Topic: Harambe

A donor from the US Navy discusses the 2016 election and the Las Vegas shooting, questioning the official narrative regarding bump fire stocks. The hosts introduce "Service Goat Karma" as a new variation of their listener blessing jingles.

Trevor Noah criticizes the U.S. Electoral College on The Daily Show, comparing the system to a "shit-spewing toilet." The hosts argue that Noah's arguments are flawed because the United States is a federal republic, not a direct democracy. They also suggest that Noah's comedic portrayal of Americans is condescending and borders on racial stereotyping.

The hosts identify a media trend of shifting blame onto parents in high-profile news stories, such as the killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo and the Brock Turner sexual assault case at Stanford. They argue that the public conversation focuses more on "privilege" and "bad parenting" than on underlying issues like school drinking culture. This trend is viewed as a way to manipulate social media users into "echo chamber" outrage.

The killing of Harambe the gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo to protect a child who fell into the enclosure has sparked intense social media debate. Various tweets are read that frame the incident through the lens of white privilege and racial politics, with some users claiming the animal's life was devalued because of the child's race.