The Cardboard Ayatollah, The Drone War, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week
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The Cardboard Ayatollah, The Drone War, and The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week

The latest from Operation Epic Fury, including U.S. casualties, a midair tanker collision over western Iraq, and the ongoing mystery of Iran's missing Supreme Leader. Plus, a pundit gets demolished on mine countermeasures, and China tells Iran to stand down. And of course, Lileks is here for The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week.

Watch this episode here
  • (00:00) - Part I
  • (00:55) - An announcement
  • (03:04) - War update and casualties
  • (07:46) - Israeli drones clearing Tehran streets
  • (09:45) - The cardboard Ayatollah saga
  • (22:47) - Part II
  • (28:18) - The 10 Dumbest Things Said This Week

Creators and Guests

Duane Patterson
Host
Duane Patterson
Producer of @hughhewitt, Aftershow podcast in the Hughniverse, columnist at Hot Air. Shot in cold blood by @CJBoxAuthor
James Lileks
Guest
James Lileks
Writer, ex- columnist for @StarTribune because hey, the ash-heap waits for all, mid-century pop-culture enthusiast, hater of "quirky" last lines in online bios