I'm your host, Curtis.
Original introduction wording
- I'm your host, Curtis Sheck.
NO COMMON DENOMINATOR
Episode ratings.
Original rating systems, exactly as represented in the archive. These scales are not interchangeable.
By way of introduction.
Introduced as the “resident abyss boy”; replies, “Yo, I’m here for all of you that missed me.”
Original introduction wording
- resident abyss boy
- I'm here for all of you that missed me
“While Frasier sets the mood with Felix Mendelssohn, our final co-host sets the mood with Felix the Cat.” Ryan responds by admiring Curtis’s opening voice.
Original introduction wording
- While Frasier sets the mood with Felix Mendelssohn
- our final co-host sets the mood with Felix the Cat
Read the full performed opening
Welcome to Reverse Psychology, the Frasier Rewatch Podcast, where we go backwards through every episode of the show. Tonight, we are covering Frasier 2023, Season 2, Episode 6, Cape Cod, which originally streamed on October 17th, 2024. Is this adult Alice in Frasierland? We'll find out. I'm your host, Curtis Sheck. Joining me as always, it's our resident abyss boy. It's Bradley Kirkston! Yo, I'm here for all of you that missed me. You are fading real hard. I'm back! Why do you keep saying? You're in every episode. There's been no gaps with you missing. He was in the last one and he's in this one. He's back for this one. That time that people did not get to hear my voice for a solid week, so I'm back in their lives. That's all that means, Ryan. They might have been batching them up like they might have just heard you minutes ago. That means they had a 10-second break for me. Any break without a Brad in your life is a break that no one wants. And the lie detector test determined? That was a lie. Well, I should introduce the other guest. While Frasier sets the mood with Felix Mendelssohn, our final co-host sets the mood with Felix the Cat. It's Ryan Sansone. Curtis, what's this like cool guy voice you were doing at the beginning? I was liking that.
Someone brought rules.
The games, the premises, and what everyone brought to the table.
Game / activity
Season 3 forecast of the week ↗
How this one works
Prompt
- So I want you guys to tell me what inane trivia will they use to make Freddy seem like an everyman in Season 3.
RESULT STATUS
The recorded result is unresolved.
What was recorded
What everyone brought to the table · 1 recorded contribution
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 23:19
Forecast Wrap
Kelsey Grammar, get at us.; Let us know anywhere but X.
Follow the round structure (1)
Forecast Round
Source excerpt ↗ 22:30what inane trivia will they use to make Freddy seem like an everyman in Season 3.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 22:30
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Forecast Prompt
Question / challenge
So I want you guys to tell me what inane trivia will they use to make Freddy seem like an everyman in Season 3.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Forecast Brad
They will send Freddy to another goth festival.
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- Answer qualification: I can't pronounce goth.; That was goth.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Forecast Mix
He thinks he's going to a golf festival, but it turns out it's a goth festival.
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- Answer qualification: And it's just somebody who has marbles in their mouth like Brad that just can't pronounce it.
- Adjudication: That's perfect.; That is so fun.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Forecast Karts
I'm going to say he's super into go-karts.
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- Response context: Brad won this one already, but I'm going to take a shot anyway.; Because I have to.
- Answer qualification: Well, yeah, that's definitely what we're going to keep doing.
View source wording — how it was explained on the show
- Winner statement: Brad won this one already, but I'm going to take a shot anyway.
- Result qualification: Well, I don't know if those are any good, but let's see.
Game / activity
Parliamentary Inquiry ↗
How this one works
Prompt
- Given our love of sounding important and imposing our will on others, let's use this as an excuse to pass some laws.
How it works
- one of the rules is randomly assigned.
- Somebody gets three votes,
- And we had definitely none for Parliamentary Inquiry, so we can make up whatever we want.
RESULT STATUS
A winner is actually on the record.
Winner: Ryan
What was recorded
What everyone brought to the table · 5 recorded exchanges
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 47:04
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Parliament Setup
I don't know British law, but I believe you're
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- Result qualification: right, and we will second it and move on thusly.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 48:19
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Minutes Prompt
Question / challenge
Should we not first spend good ten minutes, maybe twenty, recounting the minutes from; the last meeting?; Honorable Bradley, please proceed.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Minutes Answer
Last meeting, we discussed the economic development in Guatemalan-based countries, and how we can; take our funds and move them to 401ks.; We also talked about rules for the bathtub.
