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Whether it's due to Russia's imminent invasion of Ukraine or lingering pandemic restrictions or a University of Wisconsin assistant basketball coach, we're all under pressure. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 07:24 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 07:33 - Russia prepares to invade Ukraine 24:51 - Segment: Covid —The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 25:00 - Prime Minister Boris Johnson removes all Covid restrictions 26:51 - California governor Gavin Newsom announces switch from pandemic to endemic approach to the coronavirus 28:48 - Centers for Disease Control isn’t publishing large quantities of Covid data it collects 37:29 - Canada continues to operate under Emergencies Act to disband pandemic protesters 47:29 - University of Michigan head coach Juwan Howard suspended for remainder of the season for punching University of Wisconsin coach 50:13 - Washington Free Beacon review of light beers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, a whole lot of people have a whole lot of things to say: A Jewish member of parliament spars with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who likened protesters to Nazis. To Mary Katharine and Vic's surprise, Rep. Ilhan Omar condemned an outlet that doxxed Canadians who donated to protesters. And on this side of the border, San Francisco parents made their voices heard at the ballot box, voting out school board members who kept schools shut during the pandemic. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 08:37 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 08:38 - Canadian parliamentarian has some words for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau 13:14 - Outlet doxxes Canadian pandemic protests donors, who appeared on a hacked list 17:38 - Segment: You Love to Hear It 17:45 - Rep. Ilhan Omar condemns outlet who doxxed donors 18:51 - Black Lives Matter activist attempts to murder Jewish candidate in Louisville; local BLM chapter pays his bail 24:04 - San Francisco school board members ousted over school closures, "wokeism" 30:34 - Segment: Masks Mania 30:38 - Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin signs bill to give parents right to decide whether kids mask at school 38:22 - Columnist says her daughter enjoys wearing a mask... at home... because it makes her feel safe... 42:29 - Rest in peace, P.J. O'Rourke Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No matter how much you drank on Super Bowl Sunday, you probably weren’t as tanked as President Joe Biden’s approval numbers. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threatens to bring in the military (tanks?) to handle pandemic mandate protesters. And a new study warns against getting tanked on Moscow Mules. Times: 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 12:48 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 12:57 - President Joe Biden’s approval numbers tank 17:32 - Canadian leaders threaten martial law to end pandemic protests 28:14 - France tightens its vaccine mandate, while Denmark removes all restrictions 29:25 - Washington D.C. mayor ends vaccine mandate for indoor activities, mask mandate to expire by end of the month 35:17 - Slim majority of independents, 80 percent of Democrats, say they support mask mandates 35:29 - Celebs spotted maskless at Super Bowl 44:55 - Copper levels in Moscow Mules could be dangerous—if you drink 30 of them—according to a new study Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four Canadian provinces announce they’ll drop pandemic restrictions—and parliamentarians across the isle give Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a not-so-polite Canadian shellacking. Mary Katharine and Vic dive into the case of West Elm Caleb and ask if he's really the monster social media has made him out to be. Last, but certainly not least, we address Adidas's titillating advertisement—link NOT included in show notes. Times: 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 06:41 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 07:29 - Vaccine mandate protests continue in Canada, and four provinces announce they’ll drop restrictions 15:21 - Purveyor of “trauma” West Elm Caleb, and the New York Times asks a great question 25:44 - Several democratic-led states drop mask mandates, and the White House and health experts change their mind on the Centers for Disease Control’s face covering guidance 38:00 - Adidas tweets boob grid (perhaps out of a medical textbook?) to advertise sports bra line Link New York Times article, If Everything is ‘Trauma,’ Is Anything? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want to run as fast as Usain Bolt, eat 100 chicken nuggets every day, says your new nutrition and exercise coach, Mary Katharine. Oh, and definitely don’t eat the food served in Beijing’s Olympic village. An update on mask wars, the second week of Joe Rogan drama making the front pages, and New York City kids go vegan on Fridays at school. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 07:06 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 08:25 - Joe Rogan opponents slam his past use of the N-word 14:18 - George Washington University president walks back plans to investigate a series of posters criticizing China’s human rights abuses and the 2022 Olympics in Beijing 25:47 - Mask wars update 37:15 - Ominous background caught in ski jump picture from Beijing Olympics 37:50 - Olympic athletes report poor conditions in Beijing’s Olympic village, from quarantines to insufficient meals 42:30 - 2022 Olympic viewership tanks, and Kristen Soltis Anderson has a clue as to why 46:02 - New York City mayor Eric Adams directs publics schools to go vegan on Fridays Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re not here to cancel Whoopi Goldberg over her Holocaust comments, but it looks like her own television network is already on it. The White House weighs in on censoring podcaster Joe Rogan, the masking meltdown continues in Northern Virginia, and Canadian truckers revolt against vaccine mandates. