Josh Bloom

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from Sept. 19-Sept. 25, 2025 on YouTube!

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On This Week’s Episode

This week on the show…

On Day 243, I pick up where I left off on Day 242. I was still thinking about Jimmy Kimmel being kicked off the air. I had been waiting for Howard Stern to get back from break to hear what he had to say about it since he and Jimmy are close friends. Then I began thinking about Howard’s co-host Robin Quivers and how she is one of the reasons I revere Black women as much as I do. Please remember that Kamala Harris lost the election by only a little more than 1% of the vote and that the leader of the Trump administration didn’t even get 50%. Please remember.

On Day 244, I bring up four ways to extend your life that are pretty easy to do. No spoilers, but I will reveal that one of them is about ridding your life of toxic people like the leader of the Trump administration and the Trump administration, for example. He is a person, like many people, who seem to thrive on making the lives of others difficult and miserable. We can not and should not waste our time on Earth attempting to fix what will always be broken.

On Day 245, the leader of the Trump administration reminds me of Charlie Brown crying “Good grief!” when he tells a group of gathered reporters in the oval office that they should not be allowed to criticize him and that criticizing him should be illegal. Get ready to say goodbye to free speech? Maybe. He asserts that 97% of coverage about him is negative without realizing it is because 97% of what he does and says is negative.

On Day 246, I report on the return of Howard Stern to the air for the first time since Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air. I don’t watch Jimmy, and Howard has refrained from political content this year, but he and Jimmy are besties, so I knew he would speak about this. I was also reminded of Howard’s own troubles with the FCC throughout his career. He is a pro at being taken off the air.

On Day 247, I start out with some baby talk to illustrate the toddler-like reaction of the leader of the Trump administration when, during a humiliating visit to the United Nations, an escalator stopped working, which made the leader of the Trump administration very, very upset. Later, his teleprompter wasn't working correctly either, which made him Lady Goo-Goo-Ga-Ga. Apparently, he is now launching an investigation into why the escalator stopped working.

On Day 248, I admit to being embarrassed and humiliated by the behavior of the leader of the Trump administration because I am a human being, which means I too, am capable of despicable behavior, and like most people who aren’t total freaks, I choose to regulate it. Only the worst of us stoop to petty expressions of sadness, misery, and vindictiveness. Tom is the only acceptable petty expression.

On Day 249, you can clearly hear that I have begun my cold-fighting journey, but this does not stop me from showing up to celebrate the completion of 17% of 1461 days of ignoring the Trump administration. I liken the invasion of my body by this cold to the invasion of the country by the Trump administration and remind us all that just like how Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of TLC sang about waterfalls, we must openly embrace water. Hydration solves so much.

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Hi. It’s Josh.

A few days before the inauguration, I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the next four years.

I was exhausted by the news!

But I wasn’t interested in going completely uninformed. I wanted to use the “opportunity,” as I had decided to optimistically look at this timeline, to become more mindful and better train my mind to take in the “news,” and then let it fall away from my conciousness.

Efficiently and totally. The other aspect of this thought was to then take the personal time I was reclaiming through this process and apply it to more creative endeavors.

This series, for example!

1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration began. “Day 1” went viral on TikTok, so now I am in until 2029, right?!

If you are also someone aspiring to become the best version of yourself, please feel free to join me on this journey, which is sure to get weird around “Day 332,” “Day 877,” and “Day 1001,” etc.

For your pleasure (maybe not, let’s see), here is another compilation of posts, along with an exclusive intro and outro only available on the podcast (because I love you.)

As per usual, if you want to see video of the original TikTok posts that this podcast audio is derived from, you can watch them all on YouTube at this link. Sometimes seeing my face makes it better (maybe not, let’s see.)

Please follow the Josh Bloom Podcast on your favorite podcast app!

Thank you,

Josh

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More about Josh:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was the obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.

Stop! If you haven’t seen Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest and/or Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, and don’t want your experience spoiled, do not listen!

If, on the other hand, you enjoy spoliers and/or enjoy having me, Josh Bloom, do the spoiling, continue!

If you would like to read this piece instead of listening to it, you can do exactly that at this link.

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Hello! It is me, Josh Bloom. I am a little late, because I am fighting a cold. When I say fighting a cold, I mean I am trying to keep it from becoming a full cold. You can hear it in my voice. That is the voice of cold fighting! As I explained in today’s social media post of “1461 Days of Ignoring the Trump Administration,” I fight colds by drinking tons of water. I drown them. This has worked for me. I don’t suggest, I only confess.

Speaking of “1461 Days of Ignoring the Trump Administration,” I am not speaking of it today, because today’s episode of the Josh Bloom Podcast is the first edition of:

“Josh Bloom’s ‘Right on Time’ Recaps” – The film review series that runs right when you’re ready to read!

That is the catchy name I came up with for film reviews that I write and publish much later than you would normally see a film review written and published because how many of us see a film the weekend it comes out anymore anyway?

Yes, I have found a way to justify my unconventional schedule. I hope you will justify an unconventional reading and/or listening experience.

