Caitlin and Jenny give Basic Lady tips for keeping your chin up during the dark times (in all senses of the phrase), Jenny reviews...all of the Netflix Christmas movies?, and we guess what The Corrections is about this week! Enjoy the last night of Hanukkah, kids!

Caitlin and Jenny are so fuckin' grateful for Nancy Pelosi, Ariana Grande, and Jonathan Franzen making an ass out of himself.

And a slight correction: Caitlin references the Alanis Morissette song "Thank You" but was actually thinking of "Unsent."

Jonathan Franzen's 10 Rules for Novelists (republished in LitHub): https://lithub.com/jonathan-franzens-10-rules-for-novelists/?fbclid=IwAR2XGkFzmuNppcNyKCoGq66B7G06YzzwB2ugAwj3RfVExkCatXBtH5f-nX4

Jenny and Caitlin wipe out while trying to surf the blue wave.

New season, new schedule, same great taste!

Jenny and Caitlin study for midterms, celebrate Axe-culin-UT, wonder about secret rapists, guess what The Corrections is about, and more in episode 48 of Infinite Infinite Jest Jest.

Welcome to Season Two! Caitlin and Jenny go back to school with a glossary of IIJJ vocabulary (you're gonna want to take notes). There will be a test, but no book report, as we have a new book to tell you not to read! Listen to the end, don't be a little mitch.

"‘Something has actually changed’: Women, minorities, first-time candidates drive Democratic House hopes" by Elena Schneider in Politico: http://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/11/white-men-democratic-house-candidates-813717?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=00000164-1d49-ddf2-ab76-5d4d4f440000&nlid=630318

Miss Michigan, Emily Sioma: https://twitter.com/maybealexislost/status/1038958514604068866

Jenny and Caitlin celebrate their romantic podcasting anniversary by exchanging Magi-style gifts, playing their favorite games, and revisiting the podcasts that never were. For the last time (in its regular format without very special reasons to bring it back), hear what Jenny thinks Infinite Jest is about and what Caitlin thinks Infinite Jest *should* be about. See y'all in a month with our new book to not read!

Caitlin and Jenny have recorded over 44 episodes of Infinite Infinite Jest Jest, so what are they doing now?? Going to Disney World!

Plus, an announcement and request for listener feedback as we casually segue into Season 2 of IIJJ!

This isn't episode 45 because that number is tainted now. See you at episode 46!

Jenny and Caitlin fend off some counter protestors, find the wage gap, and watch a cartoon about your Aunt Shira and her sidekick He-Man.

Devereaux Peters's twitter thread on why she doesn't play men one-on-one: https://twitter.com/MsPeters14/status/1016406511529091072

It's too hot to come up with a description. It's too hot for the Oscars to be making up dumb new categories for us to get angry about. It's never too hot for Caitlin and Jenny to not read Infinite Jest.

Caitlin and Jenny plan for the future and travel to the 2020 Democratic National Convention where there isn't a dick in sight, but there is a ton of Big Dick Energy. J/K, that's some toxic body-shaming patriarchal bullshit. Bring all your energy to this week's Infinite Infinite Jest Jest!

"How Big Dick Energy Explains Modern Masculinity" by Alex Abad-Santos and Constance Grady: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/6/27/17506898/big-dick-energy-explained