COHEN PLACES! PEP with Chas and Dr Dave (Ep 158, May 17)

Chas & Dr Dave discuss The Bradman of Wasted Money, Ron DeSantis' Fingering, and The 1800-SMILES Stadium of the 20s
2:41 - Grateful For (ABC MakeUp/Comeuppance for Gaetz Mates)
9:13 - Correspondence (Camping/ Tapeworm/ Vietnam War/Eurovision/Comedy Songs)
36:08 - NYT/Siena Disaster Poll for Biden
59:20 - Stats Nugget (Biggest Money Wasters)
1:06:48 - Trump Hush Money Trial Latest
1:34:34 - Trump’s Fundraiser With Oil Men
1:42:39 - RFK Jr on Abortion/Vaccines
1:55:59 - DeSantis Bans Lab-Grown Meat
2:18:51 - Chas Unleashed (Israeli Weapons Hold/Human Rights Report)
SHOW NOTES/HOMEWORK
All The Comedy Songs I Talked About:
* Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - The Math Of Love Triangles • The Math of Love Trian...
* Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Let’s Generalize About Men • Let's Generalize About...
* Simpsons - When I Was 17 (I Drank Some Very Good Beer) • The Simpsons - Homer's...
* The Lonely Island - Jack Sparrrow • Jack Sparrow (feat. Mi...
* The Lonely Island - Shy Ronnie • Shy Ronnie (ft. Rihanna)
* The Lonely Island - Shy Ronnie Part 2 • Shy Ronnie 2: Ronnie &...
* I Think You Should Leave - The Bones Are Their Money vimeo.com/359233381
* Extras - David Bowie Song • David Bowie - Extras (...
THE (UPDATED) DR DAVE BOOK CLUB MASTERLIST:
* Robert Plunket - My Search For Warren Harding (Mentioned 1:49:12, Ep 158)
* Ian Lambot & Greg Girard - City of Darkness Revisited (Mentioned 39:25, Ep 157)
* Max Chafkin - The Contrarian (Mentioned 32:18, Ep 155)
* Claire Conner - Wrapped In The Flag (Mentioned 31:42, Ep 155)
* Rita Abrahamsen, Mike Williams et al - Global Right (Mentioned 31:12, Ep 155)
* Philip Gorski and Samuel Perry - The Flag And The Cross (Mentioned 30:49, Ep 155)
* Cynthia Miller-Idriss - Hate In The Homeland (Mentioned 30:10, Ep 155)
* Cory Doctorow & Rebecca Giblin - Chokepoint Capitalism (Mentioned 34:55, Ep 150)
* Elizabeth Ingleson - Made In China (Mentioned 31:50, Ep 150)
* John Corrigan - Religious Intolerance, America, and the World (Mentioned 1:16:18, Ep 141)
* Gérard Prunier - From Genocide to Continental War (Mentioned 48:18, Ep 141)
* Liu Cixin, - The Three Body Trilogy (Mentioned 1:11:04, Ep 136)
* Tilman Allert - The Hitler Salute (Mentioned 22:03, Ep 134)
* Philip Roth - Nemesis (Mentioned 1:56, Ep 133)
*Joshua Cohen - The Netanyahus
* Zeke Faux - Number Go Up
* Michael Paul Rogin - The Intellectuals and McCarthy
* Cathy Kramer - The Politics of Resentment
* Naomi Klein - Doppelganger
* Maria Bamford - Sure, I'll Join Your Cult
* Wendy Brown - States Of Injury
* Corey Robin. - The Reactionary Mind
* Patricia Lockwood - No One Is Talking About This
* David Cay Johnston - The Making of Donald Trump
* Jane Mayer - Dark Money
* Harry Frankfurt - On Bullshit
* Stephen King - The Dead Zone
* Elle Hardy - Beyond Belief
* Federico Finchelstein - From Fascism to Populism in History
* Robert Jervis - Why Intelligence Fails
* Alex Haley and Malcolm X - The Autobiography of Malcolm X
* Jonathan Haidt - The Righteous Mind
* David Graeber - Debt: The First 5000 Years
* Jerry L. Mashaw - Creating The American Administrative Constitution
* Brian Balogh - A Government Out of Sight
* Paul Connerton - How Societies Remember
* Paul Connerton - How Modernity Forgets
* Catherine Green and Sarah Catherine Gilbert - Vaxxers
* John Zaller - The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
* Matthew Karp - This Vast Southern Empire
* Robert Fatton - The Guise of Exceptionalism
* Anatol Lievin - Climate Change and the Nation State: The Realist Case
* James Alfred Aho - The Politics of Righteousness
* The substack that Dr Dave apparently plagiarises liberally from! luke.substack.com/
* James Beverley - God's Man in the White House
* Jane Chi Hyun Park - Yellow Future
* Matthias Gardell - In The Name of Elijah Muhammad
* Gosta Esping-Andersen - The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
* Suzanne Mettler - The Submerged State
* Brendon O'Connor - Anti-Americanism and American Exceptionalism
* James Morone - Hellfire Nation
* Nathan Kalmoe - With Ballots and Bullets
* Winnifred Fallers Sullivan - The Impossibility of Religious Freedom
* Mary L. Trump - Too Much And Never Enough
* Richard Cooke - Tired of Winning
* Jon Ronson - So You've Been Publicly Shamed
* Rodney Tiffen, Ross Gittins, Anika Gauja, David Smith, Brendon O'Connor - How America Compares
* Tony Horwitz - Confederates In the Attic
* Ghassan Hage - White Nation
* George Lakoff - Women, Fire and Dangerous Things
* George Lakoff - Metaphors We Live By
* Michelle Alexander - The New Jim Crow
* Alex S. Vitale - The End of Policing
* Dave Cullen - Parkland: Birth of a Movement
* Thomas Sugrue - The Origins of the Urban Crisis
* Rick Pearlstein - The Invisible Bridge
* Rick Pearlstein - Before the Storm
* Rick Pearlstein - Nixonland
* Brian Doherty - Radicals for Capitalism
* Leon Festinger, Henry W. Riecken, Stanley Schachter - When Prophecy Fails

