Topic: Punjab

Tens of thousands of Indian farmers have been protesting for months against new agricultural laws that threaten the "Mundi" wholesale system and minimum support prices (MSP). The protest gained global attention after tweets from Rihanna and Greta Thunberg. Reports suggest Rihanna was paid $1.5 million for her post, raising questions about who is funding the international PR campaign for the farmers.

Producers from Punjab, Hiroshima, Austria, and France contribute to the 1200th episode. Ryan Brady of Pittsburgh is elevated to Baronet "Knight of the Three Rivers," and several other listeners reach milestone donation tiers.

A terrorism expert from Booz Allen Hamilton suggests that Bin Laden had only been in Abbottabad for three days, having moved from the northern areas of Chitral. The hosts speculate that the raid was a "personnel change" within Al-Qaeda, orchestrated to move Ayman al-Zawahiri into the leadership position while eradicating Bin Laden.