# Global Select

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Podcast: [That Happens](https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-happens-1577061)
Published: 2026-02-12T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/DISAST9926369281.mp3?updated=1772486456
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Duration seconds: 4810

## Resource

The Spleen broadcasts live from a stadium dumpster and becomes a white mage of Tinactin and banana peels. We try to figure out what makes sense of the recent Epstein files drama, the government's bold strategy of just lying about everything, make some predictions that are sure not to age poorly, and try to figure out why we both have had bad experiences with smoked Gouda cheese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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