Kat and Phoebe get together on the day of the Capitol coup attempt to talk about the most important political and cultural event of our lifetimes: the Bean Dad Thread. And speaking of cans of beans, how about that cheerleader who said the N-word?

Links:

The original Bean Dad thread, screencapped: https://twitter.com/ManiacalV/status/1345870405085573122

Bean Dad apologizes: http://www.johnroderick.com/an-apology

The NYT cheerleader story: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/26/us/mimi-groves-jimmy-galligan-racial-slurs.html

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