Just when we thought we had uncovered every possible way to die, a porn star was arrested in Spain for killing a man in a mystical ritual involving toad venom. In an overdue reckoning, several editors at traditional media outlets have resigned owing to past racist behavior as well as present dereliction of duty. Who among us could have ever imagined that the winner of the Miss Hitler beauty pageant would be a neo-Nazi? And finally, we begin our much-anticipated Summer Music Series with a deep an...
Jun 11, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 125
The old adage is true: you can put lipstick on a pig but you cannot shit in a wig, as Lea Michele learned this week. We shut down the MAGA crowd’s attraction to the music of the Village People as well as Trump’s horrific photo op masterminded by Ivanka. We also address several social media nopes, such as comparing the #BlackLivesMatter movement to veganism. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SPO...
Jun 04, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 124
This week we shut down the wolves and the Karens. Specifically, two authors of so-called “wolf-kink erotica” are embroiled in a legal battle over who has dominion over a place called the Omegaverse. Meanwhile, an orchestra of Bolivian pan flautists are stranded in a haunted German castle surrounded by 23 packs of wolves. Also on the agenda: big nope to Central Park Karen, and a discussion of the plight of Karens who are not “Karens” (and the Amys who very much are.) HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itu...
May 28, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 123
It’s been another terrible week. Since we last spoke, Alison Roman’s column has been temporarily suspended from the New York Times , leaving us stuck at home with ingredients but no delicious new recipes. Enter Robert Pattinson, who demonstrated how to make an innovative pasta dish in GQ Magazine this month. We also shut down the emerging Ronan Farrow controversy and the critically acclaimed (by him) biography of John Loeb, Jr. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-n...
May 21, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Our conversation this week extends from the Little House to the Waffle House, as Americans embrace 19th Century technology and get into fisticuffs over improperly prepared eggs. We also shut down Alison Roman v. Chrissy Teigen, shy eels in Japan, and the recently unearthed video for Umberto Tozzi’s 1979 hit, “Gloria.” HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/07WFZ...
May 15, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 121
As we enter our second month of sheltering in place, we learned this week of more plagues: a Polar Vortex is about to hit the Eastern seaboard and Murder Hornets have made landfall in Washington state. Meanwhile, Elon Musk and Grimes welcomed their baby boy, named X Æ A-12 Musk and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has decided he has no choice but to eat his neighbors. Struggling with all this confusion and upheaval, we turn to the Asparagus Whisperer to find out what the future holds. HEAR US ON I...
May 07, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 120
This week, we bring to bear all of our expertise as native Long Islanders to analyze the new film “Bad Education,” starring Hugh Jackman as Dr. Frank Tassone, the grifting former superintendent of the Roslyn school district. We also explore MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s new memoir, “What are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO,” and grapple with Zoom etiquette. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SP...
May 01, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 119
This week we contemplate life without toilet paper. We try to understand what really happened when Gov. Cuomo met his daughter’s boyfriend for a home-cooked meatball dinner. Also on the docket: to corona shame or not to corona shame? ***Check out CuomoSays.com for cool merch featuring Andrew Cuomo’s best Powerpoint slides. All proceeds go to the Food Bank of New York City*** HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/thi...
Apr 23, 2020•30 min•Season 1Ep. 118
This week we explore how animals are adapting to life in the age of Covid. We found that rats are resorting to cannibalism, goats are taking over entire towns and people are inviting llamas to their Zoom conferences to spice things up. Also on the docket: who is Joe Pizza and what does he have to do with Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine? Is professional wrestling really an “essential business”? And what happened to Jared Kushner’s cutie-pie dimples? HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itun...
Apr 16, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 117
We’re back after a very dramatic one-month hiatus during which we both battled the coronavirus. We share our personal experiences with the virus, and continue to shut down our federal government’s callous disregard for humanity as they profit from the crisis. Also on the docket: a South African couple has been marooned in the Maldives at a five-star resort since March 22; Andrew Cuomo’s possibly pierced nipples have caused a stir among fans and Dr. Deborah Birx has emerged as a Zoom fashion icon...
Apr 10, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 116
It's been a rough few weeks, but Rachel and Brian will be back next week with a brand new NOPE to bring you some laughter in these dark times.
