Episode 53: ‘HIV-positive Children Party Crashers’, with Special Guest Scott Hofmeister
Summary: <p>Starbucks releases an anti-Christmas coffee cup, Tim Kaine’s positive demeanor gets on Mike’s nerves, Scott passes on the office of POTUS, Sarma Melngailis becomes a runaway fugitive, and the guys consider expensive skeleton art exhibitions as an alternative to burial or cremation.</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/Mindthunderadio" target="_blank">MindThunder Radio’s almost entirely inactive Twitter account </a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Follow-up</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.factcheck.org/2016/10/trumps-bogus-voter-fraud-claims/" target="_blank">Fact checking Trump’s voter fraud claims</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/26/brigham-young-the-preeminent-mormon-college-announces-new-amnesty-policy-for-sexual-assault-victims/" target="_blank">BYU does the right thing with amnesty</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Trumped up</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a47920/donald-trump-watch/" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Watch” the polls</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/2/1590311/-The-Andrew-Wakefield-Donald-Trump-bromance" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Levi Quackenboss and Trump</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.complex.com/life/2016/10/trump-crashed-charity-event-macarena-didnt-donate" target="_blank">Trump crashes child HIV event without donating</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" target="_blank">Trump and Kathy Lee Gifford</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">War on Christmas</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/starbucks-cups-controversy_uk_5819c4b0e4b0a4d17c49fa40" target="_blank">Starbucks loves terrorism and hates Christmas</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stupid Shit</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Poorlysummarized/photos/a.1029267737154813.1073741828.988342084580712/1227480150666903/?type=3&theater" target="_blank">It appears that hating Tim Kaine is a thing</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Wait What?</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/how-sarma-melngailis-became-a-runaway-fugitive" target="_blank">How the Queen of vegan cuisine became a runaway fugitive</a></li> </ul> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Eye Candy</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/11/a-life-size-graphite-skeleton-that-vibrates-to-draw-itself-into-nothingness/" target="_blank">Graphite skeleton that draws itself into nothingness</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BatleSkeleton_07.jpg"><img class="alignnone wp-image-606 size-medium" src="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/BatleSkeleton_07.jpg" width="100%"></a></p><p>Special Guest: Scott Hofmeister.</p>