As I have explained over the previous few weeks of the Josh Bloom Podcast, this first edition of “Josh Bloom’s ‘Right on Time’ Recaps” started out as a review of the new Spike Lee movie Highest 2 Lowest, but quickly became an analysis of that film and the film which inspired it: Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low. I took notes about both films and started writing, and then kept writing, and writing, and eventually arrived at nine thousand words, which is almost 25% of the length of my book that is coming out on Dec. 9.

I will have more news about that, and everything else that I love to update you about on the following episode of the show, which will be the usual installment of “1461 Days of Ignoring the Trump Administration.” For now, get ready to dig it to an hour-plus long reading of my piece on Spike Lee and Akira Kurosawa titled:

“Dads pick on their recently kidnapped kids in an Akira Kurosawa classic and its re-lit Spike Lee joint.”

I giggled a lot while writing this and I even used some sound effects towards the very end. I won’t be coming back at the end like I usually do, so I will have to check in with you about my incredible production trick on the next episode.

Don’t forget that you can Buy Me A Coffee.

Go to buymeacoffee.com/joshbloom. Only $3 to help me make up for the coffee I had to purchase on credit while writing the piece you are about to listen to for free. Reminder: You are listening for free and it was not free to make for me!

Also, let’s celebrate the fact that:

This is Episode #50 of the “Josh Bloom Isn’t Going To Make A Cutesy Long-Ass Name For This Episode Because He Is Fighting Off A Cold and That Means That While He Isn’t Conscious of Putting In Less Effort and If He Was Conscious of Putting In Less Effort He Would Be Ashamed and Appalled But It Is Likely That His Brain and Therefore Body are Not Functioning As Normal It Is Reasonable To Think That He May Be Cutting Corners On The Cutesy Title That He Usually Comes Up With Before He Says Also Known As The Josh Bloom Podcast” aka the Josh Bloom Podcast!

It is the first edition of “Josh Bloom’s ‘Right on Time’ Recaps” – The film review series that runs right when you’re ready to read!

Before we jump into this hour-long odyssey, which I will not be waiting for you at the end of, please let me say now:

Thanks again for listening! Please leave a five-star rating for the Josh Bloom Podcast in your podcast app and leave a comment saying that you like the show. Don’t forget to follow, and, please tell a friend.

This is a good episode to direct a friend to because it is about the movies and everyone loves the movies! You don’t need to tell them about the political content that I also distribute. In fact, when they bring it up, you can act surprised: “I didn’t know that about Josh Bloom and the ‘Josh Bloom Podcast!’” I will not reveal your secret.

Lastly, visit me everywhere for everything by going to superjews.com or iamjoshbloom.com for links to all of my social media and visit superjews.substack.com to subscribe to my Substack which contains all of my long-form writing including this article you are about to listen to.

Enjoy the show, I’ll see you again very soon!

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More about me:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was the obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com or iamjoshbloom.com.

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from Sept. 12-Sept. 18, 2025 on YouTube!

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On This Week’s Episode

This week on the show…

We start on Day 236 with a comment about the video from last week on Day 235. This commenter asks me why I am not a millionaire and I actually explain a little bit of my financial history prior to self-imposed poverty. I look back on the financial crash of 2008, clarify my feelings about rich people, and take the opportunity to mention the Pet Shop Boys song called “Opportunities”! 

On Day 237, I contemplate being perceived like Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation when it comes to Community Guidelines violations on TikTok. Apparently some creators feel that the new rules are choking their political content. Not only do I not believe that I violate any Community Guidelines, I actually believe that I provide guidelines for the community. I am just simply suggesting that we ignore the Trump administration and how bad can that be?

On Day 238, I received a comment about the previous day’s video regarding my concern about those new Community Guidelines. This commenter seems to believe that I am not important enough to be worried about, which hurt my feelings and so I felt the need to respond with thinly veiled contempt in a way that felt totally satisfying and productive. Thank you to HockeyMomof3 for giving me the chance to put you in your place. It was fun.

On Day 239 I announce that the TikTok ban that we have been wondering about for nearly a year is now not going to happen, which seems as good a time as any to express my gratitude for every viewer and every listener and to reiterate that the point of this exercise is to spend less time learning about the lives of the people who do us no good and spend more time living with and learning from the ones we love. Stay tuned to find out what this has to do with Arnold circa 1974.

Day 240 is another opportunity for me to remind myself that the internet is not real life, as we come off a week of scary political violence followed by attempts to stifle free speech, it bears repeating that there are radicalized people among us who are not so rad. They are radicalized,  but these people are few, and we are unlikely to ever actually encounter them. I am reminded of Jim Carrey in The Truman Show and how he at least got to live his delusional life in an ideal environment.

On Day 241, we discuss the Hamburglar, or more specifically, the word hamburger, which is now not allowed to be said in North Korea. Isn’t that nice? This leads to talking about why, as human beings, we allow other human beings to have control over what we think, what we say, and what we do. How is it possible that we tolerate this? I first got these ideas when I was in first grade, and I still have them now.

On Day 242, I discuss how I have never watched Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon or any late night host after David Letterman went off the air. This is, of course, related to the continued attempts by the Trump administration to choke free speech. For now, I suggest following my advice and checking out the Letterman clip from the 80s that I discussed on this day. There’s nothing that the leader of the Trump administration can do about the cooking oil content I reference.

