Ep 009 - Memorial Day and the Military-Industrial Complex

Ep 009 - Show Description

5/26/25

Recording on Memorial Day, Doug and Todd take a somber look at the history of the holiday and its relation to our current life under the “military-industrial complex,” including a partial reading of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address that coined the term.

In News of the Week, we highlight “Gen Z Journalist” Aaron Parnas and his substack (aaronparnas.substack.com), and comment on the stories he provides.

What’s Geek this Week makes a comparison of the Arrowverse to the DCEU, and Todd lets us know which version of your favorite characters is better. We also learn about the coming Pennywise series, and a live-action Voltron.

Finally, That’s Some Weird Shit reviews the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile race at this past weekend’s Indy 500, and we also highlight the tragic plight of a few of our Delphinidae cousins.

All that, and more, on the ninth episode of ADHP with Doug and Todd. Turn the volume up and take a ride!

Action links (for political action):

https://5calls.org/

https://www.mobilize.us

Some Actions That Are Not Protesting or Voting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OSWxykA1WHOi0vTPLAJDaCeVhR3uSfh7PhlCj4t4yT0/edit?tab=t.0

Main Topic:

https://www.cem.va.gov/history/Memorial-Day-history.asp

https://www.britannica.com/topic/military-industrial-complex

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-dwight-d-eisenhowers-farewell-address

News of the Week

https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/news-another-american-citizen-detained?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=2oglan&fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKhnBdjbGNrAqGW2WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEezd9WzD6u1B0mBEuNdMfWLo_bM44qThNT4kp0y7tREY_FtOO3xYYPNTVeMsA_aem_m__LugACkpz3evprQ-MWUQ&triedRedirect=true

What’s Geek this Week

https://www.geekfeed.com/pennywise-terrorizes-a-new-batch-of-kids-in-trailer-for-it-welcome-to-derry/

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/dc-characters-arrowverse-better-than-movies/

https://comicbook.com/anime/news/voltron-live-action-movie-release-update/

https://comicbook.com/starwars/news/star-wars-george-lucas-special-editions-changes-explained-original-film-plans/

That’s Some Weird Shit

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/man-spends-12480-become-dog-35266195

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/indy-500-oscar-mayer-wienermobile-race-fox

https://apnews.com/article/indianapolis-500-wiener-race-c5fd033c5ee3151c489093734b10188a

https://nypost.com/2025/05/15/science/orcas-abandoned-in-shuttered-marine-park-filmed-in-algae-infested-pool/