"YOUR WELCOME" with Michael Malice

[@phaltron7849]

Recap: Cumia was too scared to fire everyone so he made Gavin do it.

[@obnobn2345]

Called being a good person. Bet even if you could, you wouldn't pay out of pocket for an entire media networks expenses.

[@kingconcerto5860]

@@obnobn2345 It's called being a pussy lol

[@deebee4575]

Spaghetti on the wall syndrome.

[@BarovTV]

Ant is too nice

[@anitacamperlengo5284]

I really miss Night Shade. It was my favorite show!!!

[@TheSonsofHorusx]

“Looks like the person who matters the least is talking the most” I gotta use this zinger too

[@lubipopovicnyc]

Your welcome 😂

[@justkidding8304]

​@@lubipopovicnycmy sweet, sweet Montenegrin angel

[@lubipopovicnyc]

@@justkidding8304😊❣️

[@nateworld323]

@@lubipopovicnyc We love you Lubi! You've already gotten fired and in trouble, now you just have to be brave and never stop fighting.

[@13StJimmy]

Look personally I like everyone here. I’ve known of Gavin for over 10 years, love the shows at compound, and never miss an episode of Your Welcome. That being said while sure it seemed shitty to just fire everyone. Garrett made it clear that Compound was struggling with subscribers and thought Cumia was done 2/3 years ago. Say what you want about Cumia but he definitely has a big heart and I’m sure part of the deal was Gavin had to be the bad guy. Gavin just wanted to keep doing a show with him and this was the only way they saw it being profitable. Yea Gavin is a troll/mischief, but he’s really more of a business guy than Anthony is. I’m sorry compound is gone but it really doesn’t seem to be personal. That’s show business.

[@Simone79126]

It sounds about right…

[@galaxydogs5828]

It's a good parable for the price of avoided confrontation

[@magog6852]

You don't "know" any of them lololol. You're a lunatic

[@kingconcerto5860]

Yes I would say that's accurate. It's also totally embarrassing that Anthony can't force himself to be a man for just one necessary conversation where he has to feel uncomfortable. It's a very womanly trait, to just avoid talking about something because it makes you uncomfortable. Gavin has said many times that he enjoys firing people though, Ant probably approached him him-hawing about having to get rid of the booth guys and I guarantee Gavin volunteered. Not that I'm upset with Gavin, it can be a lot of fun to fire someone; he really was just the messenger here. Just a totally unsympathetic messenger, lol.

[@clydefrog203]

​@kingconcerto5860 I mean Anthony kept those guys floating for 2-3 years out of his own pocket because he cared about those guys. More than you get outta 90% of bosses . Having to fire people you love and care about doesn't make you a woman, it just proves you're not a sociopath

[@BarovTV]

No severance? These dudes were paid A LOT for a network with ONE show that made money. It didn't last forever. The booth boys should be thankful for 10 years in a crazy business.

[@gabe135]

Garrett taught me about kabbadi and I will forever be grateful

[@themilesproject8041]

I misread that as “Garrett taught me about kabbadi and I will forever be gabbadi” 😂

[@dStrojdStroj]

I googled this and got to an popular asian sport. What is this sith? :D

[@joshpoke3829]

Gavin is a business man

[@baxter326]

Garrett is a good dude. Too bad Anthony couldn’t keep him as his producer.

[@obnobn2345]

Garret is talented at what he does. Of all of them, he is the one I'm least worried about. He should easily land on his feet.

[@sherryberry4577]

Didnt Dave Landau kind of get the impression that when Cumia was moving to SC he kinda assumed the show was coming to an end. Isnt that why he moved on?

[@sherryberry4577]

Or at least partly why he moved on

[@falkon7832]

Yes

[@drownthepoor]

Well..yes and no. Landau didn't have much of a career before Anthony made him co-host. Crowder approaching Landau was like a major step up and forward for him, and the way he left Compound was super shady as well. Long before Cumia announced he was moving, like 4 or 5 years ago now; I had heard from people who had been to Compound that it was obvious the business wasn't doing well. Dave would have stayed until the end had he not found better opportunity.

