The Assault on Reason: Our War on Science

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:41) Open(1:26) Back to the Future Day(2:25) cj's week: Little Meats!(4:45) Jeff's Week: Dodgers!(6:19) Headline: The Freedom to Cough on People:  Idaho Makes Vaccine Requirements Illegal(21:48) Headline: Mystery Object Strikes United Flight Over Utah(23:46) Headline: X's Handle Hostage: Pay Up for Your Username(26:49) Headline: IKEA Says: If Your Phone Sleeps, Maybe You Will Too!(28:57) The Pulsar Time ComputerThis time on Nonsense, we’re taking a cross-country flight straight through America’s weirdest headlines.First stop: Idaho, where “medical freedom” now means you can’t even quarantine an unvaccinated kid during a measles outbreak. It’s the state where bodily autonomy trumps public health, and homeopathy apparently trumps immunology.Then—mid-flight—something smashes into a United 737 at 36,000 feet. Was it space junk? A rogue weather balloon? Or just Shohei Ohtani hitting another one into orbit?Back on Earth, X (formerly Twitter, formerly tolerable) launches a new scheme to sell usernames for up to seven figures—because now your identity is a subscription service.And finally, IKEA wants your phone to take a nap. Literally. Their new “Phone Sleep Collection” gives your device its own bed, proving once and for all that even our electronics are better rested than we are.Come for the satire, stay for the science—and maybe pick up a tiny, “some assembly required” comforter for your iPhone.Idaho Banned Vaccine Mandates. Activists Want to Make It a Model for the Country.Homeopathy - WikiwandSomething from “space” may have just struck a United Airlines flight over Utah - Ars TechnicaX is launching a marketplace for inactive handles | The VergeIKEA just launched tiny beds for smartphones | Famous CampaignsPhone Sleep CollectionRolex: The Complete History and StrategySend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:49) Open(2:28) Ada Lovelace Day(4:05) cj's week: Tigers, Tigers, Wings, & Tigers(13:42) Jeff's Week: Dodgers & Brewers; Pre-Season Lakers(15:39) Headline: Labor Market Shock as the Government Overshoot Jobs Count(18:07) Headline: Trump Surprised by China’s Rare Earths Restrictions(21:00) Headline: FCC Wants You to Know Less, Not More(22:51) Headline: Elon Musk's Boring Co. Slammed with Environmental Violations in Las Vegas(24:51) Headline: Beijing Strikes Back at Foreign Scrutiny of Huawei's Supply Chain(27:26) Armor All ProtectantThe economy just pulled a disappearing act, with the government admitting the US overstated job growth by nearly a million jobs. Whoops. We break down the fallout: why this 'oopsie' is now fueling the White House to fire the entire Bureau of Labor Statistics, and how they're using the weak data to try and force rate cuts. Get ready for data integrity to hit rock bottom.China’s trade war is back, and it's mad! They just pulled the ultimate choke-move by restricting “Rare Earths” - the minerals that make your iPhone and our F-35 jets work. President Trump, "extremely angry," is threatening a "massive" 100% tariff hike that could leave the average tariff on Chinese goods at an eye-watering 130%. Is this just posturing, or is the global supply chain about to implode?  Let’s throw some darts and find out!But don’t worry, the FCC is trying to make your life harder by relaxing the rules on broadband "nutrition labels." Say goodbye to clear pricing; get ready for surprise fees on your next internet bill.  Hooray!Shock and surprise: Elon Musk's Boring Company is facing nearly 800 environmental violations in Vegas, accused of spilling muck and dumping untreated water.  Surely we are just as surprised as you are.Is everything just one giant, infuriating mistake?  We’ll try to figure it out in this episode!Ada Lovelace DayAda Lovelace DayAda Lovelace - WikiwandLittle People, Big Dreams: Ada LovelaceSora's Rendering of cj's O’Hare Phone ReturnPictures from the Detroit Tigers Game 5 of ALDSBLS revision shows hiring was overstated by 911,000 jobs : NPR“Extremely angry” Trump threatens “massive” tariff on all Chinese exports - Ars TechnicaYour Broadband Bill Could Be Getting a Lot More Confusing | PCMagMusk's Boring Co. Accused of 800 Environmental Violations in Las Vegas | PCMagChina Blacklists Canadian Firm for Exposing Huawei's Use of Foreign Chips | PCMag303 Products Aerospace Protectant SpraySend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

