September 2023

“GOP Debate Circus, D.A.R.E. Kids To Do Drugs”

In episode 1556, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, speaker, social justice educator, and co-host of BFF: Black, Fat, Femme, Dr. Jon Paul Higgins

1. BFF: Black, Fat, Femme
2. Dr. Jon Paul Higgins
3. Donald Trump Campaign Offered Actors $50 to Cheer for Him at Presidential Announcement
4. Did Donald Trump pay actors to attend Michigan rally? Sign holder makes confession
5. GOP FIGURED OUT HOW TO STAND WITH WORKERS!!! AAAAHGGGGHGHHH
6. Republicans Suddenly Desperate to Seem Pro-Union
7. D.A.R.E. Is Somehow Still A Thing
8. Sheriff: Kenosha County D.A.R.E.-based program to warn high school students of fentanyl threat in Kenosha County
9. Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office sergeant talks importance of D.A.R.E. program
10. A brief history of DARE, the anti-drug program Jeff Sessions wants to revive
11. The DARE Program Is Back in Some School Districts — Here’s What to Know
12. Drug Prevention Placebo: How DARE wastes time, money, and police
13. DARE to Say No: Police and the Cultural Politics of Prevention in the War on Drugs
14. Flashy Cars Taken From Drug Dealers Go To D.A.R.E. Officers
15. DARE Marks a Decade of Growth and Controversy : Youth: Despite critics, anti-drug program expands nationally. But some see declining support in LAPD.
16. Why the D.A.R.E. Program Failed

Song of the day: Kimumbu by Akofa Akoussah

“Seattleites > Jesse Watters, SWAMP SHACK BABYYY!”

In episode 1555, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Blake Wexler

1. Blake Wexler
2. Jesse Watters Sent A Producer To Seattle To Do A Story On LIBERAL HELLSCAPE... Fails
3. Airbnb Is Renting Out Shrek’s Disgusting Swamp Shack
4. From an Airbnb Stay at Barbie's Malibu DreamHouse to Frozen Yogurt Flavors and Park Benches—The 'Barbie' Movie Team Is Going All In on Marketing
5. Sleep like an ogre in Shrek’s swamp at this Scottish Airbnb
6. Daddy Long Legs

Song of the day: Use It by Oscar Jerome

“GOP Goes Full Stone Age, Chevy Chase = TOO Funny??”

In episode 1554, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, producer, advice columnist, and author of Why Didn't You Tell Me?, Carmen Rita Wong

1. Why Didn't You Tell Me?
2. Carmen Rita Wong
3. GOP Making Their Platform More Appealing By The Hour…
4. Biden Will Make History By Joining UAW Picket Line
5. Biden visits UAW picket line in Michigan as strike continues
6. Why Biden’s strike magic faltered
7. Chevy Chase Is Trending For Being An A**hole
8. Donald Glover claims Chevy Chase called him the ‘N-word’ on set
9. Community: Why Was Chevy Chase Fired from the Series?

Song of the day: Rotten by Kenny Beats

“Are We Overrating A.I.? Which Movie A.I. Gets It Right?”

In episode 1553, Jack and Miles are joined by A.I. Researcher and co-host of The Good Robot, Dr. Kerry McInerney

1. The Good Robot
2. Dr. Kerry McInerney
3. The Good Robot: Why Technology Needs Feminism
4. feat. ZelooperZ
5. by John FM

Song of the day: White Science 

“Trump’s Makeup Secret, Why Sneakers Are Uncomfortable?”

In episode 1552, Jack and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra, are joined by comedian, Pallavi Gunalan

1. Sofiya Alexandra
2. Pallavi Gunalan
3. Hutchinson: Trump Refused To Wear Masks Because They Smudged His Bronzer
4. Rupert Murdoch Is Stepping Down As Fox Chair
5. Rupert Murdoch stepped down from Fox and the Succession memes wrote themselves
6. THE SECRETS OF HIS SUCCESSION
7. Inside Rupert Murdoch’s Succession Drama
8. Bob Ross’ First Painting Is On Sale For $10 Million
9. The most expensive Bob Ross paintings ever sold are a happy little story of their own
10. A Never-Exhibited Van Gogh Could Go For $10 Million Next Month
11. Bob Ross’s first TV painting goes on sale for nearly $10m
12. Bob Ross's first ever TV painting 'A Walk in the Woods sells at auction for nearly $10 MILLION - 40 years after iconic artist created it in 30 minutes
13. Bob Ross Signed On-Air Original Painting from Season 1 Episode 1 of The Joy of Painting
14. Kraft Singles Are Being Recalled For “Gagging Or Choking Hazard”
15. Your Kraft Singles Might Contain a Choking Hazard
16. Kraft recalls faulty American cheese singles that might be ‘unpleasant’ or make you gag
17. Kraft Singles Aren't Actually Cheese. Here's Why
18. Florida’s Surgeon General Is Urging People To *Not* Get Vaccinated
19. COVID levels are so high, they’re hovering near 2020’s initial peak, as the WHO urges those at high risk to take any booster they can get their hands on
20. DeSantis delivered Covid booster warning as Florida led the nation in hospitalizations
21. Former Florida surgeon general rebukes DeSantis administration's claims on COVID vaccines
22. The Doctor Giving DeSantis’s Pandemic Policies a Seal of Approval
23. Trump’s New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine
24. Medical experts reject Florida surgeon general’s Covid-19 vaccine guidance
25. Florida surgeon general altered key findings in study on Covid-19 vaccine safety
26. Florida surgeon general altered Covid-19 vaccine analysis to suggest higher risk for younger men, Politico reports
27. Florida Republicans ignore controversies, give Ladapo second term
28. Florida parents file lawsuit against state transgender youth care ban

