Topic: Pennsylvania

3 chapters across the catalog

86: Pox Luck
• 1:44:26 - 1:50:44

86: Pox Luck

Pennsylvania Monkey Truck Crash and Outbreak Origins

In early 2022, a truck carrying 100 laboratory monkeys crashed on a Pennsylvania highway, leading to the escape of several primates. A witness, Michelle Fallon, developed symptoms after coming into contact with the monkeys' feces and crates. The hosts revisit this story as a potential "ground zero" for the monkeypox outbreak, comparing it to the movie "Outbreak" and questioning why the media stopped following the story.

65: Disco Biscuits
• 4:59 - 13:32

65: Disco Biscuits

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns Bill Cosby Conviction

A news report details the release of Bill Cosby from prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned his sexual assault conviction involving Andrea Constant. The legal reasoning centered on a 2005 agreement with a former district attorney who promised not to prosecute Cosby in exchange for his testimony in a civil trial. The court ruled that using this self-incriminating testimony in a later criminal trial violated Cosby's Fifth Amendment rights.

54: Lemonhead Delight
• 5:54 - 11:32

54: Lemonhead Delight

Media Projections and Fox News Decision Desk Backlash

The media's role in calling the 2020 election for Joe Biden is examined, starting with the Fox News decision desk's early call for Arizona. The hosts discuss the resulting migration of viewers from Fox News to Newsmax and the negative feedback on YouTube. They question the "remarkable outlier" of Biden's vote totals compared to historical norms.