Grady D and Mike B keep things light for Thursday's broadcast, stepping back from heavy news to dive into quirky trivia, random life observations, and interesting pop culture topics.
1. Political Quick Take: Fauci's Subpoena
The Take: Grady D briefly touches on political news before shifting to lighter topics. He discusses Senator Rand Paul's efforts to target Dr. Anthony Fauci, noting that Fauci pled the Fifth during a Senate subpoena.
The Commentary: Grady D points out that since Fauci holds a presidential pardon from Biden, Congress cannot touch him anyway, making threats of contempt charges feel absurd.
2. TV Shows, Vampires, and Misunderstandings
Below Deck: Mike B mentions watching Below Deck reruns on Fubo to unwind, while Grady D admits he thought the show had already ended its run.
True Blood Rewatch: Grady D shares that he and his wife restarted watching True Blood (based on the Sookie Stackhouse books). He jokes about its constant sex, blood, and supernatural lore.
The Mix-Up: Mike B confesses he always thought True Blood was a cop show, having misheard the title as "Blue Blood".
Silo & Georgia Authors: Grady D praises the Apple TV+ sci-fi series Silo (starring Rebecca Ferguson) and notes that its source novel (Wool) was written by a Georgia author.
3. Georgia Trivia & Deadwood Ties
On This Day (July 30):
1956: President Eisenhower signed "In God We Trust" into law as the official national motto. Grady D offers his perspective, noting it was pushed during the Red Scare to counter "godless communists" and argues it strays close to the First Amendment's Establishment Clause.
1961: Actor Laurence Fishburne (Morpheus in The Matrix) was born in Augusta, Georgia.
Deadwood Connections: Mike B brings up the HBO series Deadwood, sharing two fun trivia points:
Actor Timothy Olyphant is a descendant of George Vanderbilt (making him related to Anderson Cooper).
Actor Ray McKinnon (who played the reverend) hails from Adel, Georgia (Cook County).
4. Kitchen Science: Ceramic Frits & Deep Frying
The Little Black Dots: Grady D shares a fact he learned about the tiny black dots on oven doors and car windshields. Known as ceramic frits, they distribute heat evenly, prevent glass from cracking under thermal stress, and keep the exterior edge cooler.
Frying Oils: The discussion shifts to cooking habits. Grady D rails against seed oils and explains why he deep fries using lard or bacon grease ("Bacon Up") over expensive beef tallow.
Cleaning Routines: Mike B admits to hiring a bi-weekly housekeeping service, while Grady D describes his preference for old-school clean scents (and his family's shared dislike for lavender).
5. Interactive Art: "The Goodbye Line" & PostSecret
The Goodbye Line: Grady D features a story about a working payphone in the Angeles National Forest in Altadena, California. Created as an art installation by Adam Trunel and Alexis Wood, the phone lets callers record unsaid goodbyes to lost loved ones, past selves, or unfulfilled dreams.
PostSecret: Mike B compares the phone line to PostSecret, the long-running website where people mail in anonymous, deeply personal confessions on postcards. Grady D looks up the site live on air and reads out several entries.
6. Corporate Retaliation: The eBay Cyberstalking Settlement
The Case: Grady D and Mike B cover the $55.7 million settlement awarded to Ina and David Steiner (publishers of e-commerce bytes) following a 2019 cyberstalking campaign carried out by former eBay employees and executives.
The Harassment: The couple endured terrifying deliveries (a bloody pig mask, live spiders, a book on coping with a spouse's death) and online harassment over their reporting.
The Outcome: Former CEO Devin Winnig personally contributed $2 million to the payout. Grady D commends the Steiners for standing their ground and holding a massive corporation accountable.
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