EPISODE · Apr 7, 2026 · 52 MIN
Hour 3: Minority Report, Now in Real Life | 04-07-26
from The Other Side of Midnight with Lionel · host 77 WABC
In this episode, Lionel laments the death of old-school print journalism, the lost "Mid-Atlantic" accent, and the legendary writing styles of Jimmy Breslin and the Beat Generation, while roasting the manufactured, insincere cheerfulness of morning TV divas. The conversation then takes a dark turn into the "Conspiratorium," exploring how the FBI is turning Minority Report into reality with predictive law enforcement, metadata surveillance, and Cass Sunstein's "cognitive infiltration". Finally, Lionel debates the chilling free-speech implications of Ron DeSantis's new domestic terrorism laws for students, before wrapping up with the hilarious legal loopholes of getting arrested for naked backyard sunbathing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this episode, Lionel laments the death of old-school print journalism, the lost "Mid-Atlantic" accent, and the legendary writing styles of Jimmy Breslin and the Beat Generation, while roasting the manufactured, insincere cheerfulness of morning TV divas. The conversation then takes a dark turn into the "Conspiratorium," exploring how the FBI is turning Minority Report into reality with predictive law enforcement, metadata surveillance, and Cass Sunstein's "cognitive infiltration". Finally, Lionel debates the chilling free-speech implications of Ron DeSantis's new domestic terrorism laws for students, before wrapping up with the hilarious legal loopholes of getting arrested for naked backyard sunbathing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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