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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer isn’t so happy that the news of his impending retirement leaked. Mary Katharine and Vic break down the (lack of) research on masking children, the Spotify vs. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan debate, and NATO’s attempt to confront Russia

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 05:49 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 05:54 - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announces his retirement
• 18:29 - The Washington Post and The Atlantic write on masking children
• 27:00 - The head of a school board in Prince George’s County, Maryland says she sees no end in sight for masking in schools
• 28:34 - Spotify vs. Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan
• 32:36 - The U.S., NATO attempt to confront Russia 
• 38:10 - California judge stalls regulations on pork products

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Mary Katharine's Kidfins

Moms in Boston are saying what we’re all feeling. Rather, screaming it from the 50 yard line of the local high school. Mary Katharine and Vic give the full rundown on the mask debacle in Virginia, President Biden snaps at Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy, and a recap of one of the best weekend in professional football

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the show 
• 04:35 - Segment: The News You Need to Know 
• 05:53 - Mask mandate madness continues in Virginia 
•  08:56 - Kids and resilience
•  10:04 - Fairfax County Public Schools town hall on masking
• 18:37 - Mad moms in Boston scream on a high school football field, The New York Times reports
• 23:44 - The New York Times’ David Leonhardt writes on coronavirus risk calculations
• 28:04 - NBC Poll: Americans view former president Donald Trump more favorably than Vice President Kamala Harris 
• 30:47 - Experts say last weekend was one of the greatest in NFL playoff history 
• 38:00 - President Joe Biden calls Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy a "stupid son of a bitch," Doocy laughs it off

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Mary Katharine's article on resilience

Mary Katharine and Vic unpack Biden's lengthly press conference, from 95 (or is it 98?) percent of schools reopening to Russia's 'minor incursion' in the Ukraine. In coronavirus news, Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends masking in schools and vaccine passports, a Los Angeles charter school quarantines unvaccinated students, and NPR wrongly reports a mask fight between Supreme Court justices.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show 
• 06:56 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 07:04 - President Joe Biden claims that 95 percent—then 98 percent—of schools are open
• 10:06 - Segment: You Love to Hear It
• 10:19 - Biden completes a long press conference and answers questions 
• 11:20 - Biden says if Russia launches a “minor incursion” into the Ukraine, it may not prompt a U.S. response
• 14:26 - Biden pressed on calling opponents to his voting rights bill “Bull Connor”
• 17:15 - 2022 election integrity depends on voting rights bill, Biden says—and Vice President Harris attempts a cleanup 
• 24:20 - Prime Minister Boris Johnson ends masking in schools and vaccine passports
• 30:44 - Los Angeles charter school quarantines unvaccinated students 
• 34:21 - Biden administration launches coronavirus test kit service 
• 36:25 - NPR wrongly reports a mask scuffle in the Supreme Court between Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch
• 42:50 - Super Bowl halftime lineup announced 

A face-off is a-brewing over masks in Northern Virginia schools, Donald Trump takes a swing at a likely 2024 Republican primary rival, and another NBA higher up ignores China's human rights abuses.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 07:40 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 07:50 - Mask-off face-off in Virginia
• 20:13 - Trump fires shots at anticipated 2024 presidential candidate and Florida governor Ron DeSantis
• 26:00 - Warriors owner Chamath Palihapitiya doesn't care about the Uyghurs
• 31:29 - Tennis star Naomi Osaka urges investigation into Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai's disappearance
• 35:38 - USA Today asks: What Girl Scout Cookie does your state search for the most?

It is time for the Biden administration to do what they need to do to finally vanquish the coronavirus, Vice President Kamala Harris says, and that time is everyday. It's also time for a new Getting Hammered segment: Getting Hammered Investigates. This week, Mary Katharine and Vic investigate Virginia Governor Ralph Northam's own investigation into his infamous KKK/blackface yearbook photo. Five year olds in Minneapolis need the vax to go out to eat, the return of Hillary Clinton, and the debate over the filibuster continues. 

