TRC #380: Starbucks Hates X-mas? + When Is A Cold Contagious? + Kubrick Admits To Faking Moon Landings?

coldOn this week’s show we have lots of questions!   First Cristina looks into a viral video claiming that Starbucks hates Christmas.  Next Darren wonders when the common cold is contagious.  Lastly Adam examines a second viral video, claiming to be an interview with Stanley Kubrick where he admits to faking moon landings.

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Does Starbucks Hate Christmas?

Today in Pointless Conservative Christian Self-Martyrdom, Joshua Feuerstein & Starbucks Cups

Simply Red: The Con-Man Behind the Rightwing’s Starbucks Cup Freak-Out

Snopes: Starbucks Red Christmas Cups

Wiki: Joshua Feuerstein

Washington Post: Most Christians don’t actually care about Starbucks cups. Here’s what we do know.

Washington Post: Who is Josh Feuerstein, the man behind the Starbucks red cup frenzy?

Business Insider: People are mad about the outrage over Starbucks’ red holiday cups — but it’s unclear if customers were ever upset to begin with

Facebook: Exposing Joshua Feuerstein

See How This Year’s Starbucks Holiday Cup Is Different From the Past

Washington Post: Starbucks’ red cups, and the Internet outrage machine

Uproxx: The Pastor Leading The Starbucks Red Cup Charge Got Put In The Corner On CNN

Vox: Starbucks’s red cup controversy, explained

Washington Post: The phony ‘War on Christmas’ is back, fueled by those alleged Jesus haters at Starbucks

Us Magazine: Starbucks’ Plain Red Holiday Cups Are Causing Outrage Among Christians

An Open Letter from Howard Schultz, ceo of Starbucks Coffee Company

Breitbart: War On Christmas: Starbucks Red Cups Are Emblematic Of The Christian Culture Cleansing Of The West

YouTube: Josh Feuerstein Confronted

Nate Lake:Why #merrychristmasstarbucks Is Everything Wrong With American Christianity

Washington Post: Most Christians Don’t Actually Care About Starbucks Cups

When Is A Cold Contagious?

How Stuff Works

Globe and Mail

NHS

Did Stanley Kubrick Admit To Faking The Moon Landing? (Adam)

Man who clearly isn’t Stanley Kubrick claims he faked the moon landing – Death and Taxes Mag

Lie Me to the Moon – Snopes

EXCLUSIVE: STANLEY KUBRICK CONFESSES TO FAKING THE MOON LANDINGS IN NEW INTERVIEW

Stanley Kubrick’s Speech

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1 Response to TRC #380: Starbucks Hates X-mas? + When Is A Cold Contagious? + Kubrick Admits To Faking Moon Landings?

  1. Nick says:

    I loved Cristina’s segment on Joshua Feuerstein. While what he says is at times dispicaple, some of his quotes are extraordinary. I especially like his quote about if he walked on water people would criticize him for not being able to swim.

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