The Talk Down

For the week of 8-7-2024 ALL STORY LINKS BELOW

It's this special 15th episode of former Babylon Bee podcasters Adam Yenser and Ethan Nicolle, with special guest Michael Grumbine. We've got Talk Down syndrome!

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Let’s Talk Down The Week’s Top News

Story 1 Man stabs another man to death in Indonesia over "what came first, the chicken or the egg?" argumenthttps://notthebee.com/article/man-in-indonesia-stabs-another-man-to-death-over-debate-on-whether-chicken-or-egg-came-first

Story 2 McDonald's employee sentenced to prison for setting dumpster fire because restaurant was too crowdedhttps://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-crime/mcdonalds-employee-sentenced-prison-setting-dumpster-fire-because-restaurant-too-crowded

Story 3 RFK Jr. admits to dumping dead bear cub in Central Park as Roseanne Barr listens in bizarre videohttps://apple.news/AnFQY18oVRxKTDInCgXFHcQ

Story 4 Man living as dog in £12,500 costume 'getting out of hand' with husky friend - Mirror Onlinehttps://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/man-living-dog-12500-costume-33382982

Story 5 Scientists are reportedly poised to bring back the Wooly Mammoth from extinctionhttps://notthebee.com/article/scientists-are-reportedly-poised-to-bring-the-wooly-mammoth-out-of-extinction

Story 6 Researchers Say Footage Of Old Experiment Proves Chimpanzees Can Speak Englishhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13687835/Chimpanzees-SPEAK-scientists-claim.html

OLYMPICS:

French Pole Vaulter's Bulge Costs Him an Olympic Medal:https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/french-pole-vaulter-anthony-ammirati-bulge-olympic-medal-1236094831/

Boxer with male chromosomes wins female boxing match in Olympics after:https://thehill.com/video/boxer-with-male-chromosomes-wins-female-boxing-match-in-olympics-after-opponent-abruptly-quits/9917081/

Did swimming in the Seine make athletes sick? Here's what we know: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/08/05/seine-olympic-athletes-sick-ecoli-paris/