June 2, 2025 • 59 mins
The episode begins by noting the birthdays of John Hinckley Jr. and JFK on May 29th, with Hinckley turning 70. Hinckley is noted as the shooter of Reagan and Brady, being inspired by and dressing as Travis Bickle from the movie "Taxi Driver". It is mentioned that Robert De Niro, who played Bickle, also played a character (Senator McLaughlin) in "Machete" who is shot at during a Trump-esque anti-immigrant speech. The host suggests an "overlapping" between movies and "fake news events"
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