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- Answer qualification: The new rules for the bath is, in England, we want everyone to be very clean, so you have; to shower twice a day, and three times on Sundays.
- Interaction mode: improvised fictional parliamentary procedure
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RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 48:43
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Minutes Bath Question
Question / challenge
I'm sorry, could you remind me of the rules of the bathtub?
More of this contribution
- Response context: Ryan, any new rules you have?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Minutes Bath Answer
The new rules for the bath is, in England, we want everyone to be very clean, so you have; to shower twice a day, and three times on Sundays.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:01:21
Parliament Wrap
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- Response context: There is no winner in this game.; There is only, in fact, a loser.; Reverse fines failed.; No, it didn't.; Oh, because I had three votes.
- Final state summary: So I guess Ryan is the only one who passed anything, and he passed two.
- Final adjudication: Well, our winner is Ryan Sansone.
- Ending or payoff: I believe now I'm king, if I understand parliamentary proceedings.; The loser is those who appreciate good accents.; And consistent accents.
Follow the round structure (4)
Grass Round
Source excerpt ↗ 49:01Less grass.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 49:01
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Grass Prompt
Question / challenge
Ryan, I call on you to introduce to the podium a law that you can suggest we consider among; this body.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Grass Submission
I propose we have less grass.
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- Answer qualification: As Honorable Curtis laid out, there's native plants.; There is other plants.; There is more fountains.; There is more lazy rivers.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 49:18
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Grass Debate
I'd rather have trees and bushes and any kind of foliage other than just plain, boring-mowed; grass.; Anything.; First of all, anything.; Instead of putting, like, regular grass, could you put just fake grass?; Let us proceed to turf over to the greater London.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 50:46
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Grass Vote Prompt
Question / challenge
All those in favor, say aye.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 50:51
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Grass Vote
Aye.; Aye.; Aye as well.
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- Adjudication verdict: RATIFIED
- Answer qualification: Less grass.
- Curtis: “Aye.”
- Brad(ley): “Aye.”
- Ryan: “Aye as well.”
Round context
- Adjudication verdict: RATIFIED
Sports Round
Source excerpt ↗ 51:08Let your team tank.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 51:08
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Sports Prompt
Question / challenge
Bradley, do you have a law to impart upon us?
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Sports Submission
I want to be pro tanking.; So my rule is that any sports league should let their teams the last half of the season,; if they're not going to make the playoffs, they can tank any way they want.; They can start benching players, selling players, bringing in garbage men to play positions.; As long as it's entertaining and the fans are coming, keep it fun.
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- Answer qualification: You can bring in garbage men.; Limo drivers, taxi drivers, Uber drivers.; Then there's the audio repair man.; yesterday were stocking groceries at your local 7-Eleven,; and today they're playing for the Las Vegas Raiders.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Sports Amendment
But I would wager that the move is not to replace the players with the garbage men,; but simply to put the garbage men in the uniform and pretend like they are that player.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 51:14
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Sports Debate
Famously, tanking is a problem because it is very much not entertaining.; But I do worry it will make for a worse product.; That's just the driving category.; Tripping is part of the fun.; Yeah, it's all about the ratings.; I worry that there's not enough legs to this idea,; both literally and metaphorically.
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- Question: Tell me more about who might come in.; Why are these people entertaining?; Aren't you worried about tripping?
- Ryan: “Tell me more about who might come in.”
- Ryan: “Aren't you worried about tripping?”
- Ryan: “I worry that there's not enough legs to this idea,”
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 53:29
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Sports Vote Prompt
Question / challenge
All those in favor, say aye.; And those opposed, say nay.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 53:38
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Sports Vote
Aye.; Aye.; A most resounding nay.
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- Adjudication: Motion fails.
- Adjudication verdict: FAILED
- Adjudication method: Somebody gets three votes,; and that time it was Ryan.
Round context
- Adjudication verdict: FAILED
Reverse Round
Source excerpt ↗ 54:09reverse fines.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: CurtisSource excerpt ↗ 54:09
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Reverse Prompt
Question / challenge
Thy honorable Kurti Curt.; Proceed.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Reverse Submission
to include reverse fines.; What if you pick up other people's litter?; I say you should get paid.
More of this contribution
- Answer qualification: And you must get caught picking up litter; in order to be paid.; What if you're following the speed limit?; Get paid.
