FULL EPISODE: Flirting For Favors - January 6, 2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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What is the controversy surrounding the McDonald's McRib lawsuit?
Hi, hi, hi, welcome. We got a lot of great topics tonight and here are some of them. Here are some of the things you're gonna learn on the night show. Is that flirty wink about romance or a free drink? Some people flirt for love, others for leverage. In about 10 minutes time, we'll unpack why some who flirt a lot might be manipulating you with hidden motives. We'll teach you how not to mistake that flirtatious smile, that flirtatious comment with somebody expressing genuine interest. Then, we've lived with dogs for thousands of years. But how good are we at reading how they feel?
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Most pet owners think they can read their pup, but when studied by animal behaviorists, eh, let's face it, we're not great at it. Worse still, the way we feel when we interpret a dog's face, we sort of project that onto the dog. We'll give you details of that study halfway through the hour. That is some of the things we'll cover on tonight's show. There will be more, but for now, let's dive in. And in McDonald's-based news, we are joined by special foreign correspondent Tony Five in London, England, to discuss the arrival of the McRib and some surprises that customers aren't happy about, so much so that there's a major lawsuit that McDonald's is facing. Tony Five, welcome to the program. Hello, McHello, David.
How are you, my friend? I am McDoingGreat.
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We're trying to get a McDonald's sponsorship here, clearly.
I know. It would be wonderful if we could. I have never, ever, ever understood that whole popularity with the McRib. It's kind of a pop culture icon when it comes. It's always a limited release. And it's a, for those who don't know, it's a burger and it's called the McRib, but they have like a, I think a beef patty. It's a pork patty. It's rib, isn't it? It's a pork rib, yeah.
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Covered in like barbecue sauce, but it's not really that. It's kind of gelatinous, I felt. I find it quite sickly. People do love it. It's in like a sub roll or whatever, but people go crazy for it. Oh my God, they should bring the McRib back. And I don't know whether it's kind of a joke in on itself, but people have like sort of sued McDonald's because it genuinely, people think they've been misled because it's not a genuine rib, a real pork rib.
A 45-page lawsuit was filed at the end of last month in northern Illinois by a bunch of plaintiffs. And they're saying the McRib doesn't really have – let's just say the word allegedly because McDonald's legal counsel has deep pockets.
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But they're saying that it, like, doesn't have real rib in it. It's just random pork parts.
Well, can I tell you what the constituents are? And then you'll maybe rethink it. So it's a process combination of cuts, such as the shoulder, the heart, tripe. I've no idea what tripe is, but it sounds disgusting. And scalded stomach, David. Scalded stomach, not just regular stomach, scalded stomach. Apparently, none of which are just rib meat.
It's what the lawsuit claims.
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We want to say that very clearly.
Allegedly.
Allegedly. Yeah, don't sue us, McDonald's. In fact, sponsor us.
We love you. I can imagine Ronald McDonald just kicking your door in and just having a go at you. But okay, carry on.
No, it would be the Hamburglar would come in and rough me up.
That's right.
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Yeah, that's right. Yeah, Hamburglar. Oh, what happened to him? Do you reckon he's really behind bars? I feel like he's typecast. Like he maybe did something many, many years ago. And for the last like 40 years, he just has to wear the stripy outfits and stuff.
Yeah, the sorry state of the legal system. He just can't get a job because, you know, he got convicted of a crime. Now, every time he goes in for a background check to get an honest job, it's hamburger theft.
He just fails it. He absolutely fails it all the time. And that Zorro hat he wears doesn't do him any favours, does it?
It does not.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:24
2
What is the controversy surrounding the McDonald's McRib lawsuit?
0:24–1:00
3
How are dark personality traits linked to flirting for personal gain?
1:00–1:44
4
What does research say about our ability to read pets' emotions?
1:44–2:08
5
How can improving social fitness be a New Year's resolution?
2:08–2:51
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What is time blindness and how does it affect punctuality?
2:51–3:17
7
How is AI being used to combat academic dishonesty?
3:17–3:31
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What is the historical significance of ice cream?
3:31–1:20:09
Speakers
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