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 10:55 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 11:39 - Segment: Uncanceled 11:48 - Whoopi Goldberg suspended from The View over Holocaust comments 15:18 - Georgetown suspends constitutional law professor Ilya Shapiro over tweet, and students demand reparations from the school 18:24 - The White House weighs in on censoring podcaster Joe Rogan 25:40 - Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson comes to Rogan’s defense 26:47 - Mask meltdown continues in Loudoun County, Virginia 31:27 - Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti claims he held his breath while taking a photo with Magic Johnson at the NFC championship game 32:18 - Mom takes on the Prince William County School Board over masks 34:45 - Canadian truckers blockade roads in the country’s capitol, in protest of vaccine mandates 45:50 - The Washington Football Team takes on a new name: The Washington Commanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Joe Rogan controversy continues, and Mary Katharine and Vic question whose misinformation will land on the right side of history. We discover who leaked the news of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement, California officials enjoy an NFL playoff game maskless, and a brawl breaks out in Philadelphia over… Golden Corral steak? Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 10:00 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 10:03 - Podcaster Joe Rogan releases statement on Spotify controversy 21:25 - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle threaten to walk away from their Spotify deal over Joe Rogan 27:42 - New Jersey gym owner Ian Smith, who refused to close gym in defiance of pandemic lockdowns, announces run for Congress 32:15 - White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain leaked news of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement 34:37 - Magic Johnson, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, San Francisco mayor London Breed, and California governor Gavin Newsom enjoy NFC championship maskless 39:13 - Mary Katharine tries out a new Girl Scout cookie live on air! 40:55 - Brawl breaks out at a Philadelphia Golden Corral after restaurant runs out of steak Link Mary Katharine's article on the cost of masking children indefinitely Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer isn’t so happy that the news of his impending retirement leaked. Mary Katharine and Vic break down the (lack of) research on masking children, the Spotify vs. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan debate, and NATO’s attempt to confront Russia Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 05:49 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 05:54 - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement 18:29 - The Washington Post and The Atlantic write on masking children 27:00 - The head of a school board in Prince George’s County, Maryland says she sees no end in sight for masking in schools 28:34 - Spotify vs. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan 32:36 - The U.S., NATO attempt to confront Russia 38:10 - California judge stalls regulations on pork products Links Mary Katharine's Kidfins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Moms in Boston are saying what we’re all feeling. Rather, screaming it from the 50 yard line of the local high school. Mary Katharine and Vic give the full rundown on the mask debacle in Virginia, President Biden snaps at Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, and a recap of one of the best weekend in professional football Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the show 04:35 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 05:53 - Mask mandate madness continues in Virginia 08:56 - Kids and resilience 10:04 - Fairfax County Public Schools town hall on masking 18:37 - Mad moms in Boston scream on a high school football field, The New York Times reports 23:44 - The New York Times’ David Leonhardt writes on coronavirus risk calculations 28:04 - NBC Poll: Americans view former president Donald Trump more favorably than Vice President Kamala Harris 30:47 - Experts say last weekend was one of the greatest in NFL playoff history 38:00 - President Joe Biden calls Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy a "stupid son of a bitch," Doocy laughs it off Links Mary Katharine's article on resilience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Katharine and Vic unpack Biden's lengthly press conference, from 95 (or is it 98?) percent of schools reopening to Russia's 'minor incursion' in the Ukraine. In coronavirus news, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends masking in schools and vaccine passports, a Los Angeles charter school quarantines unvaccinated students, and NPR wrongly reports a mask fight between Supreme Court justices. