Waiting 4 Wrath

In This Week’s Show, episode 238, Shea and I do a story, intro a story, and apologize for Jenn and Steve skipping out on the show, because they hate you.

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while something struck half of us down we are not out!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that masturbation is necrophilia if you’re dead inside.

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

Everyone actually has 3 voices, the one in your head, the one others hear when you talk and the one the one we sweaten in post-production to stop your ears bleeding.

But before we get to all that, let’s have a few beers because the adults left us unattended!

This Week’s Beer

Bloodtusk Lager | Burial Beer Co.

* BA Link: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/31722/318003/

* BA Rating: 4.03

* Style: German Kellerbier / Zwickelbier

* ABV: 5.1%

* Aaron: 8

* Shea: 8

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

New Patron: Locusts with Pitchforks and Glowsticks

iTunes

Always listen to you when doing outside chores, makes the time seem short and the work easier. As an atheist and home brewer this is my kind of show. I believe Jenn is from the 'boro. Want a local beer?

By Hasa Diga via iTunes - USA - May 31, 2019

Messages

We have kind of a collection of messages so…

Speaking of nursing, if we have any listeners who are in a medical field internationally or who have done international work, shoot me an email!

Voicemail!

Updates

https://www.thedailybeast.com/woman-stabs-baby-trump-balloon-in-london

After getting permission from London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, baby trump took to the air for the great Cheeto’s visit. Unfortunately on day two of his visit a woman recorded herself popping one of the giant orange balloons while saying,

“Did it! That’s a disgrace! It’s a national disgrace! The President of the United States is the best president ever.”

A spokesperson for Scotland Yard told the newspaper “one female has been arrested for being in possession of a pointed or bladed article.”

Today’s Show

It’s an Evergreen kinda show!

Hey all, we’ve got a little discombobulated this week so Shea and I will fall back on the old format for some headlines and a couple of stories. And we’ll do a lil’funny and an extra beer, then we’ll dive into some recorded, but never aired, stuff that I think you’re really going to enjoy.

Headlines Hotshots

HL1 - Fire Snakes

Snakes on a Flame

Originally recorded last week for 238.

https://www.abc12.com/content/news/This-is-crazy-Firefighters-battle-blaze-in-house-filled-with-snakes-510195951.html

In a story that will keep Aaron up all night, Arizona firefighters were called to put out a house fire when they were greeted by hundreds of snakes upon entry. Phoenix Fire Capt. Greg Hawk said firefighters were bit with the element of surprise when they responded to a house fire this past Thursday.

“It was honestly like a movie,” Hawk said. “It really hit us that, you know, we were walking around with snakes and lizards and everything else.”

You’ll be happy to hear, that because so many reptiles were in the home, it changed how firefighters fought the blaze. Rather than fighting it from the outside, they took the riskier approach and battled it from inside to save as many reptiles as they could.

"There were literally firefighters that were fighting fire, squirting water on the fire, and guys next to them picking up snakes and putting them in buckets," Hawk said. "We just knew that we had to do what we could to protect t...

In This Week’s Show, episode 238, it’s Tuesday, it’s the end of May, and we’re recording in a foot of snow because fuck us, that’s why.

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Babi (the bloodthirsty Egyptian baboon god of virility) hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying his patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that you can only call it a trebuchet if it comes from the Trebuch region of France. Otherwise it’s just a sparkling catapult.

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

Did you know that Babi’s diet consisted entirely of the entrails of the dead? But that wasn’t his most charming attribute: that would be his penis. Ancient Egyptian males who wished to, shall we say, continue to give their lovers full salutes in the afterlife would pray to Babi. His phallus was said to adorn the doors to the kingdom of heaven, as well as functioning as the mast for the Underworld ferry.

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

This Week’s Beer

Classic Pilsner by Blackrocks Brewing

Donated By: Steve E.

* BA Link:http://bit.ly/2VN3Fly

* BA Rating: 3.9/5

* Style: German Pilsner

* ABV: 5.5%

* Aaron: 8

* Jenn: 7

* Shea: 8

* Steve: 7

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

New Patron Brian! (not the dog from Family Guy, we can do better)

Patron Story

Monkeys In Space -ace-ace-ace-ace…

Well... they're exactly in space. But they are available now at http://patreon.com/w4w

https://www.space.com/able-baker-monkeys-survived-space-60th-anniversary.html

Sixty years ago today - as of recording that is - so… sixty years ago earlier this week, humanity shot two monkeys into space. What separates their story from other space-apes and Kosmo, is that they came back to Earth safely… but, sadly, without super powers.

