Shell Shock | Day Out! | 152
Episode 152 of the Day Out Podcast proves once again that some stories simply should not exist â yet here we are.
This weekâs âThis Shouldnât Be a Headlineâ lineup includes a former Patriots coach making an anatomy-related joke about what it would take to win a Super Bowl, and a bizarre claim that Jeffrey Epstein somehow influenced the evolution of the Call of Duty franchise into a microtransaction machine. Yes, that sentence is real.
A Florida governor candidate joins Tinder in an attempt to connect with âyoung female voters,â while Palantir publicly positions itself as the guardian of Americansâ rights â despite years of criticism surrounding surveillance technology and privacy concerns. Meanwhile, Grindr rolls out a premium AI subscription called âEdgeâ that reportedly costs up to $6,000 per year, because apparently algorithms now come with luxury pricing.
Floridaâs iguanas are literally falling out of trees during cold snaps, a French hospital is evacuated after a World War One-era explosive device shows up in a place it absolutely should not be, and Dana White escalates his ongoing feud with Oscar De La Hoya in a way only combat sports executives can.
To round things out, the NHL draws backlash after reducing its cancer research donation tied to missed shots by 80 percent, sparking debate about optics, responsibility, and corporate priorities.
If you follow absurd headlines, cultural commentary, sports drama, tech overreach, and news that feels written by a chaotic writersâ room, this episode delivers it all.
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