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Cheat on the news with Hard Factor. Satirical daily news podcast, not hyper-polarizing and depressing like all the others. Drops at Midnight Eastern, 5 Days a Week, 24/7/365. Follow the pod on social @HardFactorNews. Hosts: @hardfactorMark @hardfactorPat @hardfactorWes @hardfactorWill.
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Cheat on the news with Hard Factor. Satirical daily news podcast, not hyper-polarizing and depressing like all the others. Drops at Midnight Eastern, 5 Days a Week, 24/7/365. Follow the pod on social @HardFactorNews. Hosts: @hardfactorMark @hardfactorPat @hardfactorWes @hardfactorWill.
Full video episodes: YouTube.com/HardFactorNews
Join our community: patreon.com/hardfactor
Voicemail Line: 512.270.1480

    ‘Fivehead’: Woman Bullied Into $11k Forehead Reduction Surgery | 3.19.24

    ‘Fivehead’: Woman Bullied Into $11k Forehead Reduction Surgery | 3.19.24

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    (00:08:13) Woman called 'fivehead' by cruel bullies ends up spending more than $11,000 on forehead reduction surgery to get her hairline surgically lowered




    (00:20:16) Commercial Bank of Ethiopia "systems glitch" lets customers withdraw or transfer to other banks more than $40 millions




    (00:25:25) Royal Family update: Kate and King Charles are alive!




    (00:31:32) Space update: Mars is more than likely uninhabitable




    (00:33:41) BAD NEWS: Nickelodeon Docuseries ‘Quiet on Set’ exposes Ex-producer Dan Schneider as a man obsessed with sexualizing little kids




    (00:37:35) GOOD NEWS: More than 800 'good-looking' people rescued from love scam center in the Philippines



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    • 40 min
    Montana Man Obsessed with Sheep Testicles Creates Genetically Engineered Super-Rams | 3.18.24

    Montana Man Obsessed with Sheep Testicles Creates Genetically Engineered Super-Rams | 3.18.24

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    (00:00) Today’s stories are… Happy St. Paddy’s, Farmer’s Rising UP and more…
    (07:53) Mississippi Cop makes man clean up his own urine by drinking it off the jail cell floor
    (15:20) Instant Karma: Man impaled by giant Buddah statue during meth-fueled temple desecration rampage + Funish Facts about Uppers
    (24:48) First ever map of the Milky Way Galaxy’s center released
    (27:03) RFK Jr’s presumptive Veep pick finally revealed
    (31:07) Montana Man genetically engineers SUPER-RAMS with the use of sheep testicles from all over the globe

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    • 39 min
    Australian billionaire reveals plan to build Titanic II with first voyage in 2027 | 3.15.24

    Australian billionaire reveals plan to build Titanic II with first voyage in 2027 | 3.15.24

    On Episode 1420 the boys talk Titanic 2, no more Pornhub, the science behind the Sunday scaries, multiple rocket launches and MUCH more… 

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    (00:03:34) - ‘Hangxiety’: Wh the aftermath of heavy drinking is worse than a hangover


    (00:14:34) - What could possibly go wrong? Australian billionaire revives plans to build Titanic II with maiden voyage set for 2027


    (00:20:15) - PornHub has just pulled its services out of Texas due to new age verification law


    (00:25:49) - C’mon Big Fudge…



    Mentions:


    (00:26:36) - Bernie Sanders pushes for 4-day workweek in the Senate


    (00:27:28) - Former UFC champion Mark Coleman hospitalized after saving his parents from burning building



    Rockets! 🚀


    (00:27:58) - China plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes into space


    (00:30:05) - SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket into space on epic 3rd test flight


    (00:33:04) - Japan's 1st commercial rocket explodes immediately after liftoff


    (00:35:35) - Sex worker Cindy Pham, 27, admits she was drink-driving when e-biker crashed into her car as she made her way between clients


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    • 40 min
    Stoner Rats found Eating Marijuana in New Orleans PD Evidence Room | 3.14.24

