Minutes of today’s meeting: Nora and Jill write an op-ed for the Pawnee Journal about Shauna Malwae-Tweep, media ethics, slut-shaming Mark Brendanawicz, and how to pronounce “raccoon.” Further reading The New Yorker on Samantha Bee’s “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner:” www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tole…spondents-dinner The world of Tumblr gives us a girl paint rolling her face: www.dailydot.com/unclick/girl-paint-roller-video/ Get on … Continue reading "1.03 The Reporter"

Minutes of today's meeting: Nora and Jill go on Pawnee Today to discuss their differing opinions on the definition of the word "fun," the extent to which climate change is ruining Jill's chances of doing the Iditarod, and what constitutes a great first date. Plus, we read a letter from a fan and Nora adds gratuitous sound cues.

More about Paul Feig: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/20/paul-feig-the-heat

Tux and Flipper and their kin: https://www.macalester.edu/~montgomery/BlackFootedPenguin.html

A list of unsurprising things about Mike Pence: http://time.com/4406337/mike-pence-gay-rights-lgbt-religious-freedom/

Minutes of today's meeting: Nora and Jill rock out to "The Pit," zombie apocalypse scenarios, and Mark Brendanawicz's sordid love life. Plus – exclusive spoiler-filled content for you re-watchers out there.

Season 1 bloopers! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpaQTZm5dHA

A great season 1 analysis from Vulture, which is full of spoilers (you’ve been warned): http://www.vulture.com/2015/02/parks-recreation-season-one.html

Minutes of today's meeting: Nora and Jill host an awards ceremony for not-yet-a-feminist Ron Swanson, Paul Ryan's terribleness, and Aziz Ansari in a fuzzy orange hat.

For you cartography nuts, an 1821 plan of the city of Indianapolis: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm…dianapolis.jpg

For you history nerds, a nice article on the history of Indianapolis within the wider context of urban planning in the era of westward expansion: www.jstor.org/stable/27792987

Mike Schur on the bad, bad murals: www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSrjbtLj-c (spoiler-free until 2:23!)

Paul Ryan and Eddie Munster: suburbanhobo.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/…ster.jpg

Minutes of today's meeting: Nora and Jill write an op-ed for the Pawnee Journal about Shauna Malwae-Tweep, media ethics, slut-shaming Mark Brendanawicz, and how to pronounce "raccoon."

The New Yorker on Samantha Bee's "Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner:" http://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/samantha-bees-awkward-praise-for-the-press-at-not-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner

The world of Tumblr gives us a girl paint rolling her face: https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/girl-paint-roller-video/

Get on board the Literary Starbucks train: http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250096791

Minutes of today's meeting: in the inaugural episode of this podcast, Nora and Jill talk about the inaugural episode of "Parks and Rec," their undying love for Amy Poehler, and the continuing irrelevance of Sarah Palin.

Nora and Jill apologize for the horrendous audio quality. They're working on it and next week's episodes will be way better.

Further reading:

The A. V. Club reviews the pilot: http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/parks-and-recreation-pilot-26414

They Might Be Giants covers "Tubthumping:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAAbuGX-qEY

Sarah, Ted, and Kid Rock disgrace themselves (and our country): https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/us/politics/sarah-palin-kid-rock-ted-nugent-white-house.html

Loudon Wainwright III's greatest hit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5hzc2Mei4

Write a letter to your Congressional representatives to continue funding for the NEA and NEH: http://www.congressweb.com/AAM/48