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Most of us have heard of the 2018 false missile warning in Hawaii, but do you know what really happened? And what does it have to do with Jim Carrey? Kristin takes us through that traumatic day while Julie tells the tale of a cat that literally came back.

Sources used in this episode:

https://www.resolver.com/blog/hawaii-nuclear-missile-false-alert-2018/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hawaii-gov-david-ige-slow-correct-false-missile-alert-after-n840186

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/37416442/button-pusher-said-he-believed-missile-threat-was-real-is-living-in-utter-hell/

https://www.gq.com/story/real-story-of-hawaiian-missile-crisis

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/01/pandemonium-and-rage-in-hawaii/550529/

https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/22/politics/donald-trump-north-korea-insults-timeline/index.html

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/1/30/16950494/hawaii-fcc-missile-emergency-alert

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/technology/fcc-hawaii-missile-alert.html

https://dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/files/2018/01/20180113-NR-HI-EMA-statement-on-missile-launch-false-alarm.pdf

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jim-carrey-recounts-being-hawaii-missile-false-alarm-1303541

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Topical IslandBy Kristin, Cait & Julie