Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"It's like telling me that I can't pre-rinse my dishes worth putting the dishwash because the reservoirs are running out and it's not because we insist on drinking all the milk in a desert and it's a desert and we don't belong here and they shouldn't be they shouldn't be putting bumping all this water into the olive milk I got nipples can you mow me" — Ben Kissel
"She said, we've had hawks and eagles in our yard before. But I never expected an eagle to be coming after our large 20 pound goose." — Host discussing a listener's story.
"I find these days that my body's indeed a temple; my intimacy and ecstasy into mingle." — Former Priest turned Porn Actor (Quoted)
The episode opens with hosts Ben Kissel and Henry Zebrowski diving into listener-submitted "Side Stories." The first narrative involves a mysterious series of over 60 phone calls from an unknown number, featuring snippets of courtroom chaos and a mention of a "Stanley Powell," whose obituary was later researched by the hosts. This story is framed as a bizarre, potentially supernatural or technological anomaly.
Following this, the discussion shifts to more unconventional life choices and disputes. A former priest, Norm Self, who believes sex is a joyous part of spiritual life, is highlighted for his transition into becoming an 83-year-old porn actor, discussing his "erotic films" and his journey of self-discovery. This is juxtaposed with a more mundane yet absurd neighborly dispute in Florida, where a woman allegedly threw a bucket of urine on her neighbor due to their chickens defecating in her yard, leading to misdemeanor battery charges. The episode also touches upon the prevalence and sometimes concerning behavior of wild chickens on islands.
The hosts then explore cryptid sightings, specifically focusing on listener accounts of a "giant rabbit" and a "Puka," an Irish folklore creature often depicted as a dark horse or a giant rabbit, referencing the film "Harvey." A separate listener story details an encounter with a mysterious "cicada man" who was always followed by hundreds of cicadas. The episode concludes with a peculiar incident of a goose being attacked by an eagle in a backyard, with the goose's owner, a mother who was breastfeeding at the time, intervening. The story is framed around the idea of multitasking mothers and the surprising bond between humans and animals, with the goose referred to as the owner's "fourth child."