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Ep 96: Charles (@charlesrockhill) and Chris (@chrisopotamia) rec Kath and Kim, John Duff's Girly, going on a writing retreat, and Buzzfeed's article: We Saw Nuns Kill Children: The Ghosts of St. Joseph's Catholic Orphanage

In bad news: Nation's top student loan official resigns, Louis C.K. makes surprise return to comedy in first gig since admitting to sexual misconduct, and Jamel Myles, 9, died by suicide after homophobic bullying

In good news: National Enquirer hid damaging Trump stories in a safe and Vic Mensa gave away thousands of free shoes at Chicago "Anti-Bait Truck" event

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Ep 95: Charles (@charlesrockhill) and Chris (@chrisopotamia) rec the Dead By Daylight board game, True Blood (kind of), acupuncture, the joys of unsubscribing, and respond to Patreon recs for The Den and Life Is Strange, and Allison talks about the Sharp Objects finale (no spoilers) and the trailer for True Detective s3

Allison and Chloe meet a young hall monitor (@realslimchada)

In bad news: Jacksonville shooting suspect identified as David Katz, a gamer who had lost in Madden NFL tournament and Scott Morrison is the conservative Evangelical who is now Australia's prime minister

In good news: Solidarity! Immigrants in ICE detention have joined the nationwide prison strike and trans activists protest ICE by blocking streets in New Mexico

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Ep 94: Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show again and Chloe and Allison share a ~*~food mystery~*~ while Rachel and Chloe anti-rec Slenderman and rec: Allie X, Lana Del Ray, Body Count, Orange is the New Black (SPOILERS), and Riverdale. Also, Allison talks about Sharp Object's problem with the trope of the unethical female journalist

In bad news: Scott Lloyd's law school essay on abortion was so extreme that a classmate kept a copy for 14 years, former Vatican official accuses Pope Francis of ignoring child abuse, White House blocks bill that would protect elections, and Georgia County can't back up its excuse for plan to disenfranchise black voters

In good news: Beto O'Rourke says "nothing more American" than to stand up to take a knee for your rights—but his comment was widely misinterpreted by the media and Infowars said the YouTube ban would make it stronger—but actually it's been crushed

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Ep 93: Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) share tales from L.A., help answer Patreon questions about some of their hobbies and race representation in Crazy Rich Asians, and rec Happy Time Murders

Allison interviews journalist and professor Will Potter (@will_potter) about his recs: We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, Never Tire of Protesting by George Seldes, The Handmaid's Tale, Frank Turner, Billy Bragg, mission to make free documentaries (check out teachout.org for more info), and his dispatches from Puerto Rico

In bad news: John McCain dead at 81 but let's remember his role in mainstreaming the Tea Party and right-wing extremist and Russian trolls spreading vaccination misinformation to create discord

In good news: Ex-Trump World Tower doorman says Trump had an affair with an ex-housekeeper which resulted in a child and Milo is crying and broke

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Ep 92: Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to respond to Patreon messages about rollerskating in the south, unpack this great column about Hereditary and society's moral panic surrounding transmasculine people, and to rec Spongebob, the musical and Disenchantment

In bad news: right-wing media politicizes the death of Mollie Tibbetts (Mollie's aunt has rejected racist ghouls), Betsy DeVos is considering using federal funds to arm schools, and Trump warns of stock market crash if he's ever impeached

In good news: Michael Cohen says Trump ordered him to illegally interfere in election, Cohen claims he's not seeking pardon from Trump, David Pecker granted immunity in Cohen case, the first two Congressmen to endorse Trump have been indicted, more than 200 protesters toppled a Confederate statue at the University of North Carolina, and top Texas Dems say it's time to decriminalize immigration

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Ep 91: Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss the VMAs' weird Aretha Franklin tribute and Ariana Grande's new album and Allison recs Tei Shi

In bad news: Bomb that killed 40 children in Yemen was supplied by the U.S., Asia Argento paid sexual assault accuser, and America's prisoners are on strike in at least 17 states

In good news: Kevin Spacey's first movie since #MeToo earned just $126 on opening day, Omarosa says she has video in addition to audio recordings, D.C. politicians canceled Trump's military parade and he's pissed, and Blake Farenthold blames "fucktards" and #MeToo for his downfall

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Ep 90: Katharine (@spkheller) joins the show to rec Carmen Jones, Coldplay, and Neo Futurists while Allison recs Crazy Rich Asians and Sharp Objects

In bad news: Trump can't even honor Aretha Franklin, who hated him, properly, Fox News remembers Aretha with a photo of Patti LaBelle, Rudy Giuliani declares "truth isn't truth," ICE detains a man who was driving his pregnant wife to deliver their baby, and a Grand Jury report details decades of sexual abuse of thousands of children by priests and cover-ups by bishops (meanwhile, the church fired priests for stealing and for being gay)

In good news: Paul Manafort found guilty on several counts, Michael Cohen surrenders to the FBI and a plea deal is expected soon, Monsanto must pay $289 million in damages in the first trial over claims that Roundup causes cancer, and a surprise gift: free tuition for all NYU medical students

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Ep 89: Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to anti-rec Slenderman and to rec: Nicki Minaj's Queen, Rihanna's upcoming album, Charles and Allison rank the Chrises, and discuss the legacy of Aretha Franklin

In bad news: Trump revokes security clearance for John Brennan and Susan Rice and Twitter's dumb idea to "promote alternative viewpoints"

In good news: Democrats feel more positively about Socialism than Capitalism, Democrats are nominating an unprecedented number of women to run for Congress, and Christine Hallquist, a transgender woman, wins Vermont Governor's primary

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Ep 88: Meredith (@meredithlclark) joins the show again to share how she's made a little trouble in her own life, the etiquette of what to do when someone is crying on the subway, and recs: Spiderman: Homecoming, Fargo, and Unspooled, and discusses Millennials ruining mayonnaise and closets

In bad news: An 11-year-old changed the results of Florida's Presidential vote at a hacker convention, the White House is using California wildfires as a pretext to seize control of state waterways, inmates are being used to fight the state's worst ever blaze, and an 11-year-old girl was suspected of shoplifting groceries—so a police officer tased her

In good news: Paul Manafort's defense rests without calling any witnesses, we're looking forward to Black Klansman, gifs are awesome, and remember these awesome videos of unions kicking ass in Wisconsin?

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Ep 87: Meredith (@meredithlclark) joins the show to help answer Patreon questions/recs about podcasts and Penny and Desi adjusting to the new apartment and to anti-rec The Daily

Erek (@erek_smith) interviews Helena about Helena things

In bad news: A couple dozen Neo-Nazis got the red carpet treatment from D.C. law enforcement, Omarosa's secret White House recordings cause Trump to go ballistic on Twitter where he refers to her as "that dog," and the Trump campaign files arbitration and alleges she violated nondisclosure

In good news: More than 100 newspapers will publish editorials decrying Trump's anti-press rhetoric, Bill Cosby loses yet another honorary degree, and Stephen Miller's uncle writes scathing op-ed calling him an "immigration hypocrite"

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