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It's finally here! The highly-anticipated part two of our deep dive into Single's Inferno, we go over the final three episodes, as well as all the hot gos that's occurred since the show's ending. We also talk about how your favorite musical genre may or may not have the power to destroy the fabric of society, and Rain reveals that he has no idea what thigh-riding is. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

Rain is moving back to America, so schedules right now are just out the window. Regardless, we're back and harder hitting than ever. Instead of covering things like racial justice or the inevitable march forward of communism, we're talking about Korea's hottest dating show. Is it all it's cracked up to be? Well, as it turns out, we had so much to say about it, that we couldn't fit the whole thing into one episode. Stay tuned for part two, coming soon(ish). Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

I'm sorry, I'm sorry; having to put in the song clips added an extra 30 minutes of work, which obviously means a two week delay in the episode. In this XL episode, we discuss our top 10 songs of 2021 (with predictable results on both sides), and we conclude our epic Musk saga with an in-depth discussion of the rough beast slouching towards Bethlehem: Tesla. And in a shocking twist, we actually end on a positive(ish) note! Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

We dig in deep into the life and times of one Elon Musk, the man who defined 2021, the worst year of our collective lifetimes. We look at his early life, and the utter madness and callous disregard that is SpaceX. We also have a discussion about PENOMECO's new song "BOLO," and the recent discourse about cultural appropration vs. cultural appreciation. We also dig into the TikTok lady that doesn't believe in Rome, and which members of BTS look at hentai. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

So, yes, it's been over a month since the last episode, and we apologize (alas, personal tragedy does not respect recording schedules). However, things should be roughly back to normal now that Rain is back in Korea and mostly not depressed. This episode, Brittney gushes at length about CL's album, Rain brings everything to a downer talking about NFTs and how all the big K-pop companies are getting in on the action, and we go in on the gossip and drama in Blackswan between members Fatou and Leia. Oh, and Rain desperately tries to convince Brittney to watch Midnight Mass. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

Sorry for the slight delay in putting this episode out folks, Rain is just having the worst time right now so please be patient. In this episode, we talk about Jay Park's brave perseverence in pretending that he has never had anything to apologize for over the years, a bit of k-drama chat (that had to be heavily foreshortened because it made the episode like 20 minutes longer), Brittney finally recommends a k-pop song that's not CL, Rain makes fun of Koreaboo, and everyone marvels at the sheer stupidity that is American-Panamanian relations. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

In this episode, we start of strong with another dramatic entry in the on-going saga between Jungkook (the COLDEST mafia) and his enemy/lover Taehyung. Then Rain makes a startling admission about the newest TWICE single, Brittney discovers (to her horror) on-air that we are now available on Spotify, and then we talk about the potential dark future for K-pop and for us all under the human stock market app NewNew. Finally, we talk about the new NCT 127 album Sticker, and that goddamn flute sample. As it turns out, our two hosts have wildly differing opinions on it. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

That's right! We are back in action, with certainly no mental breakdowns or traumatic experiences to speak of! On our season two premiere, we take a trip down memory lane on the long and winding road to 9/11, and on the way we also talk about Kris Wu getting arrested, the catchy new Caribou single, Osama bin Laden's The Voice, ranking Afghan military leaders by hotness, and the little terrorist scheme that could(n't), the Bojinka Plot. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

So this episode is coming out a bit late, but it's a busy time for all involved. In this episode, Rain and Brittney talk about TXT, black metal, Ilhoon's weed charges, gopnik TikTok, the newest Megan Thee Stallion video, and the recent updates involving the newest Q-related nonsense: Italygate. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

We have a bit of behemoth for this episode, as we're joined by our friend Mellow Yenace (a.k.a. Alex) to gush over the new STAYC single, "ASAP." Rain ignores the criteria of our new music-sharing segment, Mellow raps some of his favorite Aesop Rock verses, and a special report uncovers a breaking story about an Among Us McNugget from a BTS McDonald's meal getting huge numbers. We also talk about Dua Lipa and the Hadids getting put on blast by America's most famous rabbi in a New York Times ad that uses questionable MLK quotes. Also, raccoons? TWITTER Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov Alex: @MellowYenace

After an ill-fated attempt to record an episode without Brittney last week, we're back, talking about Enhypen's new single "Drunk-Dazed" (and wondering if there's significance to the hyphen in the name), as well as ITZY's new single (meh), and Jessi's strange production choices. Rain also decides to attempt to break Brittney's brain with a troubling report from The Intercept about Wall Street's newest financial shenanigans. Finally, we make our first stop on a world tour of protest, looking at the past few years of unrest going on in Haiti. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

