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Ep 30: Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to (sort of) anti-rec Disobedience and to rec Don't Smile At Me by Billie Eilish, 2002 by Anne-Marie, Hey Violet's Break My Heart, Devil's In The Backseat by Lostboycrow, and Too Much And Not The Mood by Durga Chew-Bose In bad news: these Native American teens were reported to the cops because they looked "out of place" at a coll...

Ep 29: Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to discuss sexual misconduct and verbal abuse allegations against Junot Díaz and David Foster Wallace's history of abuse and stalking, and Allison recs Donald Glover on SNL and Childish Gambino's This is America Allison interviews Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) about her book The View From Flyover Country, Guns And Roses, Ladybi...

Ep 28: Meredith Clark (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to discuss Matt Taibbi's history of misogyny and the process of redemption, Carly Rae Jepsen's Emotion, A Quiet Place, white people staying in our lane during the Great Kanye Meltdown of 2018, and Dr. Bornstein claiming Trump dictated the glowing health letter In bad news: the Iowa legislature passed a "heartbeat" bill overnight, a third woman...

Ep 27: Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy) joins the show again to rec: The Handmaid's Tale (no spoilers), Jonny Sun's Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too, Tegan and Sara, and Allison recs the podcasts Homecoming and Habitat In bad news: the Justice Department deleted language about press freedom and racial gerrymandering from its internal manual and Roy Moore is suing his accusers for "political c...

Ep 26: Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy) joins the show to discuss the spineless White House Correspondents' Association apologizing for Michelle Wolf's set (especially when many have been silent about ten journalists being killed in Afghanistan) and Emma Gonzalez responding that James Shaw Jr. is her hero when Kanye said Emma is his hero Next, an interview with a Victorian child ghost stand-up comic...

Ep 25: Chloe (@itsthechew) and Rachel (@RealSlimChada) join the show to help answer a Patreon question about tips for staying safe as a lady in the city and to rec: Janelle Monae, Kate Nash, Milosh, and Westworld In bad news: the media is somehow blaming a woman for the Golden State Killer's rampage and over 60 women (including Rachel Maddow and Mika Brzezinski) defend Tom Brokaw from sexual haras...

Ep 25: Chloe (@itsthechew) and Rachel (@RealSlimChada) join the show to discuss the New Jersey Improv Festival and inappropriate 9/11 references Allison interviews Sara Benincasa (@sarajbenincasa) about audiobooks: The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, The Wisdom of Sundays, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, Genius Of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted, listening styles and wh...

Ep 24: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to talk the Golden State Killer reportedly being caught, the trailer for Sorry To Bother You and She Flies By Her Own Wings, Joy Reid claiming newly discovered homophobic posts from her blog were "fabricated," and Trump thanking Kanye for his support In bad news: Charlie Rose will reportedly host a show about men brought down by #MeToo and man behin...

Ep 23: Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show again to rec the Mean Girls soundtrack and the musical episode of Riverdale, share thoughts on Shania Twain saying she would have voted for Trump, and to listen to Allison rant about The Death of Stalin, the new Venom trailer, season 2 premiere of Westworld (no spoilers), and the Great Interior Design Challenge In bad news: NY farmer says ICE office...

Ep 22: Charles (@charlesrockhill) introduces Desi and Penny to their first dog and offers thoughts on Kanye recing Candace Owens Allison interviews tech giant (and totally human) Cody Leaderman In bad news: Waffle House shooting suspect jailed on murder charges In good news: Keith Davidson, the ex-lawyer for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, previously had a cozy relationship with Michael Cohen b...

Ep 21: Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show again and they rec SNL with host John Mulaney, The Walking Dead (kind of), the bands Sleep and Modern Life is War, horror films Paranormal Activity (until the ending) and REC/VHS, and talk about R. Kelly's lawyer, publicist, and assistant finally bailing and Smallville's Allison Mack allegedly being a "top member" of a cult that abused women In bad news: th...

Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to help answer Faith's questions about tarot card readings and growing up in a cult Allison interviews Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) about The Good Place, Great News, pet adoption, the joys of dragging Justin Timberlake, No One Ever Really Dies by N.E.R.D., Lana Del Rey, Three Billboards, David Sedaris' Diaries, and Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson In bad news:...

Ep 20: Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to answer a Patreon question about the best veggie burgers to cook in a toaster, to rec A Quiet Place and anti-rec getting high and watching conspiracy theory videos, and to discuss Kendrick Lamar winning the Pulitzer for Damn In bad news: two black men who were arrested at Starbucks identified and say they were only at Starbucks for two minutes bef...

