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Episodes
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Marianne Williamson is taking TikTok by storm, even as major news outlets ignore her campaign. Florida is threatening to kidnap trans kids and punish their parents. Schenectady is reinventing itself as a city with busy streets and in-demand restaurant reservations. Did you know that the air conditioning system at Empire Plaza was full of dead fish? Well, they’re trying to fix that!
'New Schenectady' campaign unveiled: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/new-schenectady-campaign-unveiled-17911492.php
Marianne Williamson, TikTok Icon: https://theintercept.com/2023/04/14/marianne-williamson-tiktok/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=theintercept
Keeping fish from being sucked into Empire Plaza pipes: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/hudson-river-shad-herring-protected-sucked-pipes-17906134.php
Anti-trans Florida bill threatens to kidnap children: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/2023/04/21/florida-bilbl-to-take-trans-teens-from-parents-is-unconstitutional/ff29246c-e030-11ed-a78e-9a7c2418b00c_story.html
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
This week we’re talking about two men who died in police custody after being held in abhorrent conditions, tech workers who were hired to do nothing, Troy City floor being broken into by hooligans, and the hopeful plateau of Co2 emissions.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-tech-workers-say-they-were-hired-to-do-nothing-762ff158
https://theappeal.org/alan-willison-clayton-county-jail-death/
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Donald Trump is being arraigned, but will anything come of it? Nicki Clyne has left Keith Raniere after 18 years of being involved with NXIVM. Twitter sucks; is it on purpose? Our military is being destroyed by wokeness–will it ever end? And some baby cheetahs were born in India, on the way to bringing them back from the brink!
Military has woke-itus: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/military-dangerous-decline-reason-why
Nicki Clyne’s statement: https://frankreport.com/2023/03/27/nicki-clyne-leaves-keith-raniere-her-statement/
Baby cheetahs: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65113651
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
You wake up one day to find your girlfriend distant, cold, rebuffing your advances. She seems to have been lobotomized. It could happen to you–if your girlfriend is an AI. The war in Ukraine has made the Watervliet Arsenal a hot spot for hiring. Nursing homes are leaving their patients destitute, and cheap soap and scratchy tissues are robbing the elderly of their dignity. In brighter news, Democrats sympathize more with Palestinians than Israelis for the first time.
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
This week we’re asking how we can beat communist China if we aren’t vigorously milking our men? A literal bank run happened on the 16th largest bank in the country because everything old is new again! Slap fighting is making it big. Lt. Governor Randy McNally loves to use social media to encourage people and bring them joy. Especially if they have firm little butts. And two lonely little geese have found a second shot at love.
SVB: https://www.ft.com/content/b556badb-8e98-42fa-b88e-6e7e0ca758b8 — https://twitter.com/donaldjtrumpjr/status/1634921788068204544?s=61&t=iGgqMSKrwCJIJWe6VZ1fLQ
Milking (NSFW) https://twitter.com/songpinganq/status/1634771935895908352?s=61&t=DD2iNjyMUo5gyTnV8BYrlw
Slap fighting: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-12/slap-fighting-the-next-big-thing-or-unsporting-stupidity/102083014
Two lonely geese get a new lease on life:
Vote for Billionaire Death Squad in WCDB's album of the year category:
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Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
This week on the show, a CPAC speaker calls for the “elimination of transgenderism.” A Border Patrol officer discovers that he is, in fact, his own enemy. And CDTA unveils new electric bikes!
Border Patrol officer finds out he is undocumented: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/26/us/undocumented-border-officer-cec/index.html
CDTA unveils electric bikes, new transit hubs for 2023 https://www.timesunion.com/business/article/cdta-unveils-electric-bikes-new-transit-hubs-2023-17815823.php
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
She stole our hearts last election, and now the queen is back: Marianne Williamson is running for president. Scott Adams is spinning out in spectacular fashion after his racist tirade. Florida is a literal trash fire and the Hudson is about to get a little more superfundy. Troy police killed a delivery driver on one of the most dangerous roads in the capital district. And a fungus among us may prove useful in replacing consumer plastics.
