Episode 939 · Sunday, 18 June 2017

Bigdala

Discrepancies in the Grenfell Tower casualty count and a theory on the biological roots of political insanity lead a deep dive into the week’s global chaos.

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About this episode

Official reports from the Grenfell Tower fire face intense scrutiny as London residents and volunteers like Lily Allen claim the death toll far exceeds the initial count of 17. While Prime Minister Theresa May faces public hostility at local churches, community-led data suggests over 150 individuals remain unaccounted for amidst rumors of building mismanagement and gentrification efforts in Kensington. The tragedy has sparked a wave of criticism against relief organizations like Oxfam and the Red Cross for their perceived absence during the immediate crisis.

Beyond the UK, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 15 to expand vocational apprenticeships, aiming to provide alternatives to traditional four-year degrees. Meanwhile, the USS Fitzgerald suffered a catastrophic collision with a Philippine-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Japan, resulting in the deaths of seven American sailors and raising questions about maritime safety protocols. In the legal sphere, Michelle Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for using text messages to encourage a suicide, a verdict that sets a significant precedent for the legal consequences of digital communication.

This episode introduces the Bigdala theory, a medical hypothesis suggesting that extreme political polarization and irrational hatred are driven by an enlarged amygdala overriding the prefrontal cortex. The hosts also explore the evolution of the term douchebag and the rise of tiny house villages as a response to millennial housing struggles. From the etymology of Elizabeth Warren’s favorite expletives to the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, the program deconstructs the week’s most bizarre cultural and political shifts.


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CHAPTER 01 / 47 Discussion

Grenfell Tower Fire Death Count Discrepancies

London authorities and mainstream media are accused of downplaying the death toll of the Grenfell Tower fire, initially reporting 17 deaths while residents claim the number is closer to 150 or more. Singer Lily Allen and local volunteers highlight the lack of information regarding the 500 to 600 residents of the building. Anger is growing in the community over the perceived mismanagement of the tragedy and the slow release of official casualty numbers.

grenfell tower· london· lily allen· death toll· gmt

00:00 This is not the bottled water I want. Adam Curry, John C. DeVore. It's Sunday June 18th 2017 this is your award-winning Get My Nation Media assassination episode 9er 3-9er! This...is no agenda. The Ultra in your daily MK and broadcasting live from the darkest corners of the internet here at the capital of the drone star state In the Cluedio in the morning everybody! I'm Adam Curry And from northern Silicon Valley where it's supposed to be 100 degrees Too hot. I'm John C. DeVore. This is Crackpot and Buzzkill! In the morning! Oh, the global warming finally starts to affect the mudflats, I see... Well actually, the mud flats... Yeah? The mud flats still. Okay. But 100 degrees that's too hot for you guys because you don't have air conditioning in Northern California. No. It's dumb. How dumb is it now?! Well, it's not as dumb now as it would've been

01:00 What is the cause of this? Has it already been pinned on global warming and your automobiles? Oh, no. The funny thing is they have not pinned it on global warming which kind of surprises me. Well that's very surprising. I want to start off today with pretty much a developing scandal huge scandal in the UK's Gitmo Nation GMT Yeah, this Grenfell Tower thing man. This is not good! The new slogan is Not 17... NOT SEVENTEEN! This was the chance- What's not seventeen what? Not Seventeen! People- This is um.. Not Seventeen people dead It's more than seventeen Well they've already counted to fifty eight! Haha yeah There's a chance kind of out of date! Yeah well let's just listen to two quick clips This is Lily Allen who I guess lives in the neighborhood You remember her?

CHAPTER 02 / 47 Discussion

Volunteer Nadia Criticizes Relief Efforts at Grenfell

A local volunteer named Nadia expresses frustration at the Grenfell Tower site, claiming she has encountered many volunteers but no actual survivors. She criticizes major organizations like Oxfam and the Red Cross for their absence during the immediate crisis, arguing that donations should be sold to pay for funerals rather than being managed by these groups. Her testimony suggests a disconnect between official relief narratives and the reality on the ground.

nadia· oxfam· red cross· grenfell tower· relief aid

01:51 She is a social justice warrior. Yes, she is I didn't know if she was but she had a cute song remember that? I'd know F you f you very very much That one I thought that was Eric Idle. People's hope turns to anger, they've got a real problem on their hands and that is what...I feel like the government are trying to micromanage people's grieving here, that's what happening. I have never in my entire life seen an event like this where death count has been downplayed by mainstream media. 17! I'm sorry but i am hearing from people that figure as much close as 150 many of those people who are children.

02:35 Those are off the record numbers that I've been given from policemen and providers. If that's a social justice warrior, I'll take two of her for doing that on channel four but this is the clip that really is very telling there's a volunteer down at the site and she's being interviewed and she's having none of it My name's Nadia and I was born and raised in this area yesterday And she's not a Spice Girl although she sounds just like one I heard what happened and I came down and brought all my friends, people from all over the United Kingdom came. We bought barrels of clothes and we bought untold food and so much of everything. And I didn't want to watch the news because I didn't want to watch that my friends had died So I didn't watch the news until after 15 hours of being on my feet. I came back for them to say there were 17 people dead Have you seen the building? There's more than 17 people dead

03:30 And then I thought, where are the missing people? Where's the list of the 500 people that live in that building 600 people that live in their building. Where is the list on the news? The list on a new shows about 10 people or 15 people Okay let us just say they show 30 people Where is the rest? Where is the rest of the 500 people Why everyone walking around with missing on there On ther...Where is everyone? Where are the victims why we doing this? Why we doing it We're packing boxes, we're sending food. To who? They've died! So what they need to do is, they need to pack these boxes and they need to sell them. Not send it Oxfam or Red Cross because Red Cross and Oxfam are not here helping us this is the community that's helping us so you're going to send all this stuff to Oxfam and Red Cross? And they don't deserve it! The people that deserve it are the people who died in that building because they wanted to make it look pretty and its an inferno They burnt them It was gone in five minutes... 15 minutes it took to burn?! Who's alive!? Where are they? Where are the victims I haven't met one I've been her for two days

04:28 I haven't met one victim. I've met volunteers and i've met people that want to help but, I haven't met anybody no victims none of the people that grew up with! I can't find anyone where are they? Where are they?! Go and sell it! Sell all the boxes and pay for the funerals because there's going to be 500 funerals that you need to pay for this is I'm not volunteering anymore. I'm not volunteering until I see some victims, that I am helping! I came here to help people where are they? Show me one person Are you a victim? No no one's a victim everyone is here to help my friends all of them are coming down to help pack them boxes and sell them don't let them send it to Hoxton How long does this clip go on?! It's over

CHAPTER 03 / 47 Discussion

Political Fallout and Gentrification Rumors in Kensington

Prime Minister Theresa May faced public hostility at a local church following the Grenfell Tower fire as residents demanded answers regarding fire hazards and building management negligence. Speculation arises that the building may have been partially vacant due to "regeneration" or gentrification efforts in the high-value London area. A community-led spreadsheet reportedly tracks 158 unaccounted individuals, far exceeding the official police count of 58 presumed dead.

theresa may· kensington· chelsea· gentrification· london fire

05:19 Can you play the rundown that I have, which is the London fire roundup? Yeah. I just want to say something here that what is indeed missing what I have not seen in any of the footage any of the coverage is victims Have you? No London police now say at least 58 people are presumed dead following a horrific fire Wednesday that destroyed a high-rise apartment building Jonathan Vigliotti says people who live there are now demanding answers Anger boiled over on Friday as people stormed Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall.

05:59 Soon afterwards, Prime Minister Theresa May was chased away from a local church. On Saturday she met with a group of residents in the more controlled setting of 10 Downing Street. Officials have yet to answer several key questions what caused the fire? Could it have been prevented and why aren't people getting the aid they desperately need now Many survivors are sleeping on the floor in community centers and there's still no coordinated distribution of donated food and clothing. Residents who survived said they warned the building manager about fire hazards for years but were ignored. How many times have you complained about the safety of the building?

06:40 Many times I can Miguel Alves complained about construction tools blocking the exits the neighborhood's residents Association said the management company was negligent People raised these concerns people were expressing issues regarding the safety and dangerous living conditions Unfortunately, well they will not listen Residents are now dealing with the tragic consequences. I love that They have they have The report about all these people who were sleeping in In all these places, but they don't interview any of them? Well they had that yeah. They interviewed a number of them in this report. Okay They did. I mean, the guy at the beginning who says we complain all the time that was one of these guys that lived there but let's go back a second There is a spreadsheet floating around that you can get hold of that shows all it is done by the people that live there and has supposedly all the room numbers and who are supposed to be in there But what your suggesting...I believe as this progresses since you brought up right away Is that

07:44 This place was half vacant, half empty. That's what I'm suggesting? No! You said there were no dead people. I am suggesting a lot more people died How about this for an idea The thing was half empty and torched That could be Well what i did find out is that...this isn't Kings Cross area of London By the way the spreadsheet which I do have a copy of shows 158 dead This is an area of London that's undergoing massive, what do they call it? Regeneration. Which is I think a different word for... gentrification! We're going to regenerate it! Get all these ugly homeless poor people out and I have not seen plans but I do believe there are plans to regenerate this area so might have been just handy It could be now that's a good point I'd had no idea if it was half empty That's very possible

08:46 I had just everything tells me that you know for whatever reason they really don't want to talk about how many people actually died. They certainly have been very slow in coming out with any kind of numbers well, they've been pretty good at for example showing that like that one example that was zoomed in on with some Chinese guy or he looked Chinese but it was oriental of some sort, screaming out the window throughout the whole fire and then going get some air and then coming back. And he went back and forth and they finally got him out And he should have been dead, but there was no evidence. I didn't remember anybody zooming in on the upper floors with people screaming out the windows. Maybe they did and maybe some witnesses had it, but the camera crews were there pretty quickly because it was so spectacular and they zoomed in on a few people that they did rescue. But they never zoomed into higher floors and seemed to me that

09:48 And there was some rumor, I get one of our producers sent me the spreadsheet that's going around. Yeah, that's cool That's cool and he says that a lot of these people may have been illegal Oh well who cares? Well, but no more I thought about it is on some of these especially in these upper floors I wonder if there's anybody in those it means and parts of it Because they can only count 58 dead so far, there's 158 unaccounted for. As per this spreadsheet... This whole thing is very suspicious and it went up like a just like a Roman candle. Yeah I think everyone has kind of figured out why that was

CHAPTER 04 / 47 Discussion

Donald Trump Executive Order on Apprenticeships

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on June 15, 2017, aimed at expanding apprenticeships and vocational training to reduce student debt. The order establishes a task force and directs federal agencies to promote industry-led programs, potentially removing regulatory barriers for various sectors. Proponents argue this shift provides a viable alternative to traditional four-year college degrees by allowing students to earn while they learn.

donald trump· executive order· apprenticeships· vocational training· department of labor

10:28 Because they wrapped it in this stuff to make it look pretty. I think we have a building in Austin that just went up that is wrapped like that with stuff for the student housing. It's illegal, it's illegal. Well, I don't know why but...I've seen this building and thought it was just wrapped? But then it turns out it's actually wrapped! That's the way it's supposed to be. Student housing. Hmm. Well, cheaply solving the student loan problem. Oh speaking of which um...oh I had this somewhere and I believe The president came out with an executive order. Where did I leave this? Oh man, did not clip that...I can read it to you though Damn! Can't believe this he came out with an executive order promoting apprenticeships which I think we're a pretty big fan of here on the show the whole concept of Apprenticeship's have gone away and I wish I had that audio. I don't know what I did with it

11:32 Yeah, this was a few...this is actually about a week ago wasn't it I think? And now remember when it came out and there was no details. It was like I'm looking at them saying wow you know apprenticeships are they gonna subsidize the apprenticeships? I never got any detail. I said I think we should have more apprenticeships okay great! Well I read the executive order of course what I like to do When did it come out? It came out on the 15th So that's just before the weekend. And it's, you know, it's a stimulus type thing where all government agencies federal so we'll have federal initiatives to promote apprenticeships administrative and legislative reforms that would facilitate the formation success somewhere in the line there's got to be some tax benefit which I'm sure here Department of Labor will provide administrative support and funding others for the task force

12:28 They will have a task force, which we generally hate. But just the idea of you know what? Maybe because previous president all we heard was you got to go to college. You gotta get some debt. You've got to go to college and the concept of an apprenticeship is even if you may be in school in high school or university or college that you work and get paid for it How does this differ from an internship? Interns are unpaid. That was exactly what's going to be my next line... No, no, no. That ended years ago. No, no, most interns are still unpaid. I don't care what you think it's just not true. In California, you can be an unpaid intern then you can sue the company for back pay and it happens all the time. But that's not in the same country that I'm living in. Well, you're living in California.

13:24 No, the people from California are at Steiner Ranch which has a big fence around it and this is for a reason. We put them all there. I bet you there's Californians living in that ghost apartment that you're in? Here it is here I found it In just a few moments I'll be signing an executive order to expand apprenticeships and vocational training To help all Americans find a rewarding career earn a great living and support themselves and their families, and love going to work in the morning. We will be removing federal restrictions that have prevented many different industries from creating apprenticeship programs." Now I didn't find any of that in this executive order maybe the task force will do that but the idea is nice. We have regulations on top of regulations And in history nobody has gotten rid of

14:20 So many regulations as the Trump administration. Woo! Number one, baby! You see the jobs and the companies all kicking in so strongly I think some very good numbers are going to be announced by the way in the very near future As to GDP Oh signaling the market? So we're empowering Huh The market likes him. These companies, these unions industry groups federal agencies to go out and create new apprenticeships for millions of our citizens. Apprenticeships place students into great jobs without the crippling debt of traditional four-year college degrees instead apprentices earn

15:05 while they learn which is an expression we're using earn while you learn. Jobs, jobs, jobs! And jobs let's vote for jobs there you go well first of all paid internships are the same thing as far as I can tell hey i would agree and so i don't see that you know why do not see a lot of use in old term which is probably It's interesting. We should discuss this for a second because... Yeah, and let me say the reason why I picked this clip why I even picked this is that you in the past on this program have made a big deal about the disappearance of apprenticeships. I thought you would respond a little better You thought well Let me think about that. I have bitched about this because it's problem

CHAPTER 05 / 47 Discussion

Millennial Communication Issues and McDonald's Management

A management consultant reports that 17 and 18-year-old McDonald's managers struggle with basic interpersonal communication due to a lifetime of smartphone and social media use. The anecdote suggests that simple tasks, such as interacting with customers at a drive-thru window, now require significant training and focus for the younger generation. This lack of soft skills is presented as a growing challenge for multi-million dollar retail operations.

millennials· mcdonalds· communication skills· social media· management

15:58 I don't think a government mandate is the answer to the problem, which has become...I think it's a societal problem. I don't think people wanna be apprentices anymore. I think with that and now I'll tell you this, I have bitched about this, you're right and you'd think I would respond better, probably right there too but the more I think about it, I start thinking about Noodle Boy. Oh man! Well now you got me going Last night we were at a birthday party. There was a guy who's he's a management consultant all day works for the company his job is to give interpersonnel training to managers of McDonald's restaurants and so immediately noodle boy came to mind and I saw I start talking to the guy and then as well tell me A little bit about this He said he said well, I'm dealing with

16:52 the Millennials children. He said these are children who grew up with their iPhone, and so they're now 17-18 year olds are typically managers in McDonald's restaurants which I didn't know. Hold on a second, Millennials can have kids that age? The oldest Millennial would be like 32. So the kids are going to be 12. Well i'm just telling you what he said I'm just thinking okay. It's his definition of millennia. No, he's wrong. It's our millennial care Then these are Millennials it's fine either way This is a new jet it's not us okay? Let's put it's not you and I know and or the group that came after and And but he was He was a very funny guy and then he fit right in with with no agenda talk which he had no idea never heard of the show

17:45 Because I'm young and i'm kind of relating noodle boy like like stories even though. I did not have them walking around with a noodle boy clip But he said you have no idea they can't hold they cannot Communicate to each other in real life the actual effort Of opening the window handing the tray and saying have a nice day Requires a week of focus this is how bad it's become Well, I'm not blaming the millennials for that. I blame social media. No, the parents! The parents! I'm blaming social media. Well it's not helping that's for sure but it was sad to hear him talk about how

18:29 You know, how this is virtually impossible. And that these 17-18 years old who manage... These are multi million dollar restaurants on an annual basis and you know they're disillusioned because they're pretty much making 12 bucks an hour For you know something in that effect I can understand open the window. Wait a minute So these this is noodle boy yeah, this is the guy making 12 bucks an hour thinks it's beneath him But he can't even do no $12 job. No It's not it's not even if they think it's beneath them they can't do it They can't do it

CHAPTER 06 / 47 Discussion

Noodle Boy and the Concept of Worker Ownership

A viral clip features a young restaurant worker, dubbed "Noodle Boy," who describes his employment at Noodles & Company as a "dictatorship" and advocates for workers to take control of the business. The individual expresses a desire for the owner to abdicate their position and cooperate as an equal, showing a fundamental rejection of traditional property rights and franchise structures. The hosts contrast this attitude with the reality of the modern labor market and millennial employment trends.

