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The hosts discuss the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, an IndyCar street race held in Washington D.C. near the Lincoln Memorial. This leads to a personal anecdote from Robb Dew about drag racing his mother's 1986 pink Buick Century, which she earned as a top sales director for Mary Kay. Dew shares details about his family's move from Louisiana to Austin, Texas, in the late 1990s.
The program opens with a Memorial Day greeting and a summary of the day's major sporting events, including the Indianapolis 500 and the Monaco Grand Prix. A discussion regarding the timing of Pride Month confirms it is celebrated in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York. The hosts contrast the lack of flags in the San Francisco Bay Area with the patriotic displays in the Texas Hill Country.
A host recounts a humorous story about participating in an MTV celebrity street race in Denver driving a Geo Storm. The anecdote describes crashing into a wall during the race and the subsequent embarrassment of watching the footage, where the car appeared much slower than it felt from the driver's seat. The story is prompted by the previous discussion on "cheap" consumer goods and substitution.
Bahrain Grand Prix and Human Rights Violations
Despite ongoing violence and reports of police brutality in Bahrain, the Formula One Grand Prix proceeded. The hosts read from an independent commission report detailing the use of shotguns, tear gas, and hooded security forces against protesters, contrasting the lack of international intervention in Bahrain with the situation in Syria.
