Fundraisers, Donkeys, and Norcs | 12/19/25
There are better ways to raise money. This was not one of them.On this episode of At the Mic: Friday Happy Hour, Keith Malinak is joined by Brad Staggs, Rebecca Mistereggen, and Kelly Smith for an unscripted roundtable that begins with a fundraiser and quickly veers into chaos. Donkeys are discussed early. Norcs become a recurring theme. Logic struggles to keep up.The conversation drifts through fundraising schemes, cosmetic surgery culture, groupthink, parenting realities, cultural absurdities, government overreach, AI-generated videos, bizarre animal facts, and the strange confidence that…
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