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Episode 37: On Accents, Abortion Bans and Spoilers (Spoiler Alert!) by Split The Difference

Episode 036: On Impossible Burgers, angry coaches and Lori Lightfoot by Split The Difference

Allen and Whitney discuss: Nevada and other municipalities considering introducing a "Brethalyzer for Texts": https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/03/18/breathalyzyer-texting-nevada-weighs-controversial-technology-curb-distracted-driving/?utm_term=.9a2266bf0e9f Remember Myspace? Well, they're still around. Myspace accidentally deleted years worth of indie band pages and more: https://news.avclub.com/myspace-accidentally-deleted-everything-uploaded-before-1833393504 Youth around the world strike for their future: https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-climate-strike-movement-has-officially-gone-global-1833305314 The ever-widening Democratic presidential field. The most recent college admissions scandal and why we're not--at all-surprised: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2019/03/college-admissions-scandal-fbi-targets-wealthy-parents/584695/?fbclid=IwAR1SBXhvSB28FozM0zmtfK0wMGf-axFRRuioULb1FES0-4uxqFO9KIYp41A

Episode 034: On Jussie Smollett, Cosmic Modesty and more reasons not to read the comments by Split The Difference

Episode 033: On Breakfast, Fashion Law and Blackface in the Governer's Mansion by Split The Difference

Episode 032: On the Womens' March, Condiments, Unions and MLK by Split The Difference

We've been gone a while. Did you miss us? Allen & Whitney discuss the top news of the day including: Kevin Hart, Louis CK and when redemption is out of reach; The docuseries Surviving R. Kelly; Shutdowns and border politics and Nancy Muhf***in' Pelosi

This week Allen & Whitney are back with some rather interesting news from the past couple weeks: A triathlete eats 18 lbs of All-You-Can-Eat sushi and is invited to never, ever come back https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/09/18/man-who-ate-plates-sushi-banned-all-you-can-eat-buffet/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.44c35b40647a Are Bert & Ernie lovers?! We investigate the history of a question we never thought to ask https://www.vox.com/2018/9/19/17877146/bert-and-ernie-gay-history-controversy-explained Dick Wolf, the Zaddy of everyone's favorite procedural, Law & Order, announced plans to create a new spin off: Law & Order: Hate Crimes. We have feelings about this... https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/law-order-hate-crimes-nbc-dick-wolf-1202926550/

Episode 028: On the falling of "Kingpins", Direct Democracy and Oscars we REALLY want to see by Split The Difference

Episode 027: On Miss America, C*** and Spotify by Split The Difference

Episode 026: On Snail Memories, Dirty Grapes and Special Vests by Split The Difference

Episode 025: On EU Privacy Laws, Slaughter Rules and TV Fandoms by Split The Difference

Allen and Whitney discuss the Hari Kondabolu documentary "The Problem with Apu" and the subsequent reaction from "The Simpsons" writing staff,The Justice Department's investigation into college admissions processes and the shuttering of Craigslist personals and Backpage.com in apprehension of new legislation that could criminalize online platforms that support sex work, but also can help facilitate sex trafficking and abuse. The Problem with Apu https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/4/9/17215860/the-simpsons-problem-with-apu-response-controversy Justice Department & College Admissions https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/justice-department-seeks-to-uncover-secrets-about-selective-college-admissions/2018/04/09/7ad3158c-3b81-11e8-8d53-eba0ed2371cc_story.html?utm_term=.2229199fd8f5 Backpage.com https://theslot.jezebel.com/backpage-is-dead-1825093465 Cooking books Whitney loves: http://ruhlman.com/my-books/ Ratio & Twenty

Allen and Whitney discuss the Flat Earth *sigh* controversy, Walmart pulling Cosmopolitan off register stands and Sinclair Broadcast Group's ominous multi-station soapbox. We also talk the shooting of a fourth year student at UChicago and why tipping makes Whitney crazy. YouGov's Flat Earth Polling: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/04/04/only-two-thirds-of-american-millennials-believe-the-earth-is-round/#5f6841747ec6 https://today.yougov.com/news/2018/04/02/most-flat-earthers-consider-themselves-religious/ Walmart/Cosmo: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/business/media/walmart-cosmo.html http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-pulls-cosmopolitan-in-response-to-metoo-2018-3 Monopoly, Sinclair Broadcast Group Edition: https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-americas-largest-local-tv-owner-turned-its-news-anc-1824233490 Tipping video (NYT, not Broadly--sorry): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EUhnw1OGXY

Episode 022: On Serena Williams' Post-Baby Ranking, Self-Driving Cars and Ketchup by Split The Difference

Allen and Whitney talk about Democrats' move to limit Super Delegates in 2020, the pros and cons of skincare and supporting boys to become great men (and what that means). Plus some unpopular opinions about "class" and Stringer Bell. On Super Delegates: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/democrats-take-first-step-toward-curtailing-superdelegates/2018/03/10/1ba4eeb6-23f6-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html?utm_term=.7f311485f82f On Skincare: https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/3/9/17064498/women-skin-care-wars-explained https://theoutline.com/post/3151/the-skincare-con-glossier-drunk-elephant-biologique-recherche-p50?zd=2&zi=sgzyf6ay https://www.nytimes.com/guides/tmagazine/skincare-routine On Masculinity: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/12/masculinity-gender-men-sexual-assault-rape https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/opinion/boys-violence-shootings-guns.html

