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In episode 2097, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer, Anna Hossnieh, to discuss… Zuck - What If We Tried NOT Freaking People The F**k Out About Sh*tty AI? Zoran Speech Is Very Popular? Republicans Are Using Olive Garden To Justify Vote-Stealing, Are Society’s “Eyes Adjusting” To CGI? And more!

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• I’m a Mom of Two, and Olive Garden’s Returning $100 Pasta Pass Is My Ultimate Dinner Hack
• Olive Garden: "The Never-Ending Pasta Pass is only for use by the Passholder whose name is printed on the Pass."
• How the G.O.P. Turned Olive Garden Into a Voter ID Talking Point
• Olive Garden becomes unlikely face of voter ID fight after restaurant's policy goes viral
• FOXX on Voter ID: Heck, you even need to present a photo ID to utilize the Olive Garden’s never ending pasta pass.
• White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson: "...that's weird, Olive Garden takes pasta pass security more seriously than Democrats take election security."
• Top Republican rages at needing a photo ID for Olive Garden pasta but not on voting day
• Scalise: "Anybody that gets on an airplane has to show a picture ID to vote. Nowadays, if you want to go to Olive Garden and get unlimited pasta, you gotta show a picture ID. This isn't complicated stuff."
• The SAVE Act: An attempt to restrict voting rights
• What Does Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Have to Do With Voting Rights?
• Diners furious at Olive Garden after ‘Never-Ending Pasta Pass’ sale went off the rails
• Olive Garden’s ‘pasta passes’ for sale on eBay for as much as $4,500
• Olive Garden says no way to $500 unlimited pasta passes on EBay
• Cafe by Tusabe

In episode 2095, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and producer of the monthly Facial Recognition Comedy show, Pallavi Gunalan, to discuss… Taco Bell’s Foot Traffic Is Down Following Diarrhea News, Flock Cameras, AI Is Even Ruining Birdwatching Now and more!

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• Trump Admin Denies Colluding With Taylor Farms Over Cyclospora: ‘FAKE NEWS’
• It Was Shoes On, No Boarding Pass Or ID. But Airport Security Forever Changed On 9/11
• Taco Bell sees drop in foot traffic amid cyclosporiasis outbreak
• Not just Taco Bell: Parasite outbreak tied to lettuce dents restaurant traffic
• It's not just Taco Bell. Taylor Farms supplies lettuce to many US brands
• Whole Foods Offering Steep Discount on Taylor Farms Shredded Iceberg Lettuce
• Police say Flock cameras help solve crimes, but critics call them an invasion of privacy
• The Comforting Resurgence of ‘Grandma Hobbies’
• The Screen-Free Hobbies Everyone’s Talking About — From Needlepoint to Birdwatching
• Here’s Why Everyone You Know Is Suddenly Into Bird-Watching (and Why You Should Be Too)
• Why birdwatching has become a favourite pastime for Gen Z
• ‘It brings you closer to the natural world’: the rise of the Merlin birdsong identifying app
• The Sound of Merlin: Like Shazam, but for Birds
• Identify birds in photos with Merlin Bird ID
• I Went Birding With the World’s First AI-Powered Binoculars
• AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk
• Can AI Ruin Something as Innocent as Birdwatching?
• Carry Me feat. Seun Kuti & Aziza Jaye by Nubiyan Twist

In episode 2094, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer, Anna Hossnieh, to discuss… Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Canadian Wildfire Smoke, Taco Bell’s Explosive Diarrhea Scandal Is More Confusing Than Ever, Spain Scrubs Trump From World Cup Win, Idiot Sculptor Tried To Make Charlie Kirk Figure To Make Money, WE LOVE JIMOTHY!!! And more!

