Murder, Fraud, and Orgies

September 10, 2026

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The hosts of The Hangover open with a confession: they are collectively snowballing into the holiday season, and one of them spotted Christmas decorations at Safeway while a pumpkin sat at the other end of the store. "Spooky season is knocking at our door," one notes, but the real hangover is the feeling of being 23, one year post-grad, watching everyone land in different places and comparing yourself into a spiral. The conversation quickly pivots from seasonal dread to a deeper unease: social media has made society "unserious" about everything, including recessions and tragedies. "We're such an unserious place," one host says, calling it a millennial trauma response. That framing — the tension between grave reality and unserious reaction — becomes the throughline for the rest of the episode, which covers three major criminal cases and the cultural behavior surrounding them.

The Lindsey Clancy Mistrial and the Reality of Postpartum Psychosis

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What you'll learn

1 (01:33) **Elizabeth Holmes Voice Impression & Episode Kickoff** - Matt opens with a hot take comparing Elizabeth Holmes' voice to Buffalo Bill, then the co-hosts introduce themselves with chaotic energy.
2 (03:23) **What's Got Us Hung Over: Holiday Creep & Quarter-Life Crisis** - The hosts share personal frustrations, from Christmas decorations in September to the anxiety of being 23 and one year post-grad.
3 (10:46) **Millennial Unseriousness & The Economy** - The group discusses how trauma from multiple economic crises has made millennials incapable of taking anything seriously.
4 (15:31) **The Lindsey Clancy Trial: Overview & Mistrial** - The hosts break down the case of the Massachusetts mother who killed her three children, explaining the insanity defense and the recent mistrial.
5 (17:33) **Social Media Circus Around the Trial** - The hosts criticize the "women in pink" supporters and influencers treating the courtroom like a content opportunity.
6 (20:44) **Postpartum Psychosis & The Husband's Role** - The hosts discuss the reality of postpartum mental illness and express suspicion about the husband's negligence.
7 (28:01) **The Polymarket Sponsorship Scandal** - The hosts react to a podcast host running a sponsored ad for a gambling site that was taking bets on the Clancy trial verdict.

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Show Notes

A mistrial, a Wall Street Journal takedown, and a workout class confession nobody asked for. We break down the Lindsay Clancy case and the wildly tone-deaf betting ad that followed, dig into Elizabeth Holmes' new A24 documentary from Nathan Fielder, and cover a TikTok pilates callout that spirals into a confession you will not see coming. We close it out with a courtroom game testing the craziest real-life legal defenses ever used.

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