S7 Ep7: Most Annoying Phrases, Fled Cruz and Winter Storm Uri, Clubhouse

What's a phrase people say all the time that you hate? We "did a thing" and got feedback LIVE on air! And friend of the show Shane brings some Los Angeles sunshine to the panel this week! It's happening again: people continue to cause destruction by celebrating their unborn babies' genitals via explosion. Do we wish ill on anyone? No. Do we care that Rush Limbaugh died? Also no. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is under fire after the state Attorney General released a report indicating that Cuomo's office underreported the number of COVID-related nursing home deaths. Can we sympathize with his position? Winter Storm Uri has devastated much of the southern and middle United States. Particularly in Texas, where the power grid has been deregulated for two decades because dErEGuLaTiOn MeAnS fREedOm.  As if the human and infrastructure toll wasn't bad enough, consumers are now having to fight power bills for tens of thousands of dollars. Flyin' Cruz, Cancun Cruz, Fled Cruz: how many names can we come up with for a Senator for abandoning his state in the middle of a crisis? Meanwhile, AOC and Beto O'Rourke have picked up the slack for Ted to show Texans what real leadership looks like. Remember, Texas: y'all can vote this fucker out in 2024. Dolly Parton says "thanks, but no thanks" to a Tennessee state Capitol proposal for a statue of her likeness. Do we allow smartphone apps to track us? We don't think so... but maybe, kinda sorta. Can we just get a villain origin story that doesn't try to humanize the villain for once? Clubhouse: what we like, what we're confused about, and whether or not you're missing out by not having early access. We've got a little bit of everything in this week's recommendations: Follow @NASAPersevere for the adventures of a real-life Wall-E (Andrew), Gino's pizza in Atlanta (Laura), Silicone popcorn poppers (Pam), and 'The Warmth of Other Suns' by Isabel Wilkerson (Shane).   And in this week's installment of After Dark, available on Patreon: What the hell did Armie Hammer do, and how does it relate to online dating? Will someone this rich and connected actually face consequences for his actions? We cover some of our Patrons' cringiest online dating stories, and they remind us of a few of our own. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices