Spirit Airlines DIED, The JPMorgan Lawsuit Is INSANE, & KNICKS WINNING IT ALL | #703

TL;DR

The Flagrant crew covers Spirit Airlines' shutdown, the viral JPMorgan executive lawsuit allegations, and Knicks championship hopes while announcing Akash's departure from the podcast.

Key Points

• 1.Akash is leaving the Flagrant podcast to focus on stand-up comedy. He recently sold out Radio City Music Hall, is heading to MSG, and is setting records in Toronto — the hosts say it's bittersweet but fully support his decision.
• 2.Spirit Airlines officially shut down with no buyer stepping in. One person attempted a crowdfunded purchase via Instagram, asking a million people to chip in ~$100 each, but the hosts called it likely a Ponzi scheme.
• 3.Spirit served a key market function by forcing other airlines to lower prices. Competing airlines would allegedly drop fares whenever Spirit had remaining seats, undermining Spirit's ability to fill flights at its low price point.
• 4.The JPMorgan lawsuit allegations went viral for being 'horny.' A male JPMorgan employee accused his female boss — described as a successful Albanian executive — of forcing him into sexual acts including threesomes and sitting on his face.
• 5.The internet largely rejected the lawsuit after seeing the accuser's appearance. Public reaction was that the attractive, high-status woman would have no reason to coerce someone perceived as less attractive, with the hosts noting people simply side with the hotter person.
• 6.The accused JPMorgan executive doubled down after initial skepticism. She allegedly added new claims including forced threesomes, which the hosts found both absurd and entertaining given the professional context.
• 7.The Knicks title hopes are referenced as a running theme. While the transcript cuts off before deep analysis, the 'Knicks winning it all' title claim reflects the crew's optimism heading into the postseason.
• 8.A sign language interpreter moment at a Denver show became a standout story. Three deaf audience members — one also blind — were seated in the second row, with two interpreters present due to state law, organized by an interpreter named Amber.
• 9.Mark suffered a nose injury from a paddle sports fall and compared war stories with a bare-knuckle fighter. The fighter had a broken nose from a fight 10 days prior and was already healed; Mark's nose was still yellow from his paddle accident.
• 10.Miles demonstrated fearless cold approach game at a Denver bar with European women. He opened with 'I have a dumb question' and met Italian and Austrian women; Schulz jokingly suggested he open with 'I want to spit in your butt.'
• 11.The crew filmed in WTF Media's Los Angeles studios instead of their New York podcast studio. Alex Media hosted them on the West Coast, with hosts joking about having spent too much money on the NYC setup.
• 12.Personal hygiene and bathroom habits became an extended comedic segment. The crew debated washcloth use, hand-washing shortcuts involving touching soap dispensers without lathering, showering frequency (Mark: 2-3x/week), and IBS — concluding three bowel movements per day is medically within normal range.