117. Not Just a Nightmare, but an "American Nightmare"

Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn endured a nightmare in America, therefore it is …

American Nightmare is a docu-series on Netflix that has everyone talking. Sarah and Nancy are no exception! They discuss the case of the “real-life Gone Girl” who became a 2015 media sensation after her boyfriend reported a home invasion and a kidnapping with details so bizarre they couldn’t be real … or could they? (Conversation contains spoilers.) Also:

• AI Nancy: Nicer and prettier than IRL Nancy?

• Glamping in a cave

• Nancy is the Energizer Bunny of air travel

• Sarah recommends Nancy’s writing from Israel, though she’s read none of it

• Matt Welch interviews Bill Maher, need we say more?

• High-functioning daily pot smoker: Hot or not?

• Sarah’s least favorite Taylor Swift song

• Taylor Swift’s boyfriend is named … Chad?

• Knockers, milkers, fun bags, “cowboy pillows”

• Fight! Fight! (Not really a fight, but a debate about journalism)

• Lie detector tests: Mostly accurate or junk science? Yes!

• Take it from a detective: Cops do not throw chairs when questioning suspects

• Swiping right on that serial rapist

• Wait, which college scandal?

• Sarah’s journey to learn more about Vince McMahon other than the detail that he might have pooped on a woman’s head during sex

Plus: Super Bowl speculation, Michael Jackson’s moonwalk, Ben Affleck rescues hostages — and more!

REMINDER: First Sunday Zoom is THIS Sunday, 5pm PT / 8pm ET. Our recommended (not required) viewing is the 1994 David Mamet movie Oleanna, about a professor and the student who accuses him of sexual harassment. Zoom link will be sent day-of.

Update on Sarah’s creeper situation: She is safe! Measures are being taken! (Thanks to listener Sandy for this fan art.)