Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"When something I have no interest in watching is just kind of thrown at me on multiple different platforms from various different screens from all over my phone, like something like, oh my God. I'm going to call it the privilege to complain to me. Listen to me. Listen to me bro. You're complaining for too much content. You're complaining because you have too much content." — Henry Zebrowski
"The problem is is that it was feeding some people. Well, yeah, they believe that their money, that they pump into one side of the system, fixes all of their personal sins, which is then you get all of these innocent people that are on the good side of your business, all tied up with your crimes or whatever comes out to be whatever you're associated with after the fact." — Henry Zebrowski
"Thelma, you've got to say number one, it's been so fucking sweet dating you did, because you know, you really help me with my guidance." — Ben Kissel (referencing Casey Anthony anecdote)
The discussion opens with a critique of how aging celebrities appear in reunion specials, particularly the Friends cast, highlighting the "uncanny valley" effect of cosmetic interventions. This segues into a speculative conversation about stem cell use among the elite for longevity and potential future space colonization, drawing loose parallels to QAnon theories. The hosts then pivot to a series of true crime and sensational news stories. This includes a recounting of the Casey Anthony incident at a Florida bar and the disturbing case of the "Monsters of Ecatepec," a cannibalistic serial killer couple. Further morbid tales include a woman who killed her husband with her buttocks, and the bizarre discovery of a man's body inside a dinosaur statue after he dropped his phone. The episode touches on alien abduction narratives and the potential for government disclosure, before delving into a segment on a woman fired for feeding hot Cheetos to spider monkeys at a zoo, with the hosts questioning the severity of the punishment. Listener-submitted stories follow, including an account of a vigilante in Little Rock and a barber's tale of a man who repeatedly self-amputated his own penis. The episode concludes with discussions on real-life superheroes, the opioid crisis, and various "hero of the week" segments, interspersed with sponsor advertisements.