Strange Stories: Booty Burger

We discuss the wildly strange 2008 story of Timothy Tackett (or “Mr. Unstable”), a former Burger King employee who bathed in the industrial sink, then filmed and posted it to MySpace, on his 25th birthday. We link this to a Wendy’s employee bathing in a similar 2019 viral Facebook video.CW | TW: This episode discusses unsanitary practices in a restaurant kitchen. Profanity and suggestive content included. Listener discretion is advised.Email: [email protected]: severedpodcast.comInstagram: @severed_podcastTik Tok: @severedpodcastHosts: Harry Chambers + Drew HudsonLogo Art: Drew HudsonTheme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry ChambersShow Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew HudsonAvailable on all podcast platforms, including Rogue Media Network and Radio Garden StateSourcesNews Clip: Burger King Cleans Itself of Bathing Employee (AP)Original Footage: Burger King Bathing IDIOT Original Footage (Channel Troy Melquist via YouTube)Article: “Burger King Worker Fired For Bathing in Sink” by The AP (republished via NBC; nbcnews.com)Article: “Burger King Employee Takes Bath In Sink” via Cleveland 19 (cleveland19.com)Article: “This Guy Took a Bath in a Wendy’s Sink for Some Reason” by Bettina Makalintal (Vice; vice.com)Article: “Viral Video Shows Man Bathing in Milton Wendy’s Kitchen Sink” by Jake Newby (Pensacola News Journal; pnj.com)