Topic: Strange Fruit

2 chapters across the catalog

74: Silly Mode
3:17:00 - 3:21:31

74: Silly Mode

Outro, Strange Fruit and Final Thoughts

The episode concludes with a reflection on the song "Strange Fruit," famously performed by Billie Holiday, which describes the horrors of lynching. The hosts announce the launch of faxmachine.com as a new portal for the show. Mo Fax leaves the audience with his signature sign-off, urging listeners to pay attention to everything so that the truth may reveal itself, followed by the full audio of the song.

73: Justice 4 Juicy
1:24:25 - 1:28:24

73: Justice 4 Juicy

Modern Mob Rule, Trauma-Based Entertainment

The discussion shifts to how "trauma-based entertainment" and historical accounts of mob justice shape modern perceptions. The hosts compare the strategy of perpetual victimhood to other historical memorials, suggesting that the Smollett hoax was a failed attempt to manufacture a modern-day lynching for political gain.