1 - Cliven Bundy

"Cliven Bundy" is the first episode of the American history podcast the Dollop. Host Dave Anthony introduces Gareth Reynolds as his guest, but he would eventually become the show's co-host.

Anthony reads Reynolds the story of Cliven Bundy stiffing the federal government for grazing fees and the armed standoff that followed between right-wing gun nuts and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) at the Bundy Ranch in Clark County, Nevada. Unlike the later episodes of the Dollop Reynolds was aware of the topic before recording the podcast.

Anthony mentions at the beginning of the show that it is actually the fourth episode of the Dollop (or the sixth according to the file on Libsyn). The original Dollop was Anthony reading a story alone. One episode was about Mike Tyson and there was a live episode about the Tea Party. All of the original Dollop shows are unavailable for download.

Jokes and quotes

 * "Clivens like a cleft palate." --Gareth Reynolds
 * "Livin' like Cliven" --Dave Anthony
 * "That's the life I'm Cliven" --GR
 * "I just picture [the oathkeepers] in a circle eating their own assholes because none of it makes sense." --DA
 * "'You clean, Doug?'" --GR
 * "'Man George Washington really loves ribs.'" --GR
 * "If I'm anywhere and people are taking about how to fix the government and then a dude comes in dressed like the president and starts eating barbeque..." --DA
 * "'I declare this barbeque to be delicious! [...] Where could George Washington sneak out to take a dump real quick? I over-ate on barbeque.'" --GR