A look back at Jason Mesnick, whose change of heart after his finale engagement was a watershed moment for the franchise and delivered television so compelling it would have made Christof from The Truman Show jealous. Unfortunately, his GOAT episode was a bit lacking, so Rim and AB were sidetracked even more than usual this week. Thanks for listening, and for your patience!

Unrelated to reality TV: Most of eastern Iowa — including our hometown, Cedar Rapids — experienced an inland hurricane on Monday. Thousands of homes and businesses were damaged from in excess of 100 mph, causing countless downed trees and power lines. Nearly the entire city of 150,000+ will be without electricity for another week, if not longer. The clean-up will take months.

Photos: [https://bit.ly/2PNs6yO]

Story: [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/us/derecho-iowa-storm.html]

We know a lot of people are hurting for a lot of reasons at the moment, but if you're able, we would deeply appreciate if you considered donating to one of these local organizations helping people who need food and assistance right now:

Horizons, A Family Services Alliance: [https://horizonsfamily.org/how-you-can-help/] (Meal delivery for seniors and well-checks to identify those with immediate needs)

Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP): [https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E350842&id=1] (Mobile food distribution and street-clearing)

Thank you!

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