37: Stranded Astronauts Rescued, Trump & Perverted Tidbits

March 23, 2025·38 min·3 clips

Stu recounts the thrilling splashdown of stranded astronauts after nine months in space.

This episode of "David & Stu... Unhinged!" features hosts David and Stu in a wide-ranging, contentious conversation. Stu begins by promoting his long-running solo stage play about the Vietnam War, which has an upcoming performance in Croton Falls. He then highlights two "wow moments," starting with the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969, which he recalls listening to on the radio. Stu contrasts this historic achievement with modern distractions like Taylor Swift and social media. His second positive story is the successful return of astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and two others aboard a SpaceX capsule after a nine-month delay. Stu describes watching the splashdown on NASA Plus, noting the exterior temperature reached 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit during reentry. He found the mission inspirational, especially seeing a pod of dolphins near the capsule and the astronauts giving thumbs-up upon exit. David sharply disagrees with Stu's celebratory tone, arguing credit belongs to SpaceX's Chinese investors, not the U.S. He calls Elon Musk an "autistic baby daddy" and criticizes the Trump administration's proposed cuts to HIV testing and prevention programs. David characterizes Donald Trump using a quote from *Macbeth*, calling him "a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." He draws parallels between Trump's actions and Nazi tactics, citing the proposed annexation of Canada and Greenland and the takeover of the Kennedy Center. David lists new Kennedy Center board appointees like singer Lee Greenwood and Fox News's Laura Ingraham, noting J.D. Vance and his wife were booed at a recent performance. He also discusses the withholding of federal funds from universities like Johns Hopkins and Columbia, framing it as an attack on academic freedom. David extensively criticizes Elon Musk, referencing a retweet that appeared to excuse the actions of Stalin, Hitler, and Mao, and Musk's alleged Nazi salute. He cites an article describing White House staff's frustration with Musk and notes Tesla's stock has fallen nearly 50% since December. Stu shares two "perverted tidbits," first recounting overhearing a flamboyant man in a park describe a transactional sexual encounter in Milan. His second story involves an embalmer in Houston, Amber Loudermilk, who was charged with felony abuse of a corpse after mutilating a deceased registered sex offender. The tone is highly conversational, combative, and laced with sarcastic humor and personal insults between the hosts. Listeners who enjoy unfiltered political rants, controversial analogies, and oddball New York stories would find this engaging. Those offended by crude language, ad hominem attacks, or unsubstantiated political claims would likely want to skip it.

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A New York lunch turns into a sharp, unruly talk about culture, politics, and crude banter.

David and Stu spend a New York lunch at B&H Dairy in a sharp, sometimes prickly exchange that keeps drifting through politics, culture, and the people who try to speak for both.

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Trump, the Kennedy Center, and a lunch that veers off the rails.

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