Pause for Parrots

The guys take a deep dive in to the evolution of mainstream internet culture, its origins in the primordial ooze of 4chan, and try to examine what happens when a subculture drenched in irony and absurdism meets a more earnest general population.

Find a comfy branch and put your wings up while the guys catch up on this week's current events. We've got stories on Trump's Taliban endorsement, another scientific journal endorsing Joe Biden, a priest and two dominatrix's walk into a church, and much more.

Move over Hot Ones -- the Parrot's Perch is coming with the spice. The guys put forth some truly insane hot takes and then try to convince each other - and you - that they're actually reasonable. Was Hitler good for civil rights? Was Judas really the good guy? Is Donald Trump not actually more racist than Joe Biden?

Just like the Republican Party, this week's dispatch gets absolutely dominated by Covid-19. The guys break down a bunch of angles on the Trump diagnosis. Is he actually playing 4D chess? Did the America writer's room finally jump the shark? Is someone going to make Claudia Conway "disappear"? Keep Squawkin' in the Free World.

**An earlier version of this episode had some audio issues. We assume it was a hex placed upon the podcast. If both versions downloaded, this is the one to listen to.

The guys take a deep dive into new age spiritual movements and the surprising ways they've influenced the world around us. From the festival girl with the Native American headdress looking for her vibe tribe to the rise of conspiracy theory culture and even within the halls of the United Nations, the implications of New Ageism can be seen reverberating through all facets of modern life.

The guys break down this week's headlines from Hellworld, including the Trump tax returns obtained by the New York Times, brain eating amoebas in the Texas water supply, scientists fixing the time travel problem, and much more.

The boys shine a light on those subjected to the mistreatment and abuse of the "troubled teen industry". David shares his own personal experience about the 9 months he spent in one of these establishments, details how the administrators of these programs avoid any kind of consequences, and the guys offer an analysis on how this particular moment in American history might be what it takes to achieve meaningful reform.

From three remote bunkers scattered across the country, the guys talk about the news of the week - including the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, competing media narratives around a controversial shooting, and what it means that Scientific American broke tradition to endorse Joe Biden.

In 2020, book burning smells a lot like an electrical fire. The guys tackle intellectual, social, and corporate censorship and make a case for why a society policing each others thoughts and ideas - even the worst ones - is both dangerous and counter productive.

The guys explore the claims that Antifa set the west coast on fire, talk about a bad look for protesters in LA, and gawk at super villain Roger Stone's calls for martial law in the U.S. Plus the question on everybody's mind: Should Britney really be free?