The Skewer Podcast

It's been four years...and we still kick ass

Tom Harrison - 00:00

Devon Price - 18:34

Tom McHenry - 36:16

News Quiz with Kevin Johnson - 50:19

Joe Anderson - 1:04:49

Sara McHenry - 1:18:04

THE SKEWER DEBATE: erica dreisbach vs. Josh Watkins - 1:31:44

Another amazing Skewer. Unfortunately we lost host Tom Harrison's opener because he forgot to press the "Record" button. Oh well. The rest of the lineup was pure class. Donna Das discussed the infuriatingly stupid and fake idea of "electability." Dan Lastres explained how Lovecraftian role-playing-games are the perfect way to practice navigating the eldritch shores of 2020. Alisa Rosenthal covered this month in fluff with a recap of this season of the Bachelor. And Ian Randall explained how an American expat makes do when living abroad (note: "make do" may be an overstatement). Finally, erica dreisbach takes the Skewer debate crown unopposed due to her opponent's illness, but what a victory lap she took! Folks, it's a good one. Check it!

News Quiz with Kevin Johnson (Round One) - 00:00

Donna Das - 07:13

Dan Lastres - 17:30

Alisa Rosenthal - 37:00

Ian Randall - 47:53

News Quiz with Kevin Johnson (Round Two) - 59:46

THE SKEWER DEBATE: erica dreisbach vs. N/A - 1:07:00

The first Skewer of 2020 is one for the ages. erica dreisbach, the champion of goofs, hosts a lineup that cannot be defeated. Onicia Muller offers practical advice to Carribbean politicians looking to use hurricane relief to line their pockets. Sadie Lancrete does one of the funniest fucking bits I have even experienced you have to hear to believe. Tom Harrison tells you about his fun vacation in Spain. And Joe Anderson explores how this country is so obsessed with signifiers of intelligence that we all have to pretend weird idiot sex perverts like Alan Dershowitz are important people we have to respect. Finally, Justin Parlette and Carrie Cook square up to debate which long-separated 90's duo needs to reunite. This one whips, folks. Enjoy!

erica dreisbach -00:55

News Quiz with Kevin Johnson, Round 1 - 6:43

Onicia Muller - 12:20

Sadie Lancrete - 19:50

Tom Harrison - 30:19

Joe Anderson - 51:25

News Quiz with Kevin Johnson, Round 2 - 1:07:30

THE SKEWER DEBATE: Justin Parlette vs. Carrie Cook - 1:14:17

The last Skewer of the 2010s was an all-timer that will forever be one of the best. Tom Harrison let loose with a virtuoso performance of saying the words "ooze" and "goo" as he hosted a truly delightful lineup. erica dreisbach philosophized about the secret sauce that makes revolutions against corrupt leaders actually work. Devin Whitlock exposed the morally bankrupt right-wing scaremongering campaigns convincing your grandparents there's a war on Christmas. Tom McHenry decoded the incomprehensible power structures that led a mega-successful author to sic 250,000 furious soldiers on some rando college student. And Josh Watkins became the Skewer's official elections correspondent as he roasted his brain to a chewy leather with a deep dive into the Buttigeig campaign. To top it off, Alex Morales and Lindsay Eanet sparred in a screamingly good debate over the best way to strike back against the billionaires who are clearly building up their defenses against an uprising while there's still time.

Folks, it's very good! Check it!!

Tom Harrison - 00:34

News Quiz with Kevin Johnson (Round One) - 10:36

erica dreisbach - 19:40

Devin Whitlock - 29:33

Tom McHenry - 38:38

Josh Watkins - 53:58

News Quiz with Kevin Johnson (Round Two) - 1:13:51

The Skewer Debate: Lindsay Eanet vs. Alex Morales - 1:20:30

The Skewer's fourth birthday bash was a triumph beyond triumphs. With excellent op-eds from Ken Mejia-Beal, Maya Marshall, and Arish Singh, plus a much-anticipated and deeply meta debate between Skewer co-producers Tom Harrison and erica dreisbach, it was a night whose strength and power will live on forever in our hearts. Here's to another year!

