Topic: Bleeping

A massive data breach involving Florida-based background check company National Public Data (NPD), operating as Jericho Pictures, allegedly exposed 2.9 billion records. While the number of records exceeds the U.S. population, the stolen data includes names, address histories, and social security numbers. The data was reportedly leaked for free on the dark web by a hacker known as Phineas after initial attempts to sell it failed.

A producer suggests that listeners who object to profanity on the show should use its open-source nature to create "bleeped" versions. While the hosts acknowledge the idea, they express skepticism about the follow-through, citing the difficulty of maintaining other listener-led projects like full show transcriptions.

The hosts play a segment from Jimmy Kimmel Live's "Unnecessary Censorship," which features bleeped clips of politicians and news anchors from throughout 2011. The comedy bit relies on the bleeps making innocent statements sound profane. The montage includes clips of Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, and various local news reporters.

Adam Curry plays a clip from Jimmy Kimmel's "Unnecessary Censorship" segment, where harmless words are bleeped to sound like profanity. He suggests using this technique on political figures like Nancy Pelosi to highlight the absurdity of their speeches. Dvorak remains skeptical of the humor, preferring unedited television.