Show Notes
Was the panic around lettuce-related explosive diarrhea fomented to make us turn on immigrant farmers? Langston and David are joined by actor/comedian Orlando Jones to answer four (4) voicemails sent in by the Lil’ Mommas, including one about the recent iceberg lettuce scare.
0:00 Intro: Bad slave dealerships
9:08 Autobiographies
16:14 Good Black stereotypes and demon possession
25:32 Voicemail 1: Biracial eugenics
35:02 Voicemail 2: Langston’s idiosyncratic noises
37:46 Voicemail 3: Don’t trust school tests
50:42 Voicemail 4: Is the lettuce-diarrhea parasite for real? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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