Overview of Correcting The Record... - H3 Show #317
This episode is a mixed bag of light chaos, pop-culture drama, and internet deep dives. With Ethan Klein still sick and absent, Dan hosts the show and the crew fills time with updates on the upcoming movie review schedule, a lively breakdown of the Kelly Clarkson vs. Brooklyn curiosity shop controversy, and a series of offbeat segments ranging from prison livestreams to Call of Duty relationship drama.
Main Topics Covered
Ethan’s absence and show updates
- Ethan remained out sick, reportedly with no voice, so Dan hosted again.
- The crew announced a schedule change for the movie reviews:
- Hereditary replaces Killer Klowns from Outer Space for this week.
- Killer Klowns is still planned for a later date, likely with the director involved.
- They encouraged viewers to watch Hereditary ahead of the episode, noting it’s available free with ads on YouTube.
Dodgers and general life talk
- The crew spent a while riffing about:
- The Dodgers being down badly in their series.
- Local news doomscrolling, including bizarre and tragic stories.
- Southern California coastal flooding/high surf and climate-related damage.
- There was a recurring joke about birds, and the crew briefly spiraled into a mini anti-bird / pro-bird debate.
Kelly Clarkson vs. the Brooklyn Curiosity Shop
This was the main segment of the episode and got the most time.
What happened
- Kelly Clarkson tweeted that she visited Art of Play, a Brooklyn shop selling curiosities, toys, and elaborate objects, and felt insulted by how she was treated.
- She said she was shown something “comparable” after asking about a bird automaton, and felt dismissed.
- The store responded with their version of events, claiming:
- The bird, “Molly,” was not really for sale.
- They offered a different, cheaper bird automaton.
- They treated her like any other customer.
Evidence reviewed
- The crew watched security footage obtained by journalist Pablo Torre.
- They also looked at:
- The store’s social media posts.
- Kelly’s follow-up posts.
- A price-tag photo Kelly shared.
- A prior post showing the store’s “favorite items not for sale.”
Their takeaway
- The footage itself was ambiguous and didn’t clearly prove either side.
- The store’s tone struck the crew as smug and somewhat defensive.
- Kelly still came off as overreacting by blasting the store to millions of followers.
- By the end, the crew leaned slightly toward Kelly’s side on the actual interaction, but still agreed her public tweet was excessive.
- A poll showed a shift during the episode:
- More viewers moved toward Kelly’s side after the deeper dive.
- “Neither/I don’t care” also had a strong showing early on.
Reenactments
- The crew performed multiple dramatic reenactments of the interaction from both Kelly’s and the store’s perspectives.
- These were framed as increasingly detailed “versions” of the event as more information came out.
- The bit became one of the most memorable parts of the episode.
Other Stories and Bits
Diddy prison fight
- They discussed reports that Diddy got into a fight in prison with a Jamaican drug lord nicknamed Dudu.
- The crew joked about:
- “Fort Dicks”
- Baby oil being taken away
- Prison power dynamics
Trump and the firing squad livestream
- Trump reportedly reversed course on plans to livestream a military execution.
- The crew mocked the original idea, Trump’s phrasing, and the general absurdity of the proposal.
- They also joked about Hegseth and military testosterone rhetoric.
Beatles movie rollout
- Sony is planning four Beatles biopics, one for each member, to be released in the same general window.
- The crew debated:
- Whether they should be watched in a particular order.
- Whether bundling the films is a good idea.
- Which Beatle would draw the most interest.
- They generally thought the idea was unusual but interesting.
Zelda / Bombchu Lady / Great Fairy talk
- The crew discussed the Ocarina of Time remaster and were amused by how attractive or stylized some old Zelda NPCs now look in updated graphics.
- They singled out:
- The Bombchu Lady
- The Great Fairy
- Princess Ruto
- The conversation turned into a nostalgic, slightly thirsty discussion of classic game characters.
Prison streamer “Gunsmoke”
- A guy streaming from prison on Kick went viral.
- He discussed:
- Meme coins
- Rug pulls
- Crypto
- Making content while incarcerated
- The crew were amused that he seemed surprisingly internet-savvy and entrepreneurial.
- They speculated about how much of the stream was real, how he had access to a phone, and whether he could get in trouble for going viral.
Call of Duty caster cheating scandal
- The crew covered drama in the Call of Duty esports world involving Maven and Merk.
- Maven had divorced his co-caster Joe’s wife, Marissa, and people dug up old tweets suggesting Maven had been publicly thirsting after her for years.
- The situation was framed as:
- messy
- embarrassing
- vaguely funny
- very “Call of Duty community”
Notable Moments / Running Jokes
- Dan repeatedly being teased for hosting and for his Dodgers pessimism.
- Multiple “AIDS” / “dead” jokes aimed at Ethan’s illness, in the usual H3 absurd style.
- Olivia and the crew’s reenactments of the Kelly Clarkson exchange.
- Jokes about birds, automatons, and whether the shop was using “not for sale” language in a philosophical or literal way.
- References to “eat your peas,” a recurring in-show phrase.
- Plenty of riffing around weird internet phrasing like “Kellyanne,” “Portlandia,” and “woman in a boutique.”
Takeaways
- The episode’s centerpiece was the Kelly Clarkson vs. Art of Play story, which the crew treated like a tiny internet courtroom drama.
- Their verdict was nuanced:
- Kelly likely experienced a rude or smug interaction.
- The shop also had a plausible explanation.
- Kelly still overreacted by going public so aggressively.
- The rest of the episode was a scattershot mix of pop culture, internet news, and joke-heavy commentary that kept the energy loose while Ethan was out sick.