Sea Shantytowns

On this episode of West of Knowhere we cover a range of stories: the Plymouth, Massachusetts murder trial of a woman accused of killing her three children; mounting morale and mental-health issues aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln after an extended deployment; and national headlines including Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea, President Trump’s push to swap EMALS for steam catapults, and newly surfaced documents linking Hugh Hefner to early warnings about Jeffrey Epstein. We also discuss the rise of private “Flock” surveillance cameras and their misuse, Conor McGregor ending his sobriety, listener comments and Google searches, and an “Am I the A-hole?” case about whether to tell a partner their pet snake has died.   Linktr.ee/wokpod   https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/11/multiple-uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-have-tried-to-go-overboard-amid-extended-deployment-families-say/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a7badac325a7500012a81c8&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-13/uss-george-washington-middle-east-abraham-lincoln-22541038.html https://abcnews.com/US/luigi-mangione-guilty-plea-expected-announced-friday-federal/story?id=135607454 https://ktar.com/arizona-news/chandler-drops-flock-after-audit-misuse https://newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-police-officer-accused-of-using-flock-cameras-to-track-and-follow-ex-romantic-partner/ https://thenerdstash.com/hugh-hefner-warned-fbi-about-epstein-after-florida-playmate-was-allegedly-abused-they-ignored-him-of-all-people-being-disgusted/ https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/killing-kids-lindsay-clancy-searched-hallucinations-psychosis-ways-135625829 https://apnews.com/article/trump-aircraft-carriers-steam-catapults-ffa9f3ce102ecd5d6126db03e901a56f https://www.operationsports.com/conor-mcgregor-announces-he-is-ending-his-sobriety-and-brad-pitt-inspired-him-to-drink-again-take-it-easy-brad/