Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the really weird life of the dude who killed President James Garfield. Links: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-curse-of-tecumseh/ http://touringohio.com/profiles/guiteau.html https://murderpedia.org/male.G/g/guiteau-charles.htm https://ghostsofdc.org/2012/01/25/president-garfields-assassin-charles-guiteaus-time-in-washington/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/10/this-is-the-brain-that-shot-president-james-garfield/454212/ Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

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Episode 26 - Charles J. Guiteau and the assassination of President Garfield

Wherein Biscuit and Sock talk about how terrible George Washington was and why we wouldn't actually mind if you tore down his statues. Justice for Breonna Taylor: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/justice-for-breonna-taylor Links: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2020/06/15/new-mayan-calendar-interpretation-suggests-making-the-most-of-this-week/ https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/george-washingtons-will/ https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/ten-facts-about-washington-slavery/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/jefferson/video/lives.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/16/opinion/george-washington-slave-catcher.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/george-and-martha-washington-enslaved-300-people-lets-start-with-their-names/2020/06/26/d3f7c362-b7e7-11ea-a510-55bf26485c93_story.html https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v41/n24/eric-foner/tremendous-in-his-wrath https://www.livescience.com/61919-george-washington-teeth-not-wood.html Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 25 - George Washington Was an Absolute Shitheel

Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss a man who serves and protects society getting shot by a the police who are supposed to serve and protect society. Links: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36859305 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/07/21/486869035/north-miami-police-shoot-black-man-who-was-reportedly-lying-on-the-ground?t=1592372834252 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/21/florida-police-shoot-black-man-lying-down-with-arms-in-air https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/witness-to-police-shooting-says-he-tried-to-warn-officers/ https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article91261792.html https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/06/17/north-miami-officer-jonathan-aledda-retrial/ https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/former-north-miami-police-officer-jonathan-aledda-avoids-prison-in-charles-kinsey-shooting-11210646 Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ

Episode 24 - Dumbass Cops and the Shooting of Charles Kinsey

Links: https://kutv.com/news/local/slc-protesters-ignite-the-vehicle-of-a-man-who-pointed-bow-and-arrow-at-them https://au.news.yahoo.com/george-floyd-man-with-bow-arrow-aims-protesters-080736950.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJSu2ygQlKA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcXOOaVLckg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRKYiKYknbw Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 23 - Brandon McCormick, the "All Lives Matter" Archer of Utah

Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss Jesus blood and lady chemicals... and other... weird shit. Links: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-52164358 https://thebiznews.org/2020/03/24/robertson-blames-coronavirus-on-oral-sex-lady-chemicals/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doctor-arrested-attacking-teen-girls-choking-one-apparently-not-social-n1179251 https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/japanese-man-who-threatened-to-spread-coronavirus-dies-media-1.1584522069950 https://uk.news.yahoo.com/japans-sakurajima-volcano-erupts-sending-061820146.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKapt6ovCjc5lXf0bgPxxNX6XoBDAuvrO_p5Dgz7p-7P3eCei4k_u1ZXrzpA8QcLorHWNmOByBmdHUmblh3PpLx6xVkBw408-WJJyBvGXZtZjLcu6mHZKOzyGLPOuG25bakNUDiOaByrjaUYabqXGSIpyzRnkX-xtxrxvH38toZq&utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 22 - Cuckoo for Covid-19 Part 3, Electric Boogalee

Wherein Biscuit and Sock continue the discussion of all the stupid garbage that is happening as a result of the current pandemic and people losing their minds. Links: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/02/825897966/train-engineer-says-he-crashed-in-attempt-to-attack-navy-hospital-ship-in-l-a?t=1585927464850 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/nyregion/ny-coronavirus-usns-comfort.html https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-test-kits-have-been-contaminated-with-coronavirus-says-report Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 21 - Cuckoo for Covid 19 Part Deux

Wherein Biscuit and Sock try... try real hard, to put a funny spin on some of the more crazy things to have come up as a result of the current pandemic. Links: https://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/ridiculous-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-from-5g-towers-to-extraterrestrial-origins/ https://twitter.com/Ahmadinejad1956/status/1237072414841937920 https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/11130826/coronavirus-instagram-filters-slammed-as-inappropriate/ https://www.infowarsstore.com/health-and-wellness/todays-top-sellers/superblue-fluoride-free-toothpaste-bubble-gum https://www.miamiherald.com/site-services/newsletters/coronavirus-nl/article241026086.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/nyregion/alex-jones-coronavirus-cure.html Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud

Episode 20 - Cuckoo for Covid 19

Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the thoroughly weird plan to buy a pile of inflated Middle Eastern currency and make money... somehow. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWZF3us_MTk https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2016/08/10/dinar-scam-takes-on-new-twist/#3e03a199684c https://www.learningmarkets.com/the-iraqi-dinar-scam/ https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-fans-sink-savings-into-iraqi-dinar-scam https://www.investopedia.com/articles/forex/090314/top-ten-reasons-not-invest-iraqi-dinar.asp Music: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU

Episode 19 - The Great Iraqi Dinar Scam and the Dinarians

Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the finer points of a military academy getting blitzed on a gross Christmas drink and Biscuit tests his Christmas knowledge. Marcus Crane, our charity of choice this holiday season: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mark-pobanz-markus-crane-recovery-fund Links: https://www.army.mil/article/49823/the_eggnog_riot https://bigthink.com/culture-religion/what-was-the-eggnog-riot https://www.history.com/news/when-eggnog-sparked-a-riot-at-west-point https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/72776/west-points-eggnog-riot-1826 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/egg-nog-its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-starts-a-holiday-riot-180949281/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggnog_Riot Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU I Dunno by Grapes ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 18 - The Christmas Eggnog Riot and Biscuit does Christmas trivia

Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the strange case of a militia being stalked by a cartel that sought to take them down, or at the very least rip them off. Links: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/may/02/warrant-issued-for-stevens-county-man-accused-of-p/ https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/james-russell-bolton-stevens-county-assembly-not-guilty https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/james-russell-bolton-jr-arrest-militia-stevens-county-assembly-extortion https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?destination=%2fnation%2f2019%2f05%2f06%2fmilitia-leader-raged-against-mexican-cartels-now-hes-accused-impersonating-them-extort-his-followers%2f%3f https://web.archive.org/web/20170701193546/http://www.stevenscoassembly.com/ Music: dizzy by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ By The Croft by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU I Dunno by Grapes http://ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/sNAE8-mB5lQ

Episode 17 - James "Russell" Bolton: The Militia and the Cartel

Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the UFO conspiracies that came from an actual disinformation campaign that made it worse. Links: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/exair-force-law-enforceme_b_5312650?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADQJClOvhNpGJaODrMF1nWsITcXaWn3p9g-cMIsTgfijwjIQjXsbuWhe7tvztkmD3kR9JUI78JalmHxLW43UTfcWut3R3YIE7GTLWN9gqXLvaBVMrZw60UjUW4cPsGlIz7qFosS3lAgEC39uMOPLoBHZH1ZtCr4zT3JyrqOgwaCY&guccounter=2 https://supernaturalmagazine.com/articles/the-strange-saga-of-paul-bennewitz-and-the-undergruond-alien-base-at-dulce https://web.archive.org/web/20051028151318/http://www.martiansgohome.com/smear/v47/ss000615.htm#bennewitz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_U-2_incident Music: Great Days by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/5lhZRunuJTs By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 16 - Area 51 raid, Paul Bennewitz and the UFO disinformation program

Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the incredibly poorly thought out promotion at Comiskey park that resulted in a hole blown in a field and riot police showing up. Links: https://deadspin.com/the-white-soxs-disco-demolition-riot-was-even-more-insa-1783162273 http://www.today.com/id/31832616/site/todayshow/ns/today-entertainment/t/when-disco-sucks-echoed-around-world/#.XWy6EC2B1Uc https://web.archive.org/web/20100504172447/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=behrens%2F040809 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/disco-inferno-680390.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/disco-is-dealt-death-blow-by-fans-of-the-chicago-white-sox https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzke5/disco-demolition-night-was-a-disgrace-and-celebrating-it-is-worse Music: Great Days by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/5lhZRunuJTs By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 15 - Disco Demolition Night, the time they blew a hole in a baseball field

Wherein Biscuit and Sock talk about the glorious victory of the Spanish paralympic basketball team... but something is not totally honest about it. Links: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/sep/16/gilestremlett.features11 https://www.thelocal.es/20131011/stop-playing-well-theyll-know-youre-not-disabled http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/1071059.stm https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2458715/Spanish-basketball-team-pretended-disabled-win-Paralympic-gold.html Music: Great Days by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/5lhZRunuJTs By The Croft by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma https://youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw dizzy by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0

Episode 14 - The Sydney Paralympics basketball cheating controversy

Wherein Biscuit and Sock talk about emus. Look, just listen Links: Emus Ponzi Scheme https://investorplace.com/2014/05/cheated-ponzi-schemes-bernie-madoff/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/when-emu-mania-swept-heartland-of-tamil-nadu/article4661253.ece https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Two-accused-in-emu-scam-sentenced-to-5-years-in-jail/articleshow/55344177.cms https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/8-booked-for-multi-crore-scam-in-emu-farming/article23087626.ece The Great Emu War https://nomadsworld.com/great-emu-war/ https://www.scienceabc.com/social-science/what-was-the-emu-war-of-australia-and-what-was-the-outcome.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/history/the-great-australian-emu-war.aspx Music: By The Croft by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU dizzy by Joakim Karud @joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 New Tires - Silent Partner youtu.be/VnUxw2as2YQ

Episode 13 - The Great Emu Ponzi Scheme and the Great Australian Emu War

Wherein Biscuit and Sock discuss the tale of Juicero. The overpriced piece of technology that made juice far more complicated than it needed to be. Links: https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/04/juicero-teardown-hints-at-a-very-expensively-built-product/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-04-19/silicon-valley-s-400-juicer-may-be-feeling-the-squeeze https://www.vox.com/new-money/2017/4/21/15376038/juicero-explained https://www.businessinsider.com/juicer-juicer-product-review-2017-4 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-09-08/inside-juicero-s-demise-from-prized-startup-to-fire-sale https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/01/rip-juicero-the-400-venture-backed-juice-machine/ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-39664483 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/04/juice-wars-juicero-has-sued-another-juicer-maker-for-patent-infringement/ http://www.grubstreet.com/2018/01/juicero-founder-doug-evans-now-promotes-unfiltered-raw-water.html Music: By The Croft by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/tnV_PH26SVU dizzy by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xseXbA2N6D0 Music: Not Too Cray - Huma-Huma https://youtu.be/ED8ZDdInNtw

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