339: News Monster: Manga Causes Insanity, Korean Robotic Machine Guns, Jihad Monkeys

Marc and Mike go through a series of bizarre news stories in the 'News Monster' segment, ranging from manga-induced insanity to robotic machine guns in Korea. The episode is characterized by improvised riffs on the news and a recurring debate over the nature of probability and luck.

Originally aired July 19, 2010|The Rotating Chair|Download MP3

Chapters (10)

00:04IntroHosts introduce the show and note that Seena is sick.
01:09News Monster: Manga InsanityDiscussion about a Florida mother claiming manga caused her son to go insane.
05:46Meltdown Comics & BrandonRiffing on a visit to Meltdown Comics and an encounter with a man named Brandon.
11:31News Monster: Lottery OddsDiscussion on lottery winners and Mike's belief that probability has a memory.
15:01Conspiracy TheoriesMarc describes conspiracy posters he saw in New York.
18:31News Monster: Jaleel WhiteReacting to reports of Jaleel White (Urkel) being investigated for battery.
22:31News Monster: Korean Gun BotsDiscussion on Samsung's SGR-1 sentry robots in the DMZ.
29:41News Monster: SextingReading a survey about Britons sending 'fruity' texts to the wrong people.
34:01News Monster: Jihad MonkeysDiscussing a report about the Taliban training monkeys to fight.
38:16News Monster: Dutch SailorDiscussion about a 14-year-old girl attempting to sail around the world.

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