Episode 288: The Third Annual Helen Lewis BARPod Holiday Extravaganza

This week, Saint Helen Lewis joins us to discuss Jesse’s shortcomings, the state of publishing, the state of social media, the Riyadh Comedy Festival, the Olivia Nuzzi scandal, and more. Plus, our annual end-of-year extremely online pub quiz. Note: This is our last free episode of the year. Primos have more coming, but for everyone else, see you next year.

Helen’s book

Katie’s book

Jesse’s Austin event

Katie’s Duke event

Opinion | The Shifting Politics of Transgender Rights - The New York Times

I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia - The Atlantic

Olivia Nuzzi’s Tell-Nothing Memoir - The Atlantic

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