Running The Asylum

Stuff has gotten really busy and crazy, ya'll. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2018-fertility/south-koreas-penis-park-draws-an-olympic-crowd-idUSKBN1FX127 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/06/science/falcon-heavy-spacex-launch.html https://gizmodo.com/today-was-the-nasa-opportunity-rovers-5-000th-martian-d-1823107169 https://www.inquisitr.com/4791383/apple-spaceship-campus-has-a-major-design-flaw-reports-bloomberg/ https://www.avclub.com/hot-sauce-king-billy-mitchell-is-being-stripped-of-his-1822684521 https://www.forbes.com/sites/adelsteinjake/2018/02/12/why-godiva-japan-took-out-a-full-page-ad-asking-people-not-to-buy-valentines-day-chocolate/#79220a1c2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/02/18/they-are-laughing-their-asses-off-in-moscow-trump-takes-on-the-fbi-russia-probe-and-2016-election/?utm_term=.8a7306981b51

We're at it again, and I promise you we're gonna talk a whole lot about dicks next week, so please just bear with us. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/01/21/government-shutdown-what-we-know-now/1051828001/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/us/politics/trump-upsets-republican-strategy-to-avoid-shutdown.html?_r=0 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/18/578811426/trump-will-protect-health-workers-who-reject-patients-on-religious-grounds https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/01/17/fact-checking-president-trumps-fake-news-awards/?utm_term=.7d733109d4fb https://www.snopes.com/tide-pod-challenge/ https://www.eater.com/2018/1/19/16906268/tide-pod-challenge-restaurants-instagram http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42680070 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5280343/Porn-site-saw-spike-traffic-Hawaii-missile-threat.html http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/12/robot-security-guard-bullied-and-covered-in-barbecue-sauce.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifesty

Jen(n) and Mike have returned from their Christmas hiatus to bring you more of nothing of any significant value. But they're just so darn lovable. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-nuclear-button-tweet-sparks-backlash-n834321 http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/05/health/cdc-nuclear-preparedness-trnd/index.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fire-and-fury-live-reading-donald-trump-white-house-claims-steve-bannon-michael-wolff-ivanka-jared-a8143136.html https://apnews.com/92e661a34b204d4a98fa75ec2b4618d3 http://www.artnews.com/2018/01/04/met-charge-mandatory-25-admission-fee-towners-ending-suggested-rates/ https://www.npr.org/2018/01/05/575975670/oregonians-arent-pumped-about-new-law-allowing-self-service-gas-stations https://www.avclub.com/steven-seagal-has-written-an-action-novel-starring-him-1821529875 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2018/01/05/a-united-passenger-befouled-the-bathrooms-so-badly-the-plane-had-to-land/?utm_term=.2e6cc82e592d http://www.newswee

Jen(n) and Mike squeezed an episode into the hectic holiday season, and it only took Mike a week and a half to edit the thing.http://mashable.com/2017/11/15/avocado-rat/#JjRs5kezpPqt https://hellogiggles.com/lifestyle/dear-david-photos-dead-child-haunting/ http://www.newsweek.com/sarah-huckabee-sanders-swears-she-didnt-share-fake-pie-picture-exchange-722385’ https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/934612249368555528 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/11/24/a-flat-earthers-plan-to-launch-himself-in-a-homemade-rocket-just-hit-a-speed-bump/?utm_term=.65ef227d2b44 http://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/on-cinema/269227/adult-swim-s-on-cinema-has-become-a-murder-trial http://abc7ny.com/entertainment/star-wars-themed-pop-up-bar-opens-in-new-york/2696565/ https://kotaku.com/rurouni-kenshin-creator-charged-with-possessing-child-p-1820633519 https://medium.com/@mombot/the-life-of-grape-kun-96a57d4a4364 http://comicbook.com/anime/2017/11/24/anime-fans-marry-characters-japan-waifu-manga/

