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The Grime of the Century | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!16 May 202101:09:43

3 Things Must Die! S01E046
Stephen looks into what Twitter wants us to know and finds some useful information.

Beneath Joe Biden’s Folksy Demeanor, a Short Fuse and an Obsession With Details
https://archive.ph/wip/I5QE9

How a Genetic Trait in Black People Can Give the Police Cover
https://archive.ph/wip/YiyXz

Baseballers and a Talk Show Host Asymptomatically Cough, Greenwald Knocks Down Liz Cheney's 'If' and Taibbi Nixes Apologizing to the Woke | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!14 May 202100:54:58

3 Things Must Die! S01E045
Stephen finds out what Twitter wants us to know about "breakout" infections, then looks into Greenwald vs. Liz Cheney and Taibbi vs. apologizing to the Woke.

Liz Cheney Lied About Her Role in Spreading the Discredited CIA "Russian Bounty" Story | Glenn Greenwald
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/liz-cheney-lied-about-her-role-in

On the Hypocrites at Apple Who Fired Antonio Garcia-Martinez
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/on-the-hypocrites-at-apple-who-canceled

French-Canadian Pronunciations; Bathing Bikini Suits; Kirstie Alley as Gloria Steinem; Jane Fonda Kisses James Franciscus | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!22 Apr 202100:36:00

3 THINGS MUST DIE! S01E036

Stephen imagines himself wearing an unfiltered leaking bikini bathing suit, or does he?

Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941) | THIS MOVIE MUST DIE!21 Apr 202101:11:18

This Movie Must Die! S01E012

Decades before Pixar took the magnifying glass to the micro-world, Max Fleischer and company imagined a grasshopper falling in love with a bee; and now Stephen and his crew use their own micro-brains to judge Fleischer's macro-effort.

2042; Cat Licks Skillet; Greenwald on Sicknick; Veritas and Slapsticking Charlie Chester; Tom Woods on Communism; Matt Taibbi on Bonenberger | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!20 Apr 202100:31:20

3 Things Must Die! S01E035

Stephen is thrilled to read about Charlie Chester and Adrian Bonenberger because ~ what great names, right? Meanwhile, Stephen's cat licks a clean iron skillet.

Amazon | The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil

Substack | Glenn Greenwald on Brian Sicknick

Project Veritas

YouTube | Tom Woods and Michael Malice on Communism

Substack | Matt Taibbi on Afghanistan Veteran Adrian Bonenberger

Alice in Wonderland (1933) THIS MOVIE MUST DIE!12 Apr 202101:28:18

Mikey (as played by Josh and Erin) hates everything, even Life cereal. (It's 2021 now, and we have Oreo O's.) But will Mikey hate ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1933)? After all, the Josh half of Mikey has read the books and both halves have seen and loved the Disney version. Will the fascinating weirdness of the 1933 movie win Mikey over, or will Cary Grant's blubbering as the Mock Turtle have the fickle brat flipping over the breakfast table?

This Crummy Is Unacceptable | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!08 Apr 202102:17:02

Stephen talks about Lynne Patton, Noah Bookbinder, Park Cannon, bad cars, a rare comic book, and more.

A Bad Penny Always Turns Up Because All Pennies Are Bad | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!07 Apr 202100:36:17

Stephen dreams of a naked turtle and a penniless America.

May Journalism Go the Way of Paper Routes | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!06 Apr 202101:20:24

Paper routes were bad, journalism is worse.

Which Is Better? Coffee or a Great Life Hack? They're About the Same, Right? | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!05 Apr 202100:07:46

Here's a great clip from episode 1334 of COFFEE WITH SCOTT ADAMS, followed by a surprising event.

https://www.scottadamssays.com/2021/04/04/episode-1334-scott-adams-ill-change-some-of-your-lives-for-the-better-today-come-have-coffee-and-talk-about-the-news/

The Keyword Is Chef | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!04 Apr 202101:02:59

Billy and Matthew join Stephen to discuss movies and TV shows that have one or more chefs in them.

Crapping the Case | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!03 Apr 202101:51:41

3 THINGS MUST DIE! E01S029

Stephen discusses Matt Taibbi 's review of Mighty Ira (2020) ; shave gel; Tim Pool on Delta Airlines paying for wokeness; and more.

Republicans vs. Liz Cheney, Greenwald vs. AOC, 19th Century Fictional Preacher vs. Nude Sculpture | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!12 May 202101:15:16

3 Things Must Die! S01E044
Stephen reads the first chapter of "A Modern Hercules" by Melvin G. Winstock, looks into what Twitter wants us to know about Liz Cheney, and dives into Glenn Greenwald's attack on AOC.

