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Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Catastrophe

We have, as you have no doubt noticed, been having some real Wednesdays of late. One Wednesday there’s a bunch of swirly-eyed realtors and gun puds sacking the U.S. Capitol building, the Wednesday after that the House of Representatives is voting to impeach the president that wave of dipshits was trying to install as Supreme […]

Joe Biden photographed outside the White House, which he is now inside.

Looking Ahead To The NHL Season And Societal Collapse, With Lauren Theisen

Two hockey lads a-mixin' it up and carrying on.

A Hater’s Guide To The NFL Playoffs, With Dom Cosentino

Philip Rivers gives this a thumbs up.

Simply Having Whatever The Hell This Is

O Tannenbaum translates roughly to "whoa, a tree."

Looking Very Strongly At A Williams-Sonoma, With James Austin Johnson

An embarrassment of riches, or rich people things, on display at a Williams-Sonoma store.

Talking About Shame, Plague, And Texas Football, With Kelsey McKinney

Dez Bryant warming up before a Ravens game, in less complicated times.

Talking About Going Someplace Else, With Nathan Thornburgh Of Roads And Kingdoms

This is Wat Rong Khun in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It is extremely metal and weird.

Talking Solidarity And Starchy Side Dishes, With Albert Burneko

It's a turkey in the White House. For a change! Folks,

Talking Defective Visionaries And The Tebow Renaissance, With Reeves Wiedeman

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Talking About The Daryl Morey Legacy And The Unripe Fruit Lifestyle, With Isaac Chotiner

James Harden tells a referee what seems like a very interesting story.

Are We Having Fun Yet?

Some C-Span TV monitors waiting for something to report.

Very Good Baseball And Exceedingly Bad Times, With Justin Ellis

Justin Turner grimaces after nearly hitting a home run in Game 6 of the World Series, while aware he'd tested positive for Covid-19.

Talking Van Life And The Conspiracy Theory Singularity With Anna Merlan

A wild horse's skull sitting on federal land. It's a whole thing, don't worry about it.

Considering The Pug, With Megan Greenwell

This is a photo of a dog named Doug The Pug at a Country Music Television event. Delightful!

Talking Bruce Leroy, Puppies, And Allen Iverson’s Lost Album, With The Lox

The Lox, seen here performing onstage, and not on a podcast.

Talking Catharsis, Crisis, And Pro Wrestling With Bob Mould

Bob Mould, pictured here not appearing on this podcast but rather performing at Coachella.

Frank Talk About Parsley, With Tim Marchman

Some delicious flat-leaf Italian parsley to look at.

Debating What Is Rhode Island For, Really, With Bomani Jones

This lobster roll is from Benny's Famous Fried Clams in Portland, Maine, but you see the point.

The Time Has Come For The NHL To Show Feet

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