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• Narendra Modi and the Cockroach Janata Party 15.06.2026 1t 8min

  Adam and Ethan look into the rise of a youth-led political movement that has made the lowly cockroach a key figure in the current political landscape in the country of India. What started with a joke response to remarks made by one of India's top justices has grown into a legitimate threat to the reign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose time in office has been plagued by broken promises and rampant youth unemployment. Can founder Abhijeet Dipke turn the online attention into real world opposition to the Modi regime, or is the Cockroach Janata Party just a viral moment in history fueled by social media antics? Reference LinksIntro: India Under Narendra Modihttps://www.theindiaforum.in/politics/india-under-modi-shrinking-democracy-growing-inequalities Youth Unemployment In Indiahttps://tradingeconomics.com/india/unemployment-rate https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17841zez8wo Paper Leakshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_leak_in_India https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/26/come-back-my-son-indian-exam-leak-leaves-trail-of-death-despair-angerSurya Kant Compares Unemployed Youth To Cockroaches and Parasiteshttps://thewire.in/law/chief-justice-says-some-unemployed-youth-like-parasites-cockroaches-become-media-social-media-ac https://thewire.in/law/the-chief-justice-called-them-cockroaches-history-knows-where-that-language-leads Abhijeet Dipke and the Cockroach Janta Partyhttps://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/india/india-cockroach-janta-party-protest-youth-anger-intl-hnk https://www.brut.media /in/articles/india/politics/who-is-abhijit-dipke-the-brain-behind-the-cockroach-janta-party-movementPlatformhttps://countercurrents.org/2026/05/modi-govt-is-rotting-cockroach-janta-party-is-a-signal/https://www.thecockroachjantaparty.org.in/ The Jantar Mantar Protesthttps://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-cockroach-youth-movement-founder-arrives-new-delhi-protest-modi-2026-06-06/ 
• Eurovision 2026 Semi-Final 2 Reviewed: Bulgaria, UK, Australia and More 13.06.2026 1t 18min

  Adam and Ethan continue their exploration of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest with a recap of the Semi-Final 2 performances including Bulgaria, Romania, Australia, the UK, and so many more! 
• Eurovision 2026 Semi-Final 1 Reviewed: Greece, Finland, Poland and More 12.06.2026 1t 23min

  Adam and Ethan take a break from the news with the kickoff of a two part series about the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals! This time around, we're covering all (or at least most) of the entries from the first Semi-Final held at Vienna's Wiener Stadthalle. 
• How Soccer Predicted the Fall of Viktor Orban 11.06.2026 1t 10min

  Adam and Ethan discss the fall of Viktor Orbán, what it means for Hungary, and how soccer may have been the catalyst behind his fall from grace. Also, stories about AI-generated actors in China, Keir Starmer's unending Epstein scandal concerns, and more on today's episode of What In The World.
• Is Trump's War In Iran a Secret Ploy To Bring Jesus Back? 10.06.2026 1t 10min

  Adam and Ethan talk to guest Zach Johnston about the US military strikes on Iran and the Trump administration's evolving and highly alarming justifications for them. Is this all about oil like most people would expect, or is there something way crazier behind it all? Let's just cut to the chase ... is this really just a ploy to bring Jesus back? 
• Epstein International, X Raided In France, Human Rights Watch Disappoints, And More 09.06.2026 1t 14min

  Adam and Ethan discuss Epstein files fallout in countries that aren't the United States, law enforcement raids on the French offices of Twitter (currently known as X), Human Rights Watch's unlikely heel turn, and so much more! 
• What's The Truth About Crime Rates In El Salvador? 08.06.2026 55min

  Adam and Ethan dig into the numbers and lore behind El Salvador's historically low murder rate. Is the Bukele regime telling the truth about it all? There are whispers that the drop in violence isn't the result of tough policing alone, but also secret backroom deals between Bukele and the same gangs he claims as enemies. We also talk about the journalists who were brave enough to report on the controversy and were forced to flee the country over it. 
• The Louvre Heist and Other Assorted French Misery 07.06.2026 1t 1min