[@chipchippahson]

No he saw an opportunity and simply stabbed someone in the back who literally gave him a huge gig and housed him.

[@sherryberry4577]

@@chipchippahson yeah but his decision aged well. Look at the people that stuck with Cumia. They all got "stabbed in the back"..

[@Lost_In_LA]

Regarding determining how shows make money, Anthony said Gavin actively monitored the number of views for each of the shows on his network. Viewership would be a good proxy for profitability.

[@jedlee2194]

Even without raw viewership numbers on each show, Chrissie Mayr has much more internet clout than the others. It’s still hard for me to imagine she brings in any new Compound subscribers but her presence on the network might slow the loss of current subs.

[@Mallardman795]

Dang Gavin is a straight up gangsta haha. In all seriousness, I know Garret & Co. we’re on the wrong end of this and that sucks, but it sounds like Gavin did what needed to be done. I envy the balls on that guy…

[@LabrnMystic]

I mean he built vice. And a couple other small companies. So he knows the business end.

[@Deepstatepenetration]

I’ve been a compound subscriber for six years and I just can’t believe Anthony let this happen the way he did! All the former employees are acting like he did them a favor by keeping them afloat out of his own pocket but he could have put the work in to hire (and fire) the right people to revive compound when he knew the ship was sinking! Instead, he was getting loaded everyday gearing himself up for his heart attack, then just lets Gavin ruin his employees lives in a matter of minutes! Btw I love Anthony’s show and I’m still a big fan of it but come on man! 😂

[@drownthepoor]

Gearing up for his heart attack ahahahha. Yeah man, it's sad to see Compound go this way. Compound was an early pioneer, and there was a time when I saw them as one of the "big" or real alternative studios. Legion Of Skanks spawned in Anthony's basement, and Luis started Gas Digital after they left Compound. Gas seems to be hanging in there pretty well. I have heard since 4 years ago that Compound was on the way out. I've always loved Gavin, but known he's an irredeemable human being. Anthony has some skeletons of his own. Garret always stood out to me at Compound as the brains behind the machine.

[@phaltron7849]

If it don't make dollars, it don't make sense

[@kingconcerto5860]

I agree, I've been subbed to Compound since 2016-2017 and I was a day 1 FreeSpeechTV subscriber (the first iteration of Gavin's network). I'm not about to cancel my CensoredTV sub but it really sucks what happens to the booth guys. Michael says it in this episode and I've always thought the same thing- Garrett was the funniest guy at Compound. TBD was the shit.

[@chipchippahson]

Geno and Mayr survived all of this. Let that sink in.

[@dannyprovalone5110]

Well, they haven’t made a deal yet.

[@blappichulo9015]

@@dannyprovalone5110yea and I def wouldnt bank on them both lasting. The CensoredTV studio is in the Bronx so it’s inconvenient & whatever it’s worthwhile for Gavin to pay them.. might be outweighed by monetization; leaving them incentivized to push their streams outside CensoredTV.

[@deebee4575]

Geno will not last.

[@Brian0wns]

They should team Garrett up with Owen and have a show about a New Yorker trying to make it on a farm. Also Garrett could bring some production value to Owens streams.

[@mediabear]

That is an excellent idea

[@gavincotter9326]

Besides the fact Owen is a scam artist

[@lorellgingrich6603]

Should they include Arnold Ziffel? 😉

[@kingconcerto5860]

Owen is extremely boring.

[@blappichulo9015]

If you’ve ever seen the censoredTV’s comment section under Owen’s videos… you wouldn’t wish such a fate upon Garrett.

[@mediabear]

The lads SHOULD do the promo code thing, the people who are already subscribed will input the code to support them. I personally would do so immediately.

[@xXdwebbXx]

It's a small percentage though dude. Then again, like AIU they can keep the patreon running at the same time

[@mamakids6163]

I thoroughly laughed my ass off but seriously, Garrett should be President.

[@dwp1970]

Hang in there Garrett, best of luck and feel free to Dump NYC.

[@CauliflowerConqueror]

Geno not getting fired is criminal.

[@Primus-ue4th]

What kind of bitch wants somebody to get fired?

