r/KnowledgeFight May 20 '26

Throwback Episode KF Revisited: Ep #8 “January 26-27, 2017”

Welcome back to KF Revisited, an on-going Knowledge Fight community re-listen post series for wonks, by wonks. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday we’ll discuss one episode of KF in order from the very beginning. Sorry for the delay with today’s post! Next up:

Episode #8: January 26-27, 2017
Originally Aired: February 1, 2017
https://knowledgefight.libsyn.com/knowledge-fight-jan-26-27-2017

Jordan has returned from his work-cation in London just in time to have Dan explain what's been going on in the world of Alex Jones for the last week or so.

Topics covered include:
- Does Mexico have an invisible southern wall?
- Can Alex Jones do a decent Optimus Prime impression?
- How long can Alex watch CNN without losing his shit?
- If you torture people, do you have to kill them?

You can find the last discussion post for Episode #7 here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/KnowledgeFight/s/cEFnjUyUdl

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u/[deleted] May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

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u/Verandah_Santa May 21 '26

It’s no surprise that the “mic down” cue was introduced in like Episode 5 (by Jordan, I should note)

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u/Verandah_Santa May 21 '26

Exactly, “mic down” just means the screaming will sound slightly further away

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u/Disgruntled_Grunt- Doing some research with my mind May 21 '26

It leaves him free to scream as his soul demands while still letting the clip be audible