ISIS, Kid Rock, and the Death of Compassion
Today, we talk about two wars. Both challenge essential freedoms we have long taken for granted. In troubled times,…
March 4, 2015-
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Why I’m worrying about the Mets already.
The Mets are in camp; they’ve yet to play a spring training game. That comes Friday, against the Tigers. Signs are good: Matt Harvey can throw well following Tommy John surgery; David Wright is healthy (at least for now); everything else seems to be in…
March 3, 2015
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I Officially Give Up and do that whole Band/Letters in Your Name thing, creating an excuse to talk about Impaled Nazarene and Weinstein Dorm.
You have surely noticed that the Internet is absolutely lousy with these lists where someone assigns a band to…
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Episode 10: On Weaponizing Heteronormativity and How No One Knows How to Do Relationships
In this episode: Kate and Sally catch you up on their lives, from how charming and wonderful Norm Lewis is to friend breakups that suck. They discuss emails from a couple of listeners, including one who has figured out the perfect way to trick aggressive bros out of leaving you alone in a bar. (Hint: It involves using heteronormativity as a weapon…in a subversive way.) They then answer a listener’s question about healthy relationships and how to, like, have one? (Spoiler: We can only guess.)
February 26, 2015
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Episode 54: LIVE with Norm Lewis and The Bitchy Waiter!
The Bartender is joined by Norm Lewis and The Bitchy Waiter for another wonderful live show. PLUS a listener shout out, and we play Craigslist Ad or Casting Notice with Jordan McDonough! Recorded at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY.
February 24, 2015
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Saturday Night Live Turns 40; Tim’s Visits to the Show Turn 38.
The fairly unspectacular memories that follow are dedicated to Alan Zweibel, who was inordinately kind to a 14-year old…
February 24, 2015 -
Remix: Is Music Ready For The Apocalypse?
Listen, no person, no matter how much they froth with opinions, should be above an occasional mea culpa, and…
February 23, 2015 -
Lesley Gore, 1946-2015
Lesley Gore, who died today at 68, is most remembered for her first hit, “It’s My Party (and I’ll Cry If I Want To),” which began a successful collaboration with Quincy Jones as her producer.She was a Brooklyn native, but her family moved to New Jersey…
February 16, 2015
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Van Halen Save the ’70s
I’ve been thinking about the 1970s…specifically, about how much they sucked. If you are too young to have truly…
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Superlatives, The Column
I’ve read the data: my readers respond when I insult icons, dissect shabby and rotting pop phenomena, or reel…
February 2, 2015