This week, Tom and Doug want to find out about gender and sexuality. They look for a local high-school student to talk to them about this subject. Kristin, a high school student in America, agrees to talk to them.

Mike Murray joins Tom and Doug to talk about bullying. Tom tries to argue that bullying is a celebrated tradition in our culture.

Tom and Doug join you from the LIVE stage in Ames Iowa this week. They decide to perform songs that relate to our national zeitgeist.

Tom asks Doug how he can tell the difference between "good people" and "bad people".

Tom and Doug are wandering around America at night. They are thnking about failure and terror and they celebrate the songs that failed and brought terror to them.

Tom and Doug decide to follow the philosophical idea that they are totally smarter than everybody else.

Tom and Doug explore "exceptionalism". It is an excellent system that says that rules do not apply to Doug.

Disappointment is in the air, and Tom and Doug are happy to wallow in their disappointment. They talk about songs that were a disappointment to them.

Tom and Doug are terrified. They decide to celebrate their terror with eachother and with the world as a whole.

Doug's mother and stepfather visit with Tom and Doug to share their memories of the holidays.