[@skyworxx]

Just wanted to say it was a pleasant surprise to see Dr Dave on TV (and wish John Barron a speedy recovery).

[@Dinki-Di]

I second that.

[@jamescurry6798]

Watching Dr Dave made me realize how hard it must be to be on TV with a teleprompter and not default to my "I'm contemplatively reading something" face. As in, when I am reading a book I would find it incredibly difficult to smile or not let my face fall into an emotionless mildly concerned look. Side note: perhaps this is how Tucker Carlson ended up with his signature "I'm confused" look. Would love to see what his face does when he reads a book to compare! Haha

[@samuelese22]

💯

[@CatastrophicalPencil]

​@@jamescurry6798 I think you're right - Carlson likely doesn't write his own stuff or even read it beforehand. Just punch the clock, fix your bowtie and sit in the chair.

[@alecmcconnell9629]

It was an awesome surprise followed by the jarring shock of not having the disclaimer at the start!

[@susanwood1445]

Loved seeing Dr Dave on Planet America. Missed being grateful and the disclaimer .

[@0rganicflux]

I listened to the Amicus podcast about SCOTUS discussing presidential immunity… I’m grateful that Chas and Dave are able to delineate the ramifications of the case without flipping out and having a panic attack. I love the grounded, object views on PEP, so precious and important today.

[@rajismiley8937]

THANKS SO MUCH for playing a song from the 'flight of the Concordes' they where seriously brilliant, and hard to top when it comes to comedy music.

[@ListenToPumpkinMusic]

DR DAVE IN THE HOUSE DR DAVE IN THE PLANET AMERICA HOUSE

[@--enyo--]

🤌

[@KellieSuttle]

"We shouldn’t get so cynical that we don't even talk about it." That's nice. :)

[@StephanieMiln]

Best surprise to see Dave on Planet America. Dave squared -Great job !!!