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Hi. It’s Josh.

A few days before the inauguration, I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the next four years.

I was exhausted by the news!

But I wasn’t interested in going completely uninformed. I wanted to use the “opportunity,” as I had decided to optimistically look at this timeline, to become more mindful and better train my mind to take in the “news,” and then let it fall away from my conciousness.

Efficiently and totally. The other aspect of this thought was to then take the personal time I was reclaiming through this process and apply it to more creative endeavors.

This series, for example!

1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration began. “Day 1” went viral on TikTok, so now I am in until 2029, right?!

If you are also someone aspiring to become the best version of yourself, please feel free to join me on this journey, which is sure to get weird around “Day 332,” “Day 877,” and “Day 1001,” etc.

For your pleasure (maybe not, let’s see), here is another compilation of posts, along with an exclusive intro and outro only available on the podcast (because I love you.)

As per usual, if you want to see video of the original TikTok posts that this podcast audio is derived from, you can watch them all on YouTube at this link. Sometimes seeing my face makes it better (maybe not, let’s see.)

Please follow the Josh Bloom Podcast on your favorite podcast app!

Thank you,

Josh

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More about Josh:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was the obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from Sept. 5-Sept. 11, 2025 on YouTube!

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On This Week’s Episode

This week on the show…

On Day 229, I think for a second that the leader of the Trump administration may have watched my video from the previous day about self-awareness when he admits that the latest jobs report was bad, which doesn’t sound like the leader of the Trump administration that I know! He quickly blames someone else, however. Something about not raising interest rates, which, like Bob Odenkirk in the movie titled Nobody, nobody actually cares about.

On Day 230, I talk about apologies and the people who never stop apologizing, even when it isn’t necessary. It's kind of like that Nirvana song “All Apologies.” Then there’s the leader of the Trump administration who never sees the need to apologize for anything, a sure sign of a person lacking empathy, shame, and morality, which he will prove once again as the week continues. You’ll see.

On Day 231, I ask a fundamental life question: Do you believe in a creator? This came up after I heard a person say that if you just indulge in psychedelics, you will have your mind opened to a consciousness that will make you believe in God. I contemplate all of the dirty hippies who saw Jerry Garcia when he was still alive and went away with this experience, thinking they had achieved some kind of awareness that couldn’t have been accomplished otherwise. Hey, I’ve done it, and I remain unconvinced.

On Day 232, I explore the idea that eternally optimistic people like myself and the leader of the Trump administration must have our optimism accompanied by realism and not delusion. I discuss how I embrace the former and the leader of the Trump administration, the latter. Suprise, suprise! I wonder aloud if he does his bizarre double-fisted jerk dance to “Happy” by Pharrell Williams when he is in one of his deluded states. I am sorry for whatever is playing in your mind at the moment. It is my fault.

On Day 233, the heat is being turned up on the leader of the Trump administration regarding the files that he seems to appear in many, many, many times. The previous day, I wondered if I loved the song “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and now I am wondering if he also loves the unfortunate 1973 hit by Ringo Starr titled, “You’re Sixteen.” I have a feeling that it is not only a favorite. It used to be the leader of the Trump administration’s whole way of life.

On Day 234, there is no option but to address the horrific political violence that took place just hours before I recorded that day's video. My take on this lethal event is practical. If we begin to head down the road of violence, we will find ourselves headed towards a literal dead end. I have faith in the fact that human history shows we have been in this position before, but I would rather not be a casualty of the beginnings of a civil war. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi did not die for this behavior to just continue.

On Day 235, I look forward to being annoyed by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce instead of the ever-growing divisiveness that threatens to derail our way of life. I know it sounds dramatic, but don’t worry. Out in the community every day, everyone seems okay. I suggest we put aside our differences and come together to focus on the 1% who prefer us fighting so we don’t notice how they take advantage of us for their own personal gain.

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Hi. It’s Josh.

A few days before the inauguration, I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the next four years.

I was exhausted by the news!

But I wasn’t interested in going completely uninformed. I wanted to use the “opportunity,” as I had decided to optimistically look at this timeline, to become more mindful and better train my mind to take in the “news,” and then let it fall away from my conciousness.

Efficiently and totally. The other aspect of this thought was to then take the personal time I was reclaiming through this process and apply it to more creative endeavors.

This series, for example!

1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration began. “Day 1” went viral on TikTok, so now I am in until 2029, right?!

If you are also someone aspiring to become the best version of yourself, please feel free to join me on this journey, which is sure to get weird around “Day 232,” “Day 877,” and “Day 1001,” etc.

For your pleasure (maybe not, let’s see), here is another compilation of posts, along with an exclusive intro and outro only available on the podcast (because I love you.)

As per usual, if you want to see video of the original TikTok posts that this podcast audio is derived from, you can watch them all on YouTube at this link. Sometimes seeing my face makes it better (maybe not, let’s see.)

Please follow the Josh Bloom Podcast on your favorite podcast app!

Thank you,

Josh

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More about Josh:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2025 on YouTube!

