Monday, February 10 – First was the Oscars, covering the
calls for diversity and Parasite’s
big wins. We also got quick blurbs on the coronavirus – a woman on the
quarantined cruise ship insisting that “at least the Americans on board” receive
help was beyond the pale – and airlines trying to crack down on people watching
porn on planes. Good story on other candidates gunning for Pete Buttigieg,
juxtaposed with Joe Biden doing a good job of going after himself by continuing
to pick fights with voters. I laughed at the fake Biden ad telling voters to
just f- off. Ronny headed to New Hampshire to see if they were ready for the
primary. The governor was happy to tout the state’s preparedness, less
interested in answering how he planned to gloat at Iowa. The guest, author
Tochi Onyebuchi, questioned labeling his new book as a dystopia when the dangers
in the characters’ lives involve what Black people currently experience in
America.
Tuesday, February 11 – Opening blurbs on China being behind
the Equifax hack (I liked Trevor puzzling over them hacking Mariott too –
“We’re all just three minibar Toblorones away from ruin!”), a school fundraiser
that backfired when Disney sent them a bill for showing The Lion King, and the “Valentine’s Day gift” of naming a cockroach
after your ex and watching a zookeeper feed it to a lizard. With the primary,
Michael came by to discuss the subtly-different shades of whiteness between
Iowa and New Hampshire – I love that the collective noun is a “gluten” of white
people. Ronny reported on xenophobic reactions to the coronavirus. The shot of
white people at the airport pulling their shirts over their noses while sitting
next to Asians was gross. Rapper Wale was the guest. After discussing having
both Obama and Jerry Seinfeld as fans, he performed a couple songs from his
new album.
Wednesday, February 12 – We opened on Jussie Smollett (good
point on him being indicted for calling the cops about a fake crime while
“Permit Pattys” get no legal consequences,) the DOJ overruling Roger Stone’s recommended
sentencing (it floors me that Trump insisted he “has an absolute right” to get
involved but so totally didn’t,) and
a sub hitting the Titanic wreckage. Results from New Hampshire, featuring lots
of Amy Klobuchar puns from news anchors. I loved Trevor likening Joe Biden’s
campaign to a Madea movie: “if Black
people don’t turn up, it’s toast.” With Andrew Yang dropping out, Ronny
interviewed a family that Yang tested his freedom dividend with. Ronny, hoping
for some free-money flexing, was disappointed to hear the money mostly went to
tuition and groceries. The guest was Lakeith Stanfield; I loved the collection
of photos of him doing his own thing on the red carpet (like wearing a ski
mask!)
Thursday, February 13 – I loved Trevor’s annoyance at
newcasters describing the sheet of ice that broke off of an Antarctica glacier
as “three times the size of Paris.” We also covered a few things captured on
film: an a-hole repeatedly punching the back of a woman’s reclined seat on a
plane and an urban nature shot of two mice fighting in the London underground
(Trevor figured that if the guy that had been shooting in New York, “the rats
would’ve beat his ass and stolen his
camera!”) Good story on Michael Bloomberg’s resurfaced comments about Stop ‘n’
Frisk, a.k.a. treating Black people like “crime piñatas.” The whole “that was five years ago!” non-apology was gross.
Roy did another Black History Month piece on performers on the Chitlin’ Circuit
who were barred from segregated music halls. Guest Nick Kroll discussed his new
movie filmed at the 2018 Olympics before sharing a little about the origins of Big Mouth.
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