Jack Gill and Mike Tarara chat about home explosions, conspiracy theories, and Darwinism!<ul>
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<a href="https://deadline.com/2023/08/johnny-hardwick-dead-king-of-the-hill-1235459599/">RIP Johnny Hardwick</a> - Dale Gribble from King of the Hill</li>
<li>A house in Pennsylvania <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-explosion-fatalities-plum-pittsburgh-pennsylvania/">randomly blows up</a>. Mike thinks more than a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/home-at-center-deadly-pennsylvania-explosion-had-hot-water-tank-issues-fire-marshal-says">faulty water tank</a> is to blame</li>
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<a href="https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfield-has-finally-gone-gold-and-preloads-start-tomorrow-on-xbox/">Starfield releases September 6</a>! Jack will take one for the team and play it on day one</li>
<li>Tiffany "Not Real" Gomas <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2023/08/13/plane-outburst-woman-tiffany-gomas-apologizes-behavior-rant/">apologizes for her airplane meltdown</a>, though conspiracy theorists claim she's... <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-tiffany-gomas-not-woman-not-real-plane-rant-apology-1819608">not real</a>
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<li>Coffee is Mike's favorite beverage ever. He also loves coffee-flavored things!</li>
<li>Florida woman kills her roommate, then <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-woman-doused-herself-diet-mountain-dew-erase-dna-after-killing-roommate-79-cops?dicbo=v2-Ih2zilT">douses herself in Mountain Dew to erase the evidence</a>
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<li>The third rail on tracks is electrified, as <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/14/lollapalooza-concert-goers-violently-shocked-by-third-rail-while-taking-selfie-on-train-tracks/">three Lollapalooza-goers find out the hard way</a>
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