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In this edition of ‘The Iconograph’, Jack and Miles are joined by journalist/filmmaker/podcaster Jack Wagner (of Otherworld) to talk about the icon most likely to be in the room with you right now: Ghosts! They’ll explore ghost lore, ghosts in popular culture, their favorite depictions of the afterlife and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2143, Miles and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by podcast producer and beauty influencer, Carmen Laurent, to discuss… Quick Midterms Check-in, School Play Cancelled In Texas Because DRAG!!!!, Obsession’s Nikki Is The Latest Horror Icon To Be Harassed By Guests, Stop Blaming Whales For Swallowing Humans and more! Casting decisions cause Grand Prairie ISD to cancel musical Is Nikki from 'Obsession' a victim or a villain? Her Halloween Horror Nights role sparks debate. Guests Harassing Nikki at Halloween Horror Nights Lead to Performer Ending Character Meet and Greet Early Universal ‘scare actors’ tell horror stories of abuse Halloween Horror Nights scare actors say they often deal with harassment and assault from belligerent guests The Halloween Horror Nights scavenger hunt HHN Drinking Game Goes Bad How Universal Scares Up Monster Revenues With Halloween Horror Nights Halloween Horror Nights Dining Why do 82% of haunted house actors not report guest misconduct to leadership? Whalefall | Official Trailer | In Theaters October 16 ‘Whalefall’ Is, Unfortunately, as Scientifically Accurate as Possible Is it possible to get eaten by a whale? Inside Whalefall's chilling real-life inspiration 'I was completely inside': Lobster diver swallowed by humpback whale off Provincetown oh my god they made him watch it in 4DX Is Mass. Lobster Diver's Whale Story a Fish Tale? Some on Cape Are Skeptical Humpback whales can't swallow a human. Here's why. Did a 19th-century sailor get swallowed by a sperm whale and survive? Swallowed by a whale — a true tale? A Whale of a Tale: Fundamentalist Fish Stories LISTEN: I Don't Care feat. Your Old Droog & Georgia Anne Muldrow by Flying LotusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2142, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, executive producer, TV host, and comedian with a new special called Big Divorce Energy, Adam Conover, to discuss… Kelly Clarkson Security Camera Footage Is The New Zapruder Film, VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO!!!!, Pringles Announces Surprisingly Ghoulish Contest and more! Brooklyn store owner blasts Kelly Clarkson’s ‘reprehensible abuse of power’ after she ‘lit the fuse’ with social media rant ‘Kelly Clarkson Has Put Us in Danger’: Art of Play Owner Says Viral Dispute Has Led to Threats Against NYC Store Art of Play lists bird at center of Kelly Clarkson feud for $15M | Exclusive Kelly Clarkson Brooklyn Store Video, Revealed: What REALLY Happened? | PTFO Pablo Torre Reveals Art of Play Security Camera Footage, and It Doesn’t Look Great for Kelly Clarkson Democratic Candidate Jamie West Gives a Wild Interview PRINGLES® DARES DIE-HARD FANS TO PROVE THEIR LOVE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A ONE-OF-A-KIND CAN-SHAPED URN AND AN "AFTERLIFETIME" SUPPLY OF PRINGLES In 2008, the Pringles Can Designer Was Buried in 1 at His Request. 18 Years Later, the Brand Is Giving Away a Pringles Urn for a Fan to Do the Same Pringles scouts die hard fan to win can-shaped urn for remains Ashes of man who designed Pringles packaging buried in crisp can Was the Pringles Creator Cremated and Sold to Customers? LISTEN: HEAT UP feat. Mick Jenkins by StoicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2141, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of This Day: A History Show, Jody Avirgan, to discuss… Katie Zacharia Eats Sh*t In First Day As Press Secretary, Somehow Baywatch Has Returned, Does America Have a Potty Training Problem? And more! Jack's Piece of Media: Old clip of singing, dancing Quebecois boy goes viral Trump’s new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, claims she’s a lawyer. Is she? Katie Zacharia makes Karoline Leavitt seem like Winston Churchill Katie Zacharia: “My president…excuse me, my husband.” Katie Zacharia Bombs First Day as White House Press Secretary Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, keeps first briefing short BAYWATCH | Official Trailer | Premieres This January on FOX ‘Baywatch’ Reboot Full Trailer Release Ahead Of January 2027 Premiere On Fox At its peak of popularity, Baywatch (NBC, then syndicated, USA) became the most widely viewed TV series in the world ever, with an estimated weekly audience of more than 1.1 billion in 142 countries in 1996. The Problem With Child-Led Potty Training Are more 5-year-olds coming to kindergarten in diapers? Why are so many four-year-olds not potty-trained before school? Utah parents: Make sure your kids are potty trained before kindergarten — it’s the law Why this Utah lawmaker wants kids to be potty trained to enroll in kindergarten Toilet Trouble How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents Who Decides When to Potty Train: You, Baby or Big Diapers? Pampers 1998 Size 6 Diapers Commercial Two Experts Do Battle Over Potty Training LISTEN: Bang Bang Bang by Lambrini GirlsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2140, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Creature Feature and co-host of Secretly Incredibly Fascinating, Katie Goldin, to discuss… Pentagon Rips Off The Onion With Firing Squad Livestream Announcement, FBI Wants To Proceed With UFC Training For Agents…, Speaking Of Cowardly Feds--They Raided Ilhan Omar’s House, Ben Affleck’s AI-Enhanced Netflix Thriller Is The New ‘Mac and Me’ and more! Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed The U.S. plans to livestream an execution. Here's how that compares to global practice From 5 months ago on The Onion: "DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment" Army caught off guard by Hegseth’s order to make firing squad execution public Kash Patel wants to bring in UFC trainers to teach FBI agents hand-to-hand combat: report ‘Animals’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Bash Ben Affleck Crime Thriller Ben Affleck’s ‘Ethical AI’ Movie Animals For Netflix Gets Obliterated By Human Critics Ben Affleck Explains His Approach to Using AI Ethically on New Movie ‘Animals’: “It’s Not About Making Fake People or Replacing Anybody, Ever” New scene from Ben Affleck's ANIMALS is causing CONTROVERSY. LISTEN: honey bee by BricknastySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this spooky edition of ‘The Iconograph’, Jack and Miles are joined by podcasters Kim & Ket to talk about the only rube who pairs human liver and fava beans with a nice Chianti: Hannibal Lecter! They’ll explore the character’s bizarre & unsettling inspiration, his immediate cultural impact, his C-tier X-Men superpowers and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2139, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Lydia Popovich, to discuss… Kimberly Guilfoyle Go And Get Your Broke Ass Outta Here, Elizabeth Holmes Hasn’t Actually Seen Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes Movie and more! 'Absolutely was a quid pro quo': Trump donor SPEAKS OUT about Guilfoyle asking him for $100K Inside Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Alleged Trump World Access-for-Cash Scheme (w/ Eric Deters) “Call Me on Signal”: Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Jaw-Dropping Grift Exposed Elizabeth Holmes and Husband Billy Haven’t Seen ‘You Can See Everything,’ Nathan Fielder Says Communication With Couple “Broke Down” Outside the YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING screening at NYFF, there’s a Free Elizabeth Holmes street team A Group Called Free Elizabeth Holmes Handed Out Flyers at a Screening of a Theranos Documentary, Led by a Man Who Claims He’s Rebuilt Her Failed Blood-Testing Technology Elizabeth Holmes Thirsts Over Trump After Shock Release Plan Revealed Elizabeth Holmes Is in Prison for Fraud. She Still Wants to Build a ‘New and Improved Theranos’ LISTEN: Desol by Hether & EarslimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2138, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of The Bechdel Cast, Caitlin Durante, to discuss… This Is Next Level AI Slop For Boomers, CA Gov Candidate Steve Hilton Just Dropped A Weird Ass Ad To Get Women To Vote For Him, David Ellison = Failed Actor and more! AI Videos of Crying, Eloquent Toddlers Are Frying Your Boomer Mom’s Brain More ai slop from facebook, more open casket burials and incredibly eloquent toddlers In case you were wondering how many boomers fall for these Just Try It, California | Steve Hilton Viral Ad | California Governor | 2026 Never forget that David Ellison's Skydance Media was originally created so he could be an actor.  LISTEN: All My Life feat. Nate Dogg by FreewaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2137, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Get Worse, Kyle Prue, to discuss… VIRAL DEBATE: WOULD YOU BRING AN ICED COFFEE TO A JOB INTERVIEW? Drinking Piss To Own The Libs (With The Help Of AI) and more! This Man Drinks His Pee for Health, Doctors Say Please Don’t Do That Please, We’re Begging You, Do Not “Drink Your Pee” to Avoid HRT People Who Drink Their Own Pee Are Obsessed With AI, Using It to Reassure Themselves That It’s a Miraculous Cure-All Should You Really Try Urine Therapy? POV: Your disgust is someone else's profit margin. QAnon, authoritarianism, and conspiracy within American alternative spiritual spaces Fact Check: No evidence that ‘urine therapy’ cures COVID-19 Dr. Oz Apparently Considers Himself Something of a Pee Sommelier Drinking pee to improve health is an ancient practice – but the risks outweigh the evidence Should You Pee on a Jellyfish Sting? LISTEN: defense by monte booker & namiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2136, Jack and Miles are joined by award-winning tv writer, comedian, creator of Gone Native, and author of We've Been Here the Whole Time!: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America, Joey Clift, to discuss… The ONE HACK To Meet MACHO JESUS Christians Don’t Want You To Know, Ben Shapiro’s Pro-ICE Movie Has Been Forced To Suspend Filming, Barbie 2 May Happen Thanks To David Ellison’s Desperation, Nobody Went To Go See Digger, California Shuts Down Human-Terminator Fight Club and more! Fox interviews a guy who claims he went to heaven for 18 days: "Talk about testosterone. Like a mustang.” 