- Response context: Let's pass the law now without thinking about it
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 54:35
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Reverse Debate
We take them to the roads.; They clean up the roads.; it will make people stick to the speed limit,; which I think we can all agree is abhorrent.; I'm a fan of arson.; So I didn't light it on fire.; Not even a single bit.
More of this contribution
- Question: So are you just creating garbage men?; And what will our prisoners do, Curtis?; Isn't that just going to take more time; to pull everyone over and pay them?; Maybe we've got a third example, perhaps.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 56:48
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Reverse Vote Prompt
Question / challenge
Those in favor, say aye.; Those opposed, say aye.; Say nay.
More of this contribution
- Answer qualification: Because I didn't mean to say that.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 56:53
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Reverse Vote
Aye.; Nay.; And most assuredly, nay.; Nay.; For me too.
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- Adjudication verdict: Failed
- Adjudication method: Reverse Fines failed; Ryan’s overriding vote determined the failed outcome.
- Result qualification: In principle, that is not terrible.; The execution,; I felt like New Fraser.
Round context
- Adjudication verdict: FAILED
- Result qualification: So I guess Ryan is the only one who passed anything, and he passed two.
Chill Round
Source excerpt ↗ 57:11The chill until bill.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Chill Submission
Work will be chill.; Chill until 10.30 at least,; and 11 on Mondays.; You can work if you must,; but you must not make me work; until at least a reasonable hour.
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- Answer qualification: We are comfortable with either.
- Response context: I was attacked via Microsoft Teams; Sure, it was from the previous week.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 57:25
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Chill Debate
Curtis, the important thing is that I should at least; be a couple coffees deep before you ask anything of me.
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- Question: Are you saying that we arrive at 10.30?; Or are you saying that we still get there; at 9 to 5,; but we can just sort of exist until 10.30?; What are the benefits of waiting until 10.30?; Can you provide an example of what these attacks are?; What do you mean asking you to recall an email?; When was the email sent?
- Curtis: “Are you saying that we arrive at 10.30?”
- Brad(ley): “What are the benefits of waiting until 10.30?”
- Curtis: “Can you provide an example of what these attacks are?”
- Curtis: “What do you mean asking you to recall an email?”
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Chill Amendment
I propose we add the amendment denying the use of any communication,; including in person, frankly, that begins with an uncontextualized hey.
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- Answer qualification: My point is this is a work bill.; And so it's only relevant to work communications.
- Adjudication: Okay, the floor is willing to accept that bit.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 1:00:51
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Chill Vote Prompt
Question / challenge
Those in favor, say aye.; Those opposed, say nay.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 1:00:53
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Chill Vote
Aye.; Nay.
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- Adjudication verdict: PASSED
- Adjudication method: For the record, the three votes this time went to the good gentleman from Multicultural London.
- Answer qualification: No, Brad wasn't playing him this time.
Round context
- Adjudication verdict: PASSED
View source wording — how it was explained on the show
- Method: And we had definitely none for Parliamentary Inquiry, so we can make up whatever we want.
- Final state summary: So I guess Ryan is the only one who passed anything, and he passed two.
- Final adjudication: Well, our winner is Ryan Sansone.
- Curtis: “Given our love of sounding important and imposing our will on others, let's use this as an excuse to pass some laws.”
- Curtis: “Well, actually, Ryan, I think you need to second it, and then we need to vote on it.”
- Ryan: “I called to order the first order of business, new laws.”
- Curtis: “Ryan, I call on you to introduce to the podium a law that you can suggest we consider among”
- Curtis: “Bradley, do you have a law to impart upon us?”
Comic bits and episode moments.
Conversation excerpt
Profile ↗
but I'll do a couple and you tell me if I should keep it that way or change it.
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 9 recorded exchanges
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 02:32
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Profile Request
Question / challenge
but I'll do a couple and you tell me if I should keep it that way or change it.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 02:44
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Profile Name
Kirkston Bradley
More of this contribution
- Prompt item: But the first one is name. My name is Bradley Kirkston.
- Response context: Bradford; Lee; Beely; Kirk's Kirkston; Kirk; B rads
- Adjudication: I love that. Holy shit. You just fixed your name.; It is dramatically better.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 04:32
Profile Height
said I was like five two and then really surprised them when I showed up?
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- Prompt: What should I have it at?
