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The RNC kicked off this week with a trifecta of debacles: Steve Bannon was arrested by U.S. Postal Service Inspectors on a yacht, Republican Senator Martha McSally asked supporters to starve themselves and donate their food money to her campaign and–as we long suspected–evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. was revealed to have been in a throuple with his wife and a pool boy. And then there was the RNC event itself, which featured a demonically posessed Kimberly Guilfoyle screaming in an empty room, (possibly) cocaine-addled Don Jr. sweating and barking nonsense and a woman named Mary Ann Mendoza whose speech was pulled after she tweeted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory right before showtime. Also on the docket: Abby Johnson and the “household vote,” Tiffany Trump’s Elvis impersonator ensemble, the gun-toting McCloskeys and so much more. Finally, for our Summer Music Series we discuss Prince’s underrated 1989 hit, “Batdance.”

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In this week’s episode: 

Watch Prince’s “Batdance” video. 

Read Reuters’ investigation of Jerry Falwell Jr. 

Big #YUP to…

Claudia Conway, the 15-year-old daughter of Kellyanne and George, for getting her awful parents to quit their jobs on the same day. 

The estate of Laura Branigan, because we are Laura Stan-igans. 

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This week, Donald Trump pardoned another dead person to score political points with anti-choice activists, two maniacs won Republican Congressional primaries in Florida and Georgia, and the CEO of MyPillow is touting a new-yet-unproven miracle cure for Covid-19. A Melbourne artist is self-inseminating for a lockdown livestream performance art piece. To top it off–quite literally–we’re in the throes of a global pepperoni shortage.  Finally, for our Summer Music Series we discuss another Italian adaptation, Laura Branigan’s 1984 hit, “Self Control.”

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In this week’s episode: 

Watch the video for “Self Control” by Laura Branigan, directed by William Friedkin (“The Exorcist”)  

Big #YUP to…

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the President of Portugal, who helped rescue two women who were drawing at an Algarve beach when their kayak capsized. 

Gina Raimondo, the Governor of Rhode Island, for safely reopening fisheries so we could all enjoy that delicious calamari featured during the Democratic Convention. 

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This week, we shut down Donald Trump’s ongoing attempts to steal the election by dismantling the U.S. Postal Service. (On the plus side, he’s rolling back water-pressure regulations so he can powerwash his surgically implanted toupee.) Also on the docket: Jerry Falwell, Jr. gets caught with his pants down and a marauding band of wild boars strikes again, stealing a naked man’s laptop in Berlin. For our Summer Music Series this week, we discuss the disastrous video for an amazing song: Tina Turner’s “Typical Male.”

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In this week’s episode: 

Watch the video for “Typical Male” by the great Tina Turner

Big #YUP to…

TwinstheNewTrend, the YouTube page for 21-year-old twins Tim and Fred Williams. Watch their reaction to Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight” and prepare to smile. 

S.V. Dáte, the White House correspondent for the HuffPo, for asking Trump about all his lies. Watch him here. 

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This week, we shut down the scourge of “mystery seeds” being sent to unsuspecting customers via Amazon. Amy Adams gets another shot at Oscars glory with a new film called “Nightbitch.” Jeffrey Epstein’s New York City mansion hits the market for $88 million. And finally, the latest edition of our Summer Music Series features “Obsession,” a 1984 hit by Animotion.  

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In this week’s episode: 

Watch the video for “Obsession” by Animotion. 

Big #YUP to…

Walkabout, a 1971 Australian New Wave film directed by Nicholas Roeg, available on the Criterion Channel 

The Australian military, for rescuing three men stranded on an island in Micronesia. 

Axios’s Jonathan Swan, our finest living Australian White House reporter. Watch his jaw-dropping interview with Donald Trump here. 

