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A senior official is set to bring down the British government for the crime of violating COVID-19 lockdown to [checks notes] visit his parents. Chris Evans aka Captain America apparently has anxiety (v relatable). And after a racist confrontation in Central Park went viral, we spoke to The New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb about the way the police are weaponized against black people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Issa Rae talks to us about her new movie, “The Lovebirds,” the real life experiences that inspired this season of “Insecure,” and her college production of a Motown rendition of “Grease.” Plus, Trump’s favorite miracle cure for COVID-19 is actually more likely to kill you than save you, Ariana and Gaga have blessed us this summer, and the city is quiet... too quiet. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The CDC is absolutely counting the number of coronavirus tests being performed wrong. Full House’s Aunt Becky has pleaded guilty to bribing USC college admissions scam. And we have BuzzFeed News’ Anne Helen Petersen with us to talk about her piece on the death of Americans’ drive to shop as the pandemic has worn on. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wow, so Trump thinks that he can host the G7 at Camp David next month. [sure_jan.gif] A pair of dams collapsed in Michigan and the ones in your state probs aren’t much better tbh. We figure out which TV doctors we’d trust during These Times. And we talk to Mark L. Goldberg, host of the Global Dispatches podcast, about this week’s World Health Organization meeting AKA the new battleground between the US and China. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michigan is letting everyone vote absentee this fall. Ryan Seacrest is fine, honest. If you’re looking for a non-”Tiger King” documentary to binge, we’ve got you covered. And we have Patrick Hinds, co-host of the podcast “True Crime Obsessed” on with us to talk about how to make crime funny, our favorite Broadway shows, and that time he told the New York Times that he saw a ghost. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump told reporters he’s taking the controversial drug and...what?! Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” finally has a music video and Hayes is scandalized to learn what the song is about. Snoop Dogg and Idina Menzel vibe to each other’s music and honestly? We stan. Plus, we’ve got graduation bangers from the past for the class of 2020. And we talk to Protect Native Elders co-founder Jo Overton about the struggle to contain the coronavirus on Native lands. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The White House’s coronavirus test of choice is a bit dodgy, per the FDA. Um, TikTok teens might be messing with us with this bottle-biting trend — we investigate. You might be still sending GrubHub money, even if you call your local restaurant. And we talk to the FAO’s Keith Cressman about why swarms of locusts could become the next plague we have to worry about. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The New York Times wrote about quarantine ghosts and we are here for it. A whistleblower warns of the “darkest winter in modern history” if we don’t get an actual plan for countering the coronavirus. And BuzzFeed’s Stephen LaConte gives advice for some of his followers' most interesting problems in our new segment, "DM 911.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

California universities are going to be online-only through the rest of 2020. A ten-year-old in Florida can hack into everyone in his school system’s account. We look at some of the biggest box office flops that are near and dear to our hearts. And we talk to NARAL Pro-Choice president Ilyse Hogue about how some states are using the pandemic to limit women's access to abortion. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There have been over 80,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the US and health officials warn reopening the country soon could add many, many more. “Hamilton” is coming to Disney+ just in time to celebrate America this summer. Robert Pattinson’s GQ profile is so bizarre we had to turn it into Theatre. And writer Roxana Hadadi joins us to talk about her essay for Pajiba exploring the ways Alison Roman’s recipes seem to borrow from other cultures. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Things got messy when New York Times bestselling cookbook author Alison Roman brought up Chrissy Teigen in a recent interview. The late Little Richard had a huge impact on our lives as kids in the 90s. There’s zero chance you’ll guess what this commercial that went viral is actually selling. And we talk with BuzzFeed News disinformation reporter Jane Lytvenyenko about the bonkers “Plandemic” video that went viral and all the conspiracy theories it was promoting. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A key White House staffer, who’s married to ANOTHER key White House staffer, has coronavirus and that seems bad. Whew, “The Chipmunk Adventure” sure loved racist tropes, didn’t it? Scaachi Khoul joins us for a Rant O’Clock, inspired by the internet’s ~discourse~ about Adele’s body. And we talk to Mother.ly stories editor Conz Preti about her experience as a mom to newborn twins AND a toddler in a pandemic. Plus Conz tells us all about the best and worst advice moms are getting right now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US military might start rejecting enlistees who’ve had COVID-19. There’s no way Elon Musk and Grimes can name their kid what they said they did. We have been DUPED by actors into thinking they can sing for too long. And BuzzFeed Books Editor Arianna Rebollini tells us all about “Chosen Ones,” the BuzzFeed Book Club pick for May. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Kushner’s twenty-something bros didn’t do a great job procuring protective gear for doctors. Casey is enthralled with “The Voice” and has to share. We get real earnest for a minute talking about the letter from Kobe that Vanessa Bryant found. And BuzzFeed News science reporter Dan Vergano breaks down what we don’t know about the coronavirus, and how big a mistake it might be for lockdowns to be lifted this early. