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In this episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle talk about the biggest stories of the week like the invasion of murder hornets, how a 30 second clip is dividing people, and the \u201cif-it-just-saves-one-life\u201d crowd supporting perpetual lockdown. Kira Davis, editor-at-large of RedState joins Kyle and Ethan for a bit and then Dr. Robert P. Murphy arrives to explain what in the world is going on with the economy under lockdown and how Christians should think more like an economist.\xa0\xa0

In the subscriber portion, subscribers get to listen to Kyle and Ethan wax poetic on all the wonders of cheese with a G.K. Chesterton reading!

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Show Outline

Introduction\xa0

Kyle\u2019s vacation out of California rapidly descends into chaos as his car explodes and Ethan tries to one-up Kyle\u2019s story.\xa0\xa0

Stuff That\u2019s Good

Kyle likes the In-N-Out Animal Style Fries & secret menu and Ethan likes The Steeldrivers (Chris Stapleton years).

This News Is Weird

Florida lizard breaks world poop record, dies constipated

Man walks into Dunkin Donuts with no mask \u2014 or pants

'Darth Vader' enforces lockdown in Philippine village

World\u2019s biggest 5G tower installed on Mount Everest using yaks to lug \u2018controversial\u2019 equipment up tracks

French encouraged to eat more cheese as act of patriotism

Stories of the Week

Story 1\xa0

Trump Retaliates Against Asian Murder Hornets With American Kamikaze Bears

• Washington state is noticing a worrying new invasive species of Asian Giant Hornets called \u201cMurder Hornets\u201d

• Are bears the deterrent we need to stop this unchecked aggression from the Far East lately?
• What other options did Trump consider?

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Story 2\xa0

Asking For Context Of Thirty Second Video Revealed To Be Racist Dog Whistle

• Ahmaud Aubrey was followed in a truck in an alleged citizen\u2019s arrest by two whites, a father and son.

• When one of the men tried to use a shotgun to force the man to comply, an altercation occurred, in which Ahmaud was killed.

• Everyone is forming an opinion based on 30 seconds of footage- which looks really bad- but does it provide all the relevant data we need to decide guilt? Is it okay to ask questions?

• The struggle of even talking about this civilly and the frustration felt by all people

Story 3

\xa0'It's Worth It If It Saves Just One Life,' Says Woman Who Supports Abortion On Demand

• Hypocrisy of the left on saving lives\u2026 trying to keep abortion clinics open and shutting everything else down

• Obviously would have to shut down cities, get rid of cars, planes, subways\u2026\xa0

• As if a permanent lockdown on the economy won\u2019t cost lives in the long run.\xa0 Even now the UN is warning about 260 million marching to starvation worldwide as a result of the economy being shut down. What about those lives?

• If we don\u2019t get back to work and produce things, pretty soon we won\u2019t be just watching netflix and ordering in pizza every night. Things will get bad for everyone.

• Planned Parenthood\u2019s bizarre tweet on Mother\u2019s Day

Interview of the Week

Dr. Robert P Murphy joins Kyle and Ethan to help explain what in the world is going on with the economy. He breaks things down like Ethan is five and uses numerous lemonade stand analogies.\xa0 We had some issues on the skype video quality.

Love Mail/Hate Mail

We talk about how we are a racist trash fire.

Paid-subscriber portion\xa0

Looking at Chesterton\u2019s essay on cheese. Poets need to write more about cheese.

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