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With a heavy heart and in honour of our good friend Mr. Dr. Greg Bole we present a very special episode: "The End." The process and smells of dying, semelparity, animal grief, famous last words, weird wills, and Greg's final plans and wishes.

Almost six years to the day of our first ever podcast, Mike, Toren, Joe and Kevin are bringing their journey through the absolute worst the world of science, history, and pop culture has to offer to an end. Veteran Guestpert Dr. Rob joins us for the first two hours of our massive farewell episode.



We cover almost every followup we've got left, including Olfactory Reference Syndrome, necrotic cervix, decomposing corpse poo, toxic trucker pee, auto urine therapy, urine-repellent paint, helminthic therapy, synthetic marijuana, coffin-birth, outrageous anti-abortion laws, vagina potato, poop transplant, ancient viking shit, a creepy face transplant, compulsive-bad-joke-telling (more than our usual), a lethal silicone penis injection, self-amputation, elevator abandonment, an "autism cure" that rates on the Evilometer, the worst auto-racing disaster in history, a whale meat experience, ape answers, mite shit, a failed test of faith, a lethal posthumous snake-bite, crocodile guards, sword booby-traps, a bloody pillow fight, the 1904 Olympic Marathon, bouncy house dangers, a fire-boozenadeo, terrible gamer-parents, The Granny Ripper, and the very last Lesser of Two Evils!



Music

"Toot Toot Tootsie (Goo' Bye)" by Al Jolson

"When You Go" by Jonathan Coulton

"The Caustic Soda Show" by Toren Atkinson and Rowan Lipkovitz (of The Creaking Planks)







Charity O' The Week: Rain City Badger



Thanks



Researchers/editors Cory, Dave E, Jonathan Snow, Kelly N, Mele, Raymond, Sheri, Teagan and Todd

Dr Rob

Dr Jenna

Firefighter Allan Newell

Mr Dr Greg Bole

Gavin Pitts

Steven Schwartz

Yvonne Morrin

Lisa Gemino

Chris Pramas

Chris Stewart from Kerberos Productions

Fraser Cain from Astronomycast

Nurse Katie

Jordan Pratt, Warren Banks, Chris Woods from Horsetrack Hooligans

Our amazing listeners, the Soda Jerks.



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