"A Modern Hercules" by Melvin G. Winstock | Gutenberg.org
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65318

AOC's Attack on Yang's Meaningless Israel Statement Shows Her Role: Protect Dem Leaders | Substack.com
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/aocs-attack-on-yangs-meaningless

The Fatbergs | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!01 Apr 202101:07:06

Stephen discusses: fatbergs; the overrating of crickets; the extortion of a U.S. rep; and more. Later, a musician, a chef and a Disney expert walk into a bong

ASMR Henny Youngman | BONUS!01 Apr 202100:13:35

Want to get some deep, relaxing sleep? Sleep that could last forever? Listen to my bonus episode of 3 Things Must Die!

3 Things Must Die! S01E028 (Part 2) (Bonus!)

Tin Ferris Wheel, Bal-Itchy Shriek-Fasten, Doormat Tie-a-Bee | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!31 Mar 202100:35:26

A deathbed joke about an allegedly boring number leads Stephen to feelings of inadequacy

The Pope, the Mule, and Satan | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!29 Mar 202101:39:06

3 Things Must Die! S01E026

Stephen uses Francis the Talking Mule to remember the Pope. Marlee stops by to review a musical horror story featuring feminist cannibals.

Subjects include: the Suez Canal, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Oprah Winfrey, Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, AOL, the Associated Press, Reuters, Pope Francis, Francis the Talking Mule, Palm Sunday, Bowen Yang, Colin Jost, "Saturday Night Live," Eric Blore, "Two in the Dark" (1936), "Good Morning Britain," "The Talk," Satan the Devil, Egypt, Brandon Straka, GoFundMe, Cash App, "The Muse" (1999), John Simon, Sharon Stone, George Floyd, Mars, Zack Snyder, Joss Whedon, Cecilia Condit, Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, TikTok, "Possibly in Michigan' (1983), "Toy Story" (1995), "A Bug's LIfe" (1998), and more.

Styxhexenhammer666 Says the United States No Longer Has a Free Press? | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!29 Mar 202100:20:36

Stephen Cathy-Newmans all over the argument of Styxhexenhammer666.

This Is Not About Harvey Weinstein's Bloodied Genitals | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!27 Mar 202101:50:57

3 Things Must Die! S01E024

Sharon Osbourne leaves some show or other. Bill Gates tries to dim the sun. Beverly Cleary and Larry McMurtry die because scientists are lazy. And more!

I Didn't Say Spider-Man Sucks Bad, I Said He Licks Bad | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!26 Mar 202100:45:54

Three Things Must Die S01E023

Sharon Stone slams cancel culture. Chrissy Teigen leaves Twitter. Seth Meyer bans words. Nike and H&M face backlash in China.

ANNOYING OUTTAKE! This Movie Must Die! She Done Him Wrong (1933)25 Mar 202100:00:39

In which:

* Erin improvises an annoying song based on the annoying pet name Marlene (Nicolle Andre) gives Sgt. Gatling (Edgar Kennedy) in HILLBILLY BLITZKRIEG (1942).

* Josh annoyingly imitates Mae West using this annoying pet name herself.

* Stephen, annoyingly, nearly coughs himself to death.

She Done Him Wrong (1933) | THIS MOVIE MUST DIE!25 Mar 202101:14:49

This Movie Must Die! S01E010

Stephen plunges to the depths of despair when he learns his co-hosts' true feelings about Mae West.

Ligers, and a Ghost Barbara Billingsley, and Australopithecuses, Oh My! | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!24 Mar 202101:11:15

Stephen talks about Ghost Barbara Billingsley's role in Ellen DeGeneres' declining ratings and the 13-year-old girl spawned from two different human species.

Stop Looking Like Leonardo DiCaprio, Leonardo DiCaprio! | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!11 May 202100:56:10

3 Things Must Die S01E43
Stephen reads Glenn Greenwald, John McWhorter, and finds out what Twitter wants us to know about Israel, Palestine, Leonardo DiCaprio, Car Talk, and more.

Antony Blinken Continues to Lecture the World on Values His Administration Aggressively Violates | Glenn Greenwald
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/antony-blinken-continues-to-lecture

CAN WE PLEASE DITCH THE TERM "SYSTEMIC RACISM"?
https://johnmcwhorter.substack.com/p/can-we-please-ditch-the-term-systemic

Don't Quit Your Day Job, Coca-Cola | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!23 Mar 202100:49:35

THREE THINGS MUST DIE!

Stephen looks at forgotten old celebs that everyone remembers, TV doctors who slap JEOPARDY! fans in the face, and a soft drink that goes hard on mosquitoes and paint jobs.

Wherever You Are, You're Seized | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!22 Mar 202100:25:03

Stephen talks about a giraffe that wears a bowtie, but is not a gorilla.

