forbidden Crocs, gator warnings, and legally sanctioned corpse broth—all channeled through a radio host clawing his way toward the weekend.

  continue reading

351 episodes

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