[@PhasmaEx]

Well done on your second Planet America appearance Dr Dave! You did very well.

[@Josh-bu2wz]

Now that we've had Dr Dave host Planet America, when's the PEP with Chas & Guest PEPcaster John Barron episode dropping?

[@pepwithchasanddrdave]

Haha, i'm not sure John will be turning up on PEP anytime soon. Not sure he's one for hanging around the ABC for an extra 2.5 hrs! - chas

[@tropicalgardenvlogs]

Rare double dose of Dr Dave

[@tomstruct]

I saw They Might Be Giants in Hobart around 2013 and they included a brief puppet show. It was surreal. And surely we zany eccentric peppers are TISM fans?

[@corknessy]

Chas, adding “What a great shame” that the Vatican never entered Eurovision was so short and understated. 😂😂😂😂 I can’t stop thinking of the possibilities. AI might be good on this.

[@--enyo--]

The Vatican needs to be in Eurovision. This year they wouldn’t have even been the most controversial candidate.

[@alexandermersiades7208]

*Medical correspondence/correction* Chas, in this episode you linked the immunosuppressive effects of some intestinal parasites for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) to be protective for infections. IBD is not infective, it's an autoimmune condition - the body’s immune system is attacking itself. The parasites have an immunosuppressive effect, which prevents the immune system from attacking itself. These parasites would secrete immunosuppressive chemicals to protect itself from the body's immune system, which may also protect other microorganisms from the immune system, thus resulting in an increased risk of infection.

[@pseudonym8791]

I think that the confusion came in because of the reference to the cameraman working with David Attenborough who was attempting to prevent gastroenteritis. Like Chase, I was unable to find anything about this either. Seems counterintuitive at first glance - unless there is a species of tapeworm that secretes anti-amoebic / anti-bacterial chemicals in order to reduce competition for nutrients but I’ve not been able to find reports of that so far. Mosley swallowed the tapeworms in order to provide direct observation of a live tapeworm infection, not for any other purpose as far as I can tell from reading the article referenced...

[@tomstruct]

Thanks so much Chas for flogging yourself (and Dr Dave) so long yesterday. Love the unleashing

[@Saurkraut_6]

Huge props to Dave for suppressing the yeah, yeps and yes's on the fire side chat. They were sorely missed and it can't have been easy...

[@campbellgorrie5288]

Let's go Dr Dave Great to see you on Planet America

[@SuperTed588]

This is probably the first time I’ve ever done the homework. Thanks guys and to those who fuel you with such absurdity :D

[@TimLemonPepperWet]

Well done Dr Dave! You did a fantastic job on the telly! Can’t wait for Planet Britain 🤞🏼

[@tombesson7293]

The Danish commune you mentioned in your correspondence section reminded me of the constitutional peasant in the Monty Python movie, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". I'd vote for them.

[@paulyoung8667]

Help, help, I'm being repressed! (my msg tone for 20 years).

[@mikhailfilitov1479]

Comedy music - I'm slightly shocked the spectacular Tim Minchin didn't get a mention! I've got an especially strong soft spot for him as he's from my (former) home of Perth. While I'm thinking of it Bo Burnham's comedy songs are very in vogue with some of my fellow millennials. Tim's music in particular is definitely comedy, they aren't short and they're definitely good (wordplay, real messages, emotional range).

[@paulyoung8667]

You are spot on (and I forgot also). "Prejudice" must be the best comedy song ever.

[@Digosaurus]

Presidents II is a perfect album 🔥 All killer no filler. Amazing production, song writing and pacing. Don't be a coward Dave, get on board with the dopeness.

[@rogergreen9861]

On a serious note, re the possible want of Asian police in NSW, it may have been a decision recognising the threat of possible reprisals in the community against known family members, etc. We had problems at the DPP in the early 2000s finding interpreters from a particular African nation for that very reason.

