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Mar
09
Episodes: The second thing

Episodes: The second thing

It was Fargo's 20th anniversary today! Happy 20th anniversary, Fargo! As with every time there's a
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Mar
03
Episodes: Whose stories get told

Episodes: Whose stories get told

I don't know if you noticed this, but a couple of weeks ago, Outsiders charted the biggest rating
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Mar
02
Episodes: Who is the new Leonardo DiCaprio?

Episodes: Who is the new Leonardo DiCaprio?

I don't know if you heard, but Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar at Sunday's awards.
4 min read
Feb
27
Episodes: US Coins in general circulation, ranked and sorted into Dungeons & Dragons classes

Episodes: US Coins in general circulation, ranked and sorted into Dungeons & Dragons classes

Every Friday, we rank something why not. Let's not beat around the bush. Let's do this.
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Feb
26
Episodes: Leave It to Beaver, Black-ish, and the show of moral instruction

Episodes: Leave It to Beaver, Black-ish, and the show of moral instruction

Two major TV stories this week left me thinking about Leave It to Beaver (though, to be fair, it doesn&
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Feb
23
Episodes: The things people will tell you when you stop eating meat (one day a week)

Episodes: The things people will tell you when you stop eating meat (one day a week)

ON THE ONE HAND: I really do think that eating meat probably contributes to a bunch of global ills, just
4 min read
Feb
20
Episodes: America's regional hamburger chains, ranked

Episodes: America's regional hamburger chains, ranked

(This newsletter now has over 500 subscribers, which seems crazy to me. Welcome to all of you, and when we
4 min read
Feb
19
Episodes: Hey, Dude

Episodes: Hey, Dude

(This horse is not Dude, but it looks a surprising amount like him. Good work, horse.) My sister, like so
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Feb
17
Episodes: It gets better, until it doesn't and you have to move away

Episodes: It gets better, until it doesn't and you have to move away

My home state, South Dakota, has seen a bill that forbids transgender people from using the bathrooms of the gender
5 min read
Feb
13
Episodes: To the ends of the Earth

Episodes: To the ends of the Earth

If I had a dream job (OK, if I had one dream job among many I wanted to talk about
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