These are Words Are Apparently Politically Incorrect Now

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Coming off our November 15th, 2018 episode, we found out that Colorado State University is now saying we can’t say “You Guys” anymore because it’s not gender inclusive, and instead should sound like hicks saying “y’all”. And even worse, the phrase “Long Time, No See” is not good to use anymore, because it’s incentive to people of the Asian culture who speak broken English.

There’s a bunch more, which you could hear in the episode above, and then after you hear it, make sure to reach out to us at freaks@afreakaccident.com to let us know what you think.

Read more: CSU has gone too far with inclusive language

How Many Days a Year Are You in a Food Coma? (Plus the Foods that’ll do it)

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With Thanksgiving right around the corner, we took a moment to talk about Food Comas on our November 15th, 2018 episode.

The staggering fact is that, according to study, Americans spend an average of 9 Full Days in a Food Coma. 213 hours in pain, and wanting to sleep all because you couldn’t control yourself.

So, what foods cause this the most?

Well, it’s all about the meat and carbs, which is why Thanksgiving is always blamed for this terrible state of being. The Top foods that make that happen in America are Burgers, Pizza, Mashed Potatoes, Burritos, Fries, Hot Dogs, Tacos, Cheese, and Potato Chips. Basically any food you consume during a party, or huge get-together.

Read More: Meal Slumps are Real and Take Up a Ton of Time, Study Finds

ICP Proves They Can’t Do Anything Right

In the News Update on our October 11th, 2018 episode we talked about this greatness that happened at a Limp Bizkit show where ICP’s Shaggy 2 Dope tried to drop kick Fred Durst, and well, this happened…

Music You Can Use

We want to make sure you’re caught up on the latest and greatest music around, and that’s why on our October 4th, 2018 episode we gave you Music You Can Use.

Started off with some Atreyu. Their new album, In Our Wake, hits your ears October 12th with “The Time is Now” serving as the first single.

We were excited when we got some new Bring Me The Horizon, and had to share it with you. It’s called “Mantra”, which will be part of Amo that comes out January 11th.

Then we got hit in the lobes by Disturbed. Their album, Evolution, is said to be a dynamic release, which we’ll get on October 19th. You first got a taste of it with the hard hitting tune “Are You Ready”, and now you’ll hear the other side of the band with “A Reason To Fight”.

Finally, ending things out with an unreleased track from Chris Cornell called “When Bad Does Good”, which is one of 13 unheard songs from him we’ll hear on a box set coming out November 16th, along with his stuff from Soundgarden, Audioslave, and solo projects.

The Most Hilarious Achievements That’ll Make You Think

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The Ig Nobel Prize winners are in!

Now in case you don’t know what these are, it’s honoring achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think. For example, James Cole got one for calculating that the caloric intake from a human-cannibalism diet is significantly lower than the caloric intake from most other traditional meat diets. Weird, right?

Well, there’s a ton more, and you can hear them on our September 20th, 2018 episode.

A list all of the awards: Here are your 2018 Ig Nobel Prize winners

Music You Can Use

Whenever we find new music, we want to make sure you know about it.

And on our August 2nd, 2018 episode we filled your ears with 4 great new songs.

Started things about with the latest release from Muse called “Something Human”. No word on if this will be included on their new disc coming out in the Fall, but it does follow the idea they were teasing; jumping through different eras of music.

And we were waiting for Slash to come back with his solo thing featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, and it’s finally gonna happen September 21st with the release of Living the Dream with “Driving Rain” serving as the first single.

Then it’s a guy named Kulick, who started his musical journey back when he attended high school in our neck of the woods, Tobyhanna, PA, to deal with bullying an anxiety.  This is his song “Ghost”.

And finally a new release from Greta Van Fleet. It’s a sneak peak of their first full length album that their completing as we speak, and continues that Led Zeppelin sound with “When the Curtain Falls”

Now that you know, make sure to snatch these up on iTunes, and listen to the episode to hear what we think.