We're back with another rousing episode of shit-talking Chet Hanks. Or talking about k-pop, whatever. We cancel ZICO, talk about the nonsense physics of Tenet, look back Anwar al-Awlaki's death (and the dumbest attempt at a honeypot ever attempted) with new information, and ask ourselves, "What the hell is going in Europe?" Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

I hope you're ready for some out-of-date references, because this was supposed to come out two weeks ago, but depression decided I needed to re-watch all of Parks & Recreation before I could do anything. There will be another, on-time episode (I swear) later this week, so just consider this one a bonus episode or something. In this one, we talk about that ship that was stuck in the Canal, the highest/lowest point of David Guetta's career, the question of shipping k-pop stars, a curious font choice in Rosé's debut video, and Rain melts Brittney's brain trying to explain what Greensill does. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

We've got a doozy of an episode for you this week, starting off with a Dramatic Reading of some steamy Jungkook x Taehyung fan fiction as well as a discussion on the murky depths of shipping and fandom. We've also got an exclusive look at G-DRAGON's weird history with... black cosplay? And some other problematic stuff. Finally, we take a look at Crown Prince Muhammed bin Salman's idioticly evil city of the future, NEOM. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

This one's only two weeks behind schedule, so... progress! This week Rain and Brittney are joined by friend of the show Alex to discuss the the Capitol riot (which was already old news by the time we recorded, so it's even less relevant now), the mental gymnastics that some Trump supporters are going through to deal with a Biden presidency, an unfortunate case of accidental Nazi romancing by GFriend's Sowon, the use of technology to bring back dead musicians' voice and likenesses, and an experiment in Colorado to have mental health professionals respond to emergency calls concerning mental health rather than cops that has yielded positive results. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov Alex: @MellowYenace

Guess who edited this whole episode then completely forgot to put it up before going on a month long vacation? Rain has been playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider for weeks before remembering and now, rather than abandoning it to put up a more timely episode, decided that two months into 2021 it was time for a look back. This was recorded in January, right after the Capitol did that thing, but don't worry, we'll be back to regularly(ish) schedule from now on. Good god, we are bad at this. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

So we recorded this back in December of 2020, before our month-long hiatus and before a bunch of idiots stormed the Capitol Building. In light of these developments, maybe you'll enjoy taking a trip down memory lane to see just how the Q phenomenon happened, as Rain gets to explain every excruciating detail of the QAnon saga to Brittney, who grows increasingly despondant as the episode progresses. Anyway, we're back! Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

We're back! After some holiday time off, we have a lot of K-pop things to talk about. Rain and Brittney get into CL's music videos/fashion choices (which are great), J.Y.P.'s new group NiziU and their company's decision-making (which is terrible), EXO Kai's new release, the so-called BTS law that's giving our boys even more time to rake in billions of dollars, and some developments of the world of nuclear deterrence (which involves Dr. Seuss). Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

After a brief hiatus for the holiday where people people eat food and ignore genocides, we're back with part two of our expert analysis on HyperNormalisation, where you get to learn just how Nicolas Cage killed Saddam Hussein. Then Rain is put into a veritable red room of K-drama as he and Brittney discuss the undisputed king of dramas, Boys Over Flowers. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

Brittney and Rain talk about the dumbest election of our collective lifetimes, and take a look back at how America got to where it is with the Adam Curtis documentary HyperNormalisation (or at least as much as Brittney could manage given the amount of dead bodies shown on-screen). They talk about Kissinger, the Internet, Gaddafi, anti-depressants, and suicide bombs. Also, Aaron Sorkin sucks. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

The new TWICE album has dropped and Rain and Brittney have... feelings. They discuss the single, "I Can't Stop Me," as well as the new, bizarrely titled CL single, and the new Tik Tok dementia crying thing. Also, Rain has a new quiz game to play. And yes, he says the name of the Caretaker album wrong multiple times, because he's dumb. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

After a brief one week delay, we're back with another episode! This time we talk about Bolivia's recent election of an adorable president as well as the coup that precipitated it. We also talk a bit about some scandalous Red Velvet news, and more. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov

For our first episode, we talk about non-Korean people in K-pop, realize we have no idea how podcasting works, and dig back up K-pop's secret experiment, EXP EDITION. Twitter Brittney: @BritLauren09 Rain: @RainAntonov