#194 After 2 Beers: A Three-Hour Tour That Became 438 Days, A Fake Panda Pregnancy, And A Funeral Proposal
A three-hour fishing trip turns into 438 days adrift on the Pacific. When Jose Salvador Alvarenga finally washes ashore thousands of miles away, he isn’t just a survivor—he’s a headline, a lawsuit target, and a mirror for how we treat people who outlast the impossible. We unpack what he ate, how he endured, and why the public often demands spectacle before empathy.
From there, the ride gets wilder. We meet three friends who push their car after a night out to avoid a DUI and end up fined for “misusing the road,” and a giant panda that fakes pregnancy to score AC, buns, and bamboo—proof that…
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