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TLE 250 - The Bees

Jan 21, 2026
Dive into a buzzing conversation about bee removal, featuring a hilariously chaotic saga involving dumpsters and chainsaws. The hosts tackle bizarre truck spills, including a major live-bee crash that turned a highway into a hive. Join in for a fun word ranking game and a lively bird-watching challenge that invites listeners to stump an AI. Additionally, they riff on Donald Trump's theatrical letter to Norway regarding Greenland, while dissecting geopolitical antics with a comedic twist.
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INSIGHT

A Week Of Massive Truck Spills

  • Multiple large truck spills in one week included honey buns, oil, pallets, pasta sauce, ground beef and fuel, totaling many tens of thousands of pounds.
  • Rapid coordinated cleanup by local police and sanitation teams prevented longer closures and limited fatalities.
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Unexpected Hazard: Truck Full Of Bees

  • A semi-truck crash spilled up to 20,000 pounds of live bees on I-35 in San Antonio, creating an unusual, hazardous cleanup.
  • Roadway incidents can involve unexpected biological cargo requiring rapid, specialized response.
ANECDOTE

Battle With A Stubborn Bee Nest

  • Car Campit recounts a persistent bee infestation in a trash can that resisted multiple insecticides and escalated into destroying sidewalk and using a chainsaw on a tree.
  • He felt chemically poisoned afterward and paused work to nap, promising a follow-up when commercial-grade removal arrives.
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