Timcast IRL · April 28, 2023 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #767 Anheuser Busch Has EMERGENCY MEETING As Bud Light Boycott GETTING WORSE w/Lucas Botkin
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 767 from April 28, 2023, focused primarily on the Bud Light boycott following the Dylan Mulvaney marketing partnership controversy. Tim Pool opened the show discussing how Anheuser-Busch executives held a closed-door emergency meeting with beer distributors in Washington D.C. to address plummeting sales, with Bud Light experiencing dramatic declines including a 50% drop at Stu Leonard's supermarket chain in the tri-state liberal area of Connecticut, New Jersey, and Long Island. The show then covered additional cultural war topics including Tennessee's ban on child sex change surgeries following Daily Wire's Matt Walsh's work, with the DOJ intervening under 14th Amendment grounds. Also discussed was Florida's bill banning children from adult performances leading to a local pride parade being shut down. Lucas Botkin of T-Rex Arms joined as a guest, discussing his defense manufacturing company and social media presence. Phil Labonte of All That Remains appeared as co-host alongside Tim, with Hannah Clare Brimlow also present. The show was sponsored by Cast Brew Coffee, Tim's own coffee company shipping to early customers.
TL;DR
- →Anheuser-Busch executives held emergency meeting with distributors in D.C. as Bud Light sales plummeted dramatically following Dylan Mulvaney boycott, with 50% sales drop reported at Stu Leonard's in tri-state liberal area
- →Tennessee banned child sex change surgeries following work by Matt Walsh and Daily Wire, prompting DOJ intervention citing 14th Amendment violations
- →Florida passed bill banning children from adult lewd performances, leading to local pride parade being shut down
- →Guest Lucas Botkin discussed his T-Rex Arms defense manufacturing company which grew to eight figures with 80 employees over 10 years
- →Ian Crossland noted as having left Timcast to join Alex Stein's show as co-host Phil Labonte noted the defection
- →Cast Brew Coffee announced shipping has begun for early order customers with new blends rolling out
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Bud Light BoycottTim Pool opened discussing Anheuser-Busch emergency meeting and Bud Light boycott impact
- 0:57Tennessee Surgery BanDiscussion of Tennessee banning child sex change surgeries with DOJ intervention
- 1:31Florida Pride ParadeFlorida pride parade shut down after children banned from adult performances law
- 1:54Cast Brew Coffee Sponsor ReadTim promoted Cast Brew Coffee shipping with castbrew.com
- 3:16Lucas Botkin IntroductionGuest Lucas Botkin introduced, discussing his background and T-Rex Arms company
Notable Quotes
“Anheuser-Busch had an emergency meeting with distributors promising them, don't worry, any other choose their orders, meaning smaller businesses and regional stores. I bet they're seeing a much bigger impact from the boycott as opposed to like a big venue chain or an arena.”
— Tim Pool · opening discussion of Bud Light boycott
“In one supermarket chain, Bud Light sales plunged 50% at Stu Leonard's. This is Westchester County, Long Island, Connecticut, New Jersey. This is a Democrat urban liberal stronghold seeing one of the biggest declines.”
— Tim Pool · main Bud Light story analysis
“10 years ago, I started a defense manufacturing company that over the years has grown to be an eight figure company. We've got 80 employees and over that time I also became a youtuber and I hate to say it a social media influencer.”
— Lucas Botkin · guest introduction and background
“Hi. Ian's not here. He joined a different show. He's now on Alex Stein's revolutionary. Yeah, Ian's a defector and not loyal at all.”
— Phil Labonte · co-host noting Ian Crossland's departure
“The boycott's working yeah congratulations everybody.”
— Tim Pool · celebrating Bud Light boycott success