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This week, we shut down Donald Trump’s new trusted medical advisor, Dr. Stella Immanuel–aka Dr. Demon Sperm. Also on the docket: we explore the controversial #IAcceptTheChallenge black & white selfie campaign, the Chainsmokers concert/super-spreader event in the Hamptons, and a tour of Gigi Hadid’s apartment, where everyone is welcome. Last but not least, our latest Summer Music Series installment, featuring “Torture” the 1984 song off The Jacksons’ Victory album -- one of the worst videos of all time. 

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In this week’s episode: 

Watch “Torture” by The Jacksons. 

Check out Gigi Hadid’s apartment here. 

Big #YUP to…

Tomatoes 

Gluten-free panko breadcrumbs 

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This week, we shut down the Trump campaign’s nonsense ‘911’ ad, a fish with luscious lips and Disney World’s draconian rules prohibiting walking while eating. We have some breaking news out of Italy about the death of Renaissance painter Raphael. Also: our Summer Music Series installment, featuring Go West’s 1990 hit, “The King of Wishful Thinking.” 

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In this week’s episode: 

Watch Go West’s “The King of Wishful Thinking Video” here. 

Here’s Jimmy Fallon and Paul Rudd’s frame-by-frame remake. 

Big #YUP to…

The Wall of Moms in Portland. Follow them on Twitter here. 

Michael Franti and Spearhead’s “I Got You.” Watch video here. 

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This week we are joined by special guest Conor Dougherty, New York Times reporter and author of the new book “Golden Gates,” about the California housing crisis. We shut down the Battle of the Beans, a man-bites-seagull story out of England and the casting call for a Lord of the Rings prequel. Also: Deniece Williams’s iconic “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” is the latest installment in our NOPE Summer Music Series. 

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In this week’s episode: 

Watch “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” here. 

Big #YUP to…

Conor Dougherty for his fascinating book “Golden Gates,” which you can buy here. 

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Rachel's got shingles (the shingles?) and Brian's on vacation (the vacation?) ... which is to say we'll be back next week with a great #NOPE episode including the latest installment in our critically acclaimed Summer Music Series! And, oh yeah, we threw in some bonus content: two YUPs to get you through the break!

This week, we are joined by a very special guest: Erin Geiger Smith, author of the new book “Thank You For Voting.” We shut down Nazi Bronies, Mel Gibson’s antisemitic cocktail-party banter and Trump’s latest series of meltdowns over ramps, John Bolton and his long-lost niece Mary. Also: Captain and Tennille’s “Love Will Keep Us Together” is the latest installment in our NOPE Summer Music Series. 

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In this week’s episode: 

We discuss various different interpretations of Captain and Tennille’s 1970s hit “Love Will Keep Us Together” over the years: 

1. The original: https://youtu.be/_QNEf9oGw8o?t=16
2. Mae West and Timothy Dalton version: https://youtu.be/6J-SH-1VQpY
3. Opening Credits, Get Over It (2001): https://youtu.be/CJSQKtx5tVQ
4. BONUS! Dolly Parton: https://youtu.be/1eJndz8Elzk

Big #YUP to…

Erin Geiger Smith for her amazing new book, “Thank You For Voting.” 

Follow Erin on Twitter and Instagram. 

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This week, Rachel attempts to give a Zoom tarot card reading and things are not looking good. Anti-bathing cult members were arrested in Hawaii for violating quarantine. A woman in China says her car was damaged by falling tofu. eBay executives were arrested for sending a middle-aged Massachusetts couple “unwanted and disturbing deliveries” including live spiders and a bloody pig’s face because they said negative things about eBay in their newsletter. And finally, the Nope Summer Music Series revisits the 1980s hit “Xanadu,” featuring Olivia Newton John and Gene Kelly on roller skates. 

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In this week’s episode: 

Ex-eBay Workers Sent Critics Live Roaches and a Mask of a Bloody Pig Face, U.S. Says. 

Watch the video for Xanadu here. 

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Big #YUPs to…

“The King of Staten Island” starring Pete Davidson, available on Amazon. 

The Tennessee State Legislature 

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