Plague Pals

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PLAGUE PALS is a weekly podcast where writer and comedian Bill Corbett (MST3K / RiffTrax) chats with writer and activist Maura Quint (McSweeney's; The Onion; the Tax March; the popular @behindback account on Twitter) about the state of things in pandemic times and beyond. Mix of humor, news, culture, personal, political, and whatever comes up that week!

Bill Corbett & Maura Quint

  • Nov 17, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 49m AVG DURATION
  • 10 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Plague Pals

Ep. 9: Au Revoir

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 71:05


Our last episode, at least for a bit. Brief dog conversation: Maura's horrible dogsitting experience + Bill's L.A. movie star pup. COVID rampant everywhere, idiocy and greed also. Trump won't leave. Democrats won't change. Is there any hope? Spoiler: we do not know! But we will keep trying to find it. Until we meet again...

Ep. 8: One Week Later...

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 78:26


Biden officially POTUSed. Trump goes full Führerbunker. The war against AOC. Forgiveness, inclusion, nihilistic bullshit. The United States of Celebrity. Random psychological insights. Who is we, anyway? Healthcare plz.

Ep. 7: Plague Pals Premium Post-Polls Palaver PATREON EXCLUSIVE TEASER

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 1:47


The day after the voting. Biden, maybe? Everything else, kinda not so good. Nuanced discussion regarding what the hell happened. Is this shit all worth it? Special guest star: pot legalization. Maura and Bill continue to go through it, only more tiredly.

Ep. 6: Happy Election Eve

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 57:19


Well, here it is. Anxiety, fear, hope, plans, despair, dreams, alcohol. Actual human guest: pollster who knows a lot about what to expect. Bullshit in Pennsylvania. Triumph in Minnesota. Nobody knows anything. Maura and Bill go THROUGH IT.

Ep. 5: The Storm Before the Storm PATREON EXCLUSIVE TEASER

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 1:46


Our ignore-the-election-'til-next-week show. More Plague. SCOTUS scum. America's li'l Nazi sweetheart. Scott Baio. Hot gossip. BORAT. Is nice!

Ep. 4: Elections and Erections

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 66:17


Vote. Vote! Vote? “Voting” is all the rage. Also: volunteers of America; sudden boner news.

Ep. 3: An Extremely Supreme Week

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2020 79:58


Supreme Court follies. Court packing. Catholic bashing. Racists have feelings too. That brand-new hot comedy show, "Saturday Night Live."

Ep. 2: Typhoid Donny

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 78:38


A week of madness. Dumb debate. Trump’s personal plague. Liberal civility junkies. Death?

Ep. 1: So Many Plagues, So Little Time

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 60:56


Our first show! Featuring: Trump's shady taxes. Police reform fail. The Comey show. Condoms.

Plague Pals Teaser: Premieres Next Week!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 1:05


Bill Corbett of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax is joined by writer and activist Maura Quint to discuss the stories that caught their attention each week. News, jokes, anger, fun, the normal plague stuff!

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