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 06:56 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 07:04 - President Joe Biden claims that 95 percent—then 98 percent—of schools are open 10:06 - Segment: You Love to Hear It 10:19 - Biden completes a long press conference and answers questions 11:20 - Biden says if Russia launches a “minor incursion” into the Ukraine, it may not prompt a U.S. response 14:26 - Biden pressed on calling opponents to his voting rights bill “Bull Connor” 17:15 - 2022 election integrity depends on voting rights bill, Biden says—and Vice President Harris attempts a cleanup 24:20 - Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends masking in schools and vaccine passports 30:44 - Los Angeles charter school quarantines unvaccinated students 34:21 - Biden administration launches coronavirus test kit service 36:25 - NPR wrongly reports a mask scuffle in the Supreme Court between Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch 42:50 - Super Bowl halftime lineup announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A face-off is a-brewing over masks in Northern Virginia schools, Donald Trump takes a swing at a likely 2024 Republican primary rival, and another NBA higher up ignores China's human rights abuses. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 07:40 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 07:50 - Mask-off face-off in Virginia 20:13 - Trump fires shots at anticipated 2024 presidential candidate and Florida governor Ron DeSantis 26:00 - Warriors owner Chamath Palihapitiya doesn't care about the Uyghurs 31:29 - Tennis star Naomi Osaka urges investigation into Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai's disappearance 35:38 - USA Today asks: What Girl Scout Cookie does your state search for the most? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is time for the Biden administration to do what they need to do to finally vanquish the coronavirus, Vice President Kamala Harris says, and that time is everyday. It's also time for a new Getting Hammered segment: Getting Hammered Investigates. This week, Mary Katharine and Vic investigate Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's own investigation into his infamous KKK/blackface yearbook photo. Five year olds in Minneapolis need the vax to go out to eat, the return of Hillary Clinton, and the debate over the filibuster continues. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 07:57 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 08:15 - The media will consider differentiating what Covid statistics to report 13:02 - Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota to require those ages five and up to provide proof of vaccination to enter restaurants 21:31 - Hillary Clinton makes a comeback 27:23 - Senator Tom Cotton blasts the filibuster using Senator Chuck Schumer's own words 29:40 - Segment: Getting Hammered Investigates 29:59 - Getting Hammered investigates Virginia governor Ralph Northam's own investigation into his infamous KKK and blackface photo 35:35 - The SEC is too powerful, and people (not Mary Katharine) are upset 39:10 - Update on tennis star Novak Djokovic 42:51 - Segment: Uncanceled 43:13 - Steve Harvey makes no plans for stand-up appearances due to cancel culture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a good day for Mary Katharine: The Georgia Bulldogs won their first National Championship in more than four decades, trouncing Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the fourth quarter. CDC director Rochelle Walensky said something that actually made sense, failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams flakes on President Biden's voting rights speech, and New York City mayor Eric Adams floats vaccine mandates for kids. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 00:00 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 10:15 - President Biden and Vice President Harris talk voting rights in Georgia 11:50 - Stacey Abrams, and a coalition of Georgia's most active voting rights groups, snubs the Biden administration's event 15:16 - The White House tries to corner Senator Joe Manchin on Build Back Better 19:07 - Store shelves left empty, Omicron to blame? 24:22 - New York City mayor Eric Adams considers vaccine mandate for kids 29:35 - Kids in northern Virginia are (finally) back in school 29:36 - Segment: You Love to Hear It 29:55 - CDC director Rochelle Walensky says 75 percent of vaccinated people who died from Covid-19 had at least four other comorbidities 34:19 - The Fresh Prince of Bel Air gets a dramatic reboot 39:00 - Actor and comedian Bob Saget dies at age 65 44:04 - Mary Katharine and her husband, Steve, invent KidFins, an adjustable floating device to help teach kids how to swim Links Mary Katharine and Steve's Kickstarter for KidFins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do teachers' unions, Pete Davidson, and Martinis all have in common? They know how to play dirty. Kids are shut out of school as teachers refuse to return to the classroom, Kim Kardashian unfollows Miley Cyrus after her New Years Eve special with Kim's latest beau, Pete Davidson, and Mary Katharine finds just how to make your Martini even dirtier. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 12:44 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 12:50 - Schools in Northern Virginia, elsewhere, remain closed four days after snowstorm 18:09 - Chicago teachers refuse go back to the classroom, forcing district to close 18:46 - Segment: You Love to Hear it 18:55 - Lori Lightfoot vehemently backs opening schools after teachers reject reopening 31:17 - NBC reporter tells viewers how to double-mask—and double-mask their kids 33:14 - Kim Kardashian unfollows Miley Cyrus after her New Years Eve special with Kim's latest beau, Pete Davidson 37:42 - Covid—and California's restrictive public health measures—could push Super Bowl LVI out of Los Angeles 41:10 - Australia denies unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic entry 45:27 - How to make your Dirty Martini even dirtier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Snowmicron: A snowstorm keeps kids in some states out of school, and officials are considering another shutdown due to the Omicron surge. But fear not, school closures aren't going to impact grades or test scores—because some districts won't record the data it in the first place. AOC skirts the Snowmicron mess in Miami, and starts a national conversation on the plight of attractive people. And there's another storm brewing—this time, over the filibuster. