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**Hard Factor**

Cheat on the news with Hard Factor. Satirical daily news podcast, not hyper-polarizing and depressing like all the others. Drops at Midnight Eastern, 5 Days a Week, 24/7/365. Follow the pod on social @HardFactorNews. Hosts: @hardfactorMark @hardfactorPat @hardfactorWes @hardfactorWill. Full video episodes: YouTube.com/HardFactorNews Join our community: patreon.com/hardfactor Voicemail Line: 512.270.1480

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Japanese Men Don’t Do Porn and Nepalese Elephants Never Forget | 7.15.26 Jul 15, 2026

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Episode 1998 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors:

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00:00:00 Timestamps

00:01:20 Pat was a bad boy last night

00:05:00 Both Facebook and the major news story suck

00:08:20 Japan has a mass shortage of male porn actors

00:18:20 Teenager pays $3 for 1972 Wilt Chamberlain NBA FInals warm up

00:23:30 A Nepalese elephant has killed 25 people and tortured a family for 14 years

00:29:50 25+ year revenge billboard in Norfolk VA for unpaid loan finally paid off and removed

00:36:00 Man needs to be cut out of porta-potty after being in the bottom tank

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The Most Terrifying App Ever, Space Flashlights & Shit Sandwiches | 7.14.26 Jul 14, 2026

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Episode 1997 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors:

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00:00:00 Timestamps

00:02:20 Korea fun facts and culture

00:05:15 South Korea launches app which allows stalking victims to track their stalkers in real time

00:18:50 A new space flashlight that can illuminate 3 square miles is coming to a sky near you

00:28:05 Homeless man finally gets his day in court for shitting on business and wiping with sandwich

00:37:20 Japanese woman charged with sewing her roommate's mouth shut with string

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Lindsey Graham dies suddenly at 71 | 7.13.26 Jul 13, 2026

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Episode 1996 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors:

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00:00:00 Timestamps

00:04:54 Now China has alligators along with the snakes in the floodwaters

00:12:57 Passenger partially sucked out of plane on Ryanair

00:19:21 Lindsey Graham suddenly dies at 71

00:26:46 New robot toilet out of China

00:31:44 Yellowstone Tourist Violently Flipped by Buffalo

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Flight Instructor Jumps out of Training Plane in Midair | 7.10.26 Jul 10, 2026

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Episode 1995 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors:

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00:00:00 Timestamps

00:05:08 Horny Cops getting caught Peepin' Tom all over the Flock Cams

00:28:50 Basic-Bro Florida Man buys Axe and Door Hinges with stolen credit card

00:35:40 Flight Instructor jumps to death mid-flight, leaving trainee to land plane

00:41:56 This Diarrhea bug is spreading FAST

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Man Cuts Off Own Weiner Then Sets It On Fire | 7.9.26 Jul 09, 2026

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Episode 1994 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors:

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00:00:00 Timestamps

00:02:00 Zuess was a dogg

00:04:30 Toddler pronounced dead by Dr. found alive in morgue five hours later

00:19:30 Horrible flooding in China leads to 900 snakes swimming around towns

00:29:30 Man cuts off own penis and then sets it on fire and gets arson charge

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Graham Platner and the condoms | 7.8.26 Jul 08, 2026

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Episode 1993 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors:

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00:00:00 Timestamps

00:00:43 NBA Jam riffing

00:08:34 Graham Platner and the condoms

00:31:27 Ford Fires Veteran Truck Builder Over Alleged Theft of One (1) Breakroom Cookie

00:39:46 Waymo turns bad teens into the police

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DOCKING: "That Kind" Not Allowed in Turkey | 7.7.26 Jul 07, 2026

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Episode 1992 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors:

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00:00:00 Timestamps

00:04:05 Meta caught paying adult contractors to pose as teens feeding competitor AIs faulty training information

00:10:48 UK Soccer Fan supposed to be in Boston, found drinking in Barcelona, enjoying World Cup Bar Hop after being missing over a week

00:19:36 Bat News: Pilot suing Marriott International after being Bitten by Swarm of Bats inside Denver Hotel Room, and even worse in Canada

00:29:12 "The Eye of the Sahara" is pretty nuts

00:30:33 Turkey refuses Gay Cruise to dock, over fears of "docking"

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FREE PATREON PREVIEW: The Pat & Wes Show | 7.6.26 Jul 06, 2026

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Enjoy today's free Patreon preview of The Pat & Wes Show, released weekly on Patreon.com/hardfactor along with Florida Man Friday with Will & Mark, PLUS a monthly HIVE DELUXE where anything goes with all four hosts.

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On today's Pat & Wes Show...

The creator trend of badass dog guys and their protective dogs
Alligator death & is there any way to deter alligators
8 Year-olds on jet skis
Sticky locks
Hanging with coke dealers
Air mattress sex
Pathetic ways to save money
MUCH MORE

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PSA - Don't Put Drugs in Your Hoo-Ha (Happy 4th!) | 7.3.26 Jul 03, 2026

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Florida Woman busted with coke in vagina (this is becoming a trend):
Florida Woman calls cops to complain about ticket, gets busted for 28 bags of fentanyl in guess where?:
Florida man boasts to cops that he sells drugs all throughout the state
Former cop arrested in major brothel bust

and much more...

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Couple climbs Empire State building | 7.2.26 Jul 02, 2026

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Episode 1991 - brought to you by our incredible sponsors:

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00:00:00 Timestamps

00:06:44 Couple climbs Empire State building

00:16:59 Small penis update

00:19:19 Seattle dog attack

00:24:57 Pastor Tony Spell and Chud the Builder Updates

00:32:34: Taylor and Travis Wedding!!