Light Treason

Ep 185: Allison talks about the Emmys winners: The good and the confusing, recs Succession, and talks about the return of Spider-man, the end of Bojack, AHS Apocalypse and The Artist's Way

In bad news: Bombshell whistleblower complaint released: White House covered up Trump's Ukraine call, White House restricted access to Trump's calls with Putin and Saudi crown prince, House Committees subpoena Pompeo for Ukraine docs, Trump met with NRA Chief about "political survival," and the misogyny of Greta Thunberg's critics

In good news: Judge blocks Trump admin's rules to indefinitely detain immigrant children, Pelosi finally announces formal impeachment inquiry against Trump, AOC's brilliantly simple "A Just Society" proposal, convicted rapist Bill Cosby is broke as hell, and Chipotle workers walk out over labor complaints

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Ep 184: Erek (@erek_smith) recs Criminal Minds and talks about his new job and Allison talks about the work of Daniel Johnston and recs Hustlers, The Great British Baking Show, and Our Planet

In bad news: That Sandy Hook Promise ad has to exist, Trump allegedly asked the Ukrainian president for dirt on Hunter Biden, and Justin Trudeau is caught doing blackface for the third time

In good news: Millions turn out for worldwide protests demanding climate action, SNL fires Shane Gillis, and Elizabeth Warren soars in the latest Iowa poll

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Ep 183: Allison sort of recs IT Chapter 2, strongly recs The Walking Dead S9 and The Boys, and shares the good (Bowen!) and bad (racist stand-ups) of SNL's new hires

In bad news: The Democratic debates managed to barely address climate change, Felicity Huffman is a prime example of white privilege but her going to jail won't fix anything, and Caroline Calloway and our fascination with rich, white scammers

In good news: The Sackler family are scrambling to hide their money in the wake of ongoing lawsuits, Beto confirms he would take your assault rifles, Chrissy Teigen calls Trump a "pussy ass bitch," and Fox News is terrified of Elizabeth Warren

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Ep 182: Allison reads a Patreon rec about the Righteous Gemstones and asks: Is Jeremy Renner a social experiment?

In bad news: Trump, the hurricane, and how fascist regimes must sow confusion, Scarlett Johansson doubles down on being terrible, Walmart takes the grand step of asking customers to please conceal their weapons, and while the founder of one of America's largest conversation therapy programs now says he's gay, conversation therapy programs still exist in 2019 and that's fucked up

In good news: Boris Johnson's government has lost its working majority after one of his MPs defected to the Liberal Democrats (his own brother has also resigned in horror at his handling of Brexit), Chanel Miller is a total badass hero, Howard Shultz drops out of the presidential race, and Hong Kong protesters continue to confound police and China with their resistance tactics

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Ep 181: Erek (@erek_smith) finally figures out who Shawn Mendes is and Allison recs VMA performances by Normani, Lizzo, and Missy Elliott, The Good Place s3 and new Lana Del Rey, and they discuss The King and Joker trailers.

In bad news: the coup in Britain and sources claim Trump's G7 performance suggests he's either a "Russian asset" or a "useful idiot" for Putin

In good news: Bret Stephens leaves Twitter, Steve King is broke, and the skyrocketing popularity of Beyond Meat

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Ep 180: Erek (@erek_smith) recs National Treasure and Indiana Jones and Allison recs Mindhunter, discusses the death of Spider-Man, and answers some Patreon questions about naming a crafting business and Sean Spicer being on Dancing With The Stars

In bad news: Trump calls himself the "King of Israel" and picks a fight with Denmark

In good news: David Koch is dead and RBG punches the rule of three in the throat

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Ep 179: Erek (@erek_smith) recs The Family and On The Clock by Emily Guendelsberger and Allison recs the trailer for Little Women and s2 of Mindhunter and Succession, Normani's Motivation, and reads podcast recs from Patreon

In bad news: Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories and why is Ghislaine Maxwell not in jail?

In good news: Badass Hong Kong protesters, Greenland is not for sale, and Amazon gets roasted on Twitter

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Ep 178: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs the NYT Magazine's interview with Nicholas Cage and series on the Summer of Scammers and Allison recs Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

In bad news: El Paso mass shooting and white nationalist terrorism (and Trump grinning like an idiot and giving a thumbs-up while Melania holds a mass shooting orphan), Dayton mass shooting, Missouri man causes panic entering a Walmart while wearing body armor and armed with rifle, Walmart bans violent imagery but not guns, and some politicians blame mental illness instead of the constant in mass shootings—angry white men

In good news: People are boycotting Soul Cycle and Equinox and Cloudflare ditches 8chan

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p 177: Erek (@erek_smith) helps field some Patreon recs/questions about This Podcast Will Kill You and if improv can help us respond to microaggressions and recs Cutthroat Kitchen, I Learned Nothing, and Gouge Oa, while Allison recs The Lighthouse trailer, the last season of Orange Is The New Black, Sugar Rush, Derry Girls season 2, The Menendez Brothers: Erik Tells All, Orville Peck, and Ariana Grande's Boyfriend

In bad news: Mario apologizes after being super transphobic, Medicare for All should not be as controversial as it is among the Democratic candidates, 6-year-old boy among three killed at Gilroy Garlic Festival mass shooting, and Trump is a big ol' racist about Baltimore

In good news: Majority of House Dems now back impeachment inquiry for Trump, facial recognition bans are coming soon to a city near you, and Twitter suspended a conspiracy account after Trump retweeted it

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Ep 176: Allison recs the Mr. Rogers trailer, Blown Away, Stormyz's Vossi Bop, Chance The Rapper's The Big Day, and anti-recs Casey Affleck's fantasy about all the bad ladies being gone, The Hateful Eight, Big Little Lies' finale, and Secret Obsession (but like, in a fun way)

In bad news: US-born teen detained for weeks by CBP says he was told "you have no rights," Supreme Court says Trump can use defense funds for border wall, and Robert Mueller's testimony was a whole lotta nothing

In good news: ICE keeps failing at raids in Brooklyn, San Juan's queer scene turned out in a big way for the ousting of Governor Ricardo Rosselló, House Judiciary Committee is investigating possible impeachment of Trump, and the former Republican who doctored that Presidential seal is happy Trump stood in front of it

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