This week, we are joined by friend-of-the-pod Andrew Goldman, host of LA Magazine’s podcast “The Originals,” who helped us shut down Donald Trump’s new impeachment defense team as well as the truly bizarre letter Trump wrote to SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris (aka Andrea Zuckerman of “Beverly Hills 90210”) to renounce his union membership. Finally, we uncover some shocking revelations about 90-year-old paparazzo Ron Galella and the late Marlon Brando involving rabbits and cats, respective...
Feb 11, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 153
This week, we shut down Marjorie Taylor Greene, the new face of the Qpublican Party. A man’s most private parts were held hostage after his wifi-enabled chastity belt was hacked by a Bitcoin-hungry maniac. A woman was rejected via text message by a guy she was dating because he met someone who got the Covid vaccine. Meanwhile, rapper-turned-jeweler Azealia Banks dug up a dead cat, boiled it and turned its bones into earrings. And a Chinese restaurant in Montreal decided to embrace a policy of ra...
Feb 04, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 152
This week, we are joined by TV and radio host and “Bevelations” author Bevy Smith, with whom we shut down the manufactured scandal surrounding President Biden’s Rolex, Rolling Stone magazine’s “Culture Council” and Forbes’s ill-fated 30-under-30 retreat to Bermuda. Seditious Senator Josh Hawley swooped in to defend all the helpless Karens from the predations of a woke mob, and former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced she’s running for governor of Arkansas on an anti-Ca...
Jan 28, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 151
This week, we toast to the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as we simultaneously bid farewell to the disgusting family of garbage monsters departing the White House. We speculate on Karen Pence’s future as a towel charm entrepreneur, as well as possible synergies with MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, the crackhead-turned-businessman-turned-seditionist who, according to the Daily Mail, may have been romantically involved with the actress Jane Krakowski. Finally, we delve into an emerging lit...
Jan 22, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 150
What a week. After we decided not to record last Wednesday because of the ongoing assault on our Democracy, we’re back to discuss the insurrection and describe the cast of coup characters like the Qanon Shaman and his pelt-clad henchmen. In the midst of the rioting, Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump each accidentally dialed Sen. Mike Lee looking for another Senator–Alabama’s Tommy Tuberville–and asked him to help them in their harebrained scheme to overturn the election. Meanwhile, Trump supporters...
Jan 15, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 149
With this week's horrific and shameful acts of terrorism in the nation's capital, we decided it's just not a week for comedy. Besides, we're exhausted. We'll be back next week, and hopefully by then Donald Trump will no longer have access to the nuclear codes.
Jan 08, 2021•1 min•Season 1Ep. 149
This week, as the Great Conjunction brought Saturn and Jupiter into alignment and kicked off a new astrological epoch, we say “Bye Felicia!” to 2020. We shut down the interregnum period, Presidential pardon power and cannibal sandwiches (a Wisconsin specialty). Finally, we delve into the three best Christmas songs of all time -- and Brian treats us to a rare live performance of Mariah music theory. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast...
Dec 24, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Joined this week by a special guest–MEL Magazine deputy editor Alana Hope Levinson–we shut down the election denial holdouts, the Wall Street Journal’s misogynist editorial page, the two worst Christmas songs of all time, and a new mode of speaking known as “hustle husk.” 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.stitcher...
Dec 17, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 147
This week, the Texas attorney general filed a highly unusual lawsuit to overturn the election results in four states–none of which is Texas–because why not shoot the moon? Piers Morgan was mistaken for an actress to whom he bears a striking resemblance: The Pigeon Lady from “Home Alone 2.” Mario Lopez scored the role of a lifetime, playing Colonel Sanders in a KFC-sponsored “mini-movie” on Lifetime. And a man stuck in quarantine caused a sensation on TikTok with his haute cuisine created using n...
Dec 11, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 146
This week, a metal monolith appeared in Southern California after visiting Northern Romania and the inside of a canyon in Utah. In possibly related news, a 7-foot sculpture of a penis went missing in Germany without a trace. An orgy in Brussels attended by government officials from nine European nations got out of hand when police arrived on the scene and were mistaken for strippers. And a woman in New Jersey resigned from her job on the Hackensack Board of Education after attending a Zoom meeti...
