107. The Technology (Real Water)
🕑 Added 2024-03-29 15:47:26 +0000 UTCA Nevada-based alkaline water company owned by a local politician is blamed for an outbreak of serious illnesses.
Prelude: The events surrounding a Nevada state senator's resignation.
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Comments
Tanisha Roberson
I go such a long time without listening to your content because honestly I have to be in a mood to be bummed out because people can be really s***** when money is involved But man I got to say I have missed you sir
Zoey Charlemagne
Some guy named Ron 😂
Vino Galan
“Oh really? Ok. I’m listening”
Kitty Brewer
I'm sorry I let my membership lapse, but I'm so so glad to be back ❤️
Swunkie
"Freedom products!"😆
Luis Armando Ramírez
What a great listen during this time when there's an unknown contaminant in the water in the area where I live. Greetings from Mexico City.
Kaitlin
Thanks CC! Their Instagram page is still up if anyone wants to take a look haha. That bottle label is so sus.
Britiny Hommey
Relistening cause I think I was too high the first time and wow this wormhole just goes deeper and deeper huh?
Aislinn Hargadon
Good god man. This episode haunts my dreams. And I had not heard about the case!
Alan
At first, I legitimately thought this was going to be an MLM story. Scientology and politics definitely got me by surprise! Where there's a swindle, there's probably also someone complaining about trampling on their "right" to do it. Also, "Get Real" sounds too much like an inside joke, like, "they'll never guess we're making fun of whomever is buying this crap."
Alan
Same!
Swunkie
I try to figure out why ACC's monotone delivery is so damn hypnotically gripping and entertaining... I guess it offers a refreshing, calm, unsensationalized honesty that says, 'look, her's what happened. You decide how you feel about it.'
Swunkie
What a poisonous cocktail of occultist religion, libertarian politics, good old fashion hucksterism, and a twist of plain screwing up! All served up to the innocent and the unsuspecting.
Jane S
Now I'm scared of water.
Mr. Clark
~“A FEW SQUIRTS LAY-TER”~ I can see clearly now as alkaline ionized water. I can’t taste any obstacles in my drink…
Memo
I'm a chemist and when they talked about "breaking up clusters of water molecules" with ionization it hurt my brain. Amazing story, ACC.
MetalMatt
So we've all been drinking "fake water", (shaking fist in the air) "curse you sky!!!"...
Brenda Diaz
“After a few squirts” took me out 😂
Jana 🍌
My biggest complaint is that my water isn't wet enough.
sucriC drawkcaB
All the patriots buying up all the Freedom products could very well end up in this same situation.
sucriC drawkcaB
I had to run that back a few times
Stephanie Johnson
That dude laughing saying he didn’t know what was in the concentrate, so infuriating 🤬
Kingfisher
Also....wetter water. I'm gonna have a stroke y'all
Kingfisher
Taking good Friday to best Friday. Hope all's well ACC