The Complete Disaster Podcast

(Part 1)

When you're a kid, saying weird stuff out of nowhere is cute. Even if that stuff makes absolutely no sense. But eventually you start saying things into a microphone, then a robot hears them and misinterprets them, and it's a big thing. This probably wasn't something you had to worry about ten years ago. Welcome to the future.

Check out our Amazon storefront, including the products Kathryn mentioned today, at https://a.co/d/09gzqFa7!

Topics:

Ethan's old people fact

Colin searching for Bop Bop

Josh Arnold vs. AI censorship

Chatbots are annoying

Kathryn's Amazon list

Abby is the owner of Sugar Lake Lodge up in Cohasset, where she also grew up. So if you think you like to go up north a lot, she's got you beat there. On the other hand, if you just want to spend some time by the lake and/or want to host a company retreat, she's got you covered.

Want to check out the lodge? Go to https://sugarlakelodge.com/!

Bill is back, and this time he's announcing a show he's doing in LA. Unfortunately, if you're not willing to go to LA, you can't see it. You also can't have a coconut cake unless you're willing to spend $125. So there you go, two reasons to visit right there.

(Part 2)

Tom Cruise is in trouble. Well, as much trouble as a man with infinite wealth and fame can be in: his latest movie isn't doing so great. But at least he wasn't told that he can't buy a mechanical bird.

Topics:

Digger is a major bomb

Scientology and Tom Cruise

Michael Jackson's questionable legacy

Kelly Clarkson attempts to purchase Molly the mechanical bird

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Ilhan Omar's house got raided by the feds. Whether this amounts to anything or not, we'll see. Until then, let's talk orchards. It's orchard season, after all, and we went to a rather involved one over the weekend.

Topics:

Ilhan Omar's house raided

Sage's many soccer games

Fall Harvest Orchard

Michael Jordan jersey sells for 14 million dollars

(Part 4)

Bob and his co-author, Tom Clavin, write about a man who was captured in WW2 three times, parachuted into German-occupied France twice, and forced some Nazi officers to toast FDR once. And the most interesting part is, it's all true. His name was Peter Ortiz, also known as The Phantom. Also also known as Das Fantom, depending on how German you are.

You can get The Phantom here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250285850/thephantom/

(Part 3)

It's October, so it's time to get spooky. Carrie was pretty spooky, right? And by "was" I mean "is", because it's back as a miniseries. Other Mommy is also apparently great if you like being jump scared every ten minutes. Lastly, Nic Cage is in Stillwater. That's not really scary, but it is worth mentioning.

(Part 2)

Want to be an audience member for DWTS? Apparently, it's free. Aside from the plane ticket. And lodgings. And the fact that you have like three days between being selected and having to be in studio. But you know, aside from that, no cost at all.

Topics:

DWTS studio audience lottery

TV viewership is down

Category 3 hurricane about to hit Florida

Colin's big no

Kristyn in Ottawa

Brightline and other failed infrastructure projects

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Christa Pike is all over the news for having her execution botched. Apparently the same doctor who botched hers did the same thing to another prisoner just a few months ago. You'd think that would be impossible, but then we get into stories about pets not being put down properly, sedatives not being administered, and other fun stuff. It's a very cheery episode.

Topics:

U of M theme song

Sports radio

Kathryn gets into mahjong

Margaret Hamilton dies at 90

MLB lowering amount of games by 8

Christa Pike's failed execution

(Part 3)

Part 3 continues the stream of consciousness, where we start talking about Chinese food for some reason and never really stop. We also do a deep analysis of a picture a listener sent in that looks like it was taken from 1989.

There is no part 4 today because part 2 was like an hour long by itself.