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This week’s main story is about how you can legally wind up in prison for murder without actually killing anyone, and why Alabama’s official state motto should be a derogatory “Yep.” Full segment at the link in our bio.
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This week’s main story is about how you can legally wind up in prison for murder without actually killing anyone, and why Alabama’s official state motto should be a derogatory “Yep.” Full segment at the link in our bio.
This week’s main story is about police chases – the incredibly dangerous practice made famous by O.J. Simpson, and kept famous by Sheriff John Bunnell and Pluto TV’s 24-hour car chase channel. But, because we are fun, this segment is also about how drivers doing donuts is awesome. Full stop.
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This week’s main story is about police chases – the incredibly dangerous practice made famous by O.J. Simpson, and kept famous by Sheriff John Bunnell and Pluto TV’s 24-hour car chase channel. But, because we are fun, this segment is also about how drivers doing donuts is awesome. Full stop.
For years, we’ve been quietly working on Cabernet SauvignJohn. Made from the finest Napa Valley grapes with notes of vanilla, plush tannins, and the essence of a TV host who needed something named after him. We’ll be donating $50k of sales to food banks in California! Visit cabernetsauvignjohn.com!
November 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
For years, we’ve been quietly working on Cabernet SauvignJohn. Made from the finest Napa Valley grapes with notes of vanilla, plush tannins, and the essence of a TV host who needed something named after him. We’ll be donating $50k of sales to food banks in California! Visit cabernetsauvignjohn.com!
A huge thank you to Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman for helping us create a more accurate Medicare Advantage ad. Full segment at the link in our bio!
November 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A huge thank you to Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman for helping us create a more accurate Medicare Advantage ad. Full segment at the link in our bio!
This week’s main story details what Medicare Advantage is, why it basically has all the pitfalls of private insurance, and what a Mountain Chicken is. And if you don’t already know what a Mountain Chicken is, go ahead and visualize a “Mountain Chicken” in your head now. Great. It’s not that.
October 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This week’s main story details what Medicare Advantage is, why it basically has all the pitfalls of private insurance, and what a Mountain Chicken is. And if you don’t already know what a Mountain Chicken is, go ahead and visualize a “Mountain Chicken” in your head now. Great. It’s not that.
This week’s main story is about Paramount’s decision to name Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, the future of U.S. journalism, and why we think she shouldn’t describe her endeavors as “punk.” Bari, look at us: You are not punk. Joe Strummer would’ve hated your fancy Substack, Bari!
October 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This week’s main story is about Paramount’s decision to name Bari Weiss Editor-in-Chief of CBS News, the future of U.S. journalism, and why we think she shouldn’t describe her endeavors as “punk.” Bari, look at us: You are not punk. Joe Strummer would’ve hated your fancy Substack, Bari!
This week’s main story is about presidential libraries, why they’re important, how Donald Trump may be exploiting their loopholes, and – what else – a psychic gorilla with a dangerous distaste for one specific president.
October 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This week’s main story is about presidential libraries, why they’re important, how Donald Trump may be exploiting their loopholes, and – what else – a psychic gorilla with a dangerous distaste for one specific president.
This week’s main story is about Benjamin Netanyahu, his time in and out of power in Israel, the extreme voices he’s allied with in his country, and one nifty trick to get John Oliver to do whatever you say. You have to watch the show to find out what it is, but yes, of course it involves horses.
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This week’s main story is about Benjamin Netanyahu, his time in and out of power in Israel, the extreme voices he’s allied with in his country, and one nifty trick to get John Oliver to do whatever you say. You have to watch the show to find out what it is, but yes, of course it involves horses.
This week’s main story is about ABC’s move to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air, what it has to do with Brendan Carr and the FCC, what it means for free speech in the United States, and why it’s all giving Donald Trump such sweet dreams you could break his bedsheets.
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This week’s main story is about ABC’s move to pull Jimmy Kimmel off the air, what it has to do with Brendan Carr and the FCC, what it means for free speech in the United States, and why it’s all giving Donald Trump such sweet dreams you could break his bedsheets.
This week’s main story is about Donald Trump’s grudge against higher education, what we stand to lose if he continues to withhold federal funding from universities, and which unexpected celebrity may hold the key to eternal youth. And yes, we have compelling evidence on that last point. You’ll see.
September 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This week’s main story is about Donald Trump’s grudge against higher education, what we stand to lose if he continues to withhold federal funding from universities, and which unexpected celebrity may hold the key to eternal youth. And yes, we have compelling evidence on that last point. You’ll see.
This week’s main story is about the people at the top of the MAHA movement, the positions of power they’ve been given by RFK Jr., and why – as a society – we’ve lost sight of what a smoothie is supposed to be.
August 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This week’s main story is about the people at the top of the MAHA movement, the positions of power they’ve been given by RFK Jr., and why – as a society – we’ve lost sight of what a smoothie is supposed to be.
Thank you to Bobby Moynihan and Edi Patterson for helping us visualize the people living in Chuck Schumer’s head. And Chuck, if you’re reading this: they’re Republicans. The Baileys are registered Republicans, full stop.
August 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Thank you to Bobby Moynihan and Edi Patterson for helping us visualize the people living in Chuck Schumer’s head. And Chuck, if you’re reading this: they’re Republicans. The Baileys are registered Republicans, full stop.
This week’s main story is about the Trump administration’s promise to deport one million immigrants, what follow through on that promise looks like in practice, and – to lighten the mood – which animal always looks like it was just caught cheating on its wife. Ok fine: The tarsier.
