Getting Hammered®

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January 19, 2022Mask-off Face-off
A face-off is a-brewing over masks in Northern Virginia schools, Donald Trump takes a swing at a likely 2024 Republican primary rival, and another NBA higher up ignores China's human rights abuses.

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00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
07:40 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
07:50 - Mask-off face-off in Virginia
20:13 - Trump fires shots at anticipated 2024 presidential candidate and Florida governor Ron DeSantis
26:00 - Warriors owner Chamath Palihapitiya doesn't care about the Uyghurs
31:29 - Tennis star Naomi Osaka urges investigation into Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai's disappearance
35:38 - USA Today asks: What Girl Scout Cookie does your state search for the most?

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46 min
January 14, 2022'And That Time is Every Day'
It is time for the Biden administration to do what they need to do to finally vanquish the coronavirus, Vice President Kamala Harris says, and that time is everyday. It's also time for a new Getting Hammered segment: Getting Hammered Investigates. This week, Mary Katharine and Vic investigate Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's own investigation into his infamous KKK/blackface yearbook photo. Five year olds in Minneapolis need the vax to go out to eat, the return of Hillary Clinton, and the debate over the filibuster continues.

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00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
07:57 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
08:15 - The media will consider differentiating what Covid statistics to report
13:02 - Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota to require those ages five and up to provide proof of vaccination to enter restaurants
21:31 - Hillary Clinton makes a comeback
27:23 - Senator Tom Cotton blasts the filibuster using Senator Chuck Schumer's own words
29:40 - Segment: Getting Hammered Investigates
29:59 - Getting Hammered investigates Virginia governor Ralph Northam's own investigation into his infamous KKK and blackface photo
35:35 - The SEC is too powerful, and people (not Mary Katharine) are upset
39:10 - Update on tennis star Novak Djokovic
42:51 - Segment: Uncanceled
43:13 - Steve Harvey makes no plans for stand-up appearances due to cancel culture

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55 min
January 12, 2022Not Today, Saban
It's a good day for Mary Katharine: The Georgia Bulldogs won their first National Championship in more than four decades, trouncing Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the fourth quarter. CDC director Rochelle Walensky said something that actually made sense, failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams flakes on President Biden's voting rights speech, and New York City mayor Eric Adams floats vaccine mandates for kids.

Times
00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
00:00 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
10:15 - President Biden and Vice President Harris talk voting rights in Georgia
11:50 - Stacey Abrams, and a coalition of Georgia's most active voting rights groups, snubs the Biden administration's event
15:16 - The White House tries to corner Senator Joe Manchin on Build Back Better
19:07 - Store shelves left empty, Omicron to blame?
24:22 - New York City mayor Eric Adams considers vaccine mandate for kids
29:35 - Kids in northern Virginia are (finally) back in school
29:36 - Segment: You Love to Hear It
29:55 - CDC director Rochelle Walensky says 75 percent of vaccinated people who died from Covid-19 had at least four other comorbidities
34:19 - The Fresh Prince of Bel Air gets a dramatic reboot
39:00 - Actor and comedian Bob Saget dies at age 65
44:04 - Mary Katharine and her husband, Steve, invent KidFins, an adjustable floating device to help teach kids how to swim

Links
Mary Katharine and Steve's Kickstarter for KidFins

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56 min
January 07, 2022Playing Dirty
What do teachers' unions, Pete Davidson, and Martinis all have in common? They know how to play dirty. Kids are shut out of school as teachers refuse to return to the classroom, Kim Kardashian unfollows Miley Cyrus after her New Years Eve special with Kim's latest beau, Pete Davidson, and Mary Katharine finds just how to make your Martini even dirtier.

Times
00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
12:44 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
12:50 - Schools in Northern Virginia, elsewhere, remain closed four days after snowstorm
18:09 - Chicago teachers refuse go back to the classroom, forcing district to close
18:46 - Segment: You Love to Hear it
18:55 - Lori Lightfoot vehemently backs opening schools after teachers reject reopening
31:17 - NBC reporter tells viewers how to double-mask—and double-mask their kids
33:14 - Kim Kardashian unfollows Miley Cyrus after her New Years Eve special with Kim's latest beau, Pete Davidson
37:42 - Covid—and California's restrictive public health measures—could push Super Bowl LVI out of Los Angeles
41:10 - Australia denies unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic entry
45:27 - How to make your Dirty Martini even dirtier

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59 min
January 05, 2022Snowmicron!
It's Snowmicron: A snowstorm keeps kids in some states out of school, and officials are considering another shutdown due to the Omicron surge. But fear not, school closures aren't going to impact grades or test scores—because some districts won't record the data it in the first place. AOC skirts the Snowmicron mess in Miami, and starts a national conversation on the plight of attractive people. And there's another storm brewing—this time, over the filibuster.

