Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"If you are, if you're listening to the show right now, I want you to go out there. I want you to tell that woman. I want you to tell that man that you love them. There's not enough time out there. There's enough time. Kessel. What? I appreciate you as a friend. I appreciate you. How about that? Remember that. How little time there is. How fragile we are as a bunch of buckets of goop." — Henry Zebrowski
"The Durkey turkey. I mean, exactly. It means a dumb turkey. And indeed, it's a turkey. She suffocated her grandmother and then lit her body on fire. Okay?" — Ben Kissel
"The plague is pretty easy to defeat if you catch it quick within a biotics. But at that point, the plague had already started showing lesions. There was basically nothing like they could do. The plague is pretty easy to defeat if you catch it quick within a biotics. But at that point, the plague had already started showing lesions. There was basically nothing like they could do." — Marcus Parks
The episode delves into a variety of unsettling narratives, beginning with a discussion of a man who claimed to have been swallowed by a whale. The hosts dissect the plausibility of his story, humorously debating whale anatomy and feeding habits. This segues into a discussion about the fragility of life and the importance of expressing love, a brief moment of sincerity amidst the dark themes. The conversation then shifts to a horrific account of a woman who murdered her grandmother, detailing the brutal methods used and exploring the psychological motivations behind such acts. Further into the episode, the hosts touch upon various dark historical events and modern-day crimes, including a discussion about the bubonic plague and its continued presence, a disturbing incident involving sugar water used as a weapon, and chilling true crime stories about young individuals committing violent acts. The episode also features an anecdote about a Holocaust survivor and the participants' experiences in a school play depicting the event, touching on the impact of historical trauma and the role of historical reenactment. The latter part of the episode includes a listener email about alleged deaths at Disneyland and a discussion on how such incidents might be handled, followed by a cautionary tale about confronting groundhogs and contracting the bubonic plague. The program concludes with a segment on "Hero of the Week" featuring a dog named Digby, who assisted in a crisis intervention.