noodle boy· seattle· unions· worker ownership· noodles & company

19:06 They cannot communicate with people anymore. This was his main message, they can't communicate in an effective way certainly not as a manager Trying to think of examples of that around here. Should we play the noodle boy clip for a second? We talked about it Yeah, you might as well because people need to be reminded and a lot of people have not heard that clip yeah And it's a little fuzzy so you got to focus in on what he's saying but this was noodle boy in Seattle if I recall and He was very angry and he felt that That should have been the boss yes

19:42 Like I described earlier, there are two fundamental classes that are just a plain fact in society. You either work for someone else or you work for yourself and most people work for someone else in the way that they aren't free You don't really get to decide your work. For example, I work at Noodles a restaurant and basically it's a dictatorship there We're told exactly what we're going to cook How are we gonna cook it? What time are you gonna get there? And basically if they don't like what they're doing They try and tell us what to do If we don't listen they get rid of us So we aren't able to actually cooperate in a way that we make decisions together I tried to convince my fellow employees that we should have a union at Noodles so as a source of power

20:25 to start with. And then I think in terms of the bigger picture, when you look at revolutions the way that you actually get rid of any sort of dictatorship is by having workers take control... We could have caught the whole dictatorship thing much earlier now that i'm hearing this You know, the dictator, dictators just a dictator! I'd kind of forgotten this, I'm glad we're playing it. Dictatorship is by having workers take control of the place where they work. Would your plan, your vision for noodles include the owner? What capacity would he be granted if the owner wanted to cooperate with us as an equal and provide his skills that

21:09 We would definitely cooperate with him. We'd have to abdicate his position as being an owner and controller of us, And he would have to recognize that we run noodles together. Basically if he doesn't want to cooperate with us He's against this Yeah! We won't run noodles together man Well obviously the kid has no concept of ownership Or the fact that noodles, if I'm not mistaken is a franchised operation since they're here and there all over the place. And they require though... The company requires the ownership to cook things a certain way so everything has to be very rigid because it's a standard product like McDonalds it's the same way obviously you know in fact when you go overseas the burger tastes like one you bought an El Cerrito yeah It might even come from El Cerrito You don't know

22:02 Anyway, yeah. Yeah this is a serious situation I don't know what's gonna come of it Maybe the whole group? I know my son is always you know he's One of the Millennials and he's but he's one of the good ones well He well, I don't know there's a good or bad But he got work done you know, easily got work. A lot of other guys that still not working and they can't get a job or if they're doing anything it's low very low pay. He got married right away and he had a kid so he's like their leader. He is in the system now? He is kind of in the system yeah I guess so but its just baffling and then my daughter who works at couple jobs she can she is very hard worker in general

CHAPTER 08 / 47 Discussion

Evolution of Apprenticeships into Unpaid Internships

The traditional apprenticeship model has largely been replaced by internships, which are frequently unpaid and sometimes exploited for college credit without providing real skills. Personal anecdotes about blacksmithing and paper routes illustrate a shift from rigorous on-the-job training to a system where interns may not even show up for work. This transition is cited as a contributing factor to the current "unemployability" of some younger workers.

apprenticeships· internships· on-the-job training· college credit· labor market

25:20 No, if I changed my mind and just maybe change my attitude. I don't know that anybody wants them." Well the way I see it apprenticeships turned into internships and internships became unpaid in general...I'm not saying everywhere. No, no, what you just said is the untold story I believe that's exactly what happened. It started with apprenticeships, which were you know and you learn something and he learned a trade. I did apprenticeships! I'm sure you did apprenticeships? No i've always worked big time in the factories... Oh I'm sorry just saying I never did apprenticeships. The only apprenticeship I might have done if you want to call it that was when I was a paper boy.

26:14 apprentice position when the sales guy expediter came around once a year to show me how I couldn't, I always sucked at selling door-to-door and he'd take me out. This was unique experience and this guy would go from door to door to the door in the neighborhood that they blocked off for me. I'm the guys has filled these newspapers with these people And he would sell a subscription to every individual with the hardest sell I've ever seen him. What was that? What was the sale? You're gonna let this kid starve to death?! This little boy here is going to be delivering the paper by hand! There's no reason, don't you read the newspaper? Most people read the newspaper. Most people that are educated read the newspaper. Most people in the know read the newspaper. If you're not getting this newspaper why not?

27:06 And it just, it was just an outrageous hard sell. And he like subscribed to everybody every okay. Okay. Okay. All right. All right already I'm doing it. You were a props. You were just the prop for this guy sales prop. It was the sales props. I know how it feels believe me and so you go well I learned this as a young kid and that's the rest of the time it was um, It was really, you know... it wasn't apprenticing. Because if it was apprenticing I'd learn carpentry and... Well, I had an apprenticeship as a kid and I learned something! I had an apprenticeship with the blacksmith An old school blacksmith So I learned how to shoe a horse You're a blacksmith-y Yeah, I know how to shoe a horse Which man, when you shoe a horse that'll clear up your sinuses Man, you put that hot iron onto the hoof But I learned how to

27:59 Yeah, you shoot a horse? Oh that was a different apprenticeship. That didn't happen until I moved to Texas. I learned how to weld both spot welding and CO2. These are granted not necessarily skills I use every day in life but i'm very happy I have them Well, I learned how to weld and spot welding is brain dead. I wouldn't count that as anything but you know just step on a pedal but welding itself does take a little work but I never... With the electrode? You learn with the electrode. Well you learn when this thing sticks on there and you... That's what you learned! When it goes... Anyway so I learned that but it wasn't like as an apprentice they just showed me how to do it well I was getting paid while learning how to do

28:49 Yes, so as I yeah. Well that was an apprenticeship. I considered on the job training Oh apprenticeship apprenticeship You're saying is an apprenticeship seems to me to be just on the job training it No means where you go and you work with somebody for years And you learn every aspect of what they're doing and then you take over the company oh Yeah, I don't think it's going to be like that. It's not like coming in and someone shows you how to weld... Well let me tell ya, but just telling what my experience was and your saying it is not like that! The blacksmith in the village where I lived outside of Amsterdam would choose one or two kids a year and they would be his apprentices and he would pay them to work to help him learn the trade Okay, I'll give you that one. Thanks. I'm not giving you the welding one

29:44 But it was the same guy. Well, it was a different thing whether he's teaching you all these different skills Yeah, let's weld the shoes under the horse blacksmith do more than just All right, we're getting into minutiae please Okay, so you learned in blacksmith but okay I didn't do any good So that this is not the program. I think Trump's looking for no, I don't know what he's looking for I don't see the difference personally because I think you nailed it and It's apprenticeship turned into internship, turned into free work for free. And then that deteriorated and the guy never shows up I had a famous New York agents kid who I know working for me as an intern at Swifty Lazar called, hey Johnny!

30:32 A lot of these kids do the internship for college credits. And so I guess that's considered paid, because they get some credits. He never showed up ever! I shot him in with a first aid and he never came back. I never saw him again and then we signed off on the thing... it was just scam! Yeah, now I've heard a lot of this. A lot of yeah, I don't really want to do any work could you just sign off on my paper please? Could you just sign off and then i'll get out your hair? There is a lot of that. Well, that's not doing the economy any good. No I don't know what's going to happen here but this is a dis when you for putting it all together everything we just discussed from the blacksmithing to the to the noodle boy to the guy who can open the damn window at the McDonalds two guys who come in and they just you know they fax it in and then they take credit to their advisor in college. This is not a pretty picture

CHAPTER 09 / 47 Discussion

Father's Day Traditions and Listener Demographics

The hosts reflect on the lack of engagement and donations typically seen during Father's Day compared to other holidays. They joke that children of the show's listeners might view their fathers as "conspiracy theorists," leading to a lack of celebratory communication. This leads into a broader discussion about how social media has changed the way family milestones are acknowledged.

father's day· donations· listener feedback· family dynamics

31:29 It really isn't. And this guy, go back to the guy from Hamburger U He was like yeah I really don't know I just do the best I can everyday and I just keep smiling and you know...I know why he's smiling Those guys get 8 weeks of vacation AND an eight week sabbatical! I'd be smilin'! That's good that somebody gets that We're not Hey happy Fathers Day Happy Father's Day to you and happy Father's Day to all ships at sea boots. Oh, it's a different bit Sorry my daughter hasn't hasn't communicated with me yet It's always this game that I hate with social media now You know she hasn't she hasn't said Happy Father's Day on the face value worried are you have word? She's forgotten about me She hates me now it must be she must hate me dad looking at the donations a lot of people hate their dads too

32:29 It is also went back last year. I went back last year looking at donations for Father's Day same yeah, I remember that has been a dud on this show every time we've done it Yeah That's interesting I guess I remember no I know why it was kids who have parents who listen to the Noah gender show hate their dads Is that's the fact? He's got a douchebag listening to those those crazy crazy conspiracy theorist alt writers It's gotta be something like that. Well, I do have a kind of related... Just noticed you brought that up. There is one clip here I want to play. Yeah, there was a couple of them here actually. He was talking about the millennials and all these issues. I wanna play just the bad girlfriend-of-the-year clip.

CHAPTER 10 / 47 Discussion

Michelle Carter Involuntary Manslaughter Conviction

Michelle Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Massachusetts for using text messages to urge her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to commit suicide in 2014. The case centered on a specific instruction to "get back in" the truck as it filled with carbon monoxide, despite earlier messages where she suggested he seek help. The verdict highlights the legal consequences of digital communication and the lack of context often found in text-based relationships.

michelle carter· conrad roy· massachusetts· texting· manslaughter

33:24 Massachusetts woman was convicted today of involuntary manslaughter for urging her boyfriend to commit suicide. Michelle Carter sent hundreds of text messages to Conrad Roy in July 2014, Roy filled his truck with deadly carbon monoxide then got out contacted Carter and told her he was scared she responded get back in she could get as much as 20 years in prison Yeah, it was an interesting case. I thought it was a very interesting case for a number of reasons most of the reason that I think relate to what we're talking about which is they are texting back and forth he didn't call her and say hey I don't want to do it babe then she didn't say get in! Which one my biggest gripes there being no context in text

34:13 There is no context but there's a little side note that one of the lawyers did on CNN when they were discussing this on CNN. This was a guy who was depressive and he kept bitching and moaning about how he wants to kill himself. And I guess this went on for a year or more where she is trying to stop him, and the guy specifically referred to this so-called June texts. By the way people that are texting back and forth in this is their life it's ridiculous but anyway so... May I say just as a test After this program is over or just stop the recording right now Go to your whatsapp or your text messaging, or go to your facebag messenger and look how much you texted Just today people could be writing books with the amount of texting they do it's really a lot of people a lot yeah um now

35:11 So she said, well maybe you can get help. She actually tried to get him into counseling and this... I didn't hear any of that! You didn't hear that? No no yes the whole month of June apparently she and then he came up with let's do a Romeo and Juliet and we both thought she says i'm not doing that in a million years so you should get help and she tried to get him into counseling here's here's the way I see it going down She got sick of it. Yeah, she said go kill yourself already! She said okay you know you're nuts I'm... Go do it, do it, do it and then you know she was she wanted him to kill himself because he was sick of listening to them moaning and groaning I believe but

35:51 But if you see her, she's not a sympathetic looking girl. She looks like a snooty sorority girl type that... You know? She looks like a mean girl. She looks like one of those girls that's mocked in Hollywood movies." So they threw the book at her and they left out a lot of stuff I think and she was remorseful- Well but she also is involuntary manslaughter is not a big deal, is it? 30 years! What?! Yeah, she's getting 20 to 30 years. Oh she'll be popular! I don't know about that but the point is is that there's a certain amount of idiocy involved with some of these millennials and they're texting...she was 18 so she's like right in the strike zone. Right in the pocket yeah And so she's doing this stuff oblivious

36:44 to the fact that this is just all documented to an extreme. And yeah, you can take some stuff out of context and leave out the June texts according to this lawyer but the case is like get back in? That was it no matter what she said before that! But again we have a group of people...a whole group that seems have been left out of understanding the mechanism of society and these texts. It's just like, why don't you just...you're bearing witness against yourself voluntarily?

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Smartphone Dependency and Social Dating Norms

Modern social norms, particularly in dating, have made smartphone ownership nearly mandatory, with some claiming that owning anything other than an iPhone is a social disadvantage. One host recounts resisting smartphones for years until the necessity of apps like Uber and dating services forced a change. The discussion touches on the loss of privacy and the superior battery life of older devices like the Nokia E71 compared to modern hardware.

smartphones· dating· iphone· nokia· privacy

37:24 Yeah, I'm saying the same thing that of course. I'll say the same thing to you and everybody else who's bought an echo Or any of these devices is a listening device that you put in your own you voluntarily Put a listening device in your own house It's just to me remarkable well You know why I did it And I was the first one to identify it as a category and I was correct I'm doing I'm doing it for the show You know, do you recall before I started dating? I didn't even have a smartphone. I didn't want one. Before you started dating... Yes! ...You're talking about after your last divorce No that's when I- You always had a smart phone. No sir no sir no sir no sir That fell on the toilet after six months There was several years while certainly while living in Austin that I did not have I had a Nokia

38:18 E71. That's what I had and that's what I loved, then I used that and... And I didn't have a smartphone but you can't date anymore if you don't have a... You can't even get an Uber! The atrocity of it! Yeah, yeah, I remember. Yeah, I think your right thing yeah. Yeah, I think I'm right like that Nokia with the keyboard is yes and i also like not being tracked at all and I also remember saying I had to give up, I had to give in, I had to get a smart phone. You can't date But you're absolutely right. I think if you remember, we're going to do reminiscing about what we said on the show and what we've done If you recall, I remember one of the conversations with the millennials

39:01 At the house, and I related this on the show is that they said you can't even get a date if you don't have a specific smartphone an iPhone. That's right. Let me see your phone. Hmm. I don't think so. I don't believe this is true as much as it was four years ago when I was told this but If you have anything but an iPhone the girls listen from guys telling you this The girls think you're a loser Yes Which is again? I don't know Eye rolling as far as I'm concerned. Yeah, but at the party last night actually the girl whose birthday it was Every week she buys a different phone from eBay and so she had you know $10 Nokia's It's really fun like well let me see your phone yeah? I don't have to plug it in for a week. It just stays charged. I can still text

39:56 Uh, yes. That's a long forgotten aspect of those older phones. They charge them forever. I found my old iPod touch and let's see it stays charged and it does everything but a phone call really? It stays charged for days for days. I have my Kindle. Yeah. Well that's another one. It stays charged for weeks Yeah, well but it's not doing that. I mean it's a screen, really it's the screen and web browser. It sucks out your juice man. There is mechanical screens which Kindle has, Memm, but its mechanical so when they switch the bit turns it moves the thing mechanically there was...I remember going to one of the trade shows for

40:53 for displays. They still have the original MEMS display that was first invented, I think in the 70s and has a message on it and they take it around these trade shows and they show it because the message is still there. What is it? It says hi something this is some hello world yeah but it's sitting on this thing as if it's an old display that has It's like, I guess the original electronic ink was it was like kind of a brownish color against the yellow background. Very horrible looking thing. Yeah they were really bad yeah okay anyway so they're doomed these kids i don't know what we're gonna do and what happens if there's another depression luckily they're ready for that They're geared up for a bad economy yeah they have their patreon accounts ready they're good to go

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TSA Testing CT Scanners at Airports

The TSA is testing high-definition Computed Tomography (CT) scanners at security checkpoints in Phoenix and Boston to better identify explosives and firearms in carry-on bags. This technology, already used for checked luggage, creates 3D images and could eventually eliminate the need for passengers to remove laptops from their bags. Officials hope the 3D algorithms will speed up the screening process and reduce secondary inspections.

tsa· ct scanners· phoenix airport· boston· explosives detection

41:50 But they can't open a window or converse. Have a nice day, it's very hard to say that... Can I just emoji that to them? Can i just do a smiley emoji? I have to say have a nice day? Oh please! Meanwhile finally we have confirmation of what we already suspected uh that there would be new gear appearing at the airports And this is really pissing me off if you hear this report about the new slave scanners that will stop the evil laptops and anything bigger than a phone from blowing up inside your aircraft. Well, it's designed to make us safer and speed up the screening process Melissa It's a high-tech high definition scanner using commuter tomography CT What is... let's talk about computer tomography CT

42:41 Are you familiar with this? I've never heard of this, no. Oh... Let's look it up! Okay, you look it up, I'll put it in. ...scanner using commuter tomography CT... Commuter or computer? He sounded like he said commuter. So I said computer. Let me see-I have it here on the screen. It means computer. New CT scan and I'll tell you what it is. Yeah, computerized tomography. Tomography. You look that up being tested at one security checkpoint lane at Phoenix International Airport It will be tested in Boston as well later this month other CT scanners made by different companies are also likely to be tested Later in the year. The technology is similar to what's currently used to inspect checked luggage CT screener

