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Nov 2024

1h 23m

Flee Not To Canada, My Countrymen (Live ...

About this episode

So does America suck if your candidate loses? In this live episode of the show, we hear an uplifting Nazi story, what POW treatment says about American character, domestic terrorism, and why America is ultimately pretty awesome.

Musical guests: Toothy Gibbons; Mister Jenkins and the Hoofbeats

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