Sunday, October 6 – We began with the
latest on Stupid Watergate II, naturally, looking at lots at lots of White
House officials texting about the crime and other officials warning not to text about the crime. Good main
story on China’s one-child policy. I already knew about a lot of the ill
effects of the policy – huge gender disparities in the population (leading to
increased human trafficking as men try to “buy” brides from other countries,) a
plethora of overindulged only children – but some were new to me. The idea of a
parent naming their second child “20,000 Chen” as an eternal reminder of the
fee they had to pay to keep him is rough, and it’s horrible that second
children whose parents couldn’t afford the fee don’t legally exist as Chinese
citizens. We also got several helpings of John’s random disdain for pandas,
which was fun, and a great And Now This featuring a montage of
beat-poetry-style reporting from a local news reporter.
Monday, October 7 – I liked the blurbs on
Tyler Perry’s massive film studio and a deer in a salon, but I loved the one
about a Black juror sentenced to 10 days
in jail for oversleeping. The
judge’s reasoning that, as the only Black juror, he was especially needed, was
gross, and I loved Trevor’s response: “So put him on another jury! That’s where
you need Black people! You know where you don’t need more Black people? In jail.” Next was Trump’s surprise
withdrawal of troops in Syria, blindsiding the Pentagon (it’s not surprising at
this point, but that doesn’t make it better.) Michael and Roy did a new sports
piece, covering Simone Biles, China getting mad at a critical tweet from an NBA
GM, and someone at Kansas University thinking Snoop Dogg would give a family-friendly season kick-off show.
The guest, Chanel Miller, discussed her experience with the Brock Turner case
and questioned why we hold men to such low standards.
Tuesday, October 8 – I liked Trevor’s
thoughts on how lifting celibacy requirements for priests might affect the
church (such as seeing your priest’s Tinder profile!) I also laughed at his
impression of Don Draper biting into one of the new whiskey pods. Today’s
impeachment-inquiry story covered administration officials’ less-than-stealthy
texts and the bizarre notion that Trump seems to think he can just refuse to
cooperate – as Trevor pointed out, “This isn’t the Vietnam War.” Louis did a
Back in Black on unexpected medical bills, from wildly-varying procedure prices
to hospitals staffing ERs with contractors and then categorizing them as
“out-of-network” (what?!) Great interview with former national security advisor
Susan Rice. She stressed the importance of remembering that none of what’s
happening now is normal, and I love what she said about Trump’s “America First”
philosophy actually being a “Me First” philosophy.
Wednesday, October 9 – First up was the
LGBTQ rights cases before the Supreme Court, with Trevor taking the logical
stance that you should only fire people for things related to their job. Good
blurb on a gender-reveal party gone wrong when the reveal balloon flew away –
loved Trevor’s comments about the couple chasing the balloon as if it was the
only way they’d ever know the gender of their child. Next was a piece on the
NBA capitulating to China on a critical tweet from a GM, which dovetailed into
numerous cooperations who tiptoe around China. Ronny gave both a US-friendly
and a China-friendly response. Roy spoke to GOP presidential candidate Bill Weld and failed to convince a group of Trump voters to give him a chance
(despite most of them admitting they’re embarrassed at how the last three years
have gone.) Will Smith was the guest, talking about the “good mistakes” that
got him to where he is today.
Thursday, October 10 – Opening bits on
controlled power outages in California (with Trevor side-eyeing overreliance on
electricity – “You know my penis doesn’t work without WiFi! Why did I upgrade
to a smartpenis?!”), “mutiny” on a cruise ship, and disasters at a hot-air
balloon festival. We caught up with the impeachment inquiry before returning to
Syria, where Turkey attacked Kurdish forces. Trump’s “well, the Kurds didn’t
help us in WWII, so…” defense was
ridiculous, and his reasoning that any ISIS fighters who escape prison in the
attacks will probably just head to Europe was eerie. Senator Rand Paul was the
guest. He and Trevor discussed the Ukraine scandal and the events in Syria, and
they also debated his new book, The Case
Against Socialism. I loved what Trevor said about how the monarchies that
the American colonists despised have been replaced by giant corporations who
are the new “kings and rulers.”
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