NOPE

Just when we thought we had uncovered every possible way to die, a porn star was arrested in Spain for killing a man in a mystical ritual involving toad venom. In an overdue reckoning, several editors at traditional media outlets have resigned owing to past racist behavior as well as present dereliction of duty. Who among us could have ever imagined that the winner of the Miss Hitler beauty pageant would be a neo-Nazi? And finally, we begin our much-anticipated Summer Music Series with a deep analysis of Donald Trump’s favorite anthem: “Macho Man” by The Village People. 

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In this week’s episode: 

Read about the toxic culture at Bon Appétit in Business Insider. 

Big #YUPs to…

Johnniqua Charles, who spontaneously wrote the song of the summer, called “Lose Yo Job.” It’s available now on every major streaming platform.

Grey Skittles, a refreshingly clever promo to celebrate Pride Month 

In addition to Twitter, you can now also follow us on Goodpods, a new app that will help you discover great podcasts. 

The old adage is true: you can put lipstick on a pig but you cannot shit in a wig, as Lea Michele learned this week. We shut down the MAGA crowd’s attraction to the music of the Village People as well as Trump’s horrific photo op masterminded by Ivanka. We also address several social media nopes, such as comparing the #BlackLivesMatter movement to veganism. 

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Resources to help the protesters and victims’ families: 

• George Floyd Memorial Fund
• Justice for Breonna Taylor Fund 
• NAACP Legal Defense Fund 
• Anti-racism resources for white people

Big #YUPs to…

The people of Iowa for voting white supremacist Rep. Steve King out of office

North Carolina governor Roy Cooper for saying Nope to the GOP convention without proper health protection 

This week we shut down the wolves and the Karens. Specifically, two authors of so-called “wolf-kink erotica” are embroiled in a legal battle over who has dominion over a place called the Omegaverse. Meanwhile, an orchestra of Bolivian pan flautists are stranded in a haunted German castle surrounded by 23 packs of wolves. Also on the agenda: big nope to Central Park Karen, and a discussion of the plight of Karens who are not “Karens” (and the Amys who very much are.) 

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In this week’s episode: 

Read Alexandra Alter’s delightful and illuminating New York Times story about wolf-kink erotica. 

Big #YUPs to…

Isaac Calpito and his intense Torch’d workouts! You can read Katie Rosman’s excellent profile of him in the New York Times here. 

The Science Times: the content we need in times like this.

It’s been another terrible week. Since we last spoke, Alison Roman’s column has been temporarily suspended from the New York Times, leaving us stuck at home with ingredients but no delicious new recipes. Enter Robert Pattinson, who demonstrated how to make an innovative pasta dish in GQ Magazine this month. We also shut down the emerging Ronan Farrow controversy and the critically acclaimed (by him) biography of John Loeb, Jr. 

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In this week’s episode: 

Read about Robert Pattinson and his pasta recipe business plan in GQ. 

Big #YUPs to…

Mark Bittman’s No-Knead bread recipe. 

Nooch, aka nutritional yeast.

Our conversation this week extends from the Little House to the Waffle House, as Americans embrace 19th Century technology and get into fisticuffs over improperly prepared eggs. We also shut down Alison Roman v. Chrissy Teigen, shy eels in Japan, and the recently unearthed video for Umberto Tozzi’s 1979 hit, “Gloria.” 

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In this week’s episode: 

Read the original Reddit post from the woman who is concerned about her boyfriend’s aggression toward a cook at the local Waffle House. 

Here’s how you can FaceTime with shy eels. 

Big #YUPs to…

“All About Eve” starring Bette Davis, available on Amazon Prime. 

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, aka ERA, for putting on a terrific live-streamed Demo Day. 

As we enter our second month of sheltering in place, we learned this week of more plagues: a Polar Vortex is about to hit the Eastern seaboard and Murder Hornets have made landfall in Washington state. Meanwhile, Elon Musk and Grimes welcomed their baby boy, named X Æ A-12 Musk and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has decided he has no choice but to eat his neighbors. Struggling with all this confusion and upheaval, we turn to the Asparagus Whisperer to find out what the future holds. 

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In this week’s episode: 

Read more about Murder Hornets here.  

Big #YUPs to…

Seafood, which a lot of people are enjoying at home during the quarantine.  

Sauerkraut, which can be eaten on its own or with meats and seafood.  

This week, we bring to bear all of our expertise as native Long Islanders to analyze the new film “Bad Education,” starring Hugh Jackman as Dr. Frank Tassone, the grifting former superintendent of the Roslyn school district. We also explore MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s new memoir, “What are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO,” and grapple with Zoom etiquette.   

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In this week’s episode: 

Learn more about Frank Tassone in this great New York Magazine profile from 2004.  

Big #YUPs to…

Leah McSweeney, the newest cast member on the Real Housewives of New York City. 

Mindy Kaling, creator of the delightful Netflix series “Never Have I Ever.”

This week we contemplate life without toilet paper. We try to understand what really happened when Gov. Cuomo met his daughter’s boyfriend for a home-cooked meatball dinner. Also on the docket: to corona shame or not to corona shame?  

***Check out CuomoSays.com for cool merch featuring Andrew Cuomo’s best Powerpoint slides. All proceeds go to the Food Bank of New York City***

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In this week’s episode: 

Read Katie Rosman’s story in the New York Times about “corona shaming.”  

Big #YUPs to…

Fiona Apple - listen to her new album “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” here. 

Vanity Fair for publishing Rachel’s story about her husband’s near-death experience battling coronavirus.

This week we explore how animals are adapting to life in the age of Covid. We found that rats are resorting to cannibalism, goats are taking over entire towns and people are inviting llamas to their Zoom conferences to spice things up. Also on the docket: who is Joe Pizza and what does he have to do with Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine? Is professional wrestling really an “essential business”? And what happened to Jared Kushner’s cutie-pie dimples? 

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In this week’s episode: 

Jared Kushner appears to have botoxed away his dimples. 

Big #YUPs to…

The Democrats of Wisconsin, for risking their lives to vote last week and to Jill Karofsky, who unseated an incumbent Republican on the state’s supreme court by a wide margin. 

“Unorthodox,” a new series on Netflix that tells the (mostly true) story of an escapee from the Hassidic community of Williamsburg. 

We’re back after a very dramatic one-month hiatus during which we both battled the coronavirus. We share our personal experiences with the virus, and continue to shut down our federal government’s callous disregard for humanity as they profit from the crisis. Also on the docket: a South African couple has been marooned in the Maldives at a five-star resort since March 22; Andrew Cuomo’s possibly pierced nipples have caused a stir among fans and Dr. Deborah Birx has emerged as a Zoom fashion icon.

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In this week’s episode: 

Read about the couple that has been stuck in the Maldives on their honeymoon in the New York Times. 

Big #YUPs to…

The staff at Northwell Peconic Bay Medical Center, who saved Josh’s life while being kind and communicative with me the whole time he was there. If you’re feeling inspired, you can support their Covid-19 emergency fund here.