It has somehow been a week since the last episode of Cast Iron Brains, so here we find ourselves once again. Today we yap about the NFL draft, dip briefly into the WGAS NewsBag, talk about Kevin Smith’s monologue about trauma, and poke fun at some silliness in the Washington Post and over on NPR. Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!
Show Rundown
Open — You play to win the game, Giannis! Plus NFL draft chat
18:27 — WGAS NewsBag: First Republic Bank fails; Texas shooting; Disney v DeSantis; VICE bankruptcy; White House Correspondents’ Dinner; Vivek Ramaswamy on MTP; Youngkin out and Scott in for 2024
40:28 — Kevin Smith on TRAUMA
1:14:58 — WaPo opinion section with a curious guest essay
1:18:43 — Fresh Air wants to tell you that pursuing thinness is contributing to white supremacy
1:36:22 — Wrap-up! Evil Dead Rise, Polite Society, John Mulaney’s new special, Emily the Criminal, Drive Angry, Succession
Relevant Linkage
NPR: Why an NBA star's response to a reporter's question about losing hit a nerve
NYT: First Republic Bank Is Seized by Regulators and Sold to JPMorgan Chase
NBC News: Man accused of killing 5 neighbors in Texas is apprehended after manhunt
CNN: DeSantis-aligned board votes to sue Disney
AXIOS: Vice Media preparing to file for bankruptcy
CNN: Top moments from the White House Correspondents’ dinner
PBS: WATCH: Biden awards football trophy to Air Force Academy
Brain Iron dot com: You Are What You Tweet
WaPo: Opinion To understand biological sex, look at the brain, not the body
NPR’s Fresh Air: Dismantling Anti-Fat Bias
Study Finds: ‘Fountain of youth’ pill on the horizon after scientists slow aging in yeast