This week we're joined by special guest J. L. Westover as we deep dive into the mechanics of a capitalist gameshow of yesteryear, how Australian jewel beetles mistakenly bang discarded beer bottles, and that time the CIA tried to trick a Filipino communist guerrilla movement into thinking vampires were real. A listener email tells us how a Finnish pizza restaurant clapped back at Silvio Berlusconi by making an award winning spite pizza.

Episode Tabs:

How to Become a Fan of the Supermarket Sweep TV Game Show

https://www.wikihow-fun.com/Become-a-Fan-of-the-Supermarket-Sweep-TV-Game-Show

Nature Mimics: Why Bugs Mate With Beer Bottles

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2011/11/nature-mimics-why-bugs-mate-with-beer-bottles/

False Fang: When the CIA Staged a Vampire Attack

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/cia-philippines-vampire-attack

Listener Tabs:

Brother To Canberra's Notorious Penis Owl Erected In Northern Serbia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-16/phallic-owl-statue-erected-in-serbia/10504392

The Pizza Berlusconi Battle: How Finland Beat Italy At Pizza

https://veryfinnishproblems.com/blogs/news/pizza-berlusconi

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