We Bought a Volcano Part 2

## Overview

Double Heads Volcano Hour presents "We Bought a Volcano Part 2," where DJs Matt Fox & Dillon Minacci present a playlist combining Patti Smith and Medeski, Martin & Wood. They share volcano safety tips, meet a custodian, and discover dark secrets about their new employer. Listen to the episode.

## Episode Summary

Matt Fox and Dillon Minacci have now rebranded the radio show as Double Heads Volcano Hour due to a mandate by VolCorp, their new employer. They now record live inside the volcano, and their main job is to convey two volcano safety facts:

1. Look both ways
2. Lava is not your friend (unless you're VolCorp)

Once they say both rules, they don't really have a plan for the show. Dillon starts to reveal that VolCorp has been showering him with gifts, including endless Corningware, a house, and a crown, among other goodies. Thus far, Matt has only received a bed and some bread, which he was happy with until learning about Dillon's situation.

They are quickly greeted by Harry Potter, the custodian of the volcano. He is an unpaid employee who is compensated with healthcare, pizza parties, and volcano dust, which he is very excited to collect. He was originally born in the volcano but spent part of his life in London, where there is a volcano in the middle of the English Channel.

A man named Dr. John Big Butt enters the volcano and claims to be a 3rd generation volcanist and whistleblower. He works in VolCorp's volcanology lab, where they "treat people real nice." That said, he comes on air and anonymizes his voice to tell the DJs that they're in grave danger. Dr. Big Butt claims that VolCorp wants to render their bodies into volcano ash, which is then used as a clean energy source to fuel machines worldwide. Matt is pretty quick to believe Dr. Big Butt, but Dillon doesn't believe that VolCorp would do something so sinister. Both DJs also find Dr. Big Butt a little annoying.

They get a call from Daniel Plainview of *There Will Be Blood* notoriety. He is interested in going into business with the DJs and claims to own the only other volcano in Texas out west near Marfa. Dillon and Matt begin to sign the contract, but upon reading it realize Plainview is trying to trick them out of their ownership. Plainview gets upset and starts to explain that he needs the contract to be signed before the Second Coming of Christ, which is happening soon. They hang up on him.

They also get a call from longtime fan Jim E. Brown, who calls in to plug his new VHS and live album. He recently lost custody of his son, Tanner Brown, after leaving him in an orphanage while on a US tour. The judge who took his child away, Miranda Roberts, is now his on-and-off girlfriend, and they've been dating for six days. He has no interest in performing a song for them and hangs up quickly after the request.

Dr. Big Butt continues to warn the DJs that they're in danger, and Harry Potter corroborates that VolCorp likely brought the DJs to the volcano to harvest their body parts for clean energy. When the DJs ask Paulie Pomerino Paulson what he knows, he plays dumb despite warning the DJs a week prior. While Matt doesn't successfully convince Dillon to turn on VolCorp, they both agree this warrants further investigation.

They decide the genres complement.

## Characters

Matt Fox

Dillon Minacci

Paulie Pomerino Paulson

Harry Potter

Daniel Plainview

Dr. John Big Butt

Jim E. Brown

## Featured Music

Medeski, Martin & Wood - "Hermeto's Daydream"

Patti Smith - "Going Underground"