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• Trump threatens increased tariffs for wildfire smoke that has 'unnecessarily invaded' U.S.
• Ford defends wildfire budget that may have left crews under-prepared
• Mark Carney Boosts Alberta Pipeline While Ontario Wildfires Rage
• Smoke from U.S. wildfires affecting air quality in B.C.
• CDC, FDA link Taco Bell lettuce supplier to multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak
• Taylor Farms recalls lettuce in 27 states amid cyclosporiasis outbreak: What to know
• Taco Bell posted a notes app non-apology
• Taco Bell Hit With Federal Lawsuits Over Cyclosporiasis Infections
• FDA says Taylor Farms Cyclospora lettuce test was a false positive
• Spain edge Argentina after extra time to win 2nd World Cup title
• The Muppets highlight star-studded World Cup halftime show
• Elmo made a new friend at the game!! Mr. Tom Cruise!!!
• Donald Trump has to let it linger as he hangs on for Spain’s World Cup celebrations
• Trump absent from Spain's World Cup celebration picture shared to social media
• Jimothy origin story revealed in baby videos of a ‘raccoon-colored koosh ball’
• THE LEAK by Nate Smith w/ Kiefer, CARRTOONS, & Kenny Beats

In episode 2092, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, paranormal expert, author of Peeing in an Empty Bottle, and host of Ghosted!, Roz Hernandez, to discuss… China Bans AI Chatbots From Talking To Kids, RFK Jr. Vs. Hospital Jell-O, Going to The Movies Is Back Baby--And It’s Not Just Sequels Driving Things and more!

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• Make Hospital Food Healthy Again
• RFK Jr., Dr. Oz unveil 'Make Hospital Food Healthier' pledge
• RFK Jr. wants hospitals to serve more meat — despite cardiologists’ concerns
• RFK Jr.'s healthy food agenda puts hospitals on notice about patients' meals
• RFK Jr.’s crusade against hospital Jell-O is a warning
• Why Hospital Food Is Still So Bad
• HHS’ Healthy Food Agenda Puts Hospitals on Notice About Patients’ Meals
• Trump’s Beautiful Bill Puts 446 Hospitals At Risk Of Closing. Here’s The Full List
• The Box Office Bounces Back: Gen Z, Surprise Hits and More Have Hollywood Banking on a $10 Billion Year
• FCC Officials Took Pricey Gifts From Paramount as the Company Needed Approval for Billion-Dollar Deals
• ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ Movie in the Works for Planned 2028 Release
• The Web by Ironsides

In episode 2091, Jack and Miles are joined by musician, poet, activist, and host of Hood Politics, Jason Petty AKA Propaganda, to discuss… MAGA Still Fueling McConnell Conspiracies, Trump Gonna Dust Off Another Oldie, Nobody Wants To Wear Meta’s $500 Pervert Glasses, Who’s Running Coverage for the AI Industry, AI Fiction Can Be Detected By Its Suckiness... Study Finds and more!

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• GOP Senator Pushes Conspiracy About Mitch McConnell’s Proof of Life
• Trump Confidante Makes Eyebrow-Raising Claim About Mitch McConnell Drama
• Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Have Officially Earned the Public Nickname “Pervert Glasses” Amid a Massive Privacy Reckoning
• The Backlash Is So Strong That People With “Pervert Glasses” Are Afraid to Use Them in Public
• AI Fiction Is Easy to Detect Because It's Stupid and Bad, Research Finds
• Happy To Be Alive by Sango & Vic Mensa

In episode 2090, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, musician, author of The Advice King Anthology, and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, Chris Crofton, to discuss… Taco Bell Is Working To Prevent Diarrhea For Once, Al Pacino To Become Top 10 Oldest Ever and more!

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• What to know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak hitting more than half of U.S. states
• Why we don’t know what food is spreading the parasite sickening thousands
• Why tracking down the source of 'explosive diarrhea' illness is tricky
• Taco Bells Makes Urgent Changes After Outbreak of Explosive Diarrhea
• Paper machine by Fujimaru Band

In episode 2088, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, author, and host of Scam Goddess, Laci Mosley, to discuss… Armie Hammer Comeback Not Going Well? One Of The Most Popular Toys In The Country Keeps Exploding, WINDOW SEAT MEANS YOU SIT BY A MOTHERF**KING WINDOW and more!

