Mar 25, 2022 • 1HR 22M

Episode 107: Mormons and Furries and Babies, Oh My!

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Journalists Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal scour the internet for its craziest, silliest, most sociopathic content, part of an obsessive and ill-conceived attempt to extract kernels of meaning and humanity from a landscape of endless raging dumpster fires.

Jesse is wandering around Cuba looking for internet so our extremely online podcast apprentice Tracing Woodgrains steps up to the mic. Discussed: Mormonism, furries, cultural appropriation, cultural gatekeeping, and Dave Rubin’s miracle babies. To discuss this episode with other premium subscribers, click here.

The problematic fursuit:

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Nymeria @Xx_Nymeria_xX
Ngl I am simping for my suit rn
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10:27 PM ∙ Mar 16, 2022
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The response to the problematic fursuit:

The response to the response to the problematic fursuit:

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Ariana 🐸💚 (Zevti Bullfrog) @ZevtiBull
Black voice here. Let me be direct and say that there is no racism on display here, only a pretty fursuit. And while differing hair textures may result in differing hairstyles from one culture to another, I believe that everyone should be allowed to explore looks like these.
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Feisty Fennec 🔥 @LoloFennec
Hey guys, I wanna bring your attention to someone that’s being incredibly racist in the community. ❗️DO NOT SUPPORT @Xx_Nymeria_xX ❗️ Many folks, including black voices, have reached out to her to inform her that her hair choice for her suit is cultural appropriation. https://t.co/gtJp7VvRil
1:47 AM ∙ Mar 20, 2022
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Dave Rubin’s big news:

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Dave Rubin @RubinReport
It’s true. All of it.
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4:12 PM ∙ Mar 16, 2022
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Glenn Beck responds to Dave Rubin’s big news:

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Glenn Beck @glennbeck
Tonight, I have a hard & honest conversation with my friend and fellow @BlazeTV host @RubinReport about his decision to have kids through surrogacy. He tells me "I get why the right has these often legitimate fears." But that CAN'T stop us from having respectful discussions.
10:30 PM ∙ Mar 18, 2022
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Rubin Report guest discovers Dave Rubin is gay:

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KnowNothing @KnowNothingTV
reminds me of the time one of Dave Rubin's guests freaked out after finding out he was gay
4:15 AM ∙ Mar 17, 2022
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