Some More News

 Hi. Margaret Killjoy (@magpiekilljoy), host of "Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff," joins Katy and Cody to talk about the Queen's death, climate disasters around the world, and the fascination with the drama surrounding the film "Don't Worry Darling." Please fill out our SURVEY: https://kastmedia.com/survey/ Check out our new series SOME THIS! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkJemc4T5NYbcqT...

Hi. In today's episode, we look at the escalating attacks from conservatives on school boards, and examine what the right actually wants to do with public education. (Note: it's not good!) Please fill out our SURVEY: https://kastmedia.com/survey/ Check out our new series SOME THIS! - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkJemc4T5NYbcqTbNmyH3uqutwcj8fHf3 Support us on our PATREON: http://patreon....

Hi. This week, Josie Duffy Rice (@jduffyrice) joins Katy and Cody to talk about Trump being more concerned about people thinking he has a messy floor than all the crimes he committed. They also discuss student debt forgiveness, wonder if we're seeing an all-new Brandon, and react to the latest hit single from everyone's favorite rock group, Timcast. Get your BETTER THINGS ARE NECESSARY AND POSSIBL...

Hi. Oh no! The quest for ever-growing profits has led to screwed-up priorities, corruption, and disaster in the U.S. energy industry! This is Part 3 in our series looking at how the Profit Motive creates bizarre and often grotesque incentives that push industries to do the opposite of what they should. Get your BETTER THINGS ARE NECESSARY AND POSSIBLE merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/...

Hi. We're away this week, so we recorded for a few minutes last Friday following the revelation that former President Donald Trump may have tucked away a whole bunch of nuclear secrets in his duffel bag on his way out of the White House. After that, you'll hear an edition of Even More Q's recorded a few weeks ago that was recently shared on our Patreon. Get your BETTER THINGS ARE NECESSARY AND POS...

Hi. Boy oh boy, the pursuit of profit has really screwed up healthcare in America. It screwed up a lot of other things, too, but this episode is about healthcare. This is Part 2 in our series looking at how the Profit Motive creates bizarre and often grotesque incentives that push industries to do the opposite of what they should. Get your BETTER THINGS ARE NECESSARY AND POSSIBLE merch here: https...

Hi. Kaveh Hoda from @TheHouseofPod joins Katy and Cody this week to talk about the FBI search of Trump's Florida pleasure palace, the good and the bad of the "Inflation Reduction Act," and why conservatives now believe it is okay to only date within their political orbit...contrary to all that stuff they used to say. Note: We finished recording this about an hour before news broke that the FBI was...

Hi. In our latest episode, we look at private prisons and how the profit motive makes the Prison Industrial Complex even worse than it already is, which is very. Very even worse. This is Part 1 in our series looking at how the Profit Motive creates bizarre and often grotesque incentives that push industries to do the opposite of what they should. Get your BETTER THINGS ARE NECESSARY AND POSSIBLE m...

Hi. On today's episode, "Some More News" head writer David Bell (@MovieHooligan) joins Katy and Cody to talk about the making of our epic Jordan Peterson video. The crew also discusses Kansas voters rejecting an amendment that would have removed the right to an abortion from the state's constitution, Alex Jones' defamation trial, the HBO Max announcements, and there's a short tangent on delicious...

Hi, woke moralists! In today's episode, we take a look at Jordan Peterson through the lens of Jungian archetypes - just as he would want - and explore some of his other ideas about climate change, gender, marriage, hierarchies, and lobsters. Don't check the timecode! Get your BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/312... Check out our new compilation series...

Hi. Today we're looking back on some stories that slipped through the cracks over the last several seasons of "Some More News," the fictional show that details events in the fantasy world of "The United States of America." Cody talks about robocalls, the Post Office, sex work, that whole "crime wave" thing, and we'll check in with one of the show's most despised villains: John Krasinski. Get your...

Hi. In today's episode, Katy and Cody talk about that fresh mountain air, the new Joe Manchin-Chuck Schmuer compromise (Build Back a Little?), and the very obvious reasons that Republicans aren't supporting a bill to guarantee same-sex marriage rights. Get your MAYBE COPS SHOULDN'T HAVE GUNS merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/254... Check out our new compilation series, CODY COMPS here:...

Hi. On today's episode, Jason Kander (@JasonKander) talks with Katy and Cody about his new book, "Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD." They discuss the value of stepping back from "the news" and taking care of yourself, Republican efforts to suppress voters, and avocado metaphors. Plus, listen all the way to the end for a congratulatory 200th episode message from a very speci...