'Nothing Short of a Miracle': After a Horrible Brain Injury, Gabe Poirot Met Jesus in Heaven Trump: You can't miss these big strong handsome Oklahoma studs! I love these guys. Man oh man. Daily Wire Filming Temporarily Suspended In Montana After Special City Meeting Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance, David Ellison announces Guess what David Ellison is calling the new Warner Bros.-Paramount (it ain't WarnerMount) "Skydance" to jangle keyring labeled "Barbie 2" in front of audiences to distract from all the chaos ‘Barbie 2’ May Happen After All Box Office: ‘Digger’ Majorly Bombs With $8 Million Opening Weekend, ‘Verity’ Scores $32 Million Debut ‘Digger’ Flops with $8 Million Opening, Becoming the Biggest Bomb of Tom Cruise’s Career Viral Video Looks Like Sci-Fi, But The World Did In Fact Just See Its First ‘Man Vs. Robot' Cage Fight Government Officials Order the Robot Cage Fights to Stop, Organizers Say LISTEN: Lamb Truck Keys by AZ ChikeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this spooky edition of 'The Fright-conograph', Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Blake Wexler to talk about the first round draft pick of the Monster Mash: Count Dracula! They'll explore his creation, his drippy evolution, why he's got so many bathrooms in his castle and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2135, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and actor, Johnny Pemberton, to discuss… Ben Shapiro’s New Movie Script Leaked…, Obsession Is Officially A Comedy (For The Purposes Of Awards Season), America’s Propaganda Theme Park Fell Apart For The Wildest Reason, Tombstone Celebrates Spooky Season With Worst Pizza Of All-Time and more! The Daily Wire Is Quietly Shooting a Pro-ICE Movie. We Got the Script. Golden Globes Surprise: ‘Obsession’ Submitted for Musical/Comedy Categories The Theme Park at the Heart of France’s Culture War French theme park firm won UK government support despite far-right ties New $2 billion Oklahoma theme park announced, and it's not part of the Magic Kingdom Everything to Know About American Heartland, the New $2B Theme Park and Resort A Brand New Theme Park Is Coming To Oklahoma, And It Looks Ambitious No One’s Talking About This WEIRD Coincidence With Former Disney Imagineers’ NEW Theme Park Inside Disney's America: The Most Controversial Never-Built Theme Park American Heartland Theme Park Off the rails? Company claims Vinita theme park developer owes $5.5 million for unpaid work An Entrepreneur Posed as God to Secure Funding. A Lawsuit Says the Scheme Cost an Investor $60 Million How One Pizza Man is Building a NEW $2B Theme Park to Rival Disney Gene Bicknell, longtime GOP activist, speaks out on $50 million Kansas tax dispute Investor alleges fraud in American Heartland theme park project ‘The Ballad of Rick and Larry’: Duo accused of $60 million RICO scam with American Heartland project Businessman Confesses to Posing as God and Sending Fake Religious Messages to Secure Millions for New Theme Park from 91-Year-Old Investor Maybe the entire American Heartland project was AI hallucination Candy Corn Pizza Was Not on Our Halloween Bingo Card, but Now It’s Here The Untold Truth Of Candy Corn Pizza LISTEN: Dream Another by Makaya McCravenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In episode 2134, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, journalist, and host of The Bitchuation Room, Francesca Fiorentini, to discuss… Mama Mia! Don’t Bothc-a the GOTCHA! TSA Pulls Reverse-George Costanza--Bans Chairs, The Parental Estrangement “Epidemic” Is The Right’s Latest Obsession and more! Eric Schmitt beclowns himself during Jack Smith hearing Schmitt is like one of those knock-off cosplaying Batman guys Heath Ledger’s Joker slaps around. As Jack Smith Testifies, a Senator’s Accusation of Perjury Falls Apart Oh man the influencer instruction emails went out BEFORE the testimony George Feels The Plight Of The Security Guard | The Maestro | Seinfeld TSA officers now not allowed to sit down while checking boarding passes and IDs Trump nominates David Cummins to head the TSA after a rocky period for the agency What to know about TSA Gold+, the Trump administration's new push to privatize airport security An unhinged boomer breaks down and cries and screams that her “petty” daughter cut her off and won’t let her see her grandson. As insane as it sounds, this is very, very likely to be one of the next big hot-button culture wars the right focuses on: stopping children from estranging their parents. FOX NEWS: Cut off by your adult child? Psychology researcher reveals what parents should do next The Free Press: I Went No Contact with My Parents. I Regret It. WSJ: Why Are So Many Adults Cutting Off Their Parents? The Christian Post: Cutting off parents may sound therapeutic, but is it unbiblical? Going no-contact with MAGA parents: Crucial self-care or the “unraveling of America”? Psychologist Reveals the Real Reason So Many Adult Children Cut Off Their Parents The real reason many Americans are cutting ties with their parents and siblings LISTEN: Terrapin by BonoboSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.