Alex Brooker: The Christmas Intervention (In April)
4/2/202646 min
Alex Brooker arrives at Joe Marler's office with a love of Christmas that borders on obsession - so Joe decides to meet it head-on.
Armed with surprises, nostalgia, and a relentless festive onslaught, Joe attempts to tackle Alex’s all-consuming love of Christmas with the most over-the-top exposure therapy yet.
But beneath the chaos lies something more personal. Alex reflects on where his love of Christmas began, the worst present he’s ever received, and how his perspective on life - and his disability - has evolved over the years, particularly through his time on The...
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First 90 secondsJake Bhardwaj· Host0:00
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Speaker 20:26
[laughs] I sold my car on Carvana last night.
Joe Marler· Host0:30
Well, that's cool.
Speaker 20:31
No, y- you don't understand. It went perfectly. Real offer, down to the penny. They're picking it up tomorrow. Nothing went wrong.
Joe Marler· Host0:37
So wha- what's the problem?
Speaker 20:38
That is the problem. Nothing in my life goes this smoothly. I'm waiting for the catch.
Joe Marler· Host0:42
Maybe there's no catch.
Speaker 20:43
That's exactly what a catch would want me to think.
Joe Marler· Host0:46
[laughs] Wow, you need to relax.
Speaker 20:47
I need to knock on wood. Do we have wood? Is this table wood?
Joe Marler· Host0:50
I think it's laminate.
Speaker 20:51
Okay. Yeah, that's good. That's close enough.
Speaker 40:52
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Speaker 50:56
Carvana.
Speaker 40:57
Pickups may apply.
Speaker 60:58
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Speaker 71:25
I [censored] hate Christmas.
Speaker 51:27
What?
Speaker 71:27
So you apparently love it.