Lent, Tucker, and a Drought Myth Exposed

Lent, Tucker, and a Drought Myth Exposed

From The Ann & Phelim Scoop by The Unreported Story Society

February 25, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Lent, a schism in the Catholic Church, misleading interviews, Israeli security experiences, and debunks the California drought myth.

In this season of Lent we are giving up doomscrolling. But do we have Sunday off? We may have uncovered a local Catholic schism that is changing the way Ann views Lent. Watch the podcast to find out the truth and please use the comments to let us know what you are giving up for Lent and whether it includes Sunday. And Tucker needs to find himself another sucker. We bring you the truth about his misleading interview with US Ambassador Mike Huckabee. And the truth about Israeli security harassing him and his Producer. It's just a normal part of travel to Israel and not harassment. Watch the show to hear how we turned the tables (in a good way) on a ferocious Israeli airport security officer. It turned sweet in the end. You can also read about it in our latest substack (linked below). And as we always suspected - the idea that California is in permanent drought and needs expensive regulations to fix it - is complete nonsense. And this week we speak to the researcher who has uncovered the scandal. It's a huge story. And we’re starting a new recurring segment called “the most ridiculous headline”. Ann gets the ball rolling with a hilarious but terrifyingly serious piece from the…

People in this episode

Host: Ann

Guest: researcher

Topics covered

  • Lent
  • Catholic schism
  • Tucker Carlson
  • Israeli security
  • California drought
  • ridiculous headlines

Keywords

  • Lent
  • Tucker Carlson
  • Mike Huckabee
  • Israeli security
  • California drought
  • National Post
  • ridiculous headlines

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Post

Places: California, Israel

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