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We have lots to cover this week as inflation soars and cancelations soar even higher. BUT most importantly, we have a very special appearance from baby Holly. Times 0:34 - Youth in the Kitchen 3:59 - MKH keeps her promise 6:52 - When kids know they are funny. 8:00 - The Ukraine Update 13:58 - A word from the Kamala fan club 15:27 - Inflation Inflation Inflation 21:01 - More dumb canceling 26:44 -...

We hope you filled your tank before the new sanctions hit! This week we're celebrating anniversaries, watching the press play softball with their favorite institution, and figuring out who we would be in Red Dawn. 0:50 - MKH celebrates another anniversary 10:19 - Lent Watch 2022 13:29- CDC Softballs 21:42 - The unmasking is happening?!? 29:01 - Doctor admits he got COVID wrong 33:57 - Inflation is...

Lent is here and we're giving it all we got. This week we're recapping SOTU, checking in with Chris Cuomo, and watchin' the Wheel of Fortune. Times: 0:31 - Ash Wednesday 3:08 - Cussin' and Swearin' 5:55 - SOTU Housekeepin' 10:13 - Vic punches up Biden's speech 14:49 - An abortion bill, right now? 19:45 - The Ukraine Update 30:15 - Did you guys miss Cuomo? 33:55 - Wheel of . . . many things 40:00 -...

There are many things to clear up this week, including how to pronounce Kyiv and which vodka SHOULD NOT be poured out. Times 1:14 - Vic does Vegas 3:57 - MKH runs into Vic at a party 6:53 - Personal delivery of a letter to the people of Ukraine 9:58 - Russia, Ukraine, and the correct pronunciation of Kiev 25:57 - The gang previews and reviews SOTU at the same time  32:38 - Oh, good. Another update...

This week's show starts on a heavier note as Russia invades Ukraine, but ends on a sweeter note with a bear and his relatable appetite. Times 00:13 - Segment: Welcome to the Show  04:04 - The new world order and ground war in Europe 26:25 - NYT's article on Schools and Parent's frustrations  39:58 - New study on school closures causing cognitive delays 51:15 - Canada is revoking the use of the eme...

Whether it's due to Russia's imminent invasion of Ukraine or lingering pandemic restrictions or a University of Wisconsin assistant basketball coach, we're all under pressure. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show  07:24 - Segment: The News You Need to Know  07:33 - Russia prepares to invade Ukraine 24:51 - Segment: Covid —The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly  25:00 - Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

This week, a whole lot of people have a whole lot of things to say: A Jewish member of parliament spars with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who likened protesters to Nazis. To Mary Katharine and Vic's surprise, Rep. Ilhan Omar condemned an outlet that doxxed Canadians who donated to protesters. And on this side of the border, San Francisco parents made their voices heard at the ballot box...

No matter how much you drank on Super Bowl Sunday, you probably weren’t as tanked as President Joe Biden’s approval numbers. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatens to bring in the military (tanks?) to handle pandemic mandate protesters. And a new study warns against getting tanked on Moscow Mules. Times: 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show  12:48 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 12:...

Four Canadian provinces announce they’ll drop pandemic restrictions—and parliamentarians across the isle give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a not-so-polite Canadian shellacking. Mary Katharine and Vic dive into the case of West Elm Caleb and ask if he's really the monster social media has made him out to be. Last, but certainly not least, we address Adidas's titillating advertisement—link NOT incl...

If you want to run as fast as Usain Bolt, eat 100 chicken nuggets every day, says your new nutrition and exercise coach, Mary Katharine. Oh, and definitely don’t eat the food served in Beijing’s Olympic village. An update on mask wars, the second week of Joe Rogan drama making the front pages, and New York City kids go vegan on Fridays at school.  Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 07:06 -...

We’re not here to cancel Whoopi Goldberg over her Holocaust comments, but it looks like her own television network is already on it. The White House weighs in on censoring podcaster Joe Rogan, the masking meltdown continues in Northern Virginia, and Canadian truckers revolt against vaccine mandates.  Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 10:55 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 11:39 - Segm...

