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THE DEATH OF TYLER SKAGGS It's so sad when an apparently healthy 27-year-old in the prime of his life dies all alone in a faraway hotel room. But now that all the tributes and the combined no-hitter and the numerical coincidences are through, Tom takes a look at the possibilities which no one seems to want to consider.

Here is the Lee Goodwin column Tom read aloud on this episode.

Here's a London Daily Mail piece on the death of Tyler Skaggs.

Police, LA Angels Blast Santa Monica Observer Report That Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Died Of Opioid Abuse

The Santa Monica Observer explains why they scrubbed the column they had published speculating on the death of Tyler Skaggs.

Agree or disagree? Be heard: tom@blowmeuptom.com.

SHOULD TAXPAYERS PAY FOR COLLEGE OR PAY OFF OUR COLLEGE LOANS? Every Democratic Presidential candidate has an opinion about this controversial issue. And so does Tom!

Here are the articles Tom used to prepare for this episode:

• Senator Pushes ‘Debt-Free’ as Solution for College Costs
• Where the 2020 candidates stand on student debt and college affordability

How do you feel about this issue? Tell Tom now: tom@blowmeuptom.com.

ONCE AGAIN, GILLETTE TELLS ITS CUSTOMERS WHAT TO THINK It's one thing when a brand uses advertising to tell you to buy their products and why. But how do you feel when brands tell you how you should think and act? Once again, the marketing chief of Gillette thinks it's the job of conglomerates to take stands, even if they fly in the face of what customers who buy their products already think. Is this a good idea?

Take a look at the video Tom discusses in this episode.

Here is a story about the Gillette transgender video and the reaction to it.

Here is a story that includes comments from Gillette's North American brand director Pankaj Bhalla.

What do you think? Tell Tom right away: tom@blowmeuptom.com.

CHRISTIAN MAJOR LEAGUE BALLPLAYER BOOTS HIS CHRISTIAN POP STAR WIFE ALLEGING "INAPPROPRIATE MARITAL CONDUCT" Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist filed for divorce from his Christian pop star wife Julianna Zobrist contending that his wife "has been guilty of inappropriate marital conduct which renders further cohabitation impossible," which, we guess, means that he claims that she's been screwing around while Ben has been out there earning a massive paycheck, telling everyone what great Christians they are, and how you should be one too.  What does this teach us about marriage, "love" and religion? Here, Tom sets everything straight!

Click here for the video Tom talks about.

In this episode, Tom refers to this article about the Zobrists' pending divorce.

In this piece, Ben Zobrist refers to himself as a "missionary to baseball" before we all found out what was really going on at his house.

Click here to see how you can hire Julianna Zobrist to lecture your group about how "to express the joy and freedom of knowing that Christ gives them the strength to be bold, fearless, and confidently vulnerable knowing that you don’t have to measure up to what others think of you but rather, knowing your true strength can shine because of who you are in Christ." That is, when she isn't busy being accused of "inappropriate marital conduct".