Afterparty: RIP Doug the Chinchilla | Laxative Brownies at School Board Meeting | Robot Kicks a Kid

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Afterparty: RIP Doug the Chinchilla | Laxative Brownies at School Board Meeting | Robot Kicks a Kid

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Published on Jun 8, 2026, 3:15:34 PM
Total time: 00:41:02

Episode Description
Alex's family chinchilla, Doug, passed away over the weekend — and the story behind it involves frozen hamburger and is somehow both heartbreaking and hilarious. We talk about navigating pet deaths with your kids as we remember the life of Doug. 
Then, a Nantucket woman offered brownies to the School Committee — before casually revealing they contained trace amounts of Ex-Lax. No one ate them. It was a protest against PFAS testing standards for a proposed turf field, and now there's a police report. Alex and Ethan react to the video. 
Plus, viral footage out of China shows a humanoid robot in a clown wig roundhouse-kicking a child in the stomach during a martial arts demo at an amusement park. Was this an issue of robot safety or poor planning of event boundaries? 
 
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KSL Brightside. A smart take on life, current events, and everything important to you and your family - With a dose of fun. Join Ethan Millard and Alex Kirry every weekday from 1-3 on KSL NewsRadio, streaming live on YouTube from noon to 1pm.