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On This Week’s Episode

This week on the show…

On Day 222, I wonder if you are drinking patriot coffee, why there is no woke coffee, and hope that Bob Dylan will license his song “One More Cup of Coffee” to the woke coffee brand. I failed, up until this actual moment, to remember that Folgers had the slogan and jingle “The best part of waking up is Folgers in your cup,” which literally contains the word “waking” aka “woke!” So, I guess there has been woke coffee all along right there in our midst. That’s what they call indoctrination by caffeine.

On Day 223, I discuss my ride home from The Goonies in which I turned on that channel that is slowly becoming a propaganda arm called CNN just long enough to hear the leader of the Trump administration claim that he is stopping crime. I thought he meant that he is stopping committing crimes, but no. I forgot momentarily that he must have a small mouse that lives in his rotted brain that tries to remind him that he is a convicted felon, but that mouse just isn’t loud enough. Also, I reveal that I once interviewed Corey Feldman.

On Day 224, I address the rumor that went around last weekend that the leader of the Trump administration was no longer with us. Personally, I did not believe these rumors because I do not believe that the leader of the Trump administration would go out quietly. He would never leave this Earth without making at least a few parting insults at Barack Obama. I also take the opportunity to remind us all that we need to stop paying attention to this crap.

On Day 225, I posted a video that seemed to get shadowbanned because I said that I wish I could hate more. I re-edited it, however, to mute the word hate, and that seemed to help even though I hated having to do that. My point was that with all of the people hoping that by Monday we would see the leader of the Trump administration as Bernie in a Weekend at Bernie’s type of situation, we fail to remember that this dude has grandkids who don’t know that he is a piece of s**t. Let’s remember that.

On Day 226, I ponder the people who use that phrase “touch grass” as if we are all supposed to be the Peter Sellers film character Chaucey The Gardener as name-dropped by King Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys in the song “Shazam!” from their underrated late-career album To The 5 Boroughs. This day is partially to remind us that time is short and to use it gloriously, but also to name drop this song and album because most people seem to have forgotten about them.

Day 227 is for discussing “Faith,” which, like “Shazam!” is an incredible song, but is not “Faith” by George Michael, I mean actual faith. Do you know there are people who believe in God and do not believe that God is the leader of the Trump administration? Yes, they exist, and they are self-aware and critical enough not to believe the lies of the leader or the Lord. At least the lies of religion are supposedly based in love. The leader’s lies are based on his love of lying and the marks who love his lies.

On Day 228, I elaborate about the reaction of the subject of my book and am reminded of the Barbra Streisand film The Mirror Has Two Faces, which I have not seen, but I was inspired by the title. When we see ourselves in the mirror, and then one day, there is someone else staring back that we don’t recognize, that can be a jarring experience. As I said earlier, I realized that when I gave my subject the book to read, I felt it was the right thing to do to be there for him as he processed my point of view. I am proud of the dude. 

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Hi. It’s Josh.

A few days before the inauguration, I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the next four years.

I was exhausted by the news!

But I wasn’t interested in going completely uninformed. I wanted to use the “opportunity,” as I had decided to optimistically look at this timeline, to become more mindful and better train my mind to take in the “news,” and then let it fall away from my conciousness.

Efficiently and totally. The other aspect of this thought was to then take the personal time I was reclaiming through this process and apply it to more creative endeavors.

This series, for example!

1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration began. “Day 1” went viral on TikTok, so now I am in until 2029, right?!

If you are also someone aspiring to become the best version of yourself, please feel free to join me on this journey, which is sure to get weird around “Day 232,” “Day 877,” and “Day 1001,” etc.

For your pleasure (maybe not, let’s see), here is another compilation of posts, along with an exclusive intro and outro only available on the podcast (because I love you.)

As per usual, if you want to see video of the original TikTok posts that this podcast audio is derived from, you can watch them all on YouTube at this link. Sometimes seeing my face makes it better (maybe not, let’s see.)

Please follow the Josh Bloom Podcast on your favorite podcast app!

Thank you,

Josh

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More about Josh:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from Aug. 22-Aug. 28, 2025 on YouTube!

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On This Week’s Episode

This week on the show…

On Day 215, I respond to a commenter named Justin The Dogfather who reminds me of the Snoop Doggy Dogg album The Doggfather. Snoop’s recent comments that films with gay characters scare him reminds me of my new friend Justin The Dogfather, so it’s all cyclical around here. Justin The Dogfather is the latest commenter to point out that I am not, in fact, ignoring the Trump administration, and we have to have a little talk about that. Guess who does all the talking. It’s me! No gin or juice involved.

Did you know that McDonald’s used to have a breakfast mascot? That’s a cliffhanger, folks. You’ll have to stay tuned to find out more. On Day 216, I fill you in on a discussion I had at the P about the 2000 national guard troops that have been stationed on the streets of Washington D.C. and just why they are there. My friend has a theory that I would not have thought of, and that’s what having friends is for. I’ll reveal this much: There’s a reason why this McDonald’s mascot didn’t survive.

