Private Equity Ruined Fire Trucks, Shark Jesus? 01.29.25

In episode 1805, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by creator and writer of The RedDot Comic, Kim Winder, to discuss… Of Course Private Equity Was Responsible For Making The Wildfires Worse, Not Now, Doomsday Clock! Aquarium Sharks Prove Jeff Goldlum’s Jurassic Park Character Right, Roseanne Threatens To Make Another Sitcom and more!

1. Of Course Private Equity Was Responsible For Making The Wildfires Worse
2. Staggering image of 100 essential fire trucks idling in a parking lot waiting for repair while Los Angeles apocalyptic fires ravage city killing 24
3. A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response
4. 75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
5. As equipment costs rise, fire departments turn to towns for help
6. The Firefighting Apparatus Industry: A Year in Review
7. Waiting Lists and Higher Prices Add Up to Long Delays for New Fire Trucks
8. Sunday blog: Why did that fire truck cost $1.9 million? Because it just does
9. Not Now, Doomsday Clock!
10. What The Doomsday Clock Doesn’t Tell Us
11. Doomsday Clock moved to just two minutes to 'apocalypse'
12. Aquarium Sharks Prove Jeff Goldlum’s Jurassic Park Character Right
13. VIDEO: Female Shark Who Never Shared Tank with a Male Gives Birth to 'Miracle' Baby
14. First Virgin Births Reported in Endangered Sharks
15. Roseanne Threatens To Make Another Sitcom

LISTEN: MOSHQUITO by ZEP

L.A. Wildfire Relief:

1. DONATE: Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery
2. Zeitgang Lightsaber Auction and Fundraiser
3. Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory

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