259: News Monster: Interstates, God Complexes

John and Marc explain the Eisenhower Interstate System, vampires take cabs in New York City and more.

Chapters (10)

00:00IntroOpening credits and banter about bagels and coffee.
01:12News Monster: InterstatesA story about a nude man on I-35 leads to an exhaustive tangent on how the interstate system is numbered and designed.
05:13News Monster: PCPDiscussion of a man claiming to be God and the Devil, leading to a riff on the effects and 'call signs' of PCP.
09:56News Monster: Whale TeethA story about SeaWorld trainers brushing Tilikum's teeth leads to a debate on whale dental care.
14:57News Monster: Vampire CabbieA story about a gunman biting a taxi driver leads to Tod discussing his past interests in biting and nut-kicking.
19:00News Monster: Torture GameA French experiment involving electric shocks is compared to the Milgram experiments and Nazi Germany.
24:02News Monster: Anti-Oil ActivistA story about a Canadian activist with 'pregnant goats' and terrorism books.
26:46Omaha SteaksTod recounts his antagonistic relationship with Omaha Steaks and their Twitter interaction.
29:27News Monster: Gay TroopsA retired general blames a massacre on the presence of gay soldiers in the Dutch army.
33:25News Monster: Stockholm SexA couple is fined for simulated sex on their patio to spite neighbors.

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