Apr 02, 2020•1 min•Season 1Ep. 117
This week, we shut down our terrible government’s bungled response to the coronavirus, hand-washing tutorials, New York’s plastic bag ban, #InternationalWomensDay and bolo ties. Also: we offer to help the Charleston Riverdogs come up with clever yet politically correct promotional events and explore the science behind durian fruit superconductors. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SPOTIFY https...
Mar 13, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 115
This week we shut down the Democratic debate in South Carolina, the White House’s bungled response to the coronavirus, various data breaches, Apple’s unusual rules about iPhone representation in cinema, and, finally the worst food innovation since sliced bread: sliced mayonnaise. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/07WFZhd5bgY1l1BspArfRJ STITCHER https://www....
Feb 27, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 114
This week we delve into the struggling presidential campaign of “most electable” Joe Biden; the mixed (gift) bag that was the Oscars; dueling vagina candles/incense from Gwyneth Paltrow and Erykah Badu and, finally, the return of Sean Spicer to the White House in an ill-defined and unpaid role. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/07WFZhd5bgY1l1BspArfRJ STITCH...
Feb 13, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Thank God Dry January is over because Drunk February so far has been even worse. Thankfully, we were joined by Friend of #NOPE Suraj Patel, a beacon of optimism who is running for Congress in NY’s 12th District. We drank Manhattans as we shut down the Iowa caucuses, the inevitable acquittal of Donald Trump and the pissing match between rival billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos that led to the Amazon HQ2 debacle in Queens. Finally, we analyze the deeper meeting behind “Dinosaurs in Love,” the v...
Feb 06, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 112
The news this week–or should we say the Knewz ?–was a grab bag from hell, a piñata overflowing with excrement, so we decided it was the perfect moment to announce our rebranding. Henceforth, this podcast shall be known just as NOPE. Got it? Anyway, in this episode, we explore the Democratic presidential field in the days leading up to the Iowa caucus and shut down Michael Bloomberg’s unusual meet-and-greet with a dog. Also: teens are dipping their balls in soy sauce and eating cereal out of thei...
Jan 30, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 111
We've been forced to skip this week's episode due to extreme sleep deprivation, since we've been trying to stay up to watch the impeachment trial. We hope you have too. We'll be back next week for more Nope!
Jan 24, 2020•47 sec•Season 1Ep. 111
Defying the orders of Yamaha, we are are broadcasting this week from inside a roomy musical instrument case. We shut down the Parnassance, Rachel Brosnahan’s Blanketgate, the disgraceful snubbing of Uncut Gems from the Oscars nominations, Megxit and Brexit. Also: Yuri Geller applies for a job as a spoon-bending British spy; we get to the bottom of an abominable new trend–Fries Boards–with potato expert Riad Bekhit of Potato Parcel; and finally, we participate in a justified schmear campaign agai...
Jan 17, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 110
All is not well! This week, panting with anxiety, we attempt to turn our attention to the brilliant innovations revealed at CES in Las Vegas, like a toilet paper fetching robot and “Reachy,” a droid of unknown purpose that costs $17,000 and looks like a gondolier. Also on the docket: Rachel shares a story about her misadventures in freelancing; Sir Rod Stewart gets slapped with a misdemeanor after trying to break into a private childrens’ party at the Breakers Palm Beach; the Art Basel banana be...
Jan 09, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 109
After spending the holidays relaxing and catching up on the Canadian Broadcasting Company’s edit of “Home Alone 2,” we’re back in the studio shutting it down on the very first day of the new decade. We begin with the hyper-local story of a Manhattan socialite who fell through the floor while shopping at Pottery Barn, requiring an emergency manicure at the scene of the accident. Also on the docket: a writer shares the harrowing story of her struggle to fend off her husbands’ sultry-voiced suitors...
Jan 02, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 108
On this historic day in American history, as the House of Representatives found itself in “deep yogurt,” we were joined by Friend of Nope Jill Kargman, creator and star of Bravo’s “Odd Mom Out,” author, radio host, comedian and sorceress. We explored the plight of the Undecideds, those special unicorns who have seen all the evidence yet haven’t determined how they are going to vote on impeachment, as well as Rudy Giuliani’s allegation that the Bidens were somehow involved in murdering the same p...
