Mexico Launches Universal Healthcare — And Americans Can Only Dream
The hosts discuss Mexico's decision to implement universal healthcare while the U.S. continues to debate whether healthcare is even a priority. Robbie passionately argues that healthcare affects everyone and would reduce medical debt-related homelessness, while Dingo sarcastically points out that homeless people are apparently lower on the list of things to fix. The conversation highlights the infrastructure, housing, childcare, and food instability issues Americans face without a safety net.
Hantavirus Cruise Ship Nightmare — Don't Go on Cruises
A cruise ship is stranded in the ocean with a hantavirus outbreak after three deaths and one critically ill passenger. The virus has a 10% mortality rate, no vaccine, and can incubate for up to eight weeks before symptoms appear. The hosts debate whether this is worse than COVID, discuss Gene Hackman's death from hantavirus, and conclude that cruise ships are disease-ridden floating prisons that should be avoided at all costs.
Spirit Airlines Is Dead — Should We Buy It Back?
Spirit Airlines has collapsed, but a community ownership movement (letsbuyspiritair.com) is attempting to resurrect it Green Bay Packers-style. For a $45 minimum pledge, anyone can own one voting share, though profit shares scale with pledge size. The hosts agree Spirit deserves to die given its terrible service, excessive fees, and constant tarmac delays, but Dingo considers throwing $45 at it just to see what happens. If they get enough shares, they want 'FYSW' (Fuck You So What) printed on the tail fin.
Data Centers as Elite Bunker Fronts — Underground Cities for the Rich
A new conspiracy theory suggests massive data centers are cover for underground cities where elites are siphoning fresh water. The Denver International Airport allegedly has a city beneath it, along with rumored bunkers under New York, LA, and Washington DC. While the hosts acknowledge the theory makes more sense than blaming everything on Trump's ballroom, they're skeptical that billionaires actually want to become 'mole people.' The discussion includes Bluecifer, the demonic-looking blue horse sculpture outside Denver Airport whose creator died when it fell on him.
Trump Spent 10 Minutes Discussing the Reflecting Pool at a Business Conference
Trump derailed a small business conference to ramble about the Reflecting Pool, which he's painting to look like an actual pool despite being only two feet deep. The hosts discuss his repeated cognitive tests and his bizarre need to brag about them as accomplishments. Dingo jokingly suggests getting him to take 73 cognitive tests and fail every single one, creating a historical record of presidential incompetence.
Dingo Shot a Squirrel and Then Apologized to It in His Yard
Frustrated by squirrels raiding his bird feeder, Dingo grabbed his BB gun and shot one from his bedroom window. The squirrel held up its little paw shaking, and Dingo felt so guilty he ran outside yelling 'Sorry squirrel, I apologize!' while his neighbors watched in confusion. He later saw the squirrel limping along his fence and believes he may have broken its paw, leading to genuine remorse and a discussion about squirrel thumbs, buttering fence posts, and whether animals deserve to eat from human bird feeders.
I opened my bedroom window and I got my little BB gun out of my sock drawer. I shot it across the yard... it held up its little paw and it was like shaking it. And I felt so bad and I cried a little. — Dingo Jackson← All episode posts