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 07:57 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 08:15 - The media will consider differentiating what Covid statistics to report
• 13:02 - Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota to require those ages five and up to provide proof of vaccination to enter restaurants
• 21:31 - Hillary Clinton makes a comeback
• 27:23 - Senator Tom Cotton blasts the filibuster using Senator Chuck Schumer's own words
• 29:40 - Segment: Getting Hammered Investigates
• 29:59 - Getting Hammered investigates Virginia governor Ralph Northam's own investigation into his infamous KKK and blackface photo
• 35:35 - The SEC is too powerful, and people (not Mary Katharine) are upset
• 39:10 - Update on tennis star Novak Djokovic
• 42:51 - Segment: Uncanceled
• 43:13 - Steve Harvey makes no plans for stand-up appearances due to cancel culture

It's a good day for Mary Katharine: The Georgia Bulldogs won their first National Championship in more than four decades, trouncing Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide in the fourth quarter. CDC director Rochelle Walensky said something that actually made sense, failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams flakes on President Biden's voting rights speech, and New York City mayor Eric Adams floats vaccine mandates for kids.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 00:00 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 10:15 - President Biden and Vice President Harris talk voting rights in Georgia
• 11:50 - Stacey Abrams, and a coalition of Georgia's most active voting rights groups, snubs the Biden administration's event
• 15:16 - The White House tries to corner Senator Joe Manchin on Build Back Better
• 19:07 - Store shelves left empty, Omicron to blame?
• 24:22 - New York City mayor Eric Adams considers vaccine mandate for kids
• 29:35 - Kids in northern Virginia are (finally) back in school
• 29:36 - Segment: You Love to Hear It
• 29:55 - CDC director Rochelle Walensky says 75 percent of vaccinated people who died from Covid-19 had at least four other comorbidities
• 34:19 - The Fresh Prince of Bel Air gets a dramatic reboot
• 39:00 - Actor and comedian Bob Saget dies at age 65
• 44:04 - Mary Katharine and her husband, Steve, invent KidFins, an adjustable floating device to help teach kids how to swim

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Mary Katharine and Steve's Kickstarter for KidFins

What do teachers' unions, Pete Davidson, and Martinis all have in common? They know how to play dirty. Kids are shut out of school as teachers refuse to return to the classroom, Kim Kardashian unfollows Miley Cyrus after her New Years Eve special with Kim's latest beau, Pete Davidson, and Mary Katharine finds just how to make your Martini even dirtier.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 12:44 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 12:50 - Schools in Northern Virginia, elsewhere, remain closed four days after snowstorm
• 18:09 - Chicago teachers refuse go back to the classroom, forcing district to close
• 18:46 - Segment: You Love to Hear it
• 18:55 - Lori Lightfoot vehemently backs opening schools after teachers reject reopening
• 31:17 - NBC reporter tells viewers how to double-mask—and double-mask their kids
• 33:14 - Kim Kardashian unfollows Miley Cyrus after her New Years Eve special with Kim's latest beau, Pete Davidson
• 37:42 - Covid—and California's restrictive public health measures—could push Super Bowl LVI out of Los Angeles
• 41:10 - Australia denies unvaccinated tennis star Novak Djokovic entry
• 45:27 - How to make your Dirty Martini even dirtier

It's Snowmicron: A snowstorm keeps kids in some states out of school, and officials are considering another shutdown due to the Omicron surge. But fear not, school closures aren't going to impact grades or test scores—because some districts won't record the data it in the first place. AOC skirts the Snowmicron mess in Miami, and starts a national conversation on the plight of attractive people. And there's another storm brewing—this time, over the filibuster.

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 07:20 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 07:23 - Snowmicron keeps kids home from school
• 22:39 - Arlington Public Schools proposes eliminating penalties for late homework and homework grades in the name of "equity"—but local teachers push back
• 25:38 - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gets called out for partying maskless in Miami, and Mary Katharine gives the representative kudos for drawing attention to the plight of hot people
• 31:19 - Comedian Patton Oswalt apologizes for posting picture with his friend Dave Chappelle
• 39:41 - A fight over the filibuster brews in Washington

A lot of great movies came out in 1986. Babes in Toyland was not one of them. But Mary Katharine and Vic watched the spectacular Christmas film, starring Drew Barrymore and Keanu Reaves, so you don't have to. Merry Christmas!

Joe Manchin officially kills Build Back Better, CNN checks in with Mary Katharine and Vic's favorite Omicron-tracking doctor, and the Bidens re-home their old dog to make room for a brand-new puppy.  

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• 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 09:40 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 09:45 - Build Back Better is DOA, courtesy of Senator Joe Manchin
• 20:18 - Omicron cases spike in Mid-Atlantic region
• 26:17 - Dr. Angelique Coetzee talks Omicron on CNN
• 33:58 - There's a new puppy in the White House, and to make room, Major gets the boot
• 41:35 - Can you smell dead ants? TikTok on smelling ants goes viral