RIP Future Shop (Ep. 41)

Is it a scam if it’s legal? Today we're joined by Montreal's own JFL comic Jason Houle to discuss starting a comedy career out of pure spite. We also take a deep dive into Jason’s unique upbringing in a single-dad household, his father's passion for photography, the Future Shop refund scam, billionaire creeps, signing slurs and the terrifying reality of modern drone warfare.In this episode, we discuss:The "technical" truth behind Jason's Just For Laughs (JFL) credit .How to return anything in Quebec after 29 days of use .The disturbing history of the Future Shop founder .Why drone warfare in Ukraine looks like a sci-fi spiderweb.The social friction of McDonald's kiosks vs. the distancing of modern murderTimestamps00:00 – Welcome Jason Houle: The "JFL Guy"01:30 – First Impressions: Insane at Barfly vs. Comedy Pillar04:27 – Jason’s Dad: Minority Photography & Small Town Ontario05:56 – The Quadruple Bypass & The Burrito Diet07:32 – Growing up in a Single-Dad "Boy Zone"12:30 – The Future Shop "Refund Scam" Legend13:46 – The Dark Side of Future Shop: Robert Miller15:57 – Mexico Trip: The Passport Panic20:12 – Sign Language Slurs & Hateful Caricatures23:18 – Samson’s Scissor Lift Near-Death Experience28:12 – The Mystery of the Disappeared DHL Founder31:35 – The Six-Week AC Rental Hack34:44 – Jack Ma, Chinese Billionaires, & House Arrest38:12 – Drone Warfare: Fiber Optics & Spiderweb Towns40:44 – Gamification of War: Xbox Controllers & Pilot PTSD43:05 – The Social Friction of McDonald’s Kiosks44:26 – Learning French & "Dunking on Immigrants"