43:24 They tend to shoot hundreds of images with an x-ray camera that spins around the conveyor belt, giving screeners a 3D picture of a carry on bag and its contents using algorithms. It's like a CT scanner used on a person! That's right! We're just weeks away from human beings going through the CT scanner. A 3D picture of a carry on bag and its contents using algorithms to detect explosives firearms firearms and other prohibited items. It could speed up the screening by reducing or even eliminating the need for repeat trips through the x-ray machine, and those secondary screenings we're all familiar with." Now before you continue with that so this is the same technology they already use for checked luggage it's those long tubes that uh that you have to put your bag in front of? That's what they now propose which is you know not like this

44:18 you know, like this is new technology they're just probably miniaturizing it a little bit so that it makes the TSA checkpoints that much more easier. Hidden in this report is a little gem something that I think we predicted as it came to all these... you know, the express lane what is it? Clear and what's the other one? Pre-check. Early flyers of course have to remove laptops from bags for screening. Now this comes in the wake of the US banning laptops and carry on luggage on flights originating from 10 international airports, mainly in the Middle East and weighing extending that ban to a further 71 airports. The second tech- That sounds like some sales huh? 71 foreign airports yeah I'd like to sell my slave scanner to them and- What do those things go for

CHAPTER 13 / 47 Discussion

Biometric Security and Radiation Concerns at Airports

TSA is expanding the use of fingerprint technology in pre-check lanes at airports in Atlanta and Denver, raising concerns about the creation of a national biometric database. Additionally, the effectiveness of facial recognition technology is discussed, alongside potential health risks from increased X-ray radiation in new scanning equipment. Some critics suggest that these security measures are moving toward a mandatory "chipping" system for travelers.

fingerprints· facial recognition· tsa· radiation· privacy

45:11 Oh, but you look it up and now listen to this. There's no prices. Here is the best bit. Best man to a further 71 airports. The second technology is fingerprint technology. TSA officials have long been interested in this sort of thing and they're currently testing it in the pre check lanes in Atlanta and Denver, getting mixed reaction from flyers who like the security aspect but also worry about privacy issues. Oh there's the obligatory privacy! Everyone is going to be putting their finger on the scanner Good work slaves! Dynamite Well this is just an outrage for me You do not- it is unconstitutional To not allow someone to fly without their papers first of all It's called freedom of movement And I don't believe that there was any change to this

46:02 But people just go along with the program and man, what's next? They'll be putting their fingerprints down. Pretty soon there will be a whole handprint on it. Oh no! No-no-no... It is very obvious what's next Now join our new program you two can skip all the lines its real easy join the new program Get your chip Yeah You just have a chip All you have to do is wave the chip in front of the TSA agent And its all perfect You walk right up through Its a breeze Cut the chip Get the chip. That's going to be harder to sell No, I don't sell the fingerprints. They can see you shouldn't be giving your fingerprint at those things What's the point to get it free that means you're already pre-pre means pre it means you've been done already Yeah, but we have to go in there if I we don't want anyone anyone who's not authorized to use pre yeah That's right damnit. I'm elitist. I don't want anyone using my pretty low to the pre line You show your driver's license and ticket to the guy depicted the driver's license which is

47:04 which does have your thumbprint in California, it's already accounted for most of this. Yeah we don't have that here. And so you're already... once you get past that if you can get past that with a phony ID and somebody else who got a pre-ticket which is not easy then why do you need an additional thing showing your fingerprint unless they are collecting fingerprints? This is obviously for fingerprint database Yes It has nothing to do with security Well its better! Its matching fingerprint database with facial recognition because that happens too And by the way, I will tell this story again once again. This was five years ago six. I was in Portugal and I was at some trade show which is a computer trade show but next to that trade show is a law enforcement trade show which I of course went too

47:52 is more interesting. And they had the facial recognition... That's like going to Comdex and going to the adult video awards next door Exactly So you go next door, and they had this facial recognition system some American company I think it was the one that really has them The goods on this And it was just places with cops and stuff in there so you can play with it In other words You can try through it which I couldn't do at an airport They wouldn't let me do it And tried to fool it So I go through it first and I get identified, then beep. Then I go through with my cheeks puffed out... And I pull in my face down with my hand. I'm doing all kinds of crazy stuff to fool it! Never fooled at once there was nothing I could do. I thought it was frightening that it's so good. The technology works thats for sure

48:49 I think it works for people from long distances, but not sure if it works as well. But the short... you know through the cameras within six feet of you and it has a certain... All I know is that once I registered no matter what I did would be identified Then the rule is wherever you go there's a sign that says No Hats Allowed then your subject to facial recognition That would probably true yeah I don't know what you could do about the facial. Now somebody, JC Buzzkill Jr., said that there has been some work done if you can get like... If you can slap on a third eye or just eyeball-shaped tattoo? In the middle of your head?! It is for my religion! What are you talking about!? I like my daughter here, don't talk about my daughter who looks like an eye! Apparently eyeball shaped tattoos all over the face. Ah, and all seeing eye tattooed in my forehead

49:46 Yeah, that apparently confuses these devices. So the eyeball...so I don't know you know what? I'm thinking you wear a pair of those glasses with the eyeballs on the springs so the eyeball falls out and bounces all over the place that might probably confuse it. I don't know. Hey what's this is what's the health risk to a CT scanner Oh, they're terrible. I mean if you go through a CT scan rather than the other one which is the magnetic resonance scan is very, very harmful to you to have a CT scan made of yourself in one of those devices even though they're expensive. But then it's to identify certain kinds of cancers and things if it doesn't give you cancers. I was just going to say hey we found the cancer after your 15th CAT scan! Now I'm thinking because these guys are so careless before with rapid scans that when you go through these... If you're going through the other deal not the puffer but the backscatter

50:45 the backscatter, this thing, the device that's right there and spinning around shooting x-rays out at the baggage as opposed to just shooting down on the baggage which it was doing before. I think it is probably irradiating the passengers! They won't make these things...I mean they're going to be expensive anyway but I'll bet you there are all kinds of random X radiation floating around those things. Yeah, always always noteworthy how they'll talk about everything but that part. They never talk about that part Well for a little while with the backscatter usually cheap junk yeah Or and I'm sorry well to make you cheat to make to make not to sell when you sell it to the government Then it's not cheap anyway. Yeah more bad news for Father's Day

CHAPTER 14 / 47 Discussion

Stephen Colbert Tony Awards Trump Monologue

Stephen Colbert delivered a politically charged monologue at the Tony Awards, mocking the Trump administration as a "revival" that might close early. The hosts criticize the Broadway community for attacking the government while simultaneously seeking federal funding through the National Endowment for the Arts. The segment highlights the deep divide between the entertainment industry and the current executive branch.

stephen colbert· tony awards· broadway· donald trump· national endowment for the arts

51:42 Okay, so the kids are screwed. We're all gonna get x-rayed and probably die of cancer is a horrible situation I'm sure there's more I can find I have a couple of interesting little clips But before we get to them, I do want to play the clip that I promised I'd bind and play which is the coal bear Clip. Oh, this is the The one that wound up on the cutting room floor inadvertently This is the one where I cut off the whole clip and I only played the end Yeah This is Colbert on at the Tony's doing it at the Tony's doing his thing Good evening! I'm Stephen Colbert. I just want to take a moment to say isn't Kevin Spacey doing a tremendous job this evening? Incredible

52:36 And it's my honor to be here tonight presenting the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical. It's been a great year for revivals in general, especially that one they revived down in Washington D.C.. It started off-Broadway in the 80s... way off Broadway over on 5th Avenue. Huge production values. Couple problems main character is totally unbelievable and hair and makeup yeesh No, no. This DC production is supposed to have a four-year run but reviews have not been kind. Could close early we don't know we don't know best of luck to everyone involved

53:29 The crowd goes crazy. They go crazy, these are the same people I'm gonna say like in the last show I'm going to say the same thing These are the same people that want more funding from the government for the National Endowment for the Arts and all of the rest of these operations So they can buy more BBC programming Well, that's the PBS we're talking there. I'm talking about Broadway which doesn't buy any BBC programming. Well they get Helen Mirren to do it They want all this support from the government and this is the way they treat the government What did they expect when they get cut off? Well, they expected Trump not to finish out his term and you know that Elizabeth Warren or someone will be there to save the day Yes somehow if Trump gets booted out

CHAPTER 15 / 47 Discussion

Elizabeth Warren and the Etymology of Fiddlesticks

Senator Elizabeth Warren's use of the word "poop" and "fiddlesticks" in an interview prompts a lighthearted investigation into the origins of the latter term. Research suggests "fiddlesticks" may refer to traditional percussion instruments used in Cajun music or a game similar to Mikado. The hosts mock the Senator's public persona and her choice of mild expletives.

elizabeth warren· fiddlesticks· mikado· etymology· slang

54:16 Elizabeth Warren or Hillary take over and you know this is the kind of idiots that we're dealing with here. Oh I have an Elizabeth Warren clip i gotta share man this woman is off unhinged she's unhinge she's asked, she's going to be asked about her favorite curse word to use I'm glad you're somebody. You know, this is one of those clips that I saw and said... Did you see it at all or did you just pass by? No, I saw it. Wow, if that happened to me I'd be like okay and just turn around and walk away. But I would...I just think you're nuts!

55:22 Poop. Oh poop! Only women can say it. Fiddle sticks, good one. Good one. Hmm... Where does that come from? I haven't- uh Well, I would assume it has something to do with a fiddle Uh, I have no idea we're gonna have to look into it Let's look into it That's right! Fiddle sticks Yes Something I heard a lot when I was growing up I heard it on the Yeah, I rarely here but I've heard It's like poppycock I guess Fiddle stick Poppycock is another one Apparently it was a game Fiddle sticks was a game. Oh, it looks like it yeah How did you play that and I guess what you did is if you lost you to have fiddle sticks? Fiddlesticks maybe this maybe when you try well no What does the Wikipedia say well the Wikipedia says book of knowledge fiddlesticks are traditional instruments used to add percussion to old time in Cajun fiddle music but perhaps My head dicks game interesting

56:27 Uh, oh okay. We called that uh... Mikado. Is that what it's called? Mikado? Mikado? Mikado? Never heard of mikado. Mikado the Japanese thing Yeah we have little sticks like long skewer sticks if you can yeah you don't move the other ones I'd like just as a fiddle stick so i guess that got nowhere no not exciting sad to say but she's you know she's full of crap and yeah clearly she is because she says poop But I bet you she could cuss up a storm. Probably mostly an Indian though. Cherokee, she knows how to swear in Cherokee. She does not! Today is also Waterloo Day? Yeah... I didn't realize that this was the day that the time it was taken Napoleon was taken down by a kicked his ass new formations that he got tricked into attacking what was really i didn't know he got tricked into attacking

CHAPTER 16 / 47 Discussion

Waterloo Day and the Duke of Wellington

June 18 marks the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, where the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon Bonaparte. The discussion focuses on the tactical formations used by the British, such as the infantry square, which proved impenetrable to French cavalry. This historical milestone is noted as a significant technological and tactical breakthrough in European warfare.

waterloo· napoleon· duke of wellington· military history· anniversary

57:27 Yeah, they developed... what's his name? What's the name of that Waterloo guy. The British guy I can't remember his name but he had developed some new formations and they set them up down on their side the other side of a hill and Napoleon is just gonna wipe these guys out they go down there got wiped out because it couldn't deal with this It was a technological breakthrough Huh It's never been taught to me that way as a technological breakthrough. How did he win? He was overwhelmed, he had more people in the- Oh no it was just when we kicked his ass! That's how it was taught to me. Yeah that guy's ass got kicked over there. Trying to see if there is a... Where's the Waterloo Z? What does the guy...? Someone in the chatroom knows who's the English guy? The founder of Waterloo. Man he's so famous now I gotta get it. I don't know.

58:22 Waterloo Lord Nelson yeah, no there's a busy Navy guy Wellington Wellington Duke of Wellington well yes we should have known. Yeah, we sure so that was willing to hear the future It doesn't say anything. The Wikipedia doesn't say anything about the new formation." Yeah, it's discussed in some books. Ah! The flank march? Was that it? No...it was like a quadrangle or some sort of weird thing they had set themselves up and there were impossible to penetrate and there are groups of them.

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USS Fitzgerald Collision with Philippine Cargo Ship

The USS Fitzgerald, a sophisticated U.S. Navy destroyer, was severely damaged after being "T-boned" by a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Japan. Seven American sailors were killed in the incident, raising serious questions about how a vessel equipped with advanced 3D radar failed to avoid a much larger, slower merchant ship. Vice Admiral Joseph Aucoin and the ship's commander face criticism for the apparent lapse in maritime safety and navigation.

uss fitzgerald· navy· japan· collision· acx crystal

59:00 Anyway, okay. Here's our chat room he used the flying wedgie formation Okay So I think the big news story that's underplayed this week And I think it's it's like the biggest embarrassment I can't imagine how this happened and in a way they reported everywhere It's just lame and they never ask any questions How did a u.s.. Destroyer get T boned yeah? That was we were watching that news and all I know is it takes about a half an hour to stop these ships You know, it's not unless you got a turbine version

59:38 They don't just stop on a dime, but the question is can you just look on your Google Maps and say hey. Well if you look at the USS Fitzgerald's website or actually the wiki page this thing has got some of the most modern radar it's got not just one or two its got 3D radar its got a million things going on and they couldn't see this giant container ship Headed right at him. They couldn't have gunned it or something like you can move those boats and a destroyer is not as slow Moving vessel they could have gone, you know got out of its way I'm sure but they apparently didn't even see the thing and it gets T boned Killing a bunch of guys and wrecking this ship And this is okay? This is outrageous that The head of the Seventh Fleet should be fired who owned the ship that collided into it

1:00:35 Yeah, I think it was just a container ship from the Philippines. It's just any number of them all look the same and that was just another... And they hardly got damaged but play the clips this is USS Fitzgerald 1 Seven American sailors are still missing tonight after their US Navy destroyer collided with a cargo ship off the coast to Japan. Collided! It happened Saturday morning local time in a busy waterway about 60 miles off Yokosuka Japan Ben Tracy is following this search in Beijing The USS Fitzgerald had to be towed back to its home port off the coast of Japan. The extensive damage to the guided missile destroyer was easy to see, it is still unclear how the Fitzgerald collided with a container ship that was nearly four times its size. That merchant vessel based in the Philippines suffered far less damage three members of the US Navy were injured and had to be medically evacuated including the commanding officer Bryce Benson

1:01:31 All three are said to be conscious and in stable condition. Vice Admiral Joseph Alcoin heads the US 7th Fleet It's hard to imagine what this crew has had to endure, the challenges they've had to overcome but I'm extremely proud of their courage and dedication The captain was texting again? Was that it? Proud he's proud of their courage and dedication this guy Alcorn by the way This guy oak or coin, or whatever his name is they headed the seventh fleet. He is Like he doesn't you have a wiki page this guy What good as he then well if you're running the seventh fleet? You think you'd have a wiki page hmm But he's like you look him up. He's an is a jet jockey who graduated from college in electrical engineering pilot And somehow moved up to ladder I mean he

1:02:18 As far as I'm concerned, the way the Navy operates this guy should be demoted. Court-martialed and I think Benson should be too! How do you get T-boned? Oh collision collision collision it's not a collision you were sitting there and you got by a monstrous ship that you couldn't identify on the radar. And if you've ever been up on one of those in, one of the areas where they were there operating these ships just about 20 guys out there and they're all talking to each other and they're all doing their special duties I mean it's not like some guy holding onto a steering wheel. Hey! What should we do man?

