Bedbugs: Disgusting Nuisance, Great Musical

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

Daily News, News

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2014

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Today on The Gist, is it too soon for Ebola jokes? Slate's Josh Levin explains why the Jaguar mascot Jaxson De Ville's joke didn't land. Then, how the musical Bedbugs!!! earns its exclamation points. We'll speak with creators Paul Leschen and Fred Sauter about the show, and Brooke Borel chimes in about the bedbug science. Her forthcoming book Infested arrives next spring. For The Spiel, why political party matters in statewide races in Texas. Get The Gist by email as soon as it's available: slate.com/GistEmail Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/slate…id873667927?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, Mackey Dees, give us a fry.
0:02.6	Help yourself.
0:03.4	Wait, what?
0:04.4	I've one, Dad.
0:05.2	They were free.
0:06.0	Free fries, huh?
0:07.0	Signed up for rewards on them at Donald's App.
0:09.0	But Donald's a very wardsky.
0:10.2	Yes, and an app is a thing you get on your phone
0:12.8	when you don't want to be.
0:13.8	OK, thank you.
0:14.6	I'm having another one for that.
0:16.2	My McDonald's rewards.
0:17.6	Sign up on the McDonald's App and get free fries
0:19.8	and a thousand points when you place your first order.
0:22.2	18 plus.
0:24.2	Only via app are participating restaurants.
0:26.0	Registered by the 16th of August and order within 14 days,
0:28.4	minimum spend required to supply.
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