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• Controversial Uwe Boll Movie Citizen Vigilante Gets PS5 Tie-In Game Next Week — And It Looks as Rough As You'd Expect
• NeeDoh squishies have gone viral. 'It wasn't intentional,' the CEO tells me.
• Is NeeDoh the new Labubu? Here’s why everyone is obsessed with these viral squishies
• Jefferson County teen burned by microwaved NeeDoh toy warns others about TikTok trend
• Nassau County officials warn of TikTok challenge with dangerous consequences for kids
• Doctors Warn of a Dangerous Trend: Microwaving a Popular Squishy Toy
• Nonprofit demands investigation into sensory toy after reports of blisters, chemical burns
• Consumer Reports Urges CPSC to Investigate Chemical Burn Risks from Gel in Sensory Squeeze Toys Including the NeeDoh Nice Cube
• What Is Inside NeeDoh? — The Complete Science of Materials (2026)
• Toymaker didn't issue recall over lead in 2002: report
• Schylling Associates to Pay a $200,000 Civil Penalty for Violation of Lead Paint Ban and for Failure to Report
• LISTEN: Daddy Died by earthsignchels (Music Video) & Daddy Died by earthsignchels (A Colors Show)

In episode 2087, Jack and Miles are joined by tech journalist and host of Better Offline, Ed Zitron, to discuss… Reality Check: The State of AI, Mitch McConnell Death Watch Continues, Netflix Season 2 Fall Off: Pop Culture Mystery? And more!

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• McConnell Has Been Hospitalized for 3 Weeks, and Aides Won’t Say Why
• McConnell’s Daughter Deactivates X Account as Health Questions Swirl
• Trump Confidante Says Mitch McConnell, 84, Is ‘Brain Dead’
• McConnell’s health emergency sparks questions on whether he will return to Senate
• Netflix Has Quietly Canceled 9 Shows After Just 1 Season
• Netflix Cancels 2 Shows After Just 1 Season
• ‘Squid Game’ Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Looks Back on Developing the Series
• Maktoub by Alewya

In episode 2084, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by comedian and host of Pod Yourself A Gun and Bad Hasbara, Matt Lieb, to discuss… DNC Is Hearing That Saxophone…, Armie Hammer’s Anti-Migrant Action Movie Isn’t A Monster Hit Despite Claims By The Right and more!

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• BREAKING: Rep. DeGette gets heated with a constituent pressing her on why she voted to send bombs to Israel: "If this the only issue that you care about is this issue, then you should not vote for me"
• Scoop: Harris reaches out to Mamdani, pro-Palestinian activists in run-up to 2028
• Progressive primary victories have corporate Democrats panicking
• Warner Bros. Asked ‘Dark Knight’ Director to Change the Name of His Armie Hammer Action Film
• Armie Hammer's "Astonishingly Bad" Anti-Migrant Film Citizen Vigilante is Getting a Global Release. Here's Why
• Citizen Vigilante: How a banned film became far right’s latest weapon against Muslims and migrants
• Uwe Boll Says Armie Hammer Film ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Has Been Banned in Germany for ‘Inciting Violence Against Migrants,’ but Insists: ‘I Am Not a Nazi!’
• Why Elon Musk is so obsessed with this violently xenophobic Armie Hammer movie
• Armie Hammer’s ‘Citizen Vigilante’ Secures Worldwide Distribution Following Dramatic Elon Musk Intervention
• Armie Hammer's Controversial Film 'Citizen Vigilante' Hits 94% on Rotten Tomatoes Amid Backlash
• WE ON GO by BIA

In episode 2083, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by English professor, author of The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comic, and host of Nerd from the Future, Ramzi Fawaz, to discuss… GOP Rep Is Finally Back At Work After 116 Day…Medical Issue, The American Fair is a success STFU, TikTok’s Most Hated ‘90s Children’s Book Is Being Turned Into A Movie and more!

