Keeping Records - The Grand Game of the Goose (with Chris Gethard)

The Grand Game of the Goose (with Chris Gethard)

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05/28/21 • 62 min

Keeping Records

Comedian and writer Chris Gethard has a vision for how he wants the world to be, and that vision is one where you never know what's going to happen next. For that reason, his record is a collection of truly bizarre audio-visual television moments that he's encountered over the course of his life. Wrestling, bizarre Spanish-language gameshows, and a whole lot of Mr. T, like probably to the point where the aliens will believe he is a deity—which he, of course, is.

Chris's Artifacts

Drunk Ewoks on The Today Show (audio-visual)
The footage of Mr. T on El Gran Juego de la Oca (audio-visual)
Conan goes apple picking with Mr. T (audio-visual)
The unforgettable debut of The Shockmaster (audio-visual)
Malice at the Palace, a Pistons vs Pacers Fight 2004 (audio-visual)

Legacy viral videos mentioned in episode

Follow Chris, and watch his new special Half My Life on June 1st, on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Pluto TV, Peacock, Tubi, and more! But preferably Tubi, because, well, you know. Tubi.

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Chris's Artifacts

Drunk Ewoks on The Today Show (audio-visual)
The footage of Mr. T on El Gran Juego de la Oca (audio-visual)
Conan goes apple picking with Mr. T (audio-visual)
The unforgettable debut of The Shockmaster (audio-visual)
Malice at the Palace, a Pistons vs Pacers Fight 2004 (audio-visual)

Legacy viral videos mentioned in episode

Follow Chris, and watch his new special Half My Life on June 1st, on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Pluto TV, Peacock, Tubi, and more! But preferably Tubi, because, well, you know. Tubi.

Follow the show @keepingrecordspod

Advertise on Keeping Records via Gumball.fm

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Previous Episode

The Doctor Is In (with Taylor Ortega)

Comedian and actor Taylor Ortega (Kim Possible, Love Life, Welcome to Flatch) is crashing on Caleb and Dr. Wolstein's pull-out couch, so why not build a Golden Record? Along the way everyone recounts the trauma of having to go to the bathroom in the woods, and also the trauma of wearing Nike Shocks.

Taylor's Artifacts

Wet wipes (human ephemera)
The Real L-Word (audio-visual)
Cute, trendy plants that are easy to take care of (biological sample)
Taylor’s group chats (literature)
A good nonstick pan (human tool)

Original Voyager Artifact

Old Man With Beard and Glasses (Turkey), Jonathan Blair

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Next Episode

I See Two Holes Right Now (with E.R. Fightmaster)

Actor, producer, and writer E.R. Fightmaster takes great issue with the premise of Keeping Records. And the issue is that the show shouldn't be about educating the aliens on humanity—it's about making the aliens feel how we feel. And that means the aliens need to feel perplexed by CrossFit, electrified by Temptation Island, inspired by the WNBA, and...I actually am not sure what they'll think about the oyster thing. But they're gonna feel something.

E.R.'s Artifacts

CrossFit (human behavior)
Temptation Island (audio-visual)
The WNBA "Wubble" Season (audio-visual)
Books about cities (literature)
Oysters (food)
A text that says “I’m running five behind” when you are really 20 behind (human behavior)

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