[@Floptart]

At least he's only making 1/10th of what he made before.

[@billbixby977]

​@@Floptarthe deserves nothing

[@obnobn2345]

Screw you jelly pricks. Geno is awesome.

[@kylenorris6907]

Geno is funny fuck

[@rylion2770]

See if Timcast has something he could do!!!

[@jergensenC6]

Ant should have just done his show from home, had Garrett produce it, years ago. Geno and The other shows bring no subscribers. Ant is in his mid 60's, how long did they think he was going to continue Compound.

[@kingconcerto5860]

Also everyone is mad at Gavin here, but I'm more annoyed with Anthony for being such a pussy that he couldn't even give a heads up about this life changing news to his employees. Like, for ONCE, make yourself uncomfortable and have a necessary conversation. Setting it all in motion and having Gavin deliver the news is insane. Gavin has said many times on GOML that he enjoys firing people, which I understand. It can be a lot of fun, but these aren't just random 22 year old interns. Garrett was like Anthony's Ryan, he more or less functioned as a co-host after Landau left ffs.

[@dStrojdStroj]

For being such a good story teller I'm sure Ant could have given them the news in a calm manner. They all love him anyway. But hey, we all have our crosses to bare...

[@kingconcerto5860]

@@dStrojdStroj Yeah it sucks, would have been great to have Garrett and Ryan in the booth at Censored, Ryan could use a hand tbh lol.

[@franktothemax]

This dude seems like a really good dude.

[@chuckweber542]

Oh Michal malace is great.hes a smart guy to.

[@kingconcerto5860]

Garrett worked with Anthony in the O&A days, not just ep.50 of TACS. He wasn't working as Anthony's producer for the early TACS episodes but he's been working with Anthony for far longer than 10 years. If you watch old video clips from the O&A Show you see a very young Garrett in studio occasionally.

[@LabrnMystic]

Was crazy going through the archives and hearing when he was an intern on O&A. That they eventually hired on.

[@gregkuhlen4514]

Our Garrett is an awesome garrett

[@hhhhippo]

Apparently Anthony was giving Garrett/everyone charity for 3+ years? Garrett never prepared for the possibility of getting fired/the network changing? The low-t crowd is infuriating. The high-t/Asperger Gavin approach is also incorrect though. Do what you gotta do, but help keep long term relationships afloat. Gavin is a killer but he misses a lot of subtlety.

[@kevinabbott1456]

I love an aptronym, MALICE embodies Michael's character accurately.

[@Kube_Dog]

Why didn't you ask him if Pebbles and Bam-Bam are still dating?

[@mark224]

I understand they probably could've done it in a better way, but what are we talking about here? No other shows on the network were making money. Seems pretty cut and dry.

[@Clown_Syndrome_World]

Garrett fails to mention the long complementary text Gavin sent to him right after firing him. Basically saying how talented he thought he was and how sorry he was for having to fire him. He also told him if there was anything he can do to help him in the future to please reach out.

[@oddsman01]

This is what I always imagined this is what the guy Donnie Azoff from Wolf of Wall St., the one who married his cousin, looks and sounds like in real life.

[@beingkitkat]

No mention of erock, who obviously sank the ship. Garrett reach out to Adam Carolla, you could replace laxamana.

[@kingconcerto5860]

Keith the Cop is more responsible for running Compound into the ground than anyone. If he didn't do such an abysmal job running it years ago, the network could have taken an entirely different trajectory.

[@xXdwebbXx]

Garrett In all honesty You make my heart go giddyup You are a sweet as candy You are my sugar dandy

[@CyberShanghai]

They’re pro podcast producers - surely they can find work elsewhere

[@Trozzo]

They should replace Gasdigital producer's

[@deathbeforeslavery3582]

I’m a fan of Anthony’s but how tiny his balls must be to not have been the one to tell his employees that it was over? Garret shouldn’t have had to deal with Gavin, he didn’t work for Gavin.

[@kingconcerto5860]

It's a very womanly trait indeed.

[@0cholopez]

Anthony never wanted to do any business stuff.

[@kingconcerto5860]

He never had the makings of a varsity athlete.

