Side Stories: Death Pool 2026

🎙️ The Voices & The Context

• The Format: Casual comedy chat with banter, true crime side stories, and listener mail—chaotic, unscripted riffs on weird news.
• The Key Players:
  • Hosts Henry Zabrowski, Ed Larson (Eddie), and Rob (Big)—irreverent true crime podcasters with razor-sharp, morbid chemistry. No guests; their fat-shaming self-roasts and anti-authority rants drive the energy.
• The Vibe: Wildly fun, profane, and darkly hilarious—mix of political rage against ICE and cops, absurd memes, and death jokes amid 2025 protests.

🗝️ Key Themes & Topics

Chaotic opener on current events segues into bizarre news, celebrity death betting, and gory listener tales.

• Topic 1: Anti-ICE Rants & Protests. Hosts apologize for "looking like ICE agents," mock agency brutality (e.g., "murdering nurses"), urge fat white guys to impersonate agents and sow chaos at Minneapolis riots. Plug bail funds like Minnesota Freedom Fund.
• Topic 2: Weird News & Memes. Viral "Glonky Guy" update (stabbed mom), cop shoots raccoon, snow leopard mauls selfie tourist; tangents on AI suicide pods, Netflix nudes.
• Topic 3: Celebrity Death Pool. Hosts bet on 2026 deaths (e.g., Gary Ridgway, Buzz Aldrin) with charity payouts—no profit, just dark fun donating to causes tied to death methods.
• Topic 4: Listener Industrial Accidents. Gory emails about dou