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 07:20 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 07:23 - Snowmicron keeps kids home from school 22:39 - Arlington Public Schools proposes eliminating penalties for late homework and homework grades in the name of "equity"—but local teachers push back 25:38 - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets called out for partying maskless in Miami, and Mary Katharine gives the representative kudos for drawing attention to the plight of hot people 31:19 - Comedian Patton Oswalt apologizes for posting picture with his friend Dave Chappelle 39:41 - A fight over the filibuster brews in Washington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of great movies came out in 1986. Babes in Toyland was not one of them. But Mary Katharine and Vic watched the spectacular Christmas film, starring Drew Barrymore and Keanu Reaves, so you don't have to. Merry Christmas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Manchin officially kills Build Back Better, CNN checks in with Mary Katharine and Vic's favorite Omicron-tracking doctor, and the Bidens re-home their old dog to make room for a brand-new puppy. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 09:40 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 09:45 - Build Back Better is DOA, courtesy of Senator Joe Manchin 20:18 - Omicron cases spike in Mid-Atlantic region 26:17 - Dr. Angelique Coetzee talks Omicron on CNN 33:58 - There's a new puppy in the White House, and to make room, Major gets the boot 41:35 - Can you smell dead ants? TikTok on smelling ants goes viral Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Ben Affleck to the Build Back Better Act, on this episode of Getting Hammered, it's all about the Benjamins. The Atlantic publishes a story on Covid from someone outside of the media bubble, Elon Musk swings at Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Mary Katharine and Vic read letters to Santa from one hundred years ago. Times 00:11 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 13:29 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 13:35 - Ben Affleck drama, and Jennifer Garner being a class act 25:19 - Sen. Joe Manchin to kill BBB 32:52 - Based billionaire Elon Musk takes a crack at Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Twitter 33:39 - Segment: You Love to See It 33:41 - Matthew Walther piece in The Atlantic: Where I Live, No One Cares About Covid 40:11 - Mary Katharine's potato chip Reese's review 44:23 - Santa letters from 1921 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Would a can of Vienna Sausages outlast mask mandates? CDC director Rochelle Walensky thinks so. Elon Musk joins the ranks of Mary Katharine's husband as an Ideas Man, a comedian and an MSNBC host butt heads, and California experiences a bacon shortage. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 11:15 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 11:22 - Covid updates: California reinstates indoor mask mandate, Philadelphia requires vaccines for indoor dining, first Omicron-variant death in the UK 13:12 - CDC director Rochelle Walensky says masks are for now, not forever 16:13 - Dr. Angelique Coetzee, one of the doctors who discovered Omicron, 22:55 - Time magazine names Elon Musk Person of the Year 29:24 - Sarah Silverman butts heads with MSNBC's Joy-Ann Reid 33:01 - Bacon shortage in California 38:35 - Tornadoes rock Kentucky Links for charities helping tornado victims Samaritan's purse Mercy Chefs Relevant Church's Tornado Relief Fund Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York Times reports a groundbreaking story: Parents are upset about school closures. Color Mary Katharine and Vic surprised (not). The Supreme Court hears a case on voucher programs, Democrats are losing the vaccine mandate debate, and Chris Cuomo officially gets the boot from CNN. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 09:50 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 10:02 - Breaking news from the New York Times: Parents are frustrating with schools 20:45 - Supreme Court hears case on voucher programs and religious institutions 27:23 - Dems lose vaccine mandate battles in court 36:28 - CNN kicks Chris Cuomo to the curb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More than half of young adults are overweight. Stacey Abrams is back for another gubernatorial race. Mary Katharine's college football woes. And Reese's is now adding potato chips to their peanut butter cups—which Vic isn't so sure about. We're not just gluttons—we're gluttons for punishment. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 12:50 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 12:55 - New York City mayor Bill DeBlasio announces a new vaccine mandate 23:40 - Childhood obesity in the United States 31:38 - Stacey Abrams throws her hat back into the ring, and claims she never denied the results of her first go at the governor's mansion 35:46 - Former Senator Bob Dole dies at age 98 40:35 - Segment: You Love to See It 40:40 - Democrats fall flat on "Latinx" language, via Politico 44:40 - There's nothing at all to talk about sports this week, especially not the SEC championship 46:33 - Reese's releases a peanut butter cup with potato chips Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Anthony Fauci is the science, according to... himself. But Mary Katharine and Vic aren't so sure he—or the Biden administration, for that matter—knows how to tackle the Omicron variant. The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on the Mississippi abortion case, the Women's Tennis Association takes a stand against China, and we learn the history of the golf course beverage cart. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 09:45 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 09:56 - The Omicron variant is here 16:00 - Fauci faces his foes 19:27 - Segment: You Love to See It 19:34 - Reporter asks Fauci a tough question 25:20 - Oral arguments at the Supreme Court on the Mississippi abortion case 33:12 - Women's Tennis Association quits China over Peng Shuai's disappearance 37:40 - Kids are increasingly cutting ties with their parents 44:35 - Golf.com tells the history of the golf course beverage cart Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Katharine and Vic have recovered from their Thanksgiving feasts and they're back to discuss Disney's decision to censor an episode of the Simpsons, as well as the new covid variant, fact-checkers, and some very unlucky pub dwellers in England Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 11:24 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 11:26 - The new coronavirus variant, Omicron 24:52 - Journalists and Harvard academics work to identify misinformation in the news 31:44 - Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey steps down 35:19 - Disney censors Simpsons episode with Tiananmen Square reference in Hong Kong 39:48 - Matthew McConaughey announces he will not run for governor of Texas 43:00 - England revelers stuck in pub for three days after snowstorm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Thanksgiving from Mary Katharine and Vic! The hosts are here to talk about their Thanksgiving traditions and the topic they wish they were talking about all the time: food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We aren't sure who's still listening to Dr. Anthony Fauci, but he officially declared it safe to visit with family during the holidays. Businesses are changing shipping and packaging to fight supply chain woes, CNN takes a mostly unsuccessful drive around Brooklyn in a self-driving car, and a former Obama economic advisor gets real on inflation. Times 00:11 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 07:39 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 07:40 - Anthony Fauci says it's okay for the vaccinated to enjoy the holidays 22:00 - Britney Spears freed from conservatorship 27:14 - Shipping containers and supply chains 32:18 - CNN takes a self-driving car for a (mostly unsuccessful) spin in Brooklyn 39:14- Segment: You Love To Hear It 39:21 - Former Obama economic advisor gets real on inflation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's drama in the White House—Kamala drama, that is. Mary Katharine and Vic talk about tumultuous relationships in the White House, as well as the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, a football miracle, dating while living with your parents, and Taylor Swift making money off of a relationship that ended more than a decade ago. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 05:03 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 06:20 - Closing arguments of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial 14:40 - Kamala Drama 18:58 - The Detroit Lions did not lose 21:33 - The Atlantic story on dating while living at home 27:00 - The New York Times is concerned that there's no Covid vaccine for pets 29:39 - Decoding the Swifty drama Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kamala Harris fakes a French accent, Michigan's Attorney General has one too many Bloody Marys, and Morgan Ortagus rips Adam Schiff on the View Times 00:13 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 06:06 -Segment: The News You Need to Know 06:45 - One too many Bloody Marys for Michigan's Democratic Attorney General 10:55 - Secretary of Education, teachers union head say no more masks outdoors for kids 17:08 - American campaign to vaccinate kids off to good start 20:37 - Updates on New Jersey State Senator Ed Durr 24:37 - Kyle Rittenhouse trial 34:57 - Car break-ins up in San Francisco 44:00 - Cotton Candy Lobster caught off the coast of Maine 46:14 - Bacon wrapped... presents? Feat. Coolio 51:11 - Segment: We Love to Hear It 51:49 - Morgan Ortagus rips Adam Schiff on the View Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is it Daylight Saving Time or Daylight Savings Time? Is inflation actually good for us? And will the BIF help with that? Mary Katharine and Vic answer these questions and talk T-Mac, breathalyzers, and mask mandates. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 04:02 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 04:07 - 32nd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall 07:40 - Our very own Vic Matus snaps a photo with Terry McAuliffe 12:47 - Daylight Saving(s) Time (and people complaining about it) 19:00 - MSNBC asks: Is inflation actually a good thing? 