Side Stories: News Updates & 2026 Charity Death Pool

Current Controversies & ICE Critique

• ⚠️ The hosts apologize for their appearance, stating they look like men who would apply for ICE, while criticizing ICE's actions, including murdering nurses and attacking children.
• 💡 They encourage "fat-bodied white dudes" to infiltrate ICE to create chaos and gum up the works from within.
• 🔍 Discussion includes Greg Bavino's demotion from ICE and a rumor about him being forced to eat a "limp biscuit" in high school.
• 📊 ICE reportedly changed their website to include a "wall of honor" for fallen agents, many of whom died from COVID, which the hosts mock.

Updates on Notorious Figures

• 🚨 Ryan Wedding, the Canadian snowboarding Olympian turned cartel kingpin, has been arrested in Mexico, with few details available.
• 🧠 The "Glonky Guy," Kyle Braun, is still in jail after stabbing his mother and beating his public defender; his mother later wrote a book about the experience.
• 🤖 The creator of suicide pods reportedly suggested that AI should be in charge of them, leading to host skepticism about European AI.

Animal Encounters & Police Actions

• 🔫 An NYPD officer fatally shot a raccoon on a boardwalk, leading to an investigation and body cam footage review.
• 🐶 The hosts highlight the statistic that police kill 25-30 dogs a day on average, totaling about 10,000 annually.
• 🐆 A tourist in China was attacked by a snow leopard while attempting to take a selfie, resulting in severe facial injuries.

The 2026 Charity Death Pool

• 💰 The hosts introduce a "Charity Celebrity Death Pool" for 2026 to make betting on deaths morally acceptable by donating to charity.
• ✅ They each pick three "definitely going to die" individuals and one "outlier"; if a "definitely" dies, $100 goes to a related charity, and if an "outlier" dies, $1000 is donated.
• 🎯 Henry's picks: Gary Ridgeway, William Shatner, David Attenborough, with Andy Dick as his outlier.
• 🎯 Eddie's picks: Buzz Aldrin, Jack Nicholson, Noam Chomsky, with Pope Leo as his outlier.

Listener Stories: Workplace Hazards

• 🛠️ Listeners shared stories of severe work accidents, including a coffee roaster whose arm was ripped off by machinery due to a bracelet.
• ⚠️ Another story detailed a Navy briefing on rotating machinery dangers, showing a video of a woman's fatal entanglement in a metal lathe.
• 🍝 A listener recounted getting her arm impaled in a noodle mixer at a ramen shop, requiring firefighters to cut her out with a circular saw.