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Episode 854 - Medbed Bugs feat. Alex Nichols (7/29/24)
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Felix and Alex provide some Olympics commentary by reviewing the last few Assassin’s Creed games. Plus, a return of our Animal News segment with a discussion of how much screen time captive gorillas should get. Then: Republicans get “weird,” Megyn Kelly critiques Kamala’s rise to power, Trump seems like he’s running out of gas, and Israel gets a January 6 by people demanding their soldiers’ freedom to commit sexual violence. Finally, a reading series on the phenomenon of “medbeds” and the people who hope Trump will unleash unlimited free space healing technology.
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[@vitaminwater9662]

Conservatives after a 100 slur combo: "STOP CALLING ME WEIRD"

[@kappadarwin9476]

Yeah the whole weird thing is a heavy blow because its simple and laymen use it. It works better than deplorable.

[@MrJohndoakes]

My response to conservatives is, which party is tied to Charles Koch's ALEC group and the Cato Foundation he pays for? Not the Dems, that is your thing, and it's weird that you are so dependent on a coal/oil/petrochemical billionaire who also allowed Holocaust denial articles in a special yearly "historical revisionism" issue of "Reason" magazine during the 1970s. That's weird. And why are you tied to a secretive Christian Nationalist "Ziklag Project" that wants to Jesusify everything in the US? That's also pretty weird.

[@joshuamarx8209]

Problem is that the Democrats might have waited too long to do it.. I mean let's not pretend that it wouldn't have been just as effective in 2016 as it seems to be now...

[@jman7826]

I’ve invented a new Psyop: by making noises with my mouth, I can put the ideas in my head into someone else’s, essentially brainwashing them

[@thextopher]

I'm havin' a thought syndrome

[@Gum_Cuzzler]

Did it work?

[@lmackenzie9198]

AAAAAAAAHHHHHH I'M GOING SCHIZO!!

[@nasty_jazz]

now this is diabolical

[@Freiheit1232]

I love Felixs voice.... makes me think of an Ostrich with a lisp

[@BigHomieGayAss1917]

This is the real antisemitism

[@RileyRobertson-oi4fo]

Alex Nichols should just be officially brought onto the roster. Dude just lands 3's from all over the court and has more energy than Will/Felix seem to (Not that I dislike them or anything, I get it they've been doing the show for almost ten years it's probably not all that thrilling anymore)

[@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw]

Real utility player

[@mc5967]

I want to see whst he looks like to see if he's hot tbh

[@UntoTheBreach24]

These "medbeds" are just the scraps. We've actually had the technology to make health packs, even respec potions, for years now.

[@valentinchappa6702]

I'd like to respec my stats

[@jeremy____5747]

My left testicle is red for Health and my right one is blue for Mana

[@UntoTheBreach24]

@@jeremy____5747 the top secret government "diegetic body HUD" program.......the Nut-HUD....................codename: DIABLO-2...... ...............................................

[@CMike44]

I'm a "go back to your own country" guy but only for Australian Olympic swimmers that exclusively train in the US

[@Virjunior01]

You're gonna have so much electricity you'll have to buy a second fridge, box some up and put it in the attic, hide some inside your mattress, put it underneath your bathroom sink...

[@PlushLordOfTheSeas]

sometimes I'm kinda sad I don't have it in me to grift idiots with magic medbed golden tickets

[@kingofsting19]

The right complaining that "the 'weird' comments amount to a popularity contest" just betrays their keen awareness of the fact that they'd always lose one.

[@WheresMyInhaler]

It’s something that only works on woman. Men don’t make decisions based of something as trivial as “your weird”.

[@kazumahazeuzumaki]

​@@WheresMyInhalerWhat a weird thing to say.

[@kingofsting19]

@@WheresMyInhaler You haven't heard about incel mass shootings? lol

[@NShomebase]

​@WheresMyInhaler I bet women call you weird a lot and you're having a real hard time connecting the dots right now.

[@Praisethesunson]

​@@NShomebaseHe threw a rock so you burned his house down. Well done.

[@TerrenceNowicki]

Felix's Bill Maher impression just made me realize how much Bill Maher sounds like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs.

[@thisoldboy4111]

JD Vance looks and acts like Zach Galifianakis is playing him

[@shanemac1646]

Now this is what I call being gay and pod racing!

[@tconnolly1tc]

The post WWII economy is the boomer version of a participation trophy.

[@augustgurtisen]

The medbed segment reminded me of a version of a hyperbaric chamber my creation scientist grandfather used to talk about. It could cure anything as it recreated the atmospheric conditions of the garden of eden. Higher atmosphere, oxygen, humidity.

