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While baby formula supplies grow scarce, and the White House isn't quite sure what to do about it, Mary Katharine and Vic are still looking at the bottle half full (for now). White House press secretary Jen Psaki encourages protests targeting Supreme Court Justices, Whoopi Goldberg says Trump should be back on Twitter, and rising tides on the shores of Lake Mead may reveal the Las Vegas mob's secrets.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 14:08 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 14:13 - The White House encourages pro-abortion protests outside of Supreme Court Justices homes
• 15:30 - Segment: You Love To Hear It
• 15:33 - Senator Dick Durbin (D., Illinois) calls pro-abortion protests targeting Supreme Court Justices reprehensible 
• 20:27 - Parents concerned over national baby formula shortage 
• 29:03 - The View’s Whoopi Goldberg says Twitter should give Donald Trump his account back
• 33:19 - Rising shorelines of Lake Mead reveal corpses, raise questions over desert crimes
• 40:02 - Segment: Uncancelled
• 40:05 - Owner of Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike accused of tweeting a dirty joke about Vice President Kamala Harris 

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Supreme Court Justices who voted in favor of abortion restrictions get a house call they didn’t ask for from dozens of rowdy pro-choice protestors. While the Boston’s mask mandate dropped two months ago, Boston Public Schools continues to require students to mask up. An update on Ukraine, and Alabama murderer manhunt draws to a close, and Mary Katharine gets a funny "fact check."

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 06:08 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 06:16 - Pro-choice protestors target Supreme Court justices at their residences 
• 18:04 - Boston schools continue to require students to mask up, two months after the city drops indoor mask mandates
• 23:50 - An update on Ukraine
• 28:39 - Alabama murderer manhunt comes to a close 

From the Department of Homeland Security’s new disinformation board to maskless White House Correspondents’ Dinner guests catching Covid—after years of berating others for failing to wear masks—to the New York Times taking a baseless swing at Elon Musk, Mary Katharine and Vic are blasting bad actors today.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 07:24 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 07:30 - Segment: Now It Can Be Told 
• 07:45 - David Leonhardt of the New York Times reports—after two years—how virtual learning has failed America’s students 
• 18:10 - American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten is unsure of who’s responsible for the learning and mental health crises caused by… virtual learning… 
• 25:31 - The New York Times takes a big ol' swing at Elon Musk (who brought his sweet mother to the Met Gala!) 
• 32:36 - A follow-up on the "super spreader" White House Correspondents’ Dinner
• 38:09 - Senators pepper Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with questions about his newly tapped head of disinformation, Nina Jankowicz

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We've been living in "unprecedented times" for the past two years. And Politico's latest scoop on the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision is no exception. Mary Katharine and Vic unpack the story, and what the decision means for trust in the nation's highest court, abortion laws, and the midterm. President Joe Biden laughs at his failing economy during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, an update on midterm polling, and a steakhouse chef earns the honor of a lifetime.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 07:33 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 07:39 - Politico scoops the Supreme Court’s decision on the Dobbs v. Jackson case, which could overturn Roe v. Wade 
• 28:29 - President Joe Biden laughs off comedian Trevor Noah’s jabs at the state of the country 
• 37:59 - Update on pre-midterm elections polling 
• 42:46 - Longtime Longhorn Steakhouse employee Gayle Dudley wins a “rare” honor for grilling a million steaks

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Politico’s scoop on the Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision on Dobbs v. Jackson 

To nobody’s surprise what so ever, Dr. Anthony Fauci flip-flops on where we are in the pandemic... again. We’re staying up to date on Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover, and more importantly, the outcries from those who fear they’ll lose their ability to dictate what Twitter users can read and share. Finally, Mary Katharine and Vic reveal the “spirit” of 2022 (psst... we're talking alcohol).

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 12:14 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 12:20 - Segment: You Love to Hear It 
• 12:25 - Dr. Fauci says the pandemic “phase” is over 
• 22:40 - Fox News’ Brett Baier asks Pete Buttigieg about conflicting federal pandemic masking guidance versus his personal masking decisions 
• 27:15 - Twitter monitors crumble as Elon Musk takes over the platform
• 41:20 - Jägermeister is the spirit of 2022, apparently