Dec 19, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 107
The holidays are approaching and nothing says Christmas like a nine vote working majority, a racy cocaine Santa sweater from Walmart Canada and mincemeat pie made from actual meat! Also on the docket: Brian has boots-on-the-ground reporting about the Art Basel banana; Vox investigates Bronx Colors, the manufacturer of Trump’s orange concealer; the Peloton Husband goes public about his pain, and we puzzle over the media strategy of Boris Johnson, who spent Wednesday hiding in a refrigerator. HEAR...
Dec 12, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 106
As Donald Trump fought with our allies in Europe, and Andrew Yang squirted whipped cream directly into his supporters’ mouths, we tried to remain focused on issues that are closer to home, such as the merits of silent haircuts, that terrible Peloton ad and the over-exposure of Baby Yoda. Also on the docket: why we love Hunter Biden. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SPOTIFY https://open.spotify...
Dec 05, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Overwhelmed with Thanksgiving preparations, we decided to pardon ourselves this week from our typical podcasting duties. But we did introduce a new beta program, the #DailyNope, which kicked off with an unusual sunbathing trend–taint tanning. In the spirit of the season, we also offered gratitude to you, our listeners, and Icelandic raincoats. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SPOTIFY https://o...
Nov 28, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Strung out from another insane day of impeachment hearings, we sat down with author, comedian and friend of the pod Lindsay Goldwert to get to the bottom of the real issues plaguing the American people: what happened to lounge singer-turned State Department official Mina Chang? Why are 30-50 feral hogs terrorizing Italy? How can it be that the entire state of South Dakota is on meth? Who is paying $1,000 a month for access to a dating app? Also on the docket: there’s more evidence that Rudy Giul...
Nov 21, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 103
While the world was focused on impeachment, it seemed like nobody was really paying attention to the story of Mina Chang, a lounge singer from Dallas who somehow wormed her way into the upper echelons of the State Department. Meanwhile, “dopamine fasting” has overtaken Silicon Valley, where–despite all evidence to the contrary–people are allegedly too happy to function. Northwestern University’s student newspaper apologized for committing acts of journalism. Finally, “chicken parm bros” have sei...
Nov 14, 2019•42 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Much like amateur zoologist Brian Fellow, we are very excited and a little bit scared this week. The trial of Roger Stone began in a typical carnival fashion, with profuse sweating, food poisoning and diarrhea. Facebook–oops, we mean FACEBOOK–banned suggestive eggplant and peach emojis. A drunk man in England attempted to have sex with a pile of leaves. Brian went on a digital gay culture walkabout involving iced coffee, chairs and parallel parking. An obscure filmmaker announced he is raising t...
Nov 08, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 101
For our 100th episode, we decided to cut all of the material about Donald Trump, because we just can’t stand it anymore. Instead, we discussed other horrible topics, like Mark Zuckerberg’s Caesar haircut, the advent of Sweetgreen 3.0, the downward spiral of Peter Luger, a disco group that believes it helped the Phlippines avoid a super-typhoon, and, finally, Netflix’s foray into chipmunk mode. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/i...
Oct 31, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 100
As we enter the mob phase of the Trump presidency, we dig into the inspiring story of Pierre Delecto, the once-secret Internet persona of Mitt Romney. Rachel shares a personal story about how Countess Luann de Lesseps, of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” transformed her into a cabaret critic. We then go from hyperlocal to interstellar, shutting down everything from the chef’s mutiny at Barneys to the frequency of killer-asteroid stories published by The Daily Express . And finally, thanks...
Oct 24, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Amid one of the most troubling weeks in recent memory, we were joined by Friend of Nope Lauren Goode, senior writer for WIRED and host of the Gadget Lab podcast, to shut it all down. In a rapidly escalating war of words, hobgoblin Rudy Giuliani–now the subject of an ongoing counterintelligence investigation–called former national security adviser John Bolton an “atomic bomb” in response to Bolton’s assessment that Giuliani is “a hand grenade.” Meanwhile, Joe Biden maintained his steady drumbeat ...
Oct 18, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 98