On Day 217, I contemplate the idea of woke cereals in an attempt to appeal to the leader of the Trump administration's base who I believe are the marks of a con man. I realize that real American men aren’t going to eat a cereal named Fruity Pebbles even if Fred Flintstone is on the box, but maybe they will eat a cereal named Patriot Grains and Rocks. This cereal does not yet exist, but perhaps there will be a Buy Me A Box of Patriot Grains and Rocks website soon enough. Let’s pray.

On Day 218, I go to the subject that makes all followers of the leader of the Trump administration crazy and that subject is Kamala Harris. I believe that Black and Indigenous women are the future of America because a country founded in genocide and built in slavery will never be made whole until the most oppressed members of its society are elevated to positions of power. We have seen this in the 75 million votes received by Kamala, and we will continue to see it. As you can imagine, this post elicited very angry comments from very racist people.

On Day 219, before we celebrate the completion of 15% of 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration, I update you on the many, many nasty comments that I had to delete from the previous day’s post, as well as the hilarity that is California Governor Gavin Newsom’s trolling of Donald Trump that the followers of the leader of the Trump Administration don’t seem to understand is mockery. I love dumb people sometimes, I’m not gonna lie. Also, yes, 15%. We're getting there!

On Day 220, I talk about supporters of the leader of the Trump administration who actually make what sound like measured, cogent arguments about his policies and behaviors, just like his detractors make measured, cogent arguments about his policies and behaviors. The point I make is that everyone has an agenda no matter what the agenda is, and so we must be aware of that fact. I tie this into David Bowie’s sex life, as he proclaimed it in 2002, specifically. Stay tuned to find out why.

Finally, before we get to my lighthearted segment live from the P, on Day 221 I have to discuss how disgusted I am that we have eighth graders forced to sacrifice themselves for fourth graders in our country’s latest school shooting that no elected officials of any political persuasion seem to have the courage to do anything about. I wonder what I would do, but I know that my actions would have nothing to do with politics and would have everything to do with people.

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Hi. It’s Josh.

A few days before the inauguration, I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the next four years.

I was exhausted by the news!

But I wasn’t interested in going completely uninformed. I wanted to use the “opportunity,” as I had decided to optimistically look at this timeline, to become more mindful and better train my mind to take in the “news,” and then let it fall away from my conciousness.

Efficiently and totally. The other aspect of this thought was to then take the personal time I was reclaiming through this process and apply it to more creative endeavors.

This series, for example!

1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration began. “Day 1” went viral on TikTok, so now I am in until 2029, right?!

If you are also someone aspiring to become the best version of yourself, please feel free to join me on this journey, which is sure to get weird around “Day 232,” “Day 877,” and “Day 1001,” etc.

For your pleasure (maybe not, let’s see), here is another compilation of posts, along with an exclusive intro and outro only available on the podcast (because I love you.)

As per usual, if you want to see video of the original TikTok posts that this podcast audio is derived from, you can watch them all on YouTube at this link. Sometimes seeing my face makes it better (maybe not, let’s see.)

Please follow the Josh Bloom Podcast on your favorite podcast app!

Thank you,

Josh

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More about Josh:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from Aug. 15-Aug. 21, 2025 on YouTube!

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On This Week’s Episode

This week on the show… Don’t forget to listen to the end for chicken fingers talk!

But first… On Day 208, I have to admit how embarrassing it is to be a U.S. citizen as I watch the leader of the Trump administration be humiliated in real time by Vladimir Putin in Alaska. I sound frustrated as I beg his supporters to take a look in the mirror and consider turning their back on stupidity, but then I realize I am just being stupid myself to even ask. I don’t remember the cartoon Ren & Stimpy much, but I remembered that I liked it, and I also remembered that Ren used to call Stimpy an idiot. You can guess how that reference came up.

On Day 209, I clap back at a commenter named Craig whose cheerleading reminds me of Kirsten Dunst in the film Bring It On, which I never even saw, but Craig’s pom-pom shaking was so strong, that it shook loose a memory that I never even had. The point of this day was to recognize that the days of acquiescing to the shamelessness, immorality, and lawlessness of the Trump administration may be reaching an end. I guess I just realized that the title of the movie that I never saw is prescient. Bring it on!

Day 210 is the day before the leader of the Trump administration follows-up on his Putin meeting by meeting with the Ukrainian president in what I now call the Golden Office. If you haven’t seen a photo of what the Oval Office looks like now, it may shock you. It is now almost a week later, and Russia continues to relentlessly bomb Ukrainian civilians. The war that the leader of the Trump administration promised to end on day one is still claiming lives on day 210. Par for the course for a guy who constantly cheats on the course and has never shot par.

On Day 211, which just happens to represent my birthday of February 11, and is why I take the time to mention that I do not like the song “Birthday” by The Beatles. I also must reprimand a commenter who defended Vladimir Putin, an indicted war criminal responsible for tens of thousands of deaths. This is also the day of the Golden Office meeting with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, which is only happening because the leader of the Trump administration is mad that Barack Obama has a Nobel Peace Prize and he doesn’t.

