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Mike and Justin explore the line between honesty and provocation.

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• Plan Your Visit – Craigdarroch Castle

Trump offers his thoughts on the Las Vegas massacre, Mike defends politicizing a tragedy, California school flutes get contaminated with semen given to California students, and an historic grain silo is converted into cylindrical art galleries.

Special Guest: Joshua Leigh Wolfe.

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• FCC calls on Apple to activate FM chips in iPhones for public safety - Sep. 28, 2017
• FM chips
• After Hurricane Maria, 95 percent of Puerto Rico still without power - ABC News
• Remarks by President Trump in Briefing on Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts | whitehouse.gov
• Charmin offers ‘Mad Pooper’ a year’s supply of toilet paper if she turns herself in | fox13now.com
• Flutes possibly contaminated with semen given to California students, schools warn - Chicago Tribune
• Stupid Shit My Friend Post
• An Historic Cape Town Grain Silo Converted into 80 Cylindrical Art Galleries | Colossal

BYU students get caffeinated soda, NFL players’ protests are contrasted with Tim Tebow’s prayerful touchdown celebrations, and ‘hepeating’ is the new mansplaining.

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• Trump physically mocks McConnell, McCain after bad day —

Trump calls out racists on Twitter, the Mad Pooper terrorizes Colorado Springs, 12 ways to know you’re brainwashed, sign language interpreter falls back on gibberish, and subversive MTA ads make a point.

Special Guest: Kael Alden.

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• Ex-BYU player Reno Mahe pleads no contest to stealing gas | Deseret News
• Police flooded by media requests for 'Mad Pooper' story - KOAA.com | Continuous News | Colorado Springs and Pueblo
• Sign Language Interpreter Warned of ‘Pizza’ and ‘Bear Monster’ at Irma Briefing - The New York Times

Ted Cruz’s Twitter account likes a porn video, Florida sheriff warns against shooting into the hurricane, alt-right violence is compared to “communist flag wavers”, a date goes south after a bathroom mishap, and Katerina Kamprani creates utterly useless art objects.

Special Guest: Konrad Vernor.

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• Donald Trump Jr. to Meet With Senate Russia Investigators - The New York Times
• Trump Jr. to Senate: I met with Russians to check Clinton’s fitness for office.
• 'Dick for Two,' the Porn Ted Cruz's Account Liked on Twitter, Finds Huge New Audience - Motherboard
• Ted Cruz Insists 'It Was Not Me' in Awkward Interview About Porn and Sex Toys
• Donald Trump Autographs The Wall At Houston Evacuation Shelter, And No One Knows Why...
• Skin-walker - Wikipedia
• Don't Fire Guns at Hurricane Irma, Florida Police Warn
• Bristol stool scale - Wikipedia
• Woman ends Tinder date stuck in window trying to grab her own poop | New York Post
• Skinwalker Ranch - Wikipedia
• Tweets by Pasco Sheriff (@PascoSheriff) – Twitter
• SSMFP
• The Uncomfortable: A Series of Inconvenient Household Items Designed by Katerina Kamprani | Colossal

Bo shares his dogspotting philosophy, Trump makes a repeat visit to Houston, Mayor Elijah Daniel outlaws heterosexuality in Hell, Mike argues about ghosts with an old acquaintance, poorly delivered package traps couple in apartment, Bored Panda finds art in worn-out everyday things.

Special Guest: Bo Quintana.

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• Donald J. Trump on Twitter: "@realDonaldTrump POLL!! Who will do better with the economy and handling money?? Vote below and RETWEET!"
• ABC News on Twitter: "Pres. Trump praises Coast Guard for saving people "by going into winds that the media would not go into...unless it's a really good story." https://t.co/6JFH45o0wn"
• Trump jokes his hands are 'too big' while serving food to Harvey victims | TheHill
• Trump's Job Approval Stabilizing at Lower Level | Gallup
• Toluse Olorunnipa on Twitter: ""You just became famous," Trump tells supporter in Houston neighborhood that had been hit by flooding https://t.co/LVv0ml1y5A"
• Man Says Delivery Driver Left Package In Most Unhelpful Place Imaginable | HuffPost
• California eclipse watchers treated after putting sunscreen on eyeballs, report says - ABC2News.com
• FACT CHECK: Did People Put Sunscreen on Their Eyes During the Solar Eclipse?
• 10+ Unbelievable Examples Of Things Being Worn Down Over Time | Bored Panda
• Good Time
• The Catholic Church is freaking out about fidget spinners | The Outline
• Elijah Daniel Becomes Mayor of Hell, Michigan, and Bans Heterosexuals
• Stupid shit my friends post

President Trump gives a jaw-dropping speech in Houston, non-religious people are more likely to drop f-bombs on Facebook, Ann Coulter blames Hurricane Harvey on Houston's lesbian mayor, Justin Bieber unfollows Floyd Mayweather in the name of Christ, and Michelangelo sketches in a secret chamber.

