{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Strange Country Ep.141: Don't Drink Bleach","description":"Don't drink bleach. That seems obvious like along the lines of don't go swimming when there's lightning or run for president when you have no interest in governing. But yet countless cleaning products had to take to social media discouraging users from drinking them because Donald Trump said it could knock out coronavirus. Where did he get this "tremendous" idea? Co-hosts Beth and Kelly talk about the possible origins of Dr. Trump's most recent batshittery in today's episode. And please, don't drink bleach. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands Cite your sources: Bernard, Dr. \u201cMan Drinks a Bottle of Rubbing Alcohol for COVID-19.\u201d The Miami Times, 24 Apr. 2020, www.miamitimesonline.com\/covid-19_hub\/man-drinks-a-bottle-of-rubbing-alcohol-for-covid-19\/article_0a2a9cfa-8626-11ea-a76a-07f198b5e75f.html. Bult, Laura. \u201cChurch That Peddles Bleach as 'Miracle Cure' for Autism Continues to Be Scrutinized by Authorities, at Least One Person Prosecuted  .\u201d Nydailynews.com, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2018, www.nydailynews.com\/news\/national\/feds-monitor-church-sells-bleach-cure-autism-article-1.2846245. 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Galli, Cindy, et al. \u201cShameless: The High Priests of Snake Oil Offer Miracle Cures.\u201d ABC News, ABC News Network, 28 Oct. 2016, abcnews.go.com\/US\/shameless-high-priests-snake-oil-offer-miracle-cures\/story?id=43111532. \u201cGenesis 2 Church - 606459 - 04\/08\/2020.\u201d U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, 8 Apr. 2020, www.fda.gov\/inspections-compliance-enforcement-and-criminal-investigations\/warning-letters\/genesis-2-church-606459-04082020. Hamblin, James. \u201cWhy It's Important Not to Drink Bleach.\u201d The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 25 Apr. 2020, www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2020\/04\/trump-bleach-coronavirus\/610690\/. Humble, Jim. \u201cA Word from Jim Humble.\u201d Jim Humble's Website, jimhumble.co\/. Kang, Lydia, and Nate Pedersen. Quackery: a Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. Workman Publishing, 2017. 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Smith, Benjamin H. \u201cDoctor Turned Minister Prescribed Cancer Patients Herbs And Prayer, Charging Them Thousands.\u201d Oxygen Official Site, 10 July 2019, www.oxygen.com\/license-to-kill\/crime-time\/dr-christine-daniel-herbs-prayer-fraud-cancer-sonrise. Sirucek, Stefan. \u201cThe Parents Who Give Their Children Bleach Enemas to 'Cure' Them ofAutism.\u201d Vice, 12 Mar. 2015, www.vice.com\/en_uk\/article\/kwxq3w\/parents-are-giving-their-children-bleach-enemas-to-cure-them-of-autism-311. \u201cUndeserved Aspersion Against Church of Scientology.\u201d Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination (STAND), 31 Jan. 2018, www.standleague.org\/news\/media-watch\/20180131-unwarranted-aspersion-against-church-of-scientology.html. ","author_name":"Strange Country ","author_url":"http:\/\/strangecountry.libsyn.com\/","html":"