Best The Outer Drive Podcasts (2025)

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Moth Survival Strategies And A Rodent Thumbnail Mystery 18:12

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If you’re a moth trying to stay uneaten, there are competing strategies. Some moths rely on camouflage, trying to blend in. Other moths take the opposite approach: They’re bold and bright, with colors that say “don’t eat me, I’m poison.” Biologist Iliana Medina joins Host Flora Lichtman to describe a study that placed some 15,000 origami moths in f…

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Deep State Diarrhea Beams: Controlling Your Bowels From Outer Space – SIDESHOW 36:40

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On Today’s Show: 📅 Community Calendar (Sideshow Exclusive Bits) 📞 Voicemails Bunny shares how a Liverpudlian ranter reminded her of her late father. GreatBigPete orders coffee as “Bing Bong” to mess with baristas. Listeners praise Tim’s patience test bit, request more Meade Skelton Czech-radio style. The post Deep State Diarrhea Beams: Controlling …

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As The CDC Falters, How Do We Fill Public Health Gaps? 12:07

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Our country’s public health system is ailing. With layoffs and leadership changes at the CDC, changing vaccine guidelines, a government shutdown, and declining public trust—where do we go from here? Can state and local public health agencies pick up the slack? Are there other solutions? Host Flora Lichtman talks with former CDC director Tom Frieden…

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Mr. Terminator’s Swan Genocide: A Love Story 42:48

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Anthropologists Have A Bone To Pick With New Skull Finding 12:51

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There’s fresh drama in the field of human origins! A new analysis of an ancient hominid skull from China challenges what we thought we knew about our ancestral family tree, and its timeline—at least according to the researchers who wrote the paper. The new study claims that Homo sapiens, and some of our relatives, could have emerged at least half a…

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The Prolapse Cannoli 45:22

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On Today’s Show: Listener Sponsorship Today’s episode is sponsored by DV listener Yay, who had a very specific request: let Rod Urpay handle the Sideshow ad read. Mission accomplished. Want to sponsor a DV episode? It’s only $25! Watch: Proximity Chat Cause Mass Pandemonium Our New PO Box Address! Distorted ViewPO Box 36268Cincinnati, OH 45236 The …

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Maximum Panty Burn: The Wedgie Machine Chronicles – SIDESHOW 47:41

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On Today’s Show: 🚗 McDonald’s Mobile Order Meltdown 🚔 When Calling 911 Backfires 🤖 Don’t Confess Your Crimes to ChatGPT 🚛 Tow Truck Heist in Brooklyn ☎️ Listener Voicemails 📝 Episode Takeaways Lord Douche continues to find new ways to make Tim transport garbage bags of coffee grounds. Wedgie fetishes are far more elaborate (and […] The post Maximum…

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Remembering Primatologist Jane Goodall 17:44

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Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist, and humanitarian, died on October 1 at the age of 91. Goodall was born in London in 1934, and her curiosity about the natural world led her to the forests of Gombe, Tanzania, where she made groundbreaking observations of chimpanzee behavior, including tool use. Her research challenged the accep…

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What Do We Know About SSRI Antidepressant Withdrawal? 18:51

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Roughly 1 in 10 Americans take antidepressants. The most common type is SSRIs, or selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, like Prozac, Lexapro, and Zoloft. But what happens when you stop taking them? Studies don’t point to a single conclusion, and there’s ongoing debate among physicians and patients about the severity and significance of SSRI wit…

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Pred Catch Babies: YouTube’s Next Big Thing – BONUS SEGMENT – SIDESHOW 16:31

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On This Bonus Segment Show:Today’s show starts with a nostalgic dive into the forgotten background characters of Sesame Street—the “yep-yep” aliens and the creepy old typewriter who would make zero sense to kids today. Tim imagines a modern replacement: a racist smartphone who just screams slurs instead of “noon-noon.” From there, things spiral int…

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Asha de Vos’ Journey From Deck Hand To Marine Science Leader 18:49

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The tropical waters of Sri Lanka, an island off the coast of India, are home to a population of blue whales unlike any other. These whales stay put, while every other known population migrates. That discovery was made by budding scientist Asha de Vos more than 20 years ago—it made a splash, and so did she. She later became the first Sri Lankan to e…

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Lesbians Brutalized By a Drive-By Farting 47:09

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On Today’s Show: Tim kicks off October with one of the most sadistic “Test of Patience” bits yet—an extended, soul-crushing string of parody covers of Cherebra Venti’s viral 2015 anthem “I Don’t Know.” Every possible genre gets the treatment: Top 40 pop, ska revival, throat singing, nu-metal, redneck country, even a Christian praise remix where […]…

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Why Painters Are Obsessed With The Duck Stamp Art Contest 19:09

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In mid-September, artists from around the country convened in Laurel, Maryland, for one of the splashiest events in the wildlife art world: the Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. At the annual event, artists compete to have their excruciatingly detailed waterfowl painting appear on the Federal Duck Stamp, which is a waterfowl hunting license. This yea…

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Kissing My Butt Hairs Will Cost You Extra – SIDESHOW 43:29