[@simonblack191]

I’m sure a lot of people have brought this up in regards to long comedy songs, but I just wanted to mention Bo Burnham too. You didn’t seem to spend enough time talking about comedy songs this week, so if you need more content, make sure you mention him, he’s genius

[@GraemeWilliams-ds1ti]

I’m impressed with the way you soldered on with the tissues Chad Your the man Graeme

[@GraemeWilliams-ds1ti]

Chas

[@user-mu9tn4on7w]

Just a grammar/geographical correction here from a 15+ year geography teacher; Asia covers from the Ural Mountains in Russia (Istanbul is in Asia and Europe) over to Pacific Ocean. So when you say Asians, you include Russians, Turks, Indians, Pakistanis etc. so ‘East Asians’ or ‘south East Asians’ is more appropriate.

[@danielnarbett]

Thanks Chas for closing the loop on the 'campaign vs personal' motivation hush money issue :) And, yeah, the little thread it leaves for the Supreme Court to pull on is disturbing

[@purplebaron5398]

#33 posting every podcast until we get Planet Britain

[@BulBobSpongiopants]

Disappointed Chas didn’t get the graphics dept. at ABC to do a title sequence this week.

[@gorbyteardownthiswall]

Just highlighting that DeSantis' podium proclaims "Save Our Beef", or "SOB", which seems descriptive of the presentation

[@jasonlast7091]

I feel the need to weigh in quite late on music correspondence with another of countless exceptions to Dave’s very good and low stakes rule about comedy songs. Locally grown Melbourne band from the eastern suburbs - TISM have produced many great full length comedy hits such as Greg! The stop sign!, (He’ll never be an) Ol’ Man River, Five yards, defecate on my face, Phillip Ruddock blues, and many others (feels criminal what I’m leaving out). But my reason for mention is their astoundingly funny 40min comedy rock opera “2Pot Screama” which if you haven’t heard is worth a listen. If Jesus was a comedic musician this would have been his sermon on the mount.

[@paulyoung8667]

Can't believe I forgot about TISM (and The Beards, Tim Minchin). Yeh, there are some good comedy songs out there. TISM may fit in Chas's quirky section though?

[@jasonlast7091]

@@paulyoung8667>Tism may fit in Chas’ quirky section Thats probably a fair point I just don’t think quirky was very well defined. They’re definitely quirky, but so is Lonely Island and just about any comedy songwriter. I’d place TISM as ‘quirky’ but also predominately satire. I’m glad you mentioned Mr. Minchin, what a brilliant comedy songwriter with great full length songs. Thank you god, inflatable you… just brilliant. The fact that he plays on stage in bare feet however, also a little quirky.

[@BulBobSpongiopants]

There’s no denying that musically, TISM are atrocious. Painful boorish tedious synth tracks.

[@SkandiaAUS]

Who can forget classics like "Defecate on my face"

[@paulyoung8667]

@@jasonlast7091 yep, agree. And I do believe Minchin's "prejudice" is the best comedy song ever...

[@robertfraser9551]

The last section on the gaza war was the most interesting and informative part of the whole podcast !!!

[@cz.gazz.]

Don’t worry Chas, I’m with you on tents. More of a swag man personally

[@rajismiley8937]

Dave u did a good job on tv, jb may appreciate your camo's

[@jordiscreationstation]

As a musician and performer, are we distinguishing between comedy songs or comedy acts? Think Axis of Awesome, Lano & Woodley, Bo Burnham & Bill Bailey etc. These acts are massively successful and I feel like what makes them funny is that you get to experience the delivery as opposed to interpreting inflection in audio. If Germaine Clement from flight if the concord's head wasn't involved in the listening experience it might be significantly less funny on the first listen.

[@petermcinnes5575]

Haven’t watched Planet America of any variety in a long while. But I couldn’t resist given this was such an unexpected crossover event. Was it because I wanted to catch the train wreck of the man who famously never watches the Planet? In the end I was sadly disappointed he even smiled Chas!

