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 tit illating advertisement—link NOT included in show notes. Times: 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 06:41 - Segment: The News You Need ...
Feb 11, 2022•45 min
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...
Feb 09, 2022•56 min
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 - Georg...
Feb 04, 2022•51 min
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 ...
Feb 02, 2022•48 min
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 ...
Jan 28, 2022•44 min
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 1...
Jan 26, 2022•42 min
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...
Jan 21, 2022•47 min
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 ...
Jan 19, 2022•41 min
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...
Jan 14, 2022•48 min
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: T...
Jan 12, 2022•50 min
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 clo...
Jan 07, 2022•53 min
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 th...
Jan 05, 2022•49 min
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
Dec 24, 2021•43 min
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,...
Dec 22, 2021•48 min
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 ki...
Dec 17, 2021•49 min
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 -...
Dec 15, 2021•41 min
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 vouc...
Dec 10, 2021•47 min
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...
Dec 08, 2021•52 min
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 h...
Dec 03, 2021•51 min
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 ste...
Dec 01, 2021•47 min
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
Nov 24, 2021•33 min
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 t...
Nov 19, 2021•44 min
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 Detro...
Nov 17, 2021•37 min
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 Senato...
Nov 12, 2021•54 min
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 - M...
Nov 10, 2021•43 min
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 Virgi...
Nov 05, 2021•46 min
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...
Nov 03, 2021•43 min
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
Oct 27, 2021•37 min
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 3...
Oct 22, 2021•51 min
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 Democr...
Oct 20, 2021•49 min
