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Episode 111: The Exorcism of Jonathan Van Ness

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Episode 111: The Exorcism of Jonathan Van Ness

  • Recorded: Unknown
  • Published: 2019-08-08T09:49:22+00:00

Official summary

Shawn and Danny get into the Dayton Ohio mass shooting / Cable access “Halloween Spooktacular” preparations are underway! / Tweet Text: Neil deGrasse Tyson super sucks / Shawn fights people on Facebook / Shawn is a poor communicator :( / Shawn is okay mentally / Danny cracked the code of rebellion / Mom call / Shawn gets a nice gift from listener Cubby! / Night time sky fires / Silly Storiez / Shawn got scammed by a Worm Witch / Urinal troublez / Shawn goes downtown / Spooky Stories to Tell in the Pod / James Barbuchie's Fact Check! / Clearing up Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake / The Riddle Master challenges the halfwayokay Mystery Solving Society (HMSS)

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Segments

  • Tweet Text — 0:10:50 · citation pending — The hosts introduce Tweet Text and critique Neil deGrasse Tyson's tweet comparing mass-shooting deaths with other causes, expanding into a serious discussion of guns, racism, suicide and public responses to violence.
  • Silly Storiez — 0:37:55 · citation pending — Sean tells three stories containing one truth and two falsehoods; Danny guesses the worm-tree story and is explicitly wrong, the truth is withheld, and Sean admits the promised gift did not exist.
  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Pod — 0:53:31 · citation pending — The hosts play Nathan Dan's voicemail about a drowning prediction, a supposedly good demon named Slevin and a possible shadow figure, then assess the story and propose a future truth-versus-fiction submission format.
  • Fact Checked — 1:00:57 · citation pending — James Brubaker submits a concise correction explaining that the Montreal Expos no longer exist after Danny compares microbrews with seven-dollar beers at Expos games.
  • Halfway Okay Mystery Solving Society — 1:04:51 · citation pending — HMSS accepts the Riddle Master's emailed challenge and works collaboratively through the submitted Eight Blood Freezing Crime Riddles with Answers video before declaring the mysteries solved.

Verified episode facts

  • Silly storiez result: Danny guessed that the worm/worm-tree story was true and was explicitly told he was wrong. The actual true story was withheld, no winner was declared, and Sean admitted that the promised gift did not exist.
  • Halfway okay mystery solving society result: Sean and Danny collaboratively completed the Riddle Master's submitted crime-riddle and hidden-sniper challenge; no final competitive score, winner, or prize was established.

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