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(0:00) Open(2:27) The Ignorance Machine: Silencing Science(3:50) Politicians: What Truth?(10:15) Religion: Forever War With Science (16:18) Industry: The War For Profit(20:07) Provocateurs: The Rogan Effect(25:53) cj’s recommendation: Summoning Salt - Super Mario Bros: The Human Limit(27:37) Jeff’s Recommendation: 2012’s Climate of Doubt & 2022’s The Power of Big OilScience is under siege, and when evidence becomes optional, our world gets sick(er).In this episode, the guys confront the deliberate war on fact, from the political slashing of NIH budgets to corporate use of the "Disinformation Playbook" to protect and drive profits. From Galileo's persecution to modern-day fights over vaccines and climate change, they dive into the four groups that are systematically attacking scientific integrity the most.If you believe that evidence, not ideology, should guide our world, you’ll be doing quite a bit of head nodding this episode. If you believe in the ideology first and foremost, then we believe this is a must-listen!Afterall, our future depends on defending reason itself.SegmentThe current war on science, and who’s behind it - Ars TechnicaAntiscience - WikiwandScientific method - WikiwandA Statement of Concern from the PAS on Protecting Freedom of Science and Preventing Distortion of Scientific TruthThe Disinformation Playbook | Union of Concerned ScientistsConfirmation bias - WikiwandThe truth about Galileo and his conflict with the Catholic Church | UCLAClose'Trump Dance' Gives Tigers Worst Collapse In Recent Baseball History | Crooks and LiarsSuper Mario Bros: The Human LimitPBS Frontline 2012 Climate of Doubt 4The Power of Big Oil Part One: Denial (full documentary) | FRONTLINEPBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut : NPRSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:22) Open(2:25) International Podcast Day(2:51) cj's week: Crafting Tables & IKEA(4:25) Jeff's Week: Power Washing & Tea(6:48) Headline: US to Taiwan: Move Your Chip Production or Face China Alone(11:48) Headline: How a Wrongful Death Suit Forced ChatGPT's Safety Overhaul(18:47) Headline: Trump's New Power Play:  Turning TikTok Into a MAGA Machine(22:45) Headline: Wrong Way, Tesla: Urging Tired Drivers to Use 'Self-Driving' Is Reckless(26:06) Panasonic Mr. Whisk Wet/Dry ShaverAre we trading national security for a global supply chain? Should a chatbot be held responsible for a teenager's death? And why is a supposedly "self-driving" car now telling tired drivers to take the wheel?This week, we dive into the high-stakes, real-world consequences of technology and global politics.First, the U.S. has issued an ultimatum to Taiwan: move 50% of your critical chip production to American soil or risk losing the military protection of your "Silicon Shield" against a Chinese invasion. Don’t mind how that would work, or that we are most certainly bluffing.Next, after a wrongful death lawsuit alleged ChatGPT validated a teenage boy's "delusional thinking" leading to his suicide, the company is rolling out new features. Is a new "safety routing" system and parental controls enough, or is this a too-late response to a fundamental failure of AI responsibility?Then, we look at the political algorithm-wrangling around TikTok, where President Trump quipped he'd make the content "100% MAGA" if he could - jk omgwtfbbq!Finally, a new, deeply concerning twist in vehicle safety: is Tesla actively encouraging drowsy drivers to engage its highly-hyped, but still Beta and always Level 2 “Full Self-Driving” feature?Welcome back to this week’s Nonsense! (this is what happens when we take a week off…)Hamburger Helper Sales Are Soaring. Here’s How to Beef up Its NutritionIndustrial Production: Manufacturing: Nondurable Goods: Paperboard ContainerTifanso Stainless Steel Tea InfuserTaiwan pressured to move 50% of chip production to US or lose protection - Ars TechnicaOpenAI rolls out safety routing system, parental controls on ChatGPT | TechCrunchTrump says TikTok should be tweaked to become “100% MAGA” - Ars TechnicaTesla Is Urging Drowsy Drivers to Use ‘Full Self-Driving.’ That Could Go Very Wrong | WIREDPanasonic Mr. Whisk Wet/Dry ShaverSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