Able and Baker took flight on May 28, 1959, soaring 300 miles (480 kilometers) up during a 15-minute flight. At the time, they were humble female laboratory animals, barely given names for the project before they were stuffed into a Jupiter Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

In two years time the first humans would be shot into space. Unfortunately, Able would have already passed away and Baker was married off and put on display as a trophy monkey-wife.

"My whole jam with the history of the astronauts is kind of going one step back in time and going beyond the earliest stories that we know about them," Jordan Bimm, a sociologist at Princeton University who has researched Able and Baker in this context, told Space.com. "Almost nobody remembers the story of Able and Baker, who were actually the first primates to be recovered from a spaceflight."

So, like the contributions of most women in science, they were doomed to be forgotten or see all the credit go to further inflate the massive red-assed ego of some dude-bro monkey who, like totally for sure wrote the majority of the monkey-code or whatever.

They were American stars… I mean, once they landed. The preceding six consecutive monkeys dubbed Albert and one named Gordo all died of space or ex-space related death. Cold War stereotypes and symbolism, Bimm argues. "[Their survival] allowed them to perform a sort of PR work and to become, importantly, America's first celebrity space animals," he said. The monkeys flew as part of NASA's Bioflight #2 mission, along with payloads ranging from blood samples to yeast cells to two frogs they could lick to ease their travels.

Against the backdrop of the Cold War "recovering these animals alive was a huge priority; they really, really, really wanted them both alive," Bimm said. "Getting some wins on the board for America was cruci...

In This Week’s Show, episode 237, we consult the star charts and find out Shea’s acute Yetism might be contagious, but only for yee-olde Europeans and anti-vaxxers.

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Hermes (Messenger of the Greek gods, aka Mercury, which btw is the 3rd sign of the zodiac, Gemini, which is also Twins, because stars — that’s right Steve, it’s an astrology show)  hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying his patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that the difference between an ass kisser and a brown noser is their depth perception.

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

And I’m Jenn. Did you know that, as a woman with a still functioning uterus, it’s been a scary and disheartening week.

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

White by Allagash Brewing

Donated By: James & Susan

BA Link: http://bit.ly/2VJxUKr

BA Rating: 4.15/5

Style: Belgian White

ABV: 5.1%

* Aaron: 7

* Jenn: 7

* Shea: 9

* Steve: 4

New voicemail from Jessie from Jersey.

Re: Mr. Bible Pants, gave the story to Jim and we’ll get his thoughts when he can next be on… Jim?

Email from Dave

Finally, join us on Friday at 7pm Mountain (Denver) time on Shelley Segal’s YouTube channel. Look for a link on twitter at 4Wrath and facebook.

This Week’s Show

Old Medicine Show

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And if you want Shea's take on pee-porn, you'll need access to this story which is available now at http://patreon.com/w4w

With crazy medical treatments being created every day I was curious to see if there are any crazy treatments that have lasted the ages and actually work.

I’m sure you have all heard of leeches being used in ye olden times but did you know it’s still being used today? like in hospitals and by real doctors. The treatment dates back to 800 BCE when they were used in bloodletting, a practice believed to cure fevers, headaches and serious illnesses. Today leeches are used to stimulate blood circulation after skin grafts and reconstructive surgery. The leech’s saliva contains enzymes and compounds that act as an anticoagulation agent. The most prominent of these anticoagulation agents is hirudin, which binds itself to thrombins, thus, effectively inhibiting coagulation of the blood. Leeching might sound primitive but the FDA approved leeches as “medical devices” in 2004 to drain pooled blood after surgery.

Trepanation, you’ve seen this hundreds of times in horror films – the threat of having someone drill a hole into your head is scary enough. But doctors believe the practice actually serves some medical benefit. Dating back to prehistoric times, People in many areas may have thought they were releasing evil spirits from the head, but really they were reducing the damage done by a knock to the skull. The surgeries were used to remove bone shards from the head, stop bleeding on the brain, or reduce internal pressure after head trauma. Some remains had more than one hole in the skull, indicating people not only survived the first procedure, but had it done again many years later. In today’s industry, holes are drilled into the skull to relieve pressure after serious trauma to the brain has occurred. However, making a permanent hole in someone’s head isn’t a safe thing to do, and these days if a doctor makes a hole in a skull they usually replace the bone and patch it up.

