3 Things Must Die! S01E046
Stephen looks into what Twitter wants us to know and finds some useful information.
Beneath Joe Biden’s Folksy Demeanor, a Short Fuse and an Obsession With Details
https://archive.ph/wip/I5QE9
How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover
https://archive.ph/wip/YiyXz
3 Things Must Die! S01E045
Stephen finds out what Twitter wants us to know about "breakout" infections, then looks into Greenwald vs. Liz Cheney and Taibbi vs. apologizing to the Woke.
Liz Cheney Lied About Her Role in Spreading the Discredited CIA "Russian Bounty" Story | Glenn Greenwald
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/liz-cheney-lied-about-her-role-in
On the Hypocrites at Apple Who Fired Antonio Garcia-Martinez
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/on-the-hypocrites-at-apple-who-canceled
3 Things Must Die! S01E044
Stephen reads the first chapter of "A Modern Hercules" by Melvin G. Winstock, looks into what Twitter wants us to know about Liz Cheney, and dives into Glenn Greenwald's attack on AOC.
"A Modern Hercules" by Melvin G. Winstock | Gutenberg.org
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65318
AOC's Attack on Yang's Meaningless Israel Statement Shows Her Role: Protect Dem Leaders | Substack.com
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/aocs-attack-on-yangs-meaningless
3 Things Must Die S01E43
Stephen reads Glenn Greenwald, John McWhorter, and finds out what Twitter wants us to know about Israel, Palestine, Leonardo DiCaprio, Car Talk, and more.
Antony Blinken Continues to Lecture the World on Values His Administration Aggressively Violates | Glenn Greenwald
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/antony-blinken-continues-to-lecture
CAN WE PLEASE DITCH THE TERM "SYSTEMIC RACISM"?
https://johnmcwhorter.substack.com/p/can-we-please-ditch-the-term-systemic
3 Things Must Die S01E042
Billy Bennett climbs back aboard the podcast to talk about fiery paper plates, zombie vampires, shower curtains on airplanes, and more.
The Three Things
1. Confusing one of the Four Horsemen of the Anti-Apocalypse with a Disney expert.
2. Hiring a vampire to play a zombie.
3. Fake Shemping Bela Lugosi.
3 Things Must Die! S01E041
Stephen concerns himself with a man who steps on plastic barrettes to save a man with ravioli in his navel, a cartoon walrus who writes for People magazine, and more.
The Three Things
1. Quips from physicists
2. Quips from Tennessee Tuxedo's walrus friend, Chumley. His riddles were dumb.
3. The Big Bad Boom. (I'm afraid of anything you're not afraid of, Paul Krugman. And you, too, Virginia Woolf.)
My Substack
https://stephenspurling.substack.com/
Science Advances One Funeral at a Time
Naval Ravikant
https://nav.al/advances
Michelle Obama Says She Worries About the Racism Sasha and Malia May Face
Virginia Chamlee | People Magazine
https://archive.ph/akjYr
Racket of the Week: The $2 Billion Deli
Matt Taibbi | substack.com
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/racket-of-the-week-the-2-billion-7a2
https://archive.ph/wip/kayj3
3 Things Must Die S01E40
Stephen shivers at the idea of werewolf linguists, as he cites a 1986 robot movie to justify using a naughty word.
My Substack
https://stephenspurling.substack.com/
The Three Things
1. The phrase "par for the course." It always makes me think of my favorite sport, golfball, and it always distracts me.
2. Lists of funny names. W.C. Fields, you should be ashamed!
3. Language experts becoming werewolves.
Corporate News Outlets Again "Confirm" the Same False Story, While Many Refuse to Correct it
Glenn Greenwald, substack.com
https://archive.ph/Wl6ZB
Inside the all-hands meeting that led to a third of Basecamp employees quitting
Casey Newton, The Verge
https://archive.ph/wip/3EowB
Alternative Selves
toonstack.substack.com
https://archive.ph/xcPiI
Interview: Noam Chomsky
Matt Taibbi, substack.com
https://archive.ph/wip/562VV
WikiLeaks Video: 'Collateral Murder' in Iraq | Al Jazeera English (YouTube Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYTxuW2vmzk
Movie Connections
We, the Animals - Squeak (1941). Stephen plays part of the "Nyah! Nyah!" song.