[@wild-hourthegamecat1266]

I did it!!! 3 hours, I may have slept though some of it😅. Get well soon Chaz, you don't sound so well, damn, you're a trooper, well done you, getting through 3 hours, you are dedicated, no denying that.😊

[@UserofYouTube2]

As a new Marylander, I was so happy to hear Dr. Dave talk about David Trone wasting his much money! Even before getting to that point, I was hoping to ask the two of you if you had anything thoughts about the Maryland race for Senate (especially since former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan has come out as pro-choice, which makes a path to victory slightly less inevitable for Angela Alsobrooks).

[@Dinki-Di]

I’d like to see Larry Hogan do well. Friends in Maryland tell me he is a decent person- a rare quality in politics these days!

[@grasher513]

Chas, regarding the car ride story. As one of your thousands of silent therapists, can I point out it's hard being a parent and I recommend voice coaching or pineapple juice.

[@rickbates9232]

Brutal review from your dad! You were fine, I didn't have any issues.

[@Tonko369]

I wonder where Garfunkel and Oates falls on the comedy song scale.

[@tomstruct]

Thanks peppers! Been years since we saw Dave on the PA panel 🎉

[@davidupton8484]

As always gr8 work guys. Just some more about MMT. When researching UBI it was inevitable that the subject of MMT came up as a major competitor to UBI was Job Guarantee or JG. If the govt were to implement JG they would need to create Infrastructure projects which in turn create jobs BUT would need to release new money to fund these new wages. It was a sort of way of saying that the new Gold Standard is infrastructure spending and whilst this is accredited to the new Modern Monetary Theory or MMT, the practice has been used more than occasionally in the world for umpteen years including in Australia back in the 1940s and 50s to construct the Countries s considerable National Railways project by way of simply printing money to pay the workers wages. Thanks more to come

[@simonblack191]

I’d love to hear some more about why Dave doesn’t want to eat lab grown meat. If the meat is, on a cellular level, exactly the same as naturally grown meat, it saves animal lives and is better for the environment, what is the issue?

[@HairyNumbNuts]

So for once Dr. Dave had to watch the TV show!

[@Josh-bu2wz]

With regards to the ongoing comedy songs correspondence, I think one that's gone unmentioned that needs credit is Get On The Beers by Mashd N Kutcher, which is a full 3 minutes of music that's both an objectively good song and objectively funny regardless of one's (often very strong) views on Dan Andrews.

[@Josh-bu2wz]

An honourable mention should go to Pauline Pantsdown for I Don't Like It, although whether that's an objectively good song or objectively funny is up for debate.

[@liamschulzrules]

Birdhouse in you soul is now randomly in my YT feed

[@HairyNumbNuts]

Wiki... "A dome is a feature in structural geology where a circular part of the Earth's surface has been pushed upward, tilting the pre-existing layers of earth away from the center. In technical terms, it consists of symmetrical anticlines that intersect each other at their respective apices."

[@Zei33]

Bruce Rivers has also said from the start that they only have to prove that the campaign was even a small part of his motive for paying her off. So a lot of lawyers are taking that interpretation.

[@tombulmer254]

Is it no surprise on the Dem senate/house race uptick with RNC funds no longer going toward down ticket races? Dems are having a massive fund boost and probably spending it in the right places.

[@paulyoung8667]

Very good point. Though it does still highlight Biden issue as well.

[@lachlanheslop7778]

30:31 In regards to comedy songs, where does something like horrible histories sit? They often had quite long songs, many of which I remember quite fondly. Is sneaking education into comedy songs the foolproof method?

[@thomasedwards3299]

When you are mega rich 'spending all that money' does not necessarily feel like spending all that money. Plus the secondary gains beyond votes -business networks, influence, swinging big d factor etc - are not inconsequential. Chas you have a youthful engaging voice - hope it recovers soon.

[@andehpants]

Loved the stats nugget Dr Dave. I'm curious on how Clive Palmer would compare.