Dec 04, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 145
This week, Canadians got a warning not to let moose lick their cars. Donald Trump pardoned turkeys Corn and Cob as well as chicken Michael Flynn. And Flynn’s very sane lawyer Sidney Powell alleged that Georgia’s Republican Governor conspired with dead Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez to hack Dominion voting machines in order to keep Doug Collins out of the upcoming Senate runoff. Got that? HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itune...
Nov 26, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 144
This week, an Irish farmer enlisted the help of two Druids to move a rock that was knocked over 10 years ago by a bull, leading to a string fo bad luck. Playgirl magazine relaunched to great fanfare and market confusion. A hunky doctor pursued a frivolous lawsuit against a scrubs manufacturer. A vacationer landed himself in a Thai prison after posting a negative hotel review on TripAdvisor. And finally, an ophthalmologist and his camping buddies were fined and banned from Yellowstone National Pa...
Nov 19, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Following Joe Biden’s decisive win on Saturday, we’ve been ignoring the Nopes this week and focusing on the Yups. We discuss the Biden-Harris victory speech playlist, celebrate the heroism of Stacey Abrams and toast to MSNBC’s finest mathlete, Steve Kornacki. Finally, we delve into two strange happenings in Pennsylvania: Rudy Giuliani’s decision to host a press conference in the parking lot of a mulch business adjacent to a sex shop and a crematorium, and a Twitter scandal involving the Republic...
Nov 12, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 142
We decided to channel our anxiety about the election into a podcast about our anxiety about the election. Join us as we shut down the rat-filled sinkhole that is Trump’s America and pray for a better future. 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.stitcher.com/podcast/this-week-in-nope SOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/...
Nov 03, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 141
This week, even the Vatican was trying to be a moderating influence as Handmaid Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the Supreme Court. The Trump Administration tried to enlist an unusual constituency to get early doses of the Covid-19 vaccine: professional Santas. A small Alpine town in Switzerland became a coronavirus hotspot following a dangerous yodelling competition. Finally, we have some film criticism. Rachel gives Sofia Coppola’s new movie “On the Rocks” a big NOPE, while Brian offers a YU...
Oct 29, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 140
This week, Judge Amy Coney Barrett bobbed and weaved her way through her SCOTUS confirmation hearings with the help of a fly, wine, Jenga and some good old divine intervention. Donald Trump went back on the campaign trail to dance it out to “Macho Man,” even though he still has Covid. Also: we explore orgies in the time of corona. 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.c...
Oct 16, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 139
This week, as the White House remained shrouded in a cloud of Covid-19 particles and lies, Kamala Harris faced off against Mike Pence in the VP debate, which was overshadowed by the menacing presence a fly. We try our best to understand the mentality of undecided voters. In the Department of Innovation, we focus on two dangerous technologies: the “table sweater” for outdoor winter dining and a Bluetooth-enabled Qiui chastity belt, which unfortunately has some API vulnerabilities. HEAR US ON ITUN...
Oct 09, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 138
This week, we shut down the debate from hell and Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s endorsement from Atilla the Hun. Brian unearths a letter he wrote to President Carter in 1980. And we explore a new service that bills itself as the Uber of bodyguards. 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.stitcher.com/podcast/this-week-in-nope SO...
Oct 01, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 137
This week, Michael Caputo had a meltdown on Facebook, Donald Trump was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and–spoiler alert–90-year-old retired Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a pardoned criminal, came out on Cameo as a member of the “furry” subculture. Also: we decide which animals emerged as the biggest winners and losers of the Covid-19 pandemic. 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.spo...
Sep 17, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 136
This week, in between bouts of hurling soup cans at passersby, we shut down the controversial theories of two renegade orthodontists in Britain who have become a sensation in the incel community. A woman learned of her ex-husband’s infidelity in his New York Times wedding announcement, leading her to tell her own story in the New York Post . Finally, for our final Summer Music Series we discuss Quarterflash’s “Harden My Heart” with NOPE’s corridor correspondent, Lauren Mechling. HEAR US ON ITUNE...
