May 6 • 1HR 10M

Episode 163: The Fox and the Clown

Meet Jolyon Maugham. Plus: A killing on the NYC subway.

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Journalists Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal scour the internet for its craziest, silliest, most sociopathic content, part of an obsessive and ill-conceived attempt to extract kernels of meaning and humanity from a landscape of endless raging dumpster fires.

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This week on the show, Jesse Singal and Katie Herzog discuss the recent killing of a homeless man on the New York City subway and the less recent killing of a fox in the UK. Featuring: A Michael Jackson impersonator, a marine, the American media, Jo Maugham and Jo Rowling (no relation).

Also, please come to this FIRE event with Katie at the University of Washington on May 12th. It’s about free speech and it’s, appropriately, free.

Part 1:

The subway video

New York Magazine: “Daniel Penny Identified As the Man Who Choked Jordan Neely to Death”

CNN: "Man dies after being put in a chokehold by another rider on New York City subway, officials say. The DA is investigating”

NBC News: "Video shows NYC subway confrontation end with fatal chokehold"

NYT: "No Arrest in New York Subway Chokehold Death, and Many Want to Know Why"

Roxanne Gay: “Making People Uncomfortable Can Now Get You Killed”

Jonathan Rosen: “American Madness”

Part 2:

Jolyon’s windmill

Jolyon's record