This episode of West of Knowhere covers a mix of startling and strange stories: the reported death of Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte, a fatal tiger enclosure incident in the UK, a drunken man stealing a flamingo in Las Vegas, a controversial Maryland-flag-themed tennis event, a school shooting in Eugene, Oregon, a Florida inmate executed after killing his cellmate, a Manchester woman working as a sex surrogate, and an "Am I the Asshole?" segment about an overused birth story. The hosts add commentary, listener messages, and sponsor reads throughout.
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https://www.kgns.tv/2026/10/18/it-would-be-funny-man-accused-stealing-flamingo-testifies-he-drank-30-40-beers-that-day/
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/education/university-of-maryland-club-tennis-racist-materials-investigation/65-8649081d-8470-415a-bb61-0c1cf9ed9d0e
https://www.thebanner.com/education/higher-education/benjamin-jancewicz-umd-club-tennis-team-K34NSFRUD5BV5CQOL7YWGDW5RQ/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-execute-prisoner-killed-cellmate-hopes-getting-death-sentence-rcna603159
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oregon-school-shooter-identified-16-year-old-john-griffin-ii-whose-mot-rcna603908
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/rj-mitte-walter-white-jr-breaking-bad-dies-34-rcna603081
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxr5y83v1eldo
https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/left-wing-candidate-hitler-mussolini-wins-local-vote-in-peru
https://www.fashiontimes.co.uk/manchester-sex-surrogate-married-men-relationships-1765776
12 Oct 2026
Livestreamed Executions and Noah's Ark
This episode covers the live public execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan and the controversy over livestreaming capital punishment.
We discuss recent unrest in France and how immigration and political spin shape the coverage, plus skepticism about recent Noah’s Ark claims and the pseudoscience behind them.
In this week's AITA, we ask the question: What is a bad gift?
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/teenager-loses-hand-picking-up-grenade-in-france-school-protests/
https://www.reuters.com/live/live-france-braces-nationwide-student-protests-bond-markets-sour-2026-10-06/
https://abcnews.com/US/pentagon-execute-convicted-fort-hood-mass-shooter-nidal/story?id=137019865
https://www.iflscience.com/no-researchers-havent-found-noahs-ark-near-mount-ararat-in-eastern-turkey-84758
5 Oct 2026
To Live and Not Die in Tennessee
This episode covers headline legal and political stories: the suspicious death of Gypsy Rose Blanchard's ex, a Tennessee death-row inmate surviving two lethal injections, Larry Nassar being removed from Michigan's sex offender registry, and the reopening of the Cornell 7 case. It also discusses the creation of an Office of Religious Affairs, Homeland Security spending $20M on pro-Trump-style ads, Pete Hegseth’s testosterone push for troops, and lighter segments including a viral Am I the Asshole prank and pop-culture asides.
Linktr.ee/wokpod
https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/10/01/pentagon-launches-office-of-religious-affairs-will-report-directly-to-hegseth/
https://abcnews.com/US/district-attorney-reopens-case-alleged-cornell-university-gang/story?id=136806149
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/cornell-university-rape-case-jane-doe-police-interview-transcript/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jane-doe-cornell-university-rape-allegations-text-messages-transcripts/
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ads-taxpayer-money-homeland-security-b869294503c8454db4109ae175ee9e5c
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ahead-rare-execution-lone-woman-tennessee-death-row-says-peace-rcna600279
https://www.wxyz.com/news/larry-nassar-one-of-more-than-20-000-people-removed-from-michigan-sex-offender-registry
https://apnews.com/article/north-america-us-news-ap-top-news-lansing-in-state-wire-3b446f2430674bafb5b6909549ea8142
https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/gypsy-rose-blanchard-ex-fiance-ken-urker-death-age-33-20261002-p612cd.html
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/christa-pike-frank-strada-botched-executions?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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15,803
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5.0 / 5
1 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
10 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100
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0
YouTube
72
Engagement
32
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