The Suicide Of Thought

<p dir="ltr">This is the Babylon Bee weekly news podcast special episode for 7/3/2020.</p> <p dir="ltr">This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://faithfulcounseling.com/babylonbee">Faithful Counseling</a>. Bee listeners get 10% off!</p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode of The Babylon Bee podcast, editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and creative director Ethan Nicolle talk about the week's big stories like a man being fined £450 for provocative intestinal wind, the fallen world we live in where The Princess Bride is possibly being remade, and how doctors are recommending we keep opening up and closing the economy until we all go insane. In the main topic, they read G.K. Chesterton's ideas on the suicide of thought.</p> <p dir="ltr">In the subscriber portion, Kyle and Ethan dive in into the mail bag, talk about their years in ministry, and bring in producer Dan so that they all can answer the ten questions.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Show Outline</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Introduction</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Kyle and Ethan return from the warm, sunny beaches of Florida to churn out another podcast. We have an update on the 'Best of the Bee' book.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Weird News</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/broody-mother-goose-taken-47-22278208"> Broody mother goose has taken 47 babies under her wing - and they're so cute</a></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr"> <p dir="ltr">"This phenomenon is known as a gang brood"</p> </li> </ul> </li> <li dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/06/30/Man-falls-through-floor-of-home-plunges-down-30-foot-well/3161593541167/"> Man falls through floor of home, plunges down 30-foot well</a></li> <li dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/pair-hired-for-mans-broom-sexual-fantasy-turn-up-in-bedroom-at-wrong-address-with-machetes-11996365"> Pair hired for man's broom sexual fantasy turn up in bedroom at wrong address with machetes</a></li> <li>In fart news: <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/17/man-fined-450-provocative-fart-front-police-officers-12865132/"> Man fined £450 for 'provocative' fart in front of police officers</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.livescience.com/issac-newton-plague-toad-vomit-auction.html"> Newton's recipe for 'toad vomit lozenges' up for auction</a></li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Stuff That's Good</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Kyle likes Dead Cells the video game.</p> <p dir="ltr">Ethan likes WACO on Netflix.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Stories of the Week</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Story 1</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/equality-at-last-disney-confirms-winnie-the-pooh-will-be-voiced-by-bear"> Equality At Last: Disney Confirms Winnie The Pooh Will Now Be Voiced By An Actual Bear</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Summary: In order to ensure that voice actors only portray characters they actually look like, Disney announced this week that Winnie the Pooh will now be voiced by an actual bear.</p> <p dir="ltr">The real story: Several voice actors have stopped voicing characters that are not the same race they are. The Simpsons, Big Mouth, American Dad, Cleveland Show.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Story 2</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/doctors-recommend-locking-down-and-reopening-repeatedly-until-everyone-has-nervous-breakdown"> Doctors Recommend Locking Down And Reopening Repeatedly Until Everyone Has Nervous Breakdown</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Summary: A survey of leading physicians unanimously agreed that the best response to COVID-19 is for the government to lock everything down, then reopen, then lock down again, then reopen again and to just keep doing that until everyone completely loses their minds.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Story 3</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://babylonbee.com/news/merciful-god-to-end-humanity-before-princess-bride-can-be-remade"> Merciful God Vows To End Humanity Before 'The Princess Bride' Can Be Remade</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Summary: Upon rumors of a remake of The Princess Bride, a spokesperson for the Almighty God confirmed that He will end the world in fire before He would ever allow that to happen.</p> <p><strong>Topic of the Week</strong></p> <p>Kyle and Ethan read a portion of G.K. Chesterton's <em>Orthodoxy</em> on the suicide of thought and discuss its relevance in our times of constant revolutionary agitation. </p> <p><strong>Hate Mail</strong></p> <p>Someone went to home depot and bought a whole bunch of flowerbeds.</p> <p><strong>Subscriber Portion</strong></p> <p>Kyle and Ethan dive into the mail bag, talk about their years in ministry, and have producer Dan join them to answer the ten questions. Subscribers, get to know the Bee boys.</p> <p> </p>