Episode 55: ‘A Christmas Skirmish’, with Special Guests Michael Winfield and Richard Manfredi
Summary: <p>Trump becomes harder to parody, drivers in China put scary reflective decals in their rear windows, 2016 may be the year to safely say ‘Merry Christmas’ again, edible beetle larvae deliver as much iron to the body as beef, and Shozo Hayama finds faces in rocks.</p> <p><span id="more-615"></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>SHOW NOTES</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Introduction</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/MtRushmorePod" target="_blank">Mt Rushmore Podcast on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.mtrushmorepodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.mtrushmorepodcast.com</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Follow-up</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/15/opinion/mark-zuckerberg-is-in-denial.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0&referer=http://m.facebook.com" target="_blank">Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t believe fake news is significant enough to matter</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Trumped up</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/534200399025438720" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trump denies science</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-most-mistreated-police" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The police are the most mistreated people in this country”</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" target="_blank">Trump thinks Rachel Maddow is not attractive</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2016/11/steve-bannon-dick-cheney-darth-vader-satan-thats-power/" target="_blank">Steve Bannon admires Satan</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Is this a thing?</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.boredpanda.com/high-beam-reflective-scary-faces-decals-china/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=masproduction" target="_blank">Terrifying reflective decals</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stupid shit</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Poorlysummarized/photos/a.1029267737154813.1073741828.988342084580712/1240144649400453/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">“Merry Christmas” is the new safe space</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Poorly Summarized science</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/edible-insects-have-more-iron-than-sirloin-beef/" target="_blank">Edible insects with more iron than beef</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Eye Candy</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/11/the-japanese-museum-of-rocks-that-look-like-faces/" target="_blank">Japanese museum of rocks that look like faces</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rockface-1.jpg"><img class="alignnone wp-image-619 size-medium" src="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/rockface-1.jpg" width="100%"></a></p><p>Special Guests: Michael Winfield and Richard Manfredi.</p>
