No Ordinary Year of the Rabbit

Tragedy in California leads to bad jokes some 2700 miles away—it’s the podcasting cycle of life, don’t blame us. Also, hecklers, Abe getting roped in by network television, the NFL playoffs, and three different varieties of FAKE NEWS. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!Show RundownOpen — Lunar New Year, less fun than regular New Year, this year4:55 — Can we blame heckling on SOCIAL MEDIA, too?22:30 — California massacre and Abe watching normie TV31:19 — NFL playoff talk1:00:11 — FAKE NEWS in three flavors; first up: Walt Disney on the $100 bill1:06:15 — A fake tweet from fake woke types goes mainstream1:15:30 — A real tweet from a candy company in service of a marketing campaign earns millions in free coverage1:30:08 — Not talking about the NYT article about the parents of trans youth1:36:27 — Mark Strassmann goes to the worst town in Kentucky to get off a good one1:45:37 — The NYT says all alcohol is bad now, yes even that glass of wine, you lush1:56:54 — Wrap-up! What else we didn’t talk about tonight, plus Abe sees Missing, Women Talking, and we yap about Back to the Future and The Last of UsRelevant Linkage can be found at the page for this episode on our website at https://www.brainiron.com/podcast/episode0128