1:02:57 It's bullcrap. I mean, these things are set up so they're extremely operated extremely safely but what happened here and there is nobody asking questions. You can play clip too. The Navy has begun to search the damaged sections of the ship to see if any missing crew members were trapped inside or if they were thrown overboard during the collision. This particular area near Tokyo Bay is an extremely busy shipping lane, but accidents like this involving a military vessel are still rare. Japanese authorities will now analyze both ships' navigation records for clues as to what caused the collision

1:03:36 The commander of the US 7th fleet was at the pier in Japan with family members of the crew when the Fitzgerald arrived. He said it was a difficult day but that he was humbled by their bravery and getting this ship back to Marina. Ben, thank you! Apparently this ship almost foundered. It was pretty serious collision. It got...it was a T-bone. Well we... Yeah it hit and almost knocked his ship into the drink. It could have sunk Well, we have a lot of ridiculous and nobody is covering the story except as kind of an incident. This is a major story where like a big military threat to everybody were the number one spending $600 billion dollars a year. We have one of our boats which cost a lot of money don't T-bone by a cargo ship? Are you kidding me? We haven't this isn't like the top headline we have yes well then A you think something is up

1:04:30 But we have a lot of producers who have been in the Navy and Marines, and have been on ships. Maybe they can shed some light on it? I do know for sure that the tanker couldn't do much about it... those guys you just can't- It takes a long time to stop or even really significantly alter their course. And I don't know the specs of the destroyers. I've been on frigate! Man, a frigate with turbine engines?! 50 knots!! You know, those things could... but it's not half the size of a... quarter the size of a destroyer. But still I agree this is a major story and no one seems to be interested because Trump Oh yeah, Trump let's talk about Trump he's unhinged Yeah well no let's not talk about that Let's thank you for your courage and say in the morning to you John C! Where the c stands for colliding ain't t-boning Dvorak

CHAPTER 18 / 47 Discussion

Executive Producer Donations and Clip Requests

Sir Francis, the Baron of Roberts Bay, contributes $500 and discusses the difficulties of using "Popmoney" as a PayPal alternative. Another donor, Sir Meisner, requests a sequence of 11 clips, which the hosts label as "abuse" of the donation system, though they ultimately play a shortened version. The segment reinforces the show's "value for value" model and the personal interactions between the hosts and high-tier supporters.

donations· value for value· sir francis· popmoney· maxine waters

1:05:30 In the morning to you, Adam Curry. Where the C stands for nothing? Oh, thanks! In the morning all ships at sea that are still floating... What was that microaggression man?! All the boots on the ground feet in the air subs in the water that are still running and all the dames and knights out there Yes, in the morning to everybody who likes to bring us artwork for the program. That would be our artist and I do want to say specifically, yeah... Specifically in the morning to Gaston Garcia. Gastón García brought us the artwork for episode 9 or 3H. Humalgo was the title of that one and it was the M5M Retard B Clintonasm 33 milligram meds

1:06:17 Which was just cute. We've had many med boxes done before in the past, but somehow this just hit it right on. It was great artwork. It was very funny to us. Yeah which is all that counts we had a lot of submissions too and there were two or three of them that would qualify normally but the art box, the med box it just had the right things going on and had the right memes It did. It was gonna rely on memes perfect all right let's start with our associate executive producers and executive producers who showed three to nine 39 yes right yes 939 903 we have one executive producer and it is sir Francis the Baron of Roberts Bay $500 and This is gonna be we can talk about this now or we can talk about it later

1:07:10 But this guy has been working with me trying to get pop money. Now, he wants us to talk about a little bit so let me read I have a note from him He wrote just the check came in and says that he doesn't like PayPal apparently at all. Please find my latest donations are the best podcast in the universe no title changes for me today but I'm slowly headed toward Viscount John last month we had an email exchange when I tried to send this donation via Popmail As you know, it didn't go so well. So I'm now delivering it to the old-fashioned way Can you please put some info on the donation page in regard to pop money transfers or maybe? I said pot meals pop money Or maybe discuss the process on the show one day for those of us who like to avoid PayPal I have talked about a little bit. I'm gonna talk about that some more. I would like a double D douchebag call out

1:07:59 A double douchebag callout, sorry. I would like a double douchebag call out to Mr Tim Gross. Douchebag! A double? Yeah. Douchebag! Of St Petersburg Florida. I hit him in the mouth awhile back and he sent me a congratulatory text when i reached baron status but have not heard his name mentioned on the show which means he's a free-writing douche bag Do your part Gross Moving on to some pleasantries a special call out the captain do-do Do is he said maybe his dough, maybe it's Kevin Dodo But he says pronounced doo doo. It's a D o o d o how would you pronounce that? Doo-doo

1:08:43 Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. Do-do do-do maybe to do do-do da-da-da-dodo ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-ding-bing-boing-boing-ding from Vero Beach Florida Captain Dodo or Dodo hit me in the mouth a few months back and i've been a faithful listener and supporter ever since my family and I recently spent a week with captain with the captain in The Bahamas where we went fishing in 33.3 feet of water while streaming The No Agenda Show We didn't catch any fish at that particular spot, but we had a few laughs. Finally I'm headed out to Jackson Wyoming for the solar eclipse in August. I've been thinking about the best music to play during the eclipse it will be a Monday morning bender The obvious choice is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon With that in mind can you please play the Yoko Ono Pink Floyd scream clip

1:09:36 I think anyone from dimension B who will be watching the solar eclipse will be forced to listen to that clip and the rest of us can listen to the real song. I hope everybody has a great summer, karma to all! Alright! You've got karma... I'm really not happy with this next donation. I am going to comment on this. This is abuse it's abuse! I already have got my speech ready

1:10:15 Okay, Sir Meisner in Bellevue Washington $215 associate executive producer. Maybe if he was an executive producer this is a possibility but it's not going to happen Just putting my value for value donation, he writes. Thanks for the staying on top of everything to help keep so many of us sane week after week want to keep it short and challenge Adam To put together a cool clip session I'd like him to throw up the following and then 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 clips he lists We're not playing eleven clips ever No, it's abuse. Yeah it's not even a clip I can't even find what he is talking about One of them isn't even a clip Maxine Waters the FBI director has no credibility Now we've said this before on the show and the problem is of course Sir Meisner sales engineer to the nerds by day Wolf Knight amongst

1:11:11 the militants at night. He says this idea would be a horrible precedent, horrible precedent! We don't need to sit here and listen to somebody play or Adam two things about this one I don't want to listen to 11 clips and i'm looking at these clips in there not just like a combination of them that's funny it's not there's not like a hilarious combination here And the second thing is I, personally me. I'd have to listen to Adam complain about this which he was about to do before i started in and believe me it gets you know yeah I don't need it. I don't need the aggravation. Wait a minute now its about you nice! It is about me im trying to save my ass okay so we'll give you three clips which is what we keep telling people to give us

1:12:00 and uh... you know i'm gonna do his sequence, I got his sequence. I'll do his sequence except for the Maxine Waters thing. I don't know what the hell he's talking about with that. I'll do it but this is first and last time It's just rude! No no no! I wantcha doing it But you can't stop me I know i can't this is a problem. Jobs, jobs, jobs and jobs let's vote for jobs! Well i can't stop you but i can do this. Thanks Obama We're all gonna die Get out of my vagina! We just need cash. I know alot of people want to send blankets, serve water Just send your cash Shut up Slade

CHAPTER 19 / 47 Discussion

De-douching Requests and Listener Anecdotes

Several listeners, including Gordon Freeman and Dr. Ray, send donations to be "de-douched" after periods of listening without contributing. Dr. Ray shares anecdotes of meeting global figures like Christine Lagarde and Jesse Jackson while traveling, using the show's concepts to explain world events to colleagues. The segment features various show jingles and personal milestones from the "No Agenda" community.

de-douching· donations· christine lagarde· jesse jackson· john voight

1:12:40 You've got karma Never to be done again. Oh jeez, but it was good with a slide whistle that did add something to it That really helped a lot yeah Okay onward I think we made our point Gordon Freeman, $206.17 He wants a birthday call out for himself on June... Whoops whoops whoops whoops hold on Thanks Obama He wants a birthday call from self on the 20th donation is my birthday which is 2006 yeah okay Date month year I would like to be dedouched

1:13:38 and request the jingles. You've been de-douche'd! Okay, he wants... following jingles he wants a any seed man don't eat me Hillary and a boom shakalaka I got mobbed on the street today at a gas station and in a dental office high fives everywhere just it was incredible black people Hispanics male female high five high five high five Hillary Clinton and Boom Shakalaka brother You've got karma. That was good, I hadn't heard the first one!

1:14:21 And I hadn't heard the last version of that boomshakalaka. Yeah, it's good right? I'm just shaking it up! Oh yeah, yeah. Shaking it up baby. Rich Ballard $202.02 Robert Ballard was my father who passed away 28 years ago but we still miss him Also my 33rd wedding anniversary with my wife Robin was on June 16th so please play 33 is the magic number And the karma for our new restaurant in Dallas, Wing Bucket. It's working it's doing better than the first two already. He's a wing bucket guy. He's a winger! Wing Bucket? Go to the Wing Bucket in Dallas so play War on Chicken in honor of that as well as some karma for all us dads thanks for all the great info

1:15:16 Breaking news this afternoon, a massive fire destroying several barns at a Weld County poultry farm. Sky Fox live over the... The War on Chicken. You've got karma. Sorry! Somehow a war on chicken clip crept in there. I didn't mean that. Yeah it sounds like it. Damn chickens Onward to Raymond, Raymond or Ramon. Ramón Cosera I'm thinking $200 and one. Dr. Ray is his name. It's doctor ray. My apologies for being an utter douchebag for several years i told myself to donate after i was in business class with my with Christine Lagarde flying to Peru and then with Jesse Jackson flying to Paris and then with John Voight flying back from the UK

1:16:15 Funny anecdotes, telling people that I was with Fifi and then saying how the fuck do you know who she is? And telling them to no agenda show. The best podcast in the universe shaking the reverend's hand who I despise and getting a big bang, a big hug from him and talking to John Voigt for about 15 minutes. He's a dimension in politics, by the way I think we knew that you guys keep me sane and teach me about the world when I talked about ash for cash with my UK colleagues they were stunned at my worldliness! I love the old jingles so he would like to get a chemtrails trains good planes bad and the dr. Kiki it was worth it

1:16:59 And he concludes with, it would be ninja. Okay, Dr Ray. It was worth it. You've got karma. Bingo boom shakalaka Bingo boom shakalaka. And finally our last associate executive producer is Linda, who do I have? Linda Softer Softer. In Philadelphia, she has a long note and I'm going to read it though because it's interesting and I also promise that I give her crap about myself. Is it interesting as in stupid or interesting as in genuinely of interest? That's a good point. I think is fascinating so we'll use that word instead.

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Etymology of Douchebag and Planned Parenthood Discussion

A letter from listener Linda Softer prompts a discussion on the etymology of the word "douchebag," which she initially found sexist but later embraced after researching its literal meaning as an irrigation tool. The hosts clarify that the term became institutionalized by listeners, not the hosts themselves. The conversation also touches on homeschooling and the distinction between Planned Parenthood's clinical services and its lobbying efforts.

douchebag· etymology· linda softer· planned parenthood· homeschooling

1:17:52 father to our amazing daughter Ruby. He started listening to the show last year and soon after turned me and Ruby into listeners, now we're all regular listeners. We frequently listen when we are all doing things in the kitchen or when were in a car I was initially a little concerned about Ruby listening to this show she's only 11 years old. Well, I appreciate your well-researched and prospective media deconstruction and balanced political reporting. It took me a little while to get past what I consider to be your overuse of the pejorative douche bag. I don't typically get hung up on cursing so I was curious... By the way let's stop right there this is not cursing it was allowed by the FCC on mainstream television. That's right as is poop! Poop is too. We should say poop bag

1:18:42 Don't typically get hung up and by the way, the reason we don't say poop bag or anything else is because this was never our idea Nope as a newer listener. You may not know the backstory of douche I'm writing that down the back story of douche You may not know the backstory of douche, but it was from the listeners that started calling each other douche bags for not donating. And then pretty soon then somebody came up with a jingle and a de-douching jingle and before you know what it became institutionalized within the show structure. But it had nothing to do with...it was not one of our inventions

1:19:19 Anyway, I don't typically get hung up on cursing so I was curious about my discomfort with douche. It's fun to say after all of some thought I realized that because my only frame of reference was a vaginal douche the term felt sexist to me Oh yeah So I decided do some research on the etymology and lo behold it turns out that My perception of douche as being sexist was actually a projection of my own limited knowledge of the word Do tell A quick googling gave me all the information I needed to release myself from my own prejudice against this term and embrace it with the equanimity of which I hold other curse words. And again, it's not a curse word. I shared my research with Ruby and we cracked up over the idea of calling someone a shower or a syringe or a bag of bodily irrigation water vaginal or other orifice. It's just water

1:20:15 There is even a manufacturer of specialty bags and backpacks called Douchebags. Yo! Did you know this? I think i did, but I looked at them was like it's not funny they're not funny. No they're not funny bring on the douche. I do want to point out that that the concept of de-douching as it is requested often by first time donors does not really make sense. Well, I realize it's meant to be a form of undoing of someone status as a douche. It literally means not showering which makes no sense at all in fact when your show does his best is the opposite it cleans away all the crap put out by the MSM and the government and the entertainment industry gives listeners a clear view of what's really going on for that all three of us are grateful

1:21:05 So please accept this donation even though it comes from a homeschooling mom who is married to a guy named Seth. Strike two! Seth, and used to be a patient... Ask Seth why he's named Seth I would like to know Who was he named after? Yeah And used to be a patient at Planned Parenthood Oh strike three! Only 3 topics you have discussed on your show that i can confidently call you out on as being douchebags yourselves I'm sorry, we're all- I'm sorry Sarza. We're very pro homeschooling there. Yeah, yeah, I don't know where you got that from? Yeah, we home schooled at our- And i'm not against Planned Parenthood AT ALL! At all! No. No. I'm against the douchebags who are on the street and like HI NICE TO MEET YOU WHAT'S YOUR NAME MY NAME IS PETE HI- and he's wearing the big T shirt and like I'm not interested but I don't like your approach

1:22:00 And the money doesn't go to clinics, it goes to the lobbying Planned Parenthood organization. Very different but I don't know this is important for some... But you kick them in their nuts? No! I say I hate children and walk on. Okay. Overall whenever we discuss- You can even discuss Planned Parenthood without being labeled a horrible alt right Republican douche Yeah Which is exactly what she's doing here Yes yes she is She says, happy Father's Day to Seth and to John and Adam and all the dads out there in both universes. We need you all more than we like to let you know. Well thank you very much Linda and thank you for being a great mom and a great wife! You've got karma I hope that wasn't too sexist to say it for being a great wife but there ya have it

CHAPTER 21 / 47 Discussion

Ending Father's Day Celebrations on No Agenda

Due to consistently low engagement and donation levels, the hosts jokingly announce they are "banning" Father's Day celebrations on the program in favor of Waterloo Day. They thank the executive producers and remind listeners that the show's "value for value" system relies on their continued support. The segment concludes the first half of the donation acknowledgments.

father's day· waterloo day· donations· show policy

1:22:51 You're a sexist douche. I have a good sexist clip coming up, we'll do that right after. And that does conclude our group of real issues. Yeah it's not a big list you know again Father's Day turns out to be a big dud for us Huge. Huge dud for the show and it's the same way last year, I'm guessing...I'm thinking last year is when I changed the donation schedule to be you put any amount in a lot of people, a lot of big spenders came in with five bucks and they got their dad's name we'll mention them at the end of the next segment You know, that's what they think of their dad I guess. It was a dud from the beginning...I am now banning the Father's Day celebration on No Agenda shows never to be happening again. Whoa! Oh well, I don't know how I feel about that. That sounds a little harsh We got a year to discuss it Well what we could do is instead celebrate Waterloo day

1:23:51 Waterloo day. Yeah, but it's not gonna waterloo days is fixed date This comes on a certain Sunday in the month so next year will be a different okay? Well next year Father's Day We don't mention a word of it death to dad I say Thank you to our executive producer and associate executive producers. It's highly appreciated, and we have more people to thank in our second donation segment later on the program. These credits that you receive, executive producer and associate executive producers are part of our value for value system. They are not handed out willy nilly only to people who support at that level, and therefore you receive these titles and these credits can be used anywhere where credits are recognized

1:24:28 And please remember we have a show coming up on Thursday. We need your continued support. Devorak dot org slash N-A. And you should go talk to your dad about, I don't know the best podcast in the universe? Our formula is this...we go out and hit people in the mouth. Shut Up Slade! So let me hit you with uh..the latest sexist term Sexist, sexist. Sexist! I'm sorry to say but it does come from my for my beat and you know what i'm talking about Oh not again And they're talking about Camelto Harris who was grilling Jeff Sessions What? Camelto Harris?! I tried to slip it by ya Camela Harris Can't help myself Pocahontas camel toe Harris

CHAPTER 22 / 47 Discussion

Kamala Harris and the Hysterical Sexism Debate

Senator Kamala Harris faced criticism for her aggressive questioning of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, leading to a media debate over the word "hysterical." Critics argue the term has a sexist history rooted in the medical diagnosis of "hysteria" in women, while others defend it as a standard description of behavior. The hosts examine the tactical use of interruptions in Senate hearings and the tendency to label political criticism as inherently sexist.

kamala harris· jeff sessions· sexism· hysteria· senate hearing

1:25:28 I think if you just mumble that, kind of... That is the most sexist thing you've ever done on this show. Yeah i'm setting it up Well at least this month Well this is a word you used on the previous program and I think we briefly touched on its sexist origins maybe was two or three shows ago uh and it was a response to The Badgering Of The Witness which in this I think actually does it start off with yes yeah starts off with the sessions clip I'll say Kamala Harris or Kamala, I don't know how you pronounce it. Interrupting sessions continuously interrupting them which is what you do when you're doing this in a Senate hearing if your douche it's what you do

1:26:15 But that is of course not rude or anything. No, everybody else is rude because of the use of a certain word I don't believe I had any conversation with Russian businessmen are Russian nationals Are you aware? A lot of people were at the convention it's conceivable that somebody can... Sir, sir, I have just a few... Well let me qualify if I don't qualify you'll accuse me of lying So I need to be correct as best I can. And I'm not able to, uh... ...be rushed this fast it makes me nervous I'm not going to be able to do that.

