{"podcast":{"title":"The Thing Is...","slug":"the-thing-is-200227","podcast_index_feed_id":200227,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/the-thing-is","website_url":"https://gasdigital.com/show/jiHNwJdiscne","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/a2/55/d5/e2/a255d5e2-aace-429c-8a1f-1f1decff7c99/7f289497a34ef82eb57dbfaa93c55fe4ee4f034254bb1ad3bfdb33f85a8870e42bc1a7daac7b4494879d89a3dfb491034c2761b9eea11170909aea300294226d.jpeg","author":"GaS Digital Network","episode_count":20,"summary":"Shannon Lee and Mike Figs get together weekly with interesting guests in comedy, reality TV, porn and every other walk of life to find out about their nightmare date stories, paranormal experiences and street fight stories! It gets crazy, hysterical, scary and shocking as they uncover stories you won't hear on other podcasts only here on The Thing Is...(ding!)","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T10:20:01.051848+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thing-is-200227"},"episode":{"title":"490: Great GILF (Nick Rochefort)","slug":"490-great-gilf-nick-rochefort","published_at":"2026-07-10T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thing-is-200227/490-great-gilf-nick-rochefort","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thing-is-200227","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/rss.art19.com/episodes/a1b21a65-e2b0-435e-884a-2b311a312c21.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/rss.art19.com/episodes/a1b21a65-e2b0-435e-884a-2b311a312c21.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"The incredibly funny Nick Rochefort (Perfect Guy Life) joins the show for a masterclass in classic grifting, chaotic real estate, and unmatched 2000s nostalgia. Nick breaks down his legendary \"Nick Radisson\" alter-ego, the art of sneaking into exclusive celebrity clubs, and the wild story of how blind optimism landed a million-dollar show investment. Before Nick takes over, Shannon vents about the absolute nightmare of NYC real estate after her landlord decides to sell her building, prompting a breakdown of moving logistics and rental truck horror stories. The crew also dives into the realities of modern dating, hilarious retro nightlife encounters, and why the early 2000s were a completely different—and much more dangerous—era for going out. Air Date 7/8/26 Support our sponsors ⁠⁠https://bodybraincoffee.com⁠⁠ - use the code DING20 to get 20% off! ⁠⁠https://yokratom.com/ ⁠⁠ - Home of the $60 Kilo *Send in your stories for Bad Dates, Bad Things, and Scary Things to...* ⁠⁠ thethingispodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠   The Thing Is...Podcast Merch available at ⁠⁠https://gasdigitalmerch.com/collections/the-thing-is⁠⁠ The Thing Is... Airs every Tuesday, at 4:00pm ET on the GaS Digital Network! The newest 20 episodes are always free, but if you want access to all the archives, watch live, chat live, access to the forums, and get the show five days before it comes out everywhere else - you can subscribe now at gasdigital.com and use the code TTI to get a one week free trial. Follow the show on social media! Mike Figs - Instagram: ⁠⁠@comicmikefigs⁠⁠ Shannon Lee - Instagram: ⁠⁠@shannonlee6982 ⁠⁠ Shannon's Amazon Wishlist ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q05PR2JFBE6T?ref_=wl_share⁠⁠ To advertise your product on GaS Digital podcasts please email ⁠⁠ jimmy@gasdigitalmarketing.…","meta_description":"The incredibly funny Nick Rochefort (Perfect Guy Life) joins the show for a masterclass in classic grifting, chaotic real estate, and unmatched 2000s nost…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4131,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-thing-is-200227/episodes/490-great-gilf-nick-rochefort/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-thing-is-200227/490-great-gilf-nick-rochefort.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}