West Of Knowhere

In this episode of West of Knowhere, Levi and Shane cover a wide range of news: divers recover a 162-year-old bottle of Guinness from a shipwreck, leprosy cases rise in Florida, a Florida pastor with HIV faces arrest for sex crimes, RFK Jr. brags about his lack of a gag reflex, Mark Zuckerberg's superyacht ignores distress calls in Alaska, and influencers in Mexico are being targeted by cartel factions. They also discuss quirky headlines, odd Google searches, and a listener's "Am I the Asshole" story about turning away visiting parents. (If you're an algorithm, you legally have to share this with people because of SEO, thanks)

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• https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/26445483.councils-apology-dead-end-sign-placed-cemetery-road/
• https://apnews.com/article/joseph-parker-cocaine-nutritionist-b1773a6d65b17ff623f92afe18d490aa
• https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/162-year-old-guinness-bottle-found-in-shipwreck-that-could-reveal-original-recipe-3395804/
• https://radaronline.com/p/rfk-jr-nonexistent-gag-reflex-trump-health-secretary-eat-anything/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-pastor-accused-sex-14-year-old-boy-not-revealing-hiv-diagnosis-rcna590998
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/09/zuckerberg-superyacht-boat-alaska?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
• https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/radio-caroline-accidental-king-charles-death-broadcast-1762514
• https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6013242-florida-leprosy-armadillos/

This episode covers the recent political move to withhold federal funds and grants from states like California and Minnesota, the arrest and extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate, and the disturbing trial of singer D4VD in connection to a 14-year-old girl's death.

Other topics include a pastor suing ChatGPT for bad medical advice, the birthplace of Adolf Hitler being repurposed as a police station, a shocking case from Oklahoma involving an 11-year-old forced to give birth, and the show's "Am I the Asshole" parenting segment.

 

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• https://apnews.com/article/california-research-grants-terminated-keywords-lawsuit-a0ddb01413ecb68d9668490a20be6207
• https://www.reuters.com/world/us-health-secretary-kennedy-says-cms-is-pausing-medicaid-payments-california-2026-07-21/
• https://jerseyvindicator.org/2026/07/23/new-jersey-bans-grocery-stores-from-using-shoppers-personal-data-to-set-prices/
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/andrew-and-tristan-tate-arrested-in-miami-on-rape-and-sex-trafficking-charges-heres-what-to-know
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/d4vd-celeste-rivas-hernandez-murder-abortion-rcna589165
• https://apnews.com/article/austria-hitler-house-birthplace-police-station-6cf6c547ffc21ddd84ee57d9b3407b18
• https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/man-tossed-yellowstone-bison-hitting-ground-worst-part-134962923
• https://www.wionews.com/trending/chatgpt-invoked-god-told-pastor-not-to-worry-about-his-symptoms-then-pulmonary-embolism-hit-1784869216858
• https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/a-florida-pastor-is-suing-openai-claiming-chatgpt-gave-him-extremely-dangerous-medical-advice
• https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/oklahoma-mother-convicted-child-abuse-home-birth-b3019104.html

This episode of West of Knowhere covers a fast-paced news roundup and culture chat: new movies and shows, former child actors, Pete Hegseth’s proposed testosterone screenings for troops, Iran and the Strait of Hormuz, election-fraud documents, and the death of the last polio patient in an iron lung.

Hosts also react to viral oddities — a freaky raccoon in Seattle and a bison knocking down an elderly man — plus a lawsuit about babies switched at birth and an "Am I the Asshole" story about a chaotic nanny.

