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Apr 22, 2022

CNN Plus is a (Don) Lemon. CNN Plus is being shut down after a month. Who would have ever guessed there wasn't an earsplitting demand out there for an extra hour of Wolf Blitzer?
Today's show covers the inevitable decline of streaming services from CNN Plus to Netflix. We also touch on how corporate America uses inflation to increase profits while decreasing wages.

Topics: Rudy's appearance on The Masked Singer; Can Nina Turner win this time in Ohio?; Elon Musk is a Racist; Netflix crashes; Jon Stewart's new show is a ratings flop; CNN Plus shuts down after a month; The Obamas quit Spotify; Amazon pays no taxes in Europe; Julian Assange is going to be extradited to America; The Biden administration is positively giddy over the war in Ukraine

WARNING: There are technical issues during The Herschenfelds and Emil Guillermo that are eventually resolved.

Topics: Rudy's appearance on The Masked Singer; Can Nina Turner win this time in Ohio?; Elon Mush is a Racist; Netflix crashes; Jon Stewart's Show is a ratings flop; CNN Plus shuts down after a month; The Obamas quit Spotify; Amazon pays no taxes in Europe; Julian Assange is going to be extradited to America; The Biden administration is positively giddy over the war in Ukraine; Could "The Aristocrats" be released today?; Obama gives a speech on Democracy under assault;  Is Biden worse than Carter?

Guests With Time Codes:


(0:43) America's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani explains what happened last night on The Masked Singer. It might be Robert Smigel and not Rudy, we're not quite sure.

(2:23) David Does the News

(1:06:49) America's Mayor, Rudy Giuliani returns with a special Cameo message for Liam

(1:08:55) "Ain't No Chairs" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel

(1:13:22) Quizmaster Dan Frankenberger tests our knowledge of Jack Nicholson trivia

(1:29:02) Nolan Higdon (co-author of "Let's Agree to Disagree: A Critical Thinking Guide to Communication, Conflict Management, and Critical Media Literacy")


(1:59:31) The Herschenfelds:
Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube)

(2:32:49) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund)

We had a system failure which crashed the show halfway through. We rebooted

(3:04:56)The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) with Dee Knight (author of "My Whirlwind Lives: Navigating Decades of Storms " A Political Memoir & Manifesto)

(4:03:06)The Professors And Mary Anne:
Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Ann Li, Adnan Husain and Jonathan Bick

PLUS: ASMR for your eyeballs
- Kitchen ASMR: Joe in Norway makes falafel with tahini sauce and cucumber tomato salad
- Shop ASMR: Dave in PA shapes and sands a walnut top

(5:08:55) Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America)

(5:38:00) Paul Provenza, director of the Aristocrats, remembers Gilbert Gottfried