Jen(n) and Mike have gotten too old and tired for this shit. Spooky! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/13/brave-passengers-board-last-ever-flight-666-hel-friday-13th/ http://theberry.com/2017/10/10/this-school-accidentally-caught-a-ghost-on-camera-and-the-footage-is-actually-terrifying/?utm_source=facebook_chive&utm_medium=post http://beyondrealitynews.com/2017/10/08/residents-creeped-out-after-man-dressed-as-slender-man-seen-walking-around/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-triple-murder-teen-thought-it-was-halloween-prank/ http://www.toledoblade.com/Courts/2011/09/15/Liske-gets-life-for-deaths-of-3.html http://www.startribune.com/strange-case-of-son-s-death-propels-mom-on-tireless-quest/82751737/ http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/21/smiley.face.killer/ http://murderpedia.org/male.W/w/white-john-douglas.htm

Mike took his sweet time editing this show, because he has very poor work ethic and too many video games. http://www.iflscience.com/space/rapper-bob-has-set-up-a-gofundme-campaign-to-prove-the-earth-is-flat-yes-really/ http://beyondrealitynews.com/2017/09/27/man-behind-infamous-alien-autopsy-video-finally-reveals-truth-behind-it/ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-flutes-contaminated-california-students-20170930-story.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/us/politics/tom-price-trump-hhs.html?_r=0 http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/01/politics/trump-tweets-puerto-rico/index.html http://www.trumpeatsfarts.org/index.html https://www.facebook.com/TokyoGhoulTV/videos/1989438374668533/ https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/28/16378002/j-j-abrams-anime-your-name-live-action-film-paramount https://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/09/30/lust-filled-faces-from-erotic-manga-and-anime-now-available-to-buy-in-clothing-form/

Jen(n) and Mike are back from their break, and they decided to keep it as fun and lazy as possible. High quality! http://beyondrealitynews.com/2017/09/17/clown-hysteria-grips-australian-media-after-group-vows-to-descend-on-suburbs/ https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/09/clown-rally-fake-it-movie-promotion https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/business/dealbook/martin-shkreli-jail.html?mcubz=0 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/16/slender-man-trialjury-finds-wisconsin-girl-stabbed-classmate/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4882538/iPhone-fan-camping-outside-Sydney-Apple-store-regrets.html https://www.facebook.com/events/126766931320280/ https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/10/florida-sheriff-warns-residents-not-to-shoot-at-hurricane-irma.html https://www.facebook.com/events/281828308983096/ http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article171687457.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/analysis-nasas-cassini-probe-must-destroyed/ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-science-m

Did you ever wonder what Running the Asylum would sound like on vinyl? Well if you're that kind of trash, Jen(n) has you covered in this week's installment of Audio Problems. http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/26/trump-transgender-military-ban-behind-the-scenes-240990 http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/27/trump-transgender-military-ban-no-modification-241029 http://time.com/4872118/trump-boy-scout-jamboree-speech-transcript/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/07/28/trumps-speech-encouraging-police-to-be-rough-annotated/?utm_term=.9887781bfb7f https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/26/us/politics/lisa-murkowski-health-care.html https://www.adn.com/politics/2017/07/26/trump-administration-signals-that-murkowskis-health-care-vote-could-have-energy-repercussions-for-alaska/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/us/politics/senate-health-care-vote.html http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/28/house-group-obamacare-repeal-meeting-241083 http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/23/politics/ip-forecast-whit

Technical difficulties foil us again, right as Mike begins to talk about right-wing conspiracy maniacs. It's almost....too perfect. http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/16/politics/trump-defends-trump-jr-twitter/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/07/11/what-happened-and-when-the-timeline-leading-up-to-donald-trump-jr-s-fateful-meeting/?utm_term=.3e1fcacedad 3 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/trumps-voting-commission-asked-states-to-hand-over-election-data-theyre-pushing-back/2017/06/30/cd8f812a-5dce-11e7-9b7d-14576dc0f39d_story.html?utm_term=.ba05af3d5528 https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/docs/comments-received-june-29-through-july-11-2017.pdf https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/us/mccains-surgery-will-delay-senate-votes-on-health-care-bill.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/14/world/sutter-iceberg-antarctica-climate-change/index.html http://ew.com/tv/2017/07/16/doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-new-doctor/ http://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/07/08/henkei-shoujo-transfo