Sep 03, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 135
The RNC kicked off this week with a trifecta of debacles: Steve Bannon was arrested by U.S. Postal Service Inspectors on a yacht, Republican Senator Martha McSally asked supporters to starve themselves and donate their food money to her campaign and–as we long suspected–evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. was revealed to have been in a throuple with his wife and a pool boy. And then there was the RNC event itself, which featured a demonically posessed Kimberly Guilfoyle screaming in an empty ro...
Aug 27, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 134
This week, Donald Trump pardoned another dead person to score political points with anti-choice activists, two maniacs won Republican Congressional primaries in Florida and Georgia, and the CEO of MyPillow is touting a new-yet-unproven miracle cure for Covid-19. A Melbourne artist is self-inseminating for a lockdown livestream performance art piece. To top it off–quite literally–we’re in the throes of a global pepperoni shortage. Finally, for our Summer Music Series we discuss another Italian ad...
Aug 20, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 133
This week, we shut down Donald Trump’s ongoing attempts to steal the election by dismantling the U.S. Postal Service. (On the plus side, he’s rolling back water-pressure regulations so he can powerwash his surgically implanted toupee.) Also on the docket: Jerry Falwell, Jr. gets caught with his pants down and a marauding band of wild boars strikes again, stealing a naked man’s laptop in Berlin. For our Summer Music Series this week, we discuss the disastrous video for an amazing song: Tina Turne...
Aug 14, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 132
This week, we shut down the scourge of “mystery seeds” being sent to unsuspecting customers via Amazon. Amy Adams gets another shot at Oscars glory with a new film called “Nightbitch.” Jeffrey Epstein’s New York City mansion hits the market for $88 million. And finally, the latest edition of our Summer Music Series features “Obsession,” a 1984 hit by Animotion. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope...
Aug 06, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 131
This week, we shut down Donald Trump’s new trusted medical advisor, Dr. Stella Immanuel–aka Dr. Demon Sperm. Also on the docket: we explore the controversial #IAcceptTheChallenge black & white selfie campaign, the Chainsmokers concert/super-spreader event in the Hamptons, and a tour of Gigi Hadid’s apartment, where everyone is welcome. Last but not least, our latest Summer Music Series installment, featuring “Torture” the 1984 song off The Jacksons’ Victory album -- one of the worst videos o...
Jul 30, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 130
This week, we shut down the Trump campaign’s nonsense ‘911’ ad, a fish with luscious lips and Disney World’s draconian rules prohibiting walking while eating. We have some breaking news out of Italy about the death of Renaissance painter Raphael. Also: our Summer Music Series installment, featuring Go West’s 1990 hit, “The King of Wishful Thinking.” HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SPOTIFY htt...
Jul 23, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 129
This week we are joined by special guest Conor Dougherty, New York Times reporter and author of the new book “Golden Gates,” about the California housing crisis. We shut down the Battle of the Beans, a man-bites-seagull story out of England and the casting call for a Lord of the Rings prequel. Also: Deniece Williams’s iconic “Let’s Hear it for the Boy” is the latest installment in our NOPE Summer Music Series. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST http...
Jul 16, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Rachel's got shingles (the shingles?) and Brian's on vacation (the vacation?) ... which is to say we'll be back next week with a great #NOPE episode including the latest installment in our critically acclaimed Summer Music Series! And, oh yeah, we threw in some bonus content: two YUPs to get you through the break!
Jul 09, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 128
This week, we are joined by a very special guest: Erin Geiger Smith, author of the new book “Thank You For Voting.” We shut down Nazi Bronies, Mel Gibson’s antisemitic cocktail-party banter and Trump’s latest series of meltdowns over ramps, John Bolton and his long-lost niece Mary. Also: Captain and Tennille’s “Love Will Keep Us Together” is the latest installment in our NOPE Summer Music Series. HEAR US ON ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/ OVERCAST https://overcast.f...
Jun 25, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 127
This week, Rachel attempts to give a Zoom tarot card reading and things are not looking good. Anti-bathing cult members were arrested in Hawaii for violating quarantine. A woman in China says her car was damaged by falling tofu. eBay executives were arrested for sending a middle-aged Massachusetts couple “unwanted and disturbing deliveries” including live spiders and a bloody pig’s face because they said negative things about eBay in their newsletter. And finally, the Nope Summer Music Series re...
Jun 18, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 126