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• GOP Rep Is Finally Back At Work After 116 Day…Medical Issue
• GOP Rep. Tom Kean announces depression diagnosis after mysterious monthslong absence from Congress
• Just left the great American state fair where I watched Michael Knowles debate a ten year old girl about the Salem witch trials in front of DOZENS of people
• Trump’s July 4 Fireworks Show is Monumentally Insane
• 'The Rainbow Fish' read by Ernest Borgnine
• Studiocanal Unveils Animated Adaptation Of Controversial ‘The Rainbow Fish’ Children’s Book
• Fifth-grade teacher explains why he thinks the classic kid’s book ‘Rainbow Fish’ isn’t great
• ‘Toxic message’: Teachers and parents are cancelling 90s classic The Rainbow Fish
• Did this book shape your childhood? Apparently it's why we all need therapy.
• The rainbow fishkeeps his scales
• [Rainbow Fish (TV series)](https://sony.fandom.com/wiki/Rainbow_Fish_(TV_series\))
• walkin. by Andy Beatz

In episode 2082, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by actor, voiceover artist, and musician, Shahjehan Khan, to discuss… Dem Establishment Still Not Sure What To Make Of This Surge To Their Left…, “What If Die Hard Was Israeli Propaganda?” Is The Premise of Jonathan Majors’ New Daily Wire Movie, New Vanilla Ice Profile Confirms That He’s The Absolute Worst and more!

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• Jonathan Majors Fell Through A Window On Daily Wire Action Flick, Leading Crew To Walk Off Set; Producers Say They “Don’t Negotiate With Communists”
• Run Hide Fight: Infidels | Official Teaser Trailer
• Jonathan Majors' Daily Wire movie is about 'radical Islamic terrorists' imposing Sharia law on a woke college
• 'Run Hide Fight’: Film Review | Venice 2020
• The Ugly Backstory of Ben Shapiro’s First Movie ‘Run Hide Fight’
• Vanilla Ice Knows When America Was Great
• Bipartisan Group America250 Plans L.A. Concerts, Competing With Trump
• Vanilla Ice Knows When America Was Great
• Vanilla Ice - Ninja Rap 2 Lyrics
• Vanilla Ice - Ninja Rap 2
• Space (with Yasiin Bey) by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

In episode 2079, Jack and special guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian Pallavi Gunalan to discuss... the luckiest (very ill and very powerful man) in America, the "vandalism" of the Lincoln Memorial Caustic Swamp, MTG & Tucker Carlson now the good guys?, the trailer for the latest right wing film grift 'Young Washington' and much more!

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• Eli Lilly gave mysterious access to weight loss drug to 79-year-old patient | STAT
• Acyn on X: "Leavitt: The vandalism is very real. Despite what Tim Walz wants to say. There have actually been six arrests at the Reflecting Pool where, again, these deranged individuals—many of them longtime donors to the Democratic Party, to Barack Obama, to ActBlue—have been vandalizing https://t.co/jGV6jZiccx" / X
• Post by @atrupar.com — Bluesky
• Aaron Rupar on X: "O'KEEFE: You said the guy was gonna do the reflecting pool in a week for about a million dollars. It's been two months and $16.5 million TRUMP: Are you ready? Barack Hussein Obama https://t.co/WoeN1BThRO" / X
• Angel Studios CEO On Movie Theaters As 'Young Washington' Arrives: Q&A
• Tek Jader by Hi-Tek | Spotify

In episode 2077, Jack and Miles are joined by actor/writer/comedian Mo Fry Pasic to discuss… Peter Thiel's secret invite only org had their data hacked???, Scottish football fans drinking all the beer in Boston, Hollywood (of course) learning the wrong lesson from 'Backrooms' and much more!

