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  • SHROOM BOOM: Exploitation of Magic Mushrooms | Pt. 2 |

    This is a story about what happens when a shaman from an indigenous tribe put their trust in a banker from America.

    In Part 2 of this story we analyze the fallout of Maria Sabina after being exposed by Gordon Wasson. How the locals in Oaxaca reacted in a disruptive way, but ultimately it all may have been for the best?

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    17 min
  • SHROOM BOOM: Exploitation of Magic Mushrooms | Pt. 1 |

    This is a story about what happens when a shaman from an indigenous tribe put their trust in a banker from America.

    Over this episode and part two this Thursday, we will go through and analyze the birth of the magic mushroom economy in Mexico, but the cost it came at for the shrooms matriarch, Maria Sabina.

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    17 min
  • The Big Penis War: What Came From It?

    Today's feature story is on 'The Big Penis War'. Which all started with urologist James Elist, who faced some stiff competition in the long hard fight for the worlds first cosmetic penis implant. A man named Robert Cornell travelled to Beverly Hills to train with Elist and stole all of Elist's methods, but was it for the greater good of men?

    A full breakdown of this weeks Back Page News:


    'Drugs rain down on countryside after French fighter jet intercepts tourist plane' (4:10)

    'A Long, Hard Fight Over The First Cosmetic Penis Implant' (17:54)

    'Italian Teacher Fired After Skipping Work for 20 Years (45:37)


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    0:00 - Intro

    4:10 - Raining Drugs in France

    17:54 - The Penis War

    45:37 - Skipping School Loophole

    56 min
  • Welcome to 'Meth Island'

    This weeks Back Page News:

    Florida Squatters Create ‘Meth Island’ Complete With 4 Story Treehouse, A Welcome Center, And A Trampoline (2:41).

    Janitor 'turns off cold freezer to stop beeping noise and destroys research worth $1m' (19:27).

    Man ‘addicted’ to cheese has spent £60k on cheddar and eats at least two blocks a day (30:05).


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    0:00 - Intro

    2:41 - Meth Island

    19:27 - Janitor Villan Arc

    30:05 - Cheese Addict

    49 min
  • Abandoned City Found Under House (with Emo Majok & Aliya Kanani)

    We got MAJOR news stories this week, so we called in some help to break down this weeks Back Page News. We welcome a couple of touring comedians into DTTW HQ, including Emo Majok from Perth and Aliya Kanani from Toronto. Check them out this weekend if you're in the Ottawa area, if you'd like to catch Emo at the Laugh Lounge on Tuesday June 27th we may have free tickets for you, so go follow @dttwstudios.

    This weeks Back Page News features the following stories:
    'Restaurant Hires Fake Priest to Extract Confessions From Workers' (6:35)
    'Missing Titanic Submarine Live Updates: Noises Detected in Search, Company Faced Safety Questions' (20:41)
    'A Man Found an Abandoned, Ancient Underground City in His Basement' (38:45)
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    0:00 - Intro

    6:35 - Fake Priest Scam

    20:41 - Missing Submarine

    38:45 - Lost City Discovered

    54 min
  • Cops Fall for 'Indiana Jones' Booby Trap

    This weeks Back Page News features the following stories;

    'Jury convicts Oregon man who rigged home with 'Indiana Jones' booby trap, injuring federal officer' (3:35)

    'Trump Makes Insane Allegation That the FBI Planted Classified Documents on Him — Just Hours Before He’s Due in Court' (16:20)

    'Garth Brooks doubles down after Bud Light backlash: ‘I love diversity’' (35:10)


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    51 min
  • What Are Poppers? And Why Are They Banned?
    We converted the studio into a news room with a whole new spin on The Down to the Wire Podcast. Our new look comes with more offbeat stories circulating around the globe this week, including;
    Las Vegas strip club offers Golden Knights ‘free lap dances for life’ as Stanley Cup incentive (3:51).
    The FDA says people are confusing poppers with energy shots, and dying. Experts want proof (11:13).
    and Alexei Navalny has sarcastic prison requests for pet kangaroo, moonshine and balalaika denied (30:00).
    Today's episode is fuelled by Red Bull Canada, we thank you for your support!
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    48 min
  • Turf War Over Bouncy Castles Leads to Prison

    We're back after nearly three weeks since we recorded the Solomon Friedman episode, hope you all enjoyed both parts and know PornHub a little better beyond it being your favourite website.

    That was all fun and intriguing, but now it's time to get back to the Back Page News with headlines such as; 'Bouncy castle king jailed for burning down rivals' (3:33), 'Driver tried to switch places with his dog on DUI stop in Colorado town, police say' (17:32), 'German surgeon fired after getting hospital cleaner to assist amputation' (28:33).

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    0:00 - Intro

    3:33 - Bouncy Castle Turf War

    17:32 - Doggy DUI

    28:33 - German Surgeon

    38:03 - Outro

    40 min
  • Following Up With Solomon: Q&A Session

    This week's episode is a part two feature from last week's episode featuring Solomon Friedman, a top Criminal Defence Attorney in Canada who is the Co-Founder of Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), which just acquired MindGeek, thus making him apart of the ownership team of Pornhub.

    This sequel is guaranteed to not be played out as some part 2's are, with lots of new information surrounding some of the outstanding litigation the company faces as well as their compliance with specific jurisdictions they will have to adhere too.

    We open the floor to two of our resident journalists, Phalen Tynes-MacDonald and Colman Brown who press into the matters surrounding the impending guidelines being laid out by Canada's heritage ministry as well as some of the issues that were brought to the public's attention by a recent Netflix documentary on the prior owners of the tech giant that is MindGeek.

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    52 min

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