{"podcast":{"title":"The Raven Effect","slug":"the-raven-effect-498114","podcast_index_feed_id":498114,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/pW1ORBRd","website_url":"https://bleav.com/shows/the-raven-effect/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6215cda8-011d-4ccd-9fe8-c389912a62af/dd2fb538-2e9a-4cdb-a4f3-ec44cc8e767f/3000x3000/the_raven_effect_1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The Raven Effect","episode_count":475,"summary":"Join professional wrestling superstar & world class buffoon, Raven, along with a motley assortment of friends, enemies, know-it-alls, know nothings, professional level morons and highly functioning sociopaths, for a veritable cornucopia of stupidity covering current events, conspiracies, pop culture, politics, general muckety-muck, and any and all topics that can be properly bantered by professional idiots, such as us.Featuring two sidekicks of minimal intelligence, Joseph A. Feeney (and the A stands for Asshole,) and Rich B. Bocchini (and the B stands for Belligerent), collectively known as the Eenie Meenies... see, Feeney and Bocchini rhymes with Eenie Meenie... ah, you get it...","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T10:19:52.905492+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-raven-effect-498114"},"episode":{"title":"Close Encounters of the Celebrity Kind","slug":"close-encounters-of-the-celebrity-kind","published_at":"2026-01-19T05:00:31+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-raven-effect-498114/close-encounters-of-the-celebrity-kind","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-raven-effect-498114","url":"https://bleav.com/shows/the-raven-effect/episodes/close-encounters-of-the-celebrity-kind/","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1385/injector.simplecastaudio.com/8102285a-4e5c-48b7-b933-3f90c11a2044/episodes/8fc2b35a-be28-4d35-a0d1-7e901e3c1292/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8102285a-4e5c-48b7-b933-3f90c11a2044&awEpisodeId=8fc2b35a-be28-4d35-a0d1-7e901e3c1292&feed=pW1ORBRd","summary":"This week we're getting a geography lesson, learning about the Quad Cities and every city The Gathering has been held in; Feeney tells a story that immediately gets denounced as BS, will he be vindicated? Ric Flair's Cameo shoutouts are something else, but Raven's are better ( which if you haven't, you should get one); What is a crumbum and other slang terms Feeney tries to put over; Poindexter from Revenge of the Nerds gets arrested; A listener puts a Karen to shame; Fanmail, and of course, all the usual perversions. Purchase the Blu-Ray Raven's documentary: https://vinegarsyndrome.com/products/nevermore-the-raven-effectOr watch it online on Gathr: https://gathr.com/vod/ec0e2fb0/nevermore-the-raven-effectThe show now has a Facebook page, so go CHECK IT OUTFollow the guys on social mediaRaven - @theRavenEffectFeeney - @jffeeney3rdBuy yourself some Raven shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/ravenOr even some Feeney shirts: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/ccwithjoefeeneyHave Raven say things that you want him to say, either for yourself or for someone you want to talk big-game shit to by going to http://www.cameo.com/ravenprime1Sign up for Patreon by going to http://www.patreon.com/TheRavenEffect it's only $5 a month! Get extra content AND watch the show!","meta_description":"This week we're getting a geography lesson, learning about the Quad Cities and every city The Gathering has been held in; Feeney tells a story that immedi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3624,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-raven-effect-498114/episodes/close-encounters-of-the-celebrity-kind/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-raven-effect-498114/close-encounters-of-the-celebrity-kind.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}