[@cooks37]

Anthony is 70 years old. Everyone knew once he moved away it's basically over for the Compound.

[@adamimberti6948]

He could live out his days in semi-retirement making a couple of grand a week doing a bare bones show from his home until he inevitably dies alone on the toilet raging out over something he saw on twitter.

[@Astroeides]

Love you forever Garrett ❤

[@sahanest]

Gavin ahould have kept Garrett on . He's 100x better producer than Ryan. Ryan is talented but terrible producer. But Gavin will never fire Ryan

[@hhhhippo]

Yeah agree I also like Garrett as a co-host, his chemistry with Gav is better than Ryan's.

[@TheGr8one1022]

Ryan seriously has no business producing anything. He's a silly, but really stupid, person. Garrett is a real professional with actual skills.

[@jessejames2546]

Ant really botched the compound exit, he screwed all the fans and it’s not a merger, it’s a joke he brought Gavin in to do the dirty work

[@MarkMcAllister-ni9sf]

Love Garrett!

[@oddsman01]

“I clipped a mirror but it’s not my fault.” Who wants to tell him?

[@UniqueisUnity]

Ready for my pill, Dr. Malice.

[@NicholasBucci]

Garrett! That’s awesome

[@benstark4629]

I'm pretty sure I know what Gav was doing in that bathroom...👃

[@Deepstatepenetration]

Him and his “nose beers” giving himself a pep talk in the mirror!

[@rosgill6]

I just found out about Cumia a couple years ago and now compound is ending. awful

[@LabrnMystic]

Don't worry, there's plenty of KZbin archives, with backup users who will throw stuff back online if something gets copyright struck. If they still keep compound on for the rest of the year, it'd be worth going on and downloading as much of the archive shows

[@krazykkarl]

For someone who was butthurt about the way dave landeu left, anthony didn't learn anything.

[@jnate3451]

Garrett is a radio legend. Way more so than his old, bald, saggy chested original boss

[@chipchippahson]

You mean Opie?

[@KaptainChaos999]

anthony knew

[@falkon7832]

If I had to pick who to trust, between Luby and Gavin, im picking Luby, she at least showed some loyalty to the booth crew, and thats an admirable trait in a person.

[@LokiTricksterG]

I loved Compound Media, but I always thought the subscription-only business model was a bad decision that made it difficult to gain new fans. Most younger people (aged 30 or below) have likely never even heard of Opie & Anthony, and you can't rely on old O&A fans forever, so where would new subscribers even come from? I'm personally not a fan of The Daily Wire or Blaze, but their business model seems to work well: Have full shows on KZbin for free to gain new viewers, then have bonus content for the subscribers. All of their channels exploded in popularity over the past decade, and none of them have the talent or wit of Anthony Cumia. The Cumia Show should have exploded in popularity as well, but I think the lack of a real presence on sites like KZbin ultimately hurt the show in the end.

[@TheGr8one1022]

Do you have any fucking clue how fast Anthony would have been booted from KZbin?

[@noharakun]

the only thing that got blasted in the bathroom at compound was massive rails 😂😂

[@Don-Yeti]

GARRETT, CALL YHE STERN SHOW. You have talent. Sirius, apply for all the shows. You did your job well for almost 10 years for CUMIA. You can definitely find a lucrative deal for a job.

[@orenthalsimpson]

When opie stomped on that cake they threw like $4 at the guy

[@Fittsburgh]

Cancelled after Aaron, Pat and Taleeb left.

[@jweb223]

Taleeb was the last straw for me. Then I was psyched for Taleeb's patreon when he brought back the NNFL in Feb. And then he had to take a new job and it's back on hiatus.

[@Fittsburgh]

@@jweb223 Geno did this

[@2trains182]

Garrett is better off without either of them. He was actually one of the few people I missed after cancelling my subscription years ago. And Ant had no business running a podcast network. I guarantee he mentally couldn’t face firing everyone himself. He also describes Gavin exactly the way I had imagined him being, behind the scenes. A real prick.

[@HJ-jy7fw]

Garrett knew for YEARS what everyone else already knew.

[@HJ-jy7fw]

Sitting in the booth eating wasn’t gonna be a career.

