Another movie review episode! This is largely around how much Sarah loves Black Panther, but we talked about some other stuff too.

It's been a minute since we were able to get together and catch up. We decided we missed an opportunity when we didn't name our podcast Random Musings of Two Crazy People. And Chris' cat apparently has a gender preference.

One more with our friend (& official Wine-o!) Mike Cruse of Papa Does Preach! Mike found the material for his blog and engagement with the world through becoming a parent and learning from his son. We talk about that, and think about how the experience of parenting can be universal to all of us.

The March For Our Lives was a watershed moment for our country and culture. We don't know where this is going to go, but we hope that this will be the thing that pushes gun control forward. Sarah sat with her friend (and official Wine-o!) Michael Douglass to talk about their prep for the March and some of their not totally formed ideas on how to address gun control in this country.

In our second Coffee with Friends episode, we sit down again with our friend Elise Fox! If you haven't listened to our previous interview with Elise, go check it out (Episode 11). Elise sat down with me (Chris) to catch me up on her campaign and what she's learned about herself and her community so far.

You can connect with Elise on Twitter at @EliseFoxforSC, or on her website, elisefox.net.

We’re joined this week once again by Mike Cruse of Papa Does Preach to talk about a topic that’s (rightfully) been in the news a lot lately: guns. This was a hard episode to talk through, and we probably didn’t solve anything by the end of it. But it helped a lot to talk about it all.

This week, Mike Cruse, founder of Papa Does Preach joins us for a conversation. Mike is a good friend of ours, and has made his name as a daddy blogger extraordinaire, documenting the trials and experiences of being a father. It was an awesome coversation, we had a blast, getting into what got him started, and thoughts on how and why our own podcast has evolved. We talked about what the experience of doing this has meant to all of us, and how we've changed as a result.

To follow Mike, you can find him on Facebook at Papa Does Preach, or you can follow his podcast, Dad AF, wherever you listen.

It's #Oscars season, and they're coming up this Sunday! Chris is a big movie buff, so we watched (some) of the nominated movies and talked about what we liked, what we hated, and what we didn't care enough to see.

Movies discussed included:
Call Me By Your Name
Darkest Hour
Dunkirk
Get Out
Lady Bird
Phantom Thread
The Post
The Shape of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
I, Tonya
The Last Jedi
Baby Driver

Jury duty is one of the most common ways people interact with our legal system, and for all that, it's not well understood. Sarah was recently called for jury duty, and we broke down the experience.

Happy Valentine's Day! That's the sound of Sarah vomiting in hatred for this holiday. We both hate this holiday and very much look forward to all of you being our Valentines this year. Flowers and cards can be addressed to our Twitter handle (@winefriendspod).