The Town Show

Episode

The Bakery w/ Taz Van Rassel

Episode 4 · November 13, 2024 · 1:00:53
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In this episode Mark and Ryan welcome their Sunday Service pal Taz Van Rassel who pitches the town’s first bakery – Yeast Meets West. This episode you’ll also meet a singing baker, a controversial sea captain landlord, train robber Stye Sturgeon Principled, and Bill Harris – a name who gets caught stealing from the bakery.

What this episode established

Taz Van Rassel

Taz Van Rassel joins the cast for an episode centered on a local bakery. During his appearance, he discusses his life in the West End and his history with the hosts before performing as a customer at Yeast Meets West, where he tries to use a broken self-checkout machine to buy a morning glory muffin.

2:26
Yeast Meets West

This episode features a series of sketches set at the bakery Yeast Meets West, focusing on the comedic difficulties of using its broken self-checkout system.

29:04
The Singing Baker

A local favorite known for singing while working at Yeast Meets West.

34:51
Salo

Salo is identified as a building manager and resident of a lcoal apartment building.

38:30
The Last Train Robbery

This episode establishes the lore of the Last Train Robbery and the preservation of the heist train.

40:56
Stye Sturgeon Principled

This episode introduces the name Stye Sturgeon Principled and the lore surrounding a historical locomotive monument, establishing the character during a discussion of the town's historical train.

42:10
The Captain

The Captain appears after Bill Harris has been caught stealing and vows never to wink Bill's way again.

53:32
Sarah

Sarah works at Yeast Meets West and is a local musician. She interacts with Bill Harris in the bakery, and again when she wakes him after an electric bike accident.

54:34
The Locomotive

The episode establishes the locomotive as a monument to a robbery and a rumored residence for a hermit.

57:38