[@HJ-jy7fw]

Nobody likes the way they get fired. Garrett will learn this when he enters the real world.

[@jmattox49]

Garrett and Steve’s show is slowly becoming a favorite of mine. Just two guys talking about whatever and it works

[@thefruitofaliens]

Garrett should talk to GaS Digital.

[@travismcnasty4239]

I will never care about someone losing their job, because no one cares about me losing mine.

[@williamcrane8236]

They were in a radio kind of business. Any day, even for top shows, can be your last one. Bad phone call, gone. And ya, been the shit scraped off someones shoe plenty of times. found my way. Do know people who only fail up and MAN does that make ya sick.

[@TheRQpaints]

The way these Compound people have been everywhere whining about it they're starting to come off as pathetic. People have this happen to them every day and deal with it.

[@LabrnMystic]

The only one I'll make an exception for is Garrett. Even before episode 50 of TACS, Garrett has been with Anthony since the O&A days when Patrice O'Neill was alive. Could you callously fire a friend of 15 plus years?

[@Vascor]

HOW DARE THEY GO ON SHOWS THEY’RE INVITED ON AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS OF THE HOSTS

[@redmuskratt]

Not my pig, not my farm, but this seems like what should be a three way conversation for full context. Just a 1000 yard pov...

[@ElectricBoogaloo007]

Were you thinking a devil's triangle or a double penetration?

[@justkidding8304]

Yes, Steve should have been involved as well.

[@hellooutsiders6865]

Business is rough sometimes but they will do fine, they have fans.

[@clintbeastwood936]

Get your CDL and live in a truck like the rest of us.

[@chrissantos5580]

I rather be dead then that life lol

[@firstgenchevelleman]

The time opie broke Bernie’s cd, was opie’s best moment

[@Michael_A_MN]

It's getting hot in here! I think that was the key phrase for security to enter the room. That was a fun show to listen to.

[@LabrnMystic]

You can also check out the mouse trap episodes. They started with stalker Patty. That was Opie's idea. I only know about that because Patrice was there as well. So it's worth a listen

[@ScurvySander]

My girl lollipop WHOAAAA

[@davidburton9690]

Gavin sucks, but this is a buyout, not a real merger. This is creative destruction.

[@MarkMcAllister-ni9sf]

Meh, there was no need for all of those employees considering Ant is basically retiring. The real change is how anti-Jewish is it all becoming.

[@specialpeopleable]

@@MarkMcAllister-ni9sf Gavin is a zionist

[@blappichulo9015]

@@MarkMcAllister-ni9sfbased??

[@MarkMcAllister-ni9sf]

@@blappichulo9015I am a conservative, so I do not agree with Antifa or Jihadists.

[@NotAPanini]

Sorcerer sent me, time to play in the mud, I wish them well, MK everything drinking and whatever Ribbs would say, KB!

[@williamcrane8236]

Well, just have to check the credit card statements. There's no way to cancel Compound Media so I hope it doesn't go. The website is gone. I haven't seen Geno's show up on Censored yet OR Chrissy's (which I rarely watched anyways) Gonna miss the mornings with dump, geno and then Ant. And Garret and Steve which I can't even go see older shows. And listening to Garrett wondering what he's going to do, gotta be thinking "IF only I didn't blow that Dr. Bill Jiden Line!"

[@LabrnMystic]

There's a way to cancel. You have to do it through email. On the site it should say where in the subscription stuff. I've done it

[@paul_bellini]

Gavin McGingus

[@BarovTV]

Gavin said he was willing to be the bad guy for his friend anthony.

[@WTFSt0n3d]

So you've seen it coming for two years, did nothing and now cry?

[@Vandelay-2000]

Garrett and Steve are awesome. Soon to dominate the podcast-o-sphere.

[@zakiyo6109]

Has anyone ever suggested an episode with Richard Stallman?

[@BarovTV]

Waaaaaaaahhhhh gavin bad guy

[@dexterdarkly7828]

Gavin is one of the funniest people you’ve ever met? Damn. lol. He can be funny. Most of the time he’s inane.

