Thompson's Top Five
Comedy
Location:
New York, NY
Twitter:
@thompsonstop5
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.thompsonwaite.com/
Email:
tw@thompsonwaite.com
Episodes
Episode 28 - The High Fidelity Alcoholic Experience w/ Jonah Andrist (Interview)
9/26/2019
Jonah Andrist is an American writer who’s based in Pocatello, Idaho. He’s also the host of the podcast “Western Thought”. We had a conversation about the light magic and ubiquity of The Joe Rogan Experience, limiting internet consumption and accepting the time that you were born into.
Duration:01:03:55
Episode 27 - Retroactive Douche Chills (Solo Rant)
9/25/2019
I rant about 30-somethings acting crazy, the disgusting independent film festival industry and cancel culture paranoia.
Duration:00:44:15
Episode 26 - I Used A Ouija Board And Weird Shit Happened (Monologue)
9/24/2019
One night many moons ago, probably after a few too many brews and bong-hits, I proclaimed to my two housemates, “We should use a ouija board here. You know, have a little séance.”
Duration:00:09:52
Episode 25 - Dog Whistling Luddites w/ Ester Zar (Interview)
9/19/2019
Ester Zar is one of my good mates from New York. She’s also the host of the podcast “Essie’s Hour of Love” which you can find on iTunes. In this episode we talk about Shane Gillis’ firing from SNL, the logistics of love and how swiping is a modern chore.
Duration:01:06:40
Episode 24 - Ghost UberEats (Solo Rant)
9/18/2019
I rant about using Google to self-diagnose health issues, the pain of footy finals and the homophobic bigot that lives inside every heterosexual man’s head.
Duration:00:59:30
Episode 23 - Thinking About Dropping Acid? Here’s The Story Of My Best Trip (Monologue)
9/18/2019
"The door opened and Roger was standing there. I had no time to process the fact that I was about to trip in the company of a disabled stranger."
Duration:00:08:46
Episode 22 - Love The Energy (Solo Rant)
9/11/2019
I rant about deciding to follow a new sports team as a grown man, America’s demon child Caleb Maddix and how it feels to save a 2 year old’s life.
Duration:01:04:56
Episode 21 - I Got Jumped In Brooklyn On Halloween Night (Monologue)
9/11/2019
I talk about getting attacked by a pack of teenagers in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn on Halloween night in 2011.
Duration:00:07:03
Episode 20 - Hey Toots, Lay One On Me! (Solo Rant)
9/4/2019
I rant about Dave Chappelle’s new Netflix special Sticks & Stones, Dale Beran’s (author of "It Came From Something Awful) appearance on WTF with Marc Maron, and why using the internet to ask for help is a terrible idea.
Duration:00:43:35
Episode 19 - The Office Fight That Changed My Life (Monologue)
9/3/2019
"At the time this all just felt like a crazy soap opera that was unraveling before my eyes. But now I realize that this event was an example of natural selection in effect. Habitats produce a pecking order. And if you run afoul of this order, you’ll be asked to leave the tribe."
Duration:00:08:19
Episode 18 - I'm Hearing English (Solo Rant)
8/28/2019
I rant about terrible ways to start a conversation, having a really low bar for success, and why Once Upon A Time In Hollywood feels like Tarantino’s stand against millennials.
Duration:00:55:16
Episode 17 - What Happened When I Got "Schooled" By A Woke Feminist (Monologue)
8/27/2019
I recall my confrontation with a card-carrying member of the language police at a house party in Bushwick.
Duration:00:07:06
Episode 16 - Careerist Gentrifier (Solo Rant)
8/21/2019
I rant about voluntarily putting yourself into solitary confinement, the biggest group cesspit on Facebook and why leaning into your addictions might be the right move.
Duration:00:35:36
Episode 15 - My Close Encounter With A Grizzly Bear In Alaska (Monologue)
8/20/2019
Unarmed, unprepared, unintelligent. I went looking for grizzlies with my mates in the middle of the Alaskan summer. In retrospect this was one of the dumbest things I ever did.
Duration:00:06:30
Episode 14 - Let's Keep It To Four New Theories A Year (Solo Rant)
8/14/2019
I rant about the power of civilized disobedience, share a theory about people who are always sharing new theories and explain why your own nut sack will prevent you from getting to the bottom of the Jeffrey Epstein suicide/murder.
Duration:00:24:38
Episode 13 - The Tao Of Backpacking (Monologue)
8/13/2019
I discuss my time backpacking through Stuttgart in 2007.
Duration:00:12:25
Episode 12 - Shut Up Urkel (Solo Rant)
8/7/2019
I rant about how the French own a stereotype like no one else, the seediness of Miami’s glamour and the different personalities of AFL pundits.
Duration:00:41:12
Episode 11 - Ben Cousins: My Chance Encounter With The Batman Of Perth (Monologue)
8/6/2019
Recollection of my chance encounter with Ben Cousins at Lake Monger in 2007.
Duration:00:05:44
Episode 10 - Why Was This Person Talking So Much? (Solo Rant)
7/31/2019
I rant about performance reviews for 2-year olds, how podcasts will ruin legacies and why that bald maniac Billy Joel was right when he drunkenly screamed “WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE, FOOLS!”
Duration:00:40:32
Episode 9 - Medellin: My Three Amigos In Gringolandia (Monologue)
7/30/2019
I recount the highlights of my first trip to Medellin in 2016.
Duration:00:09:26