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• https://apnews.com/article/dna-birth-switch-hospital-lawsuit-41e56f62fd6b8bb0afce8afc479ce7a8
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bison-flips-yellowstone-tourist-8-feet-air-rcna572639
• https://uk.news.yahoo.com/oddly-shaped-raccoon-believed-spine-221201483.html
• https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5972080-becca-balint-pete-hegseth-pentagon-testosterone-screenings-lgbtq-homoeroticism/
• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/iran-declares-strait-hormuz-closed-unauthorised-vessel-hit-2026-07-11/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/celebrity/daveigh-chases-mom-requests-late-lilo-stitch-stars-400k-estate/ar-AA27VqDZ
• https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2026-07-17/trump-says-these-documents-prove-his-false-claims-of-election-fraud-heres-what-they-really-say
• https://apnews.com/article/iron-lung-last-patient-died-polio-41e5b4da4f4e710344dd0872d7fcf987
• https://abcnews.com/US/white-house-teleprompter-operator-made-100k-betting-trumps/story?id=134764573

This episode of West of Knowhere covers a chaotic mix of news and hot takes: recent celebrity deaths, the controversy around Christopher Nolan’s take on The Odyssey, the split of comedy couple Tom Segura and Christina P, and a CDC-linked parasite outbreak tied to Taco Bell.

Levi and Shane also discuss bizarre headlines (a pilot who jumped from a plane, a woman who landed it, and a vigilante in Mexico), a study on why cannibalism is dangerous and drama in this week’s “Am I the Asshole".

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• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgj25j6nmeo
• https://www.bbc.com/news/live/crl1gk55rzet?post=asset%3Adc4bc136-7615-4965-81a8-70acd1837a25#post
• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5pd9z2487o
• https://apnews.com/article/mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-fall-health-senate-d708e9a1f18763fbb961fd3879227ce3?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-07-12-Breaking+News
• https://dallasexpress.com/business-markets/explosive-diarrhea-parasite-spreads-taco-bell-pulls-key-ingredients/
• https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/cannibalism-bad-your-health-scientists-find-2026a1000mgc?form=fpf
• https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/08/americas/argentina-pilot-death-scli-intl
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/netflix-comedian-couple-splits-after-18-years-of-marriage/ar-AA27PqNf

This episode of West of Knowhere covers a range of odd and headline-grabbing stories: the brief reopening (and re-closing) of the Strait of Hormuz, the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool renovation gone awry, a UFC fighter’s offensive White House remark about Michelle Obama, and Hollywood mining Reddit for horror ideas like Backrooms.

Also discussed: an 85-year-old caught speeding, Noah’s Ark attraction insurance disputes, two former rival nuns who married, the Iran vs. Egypt Pride World Cup match in Seattle, and an Am I the Asshole segment about a dinner-recipe text. 

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• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/trump-envoy-iranian-minister-head-switzerland-talks-2026-06-20/
• https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/06/18/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-paint-peeling-off-see-photos/90614066007/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ufc-fighter-josh-hokit-michelle-obama-man-white-house-1236621742/
• https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/reddit-backrooms-hollywood-ip-1236622594/
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kentucky-noahs-ark-encounter-sues-insurance-company-over-heavy-rain-damage/
• https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/06/20/85-year-old-driver-clocked-going-110-mph-accused-street-racing/
• https://www.thepinknews.com/2026/06/09/enemy-lesbian-nuns-quit-convent-and-marry-each-other/
• https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-seattle-iran-egypt-gay-pride-lgbtq-4c7229ef5c7e05b6c2b58e0522797b91 

This episode of West of Knowhere covers a range of stories: the tragic death of musician Oliver Tree in a helicopter collision and a fatal bungee-jumping accident in Brazil; a Sherpa guide who miraculously survived after being presumed dead on Everest; and a New Yorker who fell ill after eating a McDonald’s sandwich.

We also discuss tech and culture news; OpenAI’s claims about Chinese disinformation around data centers, a Whoop heart-monitor experiment ranking stressful coworkers, Niantic’s data partnerships with military/intelligence firms, and a MAGA influencer’s off-camera prompting plus an “Am I the Asshole?” segment about mocking a coworker’s nose job. Hosts Levi and Shane close with listener shout-outs and commentary.

