Episode Details

In this episode, a retired NYPD detective reveals how a high-stakes carjacking case was solved using an unconventional voice lineup where suspects had to shout "Give me the keys!". Walter then takes aim at MTV for hosting Video Music Awards despite never playing music videos, proposing strict cutoff ages for TV thigh displays and taking down modern afflictions like black mold and peanut allergies. Callers weigh in on New Jersey storm flooding, the urban legend of Brooklyn "pizza water," self-driving big rigs, and nostalgia from vintage radio newsrooms. Plus, Walter breaks down the real psychological reason everyone gets depressed on Sunday nights, shares cynical career advice for surviving corporate politics, and previews astronomers detecting radio signals from deep space.