[@qcrew2938]

This is a real blemish on Anthony's career.... the downfall of O and A is really something

[@Kiezkollege]

I'd fire him too

[@jennyk9748]

No severance? Come on, Ant.

[@dannywilliams9264]

Our Garrett is an awesome Garrett 🎶

[@Fatz92]

Cumia has gone downhill over the years n more racist. Used to like In Hot Water but then Berg left bc Geno wouldn't stop saying the N word. That's when I canceled my Compound membership

[@LabrnMystic]

Besides Anthony, Berg & Malice were the other reasons I was on compound. When they left, sometimes I would renew, sometimes I'd let it expire

[@TheGr8one1022]

Lol you sound like a pussy who's afraid of the truth

[@Longanlon]

So... why would I care about any of this?

[@AARONtrademarkRegistered]

🕺AWESOME

[@Chuckaroo62]

Ball washers🎉

[@DeanH92]

That homeless guy (Andrew) was a friend of the show who made a lot of money every walk over and would deliberately wait there because of that. Clearly you know nothing and are not an O&A fan lol PS. WHO ARE YOU? nobody, that’s who

[@OkTxSheepLady]

No amount of dollars after somebody stops a birthday cake is going to make up for it even thousands. The hurt has been done the dehumanization has been done

[@kingconcerto5860]

I beg to differ lol. I hate Opie, but if he stomped the cake and immediately gave the dude $5k saying 'Hey sorry man, it's just for the radio", that would have MORE than made up for it. Don't overvalue the symbolism of a cake.

[@LlopmondDunderbridge-nn2xt]

@@kingconcerto5860 I think somebody took her cake as a child

[@OkTxSheepLady]

@@kingconcerto5860 but is that what he did? No indication he gave generously or immediately or publicly. No one smashed my cakes; they were all beautiful.

[@920WASHBURN]

Anthony could have had a good platform, bit he hired every not funny person to be on the show.😂😂 But gavin is a fed. Mark my words

[@arbengrepi9846]

what a great guy!

[@LoafRock]

Using Wikipedia as a source.🙄🤦‍♂️

[@blappichulo9015]

@18:50 - censored has 25,000 subscribers (at $8-10/mo).

[@dansbike1]

Team Gavin here.

[@cireyenned]

Gavin sucks

[@StanleyGS]

Yeah but… no severance for guys who where there for years IS kind of shitty.

[@magog6852]

K tribalist. Why fire Garrett after 10 years? Tells you he doesn't watch the content he just bought. You apparently don't pay much attention either.

[@dansbike1]

@@magog6852 I am also team Garrett so figure that one out.

[@magog6852]

@@dansbike1 "Team". Tribalist.

[@call_in_sick]

Compound censured is a rubbish name

[@WillPlower]

People are butthurt over a business decision. Guess what no one cares, if you don't like it don't subscribe. Crying about it is gay.

[@kidpizz]

Hire him on Malice

[@floracallejas9505]

That was sad.

[@PeaPodTheSquirrel]

AIU IS WORTH THE MONEY. GAVIN SUX

[@CanPat777]

That was a good interview with a no name guest that I will not ever remember. Next on the Playlist is a very failed Podcaster.

[@Baseballnfj]

Hello sane people. We will get through this. We need to help each other now.

[@jackiealltrades]

Speak for yourself!

[@Baseballnfj]

@@jackiealltrades I do.... who do you speak for?

[@jackiealltrades]

@@Baseballnfj we is a swear

[@justkidding8304]

​@@jackiealltrades?

[@Baseballnfj]

@@jackiealltrades oh you're being funny I see

[@upordown7960]

Gavin never liked Garret and Steve

[@LocoFocoLit]

It’s pretty easy to see who is bringing the most to a podcast platform. I’m shocked at the mystified duo, here.

[@jonfungg]

Anthony teams up with Fuentes and we should be surprised he’s out of business? Surprised malice is even defending him honestly

[@Drvol1]

Shalom

[@braveheart-CC]

I think Anthony is a jerk and total coward with zero regard for the people who helped and supported him. No severance??? He hid while his employees were fired by a stranger? Yeah right, he didn't know... Disgusting.