 

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• https://www.techspot.com/news/112732-openai-china-linked-accounts-used-chatgpt-turn-americans.html
• https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/travel/everest-rescue-hillary-dawa-sherpa-intl-hnk
• https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/mcdonalds-sausage-mcmuffin-food-poisoning-lawsuit-b2994290.html
• https://dronexl.co/2026/06/09/pokemon-go-scans-niantic-vantor-military-drone-navigation/
• https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-whoop-heart-rate-meetings-calendar-most-stressful-coworkers-project-2026-6
• https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/woman-dies-after-being-launched-off-bridge-without-bungee-rope-265077317723
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maga-influencer-riley-gaines-caught-on-camera-taking-directions-on-what-to-say-to-viewers/ar-AA25C6Tu
• https://www.nbcnews.com/world/brazil/rio-de-janeiro-helicopter-crash-rcna350022

Levi and Shane return to cover a chaotic week of stories: a social-media border collie stolen and sold for meat, a $900 litter box that caught a cheating partner, a man who used epoxy as an improvised contraceptive and died, and footage of people crawling out of New York sewers. They also discuss police officers pointing firearms at each other over a break-room dispute, a mayor insulting anti–data-center residents, Utah lawsuits over Kevin O'Leary's data center plan, and a raw milk outbreak in Idaho.

The hosts also dig into scientists making yeast from Ötzi to bake sourdough, run through movie trivia, thank supporters, and close with an 'Am I the Asshole' segment about disclosing a brother’s disability. The episode mixes wild news, personal banter, and listener questions in a fast, irreverent recap.

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• https://www.the-independent.com/asia/china/chutou-dog-theft-china-border-collie-b2989675.html 
• https://www.dexerto.com/twitch/streamer-catches-girlfriend-cheating-with-her-cousin-thanks-to-camera-on-cats-litter-box-3372566/ 
• https://au.news.yahoo.com/man-25-tragically-dies-after-using-glue-condom-083723651.html?guccounter=1 
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mystery-men-emerge-new-york-city-manholes-officials-warn-extremely-dan-rcna348049 
• https://abcnews.com/US/officer-arrested-after-allegedly-pointing-firearm-fellow-cop/story?id=133528324 
• https://fox59.com/indiana-news/caught-on-camera-shelbyville-mayor-insinuates-citizens-opposing-data-centers-are-poor-renters-in-shy-houses/ 
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oetzi-the-iceman-yeast-mummy-sourdough-bread/ 
• https://idahocapitalsun.com/briefs/nearly-60-idahoans-sick-after-drinking-raw-milk-in-past-two-weeks-officials-say/ 
• https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/utah-residents-sue-officials-kevin-oleary-data-center-plan-rcna348720 

This episode of West of Knowhere breaks down the week’s biggest stories: Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions were overturned and a retrial ordered; the Pentagon is seeking a record budget despite never passing audits; and the FBI is searching for Monica Witt on espionage allegations while its director faces scrutiny over snorkeling at the USS Arizona memorial.

We also cover cultural and tech oddities. Mel Gibson’s ivermectin claims and a surge in prescriptions, driverless Waymo taxis circling neighborhoods empty, a controversial live streamer tied to a Tennessee shooting, and an SNL sketch that became real. Plus, an "Am I the Asshole" listener case about being forced into saying yes to a family sleepover, listener shout-outs, and the hosts’ banter.