We talked about leeches but how about maggots? For some reason I feel maggots are worse. Dating back to ancient times, physicians have used maggots to help clean injuries and prevent infection.

In This Week’s Show, episode 236, we ate some tonkotsu ramen with seared steak and mushrooms… shitakies… they’re shitakies.

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Pythia, the high priestess of the temple of Apollo at Delphi (aka, the Delphic Oracle), hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying her patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that in 2020 there will be a whole month of 4/20 and there will a super 4/20 where everyone will smoke crack.

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

Did you know that recent geological investigations have shown that gas emissions from a geologic chasm in the earth could have inspired the Delphic Oracle to "connect with the divine." Some researchers suggest the possibility that ethylene gas caused the Pythia's state of inspiration.

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

This Week’s Beer

Black Currant Saison by White Elm Brewing

Donated By: Brendan

* BA Link: http://bit.ly/2VqAxk9

* BA Rating: 3.89 out of 5

* Style: Belgian Saison

* ABV: 6.5%

* Aaron: 7

* Jenn: 6

* Shea: 6

* Steve: 5

Round Table Discussion

New patron Randy! Yeah, baby! Because we are CURRENT with our jokes.

Marshall: I've made a pledge to donate $5 to Planned Parenthood each time I see anti-choice protesters in front of their clinics.

Wonderful follow-up voicemail update from our very favorite nurse, Rebecca:

(also, we need to add a couple of math updates: $1200 pounds to dollars is about $1600. This goes into Jenn’s correction corner of her intro tidbit from last week. She TOTALLY meant BC instead of AD, but saying “the 13th of the fourth moon of the ninth year of Xiantong” is hard enough without random, religious-y letters. ...

Math sucks and is hard.)

Short Story

Psycho Shaman Stuff

http://bit.ly/30nj4g2

A recent discovery in Bolivia has taught us that Native Americans living in South America over 1000 years ago had quite a powerful medical tool kit. Well I say medicine… these drugs can certainly make you feel better. What anthropologists found was the largest number of psychoactive substances ever found in a single archaeological assemblage from South America. Drugs and paraphernalia were found in a pouch, stitched together from three fox snouts, yes I said fox snouts. the leather bag contained two wooden tablets for grinding psychotropic plants into snuff, two bone spatulas, a woven headband, and a tube with two human hair braids attached, for smoking hallucinogenic plants.

"We already knew that psychotropics were important in the spiritual and religious activities of the societies of the south-central Andes, but we did not know that these people were using so many different compounds and possibly combining them together," said anthropologist Jose Capriles of Penn State.

Archaeologists weren't specifically searching for psychotropics, but rather evidence of human habitation in the dry stone shelters of the Sora River Valley Bolivia. There, in a cave, Cueva del Chileno, they found a leather bundle. Radiocarbon dating of the leather wrapping put its age at around 1,000 years old. The team took a small scraping of the material coating the inside of the fox pouch and analysed it using liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry. They found that the pouch could have contained four or five different plants - but definitely at least three.

"Chemical traces of bufotenine, dimethyltryptamine, harmine, and cocaine, including its degradation product benzoylecgonine, were identified, suggesting that at least three plants containing these compounds were part of the shamanic paraphernalia,

In This Week’s Show, episode 235, we’re gonna wrap up DQB in a lovely smallpox blanket with help from patriotic nurses south of the border.

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Rangi - the Maori Sky god and ‘great father of men’ - hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying his patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that geology rocks but geography is where it’s at!

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

Did you know the ‘Diamond Sutra’ is the world’s oldest book with a definite print date? Dated “the 13th of the fourth moon of the ninth year of Xiantong”, or 11 May AD 868, it’s a 5 meter long scroll, written in Chinese and currently held in the British Library, and contains lessons from the Buddha, who gave the text its name by declaring the teachings will “cut like a diamond blade”.

So, the day after this episode airs in general release the Diamond Sutra will celebrate it’s 2,887th publishing birthday.

