Margaret Hoover, host of Firing Line on PBS, joins Michael and Asher to talk about working Hurricane Katrina from inside the Bush White House, how the Republican Party went off the rails, and confronting Bill O'Reilly on her own show.

00:00:00 Cold Open
00:00:18 Giuliani Water and Kidney Stones
00:04:24 Morphine, Propofol, and Not Sleeping
00:09:29 Wikipedia Pages and Family Fact Checks
00:11:56 Security Clearance and Homeland Security
00:14:09 Hurricane Katrina from the White House
00:19:35 Herbert Hoover's Theory of Government
00:24:29 Great-Grandpa Hoover and Leaving the GOP
00:26:29 How the Bush White House Went Off the Rails
00:32:01 Understanding Evangelical Voters
00:34:55 Trump-Voting Family and Relatable Politicians
00:40:32 Bill O'Reilly and the Disgraced Men's Corner
00:46:08 Interviewing Marjorie Taylor Greene
00:49:43 Thom Tillis and the King's New Clothes
00:55:08 Fixing Congress and Running for Office
00:59:15 Grief, Family, and Slowing Down
01:03:13 Quirky New York and Colorado Sports
01:06:42 Competitive Swimming
01:11:41 TV, Books, and Endless Organizing
01:18:03 Recommendation: Ted Lasso Season 4
01:22:08 Outro

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Chloe Troast (Furious, SNL) joins Michael and Asher to talk about being the new kid at SNL, small planes, and her only shopping experience at Paragon Sports. Plus, a full-throated endorsement of a tiny ice cream maker.

00:00:00 Cold Open
00:00:14 Being the New Kid at SNL
00:00:42 Paragon Sports
00:04:22 The Swimming Situationship
00:11:57 Chloe's Watery Death Wish
00:12:32 Was JFK Jr Asking For It?
00:19:04 Insulting Doppelgangers
00:25:30 Think About A Phone...
00:28:32 Chloe Troast, Former Painting Class Model
00:32:54 Why Asher Draws
00:34:40 Getting Recognized In Public
00:43:02 Musical Theater Kid Alert
00:47:33 Minored in Middle Eastern Studies
00:52:44 Michael Tutored Saida
00:55:04 Being the New Kid at SNL
01:00:30 Leaving SNL
01:10:43 Chloe in Furious
01:14:25 Full Throated Endorsement: Tiny Ice Cream Maker

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Eliana Kwartler (Late Show with Stephen Colbert) is the guest Asher and Michael thought they had to prepare the least for. We chat attachment theory, the school essay she wrote about 9/11, and what (if anything) she misses about dating men.

00:00:00 Cold Open

00:00:21 Welcome Eliana Kwartler

00:01:14 Childhood Nicknames

00:03:06 Bullied, or the Bully?

00:09:57 Attachment Theory and "Attached"

00:16:05 Guessing Everyone's Attachment Style

00:20:31 Should Parents Control the Curriculum?

00:25:50 Philosophy Class: Turtles All the Way Down

00:29:29 Mary Oliver's "The Journey," From Memory

00:36:19 Reciting The Raven and Hamlet

00:38:07 Asher's Thousand Guinea Pigs

00:41:03 The Aunt Who Burned Down the House

00:43:30 Eliana's 9/11 Essay at Age Seven

00:46:52 Living Through History

00:50:17 Low Rise, Wide Leg

00:54:33 Where Does the Butt Crack Go?

00:59:07 Michael's Abu Dhabi Romper

01:01:25 Getting Naked in Restaurant Bathrooms

01:07:37 Anything Good About Dating Men?

01:12:50 Are Marvel Movies Straight Man Coded?

01:22:00 Full-Throated Endorsement: Custom Earplugs

01:27:03 Outro

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