Timcast IRL · June 28, 2023 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #807 Bud Light FINALLY FIRES Woke Marketing Team, Sales Hit NEW LOW w/Gene Hamilton
Episode Recap
Tim Pool hosted Timcast IRL #807 with co-hosts including Ian Crossland and guest Gene Hamilton. The episode opened with discussion of CNN leaking audio of Donald Trump related to classified documents, though Tim noted his fatigue with Trump-focused media coverage. The main segment focused on Bud Light finally firing its marketing executives Daniel Blake and Alyssa Heinerscheid after months of boycott pressure following the Dylan Mulvaney partnership controversy. Seamus from Freedom Tunes appeared to discuss his animated meme review content, while Gene Hamilton from America First Legal joined to discuss legal challenges and upcoming Supreme Court cases. The show also covered Target facing renewed criticism, Tucker Carlson Night producers being terminated from Fox News, and the trend of conservative personalities like Chad (Quarter) and Tim Dillon announcing moves from YouTube to Rumble.
TL;DR
- →Bud Light finally fired marketing executives Daniel Blake and Alyssa Heinerscheid after boycott pressure caused record low sales
- →CNN leaked audio of Trump discussing classified documents, though Tim expressed skepticism about yet another Trump-related media story
- →Gene Hamilton from America First Legal joined to discuss legal work against corporate wokeness and government overreach
- →Seamus from Freedom Tunes appeared to discuss his animated cartoon meme review channel on YouTube
- →Tucker Carlson Night producers were fired from Fox News amid ongoing network turmoil
- →Multiple prominent conservative personalities including Chad (Quarter) and Tim Dillon announced moves from YouTube to Rumble platform
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Trump Audio StoryTim opened with commentary on CNN leaking Trump classified documents audio, expressing frustration with years of Trump media coverage
- 12:00Bud Light Marketing FiringsMain story about Anheuser-Busch finally firing the two marketing executives responsible for the Dylan Mulvaney campaign that triggered boycotts
- 25:00Seamus SegmentGuest Seamus from Freedom Tunes discussed his animated meme review channel and upcoming content
- 40:00Gene Hamilton InterviewAmerica First Legal VP discussed legal challenges to wokeness, upcoming Supreme Court cases, and corporate overreach
- 60:00YouTube to Rumble TrendDiscussion of conservative personalities moving from YouTube to Rumble, including Chad and Tim Dillon announcements
Notable Quotes
“For eight years, the media has lied about the context of every single story related to Donald Trump.”
— Tim Pool · opening commentary on Trump media coverage
“Surprise, surprise. The boycott is holding. Sales are dropping. And they finally said, you're fired.”
— Tim Pool · Bud Light marketing firings
“We represent clients in court, do all kinds of things to oversight public attention, to government overreach, excesses, private corporations. Pushing back on wokeness.”
— Gene Hamilton · introducing America First Legal
“We're seeing something similar with Tim Dillon. Large prominent influential personalities in the political and cultural space all around the same time are announcing they're moving to Rumble.”
— Tim Pool · YouTube exodus discussion
“Happy to be here. Follow me anywhere on the internet at iancrosland if you like me.”
— Ian Crossland · co-host introduction