Topic: Spitting

A discussion on millennial behavior touches on a trend of spitting during confrontations. John Dvorak references a scene from "The Kominsky Method" where an acting class turns on a student who finds success, illustrating a perceived millennial resentment toward high achievers.

The hosts discuss social trends among millennials, citing a scene from "The Kominsky Method" where students react with jealousy to a peer's success. They also observe a disturbing trend of young people spitting on each other during arguments in London and the US, questioning if this is a new cultural phenomenon.

The death of Daniel Prude in police custody has been reported as a "suffocation" caused by a hood placed on his head. However, the device used was a standard "spit hood" designed to protect officers and EMTs from biohazards. Toxicology reports suggest Prude may have died from complications related to drug use and "excited delirium," a state often encountered by first responders dealing with overdoses.

The hosts discuss George Michael's 2002 song "Shoot the Dog," which featured an animated video satirizing the relationship between Tony Blair and George W. Bush. They suggest the backlash to this political commentary significantly damaged Michael's career in the UK.

A letter from a firefighter/EMS producer describes a violent encounter with a drug-addicted patient who threatened to murder him while being rescued from a car wreck. The producer details the use of "spit hoods" and the increasing difficulty of treating patients on undetectable synthetic street drugs. The account portrays a "zombie-like" state among drug users that poses a constant threat to first responders.

James Holmes, the suspect in the Aurora movie theater shooting, is being demonized in the media with comparisons to Hannibal Lecter. Reports indicate he is forced to wear a "spit mask" in jail, and a judge has banned cameras from future court proceedings. A separate incident in Miami involved a man causing a panic in a theater by wearing black gloves and shouting "This is it."

Spitting Image, a British satirical puppet show that ran from 1984 to 1996, is remembered for its high-end caricatures of political figures like Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher. The show featured elaborate puppets and biting political commentary that rarely translated to American television. While the series was highly regarded in the UK, it remains a niche memory for most U.S. audiences.