Jim’s Good Gay Whatever

He’s Big Gay Jim on Waiting 4 Wrath - Remotely

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

This Week’s Beer

Pentagram by Surly Brewing

Donated By: Jaded Zappa

* BA Link: http://bit.ly/2ZQWIDn

* BA Rating: 4.15 out of 5

* Style: American Wild Ale

* ABV: 6.66%

* Aaron: 4

* Jenn: 2

* Jim: Rum

* Shea: 6

* Steve: 1

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

PATRONS! Plural! Thanks to Matt B. and Jon H. Also Willow upped her donation so she’s obviously not the evil Willow (Buffy reference for the win!!!!)

Jenn got to meet fellow podcasters and friends of the show Dustin and Lauren of Atheist Nomads, and their tiny pod-producer Kylie while in Boise.

Show updates!

We’ve mentioned this to patrons already (see, #itsgoodtobeapatron) but I’d like to soft-announce forthcoming show changes. We’ve hinted at changes for a while and some, like the new logo, have happened. Others faded away or were so subtle as to not warrant mentioning, however, this one’s a doozy. The changes will accommodate yet unannounced production challenges (that hopefully won’t be apparent in the final show), make over-all production easier on us, and address the terribly depressing state of reading the news in 2019. In a nutshell, we’re going to do a weekly longform topic, driven by a single host - think bigger second halves… whole halves, if you will. We’ll still do beers, a happy closing story, and of course Patrons will still get a unique story and access to any bonus content that happens to happen. So there’s still plenty of reason to visit https://patreon.com/w4w and support the show! We’re aiming for this change to happen in early June, but it may be a bit sooner… I say all of this to say, fear not! The show will still be a drunken, irreverent, silly-good time! Of course we’re interested in your input so tweet us, leave us a message at 513-760-0463, or if you really want to get our attention, the comments section of Patreon is great for that ;)

Headlines Hotshots

DQB Wrap Up!

Let’s talk about You and Me, let’s talk about DQB!

Damnit Humans!

Humans are the worst right? But you know what makes you a better human, donating to us at http://patreon.com/w4w! Not only will it improve your karma it will get you immediate access to this story!

See, this is why I Don’t want to read the news anymore…

* https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-48168144

Everything is dying everywhere and it’s our fault. Proving that you don’t need the infinity stones to board the genocide train, scientists released a 1,500 page report that says, in short,

In This Week’s Show, episode 234, and I am inevitable…ly gonna pronounce most of this stuff wrong…

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while The Titans haven’t struck us down yet, we are trying their patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that my favorite part of Avengers; End Game was when Pepper Pots took the Infinity Stone and put them in her vagina to cure the world of cancer.

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

This Week’s Beer

Wasatch GhostRider White IPA, Salt Lake City, UT

Donated by: RW

BA Link: http://bit.ly/2ZBsVOY

BA Rating: 3.68/5

Style: Belgian IPA

ABV: 6%

* Aaron: 8

* Shea: 8

* Steve: 6

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

Drag Queen Bingo!

Thanks to everyone who shared, donated, and came to the event! The total I’ve heard around the facebooks was 27K! Which is a fantastic boost to those living with HIV/AIDS. We need to give a special thank you to Marie & Shannon, as well as Amanda for making it to DQB! It was great to see you, sorry I had to duck out early, but I’m sure Steve and Shea kept things lively.

Headlines Hotshots

Avengers Endgame! (no spoilers!)

So I wanna talk about Endgame, but I don’t want to be like the guy in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong… the unnamed-because-of-shame-I’m-sure man had just left a showing on the 24th and decided to start yelling spoilers loudly as others were queued up in line to see the film. When the paramedics arrived he had to explain that he got his ass beat for spoiling Endgame. The first responders seem genuinely annoyed to have to help him and social media is littered with pics of him bleeding followed by comments like “he got his just deserts served” and “[feels] good seeing this.” So yeah, Thanos demands your silence and you’ll get your ass snapped if you spoil shit.

http://bit.ly/2ZSn2gn

Once in the theater, moviegoers in Zhejiang province had to sit though worse-than-usual previews as Luandu District People’s Court announced on their WeChat (because everywhere is fucked) that they would add a 30 second mini-feature to the usual mugshots of debtors displayed before movies. They called it an easter-egg, the rest of us just call it public shaming and judging by the pic, everyone was looking at their phones anyway, so why bother.

http://bit.ly/2ZSn2gn

Apparently it works though, since instituting the pre-movie shame, some 3 million people and businesses have repaid a fucking tone of debt.

