This is Why We're Friends

By Big Rock Switchboard

Two intelligent but unqualified ladies discuss politics, feminism, and friendship - and occasionally sound like they know what they're talking about.... more

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How many episodes does This is Why We're Friends have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.

This is Why We're Friends episodes:

June 06, 2018 037. TBQH
The girls are back again - this time talking about the usage of "genius" in popular culture and the mainstreaming of misogyny that has occured in response to #metoo. They also reveal the true pronunciation of "TBQH," which will be useful for parties.
Recorded May 25, 2018.
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February 23, 2018 036. Rabbit Holes - REMASTERED (Now 98% more listenable!)
Beth and Whit are back, with opinions on the Super Bowl and football, Stephen King, the State of the Union, and the state of satire. Beth also stops listening to Whit at one point because the content on Twitter was too good to ignore.
Recorded 2/5/18
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1h 7min
February 22, 2018 036. Rabbit Holes
Beth and Whit are back, with opinions on the Super Bowl and football, Stephen King, the State of the Union, and the state of satire. Beth also stops listening to Whit at one point because the content on Twitter was too good to ignore.
Recorded 2/5/18
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1h 7min
January 30, 2018 035. The New Normal
The gals are back after a long hiatus. They talk the new normal, the messiness of the Aziz Ansari case and hook-up culture in general, and the government shutdown and what it means for the future. (Apologies for the background noise - the gals kept getting too excited and hitting the table.)
Recorded January 22, 2018.
Intro/Outro: Miami Horror, ft. Cleopold - "Colours in the Sky"

Links from the Episode
Babe.net - "I went on a date with Aziz Ansari. It turned into the worst night of my life"
Slate - "There Is No Rampaging #MeToo Mob"
Jezebel - "Babe, what are you doing?"

Whit's Recommendations
Shape of Water (2017)
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
The Good Place

Beth's Recommendations
Crooked Media Podcast Network
Thirst Aid Kit (podcast)
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December 02, 2017 034. More Like Patri-MALARKY
The gals are back with their longest episode yet. The sexual assault extravaganza that claims all of your heroes, how politics is still a different game, the variety of ways women are responding, and what exactly comes next. Plus tax bill (pre-December 1 vote) and your yearly update on the newest Starbucks Christmas cup controversy.
Recorded November 20, 2017.
Intro/Outro: Sufjan Stevens - "Chicago"
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October 30, 2017 033. Solid Anthrax Scare ( + Podcastiversary!)
The gals celebrate their one-year podcastiversary by gettin' talkative: tax plans; arguing with Gold Star families; psychiatrists diagnosing celebrities; cowardice of GOP senators speaking against the president; interminable Democratic leadership woes; the "Love, Little Rock" campaign; and Gorsuch, Most-Hated of the High Court.
Recorded October 25, 2017.
Intro/Outro: Rockwell, ft. Michael Jackson - "Somebody's Watching Me"
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1h 18min
October 11, 2017 032. Impromptu Book Club
The gals talk books... and eventually Graham-Cassidy, the Alabama Senate race, NFL protests, and Puerto Rico.
Recorded September 27, 2017.
Intro/Outro: Tegan & Sara, ft. The Lonely Island - "Everything is Awesome"
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56min
September 29, 2017 031. Annnnnd We're Back!
The gals talk about everything* they missed by not podcasting over the last six weeks.
*Not even close. Are you kidding? You realized how much happened, right?

Recorded September 15, 2017.
Intro/Outro: Backstreet Boys - "Everybody"
Beth's Recommendations
Slate: Could Father Mychal Judge Be the First Gay Saint?
Drunk History
Key and Peele

Whit's Recommendations
IT (trailer)
Moana (trailer)
Bojack S4 (trailer)
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August 11, 2017 030. This Platform... Needs More Planks
Jam-packed with a full gamut of topics: healthcare update (as of recording - before it temporarily resolved itself); unsung heroine of the Senate Elizabeth MacDonough; John McCain?!; the police shooting of Justine Dumond; and an extensive discussion of the recently released Democratic platform, which inspired the title of this episode.
This episode is the last one for two weeks while This is Why takes a brief hiatus before hopping back to it.
Recorded July 26, 2017.
Intro/Outro: Janet Jackson - "Escapade"
Links from the Episode
The Atlantic: Democrats Bet on a Populist Message to Win Back Congress
CommonDreams.org: "Resistance Not Enough: Progressive Groups Push Democrats to Back #PeoplesPlatform"

Beth's Recommendations
Slate: Our Unfounded Medical Optimism
The Big Sick (Rotten Tomatoes)
Demi Lovato - "Sorry Not Sorry" (video)
Destiny's Child #1's (YouTube playlist)
Whit's Recommendations
The Unexpected (website)
Last Podcast: The Oklahoma City Bombing (pt. 1)
Guggenheim: Italian Futurism 1909-1944: Reconstructing the Universe
Gay of Thrones
Game of Thrones IMGUR recaps

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August 03, 2017 029. "Speaking of things that are dumb and tragic..."
The gals run the gamut: healthcare update (pre-vote), RIP Riverfest, more flight options out of Little Rock, the newest Planet of the Apes movie, Beth's love of Jane Austen and a briefing on the controversy around a new historical book and the libertarians who want to beat up historians in the parking lot over it.
Recorded July 18, 2017.
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1h 15min

FAQs about This is Why We're Friends:

How many episodes does This is Why We're Friends have?

The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.