Following the latest Kavanaugh revelations, we take a break from throwing up and realize we’ve been inadvertently embracing the Ikigai lifestyle. We also explore the drug habits of marine life; a shameful Bavarian all-you-can-eat sushi joint; a Halloween coffin competition in St. Louis; a spider sex party in Greece, and ultimately we lament the lost art of goat herding. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/id1312654524?mt=2 SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/07WFZhd5bgY1l1BspArfRJ STITCHER https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/this-week-in-nope BUZZSPROUT http://www.buzzsprout.com/208569 SOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/user-518735966/tracks OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope In this week’s episode: If you haven’t read Ronan Farrow and Jane Mayer’s latest Kavanaugh bombshell, here it is: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/senate-democrats-investigate-a-new-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-from-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaughs-college-years-deborah-ramirez Learn about all the hot new lifestyle trends on the life menu: https://bookriot.com/2018/02/23/ikigai-lagom-and-other-cozy-concepts/ Octopuses are taking ecstasy: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/science/octopus-ecstasy-mdma.html And lobsters are smoking weed: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/23/maine-investigates-restaurant-lobsters-marijuana A Bavarian all-you-can-eat sushi joint meets its match, in the form of a triathlete who consumes 100 plates: https://nypost.com/2018/09/17/triathlete-banned-from-all-you-can-eat-sushi-joint-for-eating-too-much/ If you like small spaces and being in the dark, Six Flags St. Louis has got a challenge for you: https://www.wfla.com/news/viral-news/six-flags-is-giving-prizes-to-people-who-dare-stay-in-a-coffin-for-30-hours-straight/1468877713 The spiders in Greece had an orgy and destroyed the beach: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/09/20/spiderweb-aetoliko-greece-blankets-beach-tetragnatha-spiders/1368944002/ Someone decided it was a good idea to airlift violent mountain goats to keep them from eating human urine: https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/15/mountain-goats-are-flying-out-national-park-its-long-story/?utm_term=.d51440f88e24 Big #YUP to… Eliud Kipchoge, who smashed the Berlin marathon world record, finishing the race in 2 hours 1 minute and 39 seconds: https://www.runnersworld.com/gear/a23281796/eliud-kipchoge-marathon-world-record-gear/ Brian’s favorite condiment, ranch dressing, which is finally getting its due: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/dining/one-nation-under-ranch.html