Hi. In today's episode, we talk about who sheriffs are, what they do, why they face so little oversight, and propose that we maybe don't need them. Get your MAYBE COPS SHOULDN'T HAVE GUNS merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/254... Check out our new compilation series, CODY COMPS here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... Please fill out our SURVEY: https://kastmedia.com/survey/ Check...

Hi. On today's episode, Michael Swaim (@SWAIM_CORP) and Adam Ganser (@therealganz) join Katy and Cody to reminisce about Cracked and talk about what the Democrats should do in 2024. Plus, we talk through some of the testimony from this week's Jan. 6 committee hearings, analyze why John Bolton feels so compelled to tell people about his coup experience, and ooooh and ahhhh about space. Listen to Mi...

Hi. This definitely isn't another Boar video. No, it just - it can't happen. We refuse! Here's a new Boar video.  Get your NO MOAR BOAR merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7494872-no-moar-boars?ref_id=9949&store_id=237592 Please fill out our SURVEY: https://kastmedia.com/survey/ Support us on our PATREON: http://patreon.com/somemorenews Subscribe to the Even More News and SMN audio podca...

Hi. Domestic extremism researcher Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) joins Katy and Cody to talk about the remarkably poor Democratic response to the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling, the intense coordination of right-wing messaging, Rudy Giuliani's not-quite-record-setting bad week, and whether what Donald Trump did in the back of that car could be considered a "lunge." Follow Jared on Twitter: https://twitter...

Hi. In this week's video, we discuss the Supreme Court overturning Roe Vs Wade, and man, it's a real bummer. We have new MAYBE WE SHOULD BE IN CHARGE OF OUR OWN F*CKING BODIES t-shirts! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/somemorenews?ref_id=9949 All proceeds will be donated to the National Network Of Abortion Funds - https://abortionfunds.org/collective-power-fund/  Please fill out our SURVEY: HTTP:...

Hi. In today's episode, Katy and Cody talk about the Supreme Court's bad gun decision, the pointlessness of suspending the gas tax, and Amazon's weird, unsettling, voice-mimicking Alexa technology. Plus, we take a moment to express overall frustration about the Democrats' fecklessness and the state of things in general. Get our new BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS merch here: https://www.teepubli...

 Hi. Christopher Rivas (@LifeStyleDezine) joins Katy and Cody to talk about his new memoir "Brown Enough," the silliness of praising people like Mike Pence and Liz Cheney, and the dangerous escalation of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric on the right. Plus, about 112 Elon Musk-related things happened in the 6 hours before we recorded, so we just went ahead and created a new segment called the "Musk Minute." Che...

Hi. In this week's video, we discuss Elon Musk purchasing Twitter so he can impress his weird fans. Get our new BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/somemorenews?ref_id=9949 Please fill out our SURVEY: HTTP://kastmedia.com/survey/ We now have a MERCH STORE! Check it out here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/somemorenews Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.ap...

Hi. Author and comedian Ginny Hogan (@ginnyhogan_) joins Katy and Cody to talk about what we can expect from the Jan. 6 House committee's public hearings, why Elon Musk STILL has no plans to buy Twitter, and how a billionaire developer thinks he can ride that Katy Perry bump to become the mayor of Los Angeles. Plus, the Supreme Court issued another bad ruling. Not even one of the bad ones we think...

In today's episode, we talk about how T H E L E F T has gotten way too extreme these days. By which we mean, we talk about some real GOP weirdos and the things they say and do. Great and smart meme, Elon! Get our new BILLIONAIRES ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/somemorenews?ref_id=9949 Please fill out our SURVEY: HTTP://kastmedia.com/survey/ We now have a MERCH ST...

Hi. New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) joins Katy and Cody to talk about the TV streaming wars, George Carlin's lasting influence on politics, and why the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard verdict is a huge setback for victims of abuse, women, logic, and everyone else not already mentioned. Please fill out our SURVEY: HTTP://kastmedia.com/survey/ We now have a MERCH STORE! Check it out...

Hi. In today's episode, we discuss water and how everyone needs it but not everyone gets it, and like, I dunno, maybe that's bad. Please fill out our SURVEY: HTTP://kastmedia.com/survey/ We now have a MERCH STORE! Check it out here: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/somemorenews Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/some-more-news/id1364825229 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/...