Why Can't Biden Staffers Smoke Pot? | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!21 Mar 202100:45:32

Billy, Ken, and brand-new guest Kristie, join Stephen to discuss Biden and pot, liberation from covid, spring break, Buddy Hackett, and more.

Is Fantasy Horse at It Again? | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!20 Mar 202101:23:33

Sabotage hits Stephen's mic yet again, and Fantasy Horse is the prime suspect. Billy Bennett joins to discuss Chinese food, British swear words, and the comics section in the Indianapolis Star.

Is Subway Sandwich Shop Tuna Real Tuna? | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!19 Mar 202101:28:40

Billy Bennett joins Stephen to discuss the perils of ripped jeans, Subway Sandwich Shop tuna, Nostradamus or whoever that is on 4chan, misgendering in Canada, tweeting while teen-aged, and more.

3 Things Must Die! S01E017

Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Arch Oboler, Claude Rains, Tommy Cook; Nude Arsonist Burns Potato Chip Rack at Anaheim Subway Restaurant | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!18 Mar 202100:21:44

3 Things Must Die! S01E016

Stephen looks at the racism of Sharon Osbourne's tears, the hotness of the naked arsonist who burned a potato chip rack at an Anaheim Subway restaurant, and the sudden return of onetime child actor Tommy Cook.

Nabonga (1944) | THIS MOVIE MUST DIE!17 Mar 202101:06:55

This Movie Must Die! S01E009

It's time for Crabbe vs. Crocodile when the trio reviews the 1944 jungle picture featuring Ice Ice Gorilla, the Pantene Witch, and Fifi Marie the French-Canadian hooker.

Atrocious Writing in Esquire? Dude Looks Like a Lady and Sounds Like Yanni or Laurel? Honoring Male Joker but Ignoring Female Joker? | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!17 Mar 202100:59:22

3 Things Must Die! S01E015

Stephen struggles his way through the bad writing in a once-popular magazine. Later, Ken joins Stephen to discuss the wonders of those illegal things that naughty persons will sometimes illegally and naughtily ingest.

SPECIAL CLIP! My Pre-Prepared Apology (Written by Someone Who Has Given Anyone and Everyone Permission to Copy and Paste It)16 Mar 202100:01:46

Please enjoy this clip from 3 THINGS MUST DIE! S01E014 "My Public Apology? Skyline Chili? E! and Cardi B?"

My Public Apology? Skyline Chili? E! and Cardi B? | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!16 Mar 202100:54:32

3 Things Must Die! S01014

Stephen enjoys the sensual pleasures of the two-holed second letter of the alphabet, while Ken Hurley bemoans the closing of his local Skyline Chili.

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!10 May 202101:03:49

3 Things Must Die S01E042
Billy Bennett climbs back aboard the podcast to talk about fiery paper plates, zombie vampires, shower curtains on airplanes, and more.

The Three Things
1. Confusing one of the Four Horsemen of the Anti-Apocalypse with a Disney expert.
2. Hiring a vampire to play a zombie.
3. Fake Shemping Bela Lugosi.

All Cracked Jokes by Queens, Planet Shut-Up Women, Technicolor Worlds of Dangerous Whimsy | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!15 Mar 202100:59:53

3 Things Must Die! S01E013

Old guest Billy Bennett and new guest Matthew Bennett discuss the wonderful world of Oz and the equally (some say NOT equally) wonderful world of Disney. Plus: Queen Elizabeth II and Woody Allen.

The Terror of Tiny Town (1938) | THIS MOVIE MUST DIE!14 Mar 202100:54:22

This Movie Must Die! S01E008

It's a western! It's a musical! Josh and Erin hate both, and the novel twist helps nothing, as we learn when they review the 1938 anti-classic with an unusual cast.

Ineptees, Naming Your Baby the Duchess of Sussex, the Laughter of Cameramen | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!13 Mar 202100:47:29

3 Things Must Die! S01E012

Stephen talks to Ken Hurley and the fabulous Marlee Rebecca (aka Marlee Hepburn) about holographic audiences, the on-set improvisations of Robin Williams, and the new age restriction for bars in Florida.

Minnie the Moocher (1932) THIS MOVIE MUST DIE! (With Special Guest, Ian Graham)12 Mar 202100:26:49

This Movie Must Die! S01E007

Ian Graham from the CULT CONNECTIONS podcast joins Stephen to discuss MINNIE THE MOOCHER (1932), the strange and fascinating Betty Boop cartoon that is sure to bring nightmares to children everywhere. Will Ian kill off the movie Stephen and his guests have already saved in an earlier podcast? Find out!

Un-mummified Animals, Fun-Sized Vermin, Any Obstacle to Kitty Power | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!12 Mar 202100:54:14

3 Things Must Die! S01E011

June from the MURDERS, MYSTERIES AND MEOWS podcast joins Stephen to speculate on the motivations of a cat stuck in a Boeing 737. Later, Jaron (aka Mr. Dabbler) talks health care in a way even Stephen can understand. ("Even Stephen." Haha!)