Song of the day: Stop (Askin' Me 4Sh*t) by Victoria Monét

“McScaldings, The Unsinkable Mel Gibson 09.21.2023”

In episode 1551, Jack and Miles are joined by writer/actor Aizzah Fatima

1. Aizzah Fatima
2. 1.Nikki Haley and Tim Scott reminding everyone that the Right hates unions
3. 2. Neuralink looking for human test subjects
4. 3. Cool, there’s a John Wick TV sho– Oh wait, it stars Mel Gibson
5. 4. McDonald's still making their coffee too hot

Song of the day: Simulation Swarm - Big Thief (Slowed, Reverb)

“JFK Death Limo For Sale Lightly Used, F The F-35”

In episode 1550, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, creator and host of HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story, Molly Lambert

1. HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
2. Molly Lambert
3. Private Equity Offering Employees an Ownership Stake? Technically... Yes
4. Rudy Giuliani Is Being Sued Over $1.4 Million In Unpaid Legal Bills
5. 'A fallen hero': Rudy Giuliani faces the music
6. Giuliani Is Said to Seek $20,000 a Day Payment for Trump Legal Work
7. Rudy Giuliani’s Former Lawyers (Including One of His Longtime Friends) Sue Him for Nearly $1.4 Million in Unpaid Legal Fees
8. Lost F-35 Jet Is A Good Reminder Of The Stupidity Of The F-35 Program
9. F-35 crashes while landing on USS Carl Vinson in South China Sea
10. US Marines killed after aircraft crashes during military drill in Australia
11. Debris of US F-35 fighter jet found a day after pilot ejects from warplane
12. Inside America’s Dysfunctional Trillion-Dollar Fighter-Jet Program
13. The F-35 Strike Fighter Continues to Be a Massive Waste of Taxpayer Money
14. Not a Lot of F-35s Are Flying Right Now
15. The U.S. Air Force Just Admitted The F-35 Stealth Fighter Has Failed
16. How did it take the Pentagon 28 HOURS to find missing F-35 that had crashed in a field 80 miles from base? Mystery surrounds loss of $80M stealth fighter - as unearthed study raised fears jet could be HACKED by enemy
17. Israel to buy new fleet of F-35 fighter jets financed by US aid
18. The Board of Lockheed Martin Has Spoken: Climate Change May Proceed

Song of the day: ENDLESS. by AKN

“Better Video Games, Better Voter Suppression: The Future of AI”

In episode 1549, Jack and Miles are joined by Assistant Professor of Technology Operations and Statistics, Dr. João Sedoc

Song of the day: Si Chomphu by Salin

“A Bill Too Maher, Crystal Clear Class Warfare”

In episode 1548, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, DeAnne Smith

1. DeAnne Smith
2. To Fight Inflation, the Fed Is Declaring a War on Workers
3. The Original 'Avocado Toast' Millionaire Is Back, And He Wants 'Pain In the Economy'
4. No, the Federal Reserve Hasn’t Brought Inflation Down
5. Bill Maher Bringing His Terrible Show Back To TV Despite Strike
6. Bill Maher slams screenwriters’ ‘kooky’ strike demands: ‘This is show business’
7. PART IV: SO WHAT'S THE REAL STORY? NBC Rejects WGA's Investigation Of Jay; SAG Urges Actors To Go On Dave & Craig
8. Elon Musk Weighs in on Bill Maher's Return to Air Without Writers
9. Cup Noodles... Now With Caffeine
10. For the Love of God, Check Your Energy Drink Labels

Song of the day: Cannock Chase by Labi Siffre

“America Runs on Child Poverty, Beetlejuice Musical Too Lit For Boebert”

