Pause for Parrots

The guys cover a lot of ground this week, from Pete Buttigieg's comments on electric vehicles to Alec Baldwin's post-shooting interview, to the Crumbley parents and more.

The guys give some unsolicited advice to a woman struggling with her political identity, have a longer discussion on recent efforts at school integration, and check in on some old friends - Michael Flynn, Lin Wood, and the rest of the QAnon cohort.

The guys spend some time on the news that Biden's running for a second term, get to know billionaire Mukesh Ambani and his billion dollar mansion, take a look at a new conspiracy theory involving philanthropist/supervillain Bill Gates, and take a frustrating dive into the discourse around the tragedy in Waukesha.

The guys cover some stories from the week, including Biden's infrastructure bill and some polling that suggests bad news for Dems in the midterms, plus stories about Ghislaine Maxwell's trial and Alex Jones' defamation suit, and much more.

The guys get into some stories from the week, including Big Bird getting vaccinated, the big implications of China's power shortage,  and Marjorie Taylor Greene's thoughts on prison reform. Weird week.

Podcast president Tony was conspicuously absent, so David and Phil took the opportunity to do a completely different podcast. They give advice to anonymous posters on Reddit and 4chan and help with everything from diagnosing parental meth addictions, what to do when the condom gets stuck, and how to deal with the feeling of impending doom you get from thinking too much about hyper-inflation.

The guys take a deep dive into the sordid history of sugar - from its deep roots in the slave trade to the cartel-like institutions that have ingrained it into the fabric of the American diet.

This episode is part 1 of a 2 part series on the sugar industry. You can find part 2 over on our Patreon at www.patreon.com/pauseforparrots

The guys get into some stories from the week, including Kyrsten Sinema grifting, Kyrie Irving opting out of the NBA season, and China's hyper-sonic missile test.

Stories from this week include a long dive into Andrew Yang's new political party the Forward Party and the merits/demerits of the platform, looking at the media criticism of the new Dave Chappelle special, and trying to figure out why Southwest Airlines cancelled 20% of its flights over the weekend. 

The guys talk about the bizarre tale of a ninja attack on a Special Operations unit in California, the irony of Keith Olbermann's rant from a Manhattan apartment, and discuss wild opinion piece on why Amazon and Facebook should have a seat at the U.N.