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A protests against Dave Chappelle's uncancellable (and very funny) Netflix comedy special, vaccine mandates for kids, an ad war in the Virginia governor's race, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's wise words on race and education. 

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• 00:11 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 06:02 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 07:04 - Protests against Dave Chappelle's Netflix comedy special
• 17:41 - The not-so-nefarious list at Coastal Carolina
• 24:08 - Coronavirus vaccine mandates for children
• 32:21 - Update on the Virginia governor's race (and an ad war!)
• 38:47 - Richmond Public Schools will close schools during election week for the "emotional health of teachers"
• 40:44 - Donald Trump starts a new social network, Truth
• 41:54 - Wise words from former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
• 45:12 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat

The Virginia gubernatorial race is the b word. Bellwether, that is, for what's to come in 2022 and 2024. Mary Katharine and Vic pay tribute to the late Colin Powell, fact-check Fauci's football season fears, and talk about teens developing the TikTok tics.

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• 0:10 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 05:59 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 06:02 - Rest in peace, Colin Powell
• 10:00 - Virginia governor's race
• 17:05 - Vice President Harris releases video for black churches endorsing Virginia Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe
• 19:00 - Allison Williams quits ESPN over vaccine mandate
• 22:58 - NFL free agent Cam Newton gets vaccinated
• 24:11 - TSA vaccination rates post federal mandate
• 27:41 - Biden administration reverses Trump's shower head deregulation
• 30:55 - Football and a Fauci Fact-Check
• 37:00 - Thomas Jefferson statue to get the boot from New York City's city hall
• 40:37 - Teens develop tics from TikTok
• 45:32 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat

To McDonalds, to space, to Boston, to Barnes and Noble (to pick up a copy of Katie Couric's new book). Mary Katharine and Vic are "Going There." 

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• 00:20 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 10:06 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 10:15 - The great inflation situation
• 17:27 - Energy prices spike
• 20:34 - William Shatner goes to space (and not just in a Hollywood studio!)
• 25:58 - Katie Couric reveals in her new book, Going There, that she edited out parts of an interview to "protect" the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg
• 33:04 - The Boston Marathon winner's time
• 35:44 - Senator Kirsten Sinema's foot injury curbs a climate activists' protest during the Boston Marathon
• 37:57 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat

Gender-neutral children's toys, empty shelves, and child actors working for the Vice President. The inaugural episode has arrived. Let's get hammered.

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• 00:07 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
• 03:28 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
• 03:30 - Southwest's massive flight cancellation
• 9:00 - Supply chains interrupted
• 13:13 - Vice President Kamala Harris's cringey NASA promotion video, featuring child actors
• 18:00 - Legos commits to ridding itself of "gender bias"
• 22:11 - Gov. Gavin Newsom to require stores to have "gender-neutral" toy sections
• 24:37 - Big loss for Alabama (and the family of Texas A&M kicker Seth Small goes wild!)
• 28:34 - Leftist activist ice cream makers Ben and Jerry answer (or not) why they still sell in Israel
• 32:37 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat

It's not easy keeping up with the news—especially when you're a parent. Mary Katharine Ham and Vic Matus know that well. And while they can't get your kids to school on time (and without ketchup in their hair—ask Mary Katharine about that one), they can break down the news you need to know. Put the kids to bed, pour yourself a drink, and join us twice weekly for Getting Hammered.