What started as a lazy person’s dream—changing the channel without getting up—actually began with torpedoes, Tesla’s radio-controlled boat, and a whole lot of weird engineering experiments. From Zenith’s cord-tripping “Lazy Bones” to the sun-triggered Flash-Matic, the ultrasonic “Clicker,” and the 92-button monstrosities of the 1980s, the TV remote has a history that feels more like science fiction than anything else. In this episode, the boys trace how a once-luxury gadget turned into the most lost object in your living room—and ask whether today’s “universal remotes” or voice commands have finally solved the chaos (spoiler: not really).SegmentThe history of the remote control: Why are they so awful?The surprising origins of the TV remoteRemote Background - Zenith ElectronicsRemote control - WikiwandClicker - WikiwandCloseExcel speedrunning : r/oddlysatisfyinghttps://github.com/Excelobstaclecourse/Excel-Obstacle-CourseMy Favorite Year Official Trailer #1 - Peter O'Toole Movie (1982) HDAll Products - excelobstaclecourseSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show(0:42) Open(1:25) cj's week: COVID is (not) gone!(6:00) Jeff's Week: Occam’s Razor(11:00) Headline: After Bloody Youth Uprising, Nepal's 73-Year-Old Chief Justice Steps In(15:39) Headline: California's AI Bill SB-53 Divides Tech(20:52) Headline: RFK Jr. Seeks to Restrict COVID Shots to 75 and Up(24:48) Headline: The US and China might finally have a TikTok deal(27:40) The ORB.Nepal’s Gen Z just rage-quit corruption, burned down half the government, and installed a former Chief Justice as Prime Minister. Forget “eat the rich”—this is more like “yeet the rich kids’ handbags.”Meanwhile, California is trying to regulate AI before Skynet goes beta. Will AMERICAS FAVORITE GOVERNOR sign the bill and push Silicon Valley’s favorite billionaires to cry into their kombucha about paperwork?Over in D.C., RFK Jr. is running public health like it’s a Facebook comment section—floating vaccine policies based on vibes, conspiracy theories, and that one uncle at Thanksgiving.And finally, America and China might have found a way to keep TikTok alive. Turns out, national security threats are negotiable… as long as you really need your daily dose of cat videos and dance challenges.Former chief justice sworn in as Nepal’s interim prime minister following deadly protests | CNNCalifornia lawmakers pass landmark bill that will test Gavin Newsom on AI - POLITICOCalifornia Lawmakers Pass AI Safety Bill, Pending Newsom's Approval | PCMagRFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids - Ars TechnicaUS, China reach framework deal on TikTok; Trump and Xi to speak on FridayCA SB-53 Artificial intelligence models: large developersSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Open(1:12) A Complex, Underwater Game of Cat and Mouse(3:07) The Thing(11:54) Introducing: The Sea of Okhotsk(16:55) The SS-N-12 Cover Story(17:44)  How Did This Even Work?(20:40)  Ronald Pelton Blows The Lid(23:38) cj’s recommendation: Mark "The Bird" Fidrych(25:51) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Spy Who Came in from the ColdThere’s no easy answer to how the Cold War was really won.  Somewhere along the way we had unpowered microphones hidden in wooden eagles and Navy divers tapping phone lines 400ft under the sea.In this episode of Nonsense, we dig into the bizarre world of secret listening—like the Soviets gifting the U.S. a “harmless” carved Great Seal that turned out to be a Soviet bug, and America’s own Operation Ivy Bells, where US divers cosplayed as underwater phone operators for the USSR.It’s espionage at its weirdest, and it’ll make you think twice about every gift you’ve ever received.The Thing (listening device) - WikiwandMan spends 50 years recreating The Thing spy bugThe Mission Behind Operation Ivy Bells and How It Was Discovered | Military.comOperation