Timcast IRL · March 27, 2020 · 2h 0m

TimcastIRL #35 - New York's Morgues Are About To Overflow With Corpses, Military Moving In

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Episode Recap

Timcast IRL episode #35, recorded on March 27, 2020, opened with a somber atmosphere as hosts Tim Pool and co-hosts discussed the overwhelming news cycle dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. The episode title referenced a grim story about New York City's morgues approaching overflow capacity with bodies, and military assets being deployed to assist. The hosts reflected on how drastically the news landscape had changed since earlier episodes when they could discuss movies like Birds of Prey and Sonic, noting that pop culture coverage had essentially disappeared entirely. The conversation touched on the Try Guys from BuzzFeed publishing their low testosterone level results, leading to a tangential discussion about soy consumption and the 'soy boy' meme, with clarification that phytoestrogens in soy actually block estrogen receptors rather than add female hormones. Throughout the episode, the hosts expressed hope that the current doom-and-gloom news cycle wouldn't become the new normal, while acknowledging they had no choice but to focus on pandemic coverage since all other news had been displaced. The episode referenced Harvard researchers suggesting the pandemic could last two years, and explored how the news media had become entirely consumed by coronavirus reporting to the exclusion of nearly all other topics.

TL;DR

  • →Tim Pool and co-hosts discuss the coronavirus pandemic's impact on news coverage, noting how all other topics have been displaced by COVID-19 stories
  • →New York City morgues are reportedly approaching overflow capacity with bodies as the pandemic death toll climbs
  • →Military assets are being deployed to assist with pandemic response in hard-hit areas
  • →Harvard researchers are reportedly suggesting the pandemic could persist for up to two years
  • →The hosts reflect on the decline of pop culture coverage, reminiscing about previous episodes discussing Birds of Prey and Sonic movies
  • →Discussion of the Try Guys from BuzzFeed and their published testosterone levels leads to a tangent about soy consumption and the 'soy boy' meme

Key Moments

  • 0:00
    Opening and Introduction
    Tim Pool opens the show with co-hosts, introducing the 'Soy Jesus' nickname and establishing the grim tone of the episode
  • 4:01
    Transition to Pandemic Coverage
    Hosts discuss how all news has become coronavirus-focused, displacing pop culture and entertainment coverage
  • 5:58
    Morgue Overflow Story
    The main story is introduced: New York morgues approaching capacity with bodies from COVID-19 deaths
  • 12:00
    Harvard Two-Year Prediction
    Reference to Harvard researchers suggesting the pandemic could require two years of social distancing measures
  • 20:00
    News Cycle Analysis
    Extended discussion about how the news media has become entirely dominated by pandemic coverage and doom-and-gloom stories

Notable Quotes

“But before we do that, let's have a little chat about you know when we first started doing this there was some newsy stuff but you know like the main idea i had was like i talk about news and politics all day we don't need to do that right and now we we have literally nothing else like you go to you go to any news website coronavirus yeah corpses morgues military yeah”

— Tim Pool · opening discussion about news being dominated by pandemic

“We've seen it already. For real, though. Once was enough. I will quickly say, for those that are just tuning in, hit that like button. It really helps. Yes, it does. Pop over to the Super Chat if you want us to read your comments, and you can become a member if you'd like. But, you know, we've got a very grim and morbid story we're going to lead with. Again. Again, of course.”

— Tim Pool · intro to main story about morgues

“What should we talk about today? Well, there's we got coronavirus. We also have coronavirus and followed it up with coronavirus. Well, I guess we'll go with coronavirus.”

— Ian Crossland · co-host discussion of limited news options

“I'm just i'm surprised they they they published that no good for them yeah anyway the reason i'm talking about this for the most part is that uh dude the news is hell is pure hell i agree and and i will second that and we're both like, well, all three of us are sitting here and it's like downtrodden.”

— Tim Pool · shared frustration with news cycle

“What has happened to this world? We should watch that movie and reminisce. We should. Like, look. Birds of Prey. No, no. Sonic.”

— Ian Crossland · nostalgia for pre-pandemic pop culture discussions

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