This week on Down to the Wire Jacob Racco welcomes back Hassan Phills for his second stint on the podcast. Joining Hassan is comedian Alistair Ogden, both stopped by the studio during their tour date here in Ottawa. Hassan is coming off of the new new Crave Original show Office Movers, while Alistair is fresh off of a string of shows in niche transgender coffee shops. The show looks a little different today compared to his last visit on the podcast. Today Jacob reads out 5 headlines and both comedians have 90 seconds to guess if they are real or fake news. Whoever guesses the LEAST amount of correct guesses has to face a punishment. The news stories in question today are: Leaked emails reveal scale of Swedish minister’s bananaphobia Elon Musk’s former dorm-mate alleges billionaire used to ‘haunt’ girls’ floor Greek man convicted for sneaking onto neighbour's' properties to smell their shoes Man Who Suffered Concussion After Skiing Accident Forgot Girlfriend Dumped Him the Day Before—And They Married 7 Months Later Smuggler caught with ‘over a dozen lobsters’ strapped to his body

0:00 - Meet Hassan Phills & Alistair Ogden

4:32 - Swedish Ministers bananaphobia

11:57 - Elon Musk Pranked Girls at Queens University

17:45 - Greek Man Convicted for Sniffing Shoes

27:25 - Man Forgot Girlfriend Dumped Him After Ski Accident

38:42 - Smuggler Caught with Lobsters Strapped to Body

44:30 - Punishment Discussion

54:45 - Punishment (Grocery Store Prank)

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Today we welcome back friend of the show, comedian Moe Ismail who is coming off of an appearance on the new Crave original, 'The Office Movers'.

In today’s episode we introduce him to the new format we've been testing out, where we read out a headline and our guest has 90 seconds to guess if its real or fake news.

HOWEVER, we add a twist. And by twist I mean punishment.

Today's slate of Back Page News is:

In Japan, this man with six partners wants to father 54 children, earn the title of ‘god of marriage’ (4:26)

Eighteen treated for severe nausea in Stuttgart after opera of live sex and piercing (13:10)

Police hunt 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility (21:38)

From Fireball to Crierball: Thanks to Fireball Whisky Football Fans Can Drink the Tears of Their Biggest Rivals (32:26)

Elon Musk's Starlink Hookup Leaves A Remote Tribe Addicted To Porn (39:22)

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Today we welcome back friend of the show, comedian Akeem Hoyte-Charles.

Last time he was on the podcast we cold called the teacher who got fired over her rap career, making a strong dent in Down to the Wire history.

In today’s episode we introduce him to the new format we've been testing out, where we read out a headline and our guest has 90 seconds to guess if it’s real or fake news.

To close out the show we hear out Akeem's rant on how Home Alone IS NOT a Christmas movie.

Today's slate of Back Page News is:

German Woman Ends 10-Year Relationship with Airplane (1:12)

Ohio Man Attempts to Rob Bank Using Only Interpretive Dance (12:30)

Huge bronze poop statue 'honoring' Jan. 6 rioters appears on Capitol Hill (17:20)

Woman arrested for training squirrels to attack her ex-boyfriend (23:24)

Starbucks’ new CEO faces backlash over 1,000-mile commute by private jet (36:26)