In episode 1547, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Pod Yourself A Gun, Matt Lieb

1. Pod Yourself A Gun
2. Matt Lieb
3. Inside the Neo-Nazi Trial of 'Boneface', the Man They Think Made Them Look Bad
4. Neo-Nazis Are Shocked a Guy Called 'BoneFace' Isn't Who They Thought He Was
5. Child tax credit enhancement fails to make it into federal spending bill
6. The child poverty rate fell by nearly half in 2021 as enhanced child tax credit sent billions of dollars to families
7. Poverty rate jumps in 2022 after end of enhanced child tax credit
8. The Child Tax Credit Was a Little Too Subtle
9. Child Poverty Rates Doubled in 2022 After GOP, Joe Manchin Allowed Child Tax Credit to Expire
10. Scoop: Manchin's red lines
11. Left Behind: The One-Third of Children in Families Who Earn Too Little to Get the Full Child Tax Credit
12. Who killed the expanded child tax credit?
13. 1 in 3 want expanded child tax credits to be made permanent: poll
14. Lauren Boebert Reportedly Exorcised From Beetlejuice Performance
15. Broadway’s “Beetlejuice” a naughtier, louder take on Tim Burton film | Review

Song of the day: Ben Franklin by Snail Mail

“Gatorade’s Genius Invention = Water? The WE GOT NOTHIN’ Impeachment?”

In episode 1546, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Liz Barrett

1. Liz Barrett
2. McCarthy Announces Impeachment Inquiry With No House Vote
3. McCarthy says impeachment inquiry would require House vote
4. Biden impeachment inquiry: House to investigate president's 'corruption'
5. NEW POLL: Majority of Voters in the 18 GOP House Districts Won by President Biden Think Impeachment Inquiry into Biden Would Be More About Helping Trump than Finding the Truth
6. New poll shows battleground voters doubt GOP's plan to impeach Biden
7. The Memo: Five Democratic alternatives if President Biden exits the 2024 race
8. Fact Check-Clip does not show Biden asleep at Lahaina event
9. DraftKings Walks Back 9/11-Themed Promotion
10. 9/11-themed mattress ad might be most offensive commercial ever
11. People Are Furious About This Shocking 9/11-Themed Mattress Commercial
12. Gatorade Unveils Brand New Hydrating Sports Drink Called… Water?
13. Parched Americans can't stop chugging Cool Blue Gatorade
14. Gatorade’s New Drink Is Shockingly Simple
15. Does alkaline water live up to the hype?
16. Functional Water: Fact or Fiction?
17. No, Drinking Alkaline Water Will Not Treat Or Prevent Cancer
18. Alkaline Water: A Critical Review
19. The dubious science of Dr. Luke's Core brand: inside the premium bottled water industry
20. You Don’t Need Sports Drinks To Stay Hydrated
21. Is Gatorade actually better than water?
22. Sports drinks unnecessary, counterproductive for most people

Song of the day: END OF AN ERA by The Kount

“Anna’s Streaming Corner: Widowers Make Better Reality TV”

In episode 1545, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer, Anna Hossnieh

1. Anna Hossnieh

Song of the day: Paris, Texas by Rosie Lowe

“No Further Answers Your Honor - Trump, AI Doc Ain’t Good Idea?”

In episode 1544, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Marcella Arguello

1. Marcella Arguello
2. Donald Trump is lying about the Presidential Records Act
3. Trump is liable in the second E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge rules; January trial will determine damages
4. Trump/Hugh Hewitt Interview (Clip)
5. AI Doctors Are Already A Thing
6. AI has better ‘bedside manner’ than some doctors, study finds
7. Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals
8. Hospital bosses love AI. Doctors and nurses are worried.
9. Health care start-up says A.I. can diagnose patients better than humans can, doctors call that ‘dubious’
10. Safety of patient-facing digital symptom checkers
11. Gender bias concerns raised over GP app
12. Is Babylon Health the Next 'Theranos'?
13. Why Heart Disease in Women Is So Often Missed or Dismissed
14. Babylon Disrupted the UK’s Health System. Then It Left.
15. A.I. May Someday Work Medical Miracles. For Now, It Helps Do Paperwork.
16. Giving Back 3 Hours a Day to Doctors
17. At Startup That Says Its AI Writes Medical Records, Humans Do a Lot of the Work
18. AI medical record startup riddled with errors uses humans for backup
19. Cigna accused of using an algorithm to reject patients' health insurance claims
20. Rotten Tomatoes Bribery Scheme Revealed
21. Rotten Tomatoes Under Fire After PR Firm's Scheme to Pay Critics for Positive Reviews Uncovered
22. Rotten Tomatoes Quietly Buried Film at Center of Exposé
23. Rotten Tomatoes under fire for timing of ‘Justice League’ review

