What A Time To Be Alive

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#187 Dark Chrom (w/ Dave Weigel) Jun 07, 2021

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Folks, Dave Weigel joins us on this week's episode where we learn about the terrifying, suspended, glass pool in London, why a porn link was placed in a Ukrainian school textbook, why a replica of Noah's Ark won't be casting out anytime soon, why you shouldn't call Nintendo's bluff when they sue you, and the hero landmine detecting rat who is finally retiring

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#186 Cheeseburger Jail (w/ Carolyn Page) May 31, 2021

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Folks, the hilarious Carolyn Page joins us on this week's episode to hear about a large amount of vibrators were stolen from a bar, a hedgehog without quills, why they're refusing to release John Steinbeck's werewolf novel, the arthritic, unathletic alligator that escaped, and the sex related item that was found in an old safe

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#185 Ruble Rate (w/ David Rees) May 24, 2021

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Host of 'Election Profit Makers' & the creator of FXX's 'Dicktown', David Rees joins us on this week's episode to learn about Siberia's grave digging contest, one's man's used coffee cup related revenge plan, why the CDC does't want you kissing and cuddling chickens, the large adult son who bought his way onto a Chinese soccer team, and why cicadas are suddenly dickless and hornier

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#184 Rat Rankings May 17, 2021

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Folks, on this week's ep we find out how many pints each Brit must drink to save all their pubs, why Italians were offended by Elon Musk's Wario, why you shouldn't storm a high school in search of Instagram followers, the controversy surrounding an Irish horse guy statue, and Chicago's cat based plan to get rid of their rat problem

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#183 Barking Method May 10, 2021

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Folks, after Kath takes over Eli's rant corner we talk about the Japanese town that spent it's stimulus money on a squid statue, the kid who bulk ordered Spongebob popsicles, why rare condors are taking over someone's porch, the animal debate that allegedly started a fight with the NY Mets, and the politician who joined a Zoom meeting while driving

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#182 Important Blood May 03, 2021

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Folks, on this week's ep we hear about an old hermit being kicked off an island, a beaver who kicked everyone off the internet, a mayor who wants his wrestling identity kept secret, why smuggling finches for singing competitions is the hot new crime, and the Russian guy stuck on a Chinese game show

Links to this week's stories:

#5: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/italian-hermit-leaving-budelli/index.html

#4: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/beaver-internet-down-tumbler-ridge-1.6001594

#3: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210423/p2a/00m/0na/043000c

#2: https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1387471594013044736

#1: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/27/reality-show-china-boy-band/

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#181 Threat Display (w/ Luke Mones) Apr 26, 2021

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Folks, we conclude Better Show Month with a list of stories curated by show favorite Luke Mones. Including but not limited to: how a missing rented VHS tape unraveled a woman's life, the London mayoral candidate who drinks his own piss, the stolen Big Bird costume worth $160k, how anew gross worm has entered the U.S., and the Italian man who skipped work for 15 years

Links to this week's stories:

#5 https://okcfox.com/news/local/oklahoma-woman-charged-with-felony-for-not-returning-vhs-tape-21-years-ago

#4 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brian-rose-urine-london-mayor-b1835906.html

#3 https://twitter.com/7newsadelaide/status/1384692189712711683?s=12

#2 https://www.newsweek.com/invasive-jumping-worms-spread-dozen-midwest-states-illinois-missouri-wisconsin-1584616

#1 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/21/italian-king-of-absentees-allegedly-skipped-work-for-15-years

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#180 Destination Bathroom (w/ Jason Concepcion) Apr 19, 2021

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Better Show Month rolls along with Crooked Media’s Jason Concepcion as we hear about the Florida draw bridge jumper, Japan's fake girl motorcycle enthusiast, Kentucky's mass college acceptance error, what ugly clothing helped a bank robber escape, and the baked good that scared an entire Polish town

Follow Jason on Twitter @netw3rk and listen to his podcast 'Takeline'

Links to this week's stories:

#5 https://wsvn.com/news/local/video-shows-driver-jumping-rising-drawbridge-in-daytona-beach/

#4 https://twitter.com/drewharwell/status/1382700328353722378?s=12

#3 https://apnews.com/article/science-kentucky-5953f92673185b7f7baed3937d876d16

#2 https://www.newsweek.com/bank-robber-escapes-after-witnesses-distracted-his-ugly-tie-1581714

#1 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56757956.amp We are on Patreon!

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#179 Kid Not Know Swim? (w/ Griffin Newman) Apr 12, 2021

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Folks, Better Show Month continues with Griffin Newman, cohost of 'Blank Check with Griffin & David' as we talk about the demise of Yahoo! Answers, how a temperature check refusal can get you booted from Disney, the giant snake loose in the forests of Pittsburgh, how France is using the Boston Dynamics robots for even more evil, and the couple who ruined a non-public art installation

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#178 Baby Wig (w/ Katie Nolan) Apr 05, 2021

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Folks we kick off Better Show Month with ESPN's Katie Nolan to hear about how a worm tornado in New Jersey may be affecting Katie personally, why French monks are having a difficult time getting rid of cheese, why the U.S. Strategic Command sent out a gibberish tweet, an octopus that is beating up a geologist in Australia, and the mafia fugitive caught with a cooking channel

Follow Katie on Twitter @katienolan & listen to her podcast 'Sports? with Katie Nolan'

Links to this week's stories:

#5: https://www.livescience.com/squirming-worm-tornado-new-jersey.html

#4: https://amp.theguardian.com/food/2021/mar/26/french-monks-locked-down-tonnes-cheese-pray-buyers-online?__twitter_impression=true

#3: https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-56578544

#2: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56612257

#1: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/29/mafia-marc-feren-claude-biart-caught-youtube-cooking-video?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=edit_2221&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1617032274

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