This week on Podcast Is Broken, we unleashed a brand-new segment that’s part news quiz, part fever dream: Make It Make Sense. It’s a deceptively simple game — we read a Franken-headline made from real Canadian news stories, and Steve and Lisa try to figure out what the heck actually happened. Three stories per headline. Zero prep. Lots of yelling.
In this inaugural round, things get weird fast:
There’s a Premier accused of bootlicking.
A goat makes a break for it on the 416.
A “meat warning” sparks nutritional anxiety and theological confusion.
And the Pope? Let’s just say he’s reviving a retro vacation trend.
Along the way, we dive into some very real concerns: rising AI scams, POS terminal fraud, and whether processed meat is trying to kill us all. Also: Steve’s secret life as “animal personnel,” Lisa’s stealth game-show skills, and Brittlestar’s controversial opinions on U.K. laundry culture.
Is any of this helpful? Probably not.
Is it entertaining? Absolutely.
🧠 Test your own news-nerd reflexes as you listen — but no cheating by Googling. Or using AI. (Or if you do, at least make it sound human.)
🎧 Listen now on your favourite podcast platform or watch the clips on YouTube.
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