Last Podcast On The Left: Side Stories – "Law & Otter"

Podcast Network: The Last Podcast Network
Episode Date: November 12, 2025
Hosts: Henry Zabrowski & Ed Larson

Episode Overview

In this delightfully chaotic episode of Side Stories, Henry Zabrowski and Ed Larson return from their fan event “Crime Wave at Sea” to share tales of cruise misadventures, animal attacks, bizarre crime stories, and the latest in oddball news reports. With their signature blend of gallows humor, irreverence, and tangents that flirt with madness, the hosts leap from personal anecdotes and audience shoutouts to coverage of everything from elephants with vendettas to the Vegas human remains mystery—plus a running bit about a new canine office visitor, dubious underwear advice, and a truly bizarre array of listener gifts.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Post-Crime Wave at Sea Recap

• Cruise Adventures: Henry and Ed are freshly back from “Crime Wave at Sea,” their live pod cruise.
  • Henry: “We can’t talk enough about how much fun we had. It was just—it was so good getting to know everybody, hanging out with the fans.” (04:09)
  • Highlights include an orgy (not with the hosts, they assure) and a vibrant dance competition.
  • Legendary Connect 4 Match: Shoutout to Chris, who challenged Ed’s boast of being undefeated in Connect 4. After an epic best-of-five, Ed retained his champion status.
    • Ed: “When you play me and Connect Four, you lose. That’s the thing. W’s are W.” (09:28)
• Cruise Complaints:
  • No midnight buffet: “Royal Caribbean. No Midnight buffet. What the—” (19:19)
  • Frustration with elderly travelers delaying flight connections, sparking a rant about air travel and the trials of traveling with “old pieces of shit.”
  • General affection and thanks extended liberally to fans and crew.

2. Underwear Problems and Crowdsourced Solutions

• Henry revisits his ongoing issue: “My underwear falls down inside of my pants and it makes my life difficult.” (12:01)
  • Receives 120+ responses from listeners, especially women who empathize and send photos (not of “genitalia, just evidence”—11:41).
  • Expert Listener Advice: A listener with a fashion background suggests cloth, button-up underwear or boxers to avoid elastic “betraying” the wearer (12:45).
  • Henry reacts to the idea of men’s full-bodysuit underwear and Spanx with disbelief and mockery.
    • “Men are seriously wearing full body Underoos.” (13:56)

3. News & Oddities

Ghislaine Maxwell Prison Updates & Political Tangents

• Ghislaine Maxwell allegedly enjoys “diamond class” treatment in jail:
  • “She’s being waited upon hand and foot and they’re bringing her special food and…allowances.” (19:02)
• P. Diddy in Jail:
  • “He got caught doing an illegal triple zoom call…he’s in a lot of trouble.” (19:36)
• Government Shutdown Commentary:
  • Heavy sarcasm and anger over political dysfunction, mentioning alleged Trump–Epstein connections.
  • “They hate that you want to live. They just wish that you could work for free.” (21:44)

Animal Revenge: The Elephant That Wouldn’t Let Go

• Vengeful Elephant in Malaysia:
  • A man is attacked by a wild elephant, returns to his tent, only for the same elephant to return and kill him.
  • Ed: “Elephants never forget.” (25:04)
  • Comedy riff on animal territory and the intelligence, unpredictability, and danger of elephants.
  • Listeners invited to send in “crazy elephant stories” (27:52)

Bizarre Crime: Woman Chained by ‘Friends’

• Torture in Texas:
  • A woman chained up and tortured by friends “because they ‘didn’t like her anymore’” (28:05).
  • Parallels drawn to a similar Ohio polygamist abuse case.
  • The group used handcuffs, BB guns, and severe food deprivation, all justified by their hatred for the victim.
  • Ed: “It’s not enough. You know, I hate lots of people.” (32:00)

Las Vegas Desert Cremains Mystery

• Piles of Human Ashes Dumped in Desert:
  • Over 300 sets of cremains found, likely dumped by a funeral home.
  • Discussion on dignity (or lack thereof) accorded to unclaimed remains.
  • Henry: “Why is it a showgirl? Someone like. This is such a Vegas lo[s]t. This is why Vegas is falling apart.” (42:49)
  • Jokes about how Vegas could integrate the remains into their show culture; riffs on Vegas entertainment’s decline.

4. The Peanut Butter (Sunflower Butter) Man of Purdue

• Viral Campus Incident:
  • A student covers himself in (what looked like) peanut butter, causing a campus-wide peanut allergy panic.
  • Twist: It was actually sunflower butter.
  • The incident sparks debate about “low-level domestic terrorism,” food wastage, and university discipline.
  • Henry: “It’s just fun to do. It’s better than shooting up a movie mall, right? I think it’s fine.” (47:10)

5. Florida’s Search & Rescue Otter

• Otter Joins Sheriff’s Department:
  • A real otter is officially part of a Florida search and rescue team, succeeding only “two out of five times.”
  • Henry: “That’s not enough! If he solves underwater mysteries five out of five times, then send the otter.” (50:29)
  • Hilarity over the idea of training animals for public service; Henry and Ed would prefer a pig over an otter for rescues.

