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In episode 325, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and musician Chris Crofton to discuss Joshua Trump's appearance at the State Of The Union, a refrigerdating service to match you up with your soulmate, Netflix making their own Planet Earth, more politicians caught in black face, millions in frozen cryptocurrency being lost, the NBA trade deadline, the House Intelligence Committee planning on releasing investigation transcripts to the public, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
1. Boy named Trump who fell asleep during State of the Union hailed a hero
2. Refrigerdating service sets you up based on photos of your fridge
3. ‘Our Planet’ Trailer: Netflix’s Answer to ‘Planet Earth’ Looks Stunning
4. Mark Herring: Please see my statement below.
5. Millions in cryptocurrencies frozen after Canadian founder's death
6. NBA Trade Deadline Star Index: LeBron James, Lakers desperate for Anthony Davis; Tobias Harris perfect for Philly
7. Adam Schiff Announces House Intel Plan To F*ck Trump-Russia F*ckers The F*ck Up
8. Chairman Schiff Statement on House Intelligence Committee Investigation
9. WATCH: Shlohmo - The End
In episode 317, Jack and and special guest host Laci Mosley are joined by comedian Nick Turner to discuss The Game's new song about Kim Kardashian, Roger Stone's indictment, how the United States helped screw over Venezuela, Facebook connecting WhatsApp, FB Messaging, and Instagram, and more! Also super producer Anna Hossnieh joins for a quick second to explain how Saudi Arabia helped inadvertently hurt Venezuela's economy as well.
FOOTNOTES:
1. #PressPlay: #TheGamepreviews some new music!! #KimKardashian#KanyeWest
2. Stone Indictment 012419
3. Roger Stone’s story just changed on Russia — again
4. 5 staggering details from the Roger Stone indictment
5. Chad Johnson Says He Saw the FBI Arrest Trump Aide Roger Stone at 6 a.m.
6. Trump Announces Deal to Reopen Government, in Surprise Retreat From Wall
7. Here's why you can't blame socialism for Venezuela's crisis
8. In Saudi Arabia’s quest to debilitate the Iranian economy, they destroyed Venezuela
9. Is socialism to blame for Venezuela's never-ending crisis?
10. The United States’ Hand in Undermining Democracy in Venezuela
11. Facebook to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger
12. WATCH: Portishead - Mourning Air
In episode 316, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Brooke Van Poppelen to discuss the adjective "wild," Mark Zuckerberg's meat obsession, the State Of The Union being delayed, the situation in Venezuela, Wilbur Ross's lack of understanding of the human race, Costco's new streaming-video service, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
1. WATCH: s m o k e these m e a t s
2. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey: The Rolling Stone Interview
3. Editorial: Sen. Cory Gardner to break with Republicans on Trump’s wall — it’s the right thing to do
4. Top Venezuela military brass vow to back Maduro amid unrest
5. 5 Apocalyptic Realities In A Country That's Out Of Food
6. US recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader as interim president
7. Wilbur Ross: Trump cabinet member worth $700m ‘doesn’t understand’ why federal workers are using food banks during shutdown
