103: The News Monster: July 24th, 2009

Marc and Tod discuss Marc's recent haircut and a strange encounter regarding his ethnicity before diving into the 'News Monster' segment. They riff on a series of bizarre news stories involving stun guns, burger-joint births, and underwear-stealing baboons.

Originally aired July 24, 2009|The Early Podcast: Marc & Tod|Download MP3

Chapters (10)

00:00Live Broadcast PromoPromotion for the upcoming live show at East Village Tavern and Bowl for Comic-Con.
01:14Studio Logistics & HaircutsThe hosts admit to recording the episode early and discuss Marc's new haircut.
03:27Jewish Identity & YiddishMarc recounts a woman asking if he was Jewish, leading to a discussion on stereotypes and Yiddish terms.
08:08The News Monster: Stun GunsTod fills in for John Salwin to read a story about a deputy using a stun gun on kids, leading to childhood trauma riffs.
14:54The News Monster: Burger BirthA story about a baby born at Gary's Hamburgers sparks a rant from Marc about the economy of the South.
19:30The News Monster: Rogue ElviDiscussion on an Elvis impersonator suing Las Vegas police and the nature of street performers in Hollywood.
25:00The News Monster: Cremation & La HabraA story about a funeral home fire leads to a discussion on unclaimed corpses in LA County.
30:01Post-Crop ReassessmentThe hosts discuss a controversial photo of the News Monster and their iTunes ranking.
31:43The News Monster: Panty BaboonsThe final news story about baboons stealing underwear at a safari park.
35:12ClosingFinal reminder for the live show and closing drops.

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