81: Vigilante Vengeance pt.3: Listener Episode

Grant & Maia
Nov 27, 2024
2 min read

Updated: Aug 7

Grab your greasy quesadilla and your favorite headache cure—Grant and Maia are back post-election night, muddling through day-after chaos, crisis-level hangovers, and bar-crawl confessions (ever almost drown at six or get busted wrangling half-naked conference goers?). But things take a dark turn when a listener, “Willa” spills on her family’s ties to North Carolina’s Word of Faith Fellowship, complete with hidden satellite dishes, underground imprisonment, forced marriages, stolen passports, and child labor. Just when you need a palate-cleanser, Jaymes (aka “J”) reveals his stint running AV at the Museum of the Bible—powering QAnon-adjacent events, dodging propane-cannon mishaps, and spotting Marlboro flags over rural real estate. Then Sandy wins the ultimate game of hide-and-seek in a furnace nook, and AJ’s teenage lie shatters an aunt-for-life bond. It’s a wild mix of cringe-worthy moments, small-town horrors, and cult-level drama that proves once again: listener stories keep this show addictive—because sometimes reality is so much stranger (and funnier) than fiction.

Chapters/Key takeaways to listen for

[00:31:32] TikTok Tease: A viral clip breaks the podcast’s fourth wall
[00:42:00] Election on a Plane: What it felt like to watch votes tally at 30,000 ft
[00:51:00] Debate Dash: Epic rescue of a stranded student partnership in under 10 hours
[01:00:00] Propane Cannon Warfare: Vigilante firing bird-scaring cannons from his Quonset hut perch
[01:10:45] Western NC Survivor: A listener’s 9/11 ordeal and life in a millennial small town after Hurricane Helen
[01:14:00] DIY Podcast Empire: How two opposites built a small-biz & community with memes, merch, and mayhem
[01:20:00] Cameo Christmas: Grand reveal of a cameo-powered holiday gift swap
[01:23:00] Wrap & Credits: 5 stars and let the next weird listener story roll in

Quotes:

“Sometimes the best party idea is the niche, weird idea only you and a dozen friends will get.” - Grant Thomas
“Truth is relative, and the more stories we share, the more we understand ourselves.” - Grant Thomas
“Everyone deserves to live in a place where they’re not terrified of propane cannons.” - Maia Warner
“Our values of caring deeply about each other and our democracy aren’t going anywhere.” - Maia Warner

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