Topic: Sledgehammer

The hosts analyze the Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, suggesting the organization's public infighting with the Russian military is a "psy-op" to manage the end of the war. They review a France 24 report detailing the group's use of sledgehammers as a symbol of violence and recruitment. The discussion questions whether the Wagner Group is a legitimate private military company or a carefully constructed media narrative.

Psychiatrist Dr. Pamela Buchbinder was arrested for allegedly brainwashing her cousin, Jake Nolan, to murder her ex-partner, Dr. Michael Weiss. Nolan attacked Weiss with a sledgehammer and a knife in 2012, claiming Buchbinder manipulated his bipolar disorder to turn him into a killer. Buchbinder's lawyer's comparison of her to "Wile E. Coyote" is mocked by the hosts.