Ep 19: Chloe (@itsthechew) and Katey (@khealywu) join the show to discuss recs Escape To The Country, Avalon, L Devine, King Princess, Party Nails, and Future Islands, and to help answer a Patreon question about their oldest grudges In bad news: a black teen who missed his bus was almost killed by a white man for asking for directions and Trump signs an executive order demanding poor people work o...

Ep 18: Chloe (@itsthechew) and Katey (@khealywu) join the show to discuss recs The Walking Dead (kind of), Great Interior Design Challenge, and the Dark Crimes trailer Allison interviews a lost little boy named Johnathan In bad news: two black men arrested at a Starbucks for "trespassing" when they were just waiting for a friend In good news: James Comey says Trump is "morally unfit" to be preside...

Ep 17: Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to rec watching Independence Day on TV and to discuss Sally Kohn's exploitation of Aminatou Sow In bad news: The Irish rugby rape case and Kentucky's governor blames teacher protest for the inevitable assault of children left home alone In good news: a federal judge ruled on Friday that transgender people are a protected class and the military can't enact T...

Ep 16: Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to rec Looming Tower, Unsolved Mysteries, Beyoncé's performance at Coachella, and the didgeridoo while Allison recs I'll Be Gone In The Dark Allison interviews Samantha Bee writer Mike Drucker (@mikedrucker) about The Assassination of Gianni Versace, Slow Burn: A Podcast About Watergate, Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama, and his podcast How To Be A Person In bad...

Ep 15: Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to rec Cardi B's new album and Nicki Minaj's new tracks and the Hulu show Miranda. In bad news: Are we going to war with Syria? and Senators prove they don't really understand technology during Mark Zuckerberg's Capitol Hill testimony In good news: The Zuckerberg memes are glorious, Paul Ryan steps down, and Republican Rod Rosenstein personally sign...

Ep 14: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) joins the show again to discuss a couple bad op-eds: one written by Moby about food stamps and the other by a woman who is taunting her husband's ex-girlfriend, Black Panther surpasses Titanic at the box office, Janelle Monáe and Grimes drop PYNK, and Meredith recs Unruly Bodies and You Were Never Really Here In bad news: the biggest Black Lives Matter page on Fac...

Ep 13: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to discuss Tucker Carlson's belief that pandas are sex-crazed killing machines and Allison and Meredith rec Once Upon A Crime, The Serpent Cast, Ripper Street, The Simpsons' terrible response to criticism about Apu, and T.J. Miller phoning in a fake bomb threat. Rachel (@RealSlimChada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) interview Darlene McBride, a high school...

Rachel (@RealSlimChada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) are back with Allison and they rec Zodiac and the trailer for the new Purge movie, answer a Patreon question about incorporation more veggies into your diet, and talk about Bill Maher defending America's Chief Bully Laura Ingraham for "bullying." In bad news: Trump goes to war with Amazon and the federal government seizes Backpage.com In good news: s...

Ep 11: Rachel (@RealSlimChada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join Allison and they recommend Atlanta, Legion, Cardi B's new album, the Heaven's Gate podcast, Lost Boy by Ruth B., The Broken Hearts Club by Gnash, and 1950 by King Princess. Allison interviews Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) about baseball, Black Panther, Drunk History, and meditation. In bad news: Journalist Yaser Murtaja killed by Israeli...

Meredith Clark (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to rec The Death Of Stalin, the Babylon Berlin soundtrack, Amiable with Big Teeth, and The Americans, and to talk about Jay-Z being a good son In Patreon questions: hobbies and a rec for Hannah Howard's Feast: True Love in and Out Of The Kitchen In bad news: the Youtube shooting and the gig economy In good news: Protesting teachers are now running fo...

Ep 9: Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show again for media recs: season 2 of West World and Legion, Tomb Raider, Trixie Mattel, Kylie Minogue, Twilight Zone, Thoroughbreds, Paris Is Burning, and to offer some evergreen advice: it's okay to be alone In bad news: EPA reportedly approved pipeline project linked to lobbyist renting room to EPA head Scott Pruitt and the EPA is set to gut...

Ep 8: Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss that awful Washington Post op-ed about a woman who claims to be "a Jewish man's rebellion" Next, Allison interviews Barnaby, a Boston janitor from MIT. In bad news: Sinclair made dozens of local news anchors recite the same script (Jared Kushner previously bragged that the Trump campaign struck a deal with Sinclair for better cove...