[@AchtungAffen]

Everybody loved the good Dr. on Planet America. I did too, but I sure do love me some John Barron too. Different strokes I guess. I heard the good Dr. talking about Herr Mises, wonder if it's in the orbit of this planetary show to ask what he thinks about the current president of Argentina, who claims to be an apostle of Mises, Rothbard, Friedman, Hayek and other likings too.

[@Ben-yh3dm]

Love the latest PEPisode. Does Dr Dave any vegan sausage brand recommendations?

[@tomstruct]

Possibly unrelated but I met some south Korean mums when I was teaching English to their early high school aged kids in 2009 and quite a few of them had removed their eyebrows and replaced them with tattoos. Tattoos of eyebrows that is. Just like swoosh eyebrow shapes in silhouette. I had to subtly ask if they had been through chemotherapy but no it was an aesthetic decision.

[@avus-kw2f213]

1:55 finally I was getting scared he was speaking on behalf

[@rogergreen9861]

Re Biden polling: I unavoidably posited him in the Jimmy Carter role post-Nixon, a genial relief from the hassles of Watergate and Vietnam, tailor-made to follow Trump. One term later and a shiny Reagan blitzed blah Jimmy, but didn't Biden run on a promise to stand only once? Anyone voting for him 4 years ago on that basis was surely not signing up for twice.

[@rogergreen9861]

Re meat politics: The Duke, stampedes, land rushes, guys in black hats...all meat-based plotlines, meaning remakes would be problematic if lab meat gets a toehold after first growing a toe. No way a herd of scientists is as visually compelling.

[@FakeNameJones]

Chas we're you involved in the making of Andrew Hansen's comedy songs on The Chaser?

[@pepwithchasanddrdave]

I wrote a couple of lines on a few of them. But Andrew largely co-wrote them with Chris. - chas

[@rogergreen9861]

Doug Burgum Don Bradman LOOK AT THE INITIALS, PEOPLE. It all makes sense.

[@miscsloan8834]

The meat thing reminds me of a Boston Legal episode where a governer(?) tries to ban red meat because of mad cow disease. Like the judge in that I think Ron is being a bit of a nansy pansy.

[@tomstruct]

POTUS band did a good cover of Video Killed The Radio Star for The Wedding Singer soundtrack

[@tomstruct]

Music & style guide correspondence: Chas I think you mean timestamps on the video, time signatures are musical in nature

[@pepwithchasanddrdave]

lolol. Thanks for helping me look less foolish, tomstruct! Speaking English would definitely be an upgrade for me! - chas

[@dodgestregis4990]

Ever hear of the genre "chap hop"

[@rogergreen9861]

Re comedy songs, can we all agree to blame Allan Sherman for Weird Al? I WAS LITERALLY WRITING THAT AS YOU SAID THE VERY THING.

[@rogergreen9861]

Oh wow then I was writing comparison between parody and you nailed it. Pepper status acquired.

[@LewisF451]

Shaved eyebrows doesnt nessesarily mean "shaved off"

[@travismatheson2884]

I feel I need to defend the Presidents of the United States of America (PUSA for fans) While I concede that many people may not like them to suggest they were a straight comedy band is incorrect and that they only had a limited number of good songs is unfair. I do agree that Volcano is one of their better songs, but to disagree with Dr Dave, Tiki God is also a great song. I would also add that Lunatic to Love, Bug City, Toob Amplifier & Mach 5 are also great songs from “The Presidents of the United States of America II” It is my preferred album of theirs, so Dr Dave, I think your younger brother is onto something. Although Chaz is right that Lump is probably their “signature” song.

[@fatcityarchitect]

Time for the Chas “great moments in fashion” review 4. Planet America - 15th May 2024. ‘Youth for Kennedy” including portrait JFK 1960 campaign on a white shirt - rated 5/10. Planet America Fireside Chat - 17th May 2024. ‘Dan Quayle for President’ on white t shirt, a brief presidential campaign for 2000 that never made it out of 1999, felt sick in my mouth from the very concept- rated 2/10. Planet Extra Podcast - 18th May 2024. Polo shirt in maroon with black collar, no logo that I could see/identify - rated 4/10.

