We mustn't dwell -- no, not today. Not on this, the 24th annual observance of Rex Manning Day! Will AJ confess his love for Corey? Will Lucas get back the $9,000 he stole from the store? What will Mark name his band? Join Jenny and Caitlin in 1995, when no one knew the Run/Hide/Fight protocol for surviving an active shooter, and record store employees went straight for the fourth tactic, Sarcasm.

Your IIJJ hosts analyze the classic film Empire Records in the only way they know how: by discussing which character is most likely to tell you to read Infinite Jest.

Caitlin and Jenny Just Do Stuff in this long-overdue defense of Sean Penn. We just really feel he's gotten a bad rap, you know? He's probably a great writer and we are very supportive of all the enabling he's received as a mediocre white man. Their divorce was probably the only mistake Robin Wright's ever made, in our opinions.

Is it clear enough yet that this description is an April Fool's joke? Because Jenny can't bring herself to type one more sentence like this.

"His Misogyny Lacks Imagination: Poets Critique Sean Penn's #MeToo Poem" by Sara David for Broadly: https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/paxayz/sean-penn-poem-critique-me-too-bob-honey-who-just-do-stuff

Hey there, snowflakes! If your spring is off to a snowy start too, you might want to spend some time with Jenny and Caitlin for an activity-packed episode of Infinite Infinite Jest Jest. Get some inspiration for your Infinite Jest crafts, and play a game of M/F/K (IIJJ style). Stay warm, stay basic, stay away from Jim Cantore.

Take a break from all the hoops and courts and nets and other basketball things to join Caitlin and Jenny for a discussion of women in leadership positions at colleges and universities (spoiler alert: there aren't a lot!) and what Infinite Jest is about this week.

It's election season again! Let's spring forward into another episode of Infinite Infinite Jest Jest.

Caitlin and Jenny discover that time is a flat circle, Garth Brooks invented brunch, Ted Cruz invented hypocrisy, and tortellini is the worst. They also slouch against some fireplaces and enter the world of Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries to solve a most dire case: Which character is most likely to tell you to read Infinite Jest? They solve this one in heels.

March forth into a discussion about ethics and morals. Will Delta and Penzey's Spices wind up in The Good Place? Will Caitlin and Jenny run out of things they think Infinite Jest is about? Happy Grammar Day, friends.

"Are You There, God? It's Me, The Good Place" by Laura Turner https://theoutline.com/post/3327/the-good-place-religion-theology?zd=5&zi=dxuv5upu&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=thinking%20about%20God&utm_campaign=OOR%20-%202.9.18

That Evian baby dance commercial: https://youtu.be/DEduV4t2-Wc

We hear you.

Jenny and Caitlin have a listening session. They learn about Marjory Stoneman Douglas and her Everglades, open their minds to a new generation of "Florida Man," follow teens on Twitter, and refuse to underestimate Robin Wright's range.

Links:

New York Times article on Marjory Stoneman Douglas: http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/03/magazine/the-lives-they-lived-marjory-stoneman-douglas-don-t-mess-with-her-wetlands.html

Parkland teens Twitter list: https://twitter.com/sarah_in_ny/lists/inspiring-young-voices

John Mulaney stand-up clip: https://youtu.be/l3466z8Xsf0

Parable of the Sower: http://www.powells.com/book/parable-of-the-sower-9780446675505/?partnerid=44520&p_wgt

Picture of Douglas with her cat: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Marjory_S_Douglas_Friends_photo.jpg

Put on your dancing socks and your skating shoes as Jenny and Caitlin piss off more of their international listeners by trying to speak German.

Also just a note that though this episode discusses toxic masculinity, bullies, and Jenny's years in Broward County Public Schools, we recorded this a couple of days before the shooting at Douglas High School. We'll be addressing that next week. Stay strong, South Florida. <3

Chocolate and flowers are okay, but your Valentine might like something hand-made. Caitlin and Jenny got crafty with some unique ways to occupy your time when you're not reading Infinite Jest.

Origami hearts folding instructions: http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-hearts.html

Papier-mâché piñata instructions: https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-make-a-paper-mache-pinata-1252617

The Outrage: https://www.the-outrage.com/

Rebecca J. Carlson: http://rebeccajcarlson.com/index.html

The Journal of Extraneous Scientific Topics: http://rebeccajcarlson.com/jest/

Arthur Crudup bio: http://msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/arthur-crudup

Caitlin and Jenny have some ideas for how the men in their lives can spend their time, instead of spending it telling everyone to read Infinite Jest. Join us for a discussion about male allies, including the ones working at County General Hospital. (ER is on Hulu now!)