  Adam and Ethan chop it up about a shockingly successful heist at the Louvre, the arrest of a former French president, a woman in South Korea who burned down her entire apartment building to kill a single cockroach, and so very much more!
• Newstalgia In the UK (Bonus Episode) 06.06.2026 16min

  Adam and Ethan pile onto today's episode of What In The World with additional stories about the rise of He-Man in the UK, a witchcraft conviction in Zambia, and a step in the right direction for the Finnish air force.
• Brave Australian Sausage Dogs, Banned Soy Sauce Dispensers, and Brains in a Jar 06.06.2026 54min

  Adam and Ethan discuss an Australian sausage dog's well deserved ambassadorship, relief from the menace of fish-shaped soy sauce dispensers, China definitely not but probably maybe shooting down a UFO, a potential beer shortage in Japan, scientists in Switzerland who hooked a bunch of miniature lab-grown human brains up to computers just to see what might happens, a South Korea man's unlikely status as holder of the largest collectionof Communist Poland posters outside of Poland, and so much more! 
• Nepal Bans Social Media Platforms, Gen Z Overthrows the Government & Parliament on Discord 05.06.2026 49min

  Nepal recently banned 26 social media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube. As you'd expect, the youth didn't take the news well. The combination of this stifling of free expression along with growing concerns about NepoKids, the children of the powerful who keep landing exactly where you'd expect, prompted young people in Nepal to rise up and overthrow their own government. Parliament is now happening on Discord (yes, for real) and Nepal has sworn in its first female Prime Minister, a landmark moment that deserves more attention than it's getting. All of that and more on this episode! 
• Why America's Golden Dome Missile Defense System Probably Won't Work 04.06.2026 57min

  Adam and Ethan take a deep dive into one of America's most ambitious and suspicious military proposals: the Golden Dome missile defense system. What is it, how much is it going to cost, and why are so many experts convinced it will never work? We tackle the subject with all of the trademark clarity, chaos, shock and awe you've come to expect from this operation. Looking for someone to explain trillion-dollar defense spending in a way that's equal parts informative, infuriating, and unsettlingly cavalier about the prospect of World War III? If so, this is the episode for you!
• Bukele's Forever Presidency, Hologram Cops, Liquid Butt Lifts & More Unhinged News 03.06.2026 1t 2min

  Adam Tod Brown and Ethan Lawrence and, folks, the headlines just keep getting weirder. El Salvador's Nayib Bukele is clearing a legal path to be El Salvador's forever president. South Korea has deployed gigantic hologram police officers to patrol the streets. England is cracking down on liquid butt lifts. A streamer who built an audience around being abused on camera has tragically died during a live stream while being abused on camera. Go figure! Over 300 people fell ill after eating free meals from an Indonesian government food program. A supersized stick insect has been discovered in Australia, if you can believe that. And a leaked military report suggests that 80 percent of Palestinians killed in Gaza were civilians. No way! All that, plus all sorts of takes you didn't ask for but will take anyway. And you will like it!
• Tesco's Cursed Menu, Mexico's Deadly Elections & UK Asylum Hotel Chaos 02.06.2026 1t 31min

  Adam and Ethan delve into the week's most bizarre and terrifying stories from around the globe. First, they break down a shocking new menu item at Tesco that the internet can't stop talking about. Then, things take a turn for the serious as they examine the absurdly hazardous reality of running for political office in Mexico, and then a turn for the even more serious with a look into the growing wave of asylum hotel protests sweeping across the UK. All of that and more! Plus jokes!
• Jonestown Tourism, Macron vs. Candace Owens & More Wild International News 01.06.2026 1t 9min

  Hosts Adam Tod Brown and Ethan Lawrence break down the most bizarre and important international news stories you need to hear about this week.In this episode: Jonestown tourism a thing now, but should it be? We dig into the dark history of the Peoples Temple massacre site and why travelers are showing up. Then, French President Emmanuel Macron is taking legal action against conservative commentator Candace Owens. Find out what kind of bonkers stuff she said to make that happen and what the lawsuit means for free speech across borders. Plus, Japan's toy gun laws have a shocking loophole: novelty firearms that fire real bullets are hitting the market, raising serious questions about gun safety regulations in one of the world's strictest countries. All that plus more international news, global headlines, from the only voices in news commentary that matter.