Day 212 is dedicated to explaining right from wrong. Unfortunate as it is that such a thing would have to be explained. For instance, you never hear the left talking about “taking their country back,” for example, like you hear from the right. This is because the left knows that the country isn’t ours. It belongs to all of us, if anything. I recall the relationship between Jeff Spicoli and Mr. Hand. Do you remember what Jeff called Mr. Hand when Mr. Hand ripped up Jeff’s card? It is another word for the word I am not saying. I will remind you, and like with Ren of Ren & Stimpy, I think you know who I am referring to.

Do you believe in Gosh? On Day 213, we discuss the people who believe that saying Gosh instead of God actually does anything. Of course, I must acknowledge the late comedic genius Mitch Hedberg for coming up with that phrase. This thought came about because I saw a commenter criticizing a child for saying, “Oh, my God.” My reaction to that is, I hope the commenter’s children, if they have any, will somehow find a way to establish their own beliefs instead of having religion forced on them.

Day 214 is Chicken Fingers Day! Speaking of believing, can you believe that if you want to order an appetizer of chicken fingers with a soda and tip, you better have more than $20 on you? Yes, that is the economy we are living in now thanks to the leader of the Trump administration. I point out that Kanye West doesn’t have to worry, not because he doesn’t have the money, but because he prefers fish sticks, and if you don’t know what I’m talking about, Google “Kanye-Fish Sticks.” You will realize that I have brought this week’s intro full circle.

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Hi. It’s Josh.

A few days before the inauguration, I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the next four years.

I was exhausted by the news!

But I wasn’t interested in going completely uninformed. I wanted to use the “opportunity,” as I had decided to optimistically look at this timeline, to become more mindful and better train my mind to take in the “news,” and then let it fall away from my conciousness.

Efficiently and totally. The other aspect of this thought was to then take the personal time I was reclaiming through this process and apply it to more creative endeavors.

This series, for example!

1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration began. “Day 1” went viral on TikTok, so now I am in until 2029, right?!

If you are also someone aspiring to become the best version of yourself, please feel free to join me on this journey, which is sure to get weird around “Day 232,” “Day 877,” and “Day 1001,” etc.

For your pleasure (maybe not, let’s see), here is another compilation of posts, along with an exclusive intro and outro only available on the podcast (because I love you.)

As per usual, if you want to see video of the original TikTok posts that this podcast audio is derived from, you can watch them all on YouTube at this link. Sometimes seeing my face makes it better (maybe not, let’s see.)

Please follow the Josh Bloom Podcast on your favorite podcast app!

Thank you,

Josh

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More about Josh:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from Aug. 8-Aug. 14, 2025 on YouTube!

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On This Week’s Episode

This week on the show… Stay tuned to hear about the big Russian stuck in the mobile order window.

But first… On Day 201, I reminisce about seeing the South Park movie 26 years ago, congratulate the South Park guys on another stellar takedown of the Trump administration, and unfortunately, drop the news that this latest takedown won’t matter, and it doesn’t matter that it won't matter, because what matters is you, what matters is me, what matters is freeloading coffee and gyro sandwiches with your family. We will never let the leader of the Trump administration and the Trump administration take that away from us. Of course, I mention Prince, and I really crowbar it in. You’ll see.

On Day 202, I let you in on my Saturday morning spent driving around to three grocery stores because I am so frugal (remember my real cousin paying for my coffee and gyro sandwich?) that I needed to get the best deals on my grocery list, but what inspired today’s video was was not the shopping, it was the lack of shoppers. The stores were all creepy because they were all empty. What does this have to do with Pink Floyd besides being creepy? I will talk about it so please listen to me talking about it.

On Day 203, I compare the positive messages in the songs “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves and “Break Stuff” by Limp Bizkit as it relates to the aforementioned book that I have written and am now editing. I went through a lot of negative thoughts and feelings during this project, and I share how I took that energy and made it work for me. I don't charge you any extra than free for this advice, but you could pay $3 for thirty to forty minutes of gratitude. Wow, what a bargain!

On Day 204, I finally ask the question at the heart of every internet post about what is happening to the nation under the leader of the Trump administration and the Trump administration. What do I do? I find that almost all of the rhetoric I encounter online is full of information and speculation even from people I admire and trust, but no one seems to be able to tell me what to do about it. At least I found a way to recall the scene in Animal House, where John Belushi eats an entire hamburger in one bite on the cafeteria line. I always admired that.

On Day 205, we partake in a celebration that you should be used to now as we hit 14%, yes, 14% completion of 1461 days of ignoring the Trump administration. Also as usual, I remind us all that Kamala Harris only lost by 1%, the leader of the Trump administration didn’t even receive 50%, and my mindful, optimistic, and hopeful attitude, which sometimes wavers, still remains at 100% when it comes to believing that we will survive the Trump administration and be better for it. Most people are good, and most people want to be left alone. Let's be good and let's be left alone!

Speaking of left alone, on Day 206, I have to report some news, and that is that a senator from Utah wants to federally ban porn. If there is one thing that will make all citizens of all political persuasions revolt, that would be it. The main point I make, however, is in speculation about the sexuality of a person who would introduce such a bill. I encourage meddling, miserable meatheads like this to either live life or end it. Please do one or the other.