And the crowd goes wild! Billionaire Elon Musk buys Twitter, and the libs are up in arms. Mary Katharine talks about her appearance on the Real Time with Bill Maher, American officials visit war-torn Ukraine, and new midterm forecasts give Republicans a(nother) reason to smile.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Introduction 
• 21:50 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 22:19 - Elon Musk sends Twitterverse into a spiral after purchasing the platform for $44 billion
• 41:43 - American officials visit Ukraine
• 43:55 - Crystal Ball forecasts bode well for Republicans
• 48:59 - Actor Chris Pratt response to calls for cancellation

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Supercut of Mary Katharine on Bill Maher, courtesy of the Washington Free Beacon’s Thaleigha Rampersad

Caitlin Flanagan’s work in The Atlantic

Alison Rosen's Your New Best Friend podcast

From continuing to mask while traveling to Vice President Kamala Harris’s awe-inspiring speech on space to actors duking it out in court, Mary Katharine and Vic are talking all about performance art. 

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 08:05 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 08:28 - An update on travel mask mandates
• 15:48 - Segment: You Love to Hear It
• 15:54 - MSNBC contributor Symone Sanders concedes some points about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s pandemic health guideline decisions 
• 17:26 - Florida considers removing special carveouts for the Disney Corporation, following their opposition to the Parents’ Rights Bill
• 21:45 - Capitol building evacuated over “air threat…” which just so happened to be the Army parachuting into Nationals Stadium for military appreciation day… 
• 24:30 - Segment: Kamala Fan Club 
• 26:03 - Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard duke it out in court over defamation case 
• 39:39 - JLo’s new engagement ring looks eerily familiar to Mary Katharine…

...Without a mask! A federal judge overrules the CDC's travel mask mandates, much to Mary Katharine and Vic's delight, and the White House's dismay. The Bidens roll into the annual Easter Egg Roll, touting Democrats' eggcellent work to provide top-quality education to America's kids this year (insert eye roll here). Finally, Mary Katharine answers a listener's inquiry about Fairfax County Public Schools' search for a new superintendent.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 11:48 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 12:05 - Segment: Getting Hammered Investigates 
• 12:18 - Federal judge overruled the Center for Disease Control’s travel mask guidance
• 29:55 - Donna Brazile says Democrats to run on the “roaring” economy, Republicans on the “fumes” of 2020
• 31:26 - The White House hosts its annual Easter Egg Roll, where First Lady Jill Biden touts Democrats’ education strategy during the pandemic, and President Biden has some interesting comments on Afghanistan 
• 37:39 - Reason magazine piece on what we lost during the pandemic
• 39:43 - Listener inquiry: Fairfax County Public School’s superintendent search 

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Peter Suderman piece in Reason magazine

From guns to free speech to Elon Musk’s “hostile” Twitter takeover, Mary Katharine and Vic have quite the lineup for their 50th episode! 

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 11:26 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 11:40 - Transportation Security Administration extends mask mandate for travel—and Dr. Fauci changes his tune (again) 
• 14:53 - President Joe Biden’s approval rating falls to 33 percent, according to latest Quinnipiac poll
• 18:21 - Biden administration shifts its focus to “ghost guns”
• 21:10 - Black nationalist New York City subway shooter injures thirty
• 28:17 - The View’s Joy Behar shares her… interesting… take on the gun control 
• 39:57 - "Pants wetting" ensues as Elon Musk plots his hostile Twitter takeover

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The Cheesecake Factory menu, for your viewing pleasure

Quinnipiac poll on Biden's approval numbers

Stephen Gutowski’s The Reload 

Mary Katharine’s latest in the Daily Beast

White House press secretary Jen Psaki tries to make the "Putin Price Hike" happen. But Mary Katharine and Vic say, it's not going to happen! Dozens of D.C. elites catch the coronavirus after the Gridiron dinner, Elon Musk plots his Twitter takeover, and reporters jump on students who ask about the Hunter Biden laptop story coverup—and other media missteps—at a University of Chicago conference on disinformation.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 13:04 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 13:05 - Dozens of D.C. elites—including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi—test positive for Covid following the Gridiron dinner
• 20:58 - Segment: You Love to Hear It (we think?)
• 21:00 - Anthony Fauci says… finally… that Covid will not be eliminated... and that people will have to start (start?) using their own judgement... when making health decisions
• 23:58 - Philadelphia reinstates their indoor mask mandate 
• 26:55 - White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki tries to blame Putin for spiked gas prices. 
• 33:53 - University of Chicago hosts conference on disinformation; administrators and panelists poke fun at students for asking about misinformation in the media—including the Hunter Biden laptop story coverup
• 41:50 - An update on Elon Musk’s Twitter Takedown