How to Evict a Spacey

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A woman at a haunted house rugby-dived onto prosthetic corpses to escape a scare actor, creating a chaotic scene.

The episode opens with Chris and Sam introducing themselves and joking about their podcast's money-back guarantee. Chris mentions he started taking pills for cholesterol and blood pressure, marking himself as officially old. They discuss recording their upcoming 500th episode at a theater, noting it's smaller than expected and they've figured out power hookups. The hosts talk about merchandise arriving from China, referencing past Donald Trump toilet brushes from their 300th episode. They shift to a news story about Antonio Riano, a fugitive wanted for a 2004 murder in Ohio who was arrested in Mexico where he had been working as a police officer. Sam gives a shout-out to John in Dubai, who will appear in the 500th episode. They mention a lawsuit against an Atlanta hospital for losing a patient's skull bone flaps and then charging for a replacement. The hosts discuss a Japanese airport that delayed 201 flights and canceled 36 because a pair of scissors went missing in a shop, found the next day. They talk about a tech firm's sexist stunt with models as human lampstands and Mark Zuckerberg's wakeboarding and Roman Empire interests. The conversation moves to the Democratic National Convention, mentioning Oprah Winfrey, Pink, and Lil Jon appearing, and the cancellation of a Hulk Hogan movie starring Chris Hemsworth. They reference Kevin Sorbo's conspiracy theories and a Burger King incident where a man tried to pay with drugs and pulled a gun, receiving a 143-year sentence. Sam shares a personal story about working as a scare actor at a haunted house in New Zealand, describing a woman who rugby-dived onto fake corpses. They discuss a karate expert in Japan who broke a haunted house actor's jaw, leading to a 13-year court case. The episode concludes with an update on Kevin Spacey refusing to leave his foreclosed Baltimore mansion after it was auctioned, and the hosts reflect on their early podcast audio quality.

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Pills, sculpture, politics, and podcast self-checking fold into a loose but lived-in Chris and Sam conversation.

The Chris and Sam Podcast frames episode 496 as everyday maintenance turning into talk. Chris comes in from a doctor's visit with pills for cholesterol and blood pressure, then he and Sam head out to the planned recording spot for episode 500.

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Press play when a sack of pills, a green Roman-inspired garden sculpture, and a Mike Lindell clip all land on the same evening's agenda.

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