Dumping radioactive water: https://gothamist.com/news/dumping-radioactive-water-hudson-river-best-option-indian-point-nuclear-plant-owner-holtec
Florida is a trash fire: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/trash-fire-at-doral-incinerator-plant-is-last-straw-for-residents-16374245
Dilbert having a rough day: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/26/us/dilbert-newspapers-racism.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Marianne announces 2024 run: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3871825-marianne-williamson-confirms-she-will-primary-biden-in-2024/
Fungus could replace some plastics: https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/22/world/fungus-replace-plastics-study-scn
Troy PD kill driver: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/driver-killed-collision-troy-police-car-17798405.php
Gofundme for Sabeh Alalkawi : https://gofund.me/400f8d0c
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
We return to two stories from last week: the Ohio train derailment and the UAPs shot down by NORAD. The former is a toxic disaster and the latter is bad news for nerds who like keeping track of balloons. Troy’s homes are full of lead pipes and the city has sat on federal funds to fix the problem. Chris Churchill gets sassy at Mayor Madden. And Minnesota has voted in universal meals for all students!
Train derailment update: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/19/train-derailment-ohio-palestine-water-toxic-chemicals
Sip sip: https://www.wfmj.com/story/48404791/officials-drink-water-in-east-palestine-during-husted-visit
Hobbyists miss their balloon buddies: https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/hobby-clubs-missing-balloon-feared-shot-down-usaf
Troy offers to replace all lead pipes by increasing water rate: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/troy-offers-replace-lead-pipes-increasing-water-17789618.php
Stupid questions for Mayor Madden: https://www.timesunion.com/churchill/article/churchill-stupid-questions-troy-mayor-patrick-17761938.php
Minnesota votes for free universal school meals: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-house-to-approve-universal-school-meals/
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
After a rough week for both the sky and the ground, we’re looking for the helpers. From the world’s worst spy technology to streams full of dead fish to rescue crews sorting through rubble, we have a litany of woes to get through. But hey, at least there is still true love out there in the form of two lady foxes with a killer aesthetic.
Chickens found dead after East Palestine derailment:
There will be more derailments: https://www.levernews.com/there-will-be-more-derailments/
Objects shot down by F22s: https://www.businessinsider.com/objects-shot-down-over-alaska-canada-ufo-interfered-f22-sensors-2023-2
Atomwaffen couple arrested for plot to attack Baltimore energy grid: https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5v4pq/baltimore-power-grid-attack-arrest-atomwaffen
Lesbian goth foxes: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2022/06/30/lesbian-goth-foxes-the-story-of-esmae-and-mala
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
It’s a sad week following the release of footage showing Memphis police murdering Tyre Nichols. Turns out something called the SCORPION unit isn’t designed to serve and protect. We discuss how the landlord class is publicly celebrating its victory over tenants rights legislation. Despite the fact that the pay sucks and work is hard and there’s no institutional support, nobody’s interested in serving on the Troy City Council. The Sauds, ever our fake friends, are threatening to start taking other countries’ currency. And a new efficient propeller design may excited park goers and aquatic animals alike.
End of the Petro Dollar?: https://david-reavill.medium.com/saudis-signal-the-end-of-the-petro-dollar-719e2c7019a9 & https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-17/saudi-arabia-open-to-talks-on-trade-in-currencies-besides-dollar
Tyre Nichols Protests: https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/us/tyre-nichols-protests-saturday/index.html
Nobody wants to run anymore: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/candidates-wanted-troy-17747276.php
Renters Bill of Rights: https://www.naahq.org/naa-update-biden-administrations-renters-bill-rights https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/25/biden-administration-moves-to-create-renters-bill-of-rights.html
Wildflower: https://newatlas.com/aircraft/toroidal-quiet-propellers/