Episode 19: Current Events Catchup September 2021

<div>We get it, no one reads the news anymore. Print is dead, digital is dying, the future is viral tiktok journalism, yada yada yada. We’ve all heard the excuses a thousand times, which is why we’re here to summarize everything that’s happening and give you our takes on some recent events from the end of August through mid-September. Yes, we skip over a rousing discussion of Kanye’s Donda album, but that’s only to make room for plenty of talk about the OnlyFans kerfuffle (and reversal), Afghani women, Texas abortion bans, abortion in other countries, Whatsapp privacy concerns, the Guardian’s Judith Butler interview, dress codes, and Joel’s concerns about that Matrix 4 trailer (yes, it’s relevant to our podcast). <br/><br/></div><div>Joel cites a scene from No Country for Old Men and gets the line right but the context completely wrong. We’ve included a clip; all credit to the Coen Brothers.<br/><br/></div><div>Our theme music is “Drop” by the artist Ketsa. If you like their music, you can find more of it <a href='https://ketsa.uk/'>here</a>.<br/><br/></div>