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Tom Cruise on the couch notes
Oprah episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=930BhfJxFxU

Tom Cruise Kills Oprah meme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRbhE3GRiUE

Amy Nicholson's revelatory piece reframing Tom Cruise and the couch jump: https://www.laweekly.com/how-youtube-and-internet-journalism-destroyed-tom-cruise-our-last-real-movie-star/

Rich Juzwiak piece on the meaning of the couch jump: https://www.gawker.com/5912665/gone-and-back-tom-cruises-couch-jumping-remembered

New York Times hand wringing about the event:

A few other interesting, what it all meant pieces:

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Sarah's other show, You Are Good

[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase
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Talking Tammy Faye Bakker with Jessica Chastain Jan 10, 2022

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Jessica Chastain and Sarah discuss Tammy Faye Bakker. Chastain is the star and a producer of the new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye.

After Jessica and Sarah’s chat, they introduce this episode about Tammy Faye Bakker and Jessica Hahn from the early days of You’re Wrong About.

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“She only said one thing her whole life”: Sarah tells Mike how two decent women became scapegoats for the actions of one terrible man. Digressions include Larry Flynt, NPR tote bags and Playboy back issues. This episode contains a detailed description of a sexual assault [01:02:40 - 01:17:05]

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Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror Part 2 with Jamie Loftus Jan 03, 2022

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Sarah continues telling guest host Jamie Loftus about the Amityville Horror, and the two touch on ghosts, fallen angels, poltergeists, the space race and intimidating pictures of Mandy Moore.
Here's where to find Jamie:
The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]

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Sarah's other show, You Are Good

[YWA co-founder] Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase
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https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-the-bechdel-cast-30089535/
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/867-my-year-in-mensa-55379945/
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-aack-cast-by-jamie-loftus-83922273/
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https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about
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http://maintenancephase.com

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Winter Book Club: The Amityville Horror Part 1 with Jamie Loftus Dec 20, 2021

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Sarah tells guest host Jamie Loftus about the Amityville Horror, how it’s a Christmas story, and why buying murder furniture might not be such a great idea.
Here's where to find Jamie:
The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]

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Sarah's other show, You Are Good

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Reconstruction with Jamelle Bouie Dec 06, 2021

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Jamelle Bouie explains to Sarah what the Reconstruction era was, why it remains relevant today, and how this history lesson is one that could get some high school teachers into legal trouble due to passage of anti-CRT laws.
Jamelle at the New York Times
Jamelle's podcast Unclear and Present Danger
Jamelle discussing the Electoral College on YWA
Jamelle talking with Sarah about the Saw series on You Are Good.

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https://www.nytimes.com/column/jamelle-bouie
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger/id1592411580
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1112270/episodes/6380692
https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/sawniverse/
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about
https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/
http://maintenancephase.com/
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True Crime with Emma Berquist Nov 22, 2021

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Emma Berquist stops by to tell us about how true crime doesn't have to make us better people, and in fact may be more harmful to us than we realize—but we don't let her in, because we don't want to get KILLED!

Content advisory: This episode contains some brief descriptions of a violent knife attack.
Episode Info + Links: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1112270/episodes/9590031

Emma's article, "True Crime is Rotting our Brains"

Emma's Twitter
Emma's books
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https://twitter.com/eeberquist
https://www.emmaberquist.com/devils-unto-dust
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https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/
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Ed and Lorraine Warren with Jamie Loftus Nov 08, 2021

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Special Guest Jamie Loftus tells Sarah about Ed and Lorraine Warren (of The Conjuring and Annabelle fame). Topics of interest include Connecticut as a locus of scary happenings, New England uncles, and psychic communication with a tearstained Bigfoot.

Here's where to find Jamie:
The Bechdel Cast [podcast] My Year in Mensa [podcast] and Aack Cast [podcast]

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Catherine the Great with Dana Schwartz Oct 25, 2021

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Special guest Dana Schwartz tells Sarah about Catherine the Great. Topics of interest include the very not great life of serfs, the accidental flattening of women via the girl-bossification of history, and a very solid Bertie Wooster reference.

Here's where to find Dana:
Noble Blood [podcast] and Anatomy, A Love Story [novel]

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http://www.danaschwartzdotcom.com/books.html
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https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about
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Mike Lives in a Downtown Hotel Oct 11, 2021

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An announcement!
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Bonus: The Great Protein Fiasco Sep 27, 2021

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From our friends at Maintenance Phase, the story of how Nestlé executives, global health institutions and a very racist white lady seeded a nutritional myth we're still living with today.
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