26:58 - Will the (very pricey) Infrastructure bill help with that? 33:00 - Mandates and masks 41:53 - An update on the diapered astronauts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Katharine and Vic talk elections, and this week's biggest upsets, as well as the Supreme Court's latest concealed carry decisions and our hobby horse: vaccine mandates for kids. Times 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 06:15 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 06:33 - Results of the Virginia governor's election 11;15 - The Lincoln Project and the tiki torch stunt 24:50 - New Jersey democrat falls to unlikely challenger 29:50 - Winsome Sears wins the race for lieutenant governor in Virginia 31:13 - Supreme Court hands down decision on concealed carry 33:12 - San Francisco mandates vaccines for kids as young as five 39:37 - Space diapers 41:00 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Katharine and Vic are back to chat numbers, from the Virginia governor's race to spending bills to plummeting poll numbers for the Biden administration to the original prices for McDonald's hamburgers. Times 00:13 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 09:05 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 09:09 - The Virginia Governor's Race 14:06 - Tiki torch antics 16:47 - Updates on the Infrastructure and Reconciliation bills 22:03 - New Jersey governor's race 24:29 - Americans lose confidence in President Biden, Democrats, according to NBC Poll 28:40 - Let's Go Brandon 35:20 - Kanye West's Sunday Service featuring Justin Bieber and Marilyn Manson 37:50 - The original McDonald's menu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary Katharine Ham welcomed her third daughter into the world this weekend. So where else would she be four days after labor than the recording studio, with Vic, chatting about the experience? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A protests against Dave Chappelle's uncancellable (and very funny) Netflix comedy special, vaccine mandates for kids, an ad war in the Virginia governor's race, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's wise words on race and education. Times 00:11 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 06:02 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 07:04 - Protests against Dave Chappelle's Netflix comedy special 17:41 - The not-so-nefarious list at Coastal Carolina 24:08 - Coronavirus vaccine mandates for children 32:21 - Update on the Virginia governor's race (and an ad war!) 38:47 - Richmond Public Schools will close schools during election week for the "emotional health of teachers" 40:44 - Donald Trump starts a new social network, Truth 41:54 - Wise words from former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 45:12 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Virginia gubernatorial race is the b word. Bellwether, that is, for what's to come in 2022 and 2024. Mary Katharine and Vic pay tribute to the late Colin Powell, fact-check Fauci's football season fears, and talk about teens developing the TikTok tics. Times 0:10 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 05:59 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 06:02 - Rest in peace, Colin Powell 10:00 - Virginia governor's race 17:05 - Vice President Harris releases video for black churches endorsing Virginia Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe 19:00 - Allison Williams quits ESPN over vaccine mandate 22:58 - NFL free agent Cam Newton gets vaccinated 24:11 - TSA vaccination rates post federal mandate 27:41 - Biden administration reverses Trump's shower head deregulation 30:55 - Football and a Fauci Fact-Check 37:00 - Thomas Jefferson statue to get the boot from New York City's city hall 40:37 - Teens develop tics from TikTok 45:32 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To McDonalds, to space, to Boston, to Barnes and Noble (to pick up a copy of Katie Couric's new book). Mary Katharine and Vic are "Going There." Times 00:20 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 10:06 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 10:15 - The great inflation situation 17:27 - Energy prices spike 20:34 - William Shatner goes to space (and not just in a Hollywood studio!) 25:58 - Katie Couric reveals in her new book, Going There, that she edited out parts of an interview to "protect" the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg 33:04 - The Boston Marathon winner's time 35:44 - Senator Kirsten Sinema's foot injury curbs a climate activists' protest during the Boston Marathon 37:57 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gender-neutral children's toys, empty shelves, and child actors working for the Vice President. The inaugural episode has arrived. Let's get hammered. Times 00:07 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 03:28 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 03:30 - Southwest's massive flight cancellation 9:00 - Supply chains interrupted 13:13 - Vice President Kamala Harris's cringey NASA promotion video, featuring child actors 18:00 - Legos commits to ridding itself of "gender bias" 22:11 - Gov. Gavin Newsom to require stores to have "gender-neutral" toy sections 24:37 - Big loss for Alabama (and the family of Texas A&M kicker Seth Small goes wild!) 28:34 - Leftist activist ice cream makers Ben and Jerry answer (or not) why they still sell in Israel 32:37 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not easy keeping up with the news—especially when you're a parent. Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus know that well. And while they can't get your kids to school on time (and without ketchup in their hair—ask Mary Katharine about that one), they can break down the news you need to know. Put the kids to bed, pour yourself a drink, and join us twice weekly for Getting Hammered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices