Topic: Hunker Down

2 chapters across the catalog

Media Decomposition
Episode 1282 2:23:15 - 2:26:29

1282: Media Decomposition

Ontario COVID Restrictions, Undulating Waves

Ontario and Quebec have entered "Red Alert" status, implementing more restrictive measures. The Premier of Ontario used the term "undulating waves" and "tsunami type waves" to describe the current case trends, urging the public to "hunker down" and "flatten the curve" again, despite the lack of a corresponding spike in deaths.

"Hunker Down"
Episode 334 12:00 - 17:00

334: "Hunker Down"

Janet Napolitano's Hunker Down Directive and Weather Discrepancies

Secretary Janet Napolitano issues confusing directives for citizens to "hunker down" while simultaneously suggesting evacuations, leading to logical contradictions regarding road safety. Real-time data from Weather Underground and personal aviation experience are used to debunk media reports of extreme wind speeds in Maryland and New York. Reporters are accused of faking the intensity of conditions while standing in relatively calm environments.