[@fatcityarchitect]

Lab Grown Meat. Let’s skip the beef, lamb, pork and chicken. There are already industries for that. What I want from lab grown meat is the stuff we can’t get. All we need is the tiniest sample, a bit of unambiguously non-harmful collection of tissue, and then we are off to the races. From the tv show QI archive, it is said that one of the best foods ever was the giant tortoise from places such as the Galapagos Islands. That’s what we should be growing. I want to try that! Similarly, one of the rarest fishes in the world is the Coelacanth, known from the fossil record and thought to be extinct….and then someone pulled one out of the depths of the India Ocean. I will have that as a lab grown fillet with a beer batter. And finally, the taboo food…..yes, its human…..but not just any human. I want to eat the Spice Girls. Let’s face it they have probably marketed everything else. And they so easily lend themselves to the menu and recipes. Ginger?.....…Thai stir fry with ginger. Scary?....... definitely a curry, maybe a vindaloo. Baby?......any dish that would otherwise use veal. Sporty?.......lots of lean and healthy options out there. Which just leaves Posh……which I might not bother with. Let’s face it, from the ‘all of the above’; I am clearly not on a diet.

[@rogergreen9861]

Re mixed motive: the nonsense of the argument that there can be only one purpose clearly has been rejected, and so is the concept that a legally benign intention existing alongside an illegal one "cleanses" it somehow. Mens rea and overt acts in furtherance of the plan cannot be stood in front of while pointing at his marriage.

[@dodgestregis4990]

Texas?

[@pseudonym8791]

...sorry, forgot to add the most fascinating crossover in the Venn diagram between medicine and politics: the parasite manipulation hypothesis. It’s a rabbit hole and a half to go down but the theory goes that parasites may be able to change host behaviour, for example Toxoplasmosis gondii infection in rats is seen to cause an increase in risk-taking behaviour, aggression and reduced awareness of danger which therefore increases the likelihood of the infected rat being caught and consumed by a cat, the definitive host of the parasite. If humans are similarly affected by T. gondii or other parasites, it follows that social and political movements may in part be influenced by the presence of parasitic infection in influential individuals or groups of individuals. Mind you, the same could be said regarding environmental pollutants such as lead.. Hope your nose gets better Chas! Sorry, not licensed to provide medical advice in the comments section apart from saying take a well-deserved rest!

[@neilrobau1]

In defense of Al Yankavic's comedy song Eat It, a parody of Michael Jackson's Beat It: This has bite as a pastiche, making the original message (if you are black in the US and you happen to be at the scene of a criminal act, even completely uninvolved, you are best advised to quit the scene immediately) emotionally more understandable to whites (it's like your mother's cooking, often there's nothing you can do, you just have to eat it).

[@MikeHunt-rw4gf]

Algorithm.

[@Zei33]

I don’t think even most democrats would support full term abortions. I think such an extreme position can only hurt him. The democrat position is realistic enough that I doubt people would be swayed to go even further with it.

[@rogergreen9861]

Fresh controversy or inconsequential view? Let the future decide but Bare Naked Ladies ripped off Frank Woodley's idea and rode it to sitcom theme money.

[@avus-kw2f213]

1:51:54 Russia got the vaccine 1st

[@avus-kw2f213]

2:54:16 just noticed WT@ Is wrong with his eyes looks like a panda

[@paulyoung8667]

he's crook as and doesn't know it...

[@itmephoebe]

Also terrible lighting, and Chas refuses to sleep 😂

[@BenBushing-ns5pr]

Chas I too absolutely love I think you should leave and I can concur that “the bones are their money” song. Is a comedy song for the ages. I also remember a parody of the “sunscreen song” that explains all the multitude of ways you can use the word “fuck” in a sentence. I’ve tried to find it recently but was not successful. Love you guys. Keep peppy

[@paulyoung8667]

You mean the one usually attributed to Python (or Carlin)? It's great, but more spoken word than song.

