Nov 10, 2026 · 1h 5m
Bizarre headlines collide with obsolete technology and internet slang
Dying to “Staying Alive” is News AF – November 10, 2026
The episode turns strange news into a comic look at public spectacle, parental judgment, technological decay, and the stories people cannot resist sharing.
- 1The hosts find absurdity in a final birthday party, a failed attempt to move Chicago’s Bean, and a fart-related eviction.
- 2A father allegedly left his six-year-old outside overnight for Pokémon cards, prompting condemnation of collectible-card obsession.
- 3The FAA’s reliance on floppy disks and aging computers becomes a joke about the hidden fragility of critical infrastructure.
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The hosts react to the allegation that a father left his six-year-old outside overnight to hold a place for Pokémon cards.
The brief
Rob Cesternino, Tyson Apostol, and Danny Bryson begin with books, sleeplessness, pickleball, and jokes about peptide injections before settling into the week’s stranger headlines.
A 97-year-old’s Halloween birthday party and a failed attempt to push Chicago’s Bean seven inches become stories about spectacle, community participation, and the urge to believe absurd explanations.
The Creepy Boys say air-quality monitors helped trigger their eviction after repeated flatulence spikes, while the hosts debate whether the story is genuine, promotional, or both.
A father allegedly left his six-year-old outside overnight to hold a place for Pokémon cards, a decision the hosts condemn even as they examine the frenzy around collectibles.
The FAA’s plan to replace floppy disks and aging Compaq computers by 2028 turns obsolete infrastructure into the episode’s sharpest joke about systems that quietly keep society moving.
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