00:00:00 - Show Opening, Pride Month & Themed Month Ideas
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Hosts discuss Joe's absence and speculate about his return.
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Introduce idea of “Astral August” for stories on astral projection and out-of-body experiences.
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Recap of the new "Karate Kid" movie featuring Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio.
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Begin Alex Jones audio clip commentary segment.
00:10:00 - Fungus-Zombie Cicadas & Palantir AI Surveillance Concerns
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Fungus turning cicadas into “horny zombies” story.
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Warnings about Palantir AI building surveillance profiles on Americans using cross-agency data.
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Fears of predictive analytics leading to pre-crime assessments.
00:20:00 - Epstein Investment in Peter Thiel & Rise of Dark Retreats
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Epstein’s $40M investment in Thiel’s fund now worth $170M sparks debate.
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Dark retreats (tech elite spiritual trend) explained: isolation in pitch-black rooms leading to hallucinations.
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Jokes about Hulk Hogan being part of the experience.
00:30:00 - AI Surveillance in the EU & Talking Animals
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EU pushing mass surveillance without disclosing sponsors.
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AI possibly translating animal communication – hosts joke about animal thoughts and Far Side comics.
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Ongoing trend of governments pushing privacy-invading tech.
00:40:00 - Biden Clone Theory & Media Pre-Bunking Tactics
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NBC picks up a conspiracy theory about Biden being replaced by a clone or robot.
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Analysis of media “pre-bunking” real theories by ridiculing extreme versions.
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Comparisons to films like "Dave" and “Wag the Dog.”
00:50:00 - Meme Magic & Roy Jay’s Digital Reality Insertion
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4chan thread suggests Roy Jay, a 1980s entertainer, was retroactively inserted into reality.
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Theories: AI-generated content, retroactive manipulation, gaslighting e
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