Mariah vs Skye Riley

Troubled Waters

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“I used to be the largest dairy consumer on the planet. I used to eat so much dairy and meat. The more that I looked into the dairy industry, the more that I saw that it was the singular, most inhumane industry on the planet, that we've all been lied to, including myself, for years. I always believed that the picture on the milk carton, the cow standing next to her calf in the green field with the red barn in the back was true. It’s certainly the complete opposite.” – Richard (Kudo) Couto Richard (Kudo) Couto is the founder of Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), an organization solely dedicated to investigating extreme animal cruelty cases. ARM has led high-risk undercover operations that have resulted in the shutdown of illegal slaughterhouses, animal fighting rings, and horse meat trafficking networks. Recently, they released a damning investigation into two industrial dairy farms outside of Phoenix, Arizona supplying milk to Coca-Cola’s Fairlife brand. What they uncovered was systemic animal abuse, environmental violations, and a devastating betrayal of consumer trust. While Fairlife markets its products as being sourced "humanely," ARM’s footage tells a very different story—one of suffering, abuse, and corporate complicity. Despite the evidence, this story has been largely ignored by mainstream media—likely due to Coca-Cola’s massive influence and advertising dollars.…

about a year ago 38:08

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This week, our pals Danielle Radford and Allen Strickland Williams join Dave for some real and fake villainous books, motivational speeches, and punny biopics.

Allen Strickland Williams would like to plug his new album Ran Through and recommends No Name by Jack White

Danielle Radford would like to plug Goblin Mode and her Dropout appearances and recommends The Bell Witches by Lindsey Kelk

Dave would like to recommend Dulling the Horns by Wild Pink

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Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.

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Mariah vs Skye Riley

Troubled Waters

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published about a year ago

MP3•Episode home

This week, our pals Danielle Radford and Allen Strickland Williams join Dave for some real and fake villainous books, motivational speeches, and punny biopics.

Allen Strickland Williams would like to plug his new album Ran Through and recommends No Name by Jack White

Danielle Radford would like to plug Goblin Mode and her Dropout appearances and recommends The Bell Witches by Lindsey Kelk

Dave would like to recommend Dulling the Horns by Wild Pink

Find us on Instagram! We are @TroubledPod

Written by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.

Join the MaxFun fam:

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298 episodes

#Pop Culture #Comedy #Quiz #Trivia #Maximum Fun #Society #Improv

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