Show notes
Hour 3 (8.14) There's a medical name for what happens to the guy squeezing limes in the sun. There's a hammerhead off the Malibu pier. And the catalytic converter crew now travels with armed security. 8:05 — Margarita hands. It's phytophotodermatitis: lime juice on the skin, then UVA light, then a burn that shows up hours later. Plus the hammerhead sighting off the Malibu pier and the marine heat wave pushing rays into the shallows — Bolsa Chica and Huntington State Beaches have logged more than 3,100 stings so far this year, twice their total for all of 2025, and San Diego recorded more than 900 in the first half of 2026 alone. One state parks superintendent points to ocean temperatures that never dropped below 60 all winter. Also: Malibu declares an emergency on homelessness. 8:20 — Eagle Rock. Catalytic converter gone in under 90 seconds, two cars worked at once, and a man with a rifle standing guard while they did it. A new low. 8:35 — Smellmaxxing. Axe is finished. Teenagers are treating high-end fragrance as a status object and the retail numbers are following. 8:50 — D23: The Ultimate Fan Event is underway in Anaheim through Sunday, August 16, with the Disney Legends ceremony and a parks showcase hosted by Neil Patrick Harris See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

