Fake Problems
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Two guys solving problems that don't exist with the kind of deadpan confidence that makes you wonder if they're joking. They're not.
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Two guys solving problems that don't exist with the kind of deadpan confidence that makes you wonder if they're joking. They're not.
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The hosts start with sterile mosquitoes and ecosystems we've already broken, then move through a headline-versus-reality look at a city budget, a state-funded grocery store, and why they think free food ends in monopoly. The back half is a long defense of AI water usage, an argument about whether AI art counts, why people can't separate beliefs from identity, and a closing run on welfare, immigration, and fraud.
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He balanced the budget by pushing everything to next year, which is exactly what Chicago did.one of the hosts
Failing an audit just means you don't know where the money is. It was just two trillion dollars a year.the hosts
Listen, this is objectively better subjectively. To me.one of the hosts
Dude, it's probably how he balanced the budget. Sell that turbine.one of the hosts
Listeners
"I listen to this at work and had to pretend I was crying, not laughing."
Apple Podcasts listener"Two guys confidently debating things that absolutely do not matter. It's perfect."
YouTube comment"Like if Wikipedia had a dark sense of humor and zero editorial oversight."
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WatchAbout
Fake Problems Podcast is what happens when two guys with too much free time and not enough impulse control start talking into microphones.
Every episode dives into the dark, weird, and absurd corners of life with the kind of deadpan confidence that makes you wonder if they're joking. Topics include nuclear accidents, cannibalism, penguin domestication, and whatever else seemed funny at 2 AM.
No guests. No sponsors. No filter.
New episode drops bi-weekly
Topics your therapist warned you about
No sponsors, no scripts, no filter