Bigotry in Babies, Calling Engagement Rings 'Sparklers,' the Deaths of Cassette Tape Inventors | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!11 Mar 202100:37:39

3 Things Must Die! S01E010

Stephen confuses the bigotry against babies with the bigotry of babies and decries that scientists have not reversed aging in time to save the inventor of cassette tapes and CDs.

Glue on Neanderthals, Oppression of Meg-Han, Kicking a Dog Out of the White House | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!10 Mar 202101:02:01

3 Things Must Die! S01E009

Ken Hurley, who may or may not be a jazz opera singer, talks with Stephen about whether it was an evil conspiracy or gross incompetence killed off Jeffrey Epstein.

The Decapitation of Sea Slugs, Cats in Planes, Henry Winkler's 1993 Directorial Effort | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!09 Mar 202101:25:26

3 Things Must Die! S01E008

Billy Bennett and Ken Hurley join Stephen to talk about the cancerous cancel culture, that superhero TV series about old sitcoms, the vegetarian diet of that Viking horns guy at the Capitol, and more.

Baby Tattoos, Exorcists Who Cancel Horror Movies, Forgetting to Make Sure My Mic Is On | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!08 Mar 202100:46:17

3 Things Must Die! S01E007

Stephen distracts himself from his microphone-related woes by talking to Ken Hurley about two longtime friends who discover they are sisters, an exorcist who wants to cancel horror movies, and more.

Minnie the Moocher (1932) SPECIAL SHORTS EDITION! | THIS MOVIE MUST DIE!07 Mar 202101:00:39

This Movie Must Die! S01E006

In this special shorts edition, Stephen and his three guests - Melissa Bee, Marlee Rebecca and Emily Spurling - review the surreal Betty Boop short, MINNIE THE MOOCHER (1932), featuring a German father whose head becomes a phonograph, a boyfriend named Bimbo, and a ghost walrus with the voice and moves of Cab Calloway.

Duh, Here's a Riddle. What Has Only One Horn, Is White and Gives Milk? | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!08 May 202100:29:33

3 Things Must Die! S01E041
Stephen concerns himself with a man who steps on plastic barrettes to save a man with ravioli in his navel, a cartoon walrus who writes for People magazine, and more.

The Three Things
1. Quips from physicists
2. Quips from Tennessee Tuxedo's walrus friend, Chumley. His riddles were dumb.
3. The Big Bad Boom. (I'm afraid of anything you're not afraid of, Paul Krugman. And you, too, Virginia Woolf.)

My Substack
https://stephenspurling.substack.com/

Science Advances One Funeral at a Time
Naval Ravikant
https://nav.al/advances

Michelle Obama Says She Worries About the Racism Sasha and Malia May Face
Virginia Chamlee | People Magazine
https://archive.ph/akjYr

Racket of the Week: The $2 Billion Deli
Matt Taibbi | substack.com
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/racket-of-the-week-the-2-billion-7a2
https://archive.ph/wip/kayj3

The 'Rona in Apes, Losing Bugs Bunny, Cancelling Rosanne | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!06 Mar 202101:04:55

3 Things Must Die! S01E006

Cilantro-hater, Billy Bennett, joins Stephen to discuss trivial political issues before getting down to the serious business of bonobos, gorillas and Bugs Bunny.

Shadow of Fear (1955) | THIS MOVIE MUST DIE!04 Mar 202100:57:02

This Movie Must Die! S01E005

Stephen and his co-hosts welcome maniacs, dipsomaniacs and Animaniacs as they review SHADOW OF FEAR (1955), aka BEFORE i WAKE. The movie drives one of them mad with pleasure and turns the other two to drink. Listen NOW!

Mamie Van Doren Classics, Fear of Dummies, Shaming Seuss | 3 THINGS MUST DIE!03 Mar 202101:18:28

3 Things Must Die S01E005

Our new guest, Billy Bennett, makes a bold distinction between the chef who trained him and the Swedish chef from the Muppets. Stephen puzzles over the belief in inanimate ventriloquist dummies. Plus: Mamie Van Doren, Dr. Seuss, vanishing Grape Nuts and more.

Prairie Moon (1938) | THIS MOVIE MUST DIE!01 Mar 202100:44:31

This Movie Must Die! S01E004

Stephen introduces Josh and Erin to a musical western starring Gene Autry and the guy who voices Mr. Peabody's boy Sherman. They in turn introduce Stephen to their fists (metaphorically speaking). Yodeling, pants-whipping and an ever-tumbling fat guy mark this latest adventure into intolerant movie-watching.

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