[@Backinblackbunny009]

Wow, I remember hearing about those during my internet atheist days. I'm kinda horrified that was a decade ago now💀

[@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw]

I feel like someone could get pretty good health insurance from the HBO adaptation of a scifi-fantasy book that involves the concept of the Adamic hyperbaric bed. So I guess in that sense the bed can cure diseases.

[@ananousous]

How else could people live far into their hundreds during Biblical times?

[@Backinblackbunny009]

@@ananousous the Hebrews used a base 12 number system and it was mistranslated into Greek and than English. Bible scholars not looking to enforce their hierarchy and morals onto the masses know this. The Bible has some wisdom in it but it's not a literal account of actual events, anymore than the legendary journeys of Hercules actually happened. Sorry, but your church leadership is just using you to grow its own political power. Have you ever noticed how similar church tithing is to MLM scams? And all the pastors living like kings while their followers are told to go into credit card debt "investing" that money into the church?

[@Backinblackbunny009]

@@ananousous the Hebrews used a base 12 counting system and a lunar calendar (modern day western countries use a solar calendar).

[@2009worstyearever]

the 'weird' line is working because all the republicans are crying about it.

[@joshuamarx8209]

Yeah and the Democrats are incredulous for not deploying the tactic sooner... Almost like they don't really give a shit..

[@davidhill2020]

The problem is that it'll get to a point where it'll lose all meaning. Somebody will say, "Trump ordered a Big Mac before today's rally. That's weird" and won't listen to calls for them to shut up.

[@2009worstyearever]

@@davidhill2020 as long as Republicans are flailing at it, it works. You can compare this to 2016 or 2020 - they never were flailing like this.

[@hemingshark327]

@@davidhill2020 eventually every campaign tactic does. They'll simply have to move to another talking point on when it happens.

[@cattibingo]

1:26 During the entire ceremony there is an actor wandering around yelling "JASON. JASON. JAY-SON. JASON. JAY-SON."

[@tofubutcher7456]

Australian pool battle gave the classic "America tops medal count in race" headline, when Australia won gold and USA took silver and bronze

[@howwitty]

So satisfied with the Democrat's mid election cycle pivot to Ariana Grande and Jimmy Fallon saying "ew" to everything.

[@gheebuttersnaps13]

Damn haven’t heard about medbeds in a minute

[@V-so9lj]

Really missed opportunity to make a gorilla mindset call back

[@fabricated]

The medbed stuff reminds me of the Iraqi Dinar thing- I wonder if that's still going

[@Yankee_Smoker1917]

We need to check back in with the large dinar nephews

[@robert9016]

My therapy is watching the clip of Trump saying he’s going to make all currencies equal, because right now it’s a very bad deal, at least once a month.

[@Yankee_Smoker1917]

@@robert9016 many people are saying this!!!

[@ChannelMath]

I'm still holding onto mine

[@fabricated]

@@Yankee_Smoker1917 I need to know if they ever got their "RV"!

[@garrgravarr]

As a representative of the extremely gay community, it would be great to get an update on Christman's recovery.

[@anb9999]

is that like extreme sports

[@00SmileTime00]

​@@anb9999It is if you do it right 😉

[@garrgravarr]

@@anb9999 Yes, exactly.

[@Huggybear711]

These medbeds sound great

[@trevfindley]

Yep. I bet all the Trumpers who are terrified of mRNA vaccines can't wait to go to secret underground military bases and use this experimental technology. 😅

[@xxcoopcoopxx]

First and straight. Wait, I didn't do that right.

[@hemingshark327]

maybe it's opposite day

[@garrgravarr]

Don't worry, you'll get there mate

[@zyguit]

"President Trump, sir, no more water please!!" That made my week thanks Alex.

[@arthurfisher582]

I'm picturing Matt fuming at having to listen too all this video game talk. We need him back to nip this nonsense in the bud.

[@HeirLethal]

he's really impressed by you, son.

[@BigHomieGayAss1917]

Elden Ring is what they call your mom’s PUUUSSSSSSSYYYYYYYY

[@gapsule2326]

Thats how he got the stroke

[@Yankee_Smoker1917]

Dork

[@Obiwancolenobi]

Cope, I guess Largest art form in the world and you get mad when they make riffs about it. Nice. But Matt does need to get well soon.

[@PR0MAN01]

My mom has ALS and my grandma is furiously trying to get her a medbed and gets really mad when i tell her they arent real.

[@kappadarwin9476]

That is sad to hear.

[@Luminousreign]

This is why snake oil is evil. sorry you are having to go through this.

