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Getting Hammered

Nebulous Media

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 a week for Getting Hammered.

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Saving(s) and Spending

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11/10/21 • 43 min

Is it Daylight Saving Time or Daylight Savings Time? Is inflation actually good for us? And will the BIF help with that? Mary Katharine and Vic answer these questions and talk T-Mac, breathalyzers, and mask mandates.

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  • 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
  • 04:02 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
  • 04:07 - 32nd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
  • 07:40 - Our very own Vic Matus snaps a photo with Terry McAuliffe
  • 12:47 - Daylight Saving(s) Time (and people complaining about it)
  • 19:00 - MSNBC asks: Is inflation actually a good thing?
  • 26:58 - Will the (very pricey) Infrastructure bill help with that?
  • 33:00 - Mandates and masks
  • 41:53 - An update on the diapered astronauts
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11/10/21 • 43 min

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Upsets

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11/05/21 • 46 min

Mary Katharine and Vic talk elections, and this week's biggest upsets, as well as the Supreme Court's latest concealed carry decisions and our hobby horse: vaccine mandates for kids.

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  • 00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
  • 06:15 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
  • 06:33 - Results of the Virginia governor's election
  • 11;15 - The Lincoln Project and the tiki torch stunt
  • 24:50 - New Jersey democrat falls to unlikely challenger
  • 29:50 - Winsome Sears wins the race for lieutenant governor in Virginia
  • 31:13 - Supreme Court hands down decision on concealed carry
  • 33:12 - San Francisco mandates vaccines for kids as young as five
  • 39:37 - Space diapers
  • 41:00 - Segment: Hosts in the Hot Seat
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11/05/21 • 46 min

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A Numbers Game

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11/03/21 • 42 min

Mary Katharine and Vic are back to chat numbers, from the Virginia governor's race to spending bills to plummeting poll numbers for the Biden administration to the original prices for McDonald's hamburgers.

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  • 00:13 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
  • 09:05 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
  • 09:09 - The Virginia Governor's Race
  • 14:06 - Tiki torch antics
  • 16:47 - Updates on the Infrastructure and Reconciliation bills
  • 22:03 - New Jersey governor's race
  • 24:29 - Americans lose confidence in President Biden, Democrats, according to NBC Poll
  • 28:40 - Let's Go Brandon
  • 35:20 - Kanye West's Sunday Service featuring Justin Bieber and Marilyn Manson
  • 37:50 - The original McDonald's menu
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11/03/21 • 42 min

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The Baby Episode

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10/27/21 • 36 min

Mary Katharine Ham welcomed her third daughter into the world this weekend. So where else would she be four days after labor than the recording studio, with Vic, chatting about the experience?

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10/27/21 • 36 min

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Uncancellable

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10/22/21 • 50 min

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
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10/22/21 • 50 min

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The B Word

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10/20/21 • 49 min

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
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10/20/21 • 49 min

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We're Going There

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10/15/21 • 41 min

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
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10/15/21 • 41 min

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10/13/21 • 39 min

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
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10/13/21 • 39 min

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Getting Hammered

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10/11/21 • 1 min

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.

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10/11/21 • 1 min

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What's Le Plan

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11/12/21 • 54 min

Kamala Harris fakes a French accent, Michigan's Attorney General has one too many Bloody Marys, and Morgan Ortagus rips Adam Schiff on the View

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  • 00:13 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
  • 06:06 -Segment: The News You Need to Know
  • 06:45 - One too many Bloody Marys for Michigan's Democratic Attorney General
  • 10:55 - Secretary of Education, teachers union head say no more masks outdoors for kids
  • 17:08 - American campaign to vaccinate kids off to good start
  • 20:37 - Updates on New Jersey State Senator Ed Durr
  • 24:37 - Kyle Rittenhouse trial
  • 34:57 - Car break-ins up in San Francisco
  • 44:00 - Cotton Candy Lobster caught off the coast of Maine
  • 46:14 - Bacon wrapped... presents? Feat. Coolio
  • 51:11 - Segment: We Love to Hear It
  • 51:49 - Morgan Ortagus rips Adam Schiff on the View
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11/12/21 • 54 min

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FAQ

How many episodes does Getting Hammered have?

Getting Hammered currently has 217 episodes available.

What topics does Getting Hammered cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Parenting, Kids & Family and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Getting Hammered?

The episode title 'Saving(s) and Spending' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Getting Hammered?

The average episode length on Getting Hammered is 50 minutes.

How often are episodes of Getting Hammered released?

Episodes of Getting Hammered are typically released every 4 days, 21 hours.

When was the first episode of Getting Hammered?

The first episode of Getting Hammered was released on Oct 11, 2021.

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