EPISODE · Dec 23, 2022 · 36 MIN

Rip Up The Carpet Pt 1

from Terrible Person · host Terrible Person

Gary and Selena kick off a Christmas episode filled with chaos, holiday energy, and the usual unpredictable conversations that make the show what it is. Gary announces a holiday promotion for the premium feed and teases an upcoming deep dive into reptilian conspiracy theories and the strange Saturn Moon matrix ideas he has been researching. The episode begins with a discussion about possibly changing the name and intro of the show moving forward. Gary considers dropping the traditional intro and reworking the branding as the podcast continues evolving away from its original advice format into something more conversational and chaotic.Gary also shares the news that his parents are divorcing after more than four decades of marriage, which leads to a conversation about how strange it is to see couples separate later in life. With the divorce comes an unexpected cross country road trip as Gary prepares to fly to Alabama and drive a car back across the country, which could lead to some travel podcast episodes recorded from the road. They talk about seeing Avatar: The Way of Water and debate whether the movie was worth the long runtime. Selena enjoyed the visuals and action while Gary struggled to remember enough from the first movie to fully follow the plot. They break down the ocean tribe, the strange world building, and the over the top spectacle of the action sequences.Things escalate when Selena nearly wipes out in the living room while confronting Gary about a mysterious substance stuck to the bottom of a cooking pan. After a long day of cooking, dishes, and homemade edibles, she storms across the room to show him the pan and trips over the cat’s new litter box, crashing into the floor and leaving a painful bruise. The story becomes a full reenactment of the moment and quickly turns into one of the most ridiculous domestic arguments imaginable.Other topics include Tom Cruise performing insane movie stunts, Scott the cat constantly interrupting the podcast, Christmas preparations, homemade edibles, breakfast cooking disasters, and the strange everyday moments that spiral into full blown chaos. The episode sets up the premium episode where Gary promises to explain reptilian conspiracy theories, Saturn symbolism, and the idea that reality itself might be some kind of elaborate illusion.