Tom Harrison - 00:42

News Quiz pt. 1 - 10:55

Ken Mejia-Beal - 20:05

Maya Marshall - 31:04

Arish Singh - 44:57

News Quiz pt. 2 - 1:08:22

THE SKEWER DEBATE: Tom vs. erica - 1:15:10

Folks, it's one of the best editions of the Skewer ever. erica dreisbach as ever does a masterful job hosting, leading an all-star lineup of Chicago's best. Maggie Tomasek brings us up to date on the state of true crime content. Alex Borkowski correctly identifies Ross Douthat as one of the Earth's stupidest dullards. Jessie Cadle uses her own mutinous body as an example of why the country needs universal healthcare. And Sara McHenry rips sick clouds as she explores the unstable position vaping holds in the country. Finally, Tom Harrison debates himself in a truly goofy Skewer debate! His opponent was too ill to show up, so Tom argued both sides to decide what conspiracy the public should demand an answer to next: WHAT WAS THE DEAL WITH THE SCARY CLOWNS IN 2016 vs. CAN JET FUEL MELT STEEL BEAMS. It's dumb! It's fun! Check it out!!!

erica dreisbach - 00:38

News Quiz round 1 - 8:17

Maggie Tomasek - 14:30

Alex Borkowski - 26:00

Jessie Cadle - 36:51

Sara McHenry - 49:22

New Quiz round 2 - 1:02:13

The Skewer Debate: Tom Harrison vs. DoppelTom - 1:06:58

The Skewer forges on! Tom Harrison hosts a lovely lineup despite his Epstein-addled brain. Roxane West delivers a blistering eulogy of cruel hell-man David Koch. Calle Hack brings us up to speed on the bedbugs in the media. erica dreisbach outlines the death rattle of a social network using Snapchat as an example. And finally, Ray Goldberg and Josephine Maria Yanasak-Leszczynski debate to decide the best way to ensure no moralizing scolds spoil our celebration when Trump eventually dies. Folks, the Skewer owns and this is no exception. Get at it!!

The Skewer's summer break is over and we're back in business doing that live lit shit you love so well. Our writers were in fine form tonight, hosted by the indomitable Devon Price, who proved that bitterness can sometimes be a powerful tonic. Devin Whitlock wished us a happy Eid, or as happy as it can be in a world gripped by Islamophobia. Alex Morales as Dr. Xavier Machina lamented his inability to end the world via evil science and having to settle for plain old climate change. Carrie Cook took Rob Thomas (not that one) to task for once again seeding his work with lazy sexist tropes. And in the Skewer debate, Kevin Fergus and Tom Harrison faced off to discover the ultimate eternal punishment for notably cancelled director Quentin Tarantino. It is a hell of a show folks, get at it!!!

Devon Price - 0:19

News Quiz Round 1 - 11:47

Devin Whitlock - 19:14

Alex Morales - 28:29

Carrie Cook - 39:42

News Quiz Round 2- 48:30

THE SKEWER DEBATE: Tom Harrison vs. Kevin Fergus - 55:18

The Skewer cannot be stopped! Join host erica dresibach for a night of satirical delights, with op-eds from the illustrious Noa Heinrich, Carly Heiser, and Lily Be, capped off with a debate between Megan Henricks and Tom Harrison (as played by Kevin Johnson). Check it!!

erica dreisbach - 0:34

News Quiz with Kevin Johnson - 6:40

Noa Heinrich - 13:15

Carly Heiser - 23:07

Lily Be - 32:46

SKEWER DEBATE: Megan Henricks vs. Kevin Johnson (as Tom Harrison) - 44:00

Is it possible for the Skewer not to kick ass and own? Evidence points to no. Another month in the books means another astonishing show of wit from Chicago's best writers, and what fun it was. Archy Jamjun explores complicated feelings about the ever-expanding shitshow that is the Democratic primary. Sara McHenry takes us on a tour of the fetid prison swamp of the Marvel Movie Marathon. Joe Anderson exposes the hateful sin of horny as the blight it is. And erica dreisbach and Lindsay Eanet debate the best way to legalize marijuana in honor of 4/20, the funniest day. Folks, I know I always say this month's Skewer was one of the best ever, but this one really was. Check it!!

Tom Harrison: 1:13

News Quiz with Kevin Johnson: 11:57

Archy Jamjun: 19:04

Sara McHenry: 39:35

Joe Anderson: 51:53

THE SKEWER DEBATE - Lindsay Eanet vs erica dreisbach: 1:06:35