Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"Well, it's not one of the worst attacks in the world, because there's obviously ones that have a higher body count. There are, there are. But what they tried to do, it was more of what their idea was, was really fucked up in comparison to what they actually did." — Henry Zabrowski (Discussing the Aum Shinrikyo attack)
"A man with a long history performing sex acts near horses is done it again. Oh, for the second time in 24 hours." — Ben Kistle (Introducing the case of Malcolm Downs)
"The couple found the window of their Ford rodeo had been smashed. Over the next few weeks, they received a torrent of online abuse and threats which they reported to the fixated person's investigation unit." — Ben Kistle (Detailing the escalation of the Australian McDonald's incident)
The episode opens with hosts Ben Kistle and Henry Zabrowski discussing the concept of relaxation and the balance between work and personal life, before transitioning to a news segment about the main successor of the Aum Shinrikyo cult, "A Left," being ordered to pay one billion yen in damages to victims of the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack. They question the practicality of such a judgment given the cult's apparent lack of assets.
The discussion then shifts to a series of disturbing individual cases. A man named Malcolm Downs is highlighted for his repeated offenses of indecent exposure near horses, leading to multiple arrests and his stated desire for libido-suppressing drugs. Another case involves a man in the UK who was deemed too fat to serve jail time for harassing Virgin Airline staff over the phone, receiving a prison sentence suspended by good behavior and a significant physical presence. The hosts also touch upon a horrific case from Brazil where an 18-year-old girl allegedly tortured and murdered her five-year-old brother, with the penis being consumed as part of what police are investigating as a potential black magic ritual.
Later in the episode, an escalating feud stemming from a honk at an Australian McDonald's drive-through is detailed, leading to vandalism, death threats, and eventually a car bombing, resulting in the arrest of a couple. The hosts also briefly discuss a bizarre letter involving characters from VeggieTales in an explicit and violent scenario. The episode concludes with a "Hero of the Week" segment, focusing on wrestlers who intervened when an intruder disrupted a WWE Hall of Fame ceremony, and a discussion about the Hardy Boys winning tag team titles.