Topic: Pitbull

2 chapters across the catalog

Freedom Phoney
Episode 1364 2:33:15 - 2:39:19

1364: Freedom Phoney

Cuba Protests, Pitbull and Jeff Bezos Heritage

Thousands of Cubans took to the streets to protest food and medicine shortages, marking the largest demonstrations in the country in three decades. Singer Pitbull called on world leaders and "Cuban-American" Jeff Bezos to intervene and provide aid to the island. However, a fact-check of Bezos's biography reveals he was born in Albuquerque to parents of Danish and Swiss descent, and was only adopted by a Cuban immigrant, Miguel Bezos, at age four.

Climate Deaths
Episode 787 30:01 - 36:36

787: Climate Deaths

Al Gore Climate Deadlines and Miami Submersion Predictions

A 2006 prediction by Al Gore regarding a ten-year "point of no return" for climate change is revisited as the deadline arrives in 2016. Media outlets like The Verge continue to publish dire warnings about Miami being submerged by rising sea levels within 100 years. The reporting is criticized for using pop culture figures like Pitbull to sensationalize environmental data.