2234: America's Got Affairs

[Michael's Servant]

with Myq Kaplan and Kasey Holt – Myq’s name change; Myq’s girlfriend moves in; how America’s Got Talent edits; Ray DeVito’s missing roommate update; Myq’s America’s Got Talent sets dissected; group checks; peoples’ perception of polyamory; everyone is on Ashley Madison; ayahuasca

Guests:
Kasey Holt


Myq Kaplan



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[thirteen]

I laughed out loud at several things Keith said and did. Love the dynamic between him and Myq.

(see, Keith, I don't hate you)

[Shanateemanatee]

My brother found my dad in the Ashley Madison database. It's the first time in my life my dad didn't disappoint me, instead he behaved exactly like I expected him to. My mom divorced him two years ago when she discovered he was visiting a prostitute in Nevada. The prostitute is barely a year older than I am (I turned 27 in March, she turned 28 in February), and when my dad first started visiting her she was younger than my parents marriage was long. My dad would visit her even when she wasn't at the legal brothel. He'd meet her in Las Vegas and pay for thousands in cosmetic dental surgery for her, while refusing to pay to my 17 year old sister's wisdom tooth removal.

Knowing it's guys like my dad and Josh Duggar using Ashley Madison I can't figure out what kind of empathy Myq thinks we should be feeling for AM users.

[Mattman]

I just got back from a morning run (walk) listening to this episode. I unplugged my earbuds in the kitchen and one sentence of Myq played out from the phone before I paused it. I am not joking, my son said "why are you listening to a robot?"

[Scumhook]

Originally Posted by Mattman

my son said "why are you listening to a robot?"

You'd have a solid legal defense if you punched your son in the nuts for being so fucking stupid.

[Enunciated Piffle]

For someone who understands words so clearly and well, I don't get how Myq can't understand 'Have An Affair' or 'Ashley Madison is the most famous name in infidelity...' As being anything other than a dirtbag website. An affair, (by definition) is "a sexual relationship...between two people WITHOUT THE OTHER SPOUSE KNOWING."

To my understanding, Myq and other polyamorous couples agree to an understanding that there will be other partners. Whether you wanna know about it or not, that's just another agreement. It's an afterward to said agreement.

Is Ashley Madison legal? Can ya do it? Sure. But it's a horrible idea and certainly not a website promoting polyamorous ideals. They're similar. THey both promote not being exclusive, but one involves lying and cheating and breaking your agreement, (IE infidelity) and the other supposes all parties are informed.

I also think Ashley Madison is counter-productive to gay rights. How can you announce that same-sex couples can marry. Then also add, "By the way, marriage is meaningless..?" What's the point?

Is marriage a pronoun? Or is it the meaningless noun that changes every time you verb? Ashley's definition doesn't compute. beep bo boop.

[Enunciated Piffle]

Loved Myq's first set. Sucks the 'losing your kid' joke lost the crowd, but as a fan, was super impressed how he got 'em back with the 'being a kid/ owl' joke.

What a pro. Handled it graciously and perfectly. His material is ballsy in it's cleverness. No doubt his time to shine will come again.

[Scumhook]

I wish that yappy beeotch Kasey would STFU for a second and let poor Myq get a fucking word in...

loljk she's fucking great. We need to have them both on again, and talk about fiddling stuff and other Kasey related topics.

[invader]

I signed up for Ashley Madison but never paid. Even though I wasn't in a relationship I thought it would be a good site for no strings attached hookups. It was obvious all the female profiles on there were pros or fake.

[Sparrow]

what are some things about profiles that tip you off to them being pros and fake?