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.
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 Senator ...
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 Virgin...
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?
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
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 Just...
Oct 15, 2021•41 min
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 requ...
Oct 13, 2021•40 min
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.
Oct 11, 2021•1 min