- Answer qualification: I think you should list in the data five two, but then your profile pick or one; of your first picks should be of you standing next to like a basketball player, but like be on like; an apple box or something. So you're, you're tall.
- Adjudication: I like the disorientation. I think that's smart.
- Brad(ley): “what if I, what if I lied about my height the opposite way instead of going tall? What if I said I was like five two and then really surprised them when I showed up? I like that. That seems like”
- Curtis: “this crazy guy. I think you should list in the data five two, but then your profile pick or one”
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RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Profile Media
Don't list television or movies at all. You don't need that to be filled out.
More of this contribution
- Prompt item: television; movies
- Response context: Travel channel, food network,; NBC Olympics, and CBS Sunday morning.; welcome to Harlem. The movie.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Attribution unavailableSource excerpt ↗ 07:46
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Profile Education
Remove the high school from the dating profile.
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- Prompt item: Let's do the last one. My education.
- Response context: For my education, it says, Oase Mills High School and Kent State University.
- Response: Why have your high school listed? I have either listed.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 08:01
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Profile Description Setup
Oh, should I make up that I have a dog?
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- Activity request: So now I need to have a description.
- Answer qualification: Just get a dog. How about that?; No, not signing up on that.; If I get a dog, I want like a really big dog that I'm a little afraid of.
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 08:26
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Bio Prompt
Question / challenge
I think in one sentence, I would love for you each; to describe what I should put on my dating profile.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Bio Answer
You don't put an identifying image in your profile.; You go the route of no picture.; I'm like a character from Rain Man. You'll have to meet me to find out; whether or not I'm Tom Cruise.
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Bio Alf
Alf and I said, I'm like Rain Man dot, dot, dot, and just don't explain why.
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- Adjudication: Please don't do that.
Source details
- Activity premise: we're going to fix my love life.
- Final state summary: Well, I think we fixed Brad's; dating life.
- Result qualification: discussion and suggested revisions; no saved profile edit is established
Conversation excerpt
Review A ↗
Source details
- Context outside the activity.
Conversation excerpt
Review B ↗
Source details
- Context outside the activity.
Conversation excerpt
Ratings ↗
See how they answered
What everyone brought to the table · 2 recorded exchanges
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: RyanSource excerpt ↗ 44:33
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Rating Ryan Prompt
Question / challenge
Well, Ryan, are the facial expressions good enough to make this a good episode?
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 45:43
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Rating Brad Prompt
Question / challenge
What did you think?
Conversation excerpt
Parliament Context ↗
David introduces us to a fictional game called Legislature and the expansion called Parliamentary Inquiry.
Conversation excerpt
Preview ↗
The Squash Courtship of Freddy's Father
What was recorded
What everyone brought to the table · 2 recorded exchanges
RECORDED EXCHANGE
Participant cited: Brad(ley)Source excerpt ↗ 1:02:36
“Participant cited” identifies a contributor, not the speaker of every word in this excerpt. It may include other participants’ replies or reactions.
Preview Prompt
Question / challenge
But Brad, why don't you tell us whether we can expect any accents next week when we cover; the previous episode at Season 2, Episode 5, The Squash Courtship of Freddy's Father?
RECORDED ANSWER / CHOICE
Preview Answer
We get to see some more Squash action.; I think we're going to overhear him having a phone call with Niles to talk about the Squash; thing.; Niles is going to give him terrible advice that really ruins the whole day, and Freddy's; going to sit there like an obnoxious asshole that he usually is.
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- Answer qualification: predictions about the upcoming review, not enacted squash play
Conversation excerpt
Outro ↗
Source details
- Context outside the activity.
Conversation excerpt
Production ↗
Audacity's gone squirrely on me, and I need to restart it.
Source details
- Context outside the activity.
Conversation excerpt
Production Prompt ↗
I need a pause.; Audacity's gone squirrely on me, and I need to restart it.
Source details
- Context outside the activity.
Conversation excerpt
Production Response ↗
If we don't think we're recording, you can just tell us to pause whenever.; Anytime there is an audio issue, feel free to interrupt, even if it's on yours.
Source details
- Result qualification: permission to interrupt; no completed restart is established
By way of goodbye.
Hear me at a peninsula
Source excerpt ↗ 1:03:50–1:03:54Transcript context (may contain transcription errors)
So for myself, Ryan, and Brad, hear me at a peninsula.
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