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Ep 126: Rachel (@realslimchada) and Faith (@bohemianfaith) discuss their Hogwarts houses and rec Vanderpump Rules, Jessie Ware, The Addams Family, and Bewitched

(16 min) Allison interviews Caissie St. Onge (@Caissie) about her recs: Claws, Lodge 49, Insecure, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Great British Baking Show, Prince, Meaty by Samantha Irby, This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps and discusses working on Busy's new talkshow

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In bad news: Michelle Obama calls George W. Bush her "partner in crime," Proud Boys jump and violently beat protesters in NYC as NYPD stands by, and Trump rally in Iowa chants "lock her up" about Dianne Feinstein

In good news: Tens of thousands march against the far right in Germany and deportation of schoolboy halted following campaign by his schoolmates in Ireland

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Ep 125: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) talks about getting hate mail and recs My Dad Wrote a Porno, Mandy, Gritty memes, looks forward to Apostle, and gives a hot take about Mean Girls, while Allison recs the trailer for Pet Sematary, Happy Face and Orange is the New Black, and discusses Busy Philipps' claim that James Franco assaulted her

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In bad news: Trump casts doubt on new UN report on climate change and pens an op-ed fulls of lies about Medicare For All in USA Today, Brett Kavanaugh backs Trump admin on jailing and deporting immigrants for crimes committed years earlier, AP reports migrant children may be "adopted" AKA abducted after parents are deported, and a 2-year-old's day in immigrant court

In good news: Washington Supreme Court tosses out state's death penalty, Ted Cruz backs out of CNN debate with Beto O'Rourke, new ad mocks Cruz's "tough as Texas" campaign slogan, and Bearnose is crowned the Fattest Bear of 2018 and is the hero America needs right now

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Ep 124: Erek (@erek_smith) gives some scorcher hot takes about Aquafina and Kanye and recs Psych, Bar Rescue, and anti-recs being a manager, while Allison recs Big Mouth, The Half-Blood Prince, lukewarm recs Disenchantment, and they discuss the UFC debacle

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In bad news: Brazil's Bolsonaro-led far right win is a victory far more sweeping and dangerous than anyone predicted and #HimToo is a strange and hilarious online saga

In good news: Taylor Swift finally dives into politics and backs Tennessee Democratic candidate for Senate and thousands have registered to vote after her Instagram post, and comics defend Late Show writer Ariel Dumas after her apology for Kavanaugh tweet

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Ep 123: Erek (@erek_smith) ponders his Hogwarts House and answers Patreon questions about erasable pens and ghost docuseries and discusses MTV's Fear and lolmythesis.com

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In bad news: Major climate report describes a strong risk of crisis as early as 2040

In good news: The 6 most progressive ballot initiatives of 2018, Nikki Haley to step down as United Nations ambassador and Romania failed to ban same-sex marriage

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Ep 122: Chloe (@itsthechew) and Faith (@bohemianfaith) rec Nicole Byer's Why Won't You Date Me?, Days of Rage by Bryan Burrough, Living the Revolution by Jennifer Guglielmo, The Good Place, The Runaways, and a lukewarm rec for Would You Rather? by Katie Heaney. Also, Chloe discusses her upcoming trip to Vermont and Faith asks that churches not try to be cool and they give their Hot Takes: Ryan Gosling is no big deal and True Crime is meh

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In bad news: "Impartial" Brett Kavanaugh pens an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, Conservative bros recall their bar fights and no one is impressed, and Melania dresses like a colonialist during her Kenya trip

In good news: Australia is very close to beating cervical cancer and we could do the same in the U.S. with some recalculated priorities and holy shit, holy shit: this deer beat up a hunter

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Ep 121: Chloe (@itsthechew) and Faith (@bohemianfaith) discuss Awkwafina hosting SNL (she was the first Asian woman to host the show in 18 years), their Hogwarts houses, cat-sitting, and travel plans and Allison recs Venom and talks about seeing My Favorite Murder live

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In bad news: Brett Kavanaugh confirmed to Supreme Court, former Yale Law School Dean: Kavanaugh's confirmation is an "American tragedy," a third of the men on SCOTUS face sexual misconduct accusations, and Trump attacks sexual assault survivors protesting Kavanaugh

In good news: Officer Jason Van Dyke convicted for second degree murder of Laquan McDonald and Chloe and Faith discuss things they're looking forward to

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Ep 120: Charles (@charlesrockhill) reveals his Hogwarts House, his very hot take on Star Wars, and recs Crazy Rich Asians, while Allison discusses Christian Bale-as-Dick Cheney in the Vice trailer

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In bad news: FEMA tests new presidential emergency alert system on cellphones, White House "fully confident" of Kavanaugh's confirmation after seeing FBI investigation (FBI has not contacted dozens of potential sources in investigation), Trump mocks Christine Blasey Ford testimony and Me Too movement at rally while a whole lotta white ladies cheer, and Trump reportedly tried to scam his own scammer dad

In good news: Solidarity forever: 9 women arrested after staging anti-Kavanaugh protest at Joe Manchin's campaign office, Fight for 15 rallies held across the country, Jason Kander's brave decision to pull out of mayor's race to seek treatment for PTSD and depression, and workers at Marriott hotels in Boston go on strike

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Ep 119: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs Robyn, Sharon Van Etten, Dr. Who, A Spy in the House of Love, and gives a lukewarm rec for Dora: A Headcase

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In bad news: Don Jr. says Brett Kavanaugh allegations make him scared for his sons, Kevin Spacey sued by massage therapist for alleged sexual assault and battery, new Bronx juvenile detention center will not have guaranteed access to phone or toilets, and Trump appointee charged with stopping racist lenders wrote racist blog posts (shout-out to Blogspot, y'all!)

In good news: Harvard canceled a course Brett Kavanaugh was set to teach for the 2019 school year, The Illuminator projected a thank you to Christine Blasey Ford on the side of the New York Supreme Court, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed four bills to combat sexual harassment in the entertainment industry, and Amazon approves $15/hour for its workers

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Ep 118: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) recs FilmStruck and The Devils while Allison recs American Vandal and Serial Season 3

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In bad news: Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100, methane lakes in the Arctic are spouting carbon-trapping gas into the atmosphere, Trump administration is getting ready to deny visas to same-sex partners of diplomats and U.N. officials, Brett Kavanaugh's Yale classmate says he was a belligerent drunk who lied under oath, and text messages suggest Kavanaugh wanted to refute accuser's claim before it became public

In good news: Bad men get confronted by awesome women: Jeff Flake's awkward elevator run-in, while other Republicans desperately dodge confrontations with sexual assault survivors, West Virginia women are occupying Joe Manchin's office demanding he vote "no" on Kavanaugh, courage is contagious: Candace Faber came forward to name a State Senator who raped her after watching Christine Blasey Ford testify, and Reddit quarantines white nationalist subreddits

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Ep 117: Erek (@erek_smith) anti-recs live TV and boarding NJ Transit and recs: Type O Negative, Teardrop Explodes, Big Country, Radio Lab, Planet Money, and StarTalk, and asks listeners if he's a meme, while Allison recs Lady Gaga in The Shallow, and uuuuugghhh Roman Polanski is back and he's directing a film about a wrongly-accused male victim

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In bad news: Projection and denial: Conservatives keep talking about their own experiences with sexual assault—but miss the point entirely, hundreds of migrant children have been quietly moved to a tent camp on the Texas border, and ICE authorized a new list of restraining devices under Trump

In good news: Elizabeth Warren says she'll "take a hard look" at a White House bid

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