This episode examines public apathy toward political spectacle after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting and explores the strange connections between the shooter, missing and deceased scientists, and institutions like JPL and Caltech.

Hosts discuss allegations around Trump’s ‘‘Board of Peace’’ and ballroom project, suspicious scientist deaths and disappearances, and speculative angles ranging from corporate and government intrigue to fringe ideas about UFOs and the Three-Body Problem, mixing commentary, reporting, and dark humor.