Nancy is in the woods, Sarah is in bed, where she does her best work, when they chat over the phone about the epic spectacle that was this week’s Republican National Convention and the hot mess that is Democratic politics. “God is among us,” Tucker Carlson told the crowd, and the thing is: Nobody can fact-check God. Is it true? Is it false? No one can say. We’re in the realm of belief, and in the days following Trump’s assassination, what’s clear is: People want to believe in him.
Also discussed:
Bill Maher’s double-fisting handjob Trump videos
Can Trump actually change?
“God is among us.”
Smoke Em’s first sincere usage of the word “rizz”
Nancy rejects an organ!
Pretty women, walking down the stage
Make Kid Rock stop!
Trump, the grandpappy
Love for Semafor
Amber Rose, online avatar
Trump as king: Kissing the ring
Media feeds us shit sandwiches
In the future, will we all be Melania Trump?
RIP to the people we lost, the people we miss
Thank you to the Baseball Hall of Fame Museum for letting Nancy tap into their WiFi and upload this episode. Also: Christy Mathewson has Nancy’s vote
Episode Notes:
“The End of Joe Biden—and the Democratic Establishment,” by Martin Gurri (Free Press, originally published at Discource)
“The Age of Instagram Face,” by Jia Tolentino (New Yorker)
Evan Wright’s work is collected in Hella Nation and Bad Therapy
“R.I.P., Zac Crain (1974-2024),” by Tim Rogers and D Magazine staff
What’s in your hot box?
Nancy: Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Sarah: “Are We Living in ‘Late Soviet America’? Niall Ferguson and Jonah Goldberg Debate,” with Michael Moynihan (Honestly podcast)
No outro this week, with apologies, it’s been that kind of week:
151. YMCA, God's Divine Plan, and the RNC