# FTLDigest2026-08-23

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Podcast: [Free Talk Live](https://stenobird.com/podcast/free-talk-live-556634)
Published: 2026-08-27T19:19:12+00:00
Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/freetalklive/ftldigest20260823
Audio file: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2389819290-freetalklive-ftldigest20260823.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3612

## Resource

Women now have more tattoos than men :: Bonnie and Mark removing tattoos :: Sarah has a younger sister who is NOT a communist :: Bonnie's experience contacting her dead grandpa :: Can a ghost haunt a car? :: Ed and Lorraine Warren, the demonologists who investigated the Conjuring House :: Passports were supposed to be a temporary gov program :: Who is statistically most likely to believe in ghosts :: Robot in China beat Usain Bolt's record for running 100 m dash :: Contemplating consciousness :: Bonnie pledges to put Mark out of his misery :: 2024 legislation that would have had New Hampshirites vote on secession would have been triggered by the US's $40 Trillion in debt that just was reached :: How can one avoid participating in the economic collapse of the US? :: Mark's story about seeing the first Jackass movie :: Italian brain rot lawsuit with broad implications :: We hate generation talk :: 2026-08-23 :: Hosts: Bonnie, Joe Broccoli, Rich E Rich, Mark Edge

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