Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"What is fake news? I turned an empty room into an international headline. If you are reading this, you are part of the illusion." — Jared Thretten (paraphrased)
"So my band, the unresolved, played last night at Asylum II in Birmingham. The day before 7th of November, we got a message from the ghost machines explaining there was nobody at their Bristol show with Thretten. They thought, they thought they'd been ripped off by the band booking. We spoke with asylum who told us that they've been, we spoke with asylum who told us they'd been told it was a sellout, but they checked ticket sales and there were zero asylum made it free entry." — The lead singer of "The Unresolved" (paraphrased)
"Turns out they appear to be drunk on crab apples and the police also described them as staggering and disoriented." — Regarding the raccoons in West Virginia.
The episode begins with advertisements for internet services from Optimum and T-Mobile. The main discussion then shifts to a segment often referred to as "Side Stories," which covers a variety of peculiar news items. A prominent story involves the LA-based band "Thretten," whose frontman, Jared Thretten, allegedly fabricated a fanbase to secure a European tour. He reportedly used fake live footage, purchased social media engagement, and misrepresented ticket sales to venues, ultimately leading to bands performing for empty rooms. The hosts find the audacity of this deception both appalling and somewhat impressive, debating the ethical implications and the band's potential for future notoriety.
Another significant topic is a report about a self-proclaimed time traveler from the year 3700, who claims to have fought in a war against robots and brought back a piece of a defeated machine. The narrative of the future involves robots replacing humanity and an underwater civilization, though the details are presented with a degree of skepticism and humor by the hosts, who question the logical inconsistencies of the claims. The episode also features a lighthearted segment about raccoons in West Virginia that became intoxicated on fermented crab apples, leading to a temporary scare of a rabies outbreak. The raccoons were found to be simply drunk, and after sobering up, were released back into the wild.
The hosts also touch upon the case of Samuel Little, alleged to be one of America's deadliest serial killers, and the ongoing investigations into his claims. They discuss the difficulties in verifying such claims and the psychological motivations behind serial killers admitting to more victims than they are definitively linked to. The episode concludes with a brief mention of a home invasion in Pennsylvania and the ongoing investigation, alongside promotional content for a Vimeo series called "Trollville" and recommendations for horror shows.