8. Ross "doesn't understand why" federal workers are being forced to use food banks
9. Walmart abandons plans for video streaming service and will focus instead on Vudu
10. Can Costco Tap A Streaming-Video Niche That Netflix, Amazon Have Ignored?
11. WATCH: Hako Yamasaki - Help Me (Tsunawatari)
In episode 314, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Pat Sirois to discuss the Super Bowl, the Fyre Festival documentaries, Trump releasing photoshopped photos of himself, Supreme Court upholding Trump's military trans ban, the Fox News graphic declaring the incorrect death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump's continued pettiness, Oscar nominations and snubs, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
1. Patriots and Tom Brady favored over Rams in Super Bowl rematch
2. Your guide to Hulu and Netflix’s dueling Fyre Festival documentaries
3. President Trump Posts Altered Photos to Facebook and Instagram That Make Him Look Thinner
4. Supreme Court Accepts Trump’s Word That Trans Troops Are Threat to National Security
5. Fox News Begins Its Day by Declaring Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dead
6. Pelosi Cancels Afghanistan Trip, Claiming Trump Administration Leaked Commercial Travel Plans
7. White House asks to do walk-through for State of the Union
8. Oscars: 'Roma,' 'Favourite' Top Nominations With 10 Apiece
9. Female Directors Shut Out of Oscar Nominations
10. Oscars 2019: Bradley Cooper and Spike Lee among shocking nominations snubs and surprises
11. Oscars 2019: 16 Major Nomination Snubs and Surprises
12. WATCH: El Michels Affair - Zaharila
In episode 313, Jack and Miles are joined by Disgraceland host Jake Brennan to discuss FiveThirtyEight's personality quiz, Democrats' 2020 nominees, Trump directing Michael Cohen to lie to congress for him, William Barr's confirmation hearing, the speculation on what will end government shutdown, a study that links opioid overdoses and doctors who received gifts for their work, a police department in Pennsylvania asking for drunk people to train with, Netflix using real train crash footage, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
1. Most Personality Quizzes Are Junk Science. Take One That Isn’t.
2. Could Dems’ 2020 nominee be someone you’ve never heard of?
3. Why Trump’s Directing Cohen, Others to Lie Would Be Far Worse Than Watergate
4. President Trump Directed His Attorney Michael Cohen To Lie To Congress About The Moscow Tower Project
5. Klobuchar: "A president persuading a person to commit perjury would be obstruction. Is that right?"
6. @LindseyGrahamSC: "If there was some reason to believe that the president tried to coach somebody not to testify or to testify falsely that could be obstruction of justice?"
7. Waiting for a Shutdown to End in Disaster
8. Study Links Drug Maker Gifts for Doctors to More Overdose Deaths
9. Police Seek Volunteers To Drink To Excess
10. Netflix Won't Remove Footage of Real-Life Train Crash From 'Bird Box'
11. lac megantic train crash
12. WATCH: UNKLE - Bloodstain
In episode 312, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Zainab Johnson to discuss Dick Run Claire, a new Trump-inspired Space Force comedy from The Office creators, Rudy Giuliani claiming he never said 'no collusion,' Michael Cohen paying an IT firm to appear likable, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's critique of fact-checking, a Girl Scout Cookie and beer festival, if aliens are finally among us, the return of the Motorola Razr, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
1. Meet 'Dick Run Claire,' the Woman Who Draws Dicks with Running Apps
2. Netflix recruits Steve Carell for the Trump-inspired comedy ‘Space Force’
3. WATCH: Giuliani: I never said there was no collusion in the campaign
4. WATCH: Rudy Giuliani: Russian collusion is 'fake news'
5. Trump says he didn't say Mexico would write US a check for border wall. But he did
6. Michael Cohen: I Rigged Online Polls for Trump
7. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Critique of Fact-Checking Is Valid
8. Girl Scout Cookie And Beer Festival: We want to go to there
9. Have Aliens Found Us? A Harvard Astronomer on the Mysterious Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua
10. The Motorola Razr may return as a foldable phone — for $1,500
11. Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count
12. WATCH: Joomanji - Chasin Rhymes (Feat. Saara Maria)
In episode 311, Jack and Miles are joined by Yo Is This Racist host Andrew Ti to discuss the new Gillette ad, Mike Huckabee's new weekly show, Brexit and Theresa May surviving the no-confidence vote, Trump losing support, Karen Pence's new job at an anti-LGBTQ school, Travis Scott and Big Boi agreeing to the Super Bowl half time show, Netflix raising their subscription prices, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
1. 'You just alienated about half of your customers': Hundreds of British men threaten to boycott Gillette over #MeToo-inspired advert as they share angry #GetWokeGoBroke tweets
2. An Open Letter To Men Irreparably Traumatized By The Recent Gillette Ad
3. Why Nike’s Woke Ad Campaign Works and Gillette’s Doesn’t
4. Mike Huckabee's youtube show is—and i cannot possibly overstate this—the least funny thing that has ever existed by any conceivable metric.
5. He had this guest "comedian" on recently. from what i can tell, this first bit is just him saying the word "doile" a bunch of times in a row.
6. I'm so glad that some guy tried to steal a bike because it lead to mike huckabee doing the best 15 seconds of comedy that there is. i take back everything that i said. this one is so fucking good.
