Another week, another reckoning with the apocalypse. As the country gears up to reopen, Paul and Arlo discuss how their home states of Alabama and Ohio are handling things. They are not optimistic! Crowds packed close, restaurants teeming with teens, maskless mugs--these things, and more, contribute to our hosts’ reluctance to get this society back on the road. After they’re done ruminating on our impending doom, Paul raves about Hulu’s Normal People; Arlo recommends two more Hulu series, PEN15 and Ramy; they’re both excited about the forthcoming Sandman audio drama; and the announcement of a much sooner release date for the filmed performance of Hamilton leads Arlo to go negative on negativity. Plus, bones slathered in peanut butter.

 

Next: senior British correspondent Wesley Mead updates us on life in Boris Johnson’s UK.

THE BREAKDOWN

Total Run Time: 01:37:20

• 00:01:00  -  Intro? (Time has no meaning anymore…)
• 01:34:30  -  Outro / Next

THE MUSIC

• “Theme From Cheers (Where Everybody Knows Your Name)” by Gary Portnoy (1982)
• “Peanut Butter Sandwich” by Raffi, Singable Songs for the Very Young (1976)

THE LINKS

• “Sandman: James McAvoy Leads Star-Studded Audio Adaptation Cast” by Noah Dominguez, CBR