1:27:09 Stately person that you will meet I mean she you know is a former prosecutor and she was using that experience To kind of cross-examine him which we don't want that But you have to let him qualify, you still have to let them finish. He wasn't done speaking You don't need to qualify so much when you're telling the truth I get that too The more information the better, so I think you can qualify as much as you need to and especially considering the source. People try to use up their time because each senator doesn't get a lot of time. So I think they're trying to bang out of it but the interesting thing about the word hysterical is it's a word with female baiting history from hystericus which was once a common medical diagnosis reserved exclusively for women sending them uncontrollably insane sometimes

1:27:58 causing a hit they would have to perform his direct right so it's actually just unique to what I agree you dress it's a great word hysteria hysterical hysteria which means uterus as in grab them by the like But it is a term with female history. It refers only to women, that's why hysterectomy means uterus. There is a rock though like she doesn't if you watch her and I've watched her repeatedly she doesn't oftentimes let people answer the question that's a fact that's her style no no she doesn't let them answer to a point where they're like can I answer the question? And I just think Look, you need to be really careful I think in this country or anywhere when you label everything sexist. She's a big girl she smart she's confident she's capable I don't need to feel sorry for her in this situation and I think Can you imagine if a man said she is a big girl? Let's just talk about sexism for a moment can you imagine if a man says she is a big girl Big girl, she's smart, she's confident, she's capable...I do not need to feel sorry for her in this situation And I think there is real sexism

1:28:59 No, they didn't interrupt him at all. Couple things about this... I've heard plenty of men being called hysterical. Frank when he used to do stand-up, he was hysterical. Yeah but it's... and it is true that where hysterical comes from and I read the book about this there was a play

1:29:36 The solution, when women were quote unquote hysterical they went to the doctor. This is why you always if you look at the old westerns, the doctor's always handsome because he'd had devices and he would for all intents and purposes give the woman an orgasm with his devices which were of the vibratic sort and then they would be happy again and go off on their way and the doctors are seen as miracle workers. It reminds me your theory. The other thing that's not mentioned is the idea of mass hysteria is not just about women. It has changed throughout the years, but these women like to go and pick apart everything... What is female baiting by the way? That was kind of cool. Female, this is female baiting

1:30:28 by calling someone hysterical. Female baiting, I don't know what it's about but yeah i mean you could you can deconstruct almost every descriptive word or anything you want down to whatever you want Yeah and you can stop anywhere you want in the process But now she's someone who is hysterical and then all of a sudden it's sexist You can't say anything anymore well you can but you get raked over the coals for it Imagine the things that these women say, the men saying them. So it's by definition is just sexist. Everything is sexist to these folks. Folks... Helmut Kohl died? Yes he did! He was a guy that really helped Reagan with the wall thing

CHAPTER 23 / 47 Discussion

US Arms Deal with Qatar Amid Terrorism Accusations

Despite President Trump's public accusations that Qatar funds terrorism at a high level, the U.S. finalized a $12 billion deal to sell the nation F-15 fighter jets. State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert defended the deal as a long-standing commitment necessary for regional security. The conflicting messages highlight the complexity of U.S. foreign policy and the economic importance of the aerospace industry.

qatar· donald trump· arms deal· f-15· terrorism

1:31:26 He's the one who put East Germany back together. No, no, no! Uh-uh! That was David Hasselhoff we all know who did that. The Hoff brought the wall down baby. That's right. Yeah he was really the reunification guy that... he was chancellor so here's a Heather is still getting her feet wet over there at the State Department? Yes how is Heather I don't know. I don't think she's really performing as well, she could. She's nice is pleasant but she's got to learn a few things. I want to play a couple of clips here this is the Qatar situation yeah and this is not being reported in the Western media from what I can tell at all because it's too hard to report and it's too hard to explain even though it did come up in the conversation with Heather but let's play that guitar mishmash and this is on RT

1:32:16 Reporting two US vessels have arrived in Qatari waters to participate in joint Navy drills just days after the American president accused Qatar of supporting terrorism. On Wednesday, Washington struck a deal with Doha for the purchase of fighter jets estimated initially to cost $12 billion dollars One Qatari official says that's proof then that the U.S still backs the Gulf state RT's Jacqueline Voger takes a closer look at America's recent policy in the region We heard Trump say time and again that he will do whatever it takes to defeat terrorism and those supporting it. The nation of Qatar has historically been a funder of terrorism at a very high level So everyone was waiting to see what actions the US would take against the Gulf country Sanctions perhaps? But no Instead, the U.S. has signed a deal to sell Doha $12 billion worth of fighter jets And there are plans to sell them even more later this year And that's not all

1:33:11 Two U.S. Navy combat ships have reportedly arrived in Doha to carry out joint drills with the Qatari navy. Conflicting messages much? It's kind of standard behavior for the US, don't we sell weapons to almost everyone in the world and then create wars that keeps having a market This is a good indication of the administration and what they're doing everywhere Given the current president I'm not that surprised but he would be pretty Hypocritical I think we're kind of increasing tensions Yeah, but that was a done deal wasn't it that was an old deal

1:33:47 Yes, and here's Heather kind of explaining that it was on Club 2. That was a deal that was a long time in the making that is not a brand new deal that just came out we continue to work with The nation of Qatar and the government and other partners in the region These are necessary actions to not only support US interests In the gulf but also keeping that region as safe as possible Apparently cutting ties with Qatar or imposing sanctions just wouldn't be good business Jacqueline bugha RT, Washington DC. What happened to the snappy Heather? She was much looser now she's She's trying to get the words out just right not making any binders too heavy. She's her binder huge biceps lifting this thing

1:34:32 So it's too bad. It seems to me that they could have taken some credit for the sale because Trump takes credit for everything that has happened, yeah? That is positive but he didn't as far as I found out to be peculiar and i thought was a missed opportunity For him Yeah. Why does, Bob? If he's really pissed at him and is against him... He'd be- he's honorable as a businessman. Well then you could have just killed the deal right at the end there. No no no but he knows he can't do that because of aerospace. You screw 12 billion dollars out of the US economy! No you can't. Not to mention the aerospace companies. It's already in the numbers we it's already in our queue too I just thought it was handled poorly

CHAPTER 24 / 47 Discussion

Justice Department Warning on Anonymous Sources

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein issued a statement cautioning the public against relying on anonymous sources in news reports regarding the Russia investigation. This follows several high-profile retractions and denials, including claims that James Comey asked for more resources before being fired. The hosts argue that major media outlets like CNN and The New York Times are frequently using unidentified sources to push inaccurate narratives.

rod rosenstein· anonymous sources· cnn· new york times· james comey

1:35:17 And of course the mainstream media didn't care. Although, the funny thing is going on to mainstream media was this crazy story which has been pretty much promoted by everybody which is the anonymous sources take down by the Justice Department. God I'm glad you got something on this okay what do we have? clip yes deputy attorney general rosenstein statement has raised quite a few eyebrows especially considering that as of late majority of the american press relies on nothing but anonymous sources unidentified sources to threatened to resign after the White House cast him as the prime suspect for suggesting to fire the ex-FBI director James Comey. When asked about this by journalists, Mr Rosenstein claimed he never said such a thing. Now CNN, a regular in anonymous sources came out saying that according to sources Comey would testify that he never told Trump that he was not under investigation. Comey is kind of a slick guy. Trump took away from it

1:36:37 But when Mr. Comey testified, he said the exact opposite. He actually told Mr Trump Three times that Mr. President, you are not under investigation CNN even retracted their article confirming the original fake news story Or how about this New York Times article where not even a source is cited but rather the NYT types it out like a fact that Comey days before being fired

1:37:16 asked the DOJ for more prosecutors and personnel to accelerate the FBI's investigation into alleged Russia's interference in the presidential election. But guess what? The Justice Department flatly denied that Comey met with Rosenstein, to ask for more resources And here is House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy confirming that these allegations are nothing but false One of the questions were public, but he said he's already said it that he has no evidence that Comey asked for any further resources at all the resources were there. Good going NYT and now CNN is raising eyebrows with their exact quote being errr what as the reaction to Mr Rosenstein's anonymous sources statement Wow can't get any better than this in the world of mainstream media they even managed to

1:38:06 the justice department. Miguel Francis Santiago, RT. to pay attention and if it says anonymous sources or sources that doesn't name names you should be very skeptical of the articles because they're, because the mainstream media but we're really talking about is The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Wapowapo, MSNBC are liars. Well, I think maybe that's a little heavy. It is my...I think about this often having been in M5M situations and they believe it so they're not consciously lying and I don't think so

CHAPTER 25 / 47 Discussion

Rachel Maddow Rolling Stone Profile

Rolling Stone published a glowing profile of MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, describing her "brain on fire" as she covers the Trump-Russia scandal. The hosts mock the hyperbolic writing style of the article and Maddow's "scathing methodical deconstruction" of political events. They contrast the mainstream media's portrayal of Maddow with their own independent production style.

rachel maddow· rolling stone· msnbc· trump-russia· media criticism

1:38:56 They really, they read things just differently. Okay okay they're deluded. Okay well I'll take that did you see Rachel Maddow's Rolling Stone interview? Speaking of deluded... Oh my gosh she's on the cover of The Rolling Stone! Wow listen to this just how it starts off Rachel Maddow sprints onto the set of The Rachel Maddow Show, brain on fire and slides into her chair. It's two minutes before airtime at MSNBC's cavernous New York studio in Rockefeller Center and Maddow dressed in her standard on-air black blazer and black tank top Levi's blue suede Adidas Gazelle stealthily hidden by her giant desk hunches over her keyboard pounding out last minute revisions to a script with the speed of a court reporter On the agenda this Friday evening in May is the ever evolving Trump Russia scandal

1:39:44 and the controversial termination of FBI Director James Comey, a story that might as well have been concocted to suit Mattow's brand of scathing methodical deconstruction. That's just the beginning of the article. How about that? Could you blow her any harder? I wouldn't mind having an article like that. Starts off like that, Curry here. Curry sprints into his Cluedio of the No Agenda Show, his brain on fire twitching with Tourette's he slides behind a stand-up desk in two minutes before air time for The Best Podcast In Universe in this very tiny 5 by 9 foot studio. I mean I could do the whole thing like that it would sound good! I think you should

CHAPTER 26 / 47 Discussion

Democratic Talking Points Deconstruction

The hosts plan to deconstruct and publish Democratic talking points in advance to show how specific narratives against President Trump are coordinated. They observe that comparisons to historical figures like Hitler are becoming less frequent in favor of new rhetorical strategies. This effort aims to provide listeners with a "memo" on how political messaging is crafted and disseminated through the media.

talking points· democrats· donald trump· newsletter· media strategy

1:40:25 I am working on, if the last newsletter had the attachment which i promised of the Republican. I'm guessing it's an authentic Talking Points memo. Yes, the TP. Which I think a lot of people may not have understood the subject of the newsletter Even when I looked at and knew you were going to...and hadn't seen the draft because we were out moving stuff I thought toilet paper is the first thing that came to mind, like toilet paper. What is this? I think a lot of people would think that you did...that make you more curious or were you disgusted and refused to open the email? I refused to open the email and would never donate to that show! Well it was talking about maybe should be TPM anyway so I put it in there but I decided and I was thinking about this last night

1:41:13 And I said in there, I'm going to do my own. I'm going to deconstruct the talking points that we're hearing from the other side because no one's gotten me a memo from the Democrats when they're dynamite and I'm gonna create from scratch using deconstructing methodologies. In other words stuff I keep hearing over and over again. You're going to publish the talking points in advance of the talking points? I'm gonna publish the Democrat talking points that they are using against Trump. Nice! How about this? Talking point one, Hitler. Talking point two... Stalin! Talking point three... Yeah, Hitler's out. Hitler is no longer en vogue. Did you hear the latest? No. Speaking of Hitler because I save stuff in case it comes up Which game is this? It's the new Call Of Duty

CHAPTER 27 / 47 Discussion

Call of Duty and Black Female Nazis

The inclusion of black female Nazi characters in the new Call of Duty game is cited as an example of "social justice warrior" influence in the gaming industry. The hosts mock the lack of historical accuracy in favor of modern diversity standards. They also briefly mention Barack Obama appearing on TMZ to discuss celebrity news regarding Jay-Z and Beyonce.

call of duty· video games· social justice· gamergate· historical accuracy

1:42:10 You know, Call of Duty is a pretty realistic... It's a great game. Let's just say that Well now new character role Black female Nazi I mean talk about your social justice warrior gamer gate seeping into the mainstream gaming industry A black female Nazi Perfect But just make her Jewish and then we're all set for reality Now you're talking That's coming It's coming Alright, so I've got a couple of things. I got a little entremont here which is Obama in a teaser commercial and as you listen to this This is where Obama is right now In the scheme of things On the next TMZ Live Barack Obama spills tea about a huge secret Not about politics it's more important It's about Jay-z and Beyonce twins Tonight at a special time on Fox 2

1:43:06 He has something to say about Beyonce's twins? It's always spilling and spilling it. Spillin' the beans! Oh man, he must be enjoying himself. But it must be great to be him right now. Don't you think? Yeah. Must be great. Living it up. Yeah living it up. He's got dough and people love him. Fabulous yeah I'm happy for him. Living it up. And somebody else is dying which is even better. Yeah people who donate to OFA or AFO, what is it? Oh, OFA. Organization for Action. I've had to you know, I'm getting their mails but i've been having...I might have to unsubscribe although they've got an interesting trick for you people out there who want a little you know do direct marketing at all what they've done is they've taken the email they've taken the mailing list which is a monster and they created like these kind of sub

CHAPTER 28 / 47 Discussion

Organization for Action and Treason Rhetoric

The Organization for Action (OFA) is criticized for its aggressive and repetitive email solicitations for donations to "stop Trump." Meanwhile, a controversial Huffington Post article by Jason Fuller, which called for the execution of Donald Trump for treason, is discussed. Although the article was removed from the site, it continues to circulate on platforms like Medium, reflecting extreme political polarization.

organization for action· huffington post· treason· donald trump· jason fuller

1:44:04 You know, I'm you know there's always some phony. You know somebody's name on there? I'm Joe Biden and it's like biting for good luck and You unsubscribe to that you've unsubscribed to the same. You don't get the unsubscribe to the whole real mailing list That's good if they distribute it and you get the Biden may not send another mailing out ever so this unsubscribe is a fraud Wait a minute, you're saying that they send out a separate email But you can unsubscribe be or not I'm subscribing from the main email lists of that came from that's my that's my impression I think it's something of a scam, but i'm trying to get off the list because they have too many emails that are chipping Chippin chip in chip in state digital and blue state digital with that shipping yeah those guys And it's like these messages are no good. We've got to stop trump now Okay why?

1:44:58 I mean, it's just that these are lousy lousy solicitations. There's no information there's nothing interesting There's nothing you can use on the show It's just dumb and your chip in chip in three dollars chip in cheap sick of it If you read that Huffington Post article by what's-his-name Jason Fuller? It was Jason fuller BC What does he do is it about? I'll read it to you. Impeachment is no longer enough, Donald Trump must face justice! Oh yeah yes in fact uh... Yeah i captured and we're going to put the newsletter as a graphic. It's very funny. Shall I do a little reading? The guy by the way but people say well he took it down they took from Huffington Post The guy doubled down with it and put on medium so you can still find that whole article

1:45:55 Well, maybe I shouldn't read it. You're a Trump basher! Read some of it. Read, read, read... But it takes awhile to get to the good thing- good part. Well impeachment and removal from office are only the first steps for America to be redeemed Donald Trump must be prosecuted for treason and if convicted in a court of law he must be executed Yeah that's it that's all you need to read That's about it yeah we need to execute him based on uh treason Yeah. Treason, treason. Okay. Hey you know why didn't they arrest him and execute him much earlier for treason? I'm sure he's been treasonous! I'm sure they can find some treason somewhere. Oh you think?! This is really... Who are we at war with where you could actually commit treason? Do you think that when Trump eventually is out whether however it happens just done with his terms whatever it is the next president has no chance certainly not if they're a Democrat which would be likely

CHAPTER 29 / 47 Discussion

Media Response to Steve Scalise Shooting

Following the shooting of Representative Steve Scalise at a baseball practice, media commentary shifted from calls for unity to blaming President Trump's rhetoric for the violence. On PBS NewsHour, David Brooks argued that political involvement is now driven by "loathing" of the other side rather than advocacy for one's own. The hosts track how the narrative evolved to frame the shooter's actions as a result of a broader "weaponization" of political extremism.

steve scalise· congressional baseball game· political violence· david brooks· pbs newshour

1:46:57 They have no chance. They've no chance, this is all an all-out war what the Democrats are doing... Yeah they're ruining the country! They really are and it's pathetic to watch and it's pathetic that they don't have the self awareness of seeing what they're doing And it really came almost a crescendo for me over the past few days watching the change in M5M media messaging regarding the shooting of Scalise Now first we had, which was on show day Thursday. Everybody was at the ball game! Everybody was showing... The news is showing a ball game and they're pretending it's unity it's great fuck you You were there because you wanted to make sure that be on the scene if something blew up or someone got shot That's the only reason the media was there The only reason They secretly hoped for that

