The four hosts survived their New Years celebrations (thanks in part to staying home), and one of us became a mage. What’s a mage?

Speaking of partying, someone in this episode is secretly drinking. Who is it? Take a guess and we’ll share the answer on 2x02.

The new year ushers in big new changes for our Patreon. New benefits and milestones are now available for those who pledge $2/month, and we’re now working towards BIG changes for our flagship Patreon feature, After Dark. Lean more by clicking here.

The new year has also ushered in new laws across America. We discuss a few of them, including an official state pie for Illinois!

New game: Wait But Why? In the premiere installment, we discuss circumcision. WHY?!

Quickfire News touches on Al Qaeda’s Oregon affiliate, David Bowie, China’s animal-cloning factory, and (sigh) Kim Davis.

Obama got hard on gun control over our break, and we’re getting hard in return.

New game: #Millennial for America. Laura and Matt are the first contestants!

Political updates: State of the Union predictions (we recorded just before the speech) and Hillary losing her lead to Bernie.

Hidden from the Headlines: Microsoft has announced it will begin warning e-mail users of suspected hacking by government agencies. But will they really?

Making a Murderer: The world’s new obsession.