In the wake of Biden’s inauguration (recorded 1/23/21), we debate: is Promising Young Woman a piquant spin on #MeToo or a failed piece of faux-slasher propaganda? We discuss liberal feminism, ends preceding means in art, and market-tested comedy.

Also: vaccines up the ass, avoiding zoom parties, turning off notifications, the husband of pete buttigieg, socialite hedonists, vampire weekend’s balaclavas, hot obama in hawaii, latinx reporter ana navarro, ella emhoff, luann de lesseps’ son, swingers kelly ripa and mark consuelos, bushwick beacons closet, moma’s constructivist exhibit, the joan didion doc, lady bird, never rarely sometimes always, laura van den berg, carrie mulligan’s superior flicks: wild life and an education.