1:47:53 But the, just the turnaround. It didn't take that long but now it's ingrained Now we know that this really happened because of Trump We know now this is obvious. We'll start with PBS NewsHour But it is a sign on the fringes we've seen a ratcheting up of violence, I thought at the conventions on both sides, we saw that at Trump rallies on both sides and people on the fringes of society we've just seen a ratcheting in their feeling of justification that they can resort to violent means and this guy apparently... See starts with its on both sides, its on both side thats how it starts Had a list of people according to what's being reported this afternoon of people he wanted to shoot. And so that... I didn't hear that, did you know that? That he had a list? Yeah, I watched the same thing This is Brooks, of course on PBS NewsHour The guy who agrees with the other They're supposed to be two guys arguing with each other but they both are in total agreement on everything which makes PBS NewsHour a gov But first time i heard it was when you were right there

1:48:53 I did not know that he had a list. I didn't know he had a list. That's weaponizing mentally disordered people through the process of political extremism. Alright, so first it's both people then the guy is crazy... Weaponizing But who's doing the weaponizing? You hope, Judy. But David's point in both parties according to Pew Research in both parties what drives the most activist wing is not support and energy and advocacy of their own side it's loathing on the other side that's the gauge as to whether you're going to be politically involved you got a vote and whether you're gonna contribute how much do you load the other party how much do you hate them

1:49:34 And there was a time, I'll be very blunt when I came to Washington when the legitimacy of your opponent was never questioned. You question their judgment you question their opinions or their arguments but you never questioned their legitimacy and that changed and it changed in whether he's changes is a man who was elected from the state of Georgia who ran on the book and the book was used these words use sick you refer pathetic Liar, corrupt, shame. Enemy of normal Americans. This was Newt Gingrich's Bible, it wasn't an idea or a policy It wasn't the program he used it and he became successful He became Speaker of the House Donald Trump is a clone of Newt Gingrich Donald Trump use Donald Trump lion Ted and lightweight Bobby Jindal and Mitt Romney choked like a dog I love how it always turns around to trump that's who's doing it

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NPR Fact Check on Left-Wing Violence

An NPR "Fact Check" segment investigated whether left-wing violence is rising, focusing on the Antifa movement and its clashes with far-right groups. The report cited Anti-Defamation League data claiming that 74% of extremist murders in the last decade came from the right, while only 2% came from the left. The hosts dispute these findings, pointing to recent incidents and the "blurry" line between mainstream and fringe political movements.

npr· antifa· political violence· anti-defamation league· fact check

1:50:35 Let's move on to NPR. Fact check! It's an actual show. It's a podcast too, NPR Fact Check! Fact check false? Fact check! The question on fact-check this week is left wing violence rising? Gibson is talking about the large group of leftist protesters often called Antifas short for anti fascists They wear black and hide their faces And they never give their names especially when my colleague Martin Costi asks why they're carrying sticks What's grass that the sticks are for You can't ask what the sticks are for. I mean you can but i'm not gonna tell you okay yeah you can ask me about my stick but i'm not going to tell you what it's for, okay? All right. Tifa say they're here to counter what they see as the rights violence and creeping fascism aha this mask student gives his name as Felix he says given the current political situation violence is to be expected. You know people are desperate and they see the government turning back into regressive Reaganomics and racist undertones of rhetoric so

1:51:34 Once they started kicking like, you know 25 million people off of health care. Oh there it is! They're kicking 25 million people off the healthcare I gotta beat him with a stick Then you start seeing riots The idea that some on the far left are openly condoning violence is a red flag for extremist group monitors like JJ McNabb She says the clashes between Antifa and far-right protesters on the west coast are increasingly volatile This is a dangerous game. People are going to die, no one's died yet but it's just a matter of time." Antifa's membership appears to be growing beyond its traditional West Coast base while also embracing other leftist ideas beyond just fighting white supremacists McNabb says white supremacists are widely condemned and deservedly for their violent tendencies But she worries Anitfa is getting a pass with violence Just because they're attacking racists. Attack them with words

1:52:26 Don't come in with sticks with nails on them. On the far right, activists are trying to exploit the idea that groups on the far left like Antifa are the ones inciting the violence. They use their schools to teach children that their president is another Hitler. This online video was produced by the National Rifle Association... To smash windows burn cars shut down interstates and airports bully and terrorize the law-abiding The actual data tell a much different story. Mark Pitcavage tracks domestic extremism for the Anti-Defamation League. Oh, well I can't wait to hear this! It must be Trump? The far left is very active in the United States but it hasn't been particularly violent for some time. What?! The data says...the data say the far left has not been violent for some time

1:53:17 Huh. Hmm, I must have seen different videos. Extremism for the Anti-Defamation League The far left is very active in the United States but it hasn't been particularly violent for some time According to the league's data in the past 10 years 2% of all murders associated with extremist ideology came from the Left 74% came from the extreme right including a mass shooting at a black church in South Carolina last month's deadly stabbings on Portland commuter train Oh, hold on. That was a Bernie Sanders fan. Sorry NPR fact check false eye there. Fact check false. Extreme right including the mass shooting in a black church in South Carolina last month's deadly stabbings on a Portland commuter train. Pitcavage says you have to go back to the 1970s to see a real cycle of deadly violence from the left but

1:54:06 But because of the controversial nature of the Trump presidency and some of the things that have occurred over the past six months, there legitimately is a chance that we could see more violence from the left. And you know, that should concern everybody." Domestic terrorism experts say that concern is only heightened by the fact that in the current polarized country what's considered mainstream and what's considered fringe is getting more blurry. Mmm... Blurry? It's all Trump's fault! It's very blurry when they get the wrong guy who did the stabbing. That was pretty bad, wasn't it? Yeah that was really bad but the final clip I have in this series of fun-ness and goodness uh mind blowing mind blowing so we have Scalise he's been shot through the hip it's been described very well shot through the hip you know sideways ripped his guts out pretty much

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Joy Reid and the Racial Criticism of Steve Scalise

MSNBC host Joy Reid faced backlash for bringing up Steve Scalise's past record on race while he was in critical condition following a shooting. Commentary on the network suggested that if Scalise's life was saved by an African-American lesbian officer or through high-quality healthcare, he should change his political stances on those issues. The hosts criticize this "moral education" approach to a victim of a violent attack.

joy reid· msnbc· steve scalise· racism· healthcare

1:55:02 Does that stop Joy Reid from MSNBC from calling him a racist? No. It is one thing to sort of want civility and to be, and take umbrage when it's one of your friends or when it's one of your own colleagues but like you said there's a whole country out there and I had a lot of people at least in my Twitter timeline and its delicate thing because obviously everybody is wishing the congressman well and hoping that he recovers but Steve Scalise has a history we've all been forced to sorta ignore on race. He did come to leadership after some controversy over attending a white nationalist event, which he says he didn't know what it was. He also co-sponsored a bill to amend... What? Maybe you didn't. She's with a

1:55:45 Preacher that's who she has on. Because he is in jeopardy and everyone is pulling for him, are we required in a moral sense to put that aside at the moment? You know I can just see after this segment which will finish up But she's, you know going off the set and people are like that was so courageous. So brave of you to do that It is so courageous just to... You have speak truth to power The guys are racist shot or not What we're required to say is when he recovers And then when he recovers there's a renewed mindset If a lesbian person saved your life You should not go forward Being homophobic shouldn't be it anyway Did a lesbian save his life? did I miss something

1:56:47 He says if a lesbian saves your life, you can't be homophobic. Was there was the Capitol Police woman? Was she is lesbian and is this what he said I don't know did he just out her what's going on with this but I don't know why that came up nude mindset If a lesbian person saved your life You can't you should not go forward, you know being homophobe shouldn't be in any way If you almost died, but your life was saved because you got health care then you should apply that ethic and want everybody else to have the same health care as you. This is talking points for Scalise! Hey almost dead man when you are not almost dead here's what you need to do to fix yourself we're just trying to educate you You know the Bible one of the guys that prayed Walker is from North Carolina

1:57:32 and he was saying how he prayed for everybody. Well, and he's a Christian well the Bible says in Isaiah 10 woe unto those who legislate evil and rob the poor of their rights and make women children to pray The bible calls whenever you just put on a face in a time of crisis but continue to do the same things or making graves look good that are still full of dead man's bones In other words it is hypocrisy If congress people pray for one another and they should PRA why but then if they pass policies that pray PR ey on the poor and on minorities in the sick Then we have a serious moral problem Apparently one of you even watch this woman is the worst. She's the worse It's my job audience, and she's a jerk it's my job Job is over listen to Rachel Now now you're just being and then just be mean to me I

1:58:31 The, the apparently the female member of this security detail was an African-American lesbian. An AAL! And there you go. Well who said he was homophobic? Oh because he's... He was against gay marriage which doesn't mean your homophobic by the way No it means your against gay marriage Yeah Which is something very different I did get an interesting note from... They're they're uh what do ya call it their um What are you Amygdala? No but I do have amygdala material yeah Wait, but keep going. What's your thought? It is that you're taking to your just what's the word that's so popular now whether it's not convolved as convoluted some is a specific word everyone's using to indicate that this is joined with that and shoved into the same mean box I don't know why can't come up with the word of bitch about it constantly. I'll just skip it for narrative

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James Hodgkinson and Liberal Extremism

A producer shares a note about the brother of the Congressional baseball shooter, James Hodgkinson, describing the family as having "hardcore" liberal views. The brother, Mike Hodgkinson, was reportedly a staunch fan of Al Franken and frequently shared clips from Media Matters. This personal background is used to argue that left-wing media consumption played a role in the shooter's radicalization.

james hodgkinson· al franken· media matters· illinois· shooting

1:59:32 It starts with a C. Conflated? Conflated, that's the word. So they're conflating homophobia with not being on board with gay marriage into one box if you're one or the other. Yes you can only be in one box and that box is the one you want to be in it's on the right side of history. Note from producer Tyler Adam I thought it was interesting this word is emboldened It's very interesting. Yes, that hardcore liberalism runs in this guy's family talking about James Hodgkins sometime around 2006 2007 I worked for an environmental consulting company in Woodlawn Illinois named United Science Industries which is now bankrupt For a couple years at work with Mike Hodgkin Hutchinson He was our geologist when all of this went down A couple of guys called me and said hey that shooter was Mike's brother

2:00:30 As serious as this is, when everyone found out who the shooter James was we all kind of laughed because Mike was such a staunch liberal. He listened to Al Franken all the time and was constantly emailing clips from Media Matters I believe the last laughter was surprise but knowing how crazy liberal Mike was didn't seem surprising to me How about that? Wow! It's Al Franken If we take into account that it's President Trump's fault maybe Al Franken should get a little heat for this Yeah, Rankin's really... I don't know. He's gone way off the reservation. I got an email from Dago J., Sir Dago J.. I have a rant that i wanted to share with you guys people who send you complaints about the overuse of words or phrases interesting yeah no of course

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Hollywood Producer's Public Rant Against Trump

A high-level TV producer, David Lattic, posted a public rant on Facebook expressing abhorrence for Donald Trump and his tens of millions of supporters. Lattic characterized Trump as a "moron" and a "shitheel," stating that he is no longer willing to debate anyone who stands up for the president. The hosts cite this as evidence of a "medical condition" involving shrunken prefrontal cortexes among the anti-Trump elite.

david lattic· mtv· trump voters· social media· amygdala

2:01:24 Need to get a life should also go screw themselves Personally, I wouldn't care if you guys use the word a thousand times in a single episode because I listen for your perspective on things not to Ant fuck every little thing either of you say both of you deserve a break from this kind of bullcrap Thank you for encouraging and for starting to call people out for this whether they donate it or not Well, I don't mind. I don't mind either but that is a perspective Okay But I like enhancing my vocabulary and not falling back into these traps which are annoying to me. I feel exactly the same. I picked up an interesting post from the face bag I wanted to read for you

2:02:08 You know a member of this MTV group the MTV alums and the people in this group are the people mainly worked in The studio and a lot of them are now big-time directors producers Yeah, yeah Saturday Night Live. Oh the girl that works at Saturday Night Live Gina She's so infected by them so infected she is she's the loudest yell just crazy crazy So It's not her who wrote this but someone of equal stature in the business. Dave, I think the real problem with Trump for people like me is threefold his politics are abhorrent really beyond the pale but we've dealt with that before

2:02:52 The real issues are that A. He is so clearly a moron of untold magnitude he just fucks himself over and over again, and B. He is purely a class-A shitheel! A horrible horrible man who was apparently without any close friends like not just bad but evil pronounced ee-leevel like he makes Mr. Burns seem like Daffy Duck and so I'm not really offended by him so much, I mean I am but I'm offended by the however many tens of millions of people who thought he was exactly what this country needed! I just feel like fuck you to all All of them! Your friend that you were respectfully arguing with yesterday? Fuck her especially. You want to vote for or argue for any of your run-of-the-mill Republican villains, sure I'll debate but if you stand up for this dude this felon in waiting this future first president to go to prison all y'all could piss off a rope My friend the super producer So uh what's his full name David Lattic And what does he do He is big time producer TV producer

2:03:56 I think the industry is just filled with guys like this. You run into them and you say- But why would you even post this publicly? Why would you... I think it's silly, I think it's really gonna take- He's telling 10 million people that he hates you! I find it to be, yes. That's what he is saying. Tens of millions actually! I find it the form of insanity with these swollen amygdalas and this shrunken prefrontal cortex that we have and this is occurring in... It's a medical condition, it's approvable medical condition these people are suffering under

CHAPTER 34 / 47 Discussion

Lady Gaga PTSD Diagnosis and Amygdala Essay

Lady Gaga published a personal letter through her Born This Way Foundation revealing a diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) stemming from her years on tour. She describes experiencing "dissociation" and explains the biological mechanics of her condition involving an overactive amygdala overriding her prefrontal cortex. The hosts question whether her "needs not being met" on tour is comparable to the trauma experienced by war veterans.

lady gaga· ptsd· amygdala· prefrontal cortex· born this way foundation

2:04:34 And in that group is Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga? Lady Gaga has a head stuck in the cycle, I look off and stare at her. Whoa whoa whoa! What did you say she has her head stuck in the cycle?! That's what the name of this thing is. She wrote this article, Head Stuck In A Cycle, I Look Off And I Stare, a personal letter from Gaga. And this was the Born This Way Foundation that she started up Which is always asking for money even though she has $275,000 that's her net worth according to anything. I mean 275 million maybe? Yes! I think so. I'm just like the guy with the 93 million deaths a day. Per day. Yeah it's 275 million

2:05:20 She has, she's brave admission. This is this has been a tremendous response to our co-founder Lady Gaga's brave admission that she has been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder. Oh no! What happened? Nothing. Did she was she in Iraq? Was she hit by an IED in Afghanistan? I'll read from her note because it's really worth listening to. I have wrestled for some time about when and how if i should reveal my diagnosis of PTSD. Wait, wait a second! If she has PTSD from the election? I'm going to poop myself. No she hasn't from just being... Gaga? She doesn't really explain it let me go ahead that's okay

2:06:04 She has it from performing, apparently. It's a daily effort even during this album cycle to regulate my nervous system." Let me just give you the back of what I think because she discusses her amygdala oversized and shrunken frontal cortex in this little essay and she goes on and on about this as part of her post-traumatic stress disorder This is from being this guy that you just read the letter from having the same problem even though he doesn't know it yet. Enlarge the amygdala? Yeah, does she mention her amygdala in her letter yeah please read please read I'm sorry one interrupt okay now you gotta go look for that amygdala parts of those okay here goes with triggers from the memories I carry from my feelings have past years on tour when my needs and requests for balance were being ignored

2:07:02 She got PTSD from being on tour. Okay, you got that? Get it? Hello? Yeah I'm with ya! It's post-tour syndrome disorder... I was overworked and not taken seriously when i shared my pain and concern that something was wrong. I ultimately ended up injured on the Bourne This Way ball That moment in the memory of it has changed my life forever The experience of 275 million remember that The experience of performing night after night in mental and physical pain ingrained me in a trauma that I relive when I see or hear things that remind me of those days. Like you, you ugly fans! I also experienced something called dissociation which means that my mind doesn't want to relive the pain so I look off and stare at a glazed over state Bob Dylan's been doing that for years

2:07:59 As my doctors have taught me, I cannot express my feelings because my prefrontal cortex the part of the brain that controls logical orderly thought is overridden by the amygdala which stores emotional memory and sends me into a fight or flight response. This is genius! My body is in one place and my mind is another. It's like the public accelerator in my mind gets stuck, and I'm paralyzed with fear! When this happens, I cannot talk. When this happens repeatedly it makes me have a common PTSD reaction which is that I feel depressed and unable to function like I used too

2:08:41 It's harder to do my job, it's harder to do simple things like take a shower. I'm not laughing because PTSD is serious business but come on! Come on... Well, she goes on and says you think you have PTSD. And now they're taking I don't know if they are trivializing PTSD or whatever they are doing but now...and by the way Gaga is very political and this has a lot to do with what her problem is Whatever her problem is, I mean...I'll repeat. Although people can be like, oh $275 million dollars! Well she's suffering the poor woman and you're mocking her. I'm not mocking her. Money doesn't make happy. That's a false argument. Everybody knows that and i'm not going to reiterate it but

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Comparing Celebrity PTSD to Combat Trauma

The term PTSD, formerly known as "shell shock," is discussed in the context of celebrity claims versus combat experience. While Lady Gaga attributes her trauma to being overworked and ignored by management, critics argue this trivializes the experiences of soldiers who have survived explosions and physical loss. The discussion explores whether the music industry's "360 deals" and high-pressure tours can legitimately cause long-term psychological damage.

ptsd· shell shock· lady gaga· veterans· music industry

2:09:31 But curiously, the PTSD thing can be triggered or started or created by all kinds of things. In fact I have a couple of clips. Great! Now stop for second this is what i love about that note Is that she specifically discusses the medical condition? I'm not sure PTSD in general uh...is a condition that is measured by the amygdala and prefrontal cortex I know some people have PTSD, so I'm going to ask them what their physicians tell them. It's a possibility because it does go wrong. A fighter flight may be developed in a war zone...

