Topic: Lydia

Lydia DePillis of ProPublica authored an article criticizing the lack of "social control" over podcasts and Apple's refusal to censor content in its directory. The hosts argue that journalists are now advocating for the shutdown of free speech and are frustrated that podcasting remains a decentralized medium they cannot easily regulate.

A series of donations from associate executive producers included a birthday tribute for a listener's daughter, Lydia. The segment also featured a return of the "gravel" sound effect and various jingle requests related to China and the pandemic.