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Down to the Wire

By: Down to the Wire
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  • Finding and reacting to stories that don’t seem real. (Comedy & Satire News Show)
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  • Taylor Swift is (Basically) Jesus (w/ Sterling Scott)
    May 1 2024

    This week we are joined by one of Canada's best comedians, coming off winning the Golden Buzzer at Canada's Got Talent; Sterling Scott.

    We talk about how much money (or Bitcoin) we would get shot for before diving into some odd stories happening around the world. We react to an American man who faked his death to avoid child support (22:42), as well as how people leverage child support as a lottery (7:35).


    New York has a rat problem, which is nothing new. But introducing rat birth control is now on the table to solve the issue (30:45). We also react to a Taylor Swift fan who was crying and drooling over the new Taylor Swift album.To close it out on a wholesome note, we talk about Sterling's Golden Buzzer win at Canada's Got Talent. We find out about the inspiring behind the scenes challenges and how he bet on himself. 0:00 - Intro 0:28 - Dudes Talking Bitcoin 4:53 - How Much Would You Get Shot For? 7:35 - Men on Child Support 22:42 - Man Fakes Death to Avoid Child Support 27:42 - Code Switching for Fun 30:45 - New York Rat Problem Solved: Rat Birth Control 35:23 - Reacting to Airplane "Not Real" Woman 39:15 - Canadian Heritage Moment 44:03 - Reacting to His Instagram Algorithm 50:32 - Swiftie Drools and Cries Over New Taylor Swift 58:06 - Reacting to Blackface 01:02:18 - Sterling Scott on Canada's Got Talent Golden Buzzer

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • AMC Exec Reacts to Dune Popcorn Bucket Meme (w/Logan Brown)
    Apr 24 2024

    This week we're joined by recurring guest Logan Brown who kicks us off with a little Creed for your ears. We come across a few odd stories in the news, first reacting to a bill that would criminalize STI's in Oklahoma (13:04). Later in the show we talk about the Dune popcorn bucket and an AMC Exec's reaction to the meme (21:49). Plus, marrying your cousin is now illegal in Tennessee (35:05) and a man in Ottawa is on the loose playing sex noises in the streets (48:54). Follow Logan Brown on Instagram and Spotify Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Down to the Wire on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Channel, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & read our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠blogs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, be a lot cooler if you did. 0:00 - Good Ole Creed 13:04 - STI's Illegal in Oklahoma? 21:49 - Dune Popcorn Bucket 35:05 - Is Marrying Your Cousin Illegal? 48:54 - Ottawa Man on the Loose


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    53 mins
  • WE CALLED the Teacher Who WAS FIRED For Rapping (w/ Akeem Hoyte-Charles & Will Del Vecchio)
    Apr 4 2024

    This week we have comedians Akeem Hoyte-Charles and Will Del Vecchio join the show while in town for a weekend at the Laugh Lounge.

    To kick things off Akeem finally gets Jacob to spill the beans on how the McDonalds sign made it's way into our studio.

    Then we get into the Back Page News, where we find the strangest news stories from around the world and react to them. This weeks stories include;

    Metro Detroit teacher says she was fired for her rap career (13:50) Little Rascals trio ages 11, 12, and 16 arrested for robbing a Houston bank (30:05) School apologizes for assignment asking 5th grader to 'pretend to be a white slave master' (48:31) Drippin' Honey Interview (1:06:36)

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    0:00 - Weekly Weird News 0:29 - Stealing a Drive Thru Sign 13:50 - Teacher Fired Over Rap Career 30:05 - Kids Rob Bank 48:31 - Controversial School Assignment 1:06:36 - Drippin' Honey Interview (teacher who was fired for rap career) Tags: Down to the wire, ottawa, comedy podcast, offbeat news, weird weekly news, satire news, r/offbeat reddit, weird news weekly, toronto podcast, ottawa podcast, funny news, weird news podcast, comedian podcast, weird news, strange news, drippin honey, drippin 101, drippin honey detroit, teacher fired for rapping, drippin honey interview, white slave master school assignment, school slavery assignment, little rascals bank robbery, little rascals rob bank, kids rob bank


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    1 hr and 24 mins

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