2:10:10 It could be. Well, it's usually guys who've had half their shit blown up by an IED they have some understandable... you know when you have no legs or pins in your legs that i think would be real PTSD so I think it's a bit of a slap in the face? That's what I'm thinking but there's other study that's being done which I want to discuss too but going back to Gaga Her real complaint right in the middle of that argument was my needs weren't being met. Yeah, but she's on tour yeah That's because she's on tour and she wants luck I need this is not the bottled water i want i want bad why don't want perrier My knees aren't being met That's the impression i get from this note of hers i mean what other i can go back on that one

2:10:59 I look off and stare, but can't express my feelings by prefrontal blah. I ended up with it. Yeah, should I carry my feelings of past years on tour when my needs and requests for balance were being ignored? What does that mean?" Well the word PTSD previously that word was shell-shocked Yes, exactly. And it was for veterans of wars who came back shell-shocked? Shocked by the shelling and the booms and the danger in the land the death etc I okay continue um you have my family gotten to PTSD from her her need for balance that was not being met I mean I'm not gonna be

2:11:42 making light of this woman's pain. She is obviously not a normal person to begin with, you know, maybe she was just talent and the rest of it but I also struggle with triggers from my memories I carry for my feelings of past years on tour when my needs and requests for balance were being ignored. I was overworked and not taken seriously when I shared my pain and concern that something was wrong." Who is Who's overworking her? She should be the boss of this thing, right?" Yeah. Wrong! I see... This is where I think you're a little off base. First of all, I don't believe she has $275 million dollars. I know how the music business works. Umm..I think she has a lot less than that. She has no problem with money but she has a lot less than that and yeah these 360 deals-she's being lived by label, by management and probably as you point out, I think she's very talented

2:12:32 Her range of stuff that she can do is quite amazing. I like a lot of her music, but you can see that yeah she's often in different universe many talented artists and scientists have the crazy look so maybe she has special just overall mental condition that she's susceptible to when her needs not being met it is traumatic to her But I remain it's kind of rude for people who really have PTSD. Yeah, shell-shocked. So tell me about your studies? With that in mind, PTSD as a condition seems to be

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Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) Research

Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have identified "Post Intensive Care Syndrome" (PICS), a constellation of symptoms that mimic PTSD in patients who have survived the ICU. The condition is often triggered by powerful sedatives, prolonged ventilator use, and delirium experienced during hospitalization. Survivors report personality changes, depression, and cognitive impairment, suggesting that the "heroic efforts" to save lives in the ICU can have lasting negative effects.

pics· icu· vanderbilt university· delirium· sedation

2:13:19 Gaga aside, and I think that most of her amygdala and all the rest of that has to do with their politics. Which is confusing. We're seeing this a lot we've documented it before but let's listen to this. This is the new PTSD which is now PTCS for these particular folks. Wait a minute they changed it on me? Well for these people More than 5 million Americans are admitted to hospital intensive care units or ICUs each year. Undoubtedly, they are a crucial component of the healthcare system for treating seriously ill patients and preventing deaths but some patients also eventually leave the ICU with new complications and problems Special correspondent Jackie Judd looks at those concerns in an effort to make sure patients are getting the right interventions

2:14:11 Well, as soon as this ultrasound is done we're going to get your lights on and your windows open. Okay? Every year almost six million patients land in an intensive care unit and through often heroic efforts lives are saved for many of those survivors that period of time becomes a bright line in their lives before and after. I am very aware that not, I am NOT the same person who went into the hospital with sepsis I am just not. In what ways? Well, my personality...I'm shorter-tempered mood change mild depression Paul Turpin an endocrinologist who lives outside of Nashville with his wife Mary Lou spent a month in an ICU that was two and a half years ago

2:15:07 We met once before at the luncheon. Richard Langford's first ICU stay was a decade ago and he has not lived on his own ever since. Mom is the one who takes care of me now my mother is 88 years old. The challenge is psychologist Jim Jackson leads this support group and he's part of the team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that helped identify a constellation of symptoms mimicking PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder. They call it Post Intensive Care Syndrome. So they've discovered and then they kind of isolated what the problem is which is in part two which is that people go into intensive care and these... It reminds me over the anecdote I told on the show years ago

2:16:01 A friend of mine was dating a nurse and she was on the graveyard shift. And they always said that all the graveyard shift nurses turn the oxygen up on all the patients so they don't have any dead ones when they, because you had to fill out paperwork. So then they turned it down when they go into the turnover, the shift and they don't have, you know, a bunch of people that have to write up and says, and she claims it's a common practice in most hospitals which is they don't, in ICU they drug the people up so badly that it actually becomes a traumatic experience for them being in the ICU because these drugs are using are not pleasant. Anyway play part two

2:16:44 Dr. Wes Ely has studied this phenomenon for almost 20 years he says the risk factors are clear powerful sedatives and prolonged use of ventilators which can trigger delirium some ICU patients need those interventions but not all All of them do. and other types of sedation. We put them in this cocoon, but it wasn't a safe one and when we started measuring delirium and then started measuring physical immobility it unveiled this issue of PICS. It goes on and on disgustingly. People after anesthesia by presume that you know lot of this is about or they're just out

2:17:41 But certainly anesthesia, they often said oh man the anesthesia still bothers me or it can last weeks. I've seen it myself. Months or longer? Yeah so that but that may not be the anesthesia at all is what I'm hearing now could be PICS post intensive care But this is like you can't control this. I mean, in Gaga's situation which is creating the same kind of issue...I kind of believe she might have a form of PTSD that she brought on herself. Because her needs weren't being met! Besides that yeah but she's the one who signed on to it and

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The "Bigdala" Theory of Political Insanity

The hosts propose a theory called "Bigdala" to describe individuals whose political reactions are driven by an enlarged amygdala and a shrunken prefrontal cortex. They suggest that the intense hatred for Donald Trump seen in public figures is a measurable medical condition that impairs logical decision-making. They call for the use of MRIs to study how political polarization may be physically altering the brains of those in "Dimension B."

bigdala· amygdala· prefrontal cortex· trump derangement· mri

2:18:21 I don't know, you know i feel bad about it but at the same time she's very political. She's taking in all this information that is dissociative and doesn't make sense. That guy who wrote the letter that you just played which led me into these clips That guy has got an issue that is not healthy. It's also so out of character, I know all these people and worked with them for years this is out of character for him to do this in a public setting even if it's on facebag... That's very public and you just read it too or once you put it out there like that the opportunity for it to go crazy is high

2:19:04 And why would you do in the first place, which is the question you immediately asked. I'm thinking that same thing Gaga found out about was enlarged amygdala, which we've talked about on this show before and shrunken prefrontal cortex making your decision-making up. That was a bad decision he made to do it. to post that letter. And why would you do that? What would, I mean most...I mean everybody makes a bad decision now and again you take the left turn into one way street. I've made two. You weren't paying attention but This is the thing we talk about on this show, why No Agenda's so important to a lot of the listeners who might go... That's why I say when you stop listening to this show, you can end up in dimension B thinking crazy things and it's ruining your brain. You've gotta get off this Trump hate that doesn't really... It's crazy! Is there simple tests?

2:19:59 to measure the size of the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex or do you have to really get in there, or do you have to image it? I don't know. You have no idea It would be great if there's some kind... Wouldn't it be great if there was a test like... If there is hormone that gets released because your thing is going nutty I just want to be able to test it. Maybe if you could say, hey eat this mango and if people hate mango then... I think the only test is witness some of these guys like you just read that letter on Facebook that they've just done, it's like why are you doing this? I would actually question Gaga's little note here that she wrote on her website as why are you writing this. It sounds like you could be ridiculed for it because of my needs aren't met by worth all this money even though she probably is right. But yeah but I just can't get over this. It's such a simple thing if you can say to people hey the way your responding

2:20:56 is the way a person with an enlarged amygdala and a reduced, shrunken prefrontal cortex operates. That is not a healthy situation it's science I know you believe in it do X like get an MRI go take a look at it then tell them then go look at the science and tell me that you might be okay but you might be in some danger and should be investigated You should care about your well-being Yeah, but I need a little more you know well. We got nothing all we have is these theories We got nothing we got nothing But it's the parent appears to me when she mentions the amygdala She probably did have an MRI but it seems to me that this is what's going on and it says Trump thing That's causing a lot of it Here's how it works here's our word You say to me? You should check your privilege like a like a like a social justice war go ahead say it to me

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Medical Billing Inflation and Insurance Scams

A personal account of a $52,000 hospital bill for a minor procedure illustrates the extreme inflation in U.S. healthcare pricing. The patient was required to pay a deductible based on the inflated "sticker price" rather than the significantly lower amount the insurance company actually pays. This system is described as a "scam" where both hospitals and insurance companies benefit at the expense of the patient.

medical billing· health insurance· deductibles· texas· anesthesiology

2:21:51 You should check your privilege. Oh yeah? You should check your amygdala! What? What my what?! The bill is in for Tina's procedure, you know in four months from now we'll have the same health insurance once the common law marriage kicks in in Texas I'm very excited about it because only cost me 500 a month But, you know there's still this 20% that is not covered. The deductibles... So the doctor himself his bill was $8000 which I think is reasonable although remember insurance companies only pay 28 cents to the dollar which is why these prices are so inflated

2:22:36 What do you think the hospital overnight stay and anesthesiologist and anesthesiologist nurse cost total? 80 grand. Close, 52. Okay. $52,000 but here's the lame thing is that Tina has to pay her deductible and a piece of the uncovered until it's capped over the $52,000 amount not over the actual amount that the hospital expects to receive which is why they inflated in the first place and in the case of the doctor not necessarily the hospital but she's actually paying more than insurance is paying. It's so disgusting it's unbelievable and once again there's nothing we can do about because everybody's in on this scam but were in the wrong business

2:23:24 If we are, we've been in the wrong business. All our lives! I'm gonna show my support by donating to No Agenda Imagine all the people who could do that Oh yeah that'd be fab On No Agenda morning And i want to commend you on that uh on that segment with Gaga and the uh and The Amygdala tie they're fantastic That's why I listen to this show It was because of your note, which I encourage. Yes? From the face bags because that was just like whoop there you go There's my lead and you just let me write it down the Primrose path to that piece We need a better term though instead of enlarged amygdala we need...we'll come up with something Like a term... Okay Let's see what we got for Starbuck Yeah please read Dane Beth's note I'm going to read it

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Father's Day Donations and Listener Shout-outs

A second round of donations includes Father's Day tributes to various dads, including Bill in Sarasota and Clark in Burlington, Ontario. Listeners contribute amounts ranging from $50 to $123, often requesting "de-douching" or specific show jingles. The segment highlights the global reach of the "No Agenda" community and the personal milestones shared by its supporters.

donations· father's day· value for value· ontario· texas

2:24:21 Dame Beth, the Baroness of Baja Arizona. $123 and 45 cents. Bitch ass cancer last week took out the man who stepped in after bitch ass cancer took my dad years ago may I get F-cancer please? Dame Beth. That sucks Father's Day. Little F-cancer karma for you girl. You've got karma. So sorry about that When will it, and now I'm going to read. If there's a Father's Day in here we'll have to read these. And it will go all the way down at the bottom This is one of those times you take exception Normally anyone under $50 we assume is anonymous but if they're mentioning their dad or something that's obviously put as part of the deal

2:25:02 Gwendolyn Adams in Sarasota, Florida $103.15 I'd like to give a Father's Day shout out to my boyfriend and baby daddy Bill He is great father and keeps our little one exposed to no agenda almost daily Having said that it is probably still a good idea to go ahead and de-douche our little for good measure I think Bill would appreciate a shut up slave Sure! Why not? Shut Up Slave Yeah, de-douche. Oh, I'm sorry. You've been dedouched. Forgot the douche. Dedouched a douche. Wesley K Walker 100 bucks Scott Floyd 100 bucks Brian $100 from Austin Texas last week i made a 33 donation thinking i could get a de-douching

2:25:53 Making me a double douche bag. So here's 100 bucks, please give me a de-douching. While Bradley Seltzer who has a father's day call off to himself or to Bradley Seltzer is maybe his dad Droid and he's in for 100 Dwight chick 9999 in Burlington, Ontario Father's Day shout out for sir. Hank Scorpio and our father Clark two of the best dads I know very nice Larry hey 808

2:26:36 Happy Father's Day to you too Jensen and my father Stephen Haye and his excellent fellow fathers Jeff Lee Steven Mark and Cullen Kemp all of whom I recently hit in the mouth to propagate the formula and He's in for a 808 boob sir Rick from Arlington Washington 69 696 Esther is like Carson she's in for 6969 And who's the... Is there a name here? Happy Father's Day to Craig Stipp in Lake County, California. Your MILF and human resources love you! Joseph DeFeo 6180 no mention James Durante 6018 happy Father's Day John and Adam my dad John and myself James Duranty Heather Reitmeyer double nickels on the dime Rex Reitmeyer happy Father's Day Daniel Hanson Joe

2:27:41 5510 and he's got Brad Hutner. Happy Father's Day now, but Dean, but Bud Hutner. Oh I said Brad, how do you make Brad out of bud? Man, I wish it was faster. Uh, Dean Roker double nickels on the dime bill McClare a $50 from Riverdale Michigan is following people are 50 bucks were already there. Bill McClare Mika Miller in Bethel, Pennsylvania. I think it's Mika Miller You don't think it's Mika? No It's Mika Raleigh Hawkins in Illinois Happy birthday to Black Knights, your lineman Do we have that on there? Oh, I'll check I think so Hello? Anna Hold on, hold on, you are cutting out Hello

2:28:37 Yes, I'm here. Testing testing testing. Anna C. Colleen Happy Father's Day Stuart Lily adores you John Cam Antlers Oklahoma Amitav Hajra in Dateville Virginia Daleville Michael Lloyd Parts Unknown Tanya Morrison in Trabuco Canyon Happy Father's Day to Mike Morrison love ya Jason Lewis Macon, Georgia. Does he have a Father's Day on here? I'll have to click to open it. Happy Father Days to Joe Stephens or Stevens, prodigal son who fled to Athens, Georgia. Matthew Mongin Baltimore Maryland Joel Deruin which is also the name of fantastic French duck. Dolet Zanguzen

2:29:41 Dullet, D-A-U-L-E-T's Zhang Guzen. I don't know Bellevue Washington and Niels Spar boom sputter boom in Rome bar boom in Rune Rone Rhone Netherlands Scott lavender and Montgomery, Oklahoma and Montgomery Texas not even you know You know the problem with that when I'll tell you what to do. Why did you come with that? No? I'm not gonna never ask that anymore well this one the little arrow thing was on top of that and I just guess the pesky arrow thing is

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Final Birthday and Father's Day Acknowledgments

The donation segment concludes with a heartfelt note from Noriko, who donated on behalf of her two-month-old son, Kono, for his father's first Father's Day. Other listeners, including Gordon Freeman and the Stelter family, receive birthday shout-outs. The hosts reiterate their "value for value" model and thank the community for their support before moving to the final news items.

noriko· baby kono· birthdays· donations· value for value

2:30:18 The arrow thing. Andrew Haverson in Gravenhurst, Ontario and last but not least Israel Kazares at parts of Nona. We're going to go down the list looking for fathers on the spreadsheet. Okay Matthew Funk I got saying happy Father's Day to Bob Funk in Bakersfield. But Sir Captain Mike did I miss Sir Captain Mike? Yes yes I missed him stateside son number one he says. Yeah stateside son number one then I have Bob Funk Yeah, I got Bob. We have a Dame Beth the Baroness of Arizona came in with her right we did that oh That was up higher. That's where she had to happy Father's Day my dad moon from John Stonestone Graham wolf how do you father's day to Patrick Wolf Beatrice Beatrice Hatcher to Luke? Oh

2:31:10 Dad dad to June and Ruby says Jamie Graham from Dame Jamie's from mad Hatter the janitor and hall monitor of the internet Jimmy Rose the retired retired fireman Thomas Octoberg the fisherman Kevin Brady, the plumber Brian rose the chef and Jay Blanding the CEO Joey Maz this in New York City firemen and Gil Hunter. The brilliant uncle nice list Well, that's a big one. Dame Jamie this is Dame Jamie who we called Sir Jamie for a long time Did we call her Sir Jamie? We did Greg Stone also to Sir Rory Stone actually To Greg Stone I think yeah things put in the right way around And he needs a jobs Carmen which i will give him Sir Rory

