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Greetings from the hurricane ravaged coasts of South Carolina. Emily and I recorded this episode a few weeks ago and then, well, a bunch of stuff happened. Including a hurricane. I’m fine. We got incredibly lucky here in South Carolina but it did delay things a bit.Do you want to feel old? Want to feel how horrifyingly fast the year is moving? Then take a listen to this podcast and realize how many things you’ve forgotten about that happened only a few weeks ago.On Veep and The West WingOur contractually required thoughts on the Olivia Nuzzia/ RFK scandalThe Trump and Laura Loomer stuffWhat is a war crime anyway?Eva Galperin, Electronic Frontier Foundation's Director of Cybersecurity, walks us through the Telegram arrest. After we recorded this episode, one of the things that Galperin warned about came to pass: Telegram promised to give more data to the cops.Telegram Changes Policy, Says It Will Provide User Data to AuthoritiesObamacoreMets whimsyDark Wire by Joseph CoxTelegram Isn't an Encrypted Messaging AppSome Background on BrazilEva on TwitterEva on Bluesky

Content warning for discussion of pregnancy and miscarriage.We recorded an emergency episode because Brittany Dawn is pregnant, and we have a lot of feelings about it.Listen to the whole thing by subscribing to our Patreon. For $5, you're supporting the show, and get two extra episodes a month.https://www.patreon.com/RabbitH0lePodcast Mentioned in the episode:What’s in Brittany Dawn’s SettlementGrowing GoodingsRodruiges family SnarkMusic by Janus Rose

Rolling Stone staff writer Brittany Spanos joins us in the warren this week to walk us through one of our weirder rabbit holes: pop music.Matthew’s Katy Perry gaffeTaylor is not done, Taylor is never doneThe rise of the new pop girliesKaty Perry was bad long before thisFalse nostalgia for the Obama eraWe’re all trapped in 2016Katy Perry CAN’T fix thisThe Hannah Montana GenerationYou can’t have a nice time anymore.AI Music fraud storyChappell Roan VMA performanceAbraham Lincoln Shared Bed with a Man for 4 Years, Fell Into 'Suicidal Depression' When He Left, Doc Says (Exclusive)Lover of Men trailerJames Buchanan, gay?Chappell Roan Is a Pop Supernova. Nothing About It Has Been EasyThe David Bowie/ Lincoln posterA Chapell Roan pet themed cat commercialKaty Perry can fix thisWelcome to the Hannah Montana Generation of Pop Music

https://www.patreon.com/RabbitH0lePodcastIn this ep:Matthew on the things that get donated to a used bookstoreEmily on Julie and Julia (2009)Matthew on Telegram and France and Elon and BrazilThe concept of “hate following” da new york mets baby love da metsBiblequest review on board game geek Half price booksBonnie’s cookbook store Seattle bookstoreMicrowave cooking for one by marie t smithGault on telegram (charging documents)Nytimes backpage article ObidiahMets reddit Cyclones seinfeld night Baseball murder casehttps://www.patreon.com/RabbitH0lePodcast

https://www.patreon.com/RabbitH0lePodcastWhat’s the deal with all of those “pirated” movie and TV clips that show up on TikTok and Instagram? Well, some of them are being quietly breadcrumbed across your feeds by the studios themselves—and it’s proving to be a great way to get people to watch at least one network sitcom.This week, Emily and Matthew go down the rabbit hole with Alex Cranz, deputy editor at The Verge and host of the Vergecast, and share our deepest darkest secrets: We watch (and like) Young Sheldon.In this episode:Big Bang Theory and weird nerdsWatching TV on Facebook ReelsTikTok as cable accessContent creators and labor lawsLinks discussed:The Nursery Nurse Young sheldon subreddit “Bluey moms who smoke weed” Facebook Group Winnah Basset Why I left teaching Kevin Can F*** Himself Caroline EasomWhat’s going on with MrBeast Japanese reality show documentary Comrade “Young Sheldon” is a communist You can find Alex on the Vergecast or on Twitter  

Support us on Patreon!Today’s episode begins with a very long discussion about the perils of buying semi-legal weed in NYC and South Carolina.We’re here with the incomparable Gita Jackson of Aftermath to discuss Charli XCX, Brat Summer, and the Kamala Harris pop culture moment. Do we keep getting sidetracked? Yes, but it’s an incredible discussion and we do get to Brat and Kamala.We also get to …Gita’s thoughts on Overwatch 2Faded Japanese snacks in the bodega windowDispensaries with evil aurasGirl-boss co-optingWatching a washed presidentDiet-Coke as slopPolitics as fandom, fandom as politicsShow notesThe South Carolina weed noteEmily’s Taylor Swift jezebel article Yes, Kamala IS Brat Brat Summer Is Dead, Long Live Brat SummerAaron Sorkin’s Liberal Fantasy Runs the WorldSome Thoughts on ObamacoreGita on politics and fandomMike Binder Thomas JeffersonYou can find Gita and their work at https://aftermath.site/ Our theme music is by Janus Rose