[@dirrdevil]

Damn. As someone who works with ALS patients, that is especially awful to hear. This podcast is the first mention of medbeds I've heard of.

[@joshuamarx8209]

Heartbreaking man. I'm sorry. I'm hoping things get better there.

[@lmackenzie9198]

That clip of our boy Trump at the crypto conference is hilarious

[@dirrdevil]

I hope Matt Christman is playing video games, wherever he is. He will not return to the show until he collects all 13,692 Pokemon.

[@josephsager9425]

Not fucking Elysium. The ending of that movie is so stupid. There were apparently a boatload of automated spaceships full of Med Beds just ready to fly down to Earth, and none of the rich assholes on the space station ever thought about charging money for the people on Earth to use them? Come on the fuck on!

[@augustgurtisen]

It's an analogy for usa keeping immigrants out

[@Backinblackbunny009]

They didn't want to risk the technology getting into the hands of the horde. Think what it would mean on the battlefield if you can heal your best shock troops almost immediately. Their technology is what protected them and maintained the status quo. Plus they were making like Bangladeshi wages, you couldn't come up with enough money to make it worth their while when 18hrs of back breaking labor earned you .18 and your rent was $100 a month.

[@gapsule2326]

Jan 6 but for med beds

[@debdebberton]

THANKS chappell roan, now i have to type the "o" into the search field to get "chapo trap house" to show up in the autofill list 🤬🤬🤬

[@Noisemaker50]

i first learned about hawk tuah as a meme because a guy on grindr said he wanted to do it to me and i had no idea what he was talking about and then he had to explain the meme to me and then he didn't even show up to the bar before last call

[@princejellyfish3945]

Sounds about right

[@BiancaTallarico]

Kamala telling Palestinians "You Got This."

[@blackdog9698919]

I laid down in a medbed and I'm a gay baby.

[@juliettedemaso7588]

The almost final boss in the Motown Assasin's Creed is Marvin Gay's dad, early on you fight Michael Jackson's Dad weilding a belt, followed by Quincy Jones, with the final boss being some generically morphing white guy.

[@7dragongames]

The final boss is the Spirit of Kid Rock who you must defeat before he inhabits a corporeal body and sets in motion the death of Rock & Roll.

[@Go_Home_British_Raj]

with guyliner

[@BiancaTallarico]

Gojira!!!! 🤘

[@MrTokinedz]

I'm a homosexual 😊

[@taterthepenguin]

Congrats!

[@Gum_Cuzzler]

What are you, gay?

[@MrTokinedz]

@@Gum_Cuzzler No, I'm a homosexual.

[@garrgravarr]

Hell yeah dude

[@gz5405]

¡Homosexualidad! 🤗

[@ToxicBernieBro]

I hear they have these medbeds in Elysium.

[@hemingshark327]

the elysian fields are filled with medbeds

[@4DRC_]

Movie Mindset continues to be the most evergreen chapo bit

[@IZA_Grey]

The med bed shit is straight outta the recent Hitman game

[@FirstnameLastname-kn5sw]

Stargate sarcophagus

[@mc5967]

Its honestly really sad

[@EdwardAppleby-xk1yq]

I can just see Felix taking a fat rip off the vape (or bong) at the start of every intro, nodding his head in slow motion while saying "Fuck 12" while a giant ploom of smoke exits his maw... all in slow motion of course

[@BigHomieGayAss1917]

Aside from the Fuck 12 part, he has literally done that on pod episodes and I think he’s even done that on Hasan’s stream a while back

[@mc5967]

Felix doesnt smoke weed or drink

[@shanemac1646]

The pod you opened it we came! Now you must go into the pod taste OUR pleasures!

[@quadabyte8933]

The pod is great to confirm that yes, the past few days of news have not been manifested by a ketamine induced fever dream for which I live in. That I am indeed, not having a normal one on this hellsite ya'll. I understood the assignment but we're not ready for that conversation.

[@BigHomieGayAss1917]

FACTS!

[@robert9016]

While you are sitting here listening to your “dirtbag left” “podcast” there is a literal freaking cheeto trying to get back in the white house!

[@evanscowDava]

my mom is a regular meghan kelly listener its so awesome hearing her takes on stuff

[@niallfoody97]

0:34 wait till he talks about their breakdancer.

[@ADITYAMISHRA-h7g]

Alex nichols baby!!!! woooohoooo

[@robelkton7800]

5:00 - 5:10 that's not really true, most of the Loyalists living in the Thirteen Colonies fled north to Canada after losing the war (and basically founded the British presence in Ontario)

[@theoldanarchist]

That's exactly what I was thinking. Alex Nichols has no idea what he's talking about.

