Saturday, June 20, 2015

The Jacob Sessions | S4 E14 | White is the New Black

Cal, Jen, Kara, and Kent discuss Rachel Dolezal and being "transracial." Also, hats off to the United States Navy and the guy who saved 2 million lives.

Update: Since recording this podcast, Rachel Dolezal has stepped down as the president of the Spokane chapter of the NAACP. 

Monday, June 15, 2015

The Jacob Sessions | S4 E13 | Alabama: Closed for Marriage?

Cal, Jen, Kara, and Kent discuss Alabama's attempt to get out of the marriage business (in order to skirt a possible mandate from the US Supreme Court on gay marriage). Also, hats off to random reptiles and Chuck Norris.

Update: Since recording this podcast, Alabama Republicans have killed the bid to scrap marriage licenses in their state. 

Friday, June 5, 2015

The Jacob Sessions | S4 E12 | 'Supergirl' & the Art of Delayed Gratification

Cal, Jen, Kara, and Kent talk about the the leaked Supergirl pilot episode and delayed gratification in an instant everything world. Also, hats off to Kevin Thiesme for suing a butane company for not letting him know butane is flammable and to the person with enough time on their hands to sync up Beyonce and the Ducktales theme song.

Friday, May 29, 2015

The Jacob Sessions | S4 E11 | Love & Aging

Cal, Jen, Kara, and Kent talk about the Marie Claire viral video "Watch a Couple Age 70 Years in 5 Minutes" and what it says about modern relationships. Also, hats off to The Price is Right & John Krasinski's Lip Sync Battle appearance.

Friday, May 22, 2015

The Jacob Sessions | S4 E10 | Dad Bod!

Cal, Jen, Kara, and Kent talk about the "Dad Bod" phenomenon that has overtaken the culture in recent weeks. We also say "Hats Off!" to Misericordia University for protecting all of us from stupid people and the Game Over Task Force for jailing Santa Claus.

Friday, May 15, 2015

The Jacob Sessions | S4 E9 | Dude, give me back my culture!

Cal, Jen, Kara, and Kent talk about white people co-opting the "good things" from various cultures and making them cool and acceptable (i.e. cultural appropriation), while simultaneously looking down on the people of the culture they are co-opting. We also talk about Confederate Memorial Day...which is totally a real thing.

Friday, May 8, 2015

The Jacob Sessions | S4 E8 | When feeding the homeless is against the law.

Cal, Jen, Kara, and Kent talk about ticketing people who are trying to feed the poor. We also talk about old people "doing it." (NOTE: It's gross.)