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For our first episode of season 2, comedian Steve Hofstetter joined the Unofficial Official Story team to answer the question: Will Trump make JFK Jr his VP when he’s reinstated as Prez? In this episode, we discuss QAnon, progressives, trolls, and of course, Koji mentioned 2Pac (a bunch of times). Listen to the episode to find out what really happened.

Thank you Brian “Deep” Watters for the new intro/outro music. You can check out his music at https://soundcloud.com/deepwatters.

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Steve Hofstetter, who has a whopping 185 million views on YouTube, is also the host of Finding Babe Ruth on FS1. His book (Ginger Kid) is a top 5 pick on Amazon and debuted at number one in its category. Hofstetter was the host and executive producer of season one of Laughs (FOX), and he has been on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and E! True Hollywood Story, Comics Unleashed, Comedy All-Stars, Quite Frankly, White Boyz in the Hood, Countdown, and more. He’s been in four movies, and he has had two top 20 comedy albums (including one that hit number 1 on iTunes comedy charts). He is a former columnist for Sports Illustrated and the NHL and has also written for Maxim and the New York Times, among others.

Go to https://www.stevehofstetter.com/ to see some of Steve’s work and his tour dates.

LINKS & RESEARCH

Our team of researchers do most of its “research” on the Internet, so take our “facts” for what they are. With that in mind, much of the information we got for this episode was gleaned from the following sources:

Research:

https://www.bbc.com/news/53498434

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/qanon-explained-what-is-trump-russia-investigation-pizzagate-a8845226.html

5 facts about the QAnon conspiracy theories

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/02/majority-of-republicans-believe-the-qanon-conspiracy-theory-is-partly-or-mostly-true-survey-finds/?sh=695709535231

https://www.newsweek.com/celebrities-who-have-tweeted-about-qanon-1526473

https://www.the-sun.com/news/1642379/qanon-james-woods-roseanne-barr/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/03/trump-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-qanon

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/06/qanon-nothing-can-stop-what-is-coming/610567/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/11/22/qanon-supporters-pack-site-of-jfk-assassination-in-hopes-jfk-jr-and-maybe-his-dad-will-return/?sh=7826f3ae48a3

https://www.logically.ai/factchecks/library/70117df8

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What are “they” not telling us? We’ll find out, figure out, and, when all else fails, make up the missing pieces to some of the most scandalous conspiracies, unexplained phenomena, and true crime affecting our world today. Join comedian Dwayne Perkins, writer Koji Steven Sakai, and actress Jennifer Field on The Unofficial Official Story Podcast every month, and by the end of each episode, we’ll tell you what’s really…maybe…happening. 

CREDITS

Intro and outro song was created by Brian “Deep” Watters. You can hear his music on https://soundcloud.com/deepwatters.

Hosts: Jennifer Field, Dwayne Perkins, and Koji Steven Sakai

Edited and Produced by Koji Steven Sakai

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Unique stand-up comedy has finally invaded NBC’s premier streaming network.

Today, Peacock announced a new diverse stand-up comedy series set to premiere this spring entitled Comedy InvAsian. In an era where diversity in entertainment is a necessity, Comedy InvAsian is the brainchild effort of producers Koji Steven Sakai and Quentin Lee to showcase and celebrate the diversity of Asian American comedy in both genre and representation to the world.

Set to be released on May 1st, 2022, this season will feature performances from comedians Aidan Park, Nishy XL, Jiaoying Summers, George Wang, Vinayak Pal, Lin Sun, Rosie Tran, and Eli Nicolas.

Check out some of the clips from the show over at the article: https://weownthelaughs.com/2022/04/comedy-invasian-stand-up-comedy-series-set-to-premiere-on-peacock-may-1st/

This month we’re taking a much-needed break to recharge and do even more research so we can bring you more exciting new episodes of the Unofficial Official Story podcast. But in the meantime, we’re looking back at some of our favorite moments from season 1. This episode features Randall Park, Randy Sklar, Rass Kass, Jonesy, Kristen Key, and more.

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Aliens? Bigfoot? Slender Man? QAnon? The grassy knoll? The Zodiac Killer? We’ve heard all the stories and hypotheses trying to explain the unexplainable before, but what’s really going on? Join comedian Dwayne Perkins, writer Koji Steven Sakai, actress Jennifer Field, and their guests as they sift through the facts… and the fiction… to come up with the “official” story.

CREDITS

The sound effects and music are from https://www.zapsplat.com with additional music by WorldTaur.

Hosts: Jennifer Field, Dwayne Perkins, and Koji Steven Sakai

Edited and Produced by Koji Steven SakaiSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/unofficialofficialstory)

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For our last episode of the season, we brought on rap icon and superstar Ras Kass joined the Unofficial Official Story team to answer the question: Was Gangster rap created and pushed to send more people to prison? Listen to the episode to find out the “official” story.

We got a little carried away with our conversation with Ras because he’s such an interesting person with amazing stories. If you want to go straight to the “official facts,” skip to around minute 17.

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ABOUT OUR GUEST Ras Kass is considered a critics darling, a Hip Hop purists’ archetype & a rapper’s worst nightmare; his nom de plume is literally “Your favorite rappers, Favorite Rapper”. He is a lyricist, published author, Exec Producer, SAG actor, ghostwriter, Voice-over actor, music consultant, Public Speaker, and Urban Philosopher.

Ras recently received a B+ GPA in the recently-Viral “Hip Hop Report Card” from Old School Legend, Kool Moe Dee.

He’s worked with these greats: Dr. Dre to Dj Premiere, The Rza to Kanye West; from Apollo Brown, The Alchemist to multiple Grammy award-winning funk producer Jack Splash. and collaborated with elite rappers members Kendrick Lamar, Nipsey Hussle, Jay Z, 2Chainz, The Lox, Ice T, Too Short, Talib Kweli and too many more to name.

FIND US ONLINE

Website: http://unofficialofficialstory.com/

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/theunofficialofficialstorypod/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheUnofOfStory

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxGCoSTC0bmTk5GVFHP4l3w

ABOUT US

Aliens? Bigfoot? Slender Man? QAnon? The grassy knoll? The Zodiac Killer? We’ve heard all the stories and hypotheses trying to explain the unexplainable before, but what’s really going on? Join comedian Dwayne Perkins, writer Koji Steven Sakai, actress Jennifer Field, and their guests as they sift through the facts… and the fiction… to come up with the “official” story.

LINKS & RESEARCH

Our team of researchers do most of its “research” on the Internet, so take our “facts” for what they are. With that in mind, much of the information we got for this episode was gleaned from the following sources:

Research:

https://www.businessinsider.com/former-music-exec-describes-the-scary-meeting-that-resulted-in-todays-violent-rap-music-2012-5

https://www.hiphopisread.com/2012/04/secret-meeting-that-changed-rap-music.html?m=1

CREDITS

The sound effects and music are from https://www.zapsplat.com with additional music by WorldTaur.

Hosts: Jennifer Field, Dwayne Perkins, and Koji Steven Sakai

Edited and Produced by Koji Steven Sakai

Download and subscribe to the podcast at your favorite podcasting host: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or anywhere you usually get your podcasts from.

Check out my newest movie that goes into production today! Yikes! Check out the full article over at Deadline: https://deadline.com/2022/02/terrence-howard-cuba-gooding-jr-horror-skeletons-closet-1234932938/