Mishegoss & Malarkey

Wherein Mish and Mal wonder what Elon Musk will do to Twitter, and whether Attorney General Merrick Garland will appoint Jeff Sessions as the Jan. 6 Special Prosecutor. Also, the Republicans on the Judiciary Committee explain their "No" votes on Ketanji Brown Jackson, and Mal dives deep into the just-released 1950 Census data.

Wherein Mal ponders whether his Spring cleaning is really Death cleaning, and Mish wonders whether their Bridge Club will shun the Clarence Thomases. Also, Arnold returns in the "Mish OR Mal" game; the problem with The Problem With Jon Stewart; and we wade into Deep Water with Ana de Armas.

Wherein Arnold makes an appeal to the Russian people, and Mish tasks the UFSR (Union of Former Soviet Republics) with ending the war. Also, Mal has a COVID flashback, then heads for the canal zone; and Ketanji Brown Jackson polishes her standup routine for the Judiciary Committee.

Wherein Mish and Mal look forward to cashing in their first dollar from Spotify, converting it to rubles, and distributing it to their most loyal listeners. Also, Obama tests positive for COVID; Lorenz vs. Haberman; and did Queen Victoria censor the very first war photographer? (in the "Mishegoss OR Malarkey" game).

Wherein Mish and Mal pull into Hagerstown with the convoy on the way to Washington DC, then attend a performance of COVID Theater with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Also, the "MIshegoss OR Malarkey?" game explores the ineffable nature of truth, and we escape the grim war news by visiting an English garden.

Wherein Mish and Mal plan for the worst but hope for the best in Ukraine. Also, mask mandates are going away but the truck convoy isn't; the "Mishegoss OR Malarkey?" game pays tribute to Volodymyr Zelenskyy; and we officially adopt Julia Fox of "Unka Jomms" as our muse.

Wherein Mish and Mal review the Big Game, the halftime show, and the ads; and preview the convoy aimed at Biden's State of Union. Also, the Queen tests positive, Q's the media, and we plug Mal's new solo podcast.

Wherein Mal points out that Nixon had the plumbers but Trump had to call the plumbers, and Sen. Rand Paul's neighbor may be stopping by again soon. Also, another installment of the "Mishegoss OR Malarkey" game, Mish recommends the animated documentary "Flee," and we check Google for the Super Bowl kickoff time.

Wherein Mish explains why he never watches sports and Mal offers a helpful solution. Also: the pandemic death count marches toward a million, the RNC normalizes insurrection, and Jeff Zucker exits CNN.

Wherein Mish and Mal find themselves in a snowstorm on top of a pandemic, dive into the Bari Weiss and Spotify controversies, and deliver a new edition of the "Mishegoss OR Malarkey?" game. Plus: fake electors, and a Vulture-style recap of the Italian gangster series "Gomorrah."

Wherein Mish and Mal welcome the podcast's very first guest (and yes, we get added to her list of "Things That Annoy Me"). Also, our trademarked regular segments, our new game, and a very special tribute to Meatloaf.

Wherein Mish and Mal debut their new-and-improved podcast: shorter, tighter, and with a new format including segments "Absolutely the Last Pandemic Update" and "Mishegoss OR Malarkey: The Game"

Wherein Mish and Mal take a last look back at the good, the bad, and the just plain bizarre. Happy holidays and see you next year, when we'll go weekly with a new format and guests!

Wherein we quickly dispense with the turkey talk and dive into the new three-part Beatles documentary on Disney (spoiler alert: we are the egg men, goo goo g'joob).

Wherein Malarkey explains the BFD about NFTs, Bitcoin, Blockchain, and other "tales from the crypto." Along the way, we check in with the woke mob to see who they're canceling now, and end up wondering what's the deal with Taylor Swift.

Wherein Mish and Mal review the unveiling of Facebook's new metaverse, and then go in search of "evergreen content" from the archives. Mal wraps with a strange tale about an NFT cult that worships a cube, and teases a future episode on crypto.

Wherein Mish and Mal fondly remember their days at New York Magazine in the late '80s golden era. Then the Facebook whistleblower's testimony reminds Mal that people he knew were "driven nuts" by the Internet.

Wherein Mal recounts how an alarming TV news report got him up out of his chair, and into a daily walking routine that's lasted over 900 days — an unbroken streak that's made him 40 pounds lighter.

Wherein we discuss Mish's concept for shaping audience comments and multimedia contributions into original interactive content programming

“You’ve heard of Huntley & Brinkley, MacNeil & Lehrer, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob & Ray … now heeeeeerrrre’s … Mishegoss & Malarkey” Two guys met working in the Rolling Stone office in their youth and became friends over an appreciation of Bob Dylan. Since then, Allan has worked for various publishers and teaches about digital communications. Robert was an editor for Amazon in its earliest years and l...