6. Listener Stories & Additional Bits

• Haunted Frat House:
  • A listener recounts tales of a frat house plagued by vanishings, apparitions, and strange noises, culminating in a sighting of a child-sized apparition on a staircase (61:43).
• Aliens from the Ocean?:
  • Another story describes shadowy figures emerging from the Atlantic at night and dispersing silently, unobserved by bystanders (67:00).
  • Ed is skeptical of secondhand stories but delights in their entertainment value.

7. Surprise Gift Segment: Adult Toy Unboxing

• A listener, Colette from Zero Tolerance, sends the hosts an array of explicit “strokers”—molded adult toys, including some disturbingly foot-themed variants.
  • Henry (upon seeing the foot one): “You can fuck it through the hole. Oh, that’s real.” (69:34)
  • Ed: “This is for people who have given up.” (72:49)
  • Bizarre contest: They offer to sign and send the foot toy to the “widower with the saddest story.” (75:12)
  • The entire segment spirals into mocking, discomfort, and a quest to find a worthy winner for the saddest sex toy giveaway in podcasting history.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• On cruise events and fans:
  “We saw people, like, change who they were by the end of it, you know, like, people showed up like they’re real mousey, and by the end, they’re, like, dancing on top of each other, like, dangerously crazy. It was wild.”
  — Henry Zabrowski (05:18)
• On losing faith in politicians:
  “They hate that you want to live. They just wish that you could work for free. And I get it. It’s so hard.”
  — Henry Zabrowski (21:44)
• On elephants as the ultimate revenge animal:
  “Elephants never forget. They never forget you fucked up…You took his trees. He’s coming back. He gonna kill your ass.”
  — Ed Larson (25:04–25:09)
• Unadvisable Animal Rescue:
  “If it’s two out of five times, don’t send the otter. He’s just going to end up chewing on me.”
  — Henry Zabrowski (50:40)
• On bizarre gifts:
  “If anybody sees this in your home, they will never touch you ever again. I think this is for people who have given up.”
  — Ed Larson (72:47–72:49)

Structured Timestamps for Important Segments

• [04:09] – [05:29]: Cruise recap; Connect Four challenge; dance-off stories
• [11:09] – [14:40]: Underwear woes; community solutions
• [19:02] – [22:14]: Ghislaine Maxwell/Trump jail/political news segment
• [23:36] – [27:58]: Malaysian vengeful elephant story, animal attacks tangent
• [28:05] – [35:12]: Texas torture case, groupthink abuse stories
• [36:07] – [44:46]: Las Vegas cremains dump; funeral industry commentary; Vegas riffing
• [45:33] – [49:36]: Peanut butter (sunbutter) panic at Purdue
• [50:17] – [54:46]: Florida’s police otter; debate OTTER vs. child/pig/dogs in rescue scenarios
• [61:43] – [63:50]: Listener haunted frat house story
• [67:00] – [68:39]: Alien/ocean story (listener-submitted)
• [69:22] – [76:20]: Sex toy unboxing & contest; widower giveaway
• Throughout: Listener thanks, plugs for live shows (notably in Las Vegas, Columbus, Alaska)

Tone & Color

The hosts’ banter is loud, lewd, and endlessly tangential, punctuated by sudden serious commentary on social issues, barely-controlled giggling, and total commitment to bits—no matter how absurd or NSFW. Henry and Ed maintain a lovable degenerate uncle energy, oscillating between dark humor and genuine warmth for their fans.

Summary for Non-Listeners

This Side Stories episode is quintessential LPOTL: raucous, profane, yet unexpectedly friendly. It’s a whirlwind tour through recent true crime, wild animal stories, listener submissions, and the dumbest news headlines they can find, all filtered through the hosts’ deranged worldview. Highlights include post-cruise shenanigans, shock at an “underwear support” scholarship, the terrifying intelligence of elephants, an entire comedy riff on how not to dump human ashes, and the single weirdest sex toy contest ever devised. If you haven’t listened, expect a wild, NSFW, and often hilarious exploration of the world’s worst and strangest news—with just enough community weirdness to keep it all grounded.

Listen for:

• What REALLY happened on a true crime cruise
• The only Connect Four champion that matters
• A Malaysian elephant’s years-long grudge
• The world’s most inefficient search-and-rescue otter
• A listener’s haunted frat house
• 300+ piles of cremated remains in Vegas—AND what to do with them (hint: involve showgirls)
• A side-splitting, slightly disturbing adult toy contest ("Widower with the saddest story")

Email your sad widower stories (or other oddities) to: sidestorieslpotl@gmail.com

Next live show: December 7, Wise Guys, Las Vegas – bring your own cremains (or not).

Endnote:
If you want to catch the full insanity, listen to the unabridged episode wherever you get podcasts. Just maybe not at work, around children, or anyone who might ask, “What’s that about a foot?”