Mike was a little congested and slightly out of his head on this one, so today is a bit more of a Jen(n)-centric episode.http://ghostbustersnews.com/2017/06/21/ghostbusters-ii-actor-hank-deutschendorf-passed-away/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-virginia-shooting-scalise-idUSKBN19E23D https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/06/23/opinion/trumps-lies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/upshot/shifting-dollars-from-poor-to-rich-is-a-key-part-of-the-senate-health-bill.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/obama-putin-election-hacking/?utm_term=.fccc85230828 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/06/23/trump-says-well-have-to-see-if-mueller-should-step-down-from-russia-probe/?utm_term=.0067387660cb http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/23/media/white-house-press-briefing-sketch-artist/index.html http://gizmodo.com/smash-mouth-retweeted-an-anime-porn-nazi-1796348092 https://www.geek.com/culture/this-japanese-hamburger-has-beef-patties-for-buns-170

Summer's here, let's all just die why don't we? http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gianforte-apologizes-reporter-donate-50000-press-group-settle/story?id=47904086 The original statement https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/5/25/15689924/greg-gianforte-defense-assault http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/07/politics/kamala-harris-senate-intelligence-hearing/ . http://www.distractify.com/politics/2017/05/26/FiDYJ/ben-and-jerrys-two-scoops-marriage-equality http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-06-07/adventures-in-the-yuri-on-ice-cafe/.117115 https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2017/06/07/with-failed-hollywood-anime-adaptations-behind-us-do-we-really-need-a-live-action-cowboy-bebop/#c9394c31df6e http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/alligator-airplane-florida https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/20/flat-earth-believers-youtube-videos-conspiracy-theorists (Eddie Bravo on Joe Rogan podcast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X9pszVRucs&t=31s Neil Degrasse Tyson counterpoint https://www

Don't blame us, blame him! https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/world/europe/pope-trump-vatican-meet.html?_r=0 http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/politics/trump-duterte-phone-call-annotated/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/24/greg-gianforte-bodyslams-reporter-ben-jacobs-montana https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/despite-promise-trumps-business-offers-little-information-about-foreign-profits/2017/05/24/e4667da4-4091-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/05/28/brave-and-selfless-oregon-stabbing-victims-hailed-as-heroes/?utm_term=.adb8f7d09a4b https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/27/portland-double-murder-white-supremacist-muslim-hate-speech http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/white-genocide-in-space-racist-fans-seethe-at-diversity-in-new-star-trek-series/ http://kotaku.com/my-eye-opening-trip-to-an-anime-maid-cafe-1795443946 http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/mom-planned-parenthood

Ain't no machines gonna keep us down! After a solid month of battling technical difficulties, Jen(n) Havey and Mike Lewis are here again to tickle your ear holes with their pointless drivel. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/donald-trump-james-coney-timeline-170511201531185.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-has-a-long-history-of-secretly-recording-calls-according-to-former-associates/2017/05/12/b302b038-372d-11e7-b412-62beef8121f7_story.html?utm_term=.ecc4ab8dcf47 http://comicbook.com/anime/2017/05/12/these-otaku-ties-let-you-bring-anime-girls-to-work/1 http://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/04/25/soranews24s-loneliest-reporter-tests-japans-new-anime-style-ai-girlfriend-smartphone-app-%E3%80%90vid%E3%80%91/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3262463/illuminati-obsessed-student-bruno-borges-vanishes-brazil-alien-hunter/ https://butterflylanguage.com/2017/04/12/is-bruno-borges-the-reincarnation-of-giordano-bruno-and-other-updates/ https://www.everipedia.com/bruno-borges/

Thanks American surveillance state! I did my best regardless. My LEAST favorite “holiday” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day The government is a-ok with ISP selling your internet browser history to the highest bidder https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/34/text Here’s a write up about how this will come to pass and what it means http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/28/congress-clears-way-for-isps-to-sell-browsing-history.html So there are a number of gofundme pages to purchase and publish the internet browsing history of Congress if the bill passes to let ISPs sell your information without your consent https://www.gofundme.com/searchinternethistory https://www.gofundme.com/BuyCongressData Michael Flynn has offered to testify in exchange for immunity https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/03/31/why-michael-flynn-may-be-seeking-immunity/ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/senate-intelligence-committee-rejects-immunity-michael-flynn-n741061 Joss Whedon sl

