104. The TSA Wants To Know What's In Your Pants!

Pick Me Up, I'm Scared.

Mar 11, 2024•2 hr 25 min

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This week, Madeline and David talk about the TSA, 9/11, and what we could do with $8 billion per year!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

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https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722726/i-survived-capitalism-and-all-i-got-was-this-lousy-t-shirt-by-madeline-pendleton/

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