7. WATCH: Jeb Bush: "Please clap"
8. Labour rebuffs May offer of plan B Brexit talks after no-confidence motion fails – Politics live
9. Trump Is Losing. His Nativist Message Is Winning.
10. Trump loses support from key constituency of white people without a college degree: poll
11. Karen Pence Is Working At A School That Bans LGBTQ Employees And Kids
12. SUPER BOWL 2019 HALFTIME SHOW: TRAVIS SCOTT AGREED TO PERFORM ONLY AFTER NFL DONATED TO SOCIAL INJUSTICE CHARITY
13. Disney’s new streaming service will be called Disney+, chief executive says
14. Netflix raises prices to pay for original content
15. Inside Netflix’s all-out blitz to win a Best Picture Oscar for Roma
16. WATCH: Makaya McCraven - Black Lion
In episode 310, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Tamer Kattan to discuss the best television shows since The Sopranos, William Barrs memo on the Mueller investigation, Trump's dinner for the Clemson crew, Republicans coming for Steve King's racist comments, how sex offender and paedophile Jeffrey Epstein got a 'non-prosecution agreement,' Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, the Fyre Festival documentary wars, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
1. The 20 Best TV Dramas Since ‘The Sopranos’
2. William Barr’s Slick Performance Shouldn’t Fool Anyone
3. President Trump’s extravagant, $3,000, 300-sandwich celebration of Clemson University
4. President Trump welcomed the NCAA national champion Clemson Tigers football team to the White House with a shutdown smorgasbord of fast food offerings he called "great American food," including piles of pizza and fries and more than 300 burgers.
5. WATCH: The Simpsons Skinner and The Superintendent: Aurora Borealis
6. Romney calls on Steve King to resign after comments on white supremacy
7. Why are Republicans suddenly outraged over Steve King’s racism?
8. Even from jail, sex abuser manipulated the system. His victims were kept in the dark
9. How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime
10. Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Finds Its Maria, Anita, Bernardo & Chino
11. 17-year-old high school student cast in West Side Story after worldwide search
12. Hulu Debuts Fyre Festival Doc Days Before Rival Netflix Project
13. WATCH: Ty Segall: "My lady's on fire"
In episode 302, Jack and special guest host Jamie Loftus is joined by comedian Caitlin Durante in this Bechdal Cast take over to discuss the Bird Box challenge, the Masked Singer television show, the video of Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez that has offended conservatives, all the women who were sworn in to Congress this week, the government shut down, Trump's press briefing, the 2019 Coachella line up, Apple stock going down, a frozen remnant in the Solar System, the hacking of Migos, and more!
FOOTNOTES:
1. Netflix warns against Bird Box challenge as dangerous trend goes viral
2. Who Are The Masked Singer Celebrity Contestants? These Are Our Best Guesses
3. Introducing 'The Masked Singer,' Featuring Television's Hottest Peacock-Hippo Battle
4. Conservatives Have Exposed AOC’s Incredibly Wholesome Past
5. What is the problem here? Do we live in Footloose Town? Was I unaware that we were living in Footloose Town this entire time?
6. New members sworn in to most diverse Congress ever – in pictures
7. Dirty parks, closed museums: The government shutdown grinds on
8. Mitt Romney Says Trump ‘Has Not Risen to the Mantle of the Office’
9. Poll: Iowa Republicans Would Reelect Trump, But They’d Also Welcome a Primary
10. President Trump makes surprise statement in White House briefing room
11. Coachella 2019 lineup: Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino and Tame Impala to headline
12. ‘Idris Elba Performing at Coachella?’ The Story Behind His DJing Career
13. Apple and Samsung feel the sting of plateauing smartphones
14. A year and a half ago, I went on a crazy two and a half week odyssey in support of the @NASANewHorizonsmission. Four countries, two and two half Pacific crossings, two occultations, and two nights on Mauna Kea. #UltimaThule#UltimaFlyby#MU69occ
15. The Most Distant Place We’ve Visited
16. Did a Brockton man hack the Twitter page of Migos rapper Takeoff?
17. WATCH: Megapuss - Theme From Hollywood
In this bonus holiday episode, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Billy Wayne Davis to discuss their top five EVERYTHINGS!
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