Topic: Ho Chi Minh City

3 chapters across the catalog

Clinton Condign
Episode 813 1:00:23 - 1:06:33

813: Clinton Condign

Dame Astrid and the Dvorak Ant Killing Trick

Dame Astrid, Duchess of Japan, contributes $234.56 and shares a story about buying fake paintings in Vietnam. In response, John C. Dvorak reiterates his "ant trick" for managing Argentine ant infestations. The tactic involves using a lighter to torch scout ants while leaving "witness" ants alive to carry the dead back to the nest, supposedly signaling the colony to avoid the area.

Win By Losing
Episode 727 51:56 - 55:12

727: Win By Losing

Birthday Tributes and Anonymous Donations from Ho Chi Minh City

Patrick Seymour celebrates his daughter Emma Grace's first birthday with a donation, while an anonymous donor from "Ho Chi Minh City, Florida" contributes $333.33 for her 33rd birthday. The segment includes a brief discussion on the duty-free status of handmade art and antiques brought from Vietnam to the U.S. The anonymous donor also mentions her husband's interest in purchasing a Toyota Hilux, jokingly referred to as the "vehicle of ISIS."

Holy e-Coli Batman
Episode 311 2:13:33 - 2:16:58

311: Holy e-Coli Batman

CDC Studies, Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease, and Alzheimer's

The hosts review various health-related headlines, including a CDC study on high school students and an outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease (Coxsackie virus) in Ho Chi Minh City. They also express skepticism toward a new brain scan that claims to predict Alzheimer's disease a decade in advance.