This week, two rousing motivational speeches from problematic men: we explore the origins of Patrick Henry’s revolutionary battle cry, “Give me liberty or give me death!” and Shia LaBeouf’s viral “Just do it” monologue. We get into the contexts in which these quotes came to be, and why we shouldn’t really take advice from these guys anyway,

Plus: a painful day at the office, queening out with your anesthesiologist, and dudes reacting insanely to being emotionally impacted by another man’s words.

When you are traveling towards a set destination, one of the keys is to make it there. No one knows this better than the renowned explorers we introduce you to today: Percy Fawcett and DJ Khaled.

We’ll walk you through the events of their respective journeys through the Amazon Rainforest and the Port of Miami. One is documented only through letter and legend, the other covered live on Snapchat story. We don’t draw any conclusions about the relationship between access to Snapchat and explorer survival, but we’d be remiss not to acknowledge that there does appear to be some connection.

Plus: an abdominal restructuring, being cyberbullied indirectly, and the whimsy of drinking through a straw.

Not every product launch can be a success, and no one knows that better than the brands we’re talking about today: Coca-Cola and Snapchat. We discuss the rollout of New Coke and the 2018 Snapchat layout redesign, the public outcry that followed, and the effects on the businesses as a whole.

Sometimes you don’t know what you have til it’s gone, and you have to yell at a corporation until they agree to give it back. But is it too late?

Plus: the arrival of fall and the discourse surrounding a COVID-conscious lesbian bar in western Massachusetts.

Is the hybrid of two animals greater than the sum of its parts? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. We analyze the histories, characteristics, and strengths of two iconic animal combos: the mule and the labradoodle.

Learn how a mule supersedes the donkey and the horse on almost every level, and why the creator of the labradoodle calls it his “life’s regret.”

Plus: hopital summer continues, gallbladder surgery on a budget, and what the current most popular dog breed says about the state of our nation.

Let’s jet off to Europe, get our portraits done, and return to our loved ones with tales of our cultural adventures and wild parties! We’re comparing the British gap year known as the Grand Tour and the modern Instagram onslaught that is Euro Summer.

For hundreds of years, young people have ventured to Europe in search of culture, knowledge, and stories to bring home about getting way too high in Amsterdam. How has the tradition evolved? What does it mean for locals in European tourism hotspots?

Plus: dispatches from Wisconsin and the Renaissance fair, the white shirt as an enemy of the busty woman, and when your evil gallbladder turns you into someone you don’t even like.

This week, we turn to our Christian sisters for guidance. Uncover the histories of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and Girl Defined, the causes championed by each, and how their legacies endure. It’s hard to be a god-defined woman in a culture-defined world, and no one knows this better than us.

Plus: the great flockening, the trials of running late, and a celebration of our nation’s shared values.

We’ve all been there: the trip finally makes it out of the group chat, only to become a complete disaster. This week we tell the harrowing stories of two groups that know this pattern all too well: The Donner Party and The Real Housewives of New York City.

How did Lansford Hastings convince James Reed to travel a shortcut he himself had never tried? How did Ramona Singer convince Bethenny Frankel to do Turtle Time for 15 minutes? We’ll explore the terrifying series of events.

Plus: the trials and tribulations of our Hopital Summer.

This week, we tell you the stories of how two iconic foods came to be and the genius minds behind them. Back up against the wall, Chef Caesar Cardini invented the Caesar Salad during a devastatingly FOMO-inducing July Fourth weekend in Tijuana and gave girls everywhere a reason to believe in dinner. Girlboss Sarah Hamouda turned her pregnancy cravings into a global dessert sensation with Dubai Chocolate. Will it stand the test of time the way Caesar’s emergency salad has? We shall see.

Plus: we refuse to buy package insurance, Anneliese’s ex gets engaged (in JOGGERS), and the decades long Brussels sprout smear campaign.