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The final segment of producer credits includes donations from Warsaw, Poland, and various U.S. cities. Zachary Vickers is upgraded to an Associate Executive Producer after a second donation, and the hosts acknowledge several $50 donors from across the country, thanking them for supporting episode 1728.
Producers from Austria, Canada, and the US are thanked for their donations, with one listener comparing the show's deconstruction to high-quality "Intel briefings." The segment includes several birthday shout-outs and a "douchebag call-out" for a non-donating listener accused of complaining about "mansplaining."
Gender Inclusiveness Guidelines, Lincoln Nebraska Schools
A document from the Lincoln, Nebraska school system outlines 12 steps for "gender inclusiveness." The guidelines advise teachers to avoid using "boys and girls," to use birth dates or preferences like "dogs or cats" for grouping, and to introduce the "Genderbread Person" concept to students.
Knighting Ceremony for Sir Rich Leiter and Sir Sports Junk
Rich Leiter, a law library professor from Lincoln, Nebraska, and "Sports Junk" are knighted after contributing over $1,000 to the show. Sir Rich Leiter is named "Lord of the Law Library." The ceremony includes the traditional "de-douching" of several of Leiter's friends and a shout-out to his wife, Wendy.
NBC News coverage of the Yazidi crisis in Iraq is deconstructed, specifically a report featuring a community in Lincoln, Nebraska. The hosts question the validity of claims that ISIS is selling women for "a couple of dollars" and argue that the humanitarian narrative is a distraction from the protection of American oil interests in Erbil. They point out the lack of video evidence for reported massacres despite the prevalence of smartphones.
A brief exploration of Yazidi culture via YouTube clips shows the community celebrating holy days in Nebraska. The hosts suggest that the sudden media focus on this specific religious minority is a "sketchy" distraction from the geopolitical and resource-based realities of the conflict in Iraq.
University of Nebraska Intelligence Recruitment
A listener named Daniel Wheaton received a recruitment email from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's "Great Plains National Security Education Consortium" immediately upon his acceptance. The email encourages high-achieving freshmen to pursue careers in the 16 government intelligence agencies. The hosts express concern that universities are selling student lists to the government to recruit "moles" and spies at a young age.