[@paulyoung8667]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqWbkHuvl82Aa7M

[@BenBushing-ns5pr]

@@paulyoung8667 I just checked out the Carlin one. It’s the one but it was put to the music of the sunscreen song by someone. Thanks for clearing that up for me! Peppers really are the best people

[@paulyoung8667]

@@BenBushing-ns5pr I'm wondering if you are thinking of "not the sunscreen song" by John Safran? (trust me on the winny blues...). Again, more spoken word.

[@paulyoung8667]

P.S. I still haven't discovered who is behind the sketch/audio on versatility of the Fword... it is brilliant though.

[@ripvanwando]

Requesting professional pep commentary on the new generation of ai comedy songs. I was a hater, then i heard "I glued my balls to my butthole again". The juxtaposition of genre and lyrics is better than any weird al hands down lol. Yet, not as good as manual reharmonisation/lyric edits, like "Be (!) Worry, Don't (!) Happy". Or as good as Germaine's performance on the Rick n Morty Moonmen song. Or any rick n morty song. My first CD was "im a bloke" (the 'im a b1tch' parody). Aged like milk. My old favourite is Signing Emo by MC Lars, which nailed the trends at the time. His Poe tribute Mr Raven was cool too. Kinda dated and corny now. I saw Jon Lajoie at unibar back in the day. Probably good he moved on to tv. The undisputed masters of music comedy are Tenacious D. Their magnum opus is the original HBO Songs. Its up on yt.

[@ripvanwando]

Oh and shame on me, then there's the greatest comedy music series of all time - Metalocalypse.

[@yeah.cheers]

Absolutely loved seeing Dave on the Fireside Chat, well done Dave. I remember sharing onto the Facebook page years ago that proto-PEP with Dave on Planet America back in 2012. It was great to get a part 2 to that.

[@lizryan513]

Yes, I remember it - it was called The Extra back then, and Dave wore a suit!

[@avus-kw2f213]

58:20 what about North Korea ?

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1:42:10 or a teapot based sport

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2:24:45 only the border crossings

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Personally, I've never been a big fan of meat. The idea of eating something that used to be inside a living body is just icky to me. 🤢 However, as Dr. Dave eloquently demonstrated, there are a lot of people for whom that's no problem. I've never been especially excited about lab-grown meat because it's still ultimately animal muscle, and I suppose it seemed like a thing for people like Dr. Dave, who can't stand the idea of giving up meat, rather than for people like me, who are happy to eat vegetable-based substitutes. However, I'm reading a Shonen Jump manga right now called Kemonokuni (Beastland), one of the themes of which is how lab-grown meat can save animals from the tortures of factory farming. It's also got a fantasy element wherein the meat is grown from the cells of the goddess Amaterasu, rather than from cows, and so it's extra delicious. That story's really warmed me up to the idea of lab-grown meat and made me curious about it. Whenever I read this manga, it makes me hope that one day, lab-grown meat can become a cheap and easy way to replace most of the meats in our diet, and that most meat-lovers and meat-reticents alike can come together on this issue and enjoy all the climate-friendly, ethical meat we want. (This is not calling out Dr. Dave specifically. I imagine there will always be people who want natural meat only. That's fine. As long as MOST people are willing to eat lab-grown meat, and as long as lab-grown meat is as easily available as barn-grown meat, that would make all the difference needed.) I think my experience really goes to show how important your cultural milieu is in shaping opinions you don't already feel strongly about though. That's why it's so frustrating to see lawmakers trying to whip up a frenzy against lab-grown meat. That message will filter through and make some people more reluctant to try the meat if it ever reaches the market in the U.S. (and probably harder for it to reach the market in the first place). And all the politicians would have to do to not be potentially actively harmful is shut up. 🙄

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15:28 Australia will always be British in my heart

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16s Music is the best (1600)

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Voice was worse in unleashed. U r a masochist.😢