Special Guests: Cecil and Tom.

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• audioBoom / God Awful Movies
• No, the FCC Did Not Post a Statement Trashing Ajit Pai
• Hannity Instructs Tomi Lahren to 'Go After' Geraldo Rivera Over Clinton's Emails
• Kellyanne Conway Says That Trump’s Most Notable Characteristic Is His ‘Humility’ | Right Wing Watch
• Even in visiting hurricane-ravaged Texas, Trump keeps the focus on himself - The Washington Post
• Religious People Talk Mainly About Family On Social Media: Study | Fatherly
• Stupid Shit My Friends Post
• Justin Bieber Unfollowed Floyd Mayweather in the Name of Christ - Noisey
• Trump Alert (@TrumpsAlert) | Twitter
• The walls of a secret room in Florence are covered with drawings Michelangelo made while in hiding.

Trump gives an unhinged speech in Arizona; llama jumps fence to chase bear away from farm ducks, then goes to golf course; flat Earthers resolutely stare directly into the sun; New York cops keep corpses in MTA break rooms; and Fernando Abellanas builds a secret work studio.

Special Guest: Mark.

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• Who Built the Pyramids? | Harvard Magazine
• Great Pyramid tombs unearth 'proof' workers were not slaves | World news | The Guardian
• 'Most impressive thing any president's ever done': Tucker Carlson on Trump's eclipse viewing – video | Science | The Guardian
• There Was A Concerning Spike In Certain Google Searches Right After The Eclipse | IFLScience
• Pro-Trump Rallies in 36 States Canceled, Will Be Held As Online Demonstrations
• As Trump ranted and rambled in Phoenix, his crowd slowly thinned - The Washington Post
• Llama jumps fence to chase bear away from farm ducks, then goes to local golf course — Outdoors — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
• Stupid Shit My Friends Post: Solar Eclipse Hoax
• Julian Assange, Eclipse Truther
• A grim subway reality: Corpses sometimes kept in MTA break rooms | abc7ny.com
• A Secret Work Studio Suspended Below a Highway Overpass by Fernando Abellanas | Colossal

Trump blames “many sides” for the nation’s racial turmoil, YouTube becomes overrun with fake Peppa Pig videos, the Egyptian pyramids are compared to confederate statues as symbols of slavery, crown shyness is explained, and Mike reveals his Achilles’ heel.

Special Guest: Michael Stemle.

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• american english - How are 'marry', 'merry', and 'Mary' pronounced differently? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
• Oddly Ikea (aka Ikea ASMR)
• White Nationalist Protests: Donald Trump Struggles to Heal | Time.com
• Trump Vows North Korea Threat Will Be Met With 'Fire and Fury' - NBC News
• Trump on North Korea Feud: 'Fire and Fury' not Tough Enough - NBC News
• Trump said Scouts called to thank him for 'greatest' speech. Not quite, White House says | Donald Trump | Dallas News
• Those Calls to Trump? White House Admits They Didn’t Happen - The New York Times — “I wouldn’t say it was a lie — that’s a pretty bold accusation,” Ms. Sanders said. “The conversations took place, they just simply didn’t take place over a phone call, they happened in person.”
• How to Protect Your Kids From Disturbing, Fake Peppa Pig Videos On YouTube 
• Popping Cysts and Pimples
• Daniel Snider - #SSMFP
• The Phenomenon Of “Crown Shyness” Where Trees Avoid Touching | Colossal
• Googly eye photo
• Doorways for Women and Families | Creating Pathways Out of Abuse and Homelessness in Northern Virginia

Mariani chastises Mike for the texting in a theater of it all, President Trump visits the Boy Scouts of America, Utah man kills his wife on cruise after she laughed at him, nuclear warfare is compared to “big government” policies, and the Ottomans build ornate birdhouses.

Special Guest: E. Nicholas Mariani.

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• Trump's speech to Boy Scouts: 29 most cringe-worthy lines - CNNPolitics
• Boy Scouts chief apologizes for Trump’s Jamboree address | TheHill
• Boy Scouts deny Trump's claim that top leader called him to praise speech - Chicago Tribune
• Utah Man Killed His Wife on Cruise After She Laughed at Him | Time.com
• Stupid Shit: Hiroshima vs. Detroit
• The Ornate Bird Palaces of Ottoman-Era Turkey | Colossal