Song of the day: Freedom 2 by Kwengface

“Genital Inspections = Unpopular? Saw Patrol AIN’T Barbenheimer”

In episode 1543, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, columnist, and author of Sex Bomb, Sadia Azmat

1. Sex Bomb
2. Sadia Azmat
3. Good News - A Majority of Parents Think Attacks On School Curriculum Are BS
4. Right-wing establishes ‘government-in-waiting’ for second Trump term, plans firing of 50,000 public workers
5. Snakes On A Plane < Diarrhea On A Plane
6. VIDEO SHOWS DIARRHEA AFTERMATH💩-Stained Aisles Er'where
7. Dog Poop On Plane Prompts Emergency Landing For US Airways Flight
8. BA flight forced to land early because of smelly poo
9. Hollywood’s Sweaty Attempts To Recreate “Barbenheimer”
10. 'Saw Patrol' set to be the next 'Barbenheimer' as new movie double bill trend goes viral
11. Forget Exorswift: Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film gets release date to itself as ‘Exorcist’ moves
12. What Is the Next Barbenheimer?
13. Is this Disney vs Universal Weekend the Next Barbenheimer?
14. Your attempt to make Barbenheimer happen again won’t work

Song of the day: you up? by Yaya Bey

“RICO For The People? Six Degrees Of Separation = LAW”

In episode 1542, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, comedian, and co-host of 420 Day Fiance, Sofiya Alexandra

1. 420 Day Fiance
2. Sofiya Alexandra
3. Uhhh…Cop City Protestors Just Got Hit With the RICO?
4. Six Degrees Thing Is a Mathematical Fact
5. The Right Really Wants People To Think Trump’s Going To Be Assassinated
6. Tucker Carlson’s Trump Assassination Conspiracy Theory Explained: Where It Started, Who Is Pushing It
7. Trump Faces an Assassination Plot, Conspiracist Alex Jones Alleges
8. Alex Jones Says He’s in Contact With Secret Service Over Trump Assassination Plot
9. Donald Trump’s “assassination attempt” was really a nonviolent protester'
10. Trump campaign isn’t apologizing for suggesting Reno scene was assassination attempt
11. Trump campaign hypes fake ‘assassination attempt’
12. Why isn’t the assassination attempt on Donald Trump bigger news?

Song of the day: Wana by Nour

“Ted Cruz: Totally Authentic Beer Lover, Plandemic 2.0: Bigger And Wronger”

In episode 1541, Jack and guest co-host Super Producer Joelle Monique are joined by comedian and musician, Caitlin Cook

1. Joelle Monique
2. Caitlin Cook
3. Ted Cruz: Awkwardly Guzzling Beer On TV To Own the Libs
4. America's Alcohol Czar Wants Stricter Federal Guidelines for Drinking
5. Ted Cruz Roasted for Bizarre, Beer-Chugging Newsmax Rant: ‘Everything He Does is Cringe’
6. Health Canada recommends limiting alcohol to just 2 drinks per week
7. Nobody Wants To Buy Rudy Giulliani’s Apartment
8. Can Rudy Giuliani Get $6.5M for His Upper East Side Apartment?
9. Rudy Giuliani, who keeps telling courts he's broke, just got hit with a $132,000 bill from a judge
10. No Support for Viral Claim That COVID-19 ‘Lockdowns’ Are Returning This Fall
11. Hollywood studio Lionsgate brings back mask mandate amid Covid spike
12. What Is Lockdown 2.0?
13. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
14. COVID Relief Spending
15. Sorry Taco Bell... We Don’t Want A Cashless Future
16. Yum! Brands plan for fully digital transactions at restaurants
17. Retailers want to go cashless. But opponents say that’s discriminatory
18. Say No to the “Cashless Future” — and to Cashless Stores
19. Cashless Retail Transactions Promotes Discrimination in our Communities
20. Fact check: There are no federal laws on cashless payment, but some states prohibit businesses refusing cash
21. LA considers ban on cashless businesses because they exclude low-income people, people of color, and seniors
22. Rep. Payne, Jr.’s Bill to Protect Cash Passes House
23. New Jersey Bans Cashless Stores
24. Cashless Cafés And Businesses Are Breaking New Jersey Law: State
25. The Psychology of Cashless Transactions
26. Reverse ATMs take bills, dispense cards as stores go cashless
27. Another Move Toward a Cashless Society
28. The Writing On The Stall

Song of the day: Starlight by THE ØĐĐ ĐREAMERS, D NOTE