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Ep 270: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: Archive 81, and Allison recs: Yellowjackets (no spoilers), Euphoria, Vigil, and The Ministry For The Future, while Meredith recs: My Heart is a Chainsaw, and they answer a Patron question about dating

In bad news: #WestElmCaleb isn't love-bombing and Americans are forced to return to work even while sick with Covid

In good news: Jan. 6 investigators are zeroing in on an apparent plot to hijack the election with fake electors, the website to order free Covid tests is up and running (COVIDtests.gov), and Pete Davidson and Colin Jost just bought a ferry to convert into a venue...and we sort of love that?

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Ep 269: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: The Lost Daughter, C'mon C'mon, and Station Eleven, and Meredith further recs: The Card Counter, The Velvet Vampire, and Citi Zēni's "Eat Your Salad"

In bad news: Betty White and Sidney Poitier are gone but taught us how to live full lives, CDC reports record number of child Covid hospitalizations, and the cringe performance by the cast of Hamilton at the U.S. Capitol insurrection anniversary

In good news: All three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, California will stop prosecuting people for pregnancy loss, and the Biden admin is extending the pause on student loan repayment and ordered a new freeze on evictions (now cancel student debt and ban evictions, period)

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Ep 268: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Spider-Man: No Way Home (No Spoilers!), the Succession finale, Don't Look Up, Station Eleven, The Duel, Tragedy of Macbeth, and A Gentleman In Moscow, and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs: Shudder's The Medium, Dark and Rikki Ducornet's Traffic

In bad news: Omicron is spreading like a mofo, and Capitalism kills: Amazon employees killed during storm (and reportedly received virtually no emergency training) and 70 dead after a storm hits a Kentucky candle factory

In good news: Judge throws out Sackler family's special deal shielding them from civil lawsuits, FDA eliminates key restriction on abortion pills, Chris Noth is finally outed as a sexual predator, and Jorts the cat takes the internet by storm

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Ep 268: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec: House of Gucci (Jeremy Irons owns a castle!) and Power Of The Dog, and Allison recs Tick, Tick...Boom! (and shouts out the late, great Stephen Sondheim) and Disney+'s Hawkeye. Plus, Meredith asks for advice about a neighbor and some Patreon recs!

In bad news: SCOTUS is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade (here is a list of abortion funds and groups that could use your support), a ransomware attack on Planned Parenthood exposes 400,000 patients' personal data, and the deadly Michigan school shooter has been charged with terrorism

In good news: NYC opens its first supervised injection site and the three White men who killed Ahmaud Arbery are found guilty of murder (and Meredith unpacks the case of Chrystul Kizer, a sex trafficking victim accused of killing her alleged abuser)

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Ep 267: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Rachel, Adele's 30, and Taylor Swift's Red (maybe stop dating 20-year-olds, Jake?), Power Of The Dog, Yellowstone, Narcos, and unpacks the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer

In bad news: Kyle Rittenhouse and the ongoing crisis of White Male Rage

In good news: Devonia Inman sees his conviction overturned after 23 years behind bars and abortion is still super popular in the U.S.

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Ep 267: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MerdithLClark) lightly rec Eternals, while Allison recs: Spencer, French Dispatch, and anti-recs Last Night In Soho, and Meredith recs Midnight Mass.

In bad news: Joe Manchin continues to suck and the watered down Infrastructure bill and Aaron Rodgers lied about being vaccinated.

In good news: Claude Garrett could soon have charges vacated after nearly 30 years, Tim Pool has Covid, and NBC News Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy accused by multiple women of sexual assault and misconduct.

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Ep 266: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Dune, Succession, and You s3 (no spoilers), and reads some Patreon recs

In bad news: Alec Baldwin prop gun accident, IATSE, and Hollywood labor issues (and how the supply chain shortage is also a labor issue)

In good news: Let's remember Colin Powell was a liar and war criminal, the House votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt for defying subpoena, and you can now order abortion pills before you're pregnant in all 50 states

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Ep 265: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Lamb, Squid Game, Midnight Mass, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and Caste, and reads some Patreon recs

In bad news: Facebook whistleblower explains how FB and IG are destroying the world, and the Pandora Papers expose the financial secrets and offshore dealings of dozens of heads of state, public officials, and politicians from 91 countries and territories

In good news: NYPD union prez resigns after the FBI raids his home and union office and Britney thanks the #FreeBritney movement for all their support

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Ep 264: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Psycho Goreman, Reservations Dogs, and The Night Manager. Plus, Allison reads some Patreon recs, and recaps the 2021 Emmys

In bad news: Border Patrol agents chasing Haitian migrants on horseback is exactly who we are, nearly 700 indigenous women have gone missing where Gabby Petito was found, and 1 in 500 Americans have died of Covid

In good news: Pfizer says its Covid vaccine is safe for kids ages 5 to 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom prevails in California recall, and several acclaimed gymnasts called out the system that failed them during the Larry Nassar Senate hearing

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Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Shang-Chi, Candyman, Only Murders In The Building, Dave, and What We Do In The Shadows, and Erek (@erek_smith) recs Billions

In bad news: Texas' abortion ban and Hurricane Ida kills at least 82 people

In good news: Biden announces new vax mandate, the sweet cars from Mad Max: Fury Road are for sale (who wants to make a huge mistake??), and Britney Spears' father petitions to end her conservatorship

Final thought: Are cats ghosts? Are ghosts cats? Let us know!

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