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Bonus: Maud Maron on NYC Schools and the Damage Nikole Hannah-Jones Did

Because she can't stop thinking about Nikole Hannah-Jones, Mary Katharine Ham interviews Maud Maron, NYC public-school parent and former head of the Manhattan School Boar

Nikole Hannah-Jones Mugged By Reality, But Still Can't ID the Suspect

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus talk about the sad story of Nikole Hannah-Jones' daughter's education and all the lessons it did not teach her mother. They discuss the U

The Street Preachers of the AI Apocalypse

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus talk about the very coordinated, sudden turn of Very Serious concern about AI progress, cover Sen. Ossoff's dumb ideas for dealing with i

Socialists Say the Darnedest Things

Mary Katharine Ham and Victorino Matus talk about the socialist gathering over the weekend and all the loony things they said while wearing their masks, and whether the l

El-Sayed Steps on Rakes and Michelle O Has Hot Takes

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus talk about Vic's college drop-off adventure with his oldest, Abdul El-Sayed's many foibles as a symbol for the fight inside the Democrati

Saying Goodbye and Thank You To Dolly

Jenna Lee of SmartHERNews joins Mary Katharine Ham this week and the two talk about Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday at the age of 80 after a brief battle with cancer. Fres

The Fancy Dorm Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus talk college drop-off as Vic's is impending, the ludicrously designed dorm rooms they are seeing, and a recap of MK's 1,000-mile roadtrip

Get In, Loser, We're Freezing Eggs and Taxing Millionaires

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus discuss new revelations about Dr. Anthony Fauci's concerns about the COVID vaccine causing miscarriages in the first trimester, as MKH re

The Proximity To Whiteness

Vic Matus and Mary Katharine Ham discuss Mamdani's groceries, the non-prosecution of the non-vandalism of the Reflecting Pool, the Iran war or lack thereof, Michigan and

I Am Annoyed Anew: The Fauci Diaries

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus discuss Dr. Anthony Fauci's journal and what it reveals, the White House Correspondents Dinner and why it's destined to always be awkward

A News Odyssey

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus discuss the lay of the land for 2026 elections, give updates on Senate primaries in Maine, South Carolina, and Michigan, try to figure ou

A Bison Attacks and a Farewell to Sen. Lindsey Graham

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus talk about the untimely passing of Sen. Lindsey Graham, the viral bison attack at Yellowstone and the cool grandpa at the center of it, a

Graham Platner's Rape Allegations, Dem Reax, and Socialists Rise!

Vic and Mary Katharine talk about Graham Platner's latest scandal (content warning), who wants him gone and who wants him to stay, along with the rise of socialists throu

#Todayin1776 and Today: We're Celebrating the Improbable Birth of America!

This week's episode of Getting Hammered comes in the form of a bunch of readings from our Founders throughout June of 1776. Check the feed through June as we learn about

Which Is Shallower: Socialists or the Reflecting Pool?

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus discuss the ongoing-ish deal with Iran, and what all the actors are up to, the controversy at the Reflecting Pool, which is important to

And Iran, Iran So Far Away, From This Deal?

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus discuss the Iran deal, what might be in it and what's not, and whether we are better off than before the war started. They talk UFC night

#Todayin1776: John Adams Explains Why Jefferson Was Chosen To Write the Declaration

This is from John Adams' later autobiography, but is based on contemporaneous notes, so we'll count it. It gives a great, and frank, assessment of his and Jefferson's str

#Todayin1776: Maryland Delegates Write Home For Opinions on Independence

This bit of the journals of the Continental Congress from June 10, 1776 illustrates how some delegations were confused as to how to proceed on behalf of their colonies on

MK's Friend Had a Terrible Ex Named Graham and Scott Pelley Has No Perspective

Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus talk about accusations against Graham Platner, whose name it turns out MK has known for a long time before he ran for Senate. Updates on

#Todayin1776: George Washington Would Like to Get His Troops Paid, Please

Today in 1776, Gen. George Washington writes to John Hancock about perennial concerns— lack of pay, too-short enlistments of troops, and the lack of reliable battlefield