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• Peter Thiel’s ‘Dialog’ network was super-secret. A data leak changed that
• Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society | WIRED
• Are Scottish soccer fans drinking all of the beer in Boston?
• Reddit Is Ready to Be Mined for Hollywood IP
• Hectic As... by Move 78 | Spotify

In episode 2076, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by writer, playwright, and co-host of The Inner Cities Podcast, A. Zell Williams, to discuss… Reflecting Pool Looks Like Sh*t For Some Reason? Was It Trump’s Fault? Obama? The View Just Grilled JD Vance On Live TV, Pizza Hut To Be Sold Following AI “Disaster” and more!

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• ‘The View’ Hosts Grill JD Vance on Trump, Epstein and More
• Ana Navarro Grills Vance On Inhumane ICE Conditions
• WHOOPI GOLDBERG: What did Black people do to this administration that has allowed it to really stigmatize folks of color? JD VANCE: What exactly are you talking about?
• JD Vance says he's Epstein 'conspiracy theorist' on 'View'
• HOSTIN: Why haven't we seen the release of over 2.5 million additional Epstein file documents? JD VANCE: ...my understanding is that a lot of those are duplicates...
• Struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain to be sold in two deals worth $2.7bn
• Pizza Hut Moved To Ditch Its ‘Red Roof’ Stores. Is It Working?
• Pizza Hut Is Returning To Its 'Retro Red Roof Era'
• The Pizza Huts from your childhood are making a comeback. Here's why nostalgia sells
• Yum to acquire AI-based company Dragontail Systems for $72.3M
• ‘They’re coming for your jobs’: Pizza Hut worker says chain is replacing delivery drivers with DoorDash, Uber Eats
• Pizza Hut’s AI Store Control System Is Such a Disaster That It’s Wasted $100 Million, Lawsuit Alleges
• Pizza Hut's AI system promised 30-minute delivery, now it's facing 45-minute waits and a $100M lawsuit instead
• Alberto Balsalm by Aphex Twin

In episode 2074, Jack and Miles are joined by joined by creator and writer of The RedDot Comics, Kim Winder, to discuss… We ALL See TWENTY TWO DOCTORS For Our Checkups... Right? JD Vance To Force His Way Onto The View, NASA Defends Artemis III Sausage Party, Shrek’s Dick Is At The Center Of An Ohio Political Scandal and more!

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• JD Vance To Guest On ABC’s ‘The View’ In VP’s First Appearance On Show
• FCC Equal Opportunities Rule May Apply to Talk Shows, Media Bureau Says in Guidance to Broadcasters
• Governor Gets ‘Tonight’ Slot, So Rival Seeks Equal Time
• NASA announces astronauts for its Artemis III mission to test new moon landers
• NASA reveals Artemis III crew for one of the most complex space missions ever
• NASA addresses criticism over all-male crew selected for Artemis III test mission
• NASA chief defends all-male Artemis 3 astronaut crew amid backlash: 'I don't think anyone should be reading into this'
• Nude Shrek Text to Ohio State Senator Reportedly Lands Blogger in Jail
• Bill Reineke poised to lead Ohio Senate as Jerry Cirino bows out: report
• Ohio Republican senator called cops seeking charges against blogger
• Ohio State president defends arrests of pro-Palestinian student protesters during Statehouse testimony
• Ohio State Rep. Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland) invokes Jesus in overriding the governor’s veto of anti-trans legislation, saying he determined each child's gender at birth: “Let's respect truly what Jesus would like."
• Columbus blogger's jailing over ‘Shrek porn’ an abuse of power
• Ohio man jailed for texting Shrek’s penis to a state senator. Your questions about Shrexting, answered.
• Faith feat. Amina, Moses Yoofee, Noah Furbringer by deathbypeanuts