Sarah’s in a treehouse, Nancy’s about to babysit a toddler, but they still have time to dive into that mess of a Congressional hearing on college antisemitism. Did the three presidents — Claudine Gay from Harvard, Liz Magill from University of Pennsylvania, Sally Kornbluth from MIT — step up to the moment? They did not. But were the questions unfairly stacked? Did they make fair points about “context”? Is part of living in a diverse society the privilege — yes, privilege — of being offended? We answer these questions, as well as:
Did the Swiss Family Robinson live in a tree?
Is “It’s a Small World” the most annoying song ever?
Are the ideological chickens coming home to roost on college campuses?
Can Nancy successfully include two audio clips in one episode?
Why are so many women leading Ivy League universities?
What’s going on in the field of social work?
Which cat made CAT HISTORY this week?
What literary tragedy is Sarah currently obsessed with?
And much more, including darkness and life lessons in our hot boxes and a banger of an outro by some lady with a cat.
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