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Today, on the Fool Scoop, we discuss the concept and execution of Pax Americana. Is it working? Is it disappearing? Is it even right? In the same vein, we look back on the most Pax-Americana of heroes: Iron Man with a 15-year retrospective on ol’ Shellhead. And finally, we also present Sergei, your friendly Russian Customer Service Representative.  Here are the links to the Stories in this episode...

The Fool Scoop celebrates its one-year anniversary of being on the air, so to speak. To commemorate this occasion, we take a look back and reflect on some of our favorite moments from that past year. Along the way, we catch up on some pranks and feature another True Crime Story about the “Angel of Death.” Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: The Battle of the Joshes The Angel of Deat...

Today on The Fool Scoop, we discuss all things medical: The anomalous, the scary, and the funny. Plus, we also have a special guest with us. Join us if your stomach is not too queasy.  Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: Trapped In His Body For 12 Years 12 of the most shocking medical blunders Patients who wake up during surgery TOMMY WESTPHALL UNIVERSE . Tommy Westphall Universe Ma...

In this grab bag episode, we perform a little magic trick, talk about the craft, then about the man, myth, and legend, Harry Houdini. In our outro skit, we bring him back from the dead, but it doesn’t go as planned. Check our Robert on TikTok - RobertYbarraGaming YouTube - RobertYbarra11 Twitch - RobertYbarra Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: Cardistry by Ekaterina Meir Yedid Hand...

In this episode, we’re talking about March Madness, and along the way, descend into madness ourselves with the help of a few Sports Icons. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: 500,000-Year-Old Signs of Extinct Human Species Found in Poland Cave Key Glock has released the video for “Dirt” WanMor’s self-titled EP, and their song “Must Be Love” is straight slayin. Yara Shahidi is the ta...

Today, the Fool Scoop tackles some weird, wild Spring Break stories. But before that, we take a look at the week’s headlines which include the cancellation of Dilbert, another train derailment (you’ll never guess who’s train), and we end it with a feel-good story about the world’s greatest sheep dog. Later on, we learn some more about dinosaurs, and we feature the world premiere of a new super lon...

Listener Discretion is Advised. In today’s Fool Scoop headlines, we cover another historic winter, an abortion pill lawsuit in Texas, and a lost Linkin Park song as performed by Winston Smith. We read another chapter from the Fool Scoops Lucid Dream Journal, and in our Fool Scoop, we decide not to abort our mission to talk about Self-Injury Awareness Day even though we came unprepared. So stick ar...

On this week’s episode, the Fool Scoop team looks at the future of AI’s in sitcoms, multiple train derailments, and the return of the OG Corona. And a brief reading from MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail leads us into our Fool Scoop on Black History. Also, don’t miss out on a pre-big game interview from the Kelce brothers. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: ChatGPT Is A Little Cray...

In this week’s episode, our Fool Scoopers tackle the Big Game, spot more balloons, fear the sun, and watch as the AI battles begin. We also examine the profitability of space bucks and take a trip to the aesthetics of the 1890s with a portrait of the morning, And in our Fool Scoop, we discuss ownership in space. Who gets what and who’s left out in the cold, black void of space property. Here are t...

Our host Benjamin Medina takes us through some sports headlines, a Mexican standoff with a Chinese balloon, bad food in Nevada, and some Valentine’s Day movies to watch and avoid for the month. Also, we have the return of Mrs. Smith with a deadly Valentine’s True Crime Corner. And in our Fool Scoop segment, we go through the varied history of Valentine’s Day with our special guest, Antonio Carrill...

On today’s episode, we run down some recent headlines exploring the possibility of AI supremacy, Mike Tyson’s renewed legal problems, and a candy controversy. In honor of February, we then take a look at some funny love and wedding customs. And for the Fool Scoop, we run down the history of the siesta. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/r...

We take a look at some of the biggest headlines of the past week and even offer up some follow-ups to previous episodes. We troll for our favorite cinematic trolls while Mokele Mbembe brings us a special cryptid report. And our Fool Scoop this week is brought to you by the letter “A”. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: FBI finds more classified documents in 13-hour search of Biden...

