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Hwat?! Weekly

80: Boxes Behind Me Edition™

Jul 20, 2026 · 58 min · 14 segments

New emojis! https://jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/why-do-some-new-emoji-look-familiar The two sides of Chinese…

New emojis! https://jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/why-do-some-new-emoji-look-familiar The two sides of Chinese Innovation: https://youtube.com/shorts/0FMipboN2qQ?si=h8Za238okBJA8qy\_ https://youtu.be/vRjGVS1FIwk?si=yKt5uo7gMb2hcdr8 The Sky Mouse: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aec8347 AI Stupid and Bad: https://www.404media.co/ai-fiction-is-easy-to-detect-because-its-stupid-and-bad-research-finds/?ref=the-abstract-newsletter The Dude with the Books: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/style/too-many-books-new-york-city-apartment-scholar-landlord.html Ginkgo Leaves Falling: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TW-OxyJALWw 250 American Books: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/america-250/booklist/ Produced by Joe Fisher and Finlay Stevenson Edited & Mastered by Rich Palmer Music: My Own Kind of Tango by Alexandra Woodard Leave Finlay a message or a voicemail: https://www.hwatweekly.com Follow us on Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@hwatweekly Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hwatweekly.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hwatweekly/ **Find and support our sponsors at:** fableandfolly.com/partners See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

New emojis! https://jenniferdaniel.substack.com/p/why-do-some-new-emoji-look-familiar The two sides of Chinese…

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Speakers: Joe FisherHostFinlay StevensonHost

Top entities: Aerial tramway×9 Taco Bell×9 Saga×3 English×5 New Zealand×7

Show signals: SuitabilityLimitedBiasNot politicalAudience≈2k followers

“Dookie-Gate” Lettuce Scandal2:17 – 5:21

J

2:17

Let's do some of that, okay?

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:19

All right.

J

2:21

The nation is, of course, in the middle of Dookie Gate.

J

2:24

The Dookie.

J

2:25

Where is it coming from? So much Dookie.

J

2:27

Again.

J

2:28

Dooking everywhere, right?

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:30

Yeah.

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:30

Dook, dook, dook, dook,

J

2:32

dook, dook, dook.

J

2:35

They appear, they think they have the culprit of Dookie Gate.

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:40

Okay.

J

2:41

Uh-huh.

J

2:42

For those of you who are not updated, Dookie Gate is, of course, there is an explosive diarrhea epidemic going around America.

J

2:50

All right? It's embarrassing.

J

2:52

We can talk about it.

J

2:53

It's fine.

J

2:53

All right?

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:54

Yeah.

J

2:56

Anyway, yes, they think they've discovered the culprit now, and it turns out it's probably Taco Bell.

F

Finlay StevensonHost

3:03

No, it's probably Taylor Farms that supplies lettuce to Taco Bell.

F

Finlay StevensonHost

3:11

Taco Bell has its own category for diarrhea,

J

3:14

but...

J

3:14

Yeah, so they're thinking that it was a bad shipment of shredded lettuce that goes on your tacos at the Taco Bell that is perhaps causing Dookie Gate and...

J

3:31

I just feel like, you know how in the murder mystery, when there's that one person that they really want you looking at for the whole show, and then at the end it turns out it's their sister or something like that? Yeah, they're

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Taco BellRestaurantFast-food restaurant company
97%9 mentions
SagaBook SeriesComic book series
96%3 mentions
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94%5 mentions
New ZealandCountryCountry in Oceania
92%7 mentions
United StatesCountryCountry in North America
91%9 mentions
Diary of a Wimpy KidBook SeriesNovel series
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Finlay StevensonPersonVoice actress
87%3 mentions
Food and Drug AdministrationGovernment OrganizationFederal agency
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66%1 mention
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CarrieBookNovel by Stephen King
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MediaEntertainment
Public HealthHealth
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BooksLiterature
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Chinese InnovationTechnology > Innovation
American LiteratureLiterature > Books > Influential Books
Health
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Literature
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Andean Leaf-Eared MouseAnimals > Mammals > Rodents
Diarrhea EpidemicHealth > Public Health > Epidemics
EmojisEntertainment > Media
Digital CommunicationEntertainment > Media > Emojis
Taco BellHealth > Public Health > Epidemics > Diarrhea Epidemic
Building TechnologyTechnology > Innovation > Chinese Innovation
PrefabricationTechnology > Innovation > Chinese Innovation > Building Technology
Habitat AdaptationAnimals > Mammals > Rodents > Andean Leaf-Eared Mouse
Cultural ImpactLiterature > Books > Influential Books > American Literature
Emoji DesignEntertainment > Media > Emojis > Digital Communication

“Dookie-Gate” Lettuce Scandal2:17 – 5:21

J

2:17

Let's do some of that, okay?

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:19

All right.

J

2:21

The nation is, of course, in the middle of Dookie Gate.

J

2:24

The Dookie.

J

2:25

Where is it coming from? So much Dookie.

J

2:27

Again.

J

2:28

Dooking everywhere, right?

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:30

Yeah.

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:30

Dook, dook, dook, dook,

J

2:32

dook, dook, dook.

J

2:35

They appear, they think they have the culprit of Dookie Gate.

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:40

Okay.

J

2:41

Uh-huh.

J

2:42

For those of you who are not updated, Dookie Gate is, of course, there is an explosive diarrhea epidemic going around America.

J

2:50

All right? It's embarrassing.

J

2:52

We can talk about it.

J

2:53

It's fine.

J

2:53

All right?

F

Finlay StevensonHost

2:54

Yeah.

J

2:56

Anyway, yes, they think they've discovered the culprit now, and it turns out it's probably Taco Bell.

F

Finlay StevensonHost

3:03

No, it's probably Taylor Farms that supplies lettuce to Taco Bell.

F

Finlay StevensonHost

3:11

Taco Bell has its own category for diarrhea,

J

3:14

but...

J

3:14

Yeah, so they're thinking that it was a bad shipment of shredded lettuce that goes on your tacos at the Taco Bell that is perhaps causing Dookie Gate and...

J

3:31

I just feel like, you know how in the murder mystery, when there's that one person that they really want you looking at for the whole show, and then at the end it turns out it's their sister or something like that? Yeah, they're

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