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On Today’s Show: 🎙 Cold Open: CB Walker’s Psychic Energy Chaos 👨🏻‍🦲 Alex “Adolf” Jones and His Hitler Stash 💋 Sagittarius Shouty Hooker Diaries (Part 4,982) 🏈 Are You Ready for Some Football? (No, She Isn’t) 🌭 Splinter Dogs: The Corn Dog Recall 🦬 QAnon Shaman for President (and $40 Trillion) 📞 Voicemail Freak-Outs A […] The post Kissing My Butt Hai…

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Bizzle Gizzle Butthole Drizzle – BONUS SEGMENT – SIDESHOW 16:31

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On This Bonus Episode: 💀 Colitis & Curses: Mead belches, apologizes, and rebukes demons while considering life beyond chicken sandwiches. 🎶 “Fucked Up” A Cappella: By popular request, an isolated loop of Mead saying “fucked up.” Sweet, sweet profanity from a man of God. 🎵 Genre-Bending Mead: What happens when you feed Mead’s wholesome DV […] The po…

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Can Better Equipment Eliminate Concussions In Sports? 18:57

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Football season is well underway, and fans know those athletes get hit hard. Could better helmets and guidelines around concussion prevention someday eliminate head injuries from the sport? Host Flora Lichtman speaks with concussion doctor Michael Collins and helmet specialist Barry Miller about how our understanding of head injuries and equipment …

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Polyamory, Poly-Felony In The Double Wide Trailer Of Domestic Horrors 57:26

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On Today’s Show: Tim kicks off the week with: a cheeseburger-fueled stabbing, a trailer-park throuple meltdown, Starbucks as culture-war Thunderdome, and Trump signal-boosting an obviously fake “med bed” AI video using his own fake voice. Plus: a brief (good!) mom/cancer update, UK listeners trolling Tim into doing UK content, a cyclist shoved into…

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Is Tylenol Use During Pregnancy Connected To Autism? 12:25

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At a news conference on September 22, President Trump claimed that taking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy “can be associated with a very increased risk of autism.” Many experts have pushed back on the statement, saying it’s a false claim that downplays the risks of fever during pregnancy, which Tylenol may be used …

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Jesus Is an Ugly Crier (And Sorry About That No-Show Rapture) 1:06:09

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Today on the Show Cold Open & Setup Segment 1 — The Rapture That Wasn’t Pull Quote: “Jesus Palooza was allegedly a two-day event—gotta keep the heavenly traffic orderly.” Segment 2 — World Premiere: Meade Skelton — “Distorted View Daily” Segment 3 — AI-Generated XXX Ornaments Segment 4 — Liquid Ass at School (Florence, SC) […] The post Jesus Is an …

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How AI Advances Are Improving Humanoid Robots 18:18

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Robots are just about everywhere these days: circling the grocery store, cleaning the floor at the airport, making deliveries. Not to mention the robots on the assembly lines in factories. But how far are we from having a human-like robot at home? For example, a robot housekeeper like Rosie from “The Jetsons.” She didn’t just cook and clean, she ba…

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Forced To Watch Ads for Public Restroom Toilet Paper – SIDESHOW 37:53

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On Today’s Show: Voicemails & Listener CallsA handful of patron voicemails: fan reactions to best-of episodes, rants about past language used on the show, meetup notes from listeners, and a caller breaking down the difference between “hot wifing” and cuckolding (calm, intelligent explanation that Tim appreciates). Meade Skelton Music UpdateTim teas…

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The Lie That’s Killing Trust at Work 42:35

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Thank you for all of your support. Please let us know what you think about our podcast and what topic you may want to hear from us. Leaders, Lead Well! Let's take a hard look at one of the most celebrated buzzwords in modern organizations: “speak-up culture.” On paper, it sounds empowering. It promises openness, authenticity, and progress. But the …

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The High-Tech Lab Unlocking Secrets Of Coral Reproduction 18:17

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In the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, scientists are on the cutting edge of growing coral. Rising ocean temperatures have caused mass coral bleaching, and experts are racing against the clock to figure out how to help corals be more resilient to stress. Coral scientist Rebecca Albright joined Host Ira Flatow at our live show at the Fox …

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Why Is My Sperm Hole Twitching? 47:24

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On The Show Today: Plus: What defines the “eras” of Distorted View? (Hint: all of them are terrible). Implantable sleep apnea devices vs. CPAP masks. GLP-1 shots as the perfect scam: insurance-funded weight loss! Our New PO Box Address! Distorted ViewPO Box 36268Cincinnati, OH 45236 The post Why Is My Sperm Hole Twitching? first appeared on Distort…

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The Humble Microbe Could Help Us Understand Life Itself 12:48

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Sift through your memories and excavate an image of a fossil. Maybe you’re picturing dinosaur bones, the imprint of an ammonite, or the fronds of a fern etched into stone. But there’s a whole other category of fossilized remains that can tell us about life way before T. rexes, or even twigs, existed on this planet. That’s fossilized evidence of mic…

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Glory Hole Start-Up Shuts Down – From Spunk To Defunct – SIDESHOW 37:15

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On Today’s Show Intro & Sideshow openerTim welcomes freaks, notes this week’s shorter runtime, and tees up adult-entertainment “horror” clips and the day’s stories. Broadway parody: Silence, the Silence of the LambsA filthy musical-style bit riffing on Silence of the Lambs with intentionally outrageous lyrics. UK face-sitting fetish clip (adult con…