This week, we’re joined by Van Ondi from Best Week Ever to unpack the chaotic crossroads of pop culture and true crime. From celebrity scandals and Brit Eady suing Real Housewives of Atlanta, to the rise (and mess) of TikTok detectives—are they cracking cases or just creating more noise?Plus, our Current Chaos Rundown covers Bravo’s new Gen Z spinoff, Jax Taylor’s spiral, Denise Richards’ reality TV demise, Scheana on The Valley, and the rigged drama rumors surrounding Love Island USA.Then, Van dishes on the most unhinged stories ever covered, the celeb who needs to log off, misunderstood villains, and the fan faves who might not be so pure. We wrap it up with Quick Shots of Truth—rapid-fire pop culture hot takes you won’t want to miss.
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Cardiac Cowboys
The heart was always off-limits to surgeons. Cutting into it spelled instant death for the patient. That is, until a ragtag group of doctors scattered across the Midwest and Texas decided to throw out the rule book. Working in makeshift laboratories and home garages, using medical devices made from scavenged machine parts and beer tubes, these men and women invented the field of open heart surgery. Odds are, someone you know is alive because of them. So why has history left them behind? Presented by Chris Pine, CARDIAC COWBOYS tells the gripping true story behind the birth of heart surgery, and the young, Greatest Generation doctors who made it happen. For years, they competed and feuded, racing to be the first, the best, and the most prolific. Some appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, operated on kings and advised presidents. Others ended up disgraced, penniless, and convicted of felonies. Together, they ignited a revolution in medicine, and changed the world.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.