The Joe Rogan controversy continues, and Mary Katharine and Vic question whose misinformation will land on the right side of history. We discover who leaked the news of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, California officials enjoy an NFL playoff game maskless, and a brawl breaks out in Philadelphia over… Golden Corral steak?  Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 10:00 - Segment: The News Y...

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer isn’t so happy that the news of his impending retirement leaked. Mary Katharine and Vic break down the (lack of) research on masking children, the Spotify vs. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan debate, and NATO’s attempt to confront Russia Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 05:49 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 05:54 - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer an...

Moms in Boston are saying what we’re all feeling. Rather, screaming it from the 50 yard line of the local high school. Mary Katharine and Vic give the full rundown on the mask debacle in Virginia, President Biden snaps at Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, and a recap of one of the best weekend in professional football Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the show  04:35 - Segment: The N...

Mary Katharine and Vic unpack Biden's lengthly press conference, from 95 (or is it 98?) percent of schools reopening to Russia's 'minor incursion' in the Ukraine. In coronavirus news, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends masking in schools and vaccine passports, a Los Angeles charter school quarantines unvaccinated students, and NPR wrongly reports a mask fight between Supreme Court justices. Times 0...

A face-off is a-brewing over masks in Northern Virginia schools, Donald Trump takes a swing at a likely 2024 Republican primary rival, and another NBA higher up ignores China's human rights abuses. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 07:40 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 07:50 - Mask-off face-off in Virginia 20:13 - Trump fires shots at anticipated 2024 presidential candidate and Flori...

It is time for the Biden administration to do what they need to do to finally vanquish the coronavirus, Vice President Kamala Harris says, and that time is everyday. It's also time for a new Getting Hammered segment: Getting Hammered Investigates. This week, Mary Katharine and Vic investigate Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's own investigation into his infamous KKK/blackface yearbook photo. Five y...

It's a good day for Mary Katharine: The Georgia Bulldogs won their first National Championship in more than four decades, trouncing Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the fourth quarter. CDC director Rochelle Walensky said something that actually made sense, failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams flakes on President Biden's voting rights speech, and New York City mayor Eric A...

What do teachers' unions, Pete Davidson, and Martinis all have in common? They know how to play dirty. Kids are shut out of school as teachers refuse to return to the classroom, Kim Kardashian unfollows Miley Cyrus after her New Years Eve special with Kim's latest beau, Pete Davidson, and Mary Katharine finds just how to make your Martini even dirtier. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 12...

It's Snowmicron: A snowstorm keeps kids in some states out of school, and officials are considering another shutdown due to the Omicron surge. But fear not, school closures aren't going to impact grades or test scores—because some districts won't record the data it in the first place. AOC skirts the Snowmicron mess in Miami, and starts a national conversation on the plight of attractive people. An...

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Joe Manchin officially kills Build Back Better, CNN checks in with Mary Katharine and Vic's favorite Omicron-tracking doctor, and the Bidens re-home their old dog to make room for a brand-new puppy.   Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 09:40 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 09:45 - Build Back Better is DOA, courtesy of Senator Joe Manchin 20:18 - Omicron cases spike in Mid-Atlantic reg...

From Ben Affleck to the Build Back Better Act, on this episode of Getting Hammered, it's all about the Benjamins. The Atlantic publishes a story on Covid from someone outside of the media bubble, Elon Musk swings at Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Mary Katharine and Vic read letters to Santa from one hundred years ago. Times 00:11 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 13:29 - Segment: The News You Need to...

Would a can of Vienna Sausages outlast mask mandates? CDC director Rochelle Walensky thinks so. Elon Musk joins the ranks of Mary Katharine's husband as an Ideas Man, a comedian and an MSNBC host butt heads, and California experiences a bacon shortage. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 11:15 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 11:22 - Covid updates: California reinstates indoor mask mand...

The New York Times reports a groundbreaking story: Parents are upset about school closures. Color Mary Katharine and Vic surprised (not). The Supreme Court hears a case on voucher programs, Democrats are losing the vaccine mandate debate, and Chris Cuomo officially gets the boot from CNN. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 09:50 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 10:02 - Breaking news fr...