2:31:56 Down at the bottom we get further down. Now we're down into the penny. Lisa Stelter to Paul from his wife, Lisa Stelter and two adorable kids Amelia and Sammy. Where'd you get that? Did I run past it? I'm down at the $5 level. I'm down in the four and didn't see anything in the fives. Yeah line 140 I'm gonna put it. I just said, oh, I see what happened! I need to click on it to open that one. Ah okay never mind thanks Obama all right I think that does it. Thanks Obama. It's our group of well-wishers and happy Father's Day everybody listens to the show yes thank you all very much

2:32:39 And it's nice to see some real love for fathers out there, even though it will be the last time on The Best Podcast in the Universe. Because we say screw fathers! Devorak dot org slash N-A-V-E Jobs jobs jobs and jobs let's vote for jobs You've got karma It's your birthday, birthday. Oh no, I can't get... And the list is also reasonably short Gordon Freeman celebrates on the 20th Sir Lyman of The Net Raleigh Hawk and daughter Madeline Hawk are celebrating their birthdays and Lisa Stelter says happy birthday to her husband Paul who celebrates on June 20th and we say happy birthday to all of you Happy Father's Day from all your buddies here at The Best Podcast in the Universe! No title changes, no nights but But I have an idea

2:33:34 I do have one note to read, which is a Father's Day note that came in. I want to remind people that we have a cutoff at midnight for the spreadsheet. Midnight West Coast time? Pacific daylight or summer whatever it is I just made my, this is from Noriko. I've just made my first donation obviously to my thought on behalf of my two month old son Kono celebrate his daddy's very first Father's Day no agenda as Daddy's absolute favorite he never misses it baby Kono has been listening to your show since he was in my womb he recognizes your voices and loves all the sounds you create during your show we call you Uncle John and Uncle Adam

2:34:18 True appreciation to your hard work and amazing contribution to the real world. We like, we know like fake news also thank you for being part of our little family! We look forward to hear each of you at each and every show one love to Uncle John and Uncle Adam baby Kono and mommy Noriko shout out to daddy Tomi boom You know I really those are the notes that really make me want to do this show when i get up at 6am Great show. Great note, yes. That's a great show... Shh! Don't spike the ball on the show man I'm talking about it Hey i've got it for The Big Amygdala Syndrome Ready? Are you ready? Okay what? Bigdala You're suffering from bigdala dude What do ya think? It's not bad I actually like it because I like this is the rings that sounds like biggly Yeah, big-bigdala That guy's suffering from bigdala

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British Protester Criticizes BBC and Media Narratives

A viral clip from London features a protester delivering a profanity-laced critique of the BBC and mainstream media for their treatment of Jeremy Corbyn. The individual argues that the public has become "immune" to billionaire-owned media narratives and calls for a revolution against corrupt government mouthpieces. The hosts find the raw honesty of the rant refreshing compared to standard news reporting.

bbc· jeremy corbyn· mainstream media· london· rupert murdoch

2:35:14 Okay, we can go with that. Here's a guy not suffering from bigdala You don't see this often on the news This was carried live I think in London black guy standing up man He's pissed at the mainstream m5m media Be warned, there's some F-bombs in this one. But it was just refreshing to hear it and the crowd starts to cheer at the end. What do I want happen? I wanted a revolution in this country! I say fuck the media, fuck the mainstream You don't deserve to be there, you know what I'm saying? We should be campaigning not for government but for BBC who acts as mouthpieces For this corrupt government People need a revolution in this country nothing short of that And if any other country did they'd done been a revolution we've seen how you the mainstream media have responded and reacted

2:35:54 For two years you've hounded, demonised Jeremy Corbyn and you said he was unelectable. He can't be... There's no possibility of this man being elected and you created that narrative that people actually believed your bullshit for a while but what this election has done is shown that people are immune they're in bulletproof vests to you and the other billionaire sort of media owners, and Rupert Murdoch and all those other motherfuckers. They've been immune to that shit there! And that is their vote of confidence not in terms of Jeremy Corbyn but it dismisses men but it also stands up to you as the mainstream media I say you personally but I'm identifying with you as a mainstream media You understand what I am saying? I'm saying identify yourself as the mainstream media! You are motherfuckers You are a bunch of motherfuckers. And so the- this BBC- Hate the media! So this BBC reporter goes over to shake the guy's hand I like you anyway. I like you too, I like you too. I like you fried boiled in any which way I've been fucking happy motherfucker. I like you fried boiled... Right on man right on Gitmo Nation GMT up rise up resist very happy to hear that good luck see dude named cannon

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Audio Description Mandates and University Videography

A videographer at a major research university warns that new mandates for Audio Description (AD) under the Americans with Disabilities Act are becoming an impossible burden. The process requires narrating every visual element of a video for the visually impaired, which is difficult to mix with existing dialogue and significantly increases production costs. The hosts discuss potential technical solutions, such as live translation or automated tagging, to satisfy the law without bankrupting small production teams.

audio description· ada· accessibility· videography· censorship

2:37:04 writes in about the Audio descriptions known as ad that I've been I've been harping on for the past couple of months This is all part of the Americans American Disability Act. I was gonna say Americans against disability The American Disability Act and this is a big big problem here says Don't use my name, it'll get me fired. Okay Holy crap audio descriptions or AD that's this It's actually it's a D and then you have peren paren paren the right parent closed parents That's the symbol like CC for closed captions giant pain in the ass total fear of mine I'm the lead videographer of a decent-sized research university here in the Midwest

2:37:49 We also have one of the leading accessibility centers in the country because of our research status. Stanford and Berkeley are two others who are at the top of that list It hasn't been mandated yet, but the request has been asked of our team that we start ADing our videos I can tell you it's an impossible task! We have four people on staff three of us are One-man band shoot write edit The others are younger Oh, I'm not allowed to say it. The manager and I come from TV news so we're used to crazy expectations but when you were asked what it would take to start adding this to our videos We kind of shrugged. We told the accessibility department It would take a full-time position because it's not something any of us shooting could do add to our workload

2:38:31 We also explained the majority of our videos would be impossible to add AD to. All our videos are interview heavy so the mix of an original voice track and an AD would get messy, and really wouldn't work. You can't pay attention to both tracks at the same time." Their response was, OK you better find someone to do it! To which we replied that they would have to hire someone who would be better equipped to handle regulations... Well, you know that's not going to happen only a matter of time before it's mandated. The worst part about it, I had to do a lot of research for this no one in Hollywood is doing it. I've spoken with several universities and marketing companies who said they fear the day when they're asked to do this because there isn't a good way to handle it at any reasonable cost. Yeah. This should be some version of censorship. There must be a better solution for this. There's got to be a technical solution that would just be so much easier. How about

2:39:26 if you can just tag your video that someone who has a screen reader, it'll trigger the voice. You know? Like three people sitting in a room talking something like that. You know it seems possible that there could be specialty organizations without using the robot voice actually sit there and spend two and half hours watching the movie Yeah And annotate as it goes along

2:40:02 and do the job like a live translator does. You're not gonna nail it, you just need to do it." In other words when you go to the United Nations and you're talking in...depends on how fast you talk, you got little earpiece that you wear and its translated into Italian and German and French and it's…you catch most of it. It'll satisfy the law and this only takes two-and-a-half hours of work. Why are we satisfying the law instead of trying to help people who have a legitimate issue? but help them in a way that makes sense for everybody. I think you could help them, you don't need to...I mean i think i've seen these things that are done that way and it's like there is too much detail You're talking about people who sit there and they're just talking heads sitting at a lecture now you have to describe what's going on It can be done but not if there's actual voice dialogue, you can't do that live! You have to fit that in and I'm saying screw that Just bypass all of it

2:41:00 I think it can be done inexpensively. Well, that seems like there's a you know what if we come up with the idea we can get out of this damn podcasting gig! There ya go! Alright let's have a meeting. Podcastings to future! We're in a futuristic business. Yeah i gotta tell you something...I should've done this before the donation segment You remember the big poo-ha about Gimlet Media? They were bigly malign as part of the yeah NPR spin-off and all know those. Yeah, we got him We got two million dollars investment when you create the best podcasting network ever we rock I remember that way every time one of these shows up You'd like to talk about it? Yeah, what do I usually say what is my payoff line oh

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Gimlet Media and the Failure of Podcast Networks

Gimlet Media, once hailed as a revolutionary podcast network, is criticized for shifting its business model toward producing branded content for companies like Ford, Tinder, and eBay. The hosts argue this confirms their prediction that traditional podcast networks cannot be monetized through ads alone and must eventually become ad agencies. They reflect on their own history with "Podshow" in 2005 and the lessons learned about the industry.

gimlet media· podcasting· native ads· ebay· tinder

2:41:43 The payoff is this doesn't work. You can't monetize the network, it does not work and lo and behold they've released their new slate of shows which includes a show that they produce for Ford, a show they produce for Tinder, a show they produce for eBay... Hello! This is exactly what I predicted you couldn't make any money because you can't monetize your network and now you become an ad agency Slow clap for you. I told you that's not even native ads It's just infomercials yeah, you're right. Well it's a native ad if you look at it from a meta perspective And you're looking down from the gimlet But they made so oh yeah We're gonna have the most awesomeness ever podcast network and now they coming out with these shows like the eBay show Yeah Hello pod show

2:42:40 We pitched Amazon TV, Amazon radio all of that shit. I want people to know that you tried doing this what a decade ago with Podshow? Yes sir 2005 2005, 12 years ago you actually had this exact same idea and you went through the whole process and it came out the other end of something completely different. You have invented The Wheel and all they're doing is reinventing... Let me ask you this, this is something that always baffles me how many these companies like Gimlet let's say have come to you and said hey we want to do this so we'd like to hire you on as a consultant because

2:43:22 and or even talk to you say can we have a little conversation about what we're up to how many of these people come in got hold of you that's what I thought why did i even bother asking It's sad, but it also misses the whole point because some great programming came out of the NPR spinoff to start with. And I would say call John or call me we'd be happy to tell you what we've learned. Happy too! Even you NPR. That'll be the day those guys are a couple of Trump apologists

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Senate Russia Sanctions and Oliver Stone's Putin Interview

The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved new sanctions on Russia, including a provision that prevents the president from lifting them without congressional approval. Meanwhile, Oliver Stone's four-part interview with Vladimir Putin is praised for its professional production and "meta" documentary style. Putin reportedly warned Stone that he would face significant media backlash in the U.S. for conducting the interviews.

russia sanctions· senate· oliver stone· vladimir putin· documentary

2:46:30 surround Trump and make him hopeless is the Senate pushes more sanctions on Russia, and doesn't allow Trump to get anywhere with his trying to ease the sanctions. The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly has approved new sanctions on Russia today over its election hacking. The penalties target those involved in human rights abuses and cybercrime. The bill also blocked the president from removing sanctions without congressional approval So there's that.

2:47:21 Have you seen the Putin interview with... No, I'm watching it tonight with Tina. I am very excited about it. I already have a download and apparently he speaks English in it! A couple of times usually when Stone is leaving or coming he'll say something nice in English but its outstanding to watch at the very end not to give it away because there's nothing to give away just along long conversation He says, I hope you mind getting beaten up. Says what are you talking about? You're going to get beat up for doing this interview with me.

2:48:04 Yeah, he is. As in the media's going to beat him up? Yeah. Although Stone is great... What I thought was interesting as a takeaway and I think you'll get this too, is Stone when you look at the design of the logos and cutting it out and go... The way that Stone is really one of those guys that's a consummate pro. He sets the shots up And he puts himself in this movie. It's a movie! Yeah, and he does a lot of meta stuff where he says here is how we're going to do the shot... So it's meta? It's a documentary about the documentary. There is a little bit of that. It's very advanced. It's like extremely advanced but advanced in such a professional slick way that you really have to remember how good Stone is as a director Well people think he's a dick now

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Booz Allen Hamilton Investigation and "Assault Pistols"

The Department of Justice has launched a civil and criminal investigation into Booz Allen Hamilton regarding its cost accounting and government charging practices, causing the company's stock to plunge. In a separate item, a memo from Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam introduces the term "assault pistols" to its list of prohibited weapons. The hosts mock the ever-expanding terminology used to regulate firearms.

booz allen hamilton· department of justice· assault pistols· pearl harbor· fraud

2:48:58 Yeah, well that's what Putin said is gonna happen. I have a few last items on my list that i do want to get to one is the term assault pistol which we identified and yes this is something people are catching it everywhere this is from... This is the Wohele that's the joint base Pearl Harbor Hickam Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam This comes from a memo regarding promulgate procedures for the stowage, registration and possession of privately owned firearms and dangerous weapons on the base. Prohibited from JPBHH

2:49:37 assault rifles, automatic firearms, rifles with barrel lengths less than 16 inches shotguns with barrel lengths less than 18 inches mufflers silencers or devices for deadening or muffling the sound of discharging firearms cannons hand grenades dynamite blasting caps bombs or bomb shells or other explosives any type of ammunition designed to penetrate metal or pierce protective armor any type of ammunition designed are intended to explode or segment upon impact with its target and assault pistols Which I do not describe. Huh? Assault pistols. That got snuck in there assault pistols well, no such thing as an assault Well there's no such thing is an assault rifle either that's true There's no such thing it just a decoration of the rifles yeah It's pretty looking if you're into camo If you're into camo Got a new scream new scream to add to the mix I think one of these days will be able to do full hour No agenda special with just screams

2:50:39 Alright, well is that a goat? No. That's the social justice warrior now the problem I have a little problem with this screen because i think it over modulates It does tad yeah but I was not just responsible for the recording What was she screaming about? I have no idea Assuming so you could be a guy my big dilla and then finally um The war between the agencies continues and I feel that now the FBI is hitting back at CIA, one of their big contractors Booz Allen. And was that when our Snowden worked? Didn't he work at Booz Allen before he went to work for NSA? Yes, yes. So they're being investigated! Check out shares of Booz Allen Hamilton right now they are plunging in after hours this is after the contractor which

2:51:30 is a big government contractor that provides services to a number of different agencies within the government, says it was informed that the U.S Department of Justice is conducting a civil and criminal investigation relating to certain elements of the company's cost accounting and indirect cost charging practices with the US government. And the company saying quote today our internal and external audit processes have not identified any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, or identified any significant erroneous cost charging. The company says it is cooperating with the government in these matters but if you take a look at shares right now they are down more than 8% in after hours." Yeah? That's something that's not a usual situation for them. That is not usual at all certainly not for contractors so we'll keep our eye on that

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Show Outro and Final MKUltra Reflections

The episode concludes with a summary of the "queasy" feeling James Comey reported regarding Loretta Lynch's request to call the Clinton investigation a "matter." The hosts sign off from Austin and Silicon Valley, reminding listeners to support the show through the "value for value" model. The final segments feature a mix of show memes, including references to MKUltra and the "best podcast in the universe."

mkultra· james comey· loretta lynch· value for value· adios

2:52:21 and I have a well for Thursday of a prediction about what will cause the Meltdown or at least what it will be blamed on my meltdown. Yes, you're not your meltdown Well, it's not my personal note them by me the meltdown talking about yes You and that guy from Singapore forget Rogers Rogers alright everybody that is it for our program for today happy Father's Day if everybody who deserves it and Remember we have a show coming up on Thursday. Please visit our donation page at Dvorak org slash na And I am coming to you from downtown Austin, Texas here in the common law Condo the Cluede Oh five by nine FEMA region six on the map if you're looking for me in the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from northern Silicon Valley where they starting to heat up and it will be

2:53:18 I don't know what i'm gonna do about it. I'll jump in some water or something not sure John C Dvorak will return on thursday with another episode of the best podcasting universe right here See you then and until then as always Adios I'm thinking MKUltra! Bad news, but a strong belief in...

2:54:20 93 million, 93 billion. I

2:55:38 Don't worry Be happy Don't worry, be happy Don't worry Be happy Don't worry, be happy That is a pretty stunning thing. It is a stunning thing I just found it to be stunning No, no, no Fuck no Oh my god! No, I'm crazy I'm crazy No, I'm crazy

2:57:55 back you know no red phone trying to get into using a red phone trying to get into the red phone trying trying to get into a red phone, trying to get in using a red phone. Trying to get into it is a stunning thing. I just use a red phone trying to get in direct contact, direct line of communication back channel as we've talked about for several weeks that ominous term with Moscow. I'm crazy. You know?

2:58:46 He said he was really upset about the way things went down with the election. It made him queasy. Comey said that Lynch, uh...the request gave him a queasy feeling. He felt clearly that Loretta Lynch was giving cover to the Clinton campaign Was she? I can't answer that. I would have a queasy feeling too though How about a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray Since when is the FBI dirty? Oh, it felt queasy about that It just didn't feel good It was very uncomfortable Queasy feeling it makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election The best podcast in the universe! Adios, mofo. Dvorak dot org slash n a high-five high five high five