Topic: Prank Calls

A caller identified as "Ryan from California" on the C-SPAN Democrat line delivered a bipartisan "grade" to the parties. After praising Republicans for checks and balances, the caller used a lewd double entendre to mock the Senate Democrats, catching the C-SPAN host off guard.

Russian pranksters Vova and Lexus successfully duped Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by posing as an African politician. In the recorded call, Meloni discussed the "difficult" situation regarding illegal immigration, noting that 120,000 people had arrived in Italy from Tunisia in nine months. She also mentioned working with the EU on a memorandum to manage migration flows.

Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus call Congresswoman Maxine Waters pretending to be Greta Thunberg and her father. Waters expresses support for the fictional "Chunga-Changa Island" and praises "Thud-burg" for her environmental activism. The hosts highlight Waters' failure to realize the call was a hoax despite the pranksters' thick Russian accents and the absurdity of the island's name.

UK Defense Minister Ben Wallace was targeted by Russian pranksters posing as Ukrainian President Zelensky. During the call, the "Zelensky" character expressed a desire to restart Ukraine's nuclear program to protect against Russia. Wallace responded by stating he would need to consult with the Prime Minister but affirmed the UK's support for Ukraine's choices, revealing a lack of immediate pushback against the idea of nuclear proliferation.

A recording surfaced of a phone line purportedly for a "Hillary Clinton 2020" campaign, though its authenticity is questioned. The segment transitions into a discussion of classic phone pranks, such as the "conference call" gag where two unsuspecting parties are connected to each other. John C. Dvorak also recalls a prank involving changing the language settings on new smartphones to Korean.

The hosts play a recording of a parody phone call purportedly from the CDC regarding COVID-19 contact tracing. The automated voice informs the listener they are at high risk of death because they have a "tiny wiener." The segment serves as a humorous break from the heavy news cycle.

Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexis successfully called Congresswoman Maxine Waters while pretending to be Greta Thunberg and her father. Waters expressed support for the fictional "Chunga Changa Island" and praised "Thudberg" for her environmental activism, unaware she was being recorded for a prank.

UN Ambassador Nikki Haley was the victim of a prank call by Russian duo Vovan and Lexus, who posed as the Prime Minister of Poland. Haley engaged in a serious discussion about the fictional island nation of "Binomo," claiming to be aware of Russian intervention in their non-existent elections.

The hosts play a clip from C-SPAN's Washington Journal where a caller named Glenn from Salt Lake City asks a serious question about government spending before pivoting to a vulgar insult directed at the congressman. They discuss the effectiveness of such pranks in breaking the monotonous pace of public affairs programming.

Russian pranksters posing as the Prime Minister of Ukraine successfully called Senator John McCain. During the call, McCain expressed his support for providing lethal defensive weapons to Ukraine and reacted to a fake claim that Russia was preparing to release "brainwashing" material from his time in Vietnam.

Representative Maxine Waters was targeted by the same Russian pranksters, who convinced her that Vladimir Putin had hacked the elections in a fictional land called "Limpopo." Waters also believed a story about Putin remotely changing a president's television channel to Russia Today.

One of the hosts records a phone call with an IRS scammer operating out of a boiler room in India. Using the alias "Frank Roosevelt," the host engages the scammer, who claims there are "numerical miscalculations" in his tax returns and threatens legal action unless a settlement is paid. The scammer's inability to follow his own script and the background noise of the call center are highlighted as red flags for this common fraudulent scheme.

Adam and John announce a live Christmas Eve broadcast. They play a clip from C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" where a caller from Salt Lake City uses vulgar language toward a congressman. This leads to a discussion about the technical challenges of managing live call-in shows and the use of digital delay loops to "dump" inappropriate content.

A prank caller on C-SPAN's morning show successfully recited the lyrics to the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" theme song under the guise of a political comment. The hosts discuss this alongside other viral media memes, such as "Baba Booey" and "Fhrp," noting the evolution of broadcast pranks. They encourage listeners to create more "No Agenda" specific memes, such as "Amen Fist Bump."

A reported security incident at LAX terminals 4 and 5 involved heavy police presence and passengers being told to "shelter in place." The hosts argue the event was likely a drill or a response to a prank call, used to reinforce a state of fear during the Thanksgiving travel season.