It’s 103 degrees in New York City and we’re mourning the loss of two cultural icons: John McCain and Aretha Franklin. We shut down Russia’s new Khalashnikov chicken robot, InfoWars’ theory about John Kerry’s Antarctic laser beam, a new Hollywood con queen, Oreo’s new disgusting flavor combinations, Dunkin’ Donuts rebranding and Procter & Gamble’s trademark overreach. Also: a Maryland woman’s quest to sequence the dog poop genome. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/id1312654524?mt=2 STITCHER https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/this-week-in-nope SOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/user-518735966/tracks OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope In this week’s episode: Read “An Ode To One of the Worst GOP Candidates In Recent Memory,” about Kelli Ward, the GOP Senate candidate who accused John McCain’s family of sabotaging her campaign by announcing that he was ending his treatment for brain cancer: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/08/29/an-ode-one-worst-gop-candidates-recent-memory/?utm_term=.c978eaeeb4d5 Learn more about Aretha Franklin’s 3 outfit changes: https://pagesix.com/2018/08/29/outfit-change-for-aretha-franklin-on-second-day-of-public-viewing/ The New York Times had an interesting report on the latest technological innovations from the Russian firearms manufacturer Khalashikov: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/world/europe/kalashnikov-car-robot-tesla.html InfoWars has a word-salad theory about John Kerry’s involvement in splitting a hurricane in two by laser beam: https://www.mediamatters.org/video/2018/08/24/infowars-host-hurricane-threatening-hawaii-has-been-split-two-energy-beam-shot-antarctica-possibly/221094 Get up to date on the FBI’s investigation of the Hollywood Con Queen: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-con-queen-fbi-opens-investigation-1137720 Here’s the recipe for Donut Prune Salad - don’t forget the mayo! http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4310/3032/1600/donut1003.2.jpg Read about Jeanne Fisher and her quest to solve her condo’s dog poop mystery using DNA kits: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/condo-spends-2500-on-dna-kits-to-solve-dog-poop-mysteries/2018/08/23/d8cee31e-a715-11e8-ad6f-080770dcddc2_story.html?utm_term=.fdd5d54cdd77 Big #YUP to… “Succession” on HBO - watch it here: https://www.hbo.com/succession Aretha Franklin and George Michael’s 1986 duet, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me).” Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBCWLhlJV0Y