I think it’s safe to say that once you get into the theater, you’re in for a hell of a ride. Just remember to breath… unlike another 21-year-old Chinese movie goer who became so emotional toward the end that she began uncontrollable sobbing and hyperventilating to the point that paramedics had to be called to bring her oxygen and get her out of the theater before Thanos claimed her as well.

http://bit.ly/2UZgzgd

So yeah, it’s a good movie. We’ll do a proper review later, but I’ll say I enjoyed the hell out of it and I totally get almost dying, or almost getting murdered, because of the film’s rollercoaster showing. That said, if you’re feeling like you’re not up to it, you can always swing by Dickson Tenn.’s Dickson theater, located across from a church and school, which is showing the new Heckboy movie… unfortunately, it has a 14% on Rotten Tomatoes… maybe Endgame can lend a few of their currently 97 percents…

http://bit.ly/2ZTCYiA

The Other Side of Low Voter Turnout

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/indonesia-elections-worker-deaths_n_5cc6942ee4b08e4e34841e60?ncid=APPLENEWS00001

In America,

In This Week’s Show, episode 233, it’s bunny-chocolate holiday, so I’ve hidden a dozen rabbit eggs around Shea’s house… Shea has rabbit poo in his house.

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of the arts, wisdom and learning) hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying her patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that we just walk around pretending it’s not weird that one of our hands is better at stuff than the other is.

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

Did you know that Easter is the second biggest candy holiday after Halloween?

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

This Week’s Beer

Burning Skye Scottish Style Ale - Empyrean Brewing Co., Lincoln, NE

Donated By: Brendon

* BA Link: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1880/5401/

* BA Rating: 3.47

* Style: Scottish Ale

* ABV: 5.3%

* Aaron: 8

* Jenn: 7

* Shea: 7

* Steve: 7

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

Updated iTunes review:

You’re Missing Out If You’re Not Listening

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Rating: ★★★★★

Long time listener and patron. I listened to the last episode and disrupted work because of my laughter. Amazing, consistent content.

Beer presents from Steve E!

Ok all, this is it - It’s last call for Drag Queen Bingo! This weekend, as of airdate, we’ll be at the Hilton Garden Inn for the Draggiest, Queeniest, Bingo Laramie has to offer. We’ll be raising money for WyoAIDS.org, which is also where you can go to buy tickets or make a donation.

Speaking of DQB and WyoAIDS, we need to thank Cog Dis for having Jim and I on this week and for their generous $500 donation! Thanks to all their listeners who have donated and/or tuned in to our weirdness… enjoy the show!

Headlines Hotshots

HL1 - FacePunch!

Take a few moments to travel away with me. We’re on our way to a beautiful beach, where’s that? Oh yes, in Brazil. Rio De Janeiro, in fact. What’s that? Could it be a photo shoot with a beautiful woman in a bathing suit? Why, yes, yes it. She has long, streaked dark hair and an eye-catching black one-piece on her toned body. Ah yes...what a sight, right?

Well, local man Josinei Ferreira sure thought so. I’m not sure what he expected visiting the beach that day, but apparently he felt he’d won the straight dude lottery. Oh, Josinei is also a nasty perv. He was enjoying the site of the swimwear clab woman so much, he pulled him swimsuit down and began to show his appreciation in a more primitive way, by beginning to masterbate. With noises.

Unsurprisingly, the object of the shoot, Joyce Vieira happened to notice a crouched man staring intently at her while she was just trying to carry on a (surely) penis-free photo session. She’s says at first she wasn’t sure what he was doing but as she approached him to tell him please continue on his way she noticed he was “visibly erect, making noises and groaning.” Once again, Vieira told him to stop, to which she says he replied, “Why, you don’t like it? Come here.”

Gross, right? And Joyce was having none of it. “It was very surreal. Generally people who are caught doing this always deny it, ‘No, no, no.’He didn’t. He continued.” Vieira responded by kicking him. Ferreira punched her back. “But the punch made me even angrier. I wanted to kill him,” Vieira said.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention. Joyce is a professional MMA fighter.

So yeah, it didn’t take very long for Josinei to realize he had made a very big mistake. “When the guy saw that it was going to get real, he started screaming.

