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Ep 27: Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy) joins the show again to rec: The Handmaid's Tale (no spoilers), Jonny Sun's Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too, Tegan and Sara, and Allison recs the podcasts Homecoming and Habitat

In bad news: the Justice Department deleted language about press freedom and racial gerrymandering from its internal manual and Roy Moore is suing his accusers for "political conspiracy"

In good news: Time's Up women of color join #MuteRKelly and John Kelly reportedly called Trump an "idiot," which is hilarious

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Ep 26: Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy) joins the show to discuss the spineless White House Correspondents' Association apologizing for Michelle Wolf's set (especially when many have been silent about ten journalists being killed in Afghanistan) and Emma Gonzalez responding that James Shaw Jr. is her hero when Kanye said Emma is his hero

Next, an interview with a Victorian child ghost stand-up comic

In bad news: NBC staffers say they felt pressured to sign a letter defending Tom Brokaw and someone leaked the questions Mueller wants to ask Trump about obstruction

In good news: Hawaii moves to ban gay conversion therapy for children and a WWII Marine got his dying wish: to meet up with a fellow Guadalcanal veteran

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Ep 25: Chloe (@itsthechew) and Rachel (@RealSlimChada) join the show to help answer a Patreon question about tips for staying safe as a lady in the city and to rec: Janelle Monae, Kate Nash, Milosh, and Westworld

In bad news: the media is somehow blaming a woman for the Golden State Killer's rampage and over 60 women (including Rachel Maddow and Mika Brzezinski) defend Tom Brokaw from sexual harassment allegations

In good news: Joy Reid's mea culpa and North Korea promises transparency in dismantling of nuclear site

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Ep 25: Chloe (@itsthechew) and Rachel (@RealSlimChada) join the show to discuss the New Jersey Improv Festival and inappropriate 9/11 references

Allison interviews Sara Benincasa (@sarajbenincasa) about audiobooks: The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, The Wisdom of Sundays, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, Genius Of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted, listening styles and why being honest and sincere is awesome, and recs: A Futile And Stupid Gesture, Kendrick Lamar, Basia Bulat, DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Ryan Adams, and the Luke Cage soundtrack

Read Sara's book Real Artists Have Day Jobs!

In bad news: Trump says the Paralympics are "tough to watch" and threatens to "close down the country" if border wall doesn't get funding

In good news: Michelle Wolf scorches at the White House Correspondents Dinner and Bill Cosby found guilty in sexual assault retrial

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Ep 24: Meredith (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to talk the Golden State Killer reportedly being caught, the trailer for Sorry To Bother You and She Flies By Her Own Wings, Joy Reid claiming newly discovered homophobic posts from her blog were "fabricated," and Trump thanking Kanye for his support

In bad news: Charlie Rose will reportedly host a show about men brought down by #MeToo and man behind Toronto attack belonged to "incels" community of misogynists

In good news: Sean Hannity's real estate venture linked to fraudulent property dealer, Michael Cohen pleads the fifth, and VA nominee to remove his name for consideration following allegations of drinking on the job and wrecking a government vehicle

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Ep 23: Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show again to rec the Mean Girls soundtrack and the musical episode of Riverdale, share thoughts on Shania Twain saying she would have voted for Trump, and to listen to Allison rant about The Death of Stalin, the new Venom trailer, season 2 premiere of Westworld (no spoilers), and the Great Interior Design Challenge

In bad news: NY farmer says ICE officers stormed his farm without a warrant, cuffed him, and threw his phone

In good news: Milo Yiannopoulos shouted out of NYC bar by crowd chanting "Nazi scum get out"

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Ep 22: Charles (@charlesrockhill) introduces Desi and Penny to their first dog and offers thoughts on Kanye recing Candace Owens

Allison interviews tech giant (and totally human) Cody Leaderman

In bad news: Waffle House shooting suspect jailed on murder charges

In good news: Keith Davidson, the ex-lawyer for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal, previously had a cozy relationship with Michael Cohen but is now cooperating with the feds

Special guest: Ms. Harley Rockhill

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Ep 21: Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show again and they rec SNL with host John Mulaney, The Walking Dead (kind of), the bands Sleep and Modern Life is War, horror films Paranormal Activity (until the ending) and REC/VHS, and talk about R. Kelly's lawyer, publicist, and assistant finally bailing and Smallville's Allison Mack allegedly being a "top member" of a cult that abused women

In bad news: the number of immigrant children separated from their parents at the border is "horrific"

In good news: NYT reporter Maggie Haberman hits back at Trump and says she knows who the "drunk/drugged up loser" is

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Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to help answer Faith's questions about tarot card readings and growing up in a cult

Allison interviews Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) about The Good Place, Great News, pet adoption, the joys of dragging Justin Timberlake, No One Ever Really Dies by N.E.R.D., Lana Del Rey, Three Billboards, David Sedaris' Diaries, and Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson

In bad news: students were unable to stage a walkout in protest of gun violence because of a school shooting

In good news: no one wants to live in Trump Tower

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Ep 20: Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to answer a Patreon question about the best veggie burgers to cook in a toaster, to rec A Quiet Place and anti-rec getting high and watching conspiracy theory videos, and to discuss Kendrick Lamar winning the Pulitzer for Damn

In bad news: two black men who were arrested at Starbucks identified and say they were only at Starbucks for two minutes before the manager called 911

In good news: the southwest pilot with "nerves of steel" during emergency and the Sandy Hook parents hit Alex Jones with defamation lawsuits

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