
Episode 284 • • 1:15:58 - 1:19:11
284: Study says... Duh!
Germs on Planes, Box Cutters at JFK Airport
The Today Show aired a segment about germs on airplanes, which the hosts view as a "planes bad" meme. Simultaneously, a passenger successfully carried box cutters onto a JetBlue flight at JFK airport. The TSA's failure to detect the items resulted in remedial training for screeners, though the hosts suspect the incident may have been a "plant" to justify increased security.
