A porn star professor. Links to porn sites on kids' toy boxes. Someone got their own costume line at Spirit Halloween for spittin' on that thang. There were some sexy headlines this year. Is America getting out of its Puritan phase of sex and embracing its sexuality? This week, the gang talks about their relationship with sex and whether or not Americans' attitudes on the topic are becoming more liberated.

 

(0:00:00) - Intro (Meredith is fasting, Jay is a Trekkie now, the gang can't handle marijuana, updates)

(0:28:22) - Sounds of the Week:

• Trump FCC Pick Tells Fox’s Maria Bartiromo He’ll End Government ‘Lawfare’ By ‘Last Name’ Against Elon Musk
• New images show suspect in apparent targeted shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO  

(0:48:10) - Let's talk about sex

 

Songs:

"A.D.I.D.A.S." by Korn

"Fuck Her Gently" by Tenacious D

"Fuck the Pain Away" by Peaches

 

Notes:

• Deadly Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon after Hezbollah attacks, testing shaky ceasefire (0:12:20)
• Updates: Israel attacks hospital, besieges school shelter in North Gaza (0:12:20)
• Elon Musk Says He Owns Everyone’s Twitter Account in Bizarre Alex Jones Court Filing (0:14:05)
• What you should know about Section 230, the rule that shaped today’s internet (0:15:25)
• Change to Twitter Suggests Elon Musk Is Panicking Over Users Leaving for Bluesky  (0:16:50)
• Bluesky updates it policies to address growth spurt (0:17:50)
• President Joe Biden pardons his son (0:19:00)
• Biden’s broken promise on pardoning his son Hunter is raising new questions about his legacy (0:21:30) 
• Trump urges judge to toss hush money case, citing Hunter Biden pardon (0:23:09)
• Yes, Jonathan Davis was married to a porn star (0:28:30)
• Musk, Ramaswamy eyeing federal remote work policies to help slash $2T from budget (0:33:45) 
• Two Billionaires’ Big Plan to Shrink Government (0:34:50)
• SSA, AFGE reach deal to lock in current telework levels until 2029 (0:35:30)
• Professor fired for porn hobby vows to take university to court (0:48:40)
• Mattel apologizes for link to porn site on 'Wicked' movie doll boxes (0:48:55)
• The new college student sex trend and why it's so dangerous (0:49:35)
• The top 10 countries with the most rapes per 100,000 people are Grenada, England/Wales, Pakistan, Botswana, Lesotho, Sweden, Panama, Eswatini, South Africa and Iceland. The United States is pretty high up there, while India is ranked relatively low. It's worth noting that these statistics are based on reported rapes, which can vary greatly from one country to another. (0:53:50)
• Scholar's Pedophilia Essay Stirs Outrage and Revenge (1:08:45)