Episode 017: Rachel Bloom, Robot Chicken Writer and YouTube Comedy Star: Interview

This episode was recorded at the Inspire Theatre
== Summary ==
Robot Chicken writer and YouTube "Millionaire", Rachel Bloom chats with Matt and Paul and her latest live shows and upcoming TV projects. Plus, the trio reflects on their midnight run the Las Vegas strip club, Sapphire for steak and eggs. Rachel talks about her start in New York and the inspiration for her first internet hit "Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury". Plus, the importance of Sci-Fi in sketch comedy, Robot Chicken job interview, the real reason we blink every 30 seconds, and Paul's role in Star Trek weddings. Rachel reveals her path from being brought up Jewish to Atheism. Jock Vs. Nerd: Bad Boys documentary Vs. How Heisenberg helps Star Trek.
== Other Topics ==
*Hilarious conspiracy theories
*Paul coins the phrase "Throwing rice on a fire"
*The importance of Klingon realism at Star Trek weddings
== Jock vs. Nerd ==
*What device allow for successful matter transportation as understood by the fiction of Star Trek?
**The Heisenberg Compensator
*What was the nickname of the 1989 and 1990 Detroit Pistons? "The Bad Boys"
**"The Bad Boys"
*BONUS/SIDE NERD QUESTION FOR RACHEL: What are the repair access chambers on the Enterprise called? Jefferies Tubes,
**Jefferies Tubes, named after Matt Jefferies, the designer of the original Starship Enterprise
== Guests/Characters ==
*Rachel Bloom
*Iceberg Mafia by Matt and Paul
== Food Mentions ==
* Steak Salad
* Steak and Eggs
* Dunkin Donuts
* Rice
* Sticky Rice
== Trivia ==
This episode was originally supposed to air on the day Matt and Paul received a Cease and Desist letter from Ben and Jerry's over the show's original logo.
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