The third episode of our weekly pop culture podcast is live for your listening enjoyment.
This week we talk The Rings of Power, National Scissoring Day, Fentanyl Candy, and some hot Olivia Wilde gossip.
Join The Antagonist Blog Managing Editor Laura J. Burns and writers John Brown Spiers, Orly Minazad, and Dustin Waters as they dazzle you with pop culture topics.
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Episode Breakdown
0:10 – Introduction to this episode.
5:12 – What’s wrong with the online discussion of this show?
11:47 – Is this show meant for people who are already fans of the Lord of the Rings series?
17:52 – The connective tissue of escapism.
29:20 – The prevalence of fentanyl in the US.
33:10 – A quick timeline of Halloween-related child drugging claims.
35:43 – Fear mongering on Halloween.
40:03 – How the local law enforcement slash fentanyl myth has gotten very overblown.
42:15 – Vaping products look like candy, just like cigarettes.
44:18 – What is the iron law of prohibition?
46:08 – Olivia Wilde served with custody papers by Jason Sudeikis reps.