On this week’s Fool Scoop, we discuss the upcoming Lunar New Year. And along the way, we take a look at some political, Ukrainian, and wrestling headlines. Also, did Space X have a successful launch? You’re darn tootin! Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-leaves-questions-unanswered-classified-documents-gop-pounces/story?id=96366339 https://www....

Today, we discuss the inevitable rise of our AI overlords. And in the Full Scoop, we give a brief history of MLK Day and Confederate Memorial Day. Is one better than the other? Tune in to find out. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Confederate Memorial Day ChatGPT Harmon. AI Dall-E Image Generator Predator Tats 1 , Predator Tats 2 AI Book Copyright Speec...

Join us as we remember the laughs and goofs from Season 1. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foolscoop/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/foolscoop/support

Another funny grab bag for you, where we talk about time travel, things we learned in 2022, and resolutions for 2023. (This episode was recorded in December 2022, so it’s a bit of a time jump for us.) Happy New Year! Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: https://veganuary.com/en-us/ — Have a question or topic you want to hear on the show? Drop us a line at anchor.fm/foolscoop or fb.co...

Another holiday grab bag where we meander our way to a discussion about which power we’d abuse if we were stuck in a Santa Clause situation. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: Tripledemic Chat GPT iPhone Satellite feature saves Couple Nuclear Fusion Christmas Miracle! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Rooms — Have a question or topic you want to hear on the show? Drop us a line at...

It’s a holiday grab bag episode of the Fool Scoop. And stick around for our tales of wacky Christmas traditions, from our homes and from around the world. Here is the link to the Story in this episode: https://www.wanderlust.co.uk/content/worlds-weirdest-christmas-traditions/ — Have a question or topic you want to hear on the show? Drop us a line at anchor.fm/foolscoop or fb.com/foolscoop and it m...

We hack our way through Amazon’s barcodes, Elon finally watches The Suicide Squad, and power grid outages to find new life and embrace the holiday spirit with some Christmas horror and our own tales of Santa and gift giving. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: Amazon Wants to Kill the Barcode imagine they had bombs strapped to their heads String of electrical grid attacks in Pacific...

Kanye, Twitter Files, Balenciaga, and Putin lead the shittiest Headlines of the year in this week’s episode. Also, to keep everyone in the holiday spirit, we’ve got a list of Christmas movies to check out this December. And in the Fool Scoop, we look into what it takes to set a Guinness World Record. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: Kanye on Alex Jones (Reaction) Balenciaga Sick...

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re talking bidets, but with a hidden agenda. The bidets don’t have a hidden agenda, we do. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: America has never embraced bidets. Beard chain breaks previous World Record Mortgage rates take biggest plunge since 1981 Kenyan Herders look for hope underground — Have a question or topic you want to hear on the show? Drop us a line...

Winston Smith and Jhonny Kelso discuss some interesting Kelso Bytes, revisit some of their lucid dreams, and Kelso’s taste in spaghetti. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: Close Captioning In Real Life Sonomotors’ Solar Electric Car The Best Footage of Big Foot I Tried Lucid Dreaming for 30 Days — Have a question or topic you want to hear on the show? Drop us a line at anchor.fm/fo...

On this week’s episode, we tackle the lack of good Thanksgiving movies, Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, and a hilarious “Did You Know” regarding some college students pranking the media. And be sure to join us for one of our largest Fool Scoop roundtables as Alan, Winston, Ben, and Jess are joined by Chuy and Jon for a discussion on time travel. Here are the links to the Stories in this episod...

May you have a spooky Halloween. In this episode, we sat down to talk about our experiences with the paranormal, discuss the haunted history of where we are recording, and try to make it out alive. Happy Anniversary to Jessy and Danyel, Our very own The Smiths, and Mr. and Mrs. Frankenstein (who are celebrating 204 years together) — Have a question or topic you want to hear on the show? Drop us a...

We’ve hit 666 plays! We’re not sure if that’s good news or scary news, but we’re counting it all. Stop on by for some stories about witches, Baba Yaga, and Mrs. Smith’s haunted tales. Here are the links to the Stories in this episode: California court rules in favor of Christian baker who refused to bake cake for wedding Liz Truss, UK Prime Minister Resigns Baba Yaga by Monstrum — Have a question...