August 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This week’s main story is about the Trump administration’s promise to deport one million immigrants, what follow through on that promise looks like in practice, and – to lighten the mood – which animal always looks like it was just caught cheating on its wife. Ok fine: The tarsier.
This week’s main story is about what happens when a corporation gets caught committing a crime and why the answer is often: not much! Which is a real bummer. But the story is also about how babies are tiny idiots, so that part is fun!! God, those little guys are just not smart yet.
August 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This week’s main story is about what happens when a corporation gets caught committing a crime and why the answer is often: not much! Which is a real bummer. But the story is also about how babies are tiny idiots, so that part is fun!! God, those little guys are just not smart yet.
This week’s main story is about gang databases, how they’re made, how they’re being used, and why we all love to take a little peek at someone else’s screen. Phone on the subway, laptop in a coffee shop, computer in a cop car, you name it – if we can see it, we’re peekin’.
July 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This week’s main story is about gang databases, how they’re made, how they’re being used, and why we all love to take a little peek at someone else’s screen. Phone on the subway, laptop in a coffee shop, computer in a cop car, you name it – if we can see it, we’re peekin’.
This week’s main story is about what’s in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” who it benefits, the vital programs it could defund, and who we think Mike Johnson should dress up as for Halloween.
June 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This week’s main story is about what’s in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” who it benefits, the vital programs it could defund, and who we think Mike Johnson should dress up as for Halloween.
It’s time to see what all the fuzz is about. Meet Erie, Pennsylvania’s new Minor League Baseball Team: The Moon Mammoths! Catch Fuzz E. Mammoth’s first landing on Erie’s baseball diamond Saturday, July 19th! More info at MoonMammoths.com.
June 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
It’s time to see what all the fuzz is about. Meet Erie, Pennsylvania’s new Minor League Baseball Team: The Moon Mammoths! Catch Fuzz E. Mammoth’s first landing on Erie’s baseball diamond Saturday, July 19th! More info at MoonMammoths.com.
This week’s main story is about fake cats, fake men turning into fake vegetables, fake stories about real politicians, and how they’re all making the internet an increasingly confusing place. For more on who’s profiting off this bizarre new content, and who it’s harming, watch our piece on AI slop.
June 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This week’s main story is about fake cats, fake men turning into fake vegetables, fake stories about real politicians, and how they’re all making the internet an increasingly confusing place. For more on who’s profiting off this bizarre new content, and who it’s harming, watch our piece on AI slop.
This week’s main story is about the juvenile justice system in the U.S., the facilities we are funneling so many children through, some other steps we can take to try to keep children safe, and of course some of our favorite Kidz Bop lyrics. Hey – HEY – some of those songs are good.
June 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This week’s main story is about the juvenile justice system in the U.S., the facilities we are funneling so many children through, some other steps we can take to try to keep children safe, and of course some of our favorite Kidz Bop lyrics. Hey – HEY – some of those songs are good.
This week’s main story is about the med spa boom, how a lack of oversight in the industry is creating space for bad actors, and how consumers can try to protect themselves. It’s also about how you should not buy botox on Alibaba. You’d think that goes without saying but trust us, it doesn’t.
June 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This week’s main story is about the med spa boom, how a lack of oversight in the industry is creating space for bad actors, and how consumers can try to protect themselves. It’s also about how you should not buy botox on Alibaba. You’d think that goes without saying but trust us, it doesn’t.
Thank you to H. Jon Benjamin, Lil Rel Howery, Lauren Adams and Keyla Monterroso Mejia for helping us show how important air traffic controllers are, why they need more help in order to keep us safe, and exactly what a floppy disk is.
June 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thank you to H. Jon Benjamin, Lil Rel Howery, Lauren Adams and Keyla Monterroso Mejia for helping us show how important air traffic controllers are, why they need more help in order to keep us safe, and exactly what a floppy disk is.
This week’s main story is about how understaffing, long hours, and outdated equipment are making air traffic controllers’ jobs harder. And it’s also about bats. To an unexpected degree, this is also a story about bats. You’ve been warned.
June 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This week’s main story is about how understaffing, long hours, and outdated equipment are making air traffic controllers’ jobs harder. And it’s also about bats. To an unexpected degree, this is also a story about bats. You’ve been warned.
This week’s main story is about Donald Trump’s worsening relationship with the press, how we should be reacting, how it could impact the U.S. moving forward, and how Will Trent has been renewed but Doctor Odyssey hasn’t. We will not sleep until ABC responds.
May 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This week’s main story is about Donald Trump’s worsening relationship with the press, how we should be reacting, how it could impact the U.S. moving forward, and how Will Trent has been renewed but Doctor Odyssey hasn’t. We will not sleep until ABC responds.
This week’s main story is about the Alliance Defending Freedom, the landmark Supreme Court cases they’ve been behind, and how obsessed they are with the word “winsome.” It’s inexplicable. They could just say “appealing” but no. It’s winsome this, winsome that. Absolutely baffling stuff. You’ll see.
May 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This week’s main story is about the Alliance Defending Freedom, the landmark Supreme Court cases they’ve been behind, and how obsessed they are with the word “winsome.” It’s inexplicable. They could just say “appealing” but no. It’s winsome this, winsome that. Absolutely baffling stuff. You’ll see.
Wow! Thanks to all of the Minor League Baseball teams who have, for some reason, expressed interest in letting us give them a rebrand which, again, they’ll get no input in. Your ability to trust is unparalleled. We’re going through all your submissions and will have more news soon!
May 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Wow! Thanks to all of the Minor League Baseball teams who have, for some reason, expressed interest in letting us give them a rebrand which, again, they’ll get no input in. Your ability to trust is unparalleled. We’re going through all your submissions and will have more news soon!