Finally, on Day 207, a white gay jew, an ample bellied loud Russian and a petite, friendly Asian woman walk into a McDonalds. You'll want to stick around for this one. It is a slice of life in America that I experienced first hand and gave me a great feeling about what is actually happening in real life in our nation. When you are enjoying each other without the constant negativity of the internet, it is easy to ignore the Trump administration.

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Hi. It’s Josh.

A few days before the inauguration, I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the next four years.

I was exhausted by the news!

But I wasn’t interested in going completely uninformed. I wanted to use the “opportunity,” as I had decided to optimistically look at this timeline, to become more mindful and better train my mind to take in the “news,” and then let it fall away from my conciousness.

Efficiently and totally. The other aspect of this thought was to then take the personal time I was reclaiming through this process and apply it to more creative endeavors.

This series, for example!

1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration began. “Day 1” went viral on TikTok, so now I am in until 2029, right?!

If you are also someone aspiring to become the best version of yourself, please feel free to join me on this journey, which is sure to get weird around “Day 232,” “Day 877,” and “Day 1001,” etc.

For your pleasure (maybe not, let’s see), here is another compilation of posts, along with an exclusive intro and outro only available on the podcast (because I love you.)

As per usual, if you want to see video of the original TikTok posts that this podcast audio is derived from, you can watch them all on YouTube at this link. Sometimes seeing my face makes it better (maybe not, let’s see.)

Please follow the Josh Bloom Podcast on your favorite podcast app!

Thank you,

Josh

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More about Josh:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from Aug. 1-Aug. 7, 2025 on YouTube!

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On This Week’s Episode

This week on the show… I have to tell you that I will reveal what a “mild spiral” is on Day 200 and you won’t want to miss it!

But first… On Day 194, I am reminded of the R.E.M. song “These Days” from the band’s best album – do you know which one it is without looking? My thoughts on this day are about the anxiety every content creator has about views. It doesn’t matter how big or small your following is, that is the trap we willingly spring on ourselves. There is a temptation to post more incendiary content about the leader of the Trump administration, but that would lead me away from my point of view. I owe it to myself to find the balance between being Josh and being a view w***e. I will figure that out. 

On Day 195, I contemplate, “What if there was a history book written by a higher power?” Later, I thought, “Oh, some people would say that’s the bible,” but that is not what I am saying!  I am wondering about a history book about the universe that discusses an individual planet the way a US history book discusses the country. You can probably guess where my thoughts lead once you know I reference “This Is America” by Childish Gambino. It’s too bad that Donald Glover’s epic song was as prescient as it was historical, but at least we have it to listen to as entertainment despite its harrowing content.

Day 196 I drop the truth bomb that the leader of the Trump administration is no Derek Zoolander, which is about as lighthearted as it gets on Day 196 because I have to drop the real truth bomb that this dum-dum is going to have his portrait in the classrooms of the next generation of children. Think of it this way: His unholy visage will be a constant reminder to children across the land to seek a deeper sense of personal understanding that comes from communicating with transparency and respect. It is a lesson that may have never been learned if it was not so necessary.

On Day 197, I address the chatter about no more elections. There are many people who are afraid that there will be no more elections and I do not believe that we should be worried about that. All politicians are corrupt on some level. Our system is corrupt on some level. Existence is corrupt on some level. Knowing that, some people, like the leader of the Trump administration and the Trump administration, are worse… much, much worse than others, but people like that are only fulfilling their roles. Just like you expect Han Solo to act like Han Solo and not Princess Leia, right? I’ll explain this. Stay tuned!

On Day 198, I bring up Ron Burgundy for the first time, and it is about time I did! I think that Ron is a more trusted news source these days than any media maven, and that goes for my fellow content creators. As I had pointed out earlier, there is such a strong motivation to post content that satisfies the craving for views, that it becomes difficult to take much of anything seriously. Ron Burgundy is a fictional character, so at least I know his motivation is moot. 

I stay classy on Day 199, which by being Day 199 is the penultimate day before 200. What a crazy milestone! Do you remember the song “I’m Afraid of Americans” by David Bowie and Trent Reznor? Go listen to it after you listen to this podcast! On Day 199, I reveal that I don’t think of myself as an American or even an Earthling. These are such limiting labels! I am just Josh, which is a label that was given to me, but is in no way limiting because Josh is always undefined. I don’t feel any need whatsoever to pin an identity on myself other than being a man who is a fan of the song “I’m Afraid of Americans.”

And then… drumroll… Day 200! Wow. I reveal what a mild spiral is, which is a made up nervous breakdown management philosophy that you won’t want to miss because giving out unsolicited, unqualified, but highly helpful advice such as this is part of what we both have bargained for as the creator and listener to the Josh Bloom Podcast. Seriously, though, we all suffer from the onslaught of life's unexpected challenges, so here's a thought about how to cope. What does this have to do with the unheralded character Floory from Pee Wee's Playhouse? I will explain this, because explaining is the point. Justice for Floory!

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Hi. It’s Josh.

A few days before the inauguration, I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the next four years.

I was exhausted by the news!

But I wasn’t interested in going completely uninformed. I wanted to use the “opportunity,” as I had decided to optimistically look at this timeline, to become more mindful and better train my mind to take in the “news,” and then let it fall away from my conciousness.

