Back of the Book

Sat, Apr 22, 2023 05:00 AM

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Hosts: R. Paul Martin & Pickles of the North

Topics:

According to the CDC Web site COVID~19 cases in the United States of America - 104,445,294.
According to the CDC Web site COVID~19 deaths in the United States of America - 1,129,573.
According to the CDC Web site Weekly average of COVID~19 deaths in the United States of America since our last program - 1,160.
Mifepristone - We were waiting for the Supreme Court to rule on the lower courts' ridiculous rulings.
Earth Day - We talked about the Arctic Ocean warming up and the thicvk ice sheets being gone.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas - Revealed as taking money and high
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - We talked a bout the anti~vaccination disinformationist running for president.
Gravitational lensing - Showed a 9 billion year old supernova ar various times.
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas - Yeah, it was all just "hospitality."

Synopsis:

Leon Skum's Rocket Blew up. It's Earth Day! Clarence Thomas has an Appetite for

We talked about the Supreme Court releasing their decision on Mifepristone after we'd recorded this program. Pickles of the North talked about the hospital using palm print technology to track her. We discussed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sounding like a right-wing nut. We talked about Earth Day a bit, and we touched on a 9 billion year old supernova getting some publicity. We talked about Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' interesting definition of "hospitality."

Guests:

Guests? Guests? We don't got no guests. We don't need no stinkin' guests! -

Playlist:

Barracuda - Heart
Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty

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