Topic: Calvin

2 chapters across the catalog

72: Duke Power
2:25:42 - 2:30:12

72: Duke Power

The "Porky's" Collegiate Experience and Social Expectations

The hosts discuss the "Porky's" or "Animal House" expectations of the American college experience. Adam explains that this culture of "entertainment and turds" led him to drop out of college. They suggest that the Duke lacrosse players were simply participating in a sanctioned "rite of passage" that was later weaponized against them for political reasons.

34: Big Momma Drama
2:09:34 - 2:13:21

34: Big Momma Drama

Calvin Commercials, Dave Chappelle Wack Arnold Satire

The "Calvin" McDonald's commercials of the early 90s depicted a young Black man finding a career path through fast-food management. Dave Chappelle famously satirized these ads with his "Wack Arnold's" sketches, which portrayed the restaurant as a force tearing families apart and killing the community with high cholesterol. The satire highlighted the "thin line between fries and shakes" and the reality of working for a "drug cartel" disguised as a burger joint.