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Ep 263: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, most of What If?, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To, anti-recs Nine Perfect Strangers, and reads some lost Patreon messages (Sorryyyyy!)

In bad news: Kabul airport bombing and the Supreme Court throws out Biden's eviction moratorium

In good news: OnlyFans reverses its dumb porn ban and the FDA approves Pfizer's Covid vaccine

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Ep 262: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@meredithlclark) rec The Green Knight, and Allison recs The Suicide Squad, Old, and Pig, while Meredith recs a deep-dive to understand the U.S.-led occupation of Afghanistan that has lasted 20 years.

In bad news: 20 years in Afghanistan and the pearl-clutching pundits cheerleading permanent occupation and July was the hottest month on earth ever recorded (and why it's okay to feel cynical about that)

In good news: Cuomo resigned and Jamie Spears says he intends to step down as conservator of Britney Spears' estate

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Ep 261: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Werewolves Within, Detroiters, My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To, the House of Gucci trailer, and Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever, and Erek (@erek_smith) recs: Drug Church and Homeland

In bad news: Allison briefly thinks she's the same age as Penn Jillette, Lady Delta spreads as easily as chickenpox, and Congress fails to extend the eviction moratorium because they can't wait to go on summer vaycay

In good news: Simone Biles prioritizes her mental health and the U.S. men's fencing team unites to support victims of sexual misconduct

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Ep 260: Allison reads some Patreon recs and recs the Loki finale (and series in its entirety) and discusses the 2021 Emmy nominations and Subway's tuna.

In bad news: Of course Euro 2020 fans turned the finals into a racist shitshow, and Lady Delta has shut down L.A. once more (maybe it's time to consider France's move to mandate vax cards).

In good news: Olivia Rodrigo comes to the White House and the European Union aims to "give humanity a fighting chance" with catch-all climate plan

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Ep 259: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs Zola, True Story, and the Criterion Collection, while Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs Loki and I Think You Should Leave s2, lightly recs Black Widow (mostly for Florence Pugh and Rachel Weisz), and reads some Patreon recs

In bad news: Climate change disasters and billionaires in space

In good news: Zalia Avant-garde is the coolest person alive, the indictment of the Trump Organization, and did we mention we're excited about Zola?

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Ep 258: Allison reads a Patreon message concluding the wild bunker story and some more recs and recs: Loki and Ragnarok.

In bad news: Historic heat waves and fires, none of these Republicans can actually define "critical race theory," and the threat of ransomware attacks

In good news: Juneteenth is a federal holiday, the Supreme Court dismisses a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, and the Department of Justice says anti-trans legislation in Arkansas and West Virginia is unconstitutional

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Ep 257: We're BACK, baby! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show for the first in-person ep since lockdown began. Allison (@allisonkilkenny) celebrates the history of Dunkaroos and recs: The Vast Of Night, Rutherford Falls, and Saint Maud and reads some Patreon stories about Pride and a few recs, while Erek recs: Manhunt and The Practice

In bad news: Racism in sports from Naomi Osaka being fined by the French Open for protecting her mental health to the NFL and "race-norming" to Simone Biles being penalized for being too good

In good news: Texas Dems face down Republicans' assault on voting rights and Trump's little blog is no more

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Ep 256: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads Patreon recs and your wildest stories and recs: Qanon Anonymous's episode about Jim Caviezel, Girls5Eva, Hacks, Shrill, and Olivia Rodrigo's album Sour

In bad news: Ben Platt's wig, only 35 House Republicans voted for the January 6 commission, Texas gov signs "heartbeat" abortion ban into law, and Biden's slowly changing tone on Israel

In good news: Matt Gaetz's ex-girlfriend to cooperate with federal authorities in sex trafficking investigation and the New York attorney general adds "criminal capacity" to probe of Trump Organization

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Ep 255: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) reads Patreon recs and recs: RuPaul's Drag Race (and Drag Race pods), Mare of Easttown, and Shiva Baby.

In bad news: Billy Crystal calls comedy a "minefield," Bill Gates was homies with Jeffrey Epstein (remember??), and rich idiot Caitlyn Jenner is running for governor

In good news: US backs waiving intellectual property rules on Covid vaccines, Trump's new website is a sad bust, and this photo of the Carters and Bidens is extremely funny

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Ep 254: BONUS! Allison (@allisonkilkenny) and Meredith (@MeredithLClark) interview First Cow's Orion Lee (@orion8lee) about working with director Kelly Reichardt, the many shapes of bromances, AAPI representation, filmmaking in the time of Covid, and working with Evie the cow 🐄

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