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00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
07:20 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
07:23 - Snowmicron keeps kids home from school
22:39 - Arlington Public Schools proposes eliminating penalties for late homework and homework grades in the name of "equity"—but local teachers push back
25:38 - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets called out for partying maskless in Miami, and Mary Katharine gives the representative kudos for drawing attention to the plight of hot people
31:19 - Comedian Patton Oswalt apologizes for posting picture with his friend Dave Chappelle
39:41 - A fight over the filibuster brews in Washington

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56 min
December 24, 2021 Christmas Special: Babes in Toyland Review
A lot of great movies came out in 1986. Babes in Toyland was not one of them. But Mary Katharine and Vic watched the spectacular Christmas film, starring Drew Barrymore and Keanu Reaves, so you don't have to. Merry Christmas!

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48 min
December 22, 2021BBB, RIP
Joe Manchin officially kills Build Back Better, CNN checks in with Mary Katharine and Vic's favorite Omicron-tracking doctor, and the Bidens re-home their old dog to make room for a brand-new puppy.

Times
00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
09:40 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
09:45 - Build Back Better is DOA, courtesy of Senator Joe Manchin
20:18 - Omicron cases spike in Mid-Atlantic region
26:17 - Dr. Angelique Coetzee talks Omicron on CNN
33:58 - There's a new puppy in the White House, and to make room, Major gets the boot
41:35 - Can you smell dead ants? TikTok on smelling ants goes viral

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54 min
December 17, 2021It's All About the Benjamins
From Ben Affleck to the Build Back Better Act, on this episode of Getting Hammered, it's all about the Benjamins. The Atlantic publishes a story on Covid from someone outside of the media bubble, Elon Musk swings at Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Mary Katharine and Vic read letters to Santa from one hundred years ago.

Times
00:11 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
13:29 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
13:35 - Ben Affleck drama, and Jennifer Garner being a class act
25:19 - Sen. Joe Manchin to kill BBB
32:52 - Based billionaire Elon Musk takes a crack at Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Twitter
33:39 - Segment: You Love to See It
33:41 - Matthew Walther piece in The Atlantic: Where I Live, No One Cares About Covid
40:11 - Mary Katharine's potato chip Reese's review
44:23 - Santa letters from 1921

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56 min
December 15, 2021The Ideas Man
Would a can of Vienna Sausages outlast mask mandates? CDC director Rochelle Walensky thinks so. Elon Musk joins the ranks of Mary Katharine's husband as an Ideas Man, a comedian and an MSNBC host butt heads, and California experiences a bacon shortage.

Times
00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
11:15 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
11:22 - Covid updates: California reinstates indoor mask mandate, Philadelphia requires vaccines for indoor dining, first Omicron-variant death in the UK
13:12 - CDC director Rochelle Walensky says masks are for now, not forever
16:13 - Dr. Angelique Coetzee, one of the doctors who discovered Omicron,
22:55 - Time magazine names Elon Musk Person of the Year
29:24 - Sarah Silverman butts heads with MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid
33:01 - Bacon shortage in California
38:35 - Tornadoes rock Kentucky

Links for charities helping tornado victims
Samaritan's purse
Mercy Chefs
Relevant Church's Tornado Relief Fund

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46 min
December 10, 2021Tell Us Something We Don't Know
The New York Times reports a groundbreaking story: Parents are upset about school closures. Color Mary Katharine and Vic surprised (not). The Supreme Court hears a case on voucher programs, Democrats are losing the vaccine mandate debate, and Chris Cuomo officially gets the boot from CNN.

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00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
09:50 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
10:02 - Breaking news from the New York Times: Parents are frustrating with schools
20:45 - Supreme Court hears case on voucher programs and religious institutions
27:23 - Dems lose vaccine mandate battles in court
36:28 - CNN kicks Chris Cuomo to the curb

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53 min