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Patrick Cloud sits down with comedian, host, and luxury car salesman Charlie Wilson for one of the most honest and insightful conversations on Damn Internet, You Scary!

This episode covers Charlie’s wild career journey from Louisiana to Dallas to New York to Vegas to Chicago to Los Angeles, and how he built a life across car sales, stand-up comedy, hosting, producing, and live entertainment.

They talk about:

what it was really like selling Volkswagens, Cadillacs, Range Rovers, and Maseratis
how car sales taught Charlie how to read people and close
how he got into stand-up comedy
his first TV pilot experience
how he became the host of a Star Wars burlesque show
what life on the road is really like with live entertainment residencies
tea rituals, anxiety, and creating a calmer morning routine
stretching, health, and protecting your body while working nights
leaving comfort behind to build something bigger
why fear keeps people from betting on themselves
how to balance multiple careers while still chasing the long game

This episode is a real conversation about hustle, reinvention, timing, and building a creative life that actually fits who you are.

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00:00 LA Noise, Sleep, and Fan Talk
00:03:32 Charlie’s Backstory: Louisiana, Dallas, New York, Vegas, Chicago, LA
00:05:24 Show Intro and Introducing Charlie Wilson
00:06:06 How Charlie Got Into Selling Cars
00:08:22 From Volkswagen to Maserati
00:09:53 Cars First, Then Comedy
00:11:31 Why Selling Cars Is Like Dating
00:13:08 How Charlie Knew Entertainment Was the Goal
00:14:31 First Open Mic and Early TV Pilot Experience
00:16:11 How the Star Wars Burlesque Show Happened
00:20:33 What a Star Wars Burlesque Show Day Actually Looks Like
00:24:06 What Charlie Does as the Host of the Show
00:26:21 Behind the Scenes of the Star Wars Burlesque Cast
00:29:00 Tea Rituals, Anxiety, and Daily Calm
00:32:15 Charlie’s Favorite Teas and Why He Drinks Them
00:35:10 Nighttime Tea, Sleep, and Better Routines
00:36:17 Stretching, Content Ideas, and Building a Wellness Brand
00:37:37 Why Morning Rituals Became Non-Negotiable
00:42:28 Balancing Nightlife Work with Health and Recovery
00:45:08 Leaving Comfort to Build Something Bigger
00:46:58 Why Fear Keeps People Stuck
00:50:14 Finding Time for Comedy While Working Multiple Jobs
00:52:14 Star Wars Hosting as the Perfect Compromise
00:53:56 How Big Opportunities Can Change the Whole Grind
00:56:01 Bingo Loco and Charlie’s Other Hosting Gig
00:57:54 Creating Original Live Experiences and Bigger Career Vision
01:00:13 Seasons of Life, Career Pivots, and Timing
01:01:13 Closing Thoughts and Why This Conversation Matters
01:02:34 Charlie’s Upcoming Shows and Where to Follow Him
01:03:28 Outro
01:04:56 Ad Read Section Begins
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01:10:10 Ad Read Debrief and ChatGPT Writing Talk

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Patrick Cloud is joined by Brandon Cormell for a full episode of Dam Internet, You Scary! packed with weird news, hilarious debates, and internet stories that somehow keep getting stranger.

This episode starts with a real conversation about writing, improv, and when actors should stick to the script, then quickly turns into one of those classic DIYS episodes where the topics go completely off the rails.

They get into:

whether you would eat the same meal every day to be perfectly healthy
whether hunting is better than being hunted
trading years of your life for money
a racehorse that was secretly turned into soup
the worst things people have found in their food
the woman who caused an emergency landing by lighting matches after farting on a plane
fake airplane parts being sold to major airlines
a family bringing a dead relative to the bank as proof of death
awkward teenage penguins
a WWII pigeon carrying a coded message
a beetle photo that looks like a masked human face
the creepy dead bride mannequin legend
folklore creatures, Gumberoo, and why Bigfoot might be old news
Lots of laughs, a few dark turns, and plenty of “how is this real?” moments.

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00:00 Intro: Writing, Improv, and Letting Actors Cook
00:00:46 Patrick Introduces the Show and Guest Host Brandon Cormell
00:01:27 What It’s Like Being a Writer
00:02:07 When Actors Go Off Script
00:03:22 Icebreakers Begin
00:03:46 Would You Eat the Same Meal Every Day to Be Healthy?
00:06:10 Would You Rather Be Hunted or Hunt to Survive?
00:07:57 Would You Trade 5 Years of Life for $10 Million?
00:09:02 Racehorse Secretly Slaughtered and Served in a Soup Kitchen
00:12:51 BlueChew Ad
00:15:21 Worst Thing You’ve Ever Found in Food
00:18:40 Woman Causes Emergency Landing After Lighting Matches for Her Farts
00:23:27 Plane Confessions and Blaming the Wrong Person
00:25:43 Fake Airplane Parts Sold to Real Airlines
00:30:10 Fear of Flying, Boeing Talk, and Pilot Sleep Stories
00:32:48 Family Brings Dead Relative to the Bank for Proof of Death
00:34:39 Factor Ad
00:36:48 Inheritance Drama and Why Death Brings Out the Worst in People
00:38:34 Teenage Penguins Look Awkward as Hell
00:40:59 The WWII Carrier Pigeon That Never Delivered Its Message
00:45:04 Creepy Beetle Photo That Looks Like a Human Face
00:47:10 Animal Cruelty, Horse Racing, and Pit Bull Stereotypes
00:48:06 Kikoff Ad
00:50:54 Dead Bride Mannequin Urban Legend
00:54:25 Day of the Dead, Coco, and When a Person Really Dies
00:57:55 Gumbo Roux Folklore and the Lumberjack Era
01:01:20 Is Bigfoot Old News? Frog Man and Modern Folklore
01:02:20 Brandon Promotes The Airport
01:03:45 Patrick’s Closing Plugs and Outro

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Dam Internet, You Scary! hosts Patrick Cloud and Tahir Moore break down the disturbing but interesting stories on the internet!

This episode starts with Tahir explaining why he ended up taking a Greyhound bus during a comedy tour and how the trip quickly became a story he will never forget.

The conversation moves into several bizarre internet stories including:

• Ray-Ban smart glasses and privacy concerns
• A fake nurse who treated thousands of patients
• A food vlogger who died after eating a poisonous crab
• People paying $200,000 for cryogenic freezing after death

Along the way the hosts debate survival strategies, discuss internet culture, and share some hilarious hypotheticals.

Lots of laughs and a great conversation throughout.

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00:00 Intro & Greyhound Story Begins
00:01 Comedy Tour Chaos Before the Bus Ride
00:04 Why Tahir Took a Greyhound Instead of Flying
00:05 The Greyhound Bus Experience
00:08 Grinding Through Comedy Struggles
00:11 BetterHelp Sponsor Message
00:14 Would You Fake Your Own Death?
00:21 Survival Island Debate
00:26 Would You Eat Raw Fish to Survive?
00:27 Naked and Afraid Seasoning Debate
00:33 Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Privacy Concerns
00:37 Fake Nurse Treated 4,000 Patients
00:42 Food Vlogger Dies After Eating Poisonous Crab
00:45 In The Cloud Sponsor Message
00:46 What Is a Semicolon? Grammar Debate
00:50 The Fudge Shop Musical Performance Story
00:55 People Paying $200K for Cryogenic Freezing
00:59 Aliens Reviving Humans?
01:00 Outro