[@joshuamarx8209]

When the hell did 'most' become 'all'?.. No bozo; a lot of them got over it because they were mostly wealthy and we're in an excellent position to join the ruling class here. My Christ you people are incredulous.

[@honestabe411]

@@joshuamarx8209I don’t think that word means what you think it means

[@ethandarcy5940]

America did kick out a lot of loyalists, that's why many of my ancestors lived in Ontario.

[@joshuamarx8209]

When the fuck did a lot become all in the English language?

[@ethandarcy5940]

@@joshuamarx8209 did the Chapos literally mean "all"? Like, they expected 1/3 of the country to be expelled? That's dumb.

[@Mark-nd7bb]

Thanks Chapo, now I wasted an hour watching Boring Bill and the perky "Hawk tua" girl.

[@mc5967]

I like the hawk tuah girl. She's cool

[@anongoloid]

Shabat Shalom

[@honestabe411]

Disgusting

[@anongoloid]

@@honestabe411 based

[@gloobark]

I don't like Kamala either but her comments are the most subversive that any major politician has made to netanyahu directly in years

[@LuckyTrashFox]

It’s making my stomach hurt waiting to find out who she chooses for vp

[@shotgunbadger]

she literally has been saying 'Israel has the right to defend itself' to every insane thing and got millions from AIPAC you goon

[@ACShotRun]

FIRE

[@marcuswalters8093]

42:36 That's probably why he spent like, 4 minutes fucking around on the stage.

[@julymagnus493]

Latest and bi

[@metrodonkey8093]

big fan of the byes

[@ВиталийДмитриевичБутерин]

Replace Vance with Hawk Tuah

[@lvforbezi7488]

Australia smoke less than 30 seconds in is crazy. Uppa Straya

[@nothingbutchappy]

The liberal billionaire?

[@Mofi357]

You got your wish , USA bet Aussie in the Women's Sevens Rugby.

[@michaela8194]

I guess Matt really was the thing making this podcast worthwhile for me.

[@MatthewOstergren]

I miss Christman, but I still like the show and their choices of guests most of the time. It's definitely not as good without him, but I still listen to every episode, which is not something I do with any other podcast except "Well There's Your Problem".

[@mc5967]

I miss matt dearly but alex is great in his own way

[@joshuamarx8209]

He was a talent that shouldn't have been taken for granted to the extent this comment shows he was.

[@gloobark]

Alex is funny and getting funnier. and i love will and Felix. but the insight just isn't there anymore. need Matt back asap

[@michaela8194]

Saying I miss Matt is not the same as saying I didn't appreciate him or dislike the current hosts. Weird conclusions guys. IMO, the show has had less interesting topics, takes, less humor and less class analysis. I just preferred Matt most of all the boys, that's all. It's like Stav leaving cumtown. Stav and Matt, for me, were similar to the Dude's rug.....it really tied the room together.

[@anongoloid]

Team USA #1

[@lenvm]

The decline from Matt Christman to Amber Frost to Alex Nicholas is depressing

[@jamesroot4958]

I love Alex’s great political analysis of “Yeah I dunno I just think Trump is going to win” on every topic.

[@mastersquinch]

not sure we should be quantifying people and placing them into a linear regression like that, but go off

[@CrimeaRiver58]

I don’t think Amber to Alex is a decline

[@Alias_Fakename]

I'd love to get Matt back, but I really enjoy Alex. I appreciate his obvious contempt for the morons in this country. It's an energy more people need.

[@samo9275]

I like Alex

[@WheresMyInhaler]

The “weird” campaign act only works on woman.

[@Mark-jr6ld]

Aw dang, so only the most valuable voting bloc?

[@awesomeo406]

Literally 50% of everyone

[@fenkraken]

@@Mark-jr6ldmy dude watches Asmon clips, he’s the most equipped in the world in the question of what would “work” on a women.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

It only works on people who weren't already aware that they're weird - which is coincidentally the kind of people they need to win the election. Wild.

[@CMike44]

It actually works pretty well and the dems should've started doing it sooner

[@theoldanarchist]

Goddamn, this is awful. Alex Nichols is not funny or smart, he just babbles about nothing.

[@Obiwancolenobi]

L Take Alex is hilarious and insightful

[@tecontony9836]

wrong 👎

[@Canoflegumes]

You're not funny or smart

[@Obiwancolenobi]

@@tecontony9836 W take

[@cat_city2009]

He has well structured jokes and riffs, but they just don't land with me and I can't figure out why.

[@speed0spank]

If Trump really picked who he wanted for VP I think it would have been Michael Flynn

[@zyguit]

Or Erik Prince yea