The Set Breaker

Mike Kim

People are set in their ways? Nope, not here. We'll break that. Go beyond the laugh. Get Deep. read less
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Episodes

Ep 107: This Mortician Prepped 4,000 Dead Bodies
Apr 1 2024
Ep 107: This Mortician Prepped 4,000 Dead Bodies
Juan Cias has been a Mortician for 18 years and seen 4,000 dead bodies. We talk about embalming bodies, sewing limbs back together, sickening crime scenes, smell of decomposing bodies, beauty of death, "hot" corpses, Mike's grandma passing, & more.Time Stamps:0:56 - we live and we die1:51 - how many dead bodies has Juan seen?2:49 - the emotional story behind the people passing stays with you5:42 - stories of seeing violently mangled bodies6:59 - Juan got into funeral directing to see crazy things8:21 - some police are scared to move dead bodies9:36 - the most horrible crime scene with a homeless person11:52 - what decomposing bodies smell like13:02 - decomposing body vs farts14:31 - the embalming process is tough15:32 - sewing up process of the corpse19:32 - the difference between coroners, embalmers, and morticians21:20 - death gets people turned on23:33 - how Juan got started in standup comedy25:26 - Juan goes to therapy for seeing so many dead bodies27:01 - death changes your outlook on life to not take things personally 28:32 - mike shares a moment he had when is grandma passed30:19 - respecting the corpse & middle age isn’t accurate34:48 - old people are scared of morticians37:11 - seeing “hot” corpses39:48 - rise in fentanyl = rise in death rate in younger population41:32 - dating is hard as a mortician46:58 - don’t end your life- you’re hurting those around you50:27 - mike wrote down all the ways he could end himself & got lazy52:28 - Juan believes he’ll be alone forever- but he has his friends
Ep 106: A Prison Guard Turned Comedian Tells Truth About Prison Life
Apr 4 2023
Ep 106: A Prison Guard Turned Comedian Tells Truth About Prison Life
Josh Higuera was a corrections officer for 7 years & stationed in gunatamo bay & victorville. We talk about pranking prisoners, treat prisoners with respect, losing a parent, weird prison rules, gay comedians turning straight comedians gay, cooking in prison cells, becoming a comedian after working in prison, and more.Time Stamps:0:21 - Josh was stationed in Guantanamo Bay & Victorville Federal Prison1:29 - being a corrections officer (C.O.) puts you in a dark place3:04 - prisoners don't act like what you see on TV4:24 - some COs bullied prisoners7:56 - blood doesn't squirt when you get stabbed8:53 - A gang leader saved 30 COs lives11:18 - an inmate got the literally teeth kicked out of his face14:01 - easiest prison job16:62- why you should treat prisoners with respect19:08 - Josh loves his kid but used to hate kids20:19 - Cuban prisons don't have medical resources for serious injuries23:06 - Josh started standup comedy at the same time he was in the academy25:11 - redefining success & happiness & losing a parent27:43 - growing up with an abusive father30:00 - why do Josh & Mike do standup?34:54 - protective measures against your body degrading38:28 - Josh tries to guess what Asian Mike is & Japanese is aggressive39:24 - Arabic sounds aggressive40:33 - favorite Korean foods42:56 - Mike shot a short film with food poisoning & sh*t himself44:16 - balancing comedy & being a single father49:20- in prison child sex traffickers are accepted vs. child molestors51:29 - Josh's first day as CO saw 2 buff convicts blowing each other57:44 - do some prisoners turn gay or always were gay?1:01:38 - some straight comedians are secretly gay or just desperate1:06:13 - catching a prisoner with a knife in his butt1:09:36 - pranking the prisoners1:14:24 - allowing prisoners to cook in their cells1:19:44 - catching an illegal gym in prison