New Year's Resolutions and Feuds: A Discussion on Reply All Podcast

TLDR In this episode of Reply All, the hosts talk about their New Year's resolutions, including one host wanting to start boxing and the other wanting to limit their feuds. The hosts also discuss various topics such as J.K. Rowling's updates to the Harry Potter universe and the controversial figure Chuck C. Johnson.

Timestamped Summary

00:00 The hosts discuss their New Year's resolutions, with one wanting to start boxing and experience getting knocked out, and the other wanting to limit their feuds.
04:09 The host discusses their feuds with their neighbors and a delivery guy, expressing their intention to be more efficient in their feuds and not let go of any of them.
07:46 A guy punches Jamie Green in the face because he pushed him off the swings in third grade.
12:51 The hosts discuss a tweet about Harry Potter and speculate about the identity of Chuck C. Johnson, while also mentioning JK Rowling's tendency to reveal new information about the series after the books were published.
17:39 The hosts discuss J.K. Rowling's recent update to Harry Potter mythology on the Pottermore Twitter account, specifically about the lack of bathrooms at Hogwarts and how wizards used to relieve themselves wherever they stood and vanished the evidence.
22:17 The hosts discuss J.K. Rowling's explanation on the Pottermore website about how wizards used to relieve themselves wherever they stood and vanished the evidence, and how she often updates and adds unnecessary information to the Harry Potter universe.
26:27 Chuck Johnson, a self-proclaimed journalist, gained attention for trying to prove that women who had come forward about being harassed or assaulted were lying, and he even confronted one of the women on the street, but he is most well-known for his involvement in the Rolling Stone article about an alleged assault at a fraternity, where he tweeted that he would reveal everything about the woman's past and ended up naming and using the picture of the wrong person.
30:22 Chuck Johnson denies accusations made against him, including the claim that he pooped on the floor in college, but the Streisand effect causes people to become more curious and interested in the rumor.
33:58 Chuck Johnson, an internet troll, had a scandal involving him potentially pooping on the floor at his college, which resulted in lawsuits and settlements.
38:04 Chuck C. Johnson is being compared to wizards from Harry Potter who would freely poop on the floor and use magic to make it disappear.

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