2024.12.04: Deep Fried Disaster

Burnie and Ashley discuss martial law vs marital law, South Korean flash coups, when fiat replaces Bitcoin, inflation proof nerd stuff, Ashley’s Wicked review, green face warnings in the UK, Hamilton, and how not to fry a turkey.
  
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Korea’s Situationship

• South Korean president Yoon declares martial law
• South Korea president’s aides offer to resign en masse – as it happened | South Korea | The Guardian
• South Korean parliament votes to block president’s martial law declaration | Reuters
• Rebel Russian mercenaries turn back short of Moscow ‘to avoid bloodshed’ | Reuters
• Key moments: How Bolivia’s coup attempt unfolded | AP News

$4 Million Turkey

• Weston mansion burns down after turkey fryer catches fire in garage
• Frying turkeys can explode. Here’s how to avoid that : NPR
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission on X: “Cook the turkey, not your home…” / X

Inflation-proof

• When did video games go to $60? – Gaming Pedia
• Bitcoin crashes to $62,000 on Upbit after South Korea enacts emergency martial law
• South Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit Sees Signs of Bottom-Fishing on Martial Law Declaration

Wicked Warnings

• BBFC Podcast Episode 124: What you need to know about Wicked | BBFC
• Wicked’s ‘Green Skin Trigger Warning’ Controversy Explained
• We can all learn from Wicked, an allegory of Jewish history – The Jewish Chronicle
• “Wicked” reminds us we’d all better be ready to defy gravity. Especially Black women
• Wicked (Maguire novel) – Wikipedia