Ivy Bells: How the US Stole Russian Secrets | SOFREP - https://archive.is/FCpAUOperation Ivy Bells - WikiwandRonald Pelton - Wikiwand MLB: The Bird (Mark Fidrych)Mark Fidrych - WikiwandThe Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic TrailersSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Pre-Show(1:17) Open(1:52) California Admission Day(4:30) cj's week: The Middle-Aged Golden Ticket(6:50) Jeff's Week: Wired WiFi is The Best WiFi(8:38) Headline: Breathe at Your Own Risk: Study Connects Air Pollution to Dementia(12:51) Headline: NatCon 5: Where the Right Declared Holy War on AI(18:50) Headline: AI Wins Again:  The $1.5B Payout That Screws Writers(26:23) The IC ChipBreathe at Your Own RiskTurns out, car exhaust and wildfire smoke aren’t just wrecking your lungs—they’re also speed-running your brain toward dementia. A massive study of 56 million people found that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) can accelerate Lewy body dementia by literally gunking up your neurons. Mice exposed to the same stuff even forgot how to mouse properly.NatCon 5: A Holy War on AIAt the latest National Conservatism conference, the MAGA crowd went full medieval, calling for an actual “holy war” against AI. One professor accused Palantir’s CTO and the entire tech industry of being “globalist, feminized transhumanists”—which sounds like a metal band but plays more like paranoia. The uneasy alliance between Trump populists and the tech right? Yeah, that’s toast.AI Wins AgainHalf a million authors are about to get checks from Anthropic—but don’t pop champagne yet. This $1.5 billion settlement is more “hush money” than victory, since it dodges the big fight over whether AI can legally train on copyrighted books. Writers get $3,000; Anthropic gets a precedent that basically says, “Sure, we stole your stuff, but hey, fair use!”Air pollution directly linked to increased dementia riskMAGA populists call for holy war against Big TechAnthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors - The New York TimesSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

(0:00) Open(2:08) The $100M Hometown Deli(10:33) OTC Markets Group(14:20) A Reverse Merger(16:59) Price It Your Way.(19:01) The SPACs(27:13) In Conclusion: Behind the Bars (31:12) cj’s recommendation: Jim Downey on Conan O’Brien(32:32) Jeff’s Recommendation: The Wolf of Wall StreetPartway down a residential street in the working-class town of Paulsboro, New Jersey, stood a seemingly unremarkable Italian deli. But this wasn’t just any sandwich shop. Despite its doors often being locked and its annual revenue having plummeted to a meager $13,976, this single business was the sole asset of a publicly traded company valued at an astonishing $113 million.This baffling discrepancy, initially exposed by a hedge fund billionaire as a prime example of financial "quasi-anarchy," had sent reporters and regulators on a wild chase for answers.The deli's president was the town’s beloved high school wrestling coach, who had inexplicably teamed up with a shadowy network of investors in Macau and a motley crew with a history of legal troubles. As the story unraveled, it revealed a tangled web of empty shell companies and fraud accusations.The deli raised a chilling question: was this a complex money-laundering front, or a new kind of meme stock whose value simply defied all reason?The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Studios / 1978)HWIN stock: $100M NJ deli company delisted for disclosure irregularitiesVolkswagen: The scandal explained - BBC NewsHometown International - WikiwandFather and Son Sentenced for Role in International Market Manipulation Scheme Related to New Jersey Deli | United States Department of Justice"Whatever it is, it's not very good": The strange, incredible case of the $100 million deli - Fast CompanyThe Mystery of the $113 Million Deli - The New York TimesSpecial-purpose acquisition company - Wikiwand"Jim Downey" on Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend | Team CocoThe Wolf of Wall Street Official TrailerSend us a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠voice message⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!