    Stoner Rats found Eating Marijuana in New Orleans PD Evidence Room | 3.14.24

    On Episode 1419 the boys examine the epidemic of rats scarfing down weed inside the New Orleans police headquarters, and MUCH more… 

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    (00:00:00) Teasers! 🚘✈️
    Three Factor 💪
    (00:03:20) Car insurance rates soaring, as automakers are sharing consumers' driving behavior with insurance companies without your knowledge
    ⚡Fun Facts - Lightning Round⚡
    (00:15:30) ‘They’re all high!’: Stoner rats found eating up marijuana in New Orleans police evidence room 
    (00:19:07) Racist South Carolina woman arrested after doing naked jumping jacks in her front yard
    (00:22:34) ‘Murder Hornets’ can chew praying mantis’ in half
    (00:26:23) ‘Door to Hell’ in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert has been burning for 52 years
    (00:31:26) Investigators say video footage overwritten of work on Boeing jet's door plug
    (00:32:43) Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled his X talk show deal shortly after interview
    (00:33:56) Slippery slope: House passes Bill that would force TikTok sale or face US ban
    (00:35:56) Paul Alexander: Texas’ 'Man in the iron lung' dies at the age of 78

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    • 40 min
    Boeing Witness Found Dead After Testifying Against Company | 3.13.24

    Boeing Witness Found Dead After Testifying Against Company | 3.13.24

    John Barnett who was a quality control manager at Boeing was in Charleston, SC to give testimony about Boeing being evil and was mysteriously found dead with a “self inflicted” gun shot wound to the head. Also, Haiti has a new captain, his name is Barbecue and he’s a gang leader. 

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    (00:00:00 - 00:01:55) The Ides of NOT March


    (00:01:56 - 00:03:06) Teasers! 🧑‍✈️🛫



    ✈️Boeing 📉


    (00:03:07 - 00:07:12) 50 people injured after LATAM Boeing 787 plane traveling from Australia to New Zealand 'just dropped' mid-flight due to ‘technical problem’


    (00:07:13 - 00:15:24) Boeing whistleblower, John Barnett, found dead in South Carolina during ongoing testimony




    (00:16:25 - 00:17:46) Boeing whistleblower x Ides of March



    Biden Hearing


    (00:17:47 - 00:25:50) Congressional hearing dissects classified-documents probe of Biden, prosecutor Robert Hur stands by assessment of Biden’s ‘poor memory’


    (00:25:51 - 00:29:51) TikTok Ban: What to Know Ahead of House Vote


    (00:31:37 - 00:31:45) Happy Birthday big fudge!



    🐻Bear Season🐻


    (00:32:15 - 00:36:12) PSA: When encounter a bear, don’t push down your slowest friend
    (00:36:13 - 00:37:05) Crazy Polack fights bear

    ⁠🇭🇹Haiti⁠🇭🇹


    (00:37:06 - 00:42:40) Haiti: A 'cannibal' gang and its ‘Barbecue’ leader push the country into complete chaos, Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns




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    • 43 min
    Is Kate Middleton Dead? Mothers Day Photo Suggests Something Amiss | 3.12.24

    Is Kate Middleton Dead? Mothers Day Photo Suggests Something Amiss | 3.12.24

    On today’s show….Is Kate Middleton Dead?  11 Year old Gypsies stealing campers, Florida Woman found in shipping container, Nebraska gas scams, The Oscars, wrong inmate released in Australia & more!


    (00:00:30) Teasers! 💰🚔




    Three Factor! 💪




    (00:03:14) Australian man on remand calls police after being accidentally released from jail due to clerical error


    (00:07:36) Missing Florida woman found banging on door, trapped in shipping container, police say


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    (00:13:31 ) Oscars happened


    (00:14:57) Royal family Controversy: Kate Middleton apologizes for 'confusion' around edited family photo


    (00:21:54) UK police stop BMW towing stolen travel trailer, discover the thief behind the wheel is an 11-year-old boy


    (00:29:48) Brief NFL updates, more on LET’S GO: patreon.com/hardfactor


    (00:30:30) Nebraska woman exploits pump glitch to get over $28,000 of ‘free’ gas, more than 7,400 gallons


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    • 42 min

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