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Bonus: "The Dark Knight"
Mar 01, 2021Sarah's other show has a special guest! Maintenance Phase co-host Aubrey Gordon visits Why Are Dads to talk about Christopher Nolan, trash masculinity and the dwindling number of non-problematic super...
The O.J. Simpson Trial: The DeLorean Detour
Feb 22, 2021To tell the story of the "dream team" we must begin by going back to the future. This week we learn why O.J. Simpson fired the man who defended John DeLorean and why a briefcase of cocaine isn’t alway...
Tipper Gore vs. Heavy Metal: The Hearing
Feb 15, 2021Mike tells Sarah the real reason Congress called a bunch of rockers to Washington D.C. Digressions include cartoon violence, sleeveless tees and Trixie Mattel. Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" and Twiste...
Tipper Gore vs. Heavy Metal: The Case Against "Porn Rock"
Feb 08, 2021Mike tells Sarah how a congressional wife started a moral crusade. Digressions include Sheena Easton, Satanic rhymes and teen homicide statistics. Ozzy Osbourne's bat story is recounted in full. Suppo...
The Anti-Vaccine Movement
Feb 01, 2021Special guest Eric Michael Garcia tells Mike and Sarah about the deep roots of a pernicious modern myth. Digressions include Mary Tyler Moore, British place names and supermodel dating habits. Mike fi...
The O.J. Simpson Trial: The Arraignmaker
Jan 25, 2021This week, we put on our suits and head back to the courtroom. O.J. Simpson pleads not guilty, Marcia Clark finishes questioning Kato Kaelin and Bob Shapiro continues to furrow his brow. Digressions i...
Shannon Faulkner & Sex Discrimination at The Citadel
Jan 18, 2021Mike tells Sarah how a troll-ish experiment turned a South Carolina teenager into one of the most maligned women of the 1990s. Digressions include Sally Ride, Anne Hathaway and, as usual, "Newsies." M...
The O.J. Simpson Trial: My Fair Paula
Jan 11, 2021This week we talk about the early days of Paula and O.J.’s relationship and the celebrity cameos reach either a high or a low point. Digressions include date etiquette, cat scams and room-temperature...
The O.J. Simpson Trial: Paula Escapes From L.A.
Dec 28, 2020This week we return to the O.J. Simpson trial and learn what Paula Barbieri did after the Bronco chase. Digressions include fish, beef and grocery shopping while conventionally attractive. Neither co...
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Dec 21, 2020Mike tells Sarah the complicated story of an over-simplified study. Digressions include Tonya Harding, "The Meg" and Kitty Genovese. The Milgram obedience studies and the "broken windows" theory of po...