Everything is Fake: Your Reality is for Sale

Thoughts Off The Stem is a comedy podcast packed with hilarious observations, personal stories, and unfiltered takes on everyday life. Join Justin Barone as he turns life's frustrations, weird thoughts, and the absurd into laughs.Someone slid into my DMs and asked me to have the CEO of Crowds on Demand on the podcast. So I did what any self respecting pothead would do — I went down the rabbit hole.Crowds on Demand is a real company. You can literally buy a crowd of paid activists for $39.99 per person. Need a protest outside your competitor's headquarters? Done. Need a packed political rally? Done. Need a fake grassroots movement with hired actors as leaders? Also done.The person who reached out to me? Kristin M. Davis — the Manhattan Madam — who is now a PR consultant rebranding scandal-ridden public figures for a living.He claims he wants to blow the whistle on the fake protest industry. But he won't name his clients. He won't name his sources. And his company still sells the exact same service he's supposedly exposing.Here's my take — when you're whistleblowing you're supposed to do it for the better of society, not for the better of your bank account.I broke it all down this week on Thoughts Off The Stem. And at the end of the episode I'm asking you directly — should I have him on the show? Because I genuinely don't think I'll get an honest conversation out of him.Drop your answer in the comments.New episodes every Friday at 4:20PM. Subscribe so the sesh comes straight to you. 🌿Visit ⁠⁠⁠Tots420.com⁠⁠⁠ for more episodes and cannabis education.📺 Watch on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@thoughtsoffthestem⁠⁠⁠🎧 Listen on Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/5wHWxJ1IeOtMeFWicmtwd8?si=9ad56a63eb694e27⁠⁠⁠☕ Keep the show Independent: ⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/tots420⁠⁠⁠🛠️ Sesh Essentials: ⁠⁠⁠https://tots420.com/sesh/⁠👕 Merch: ⁠⁠⁠https://my-store-10fe8fc.creator-spring.com/⁠⁠Research links from the sesh:https://crowdsondemand.com/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_M._Davishttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowds_on_Demandhttps://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/concerned-citizens-turn-out-to-be-political-theater/2021439/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-14/paid-protester-company-looking-to-hire-7-foot-300-pound-giants-for-intimidation-factorEverything Is Fake,Crowds On Demand,Manhattan Madam,Paid Protests,420 podcast,stoner comedy,comedy podcast,canadian podcast,cannabis comedy,cannabis infused,sarcastic comedy,social commentary,weed facts,cannabis education,relatable humor,comedy,comedy rants,stoner philosophy,high thoughts,Thoughts Off The Stem,Justin Barone,society and culture