Episode 12
Fool Me Twice?
Become a Bunker Dweller
12 Fool Me Twice?
NATIONAL DAY: Play in the Sand Day — Encourages outdoor fun building sandcastles or just digging in the sand.
BIRTHDAY: Joe Rogan (born 1967) — Comedian, podcaster (The Joe Rogan Experience), and former Fear Factor host.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1992 — The Mall of America, then the largest shopping mall in the U.S., opened in Bloomington, Minnesota.
DIED DOING WHAT THEY LOVED (New York Post)
Thirty-year-old elite climber Jake Whisenant, known for record-setting speed climbs on Yosemite’s El Capitan, has died in a climbing accident in California’s Sierra Nevada. In 2024, Whisenant and Brant Hysell climbed El Capitan’s notoriously difficult Lurking Fear route in under three hours. Earlier this year, Whisenant climbed the Nose twice in a single day. Details of the fatal accident have not yet been released.
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The FDA has approved Moderna’s mFlusiva, the first mRNA influenza vaccine, for adults 50 and older. It uses the same basic mRNA platform familiar from COVID vaccines but targets influenza instead of SARS-CoV-2. Moderna’s pivotal Phase 3 program included more than 40,000 adults, while its broader safety database included more than 71,000 participants. Flu season just got an mRNA sequel.
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DON’T GO IN THE WATER (KTVU FOX 2)
Louisiana has reported five deaths from Vibrio vulnificus this year, prompting warnings about the potentially deadly bacterium found naturally in warm coastal and brackish water. Infection can occur through raw shellfish or when contaminated water contacts an open wound. Despite its scary “flesh-eating” nickname, health officials say that term is medically inaccurate. Maybe keep the Band-Aid out of the Gulf.
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SHOW CREDITS:
Thank you to my co-host, Ken Madden of MaddK Studio
Jason Radosevich Horrible Designs
Cast:
Kate the Duchess of NJ and John Jamingo of theBoomer Bunker
Aaron of I had to Say it
Boomer Bob of the Boomer Bob Show
Supporters:
Steve McShane of the Razor Wire News
Josh Roberts from New Hampshire
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