We look at a post-Roe landscape, as Nancy talks about a recent reporting trip to Kansas to cover a surprising vote, where citizens affirmed the right for women to have access to legal abortion. Sarah updates us on what’s happening in Texas, including the rise of crisis pregnancy centers, how abortion providers might set sail on the “lawless oceans,” and a possible uptick in male vasectomies that makes her wonder: Will male contraception ever be a thing? They both discuss their mutual love of being on the road, of driving into the story and into the unknown.

This week also marks the loss of a beauty with a clear voice, Olivia Newton-John: songbird, champion for breast cancer awareness, and certified babe. After the shock of finding out Nancy has never seen the movie Grease, Sarah serves up some hand-crafted Olivia Newton-John trivia. How will Nancy fare? (Not bad.) Sarah then dives into the 6,600 (!!) pages of unsealed Depp-Heard documents that have helped push public opinion toward the Heard camp, but are the revelations really so damning? Sarah’s not so sure …

Plus: this week’s hot and tasty offerings from the Hot Box!

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