EPISODE · Sep 4, 2017 · 1H 6M
#FakeNews
from Best Friend Weekend Podcast · host Best Friend Weekend
Hurricane Harvey left us without recording equipment for the last 2 weeks, but we are back with one of the most entertaining podcasts in a while! Aldo NICE and Rog Smuve linked up with C.A.P. to discuss the Harvey aftermath in the city of Houston and how #FakeNews is killing the internet in 2017. After exchanging open statements, the guys discuss the origins of Fake News and how Donald Trump made this a thing (06:00). Aldo presents 10 "news stories" that hit the internet during the storm and asked Rog and C.A.P. to decide which are real stories and which are fake. These topics include: Obama at the soup kitchen (09:00), Trump saying "Good Luck" (11:00), Joel Osteen's church (13:00), how much money did celebrities really give (17:00), looters vs. the Cajun Navy (25:00), the underwater airport (27:00), immigration papers at disaster centers (30:00), and the breaking of levies (32:00). The podcast shifted to conversation about a world record in New Iberia (35:00), hurricane etiquette (40:00), what to post on social media after a disaster (45:00), and closing thoughts about insurance, flooding, and rebuilding (51:00).
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Hurricane Harvey left us without recording equipment for the last 2 weeks, but we are back with one of the most entertaining podcasts in a while! Aldo NICE and Rog Smuve linked up with C.A.P. to discuss the Harvey aftermath in the city of Houston and how #FakeNews is killing the internet in 2017. After exchanging open statements, the guys discuss the origins of Fake News and how Donald Trump made this a thing (06:00). Aldo presents 10 "news stories" that hit the internet during the storm and asked Rog and C.A.P. to decide which are real stories and which are fake. These topics include: Obama at the soup kitchen (09:00), Trump saying "Good Luck" (11:00), Joel Osteen's church (13:00), how much money did celebrities really give (17:00), looters vs. the Cajun Navy (25:00), the underwater airport (27:00), immigration papers at disaster centers (30:00), and the breaking of levies (32:00). The podcast shifted to conversation about a world record in New Iberia (35:00), hurricane etiquette (40:00), what to post on social media after a disaster (45:00), and closing thoughts about insurance, flooding, and rebuilding (51:00).
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