In this 20th episode of Background Noise—the "rainy day episode"—hosts Omar, Joe, and Chris cover a wide range of topics in a spontaneous, freestyle conversation. They begin by sharing bizarre and vivid personal anecdotes, including disturbing dreams involving bodily functions, legal consequences, sleep paralysis, and lucid dreaming tied to time spent in jail.
The discussion then shifts to relationship stories, including Omar's account of a failed, "boring" threesome and a terrifying 24-hour high caused by an unreliable cannabis edible that left him hallucinating about eating human flesh.
The hosts also dive into extended political tangents, criticizing the hypocrisy of social acceptance of alcohol versus substances like marijuana and scrutinizing presidential pardons granted by Donald Trump to figures such as Larry Hoover and Darryl Strawberry. They suggest these pardons were either strategic attempts to gain the Black vote or were literally purchased.
The episode wraps up with commentary on celebrity drama involving Cardi B, Offset, and Stefon Diggs, and closes with a warning about artificial intelligence—specifically referencing the controversial, detailed, and incorrect responses of Elon Musk's AI search engine, Grok.
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This block of radio was produced at East Los Angeles College's Media Arts Department for KELA Radio.
The views expressed in this show are those of the authors and do not reflect the official stance of East Los Angeles College.
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