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harry Potter himself is reading out the first Harry Potter book and it’s delightful. The Trump administration is predicting a sharp rise in coronavirus cases and deaths by June. Plus today is Cinco De Mayo, so we have some facts about Mexico that have nothing to do with Karen’s dumb mustache and fake accent. And comedian Josh Gondelman, aka the nicest guy on Twitter, shares how he’s managing to keep it together, some deets about his new podcast "Make My Day," and what he’s learned from working on “Desus and Mero.” Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new Twilight book? In 2020? You bet your Renesmee! J. Crew is filing for bankruptcy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Murder hornets are a thing coming to the US apparently because that’s what we need. And Mashable senior entertainment reporter Alexis Nedd dishes on the future of the Star Wars franchise (and gives us her most trash Star Wars opinion). Plus, we just HAD to talk about "I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We made it to May! Anderson Cooper had a baby and we’re totally not not crying. An aquarium in Japan is looking for your help to keep its eels happy during lockdown, click here for instructions on how to smile and wave at them! And Bleacher Report’s Master Tesfatsion is here to talk about The Last Dance and why people are so in love with this Michael Jordan-approved look-back. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Unemployment has reached an absurdly high level in the US. Will Smith rounded up his Fresh Prince co-stars for a reunion. An eight-part cello cover of Inspector Gadget? Yes please. And we clue you in on the BuzzFeed Book Club choice for May, read the full first chapter of “Chosen Ones” by Veronica Roth here: https://bzfd.it/chosen-ones Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can we be more jealous of a baby than we are of Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid’s newly announced child-to-be? Probably not!! The US hit over 1,000,000 COVID-19 cases while Brazil’s president continues to say corona’s no big deal. And we have BuzzFeed News’ Krystie Yandoli on to tell us how Hollywood is keeping production going even as everyone is sheltering in place. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s coronavirus update has potentially... good...news? Wild!! Also, we’re finally getting a black Disney prince! FINALLY. And we chat with BuzzFeed News’s Ryan Broderick about the world of online coronavirus conspiracy theories. So hold on tight for this one. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hayes and Casey reveal their dream SNL portrayers after Dr. Fauci got his wish. Sondheim’s 90th birthday has us listing the best movie musicals. And we talk to BuzzFeed News’ Megha Rajagopalan to let us know what’s going on with Kim Jong Un who, either alive or dead, loves his train. Plus, the one Insta Vid that has both hosts bawling. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There have been 50,000 confirmed coronavirus-linked deaths in the US, but we’re all yelling about disinfectant injections. We have some movie recommendations for you before Netflix snatches them away. And SELF Magazine Senior Health Editor Anna Borges comes through to tell us how to take care of ourselves during a pandemic (spoilers: there’s no right answer and we’re all doing our best.) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The juggalos won’t be gathering this year, but at least they still have their Faygo. Meanwhile, the capitalist consumer culture somehow manages to find a way. And BuzzFeed Parents editor Mike Spohr refuses to tell us which of his two kids would be eaten first in case of emergency (along with providing some actual good advice.) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kind of ironic that we’re stuck inside on the 50th Earth Day, isn’t it? Take heart, parents: even Elmo’s dad is feeling stressed out. And there’s a bunch of confusion after the president said he’s “shutting down immigration” because of the coronavirus. Luckily, we have BuzzFeed News immigration reporter Hamed Aleaziz on to explain what we do and don’t know. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s oil in them thar hills... but nobody wants it right now thanks to the coronavirus. Meanwhile, there’s bad news for all the baby “Liams” of the world and great news for Stanley Tucci fans. And we talk to WLNS investigative journalist Ashley Graham about the people who think Michigan’s governor is wrong to keep them from their haircuts and gardening supplies. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s our first episode! Welcome aboard! We’ve got a lot to cover, including John Krasinski’s virtual prom, how billions of dollars for coronavirus-affected small businesses went POOF, and BuzzFeed News’ Scaachi Koul on how people are getting their weed during this crisis. Also Keira Knightly’s teeth music. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Set your alarms because starting Monday April 20th, Hayes Brown and Casey Rackham will be bringing the world outside your apartment straight to your ears. Top headlines, television, books, the election, music, pop culture, the coronavirus, it’s all here. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, this all seems terrible. But even as everything is collapsing around us, we’ve been building something new for you. Something bigger. Something...more. Let me tell you about it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, this is it. The president has been acquitted. So...now what? We ask Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman how the ol’ Constitution is holding up and try to answer some last few questions from you. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And thus it ends, even as new information continues to come out. Not with a bang — but with a party-line vote to acquit Trump on both charges. But there was a bipartisan vote in favor of removing him thanks to one Sen. Mitt Romney. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump delivered his third State of the Union address and if you had the word “impeachment” in your drinking game...congrats on your sobriety? And we can’t let this show end without having a good old-fashioned BuzzFeed list? In this case, we have the six biggest questions left once the trial ends. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The House Managers made their last Hail Mary call for Trump’s removal in their closing arguments on Monday. The president’s lawyers still say he did absolutely nothing wrong ever. And the Senate has gotten bored and is ready to hear themselves talk again now, thanks much. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Senate on Friday afternoon said that witnesses are for squares and chumps, who needs them? Not an impeachment trial that’s who. And if you learn anything new about what the president did to pressure Ukraine? You keep it to yourself, buddy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welp. There’s a brief pause in the Senate impeachment trial. We’ll have all the details about what the eff just happened for you in our next episode, but if the Senate gets a weekend, so do y’all. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thursday saw the last eight hours of the Senate’s question and answer session with the impeachment managers and the defense. We laughed, we cried, we learned a lot about what Alexander Hamilton thought about a lot of things. But all of that has led us to today, when the Senate votes on whether to allow witnesses to be called — or if we have the president’s acquittal in the next day or so. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phase II of the trial of...is that right? Phase III? Whatever, the next part of the impeachment trial began on Wednesday, with senators submitting questions in writing to the opposing camps. But like that one terrible dude at every Q&A session ever, the questions weren’t exactly subtle in the point they were making. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The final day of presentations from Trump’s defense team was...brief. Very brief. And with the vote on whether to call witnesses in the trial looming and less certain than ever, things are getting tense. But it makes for a great new game that’s sweeping the nation! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second day of President Trump’s defense featured quite a few bizarro moments, including former Clinton impeachment investigator Ken Starr arguing against an impeachment this time around. Plus the latest on whether the Senate might vote to call John Bolton (or anyone else) as a witness. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump’s defense offered their first preview of what’s to come in Saturday’s session and spoilers: the president is a perfect angel who has never done anything wrong ever. But John Bolton’s book may have something to say about that. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The House Managers case came to a close on a day where a new tape emerged and the Secretary of State went off on a reporter. It was a wild Friday night and we have all the deets for you. Next up: the president’s defense. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Republicans voted to hear no new evidence or witnesses, then complained they aren’t hearing anything new. Adam Schiff switched up the plan on the go. We take you through the twists and turns of another dramatic day in the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After months of hearings and lawsuits and whatnot, the House impeachment managers used day four of the Senate trial to tell the tale of Donald the Avaricious and his plot to abuse his powers by pressuring Ukraine to win an election. It’s a ripping yarn!! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was a late one in the Senate as the question of witnesses in the impeachment trial came to a head. But after thirteen hours, we know how the first part of the trial will unfold! Yay? Also, investigations editor Mike Sallah gives us an update on what our ol’ pal Lev Parnas knows about the president’s plotting in Ukraine. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Senate impeachment trial kicks off in earnest today, Lev Parnas' name keeps popping up in the news. So we're revisiting a conversation about Parnas and Igor Fruman, two of Rudy Giuliani's henchbros deeply involved in the Urkaine scandal. Then come back tomorrow to get an update on what the henchbros are up to in 2020. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The trial is upon us — it’s formally "game on" now, but the fireworks begin in earnest on Tuesday. So with that in mind, before the big theatrical parts begin, we revisit the man in the middle of all of it: President Donald J. Trump. What does the impeachment trial mean for the presidential election this year? Editor in chief Ben Smith is with us for this one. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So. Much. News. The House voted to send two articles of impeachment to the Senate, which will begin considering whether to remove Trump from office in the coming days. Nancy Pelosi named the House members who will be putting Trump on trial. Who will defend the president? It’s all happening. It’s all in this episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If the impeachment trial is a great stage play, who will star as the lawyers? The Democrats’ house managers will be running the show during the trial. Addy Baird takes us through what we need to know about them. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The trial of Donald Trump is likely to begin at some point this week. As we gear up for the main event, all eyes are on the Republicans — and one key figure in the middle of all this is Mitt Romney. He’s cast as the great hope to show Trump doesn’t completely own the Republicans. Does that check out? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will send the impeachment articles to the Senate this week. That means it’s just about go time. So with the trial imminent, we look at the strategy the 47 Democrats will put in place to try to make things go their way. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we're talking all about John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor who might hold the key to President Trump's fate in the Senate impeachment trial, but only if he gets to testify. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.