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Episode #1809: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to answer a question about his favorite murderer. Also, bomb-wearing suspect hits subway in second NYC terror attack in two months, the Republican overseeing the Alabama election doesn't think voting should be easy, Roy Moore's last push: It's me or the "lynch mob media," speaker at Moore rally tells bizarre story about accidental brothel visit, Moore's wife: "One of our attorneys is a Jew," shadowy Facebook ads that pushed Trump are back in Alabama, Nebraska RNC official quits over party's support for Moore, and Alabama Sen. Shelby: "I couldn't vote for Roy Moore," Trump lawyers want a second special counsel Read Allison's piece at Reductress about a woman, who is totally not her, projecting therapy diagnoses onto her cat: http://reductress.com/post/wow-this-woman-is-definitely-projecting-her-own-therapy-diagnoses-onto-her-cat/

Episode #1808: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to share a weird NYC story and to discuss manspreading. Also, ex-Fox News anchor Juliet Huddy says Trump kissed her on the lips after a lunch, CNN's massive error involving Wikileaks and the Trump campaign, Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and announces U.S. embassy move from Tel Aviv spurring violence in Gaza, California's wildfires this year have been breaking records, official death toll in Puerto Rico may be much higher than early reports, and voucher schools championed by Betsy DeVos can teach whatever they want and it turns out they teach a lot of lies Only a few Desi calendars left for the next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/month! patreon.com/allisonkilkenny

Episode #1807: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to discuss the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Inbox the podcast, Skins, and adoption. Also, Patreon's new service fee spurs concern that creators will lose patrons, female aides fretted Rep. Trent Franks wanted to have sex to impregnate them (Franks has since resigned amid the allegations), Bryan Singer accused of raping 17-year-old boy on yacht, Trump stumps for accused child molester, attacks Moore's accusers, and records a campaign robocall, and Rep. Steve King's "Diversity is not our strength" tweet puts him in the company of neo-Nazis, KKK members, and fascists Only a few Desi calendars left for the next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/month! patreon.com/allisonkilkenny

Episode #1806: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss prioritizing one's physical safety and to answer a Patreon question on behalf of Erek. Also, Time's Person of the Year is "The Silence Breakers," another woman says Al Franken tried to forcibly kiss her and Franken admits no guilt and offers no apology in his bizarre resignation speech, Roy Moore spokesman calls sex assault accusers "criminals," Trump has privately decided the sexual assault allegations against Roy Moore are bunk, class-action lawsuit filed against "The Weinstein sexual enterprise," MSNBC reverses decision to fire contributor Sam Seder, former cop sentences to 19 to 24 years for shooting death of Walter Scott, and listening/viewing recs including Cardi B, Christmas music, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Dark Only a few Desi calendars left for the next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/mon

Episode #1805: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Red (@erinred) joins the show to talk about all the women of color who are badder than Taylor Swift. Also, we actually might watch a House of Cards with no Kevin Spacey and starring Robin Wright, John Conyers announces his retirement and a family feud ensues, Billy Bush reemerges to say he believes the women accusing Trump of sexual misconduct, Danny Masterson fired from Netflix's The Ranch over rape allegations a day after an exec told one of Masterson's alleged rape victims that the company doesn't believe them, John Oliver gets into a heated argument with Dustin Hoffman over sexual misconduct allegations, Trump White House weighing plans for private spies to counter "deep state" enemies, Trump plans to massively downsize two national monuments, and more listening/watching recs including Cardi B and Catfish Only a few Desi calendars left for the next Patreon supporters who si

Episode #1804: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Red (@erinred) joins the show to discuss NYC's collapsing infrastructure and to help answer Patreon questions about cat costumes, animal research, and why the Democrats didn't filibuster the Senate GOP tax bill. Also, House Republicans are already shooting down the tax bill's promises, Deutsche Bank gets a subpoena from Robert Mueller on Trump and his family's accounts, Wall Street Journal editorial board goes to bat against the FBI and Mueller for Trump, check out this batshit CNN interview with Roy Moore's campaign spokesperson, MSNBC's Joy Reid apologizes for "insensitive" LGBT blog posts, MSNBC cuts ties with Sam Seder after Roman Polanski joke, Supreme Court rules that Trump's travel ban will go fully into effect and Justice Kennedy grills baker in Colorado same-sex rights case, and Trump's lawyer claims the "President cannot obstruct justice" Only a few Desi calendars lef

Episode #1803: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) and Faith (@bohemianfaith) join the show to discuss SantaCon, struggling as artists, and natural cold remedies. Also, most of the LA Weekly's new owners are Republican donors, Vice fires three employees amid investigations into sexual harassment, Brock Turner wants his sexual assault convictions overturned, the Trump hex, Time Inc. has new owners including the Koch brothers, and more than 180 women have reported sexual assaults at Massage Envy Check out Allison's piece at Reductress: 5 Dark Lipsticks to Look Hot For 30 Seconds and Then Deranged the Rest of the Day http://reductress.com/post/5-dark-lipsticks-to-look-hot-for-30-seconds-and-then-deranged-the-rest-of-the-day/ The next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/month will be waitlisted for the next 2018 Desi calendars: patreon.com/allisonkilkenny

