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Sarah and Nancy dive into that mess of a Congressional hearing on college antisemitism. Did the three presidents — Claudine Gay from Harvard, Liz Magill from University of Pennsylvania, Sally Kornbluth from MIT — step up to the moment? They did not. But were the questions unfairly stacked? Did they make fair points about “context”? Is part of living in a diverse society the privilege — yes, privilege — of being offended? We answer these questions, as well as:

* Did the Swiss Family Robinson live in a tree?

* Is “It’s a Small World” the most annoying song ever?

* Are the ideological chickens coming home to roost on college campuses?

* Can Nancy successfully include two audio clips in one episode?

* Why are so many women leading Ivy League universities?

* What’s going on in the field of social work?

* Which cat made CAT HISTORY this week?

* What literary tragedy is Sarah currently obsessed with?

And much more, including darkness and life lessons in our hot boxes and a banger of an outro by some lady with a cat.