# Ep. 213 - James Blunt Is Officially a Sleep Paralysis Demon - 06/25/2026

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Podcast: [Noon Hour Of Madness & Mayhem](https://stenobird.com/podcast/noon-hour-of-madness-mayhem-7115753)
Published: 2026-06-25T22:52:17+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1177

## Resource

Viktor begins the show convinced James Blunt's music belongs in a haunted house, somehow turning "Goodbye My Lover" into nightmare fuel before declaring Night Ranger to be "devil music." From there, things only get stranger. Peaches discovers that apparently yogurt belongs on windows instead of in your fridge, New York somehow celebrates the return of toilet seats, mutant rats refuse to die, and Idaho gets invaded by Mormon crickets that Victor immediately tries turning into dinner. Because that's apparently a reasonable solution. Then the conversation takes a sharp turn into NBA trade value, where Peaches wonders how insulting it would be to get traded for nothing more than a second-round pick and some cash. That somehow leads to the greatest fake job interview ever: Viktor auditions to become a professional breakup messenger by absolutely crushing poor "Liberal Jim" over the phone. If you've ever wondered how cold someone could possibly deliver bad news, you're about to find out. The guys also debate whether GTA VI is about to become the most overhyped game ever made, argue about terrible in-game radio stations, roast soccer for nearly twenty minutes of passing followed by one goal, and laugh at international visitors discovering America's greatest culinary achievement: free chips and salsa. Throw in mozzarella sticks, Baja Blasts, Tijuana, passports that cost way too much, and Viktor desperately trying to stay awake through the entire show, and you've got another episode that somehow gets more ridiculous every few minutes. If nothing else, you'll never hear James Blunt the same way again.

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