432 - Two Crucifixes in the Logo

<p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt;">When we’re not contracting coronavirus, we’re contracting people to work on our houses. And sometimes those people, too, can be a plague. Paul and Arlo commiserate over uncomfortable contractor experiences, uncomfortable evangelicalism, and the uncomfortable intersection of those two very uncomfortable things. In other news, baby-faced Paul got his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and had to deal with some folks getting way too up in his personal space. Are we ready for a return to normal? No. No, we are not. Plus, we remember to talk pop culture and chat about the Oscar nominations.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NEXT: Paul decides on air during this very episode that next week will be this month’s</span> <strong>Four-Color Flashback</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, discussing Vols. 1 & 2 of Daniel Warren Johnson’s</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Extremity</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>MUSIC</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Comfort Eagle” by Cake,</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Comfort Eagle</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(2001)</span></span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads,</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Speaking in Tongues</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">(1982)</span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong style= "font-size: 10pt; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> GOBBLEDYCARES</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">S