Heated Lamp Rivalry

Episode 293 of the Double Threat with Julie Klausner & Tom Scharpling podcast, hosted by Forever Dog, titled "Heated Lamp Rivalry" was published on February 23, 2026 and runs 75 minutes.

February 23, 2026 ·75m · Double Threat with Julie Klausner & Tom Scharpling

Summary

This week Tom and Julie review Vanity Fair's "the new late night" cover story, decide on who the next James Bond should be, open more Pay Pig packages, and find out how Michael Rapaport eats his dinner. Plus they watch clips of the ShamWow guy announcing he's running for congress in Texas, Frankenstein singing "Smooth" at Universal Studios Japan, and a McDonald's orientation video from 1992. Don't miss this month's livestream coming up on Wednesday 2/25 at 8pm ET (5pm PT) only at https://patreon.com/doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CLIPS FROM THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: -Vanity Fair "The new late night" https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/new-late-night?srsltid=AfmBOooI8bzQbETbT1tDz1XahMIueUCYhIgrkSlA7pNJ9R0yftOrvQoP -Shamwow guy running for congress in Texas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIz6B7aGC2E -Frankenstein sings "Smooth" at Universal Studios Japan https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh9abHNr/ -Welcome to Team McDonald’s: Orientation (1992) https://www.instagram.com/p/DRsL6GzkUVj/ -Michael Rapaport eating https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1qe4pet/michael_rapaport_eating_dinner_like_a_normal/ Our brand new Double Threat merch is AVAILABLE NOW at https://doublethreatpod.merchtable.com - Join the Patreon to receive an exclusive discount code at https://patreon.com/doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon is the best way to support Double Threat! Your support keeps the show going and we appreciate it more than we can say. Plus you get weekly bonus episodes, access to monthly livestreams, merch store discounts, and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ WATCH VIDEO CLIPS OF DOUBLE THREAT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JOIN THE DOUBLE THREAT FAN GROUPS *Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://discord.com/invite/PrcwsbuaJx⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Reddit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.reddit.com/r/doublethreatfriends/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/groups/doublethreatfriends⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SEND SUBMISSIONS TO ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW DOUBLE THREAT ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/doublethreatpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PAY PIGS ONLY https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1Y826FGBNP19R?ref_=wl_share DOUBLE THREAT IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/double-threat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Theme song by Mike Krol Artwork by Joe Frontel 00:00 Intro 07:46 Vanity Fair "the new late night" 26:04 Dogs  28:21 Thick Mick pic UPDATE from liljudyfunfun 30:11 The new James Bond 34:32 Shamwow guy running for congress in Texas 44:23 Opening packages from Pay Pigs 53:20 Frankenstein sings "Smooth" at Universal Studios Japan 59:55 McDonald’s orientation video 01:11:30 Michael Rapaport eating 01:14:38 Outro See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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