{"podcast":{"title":"Boomer Bunker","slug":"boomer-bunker-1266133","podcast_index_feed_id":1266133,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-boomer-bunker/","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-boomer-bunker2192","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/bb0b0574-5557-46f7-b066-78635f01adb3/VhkJvsospWwA6mAd8mJNDvFg.jpg","author":"John Jamingo and The Duchess","episode_count":465,"summary":"John Jamingo and The Duchess share their views and opinions while trying to solve the problems of a nation. In the process, there is a probability of adult language and hearing words that may send you to your safe space.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T22:22:12.670492+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boomer-bunker-1266133"},"episode":{"title":"Parade of Dunces | 429","slug":"parade-of-dunces-429","published_at":"2026-07-10T02:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boomer-bunker-1266133/parade-of-dunces-429","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boomer-bunker-1266133","url":"https://the-boomer-bunker.captivate.fm/episode/parade-of-dunces-429","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5063df06-e6bb-4297-b646-9a36f2cd0b79.mp3","summary":"This episode kicks off with the segment that gave tonight its name, the \"Parade of Dunces\" quiz game, where the Duchess tries to guess how badly a viral street-interview subject butchers basic trivia (spoiler: Idaho is apparently a language, and the Great Wall of China might be in Japan). It rolls straight into a socialist street-interview reel that's just as painful, before John and the Duchess pivot to Trump finally losing patience with Iran after a round of ship attacks. From there it's a full news gauntlet: Graham Platner's campaign implodes under rape allegations and a pile of Democratic hypocrisy (including a hall-of-fame Sunny Hostin \"hold my nose and vote for him anyway\" moment), Flock surveillance cameras creeping into cities, HOAs, and literal state parks, a Michigan woman's cat-hoarding horror show, 16 kids found living in filth in rural Ohio, a disputed ICE shooting in Houston, Gen X hitting 60 and still needing mom and dad's money, and an Indiana substitute teacher walking away with two years for sending nudes to a 14-year-old. The back half goes full tinfoil with a Charlie Kirk shooting conspiracy tangent, courtesy of chat regular Nitsimoto's theories about Erica Kirk, before wrapping with the usual sign-off. Somehow it all fits under one roof, which is exactly the point of the show. TOPICS The \"Dumb Broad\" quiz game Socialism street-interview reactions Iran strikes / Trump military response Graham Platner's campaign collapse Sunny Hostin's \"hold my nose\" comments Flock surveillance cameras Michigan cat hoarding case Ohio \"house of horrors\" — 16 children found Houston ICE shooting Gen X turning 60 / financial dependence on parents Indiana substitute teacher sentencing Charlie Kirk shooting conspiracy talk Join us on Mondays and Thursdays at 6:30 pm Easter…","meta_description":"This episode kicks off with the segment that gave tonight its name, the \"Parade of Dunces\" quiz game, where the Duchess tries to guess how badly a viral s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6279,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/boomer-bunker-1266133/episodes/parade-of-dunces-429/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/boomer-bunker-1266133/parade-of-dunces-429.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}