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They cover George Carlin postponing his "I like it when a lot of people die" bit after 9/11, Robbie's own Charlie Kirk joke written the weekend after his death, and a race-adjacent joke Robbie retired after it bombed at an open mic. The episode also gets into SNL's post-9/11 return, the current wave of Epstein jokes, and the backlash to Netflix's Kevin Hart roast.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74984314</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:18:08 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74984314/ep_01.mp3" length="110512930" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Robbie Stronghill</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Tragedy versus time is the question at the center of this episode: how long after something terrible happens does it become fair game for a joke? 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