Strange News: Europe's Murderous Heat Wave, Playstation Judas, Poop Crimes, Avi Loeb, Flying Saucers, 'Mexican Batman' and More
Summary
Hosts Matt, Noah, and Ben discuss a record-breaking European heat wave, Sony deleting purchased PlayStation movies, and AI surveillance on school buses. They cover bizarre stories including a Mexican vigilante, failed ATM heists, and serial pool poopers. The episode also addresses Meta’s leaked employee monitoring program and astronomer Avi Loeb’s theories on extraterrestrial intelligence.
Topics discussed
Global heat waves, AC shortages, and climate impacts
Ads: Alienware, UnitedHealthcare, Prime Video, ZepBound
PlayStation deleting purchased movies and physical media
School bus surveillance cameras and Bluebird bus history
Mexican vigilante 'Batman' and ads for Ride or Die
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Burglars fail with backhoe and UK pool defecator
Concert pooping scandals and internet outages
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PlayStation 5 pricing and digital ownership issues
Meta's 'Project Athena' employee surveillance leak
Avi Loeb's new role investigating UAPs and aliens
SpaceX's secret 'Starfall' flying saucer spacecraft
Outro, listener mail, and final advertisements
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