Episode 103 · July 24, 2009 · 36:06
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.
Chapters
- 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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