When we started this, I would have never imagined the phrase "cock ring" would be used so much. But here we are, and I've never been prouder. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/03/17/irish-proverb-trump/99301892/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/03/17/trumps-questionable-irish-proverb-paul-d-ryans-despicable-pint-and-other-st-patricks-day-mishaps/?utm_term=.0577988ccd6b https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/world/europe/trump-britain-obama-wiretap-gchq.html?_r=0 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/us/oxford-comma-lawsuit.html https://www.geek.com/culture/this-hotel-in-japan-has-robot-dinosaurs-greet-you-1692730/ http://ny.curbed.com/2017/3/17/14958206/nyc-skyscraper-big-bend-billionaires-row-oiio http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/icon-condom-app_us_58b911e0e4b0b99894167584 http://fortune.com/2017/03/16/martin-shkreli-musical-off-broadway/ https://www.indy100.com/article/patrick-stewart-adopt-dont-shop-pitbull-asla-ginger-twitter-7625366?utm_source=indy&u

After some time away, we're back! Everything is still awful! Business is good. http://www.reuters.com/video/2017/02/22/seven-earth-like-planets-found-that-coul?videoId=371173523 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/13/us/politics/donald-trump-national-security-adviser-michael-flynn.html?_r=0 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-turns-mar-a-lago-club-terrace-into-open-air-situation-room/2017/02/13/c5525096-f20d-11e6-a9b0-ecee7ce475fc_story.html?utm_term=.5893244a143e http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/02/15/russian-spy-ship-spotted-near-us/97939010/ http://www.attn.com/stories/14961/cartoon-compares-betsy-devos-ruby-bridges https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/us/politics/white-house-sean-spicer-briefing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/opinion/barring-the-white-house-press-corps-from-the-white-house.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/02/24/are-witches-casting-spell-donald-trump/nmR3ReQV9mJXGL6ojbhoVL/story.html https://www.washingtonpost.

Thanks, Obama.

We're back after another poorly scheduled gap in recording, and today Mike gets to talk about some of the stupid stuff that interests him. Jen(n) remains unimpressed. http://usuncut.com/resistance/martin-shkreli-gets-poop-face/ http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/01/two-google-homes-are-arguing-about-whether-theyre-human.html http://www.sciencealert.com/these-brazilian-vampire-bats-have-started-feeding-on-humans-for-the-first-time http://www.livescience.com/57407-zombie-apocalypse-would-take-100-days.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/boots-recalled-after-owner-discovers-swastika-footprints-180728333.html BBC swastika article http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29644591 Denver Airport Art http://imgur.com/gallery/FUZFO http://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/31/definitive-guide-to-denver-international-airport-conspiracy-theories/

The dreaded holiday season is here, and Jen(n) & Mike pretend to muster up some enthusiasm. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/washington-post-automatically-inserts-trump-fact-checks-into-twitter/ http://www.eonline.com/news/816326/the-new-ducktales-cast-is-seriously-stacked-with-tv-faves http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/love-sex/87682596/a-hologram-wife-for-japans-legion-of-lonely-hearts Toys! A good comprehensive list of crazes past http://www.parenting.com/gallery/top-trendy-toy-crazes Weird Holiday traditions http://www.readersdigest.ca/travel/world/13-unusual-holiday-traditions-around-world/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pickle Dad and Shop with A Cop Wellsville-kmart-hosts-24th-annual-shop-with-cop-event-for-children

In hindsight, I'm so ashamed I didn't make a dashCON joke. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-travel-briefcase-trump-supporter-20161203-story.html Because “I’m not a scientist, but…” is the new PhD http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/02/science/global-warming-daily-mail-breitbart.html Delightful magic mushrooms http://www.sentinelsource.com/life_and_style/lifestyles/psychedelics-reduce-anxiety-depression-in-cancer-patients-study-finds/article_16490197-0e6f-5217-a897-4b053a2c940d.html DashCon http://www.dailydot.com/parsec/dash-con-controversy-tumblr/