In this episode of "Nooze and Booze," Pigweed and Crowhill tackle the Coronavirus. Where did it come from? How deadly is it? How contagious? Will this become a pandemic? What do we know about this latest threat to civilized society? Should we all panic, or is this just swine flu all over again?

P&C drink and review Crowhill's Brown Ale, then discuss the strange history and beliefs of Mormonism.

Joseph Smith started out as a treaure-hunting huckster, and somehow convinced people he was able to translate an unknown language with his magic eyeglasses.

The early history of mormonism is ugly and bloody, but they eventually make it to Utah, where they settle down under Brigham Young.

Mormonism has a series of odd beliefs about God, human history, salvation and other issues.

P&C drink and review Pigweed's Robust Porter, then discuss Ted Cruz's nightmare political scenario.

On his amazing "Verdict" podcast, Ted Cruz and Michael Knowles discuss what might happen if Bernie gets the presidency and the Democrats have the House and Senate.

Will Democrats end the filibuster? Pack the Supreme Court? Will they make Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. states? Will they eliminate the electoral college? Have open borders? Raise taxes? Will AOC be head of the EPA?

Sometimes it seems American conservatives are the only friends Israel has in the world. So why are so many Jews Democrats?

P&C discuss the history and politics of the state of Israel, starting way back with Moses, then doing a whirlwind tour of the history of the land up to the beginnings of the modern state. After that we get into the modern mess of the 1948 and 1967 wars, the changing borders, and -- what seems to modern people -- the perpetual Israel - Palestine dispute.

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Oliver Stone, Adam Schiff and other delusional luminaries love to claim that Donald Trump is the most dangerous president in history.

Their reasons? Withdrawing from the Paris accord and the Iran deal. Increasing the power of the presidency. Cheating on elections. And, of course, Russia, Russia, Russia, etc.

The real reason they're mad at Trump is that he's attacking the media and exposing them -- and the left in general -- for who they are.

Sir Roger Scruton thought "the role of a conservative thinker is to assure people that their prejudices are true," which sounds awful to modern ears, but it's certainly true.

Conservatives believe in the wisdom of long-standing organizations that emerged organically. Laws and rules are discovered over time as we work our way through things.

Life would be unlivable if we treated every situation from first principles rather than being guided by the wisdom of our ancestors.

The boys drink and review Family Drama, an imperial pilsner from Flying Dog, then review some examples where the media completely fell off the rails and got it horribly wrong.

The media follows an agenda first, story second methodology, and it has come out rather famously in several cases. If they can twist a story to fit their agenda, they're as happy as clams.

* Richard Jewel

* The Covington Catholic kids

* Juissie Smollett

* Russia, Russia, Russia

* The Duke Lacrosse team

The boys drink and review Troeg's Nugget Nectar, a hopped up, 7.5% amber-ish beer, then discuss the pros and cons of electric vehicles.

The big push for electric cars is the drive toward zero emissions. But are they?

Simply making the car produces emissions. Especially the battery.

And the energy you use to charge the thing is often from a coal-fired plant.

The boys love electric cars, but we have to be honest about it.

P&C drink and review Bygone Snowfall from DuClaw brewing company to prepare for a serious conversation about impeachment.

This program was recorded when impeachment was supposed to be over. The Senate had just voted to acquit Trump, so we thought it was all over. But ... is it over?

The boys review the meaning and purpose of impeachment in general, and comment on this process and how it was managed.

The boys take a break from their regular show and discuss the passing madness in the political sphere. They analyze the disastrous Iowa Caucuses and Trump's remarkable State of the Union speech.