Episode #1802: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) and Faith (@bohemianfaith) join the show and Erek answers a stupid Patreon question about stupid pens. Also, some recs about war, the sea, and Broadchurch, GOP wages full-blown class war on America by passing late-night, last-minute (oftentimes handwritten) tax bill written by lobbyists that is a trojan horse for Republican fantasy wishlist including gutting Social Security and threatening abortion rights, "maverick" John McCain supported the bill, Michael Flynn charged with lying to FBI, Trump appears to have admitted that he obstructed justice, Jared Kushner could be the next domino to fall in Mueller's Russia probe, and emails show pretty much everyone on Trump's transition team knew Flynn talked to Russians Check out Allison's piece at Reductress: 5 Dark Lipsticks to Look Hot For 30 Seconds and Then Deranged the Rest of the Day http://reductress.com/post/

Episode #1801: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Katharine (@spkheller) joins the show to finally knock Disney's Belle down a peg and Allison shares her evolving feelings on Netflix's The Punisher. Also, Donald Trump Jr. to talk to House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors, Matt Lauer fired by NBC amid sexual misconduct allegations and his very shitty "apology," Geraldo Rivera's weird defense of Lauer and the "flirty business" of news and video surfaces of Bette Midler in 1991 talking about Rivera drugging and groping her without consent, Garrison Keillor fired after allegations of improper behavior one day after dismissing Al Franken groping women as "low comedy," fifth woman has accused Franken of sexual misconduct, woman in the UK reports rape to police and is arrested on immigration charges, Wall Street may have found a way to profit off addressing workplace sexual harassment, White House reportedly plans to replace

Episode #1800: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to discuss viewing recs that are mostly Twitter-oriented and Nintendo Switch. Also, poor Americans will lose billions of dollars worth of federal benefits under Senate GOP tax bill, Cyntoia Brown is a child sex slave sent to prison for killing her abuser, more than a million pro-repeal Net Neutrality comments were likely faked, Michael Flynn could prove to be key asset in Mueller's U.S. campaign probe, Alex Azar is Trump's HHS pick and has already been a disaster for people with diabetes  Check out Allison's piece at Reductress: 5 Dark Lipsticks to Look Hot For 30 Seconds and Then Deranged the Rest of the Day http://reductress.com/post/5-dark-lipsticks-to-look-hot-for-30-seconds-and-then-deranged-the-rest-of-the-day/ The next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/month will be waitlisted for the next 2018 Desi calendars: patreon.co

Episode #1799: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to discuss her favorite murder (or at least to patiently listen while Allison talks about hers). Also, Facebook rolls out AI to detect suicidal posts before they're reported, Trump calls Warren "Pocahontas" at event honoring Native American veterans, Eric Trump is really confused about Disney's Pocahontas, Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi cancel meeting with Trump after he says he doesn't "see a deal" on spending package, a woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false — tale about Roy Moore and she appears to be part of an undercover sting operation led by James O'Keefe, and Melania Trump's batshit Christmas decorations Check out Allison's piece at Reductress: 5 Dark Lipsticks to Look Hot For 30 Seconds and Then Deranged the Rest of the Day http://reductress.com/post/5-dark-lipsticks-to-look-hot-for-30-seconds-and-then-deranged-the-rest

Episode #1798: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to discuss The Great British Baking Show. Also, diplomats sound the alarm as they are pushed out in droves by Rex Tillerson's State Department, while eyes are on Russia  Jeff Sessions dramatically reshapes the Justice Department, Congressman Joe Barton on tape telling woman he would report her to Capitol Police because she could expose his secret sex life, Trump's former Oklahoma campaign chair will plead guilty to child sex trafficking, and NYPD cops tried to intimidate rape accuser out of pressing charges The next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/month will be waitlisted for the next 2018 Desi calendars: patreon.com/allisonkilkenny

Episode #1797: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to help answer a Patreon question about The Punisher. Also, the New York Times normalizes white nationalism in Nazi sympathizer profile and writes another glowing profile of transphobic young conservative Ben Shapiro, Time magazine says Trump's Person of the Year Boast is "total B.S.", Trump lashes out at UCLA basketball players: "I should have left them in jail" and breaks his silence on the Roy Moore allegations: "Roy Moore denies it. That's all I can say," ex-Trump aide Sebastian Gorka's gun photo gets ruthlessly mocked online, Lisa Murkowski says she's OK with killing the health insurance mandate, which was originally a conservative idea The next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/month will be waitlisted for the next 2018 Desi calendars: patreon.com/allisonkilkenny

Episode #1796: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to help answer Patreon questions about Twin Peaks and Don Jr.'s deadlifting technique. Also, the FCC plans a total repeal of Net Neutrality rules, eight women say Charlie Rose sexually harassed them (Rose has been fired by CBS), Rep. John Conyers allegedly sexually harassed a female employee and why you didn't hear her story, the source for Conyers news is Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich, 36 former women staffers at SNL release statement in support of Al Franken, Russell Simmons and Brett Ratner face new allegations of sexual misconduct, and New York Times White House correspondent Glenn Thrush's history of bad judgment around young women journalists The next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/month will be waitlisted for the next 2018 Desi calendars: patreon.com/allisonkilkenny

Episode #1795: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Chloe (@itsthechew) and Rachel (@realslimchada) join the show to talk about the Cheesecake Factory, student debt, and drag queens. Also, Senators reach rare bipartisan deal to ease banking rules, top general says he would reject an "illegal" nuclear strike order from Trump, Australians vote "overwhelmingly" in favor of same-sex marriage, more than 200,000 gallons of oil spill along the Keystone pipeline, and woman targeted by Republican sheriff for a "Fuck Trump" car decal has been arrested The next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/month will be waitlisted for the next 2018 Desi calendars: patreon.com/allisonkilkenny