Efficiently and totally. The other aspect of this thought was to then take the personal time I was reclaiming through this process and apply it to more creative endeavors.

This series, for example!

1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration began. “Day 1” went viral on TikTok, so now I am in until 2029, right?!

If you are also someone aspiring to become the best version of yourself, please feel free to join me on this journey, which is sure to get weird around “Day 232,” “Day 877,” and “Day 1001,” etc.

For your pleasure (maybe not, let’s see), here is another compilation of posts, along with an exclusive intro and outro only available on the podcast (because I love you.)

As per usual, if you want to see video of the original TikTok posts that this podcast audio is derived from, you can watch them all on YouTube at this link. Sometimes seeing my face makes it better (maybe not, let’s see.)

Please follow the Josh Bloom Podcast on your favorite podcast app!

Thank you,

Josh

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More about Josh:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.

Watch all of the original 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration TikTok posts from July 25-July 31, 2025 on YouTube!

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On This Week’s Episode

This week on the show, the theme is vulnerability, and so on Day 187 I asked Chat GPT how I could become 10% more vulnerable because my therapist told me that when he listened to this podcast he thought I was about 90% of the way there, meaning, I was holding back, and he would know because he has had to put up with my b******t for a long time. He has been a real Josh Bloom team player. How does this relate to the album Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears? Stay tuned.

On Day 188, I pretty much lost my mind on MAGA. Remember, this podcast is currently about ignoring the Trump Administration, but sometimes I just can’t do it, and I shouldn’t just do it because these people are reprehensible. I explain why both Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas are both giant pieces of crap, and I continue by pointing out some other giant pieces of crap, and then, I mention a goddess on Earth named Patti Smith who is the antithesis of that.

Day 189 is the celebration of the unlucky number 13 which is not unlucky when it comes to being 13% though the final term of the leader of the Trump administration, who is one of the pieces of crap that I mention the day before. Did you know that the leader of the Trump Administration was caught cheating at golf in Scotland this week? Even if you didn’t know, you know. You know? I bring up Ted Knight as Judge Smails in Caddyshack just to keep myself from getting too angry.

Day 190 is a prophetic day. I talk about the fear of revealing too much to someone you are interested in and how that fear can keep you from revealing just enough to move the relationship forward. It’s called vulnerability, baby, and that is the theme of the week. This is prophetic because I was gearing up to do just that with my crush, and I don’t want to jinx it, but it paid off. I admit that it was a stretch to connect these thoughts with the film Weird Science, but that paid off, too!

On Day 191, I talk about a song lyric that is stuck in my mind as it relates to the Trump Administration, and that song lyric is, “We went through hell just to get to hell.” You’ll have to stay tuned to find out who sings this amazing song, but I can at least let you know that it is somehow tied to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, but not how you think. Was that enough of a build-up to keep you listening? Great. If not, I also mention the artists Elliott Smith and Sleater-Kinney. Maybe that’ll do it.

Here’s a bit of a twist that I don’t mind revealing: On Day 193, I have to apologize for Day 192. On Day 192, I respond to that old chestnut of a comment “But you’re not ignoring…” and I use it to pick on the commenter in a way that was just too easy, and of course, I use the opportunity to mention the song “Easy” by The Commodores, but then use that to belittle the commenter further. You will hear what happens.

Then, on Day 193, I admit the error of my ways from the previous day. Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, the singers of the song “Telephone,” would not be proud of me for having phoned it in. This is something I will never do again. It did not feel good, but since the theme is vulnerability, at least I gained some insight by confessing to this unacceptable digression. The standard I have upheld during 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration will not be compromised again.

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Hi. It’s Josh.

A few days before the inauguration, I was thinking about how I wanted to deal with the next four years.

I was exhausted by the news!

But I wasn’t interested in going completely uninformed. I wanted to use the “opportunity,” as I had decided to optimistically look at this timeline, to become more mindful and better train my mind to take in the “news,” and then let it fall away from my conciousness.

Efficiently and totally. The other aspect of this thought was to then take the personal time I was reclaiming through this process and apply it to more creative endeavors.

This series, for example!

1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration began. “Day 1” went viral on TikTok, so now I am in until 2029, right?!

If you are also someone aspiring to become the best version of yourself, please feel free to join me on this journey, which is sure to get weird around “Day 232,” “Day 877,” and “Day 1001,” etc.

For your pleasure (maybe not, let’s see), here is another compilation of posts, along with an exclusive intro and outro only available on the podcast (because I love you.)

As per usual, if you want to see video of the original TikTok posts that this podcast audio is derived from, you can watch them all on YouTube at this link. Sometimes seeing my face makes it better (maybe not, let’s see.)

Please follow the Josh Bloom Podcast on your favorite podcast app!

Thank you,

Josh

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More about Josh:

I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle.

One of my first stories was an obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes!

My writing today is governed by deadpan sarcasm that goes granular on various cultural topics that I am deeply curious about. I hope you enjoy this sometimes snarky stream of consciousness.

I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™

❤️ 🏳️‍🌈 ✡️ 🧘‍♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩

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Connect with Josh: Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com.