In This Week’s Show, episode 232, Shelley’s here but we don’t have a live audience because her music is just for us! Also, the second half will have music…

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Leucothea, Greek sea goddess of seagulls, hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying her patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned 87% of cats believe in the prophet Mohammed but do not identify as religious.

Shelley’s Actual Lesson

(distinct gull bird noises)

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

This Week’s Beer

Festbier - Boulder Beer Co, Boulder, CO

Donated By: RW

BA Link: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/130/370849/

BA Rating: 3.75

Style: German Märzen / Oktoberfest

ABV: 5.4%

Aaron: 7

Shelley: 7

Rob: 4

Shea: 7

Steve: 7

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

4 More Beers episode 29 will record Live on April 20th @ 1:30 MST!

Jenn is gone again and I can only assume it’s because we have no new reviews. So this one’s on you listeners…

New Patron Michael, meyers? the grinch one not the stabby hockey mask one.

Drag Queen Bingo is almost here, it’s about a week away on April 27th. This year's theme is heroes and villains so make sure you put on that spandex! Tickets are on sale now at wyoaids.org or find the link in the show notes.

https://wyoaids.org/bingo 

Last year Marti and her pals raised over $28,000 and we want to do everything we can to top it this year. If you can make it we would love to see you and probably buy you a drink! Doors open at 530 and the bingo starts at 7. If you can’t make it but still want to support Marti you can make a donation at wyoaids.org.

Shea's Cuddle Corner

In honor or our studio guest who is a seagull, I decided to create an animal segment I call the Yeti’s Cuddle Corner! I found a few great animal stories this week and I thought it would be fun to get a bit wild!

In a new study it has been discovered that cats are dicks. Though I think any owner knew that. What science actually found out was that cats know the sound of their own names. Cats in the new study turned their heads and ears toward the sound of their names, but generally didn't bother to vocalize back or communicate using their tails. They also don’t bother coming or caring about your plight. From Inside Science, the findings came from a series of experiments using 16 to 34 cats in Japan. To get in the minds of their feline subjects, the researchers first made recordings of a human voice saying four common words with the same accent pattern and number of syllables as the cat's name, followed by the name itself. For example, a cat named Kari heard the words "hifu" (Japanese for skin) and "shuto" (Japanese for capital).

Most cats quickly became desensitized to the repeated words but would perk up and twitch their head when hearing their own names.

The researchers also tested what happened when the recording started with the names of other cats living in the same household. A few of the cats grew accustomed to the voice perked up again when they heard their name, indicating that they knew it was their own.

https://www.insidescience.org/news/scientists-confirm-cats-recognize-their-own-names

There are some really fucked up scientists in this world and this proves it. “New insights on the form and function of the dolphin clitoris” This month the world of science has discovered that female bottlenose dolphins have large and well-developed clitorises. The structure of dolphin clits suggests that i...

In This Week’s Show, episode 231, we reshow the show that didn’t show.

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Linus (the Greek personification of dirges and lamentations) hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying his patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned that if you were paid a nickel every time a blue whale is born, in one year’s time you would realize you have a very poor paying job in a career that makes no sense.

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

Did you know that Passover (which is occurring the weekend of this show’s release) is the most widely celebrated Jewish holiday?

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

This Week’s Beer

From 230

Goliath Imperial Stout - White Elm Brewing Company Lincoln, NE

Donated By: Brendon

BA Link: http://bit.ly/2uiZFOF

BA Rating: 4.13

Style: Imperial Stout

ABV: 12%

* Aaron: 5

* Jenn: 5

* Shea: 1

* Steve: 3

Round Two

* Aaron: 3

* Jenn: 4

* Shea: 1

* Steve: 3

Oakspire Bourbon Barrel Ale - New Belgium Ft. Collins, CO

Donated By: Steve J

BA Link: https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/192/355616/

BA Rating: 3.81

Style: American Strong Ale

ABV: 9%

* Aaron: 6

* Jenn: The Beast is Worse

* Shea: 2

* Steve: 6

This Week’s Show

Round Table Discussion

We’ve got Patrons!

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High on my must-listen list

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Love the guys and gal and their irreverent take on headlines. Wish I had friends as good as these.

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‘Smallville’ Actress Allison Mack Pleads Guilty in Sex Cult Case - Variety

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Everyone's Agnostic!

