Poop Lettuce And Shopping For A DeLorean

People are getting sick, the internet is panicking, and somehow we end up arguing about whether “poop lettuce” can put out a fire. We start with the Cyclospora outbreak chatter and the uncomfortable truth about food safety: outbreaks are real, tracing contamination is slow, and a single headline like “false positive” doesn’t magically erase risk. If you care about public health, FDA oversight, supply chains, and why fast-moving stories get distorted online, you’ll feel the tension immediately. Then we go after a different kind of contamination: viral nutrition misinformation. You’ve seen the clips, someone sets a snack on fire, soaks bread under a faucet, or leaves an ice cream sandwich out to “prove” it doesn’t melt and suddenly the comments declare the food “not real.” We break down why those stunts are not experiments, what basic food chemistry actually explains, and how the algorithm rewards fear more than it rewards nuance. That leads us straight into supplement culture, sponsor spam, and the way overpriced programs can sell extreme calorie restriction as a miracle product. Just when things get serious, our DeLorean obsession takes the wheel. Listener photos kick off a long detour into DeLorean DMC-12 history, crash tests, collector pricing, and a harsh reality check about cup holders and that tiny sliding window. We even wander into AI “actresses,” AI slop, and the weird future where everything looks convincing until you ask one follow-up question. If you like smart comedy, media literacy, and fitness-adjacent skepticism with real stakes, hit play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who falls for viral food clips, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Support the show You can find us on social media here: Rob Tiktok Rob Instagram Liam Tiktok Liam Instagram