Short Circuit (1986). Stephen notes the children's movie has a naughty word in it, one that he also used on the podcast.
Alice in Wonderland (1933). Stephen plays the "Falling Down the Rabbit Hole" music.
SpaceCamp (1986). Stephen confuses BaseCamp, a software company, with this movie.
Star Trek (1966-1969). Stephen reads an article by Matt Taibbi, who describes Noam Chomsky as "Spockian."
3 Things Must Die! S01E039
Stephen dives into an immersive sea of tattooed Disney World employees, missing Netflix subscriptions and grandma's captivating khakis.
The Three Things:
1. Youth trapped in the clothing of the elderly.
2. Parading all kinds of excuses. What kind of parade is that?
3. Drowning in an immersive sea of Disney paraphernalia.
I love Disney World, but wokeness is ruining the experience
What Wall Street Doesn't Want To Say About Netflix Guidance For Subscriber Growth - CD Media
Grandpa Style: Why 20-Somethings Are Dressing Like Senior Citizens - WSJ.com
3 Things Must Die! S01E038
Stephen goes deep on Entertainment Weekly covers, full hats and caffeinated counties.
THE THREE THINGS:
1. Clothed Dixie Chicks.
2. Filling one's hat with pharmaceuticals.
3. The idea that coffee causes Asperger's.
Why Media Companies Have to Lie About "Cancel Culture" - Michael Tracey
3 Things Must Die S01E037
Blues Musician Extraordinary, Ken Hurley, and Blue Musician Extraordinary Girlfriend Extraordinary, Kristie, has moved into a new place, but Ken still has time to talk about religion, politics, and the 1994 Little Rascals movie.
3 THINGS MUST DIE! S01E036
Stephen imagines himself wearing an unfiltered leaking bikini bathing suit, or does he?
This Movie Must Die! S01E012
Decades before Pixar took the magnifying glass to the micro-world, Max Fleischer and company imagined a grasshopper falling in love with a bee; and now Stephen and his crew use their own micro-brains to judge Fleischer's macro-effort.
3 Things Must Die! S01E035
Stephen is thrilled to read about Charlie Chester and Adrian Bonenberger because ~ what great names, right? Meanwhile, Stephen's cat licks a clean iron skillet.
Amazon | The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil
Substack | Glenn Greenwald on Brian Sicknick
YouTube | Tom Woods and Michael Malice on Communism
Substack | Matt Taibbi on Afghanistan Veteran Adrian Bonenberger
Mikey (as played by Josh and Erin) hates everything, even Life cereal. (It's 2021 now, and we have Oreo O's.) But will Mikey hate ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1933)? After all, the Josh half of Mikey has read the books and both halves have seen and loved the Disney version. Will the fascinating weirdness of the 1933 movie win Mikey over, or will Cary Grant's blubbering as the Mock Turtle have the fickle brat flipping over the breakfast table?
Stephen talks about Lynne Patton, Noah Bookbinder, Park Cannon, bad cars, a rare comic book, and more.
Stephen dreams of a naked turtle and a penniless America.
Paper routes were bad, journalism is worse.
Here's a great clip from episode 1334 of COFFEE WITH SCOTT ADAMS, followed by a surprising event.
https://www.scottadamssays.com/2021/04/04/episode-1334-scott-adams-ill-change-some-of-your-lives-for-the-better-today-come-have-coffee-and-talk-about-the-news/
Billy and Matthew join Stephen to discuss movies and TV shows that have one or more chefs in them.
3 THINGS MUST DIE! E01S029
Stephen discusses Matt Taibbi 's review of Mighty Ira (2020) ; shave gel; Tim Pool on Delta Airlines paying for wokeness; and more.