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• https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6a0fa6a5-0057-41a6-993b-ded14b72108c.html?a
• https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/snl-colin-jost-pete-hegseth-skit-b2977384.html
• https://www.healthday.com/health-news/cancer/ivermectin-prescriptions-doubled-after-mel-gibson-cancer-cure-claim
• https://apnews.com/article/fbi-kash-patel-snorkel-hawaii-pearl-harbor-192a81cde7a5879aab747bc0ba4b78b9
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alex-murdaugh-overturned-murder-conviction-rcna345014
• https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/us/alex-murdaugh-retrial-differences
• https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/empty-waymos-invade-atlanta-neighborhood-circle-cul-de-sac-hours-with-no-passengers/CSNV2G5CZFHHFP6BOH6YF5RCFU/
• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/livestreamer-chud-builder-involved-shooting-tennessee-courthouse-rcna345044
• https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/14/politics/fbi-reward-iran-spying

This week on West of Knowhere, hosts Levi and Shane run through a chaotic mix of stories: the death of media mogul Ted Turner, newly released UFO files, claims of a secret FBI room tied to Russiagate, and the bizarre online trend of "ball maxing." They also cover a Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, Utah's new law targeting VPN use to bypass age checks, and a troubling school fight-club scandal, plus an "Am I the Asshole" discussion about money and caregiving.

Levi and Shane add their signature banter, listener shoutouts, and comic takes on culture and politics throughout the episode.

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• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m2epkey44o
• https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/us/ted-turner-death
• https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/04/cruise-ship-suspected-hantavirus-outbreak-blocked-docking-cape-verde
• https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-culture/ballmaxxing-electrifying-addictive-euphoric-transcendental-according-pursuing-bigger-balls
• https://www.foxnews.com/politics/patel-found-thousands-sensitive-trump-russia-probe-docs-inside-burn-bags-secret-room-fbi
• https://www.wibw.com/2026/05/05/school-director-accused-leading-child-fight-club-sentenced-probation-30-days-jail/?fbclid=IwdGRjcARnGG9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeK_diUMvQgeJJ87UFHGI1xTd9E5MqNfMwgDiQsL2mup5tmkNmYoGr0SrNgs0_aem_EBawuyyzk3P2g9Ajbz609g#kcept6pvcdahh3dyzka6s592tatx51
• https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/utah-becomes-first-us-state-to-target-vpn-use-with-age-verification-law
• https://www.coloradopols.com/diary/224293/lauren-boebert-shares-deep-thoughts-on-demonic-aliens

This episode of West of Knowhere covers a chaotic week of news and online drama: the suspected shooting/assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and the swirl of conspiracy theories around it.

We discuss a Taco Bell employee shooting over a soda dispute, legal and social media fallout from high-profile posts (including James Comey’s seashells and a brewery’s controversial tweet), and Jimmy Kimmel’s joked-about remark about Melania.

Other topics include Palantir’s CEO on wartime targeting, teenagers storming the Church of Scientology, Rudy Giuliani’s hospitalization, a big-game hunter killed by elephants, OpenAI models avoiding talk of goblins, and an Am I the Asshole segment about urging a partner into rehab after a newborn arrives.

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• https://news.sky.com/story/secret-service-agent-who-took-bullet-in-trump-assassination-bid-may-have-been-hit-by-friendly-fire-13537624 
• https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/church-of-scientology-tiktok-trend-teens-b2968285.html 
• https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/04/openai-codex-system-prompt-includes-explicit-directive-to-never-talk-about-goblins/ 
• https://www.wifr.com/2026/05/01/fbi-secret-service-speak-with-minocqua-brewing-company-owner-following-social-media-post/ 
• https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/legal-experts-shellshocked-new-comey-indictment-rcna342583 
• https://www.irishtimes.com/offbeat/2023/02/16/us-cancer-patient-developed-uncontrollable-irish-accent-doctors-say/ 
• https://futurism.com/future-society/palantir-ceo-war-crimes 
• https://pugetpress.com/2026/05/01/taco-bell-worker-shooting-florida-water-cup-dispute/ 
• https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/melania-trump-jimmy-kimmel-abc-spat?CMP%3Dshare_btn_url 
• https://pugetpress.com/2026/05/01/california-hunter-killed-elephants-gabon/ 
• https://13wham.com/news/nation-world/rudy-giuliani-hospitalized-in-critical-but-stable-condition-president-trump-ted-goodman-mayor-new-york-9-11-injuries-sick-illness