Not only is Jenn back on our show this week she's also the guest of the week on the episode of Everyone's Agnostic airing Sunday. So head over to http://www.everyonesagnostic.com

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HL1 - All Natural...ish.

Story: http://bit.ly/2TJfVTm

FDA: http://bit.ly/2TLYn8T

This story comes to us care of Alex at the American Council on Science and Health’s news page.

Apparently, you can make Leopard Honey.

Because "nature" means safe and "untested by the FDA" means the man and Big ... Food safety... aren't going to be up in your dick.

According to Leopard Honey, a packet of their "Miracle Honey" - coming in 12 packs, each about an ounce - will:

* Eliminates impotence and infertility

* Enhances nutrient absorption and metabolism

* It's rich in proteins, amino acids ... so ... proteins, vitamins, digestive and metabolic enzymes

* Supports the immune system *

* It’sanislant energy sourc* (direct copy and paste)

* Intensifies the body's muscular increase

That's a fucking lot of stuff for some honey packets to do! Especially when each one is barely enough to sweeten my tea.

I like honey. Fucking hate bees though.

So what's in Miracle Honey?

1st, of course, you're going to need Pure Flower honey. The kind from bees. Bees who are, in fact, terrible hate drones.

You'll need a dash of Tongkat Ali root.

In This Week’s Show, episode 230, we properly fucked up the record, so enjoy most the show!

Now, grab a beer and help us test the god hypothesis — because, while Otunairanga (the Maori guardian of palms and flax) hasn’t struck us down yet, we are trying his patience!

Shea’s Life Lesson

This week I learned about seagulls, they are just pigeons possessed by demons, the average seagull is three stories wide, they feed on chips and children's fear, and they can fuck right off.

Jenn’s Actual Lesson

Did you know that bones found on Seymour Island indicate that, about 37-40 million years ago, penguins stood about 6ft tall and weighed around 250lbs?

But before we get to all that, let’s have a beer!

#MyLastShot

* https://www.mylastshot.org 

* https://cnn.it/2TObAOH

* http://bit.ly/2TPjo2C

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Byrd_Jr. (man dragged behind a truck in Texas by white supremacists) mentioned in the story by Steve

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Kendrick_Johnson (boy found dead in a rolled-up mat in Valdosta, GA) mentioned in the story by Jenn

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee_shooting Yoga studio shooting mentioned by Jenn

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Isla_Vista_killings Elliot Roger, Isla Vista Killings

New Zealand’s recent shooting inspired responsible gun law changes in less than a week. Sadly, school shootings here are as American as Apple Pie…

Side note, Apple Pie’s Americanness was likely engrained during the second world war. Soldiers when asked why they enlisted, would commonly reply “for mom and apple pie.” The actual origins of Apple Pie go back to 1381 in England; an apple pie recipe was printed by Geoffrey Chaucer and included apples, figs, raisins, pears, and a pastry shell but no sugar.

Anyway, school shootings.

Recently in Delaware, there was a school lockdown that was, frankly, a shit show. "So my kids (sic) school had a genuine lockdown today," wrote Shelley Reed, mother of a 7-year-old at the school, "some whack job called in a bomb threat. Police came and everything was fine, Thank God!" All was fine, but after the event, Shelley noticed markings on her daughter's arm. Looking closer she saw, hastily written in purple Crayola marker, was “Love Mom and Dad.” When asked why the 7-year-old - just gonna keep saying that - the 7-year-old said: "in case the bad guy got to us and I got killed, you and daddy would know that I love you."

And that’s the reality of schools and childhood in America.

Fast forward to modern Columbine and nearly 20 years after the mass shooting, it’s still affecting the students. Students who, by the way, hadn’t even been born when the shooting took place. Most of the attention comes from shitty, shitty people treating the school as a tourist location. So shitty…

The more important attention is from current Columbine students. Kaylee Tyner, 17, told CNN that she was inspired by Emmett Till’s death and legacy when she began #MyLastShot.

For those unaware, very briefly, Emmit Till was lynched in August of 1955 for purportedly flirting with a white woman. A few days after the interaction two men, bristling with guns, forced their way in Till’s uncle’s home, abducted, beat, mutilated, and murdered the boy. Dumping his body in the Tallahatchie River. Those accused of his murder were acquitted after a seedy-as-fuck Mississippi trial and,