No Jacket Potato Required

Can’t stop listening to this and to be totally honest I cannot begin to explain why. It’s certainly not the charisma of the hosts or that the subject matter is compelling. Which is not to say that the hosts are not charismatic (they can be) or that the subject matter is not compelling (it often is), it’s just that there is something else going on here I can’t put my thumb on. I wonder if they’re toying with subliminal tones or something a la Dr. Dre’s The Chronic. Anyway, I highly recommend and have found this to be especially useful in helping me fall asleep in the morning. Funny, warm, engaging, with moments that are genuinely interesting. Makes me want to visit Hong Kong (bucket list!) as the hosts make it sound like a somehow more pleasant and entertaining, and even more futuristic San Diego — imagine! A note about the hosts: I’ve become obsessed recently with the idea that these “two” are actually one person doing two distincnt (but lets be honest, fairly similar) voices. Has anyone else thought this? If so, we might have found this generation’s Johnathan Winters! The thought makes me laugh! I’ve reached out to something called the Hong Kong Free Press with my theory and expect a response shortly and will follow up here. Anyway, strongly recommend. Sometimes this world just seems too certain, everything ticking along disconcertingly as it should — No Jacket Required Potato is the perfect antidote!

So dope yo

Breath of fresh air. The world needs more podcasts featuring just men laughing at each others dumb jokes.