4 chapters across the catalog
John C. Dvorak provides the "Tip of the Day," recommending an Eastern European antiseptic dye called "Brilliant Green" for cuts and funguses. He warns that it stains the skin for a month. The segment includes a dangerous anecdote about Dvorak playing with liquid mercury as a child, which the hosts strongly advise listeners not to replicate.
The "Tip of the Day" features a traditional Eastern European antiseptic known as "Brilliant Green" or "Zelyonka." This inexpensive dye is widely used in Russia and Ukraine to treat skin infections and staph, though it is largely ignored by Western pharmaceutical companies due to its low profit margin and the fact that it leaves a long-lasting green stain on the skin.
Media Echo Chamber on McChrystal and Petraeus
The hosts highlight the uniform use of the word "brilliant" by various mainstream media outlets to describe President Obama's decision to replace General Stanley McChrystal with General David Petraeus. They suggest the synchronized language indicates the use of official talking points.
Ashmageddon, Volcanic Ash, Global Warming Computer Models
The grounding of European flights due to Icelandic volcanic ash coincided with major NATO military exercises like Brilliant Ardent. The hosts theorize that the Met Office used the same flawed computer models for the ash cloud as they do for global warming predictions. They suggest the flight grounding may have been a deliberate test to observe the impact of reduced air travel on regional temperatures.
