{"podcast":{"title":"The Blackout Diaries","slug":"the-blackout-diaries-5576104","podcast_index_feed_id":5576104,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/theblackoutdiaries","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/bb864e12-f1aa-11ec-bb6f-074ae5b659c6/image/BlackoutDiaries-Cover.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Starburns Audio","episode_count":127,"summary":"Hilarious and true drinking stories, recorded at the live Blackout Diaries show in Chicago. Hosted by Sean Bair-Flannery and CJ Sullivan, two standup comedians and friends who have been featured on Comedy Central, Sirius Radio, NPR and more. They have over 30 years of standup experience between them and about 800 missed flights.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T00:17:19.565482+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blackout-diaries-5576104"},"episode":{"title":"#104 Mike Gets Drunk & Fakes An Injury","slug":"104-mike-gets-drunk-fakes-an-injury","published_at":"2025-04-14T10:09:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blackout-diaries-5576104/104-mike-gets-drunk-fakes-an-injury","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blackout-diaries-5576104","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH8758667401.mp3?updated=1744625693","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH8758667401.mp3?updated=1744625693","summary":"The Blackout Diaries Podcast is back after a break spent on filming the TV Pilot. Unfortunately we received some tragic news that a dear friend of the show, Mike Polino, passed away from a rare auto-immune disorder. Mike owned The High Hat Club, which is where the Blackout Diaries performed for two years while The Lincoln Lodge was moving. He was a great dude and a hilarious presence behind the bar. We share some Mike stories -- including one he told at the live show about his attempt to fake an injury to avoid relationship trouble. Mike's bar The High Hat Club, was filled with characters and is sorely missed. This leads to a discussion on closed or dead bars- bars that closed up shop and that we miss. We share stats on how bar and restaurant closings are not nearly as common as people think along with some stories about our favorite closed bars.","meta_description":"The Blackout Diaries Podcast is back after a break spent on filming the TV Pilot. Unfortunately we received some tragic news that a dear friend of the sho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3553,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-blackout-diaries-5576104/episodes/104-mike-gets-drunk-fakes-an-injury/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blackout-diaries-5576104/104-mike-gets-drunk-fakes-an-injury.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}