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Brandon and Sarah come up with some celebrity names they think sound truly evil, ruining some innocent reputations in the process. Tune in and play along!

Sarah tests Brandon to determine whether he’s a SpongeBob savant by showing him random stills from the show and seeing if he can identify the episode. No pressure, Brandon!

(Sorry about the missed episode last week - Brandon's had a chronic cough and needed to rest his lungs and vocal cords.)

Brandon and Sarah try to explain ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) and why it’s so cool, even though a lot of people think it’s weird. Give it a try! You might find that it soothes your anxiety and improves your sleep.

Some of our favorite videos:

ASMR Magic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHwl-TQK84M&t=1092s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O45h00dHFEo

ASMR Baker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odPP4ARaIls

Massage ASMR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdqVGCBr7dU

Brandon and Sarah risk the ire of strident feminists everywhere by discussing why they: hated “Captain Marvel,” find Brie Larson insufferable, and generally lament the feminist Hollywood reboots of late. On the flip side, they list their respective favorites throughout the years for strong leading ladies.

- Brandon’s recent animation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSLt7TXSGRc 

- Benedict Cumberbatch fails at saying “penguin.”
https://youtu.be/9GHPNKUMf70?t=198 

Brandon and Sarah talk about commonly mispronounced words, and there are MANY. To make themselves seem less snobby, though, they share some of their own pronunciation blunders, and boy, are they embarrassing! We’d love to hear about words you struggle with, so we can all point and laugh at each other equitably.

Brandon and Sarah talk about Cas Anvar, aka Rocinante pilot Alex Kamal, and the sexual misconduct accusations that got him booted from “The Expanse,” and their disappointment in the recasting of the character Arjun Avasarala from Brian George to Michael Benyaer. Despite the scandals and casting issues, the show is majorly binge-worthy!
**SPOILER ALERT!!

The Putin saga continues. Spoiler alert: He does not redeem himself, and he's still president.

European Map Quiz:
https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3007

Sarah fills Brandon in on all the atrocious things Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin has done, and he ain’t even finished yet. The list is long, hence the two-parter. This guy’s a real peach - he should be president for life!

Sarah and Brandon watch Star Trek III and IV, a couple of Sarah’s childhood favorites. See if Brandon thinks they held up after all these years. It was the 80s, after all!

The Dumb Ass Bass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02CmkOmKHTQ

Leonard Nimoy sings “Bilbo Baggins” and “Proud Mary”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LR-MSZSLC5w 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evEZ3g28CnM

William Shatner sings “Rocket Man”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I 

Apple does it, Nintendo has been doing it for longer than you think, and Henry-effing-Ford did it. Brandon and Sarah discuss what seems to be a norm now across many industries: planned obsolescence. It’s gross, it’s dishonest, it’s wasteful, and it hurts consumers. But many businesses seem to think it’s necessary. What’s the solution?