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Today on Facepalm News: Free School Lunch, Elon Won't Pay Rent, Congressional Assault
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Today, we talk about a Billings, Montana family whose living situation turned hazardous (yes, the cleaning crew needed hazmat suits) when a clog caused the cities sewage to flood their home. We also discuss a few other similar slippery situations in Bucks Country, Pennsylvania, and Los Angeles, CA.
Check out the original story here: https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/it-could-happen-to-you-billings-couple-takes-sewer-back-up-fight-to-montanas-highest-court
(Note: This is a reupload of episode "Welcome to the Sh**show" - Tales Of Sewage Terror" originally uploaded 1/2/22.)
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Today on Facepalm News: Egg Prices, Free Tax Filing, Work Requirements For Bankers
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An investigation of why there shouldn't be massive wealth inequality - in other words billionaires - with some recent examples from Peter Theil, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk.
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Today on Facepalm News: Space Force, Virginia Porn, and Tennessee Guns
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We examine what happened around protests against anti-trans school policies in Arkansas and read portions of "The Student Protesters Were Arrested. The Man Who Got Violent in the Parking Lot Wasn’t." by Nicole Carr from ProPublica. Read the full story at https://www.propublica.org/article/conway-arkansas-school-board-high-school-arrests.
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All of a sudden, Congressman James Comer, who's been investigating the Biden family's supposedly suspect finances, has misplaced his informant. We discuss.
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We speak with Dr. Ricardo Nuila, author of "The People's Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine" about public vs private insurance and why the high costs of healthcare prevent so many Americans from having it.
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We interview the inspirational diplomat Judith Mudd-Krijgelmans about her life experiences around the world. From growing up during Jim Crow to working for the US around the world, a diplomat in the Foreign Service, and as a single black mother in the 70s, Judith unpacks a plethora of stories about her exposure to many cultures.
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Steve Drummond, author of the new book The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two, joins us to talk about the formation of The Truman Committee and his intense dedication to improve the quality of military factories and bases.
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