Topic: Covid Trauma

A look back at the 2017 "Primal Scream" events where protesters gathered to scream at the sky on the anniversary of Donald Trump's election. The hosts link this behavior to "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and suggest that social media-driven mental illness has only intensified since the COVID-19 pandemic. They jokingly propose bringing back "Scream Circles" as a concierge-level feature.

A montage of news clips reveals a coordinated effort by Democratic leaders, potentially led by Chuck Schumer, to use the word "chaos" as a primary political descriptor. NPR's Brooke Gladstone is highlighted for using the phrase "stench of chaos" in a program teaser. The discussion posits that this messaging is an attempt to reignite cultural trauma from the COVID-19 pandemic, though the term "chaos" may be too simple to trigger the intended psychological response in the American public.