Episode 020: On Top Sheets, Dirty Legs and Wood Harris by Split The Difference

Allen and Whitney discuss the most recent mass shooting in the US and what experts believe might curb this public health crisis, Whitney's favorite stories of the winter Olympics and--of course--Black muhf***in' Panther. Stopping Mass Shootings: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-43118865 The Olympics: https://deadspin.com/the-winter-olympics-feature-2-951-of-the-world-s-greate-1823138678 https://deadspin.com/are-virtue-and-moir-fucking-or-what-1823157986 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2018/02/22/587875698/u-s-men-win-a-shocker-on-the-sheet-will-play-for-gold-in-olympics-curling-final https://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/winter-olympics-2018-americans-maia-and-alex-shibutani-take-bronze-in-ice-dance/ Black Panther: https://medium.com/@allenlinton2/no-ritual-combat-needed-an-alternative-to-christopher-lebrons-trip-to-wakanda-bf0bc804d2f4

Episode 018: On Westerns, Cornell West, and Going to the Moon by Split The Difference

Allen and Whitney are back discussing Time's Person of the Year (spoiler, it's not a single person), the end of the NFL and Allen explains the GOP tax bill and the media attention around it. Also, we share our unpopular opinions.

Allen and Whitney discuss Facebook's interesting new approach to taking down revenge porn, a Japanese company (and larger trend) or renting intimate friends and family members and the 2017 FB & Revenge Porn: https://gizmodo.com/if-you-want-to-use-facebook-s-revenge-porn-blocker-an-1820271537 https://gizmodo.com/the-surprising-new-way-facebook-is-helping-fight-reveng-1820217497 Rent-A-Friend: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/11/paying-for-fake-friends-and-family/545060/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aLEu1lx8bg Happiness: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/11/worlds-happiest-places/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/11/where-to-find-the-good-life/ http://worldhappiness.report/

Episode 015: On Spanking, Screwdriving and Yuli Gurriel by Split The Difference

Whitney and Allen discuss America's biggest fears in the Trump age, China's plan for a social credit system, the new Dark Sky Reserve in Idaho and some unpopular opinions (there's a doozy in here this week). Links: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/20/what-americans-are-afraid-of-in-the-age-of-trump/?utm_term=.99cde5a45732 https://www.wired.co.uk/article/chinese-government-social-credit-score-privacy-invasion https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/13/why-idaho-is-setting-up-a-giant-nature-preserve-in-the-sky/?utm_term=.5150f06f8dcd And for the piece Whit references in the Unpopular Opinion: https://medium.com/matter/youre-16-youre-a-pedophile-you-dont-want-to-hurt-anyone-what-do-you-do-now-e11ce4b88bdb

Allen and Whitney discuss the criticism of Stella McCartney's Paris fashion week Ankara prints, Taiwanese-American NBA player Jeremy Lin's dreadlocks and inmates from California's prison system fighting wildfires for only $1/hour. Featuring unpopular opinions about baseball and old folks. On Stella McCartney: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/stella-mccartney-cultural-appropriation_us_59d62f70e4b0becae802b7d0 On Jeremy Lin: https://www.netsdaily.com/2017/10/5/16431142/ex-net-kenyon-martin-attacks-jeremy-lin-on-his-dreadlocks http://afropunk.com/2017/10/black-people-cannot-guilty-cultural-appropriation-period/ On Slave-Laboring Firefighters: https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-inmates-fight-wildfires-buck-hour-013527628.html

This week Allen and Whitney talk about the death of Hugh Hefner and Playboy Magazine's legacy, Sarah Huckabee Sanders talking about Chicago's gun violence in the wake of the Las Vegas shooting, and a crazy little story about semen contaminated flutes in Southern California. We also share two very unpopular opinions about cheese and beards; they are not related. #cheesybeards

Episode 011: On #TakeAKnee, Maria & PR and Game Shows by Split The Difference

Episode 010: On Title IX on Campus, Tesla & Elon Musk and the NFL by Split The Difference

Allen and Whitney discuss Harvard's super high legacy admit rate, Bill Gates' recommendation to tax production companies that rely solely on automation and the class action lawsuits against major food companies for using the phrase "all-natural". Also, Allen makes Whitney guess what Google wants you to DIY. Also, 45 is a chump for ending DACA. Links! http://splinternews.com/outlaw-nepotism-1798699580 https://qz.com/911968/bill-gates-the-robot-that-takes-your-job-should-pay-taxes/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/30/the-raging-legal-battle-over-what-makes-a-food-natural/?utm_term=.710a4b822c7d

Remember us? Allen & Whitney are back for good (minus a producer). They wrap up summer 2017 with some of their favorite stories which include sensationalist pro-vegan propaganda, Pew research that proves White people know racism is a thing, "Brown Girls" web series and movies, movies, movies. Links: Vox breaks down "What the Health" https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/7/25/16018658/what-the-health-documentary-review-vegan-diet Pew research on American attitudes toward racism: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/29/views-of-american-racism-just-hit-a-record-high-under-trump/?utm_term=.f63baa60d667

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Episode 005: On Philanthropy, Birth Control, Treach from Naughty by Nature & more. by Split The Difference

This week, Allen & Whitney take on the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, privacy, David Copperfield vs Congress and the Sugar Tax. Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: AC Lincoln, Musinah, Sam Trump, Dally Auston, Mathien Taped: 6/18/16

This week, Allen & Whitney take on the news, zoos, Michelin stars, Yelp and the rating economy. Also, Whitney marvels at science. Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: House of Whales, Joey Purp, The Avantist & Mad Satta Taped: 6/3/16

This week, Allen & Whitney take on the news, Grit vs. IQ and Chicago's Escape Plan. Also, Allen Googles some stuff. Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: Tensei (Makaya McCraven Remix), The Palmer Squares, Lili K, Harold Green Taped: 5/28/16

This week, Allen & Whitney take on the news, the current state of the upcoming 2016 Olympic Games in Brasil and the democratic presidential race. Produced by Famnorf Theme: Fadrbooste Music: Mathien, Highness, ShowYouSuck, Jamila Woods Taped: 5/20/16