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Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast
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Episodes
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast270. Warning: The Death Episode
Nancy and Sarah talk about the death of Hayden Panatierre at the age of 36, which just so happens to be the age that Marilyn Monroe died. Sarah wants to know…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast269. The Nihilistic Glamour of '80s LA
Nancy and Sarah discuss the Hulu/FX series The Shards, the new Bret Easton Ellis and Ryan Murphy jam. The 1981 LA vibes are right in Sarah’s sweet spot (Bonne…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast268. The Odyssey Is a Real Odyssey, Man
There’s this movie everyone is talking about, have you heard of it? The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan, he of the sweeping historical sagas. Sarah’s…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast267. Dr. Fauci and the Death of Responsibility, with Mary Katharine Ham
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comThere are a lot of things Dr. Anthony Fauci might have said during his…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast266. The Soul-Eaters and Their Unlucky Targets
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss a two-part HBO docuseries called “What…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast265. Welcome to the End of Reading
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss the latest Atlantic cover story, “The End of…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast264. The Graham Platner Implosion
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss Graham Platner and an explosive Politico story…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast263. America 250: F*ck Yeah — or Nah?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comAre you proud of America? It can be a complicated question. Sarah and…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast262. Justine van der Leun on Women Who Kill Their Abusers
Note: Our recording app crapped out at the one-hour mark (rude!), but we include our hot boxes in the copy below, which you ALL get since we’re making this…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast261. The Scariest Movie Nancy Has Ever Seen
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy bravely went alone to see Backrooms and is not sure if she’s…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast260. Of Maternal Murderers and Sexual Predators
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy asked Sarah to watch two documentaries, and because Sarah is a…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast259. David Marchese on Getting Under the Celebrity Skin
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comDavid Marchese has spent the past decade interviewing famous people…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast258. Graham Platner and the Sexting Scandal Nobody Can Agree On
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comGraham Platner is not having a good week. Nancy and Sarah discuss the…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast257. The Big Little Penis Panic
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss a New York magazine story called “The Big…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast256. Mary Kay and the Complicated Politics of Selling the American Dream
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk to journalist Mary Lisa Gavenas, whose new…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast255. Helen Lewis on Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk with Helen Lewis, whose latest for The Atlantic…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast254. James Verini on the Defining Atrocity of the Ukraine War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy speaks with war correspondent James Verini, who reported from…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast253. Should I Marry a Murderer?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss “Should I Marry a Murderer?,” the grabby new…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast252. Weird Manifestos, Eating the Rich, and a Happy Anniversary
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comIt’s a special day and by some miracle, Nancy remembered: It’s SMOKE…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast251. Jake Siegel on the Information State
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comJake Siegel talks about his new book The Information State, which…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast250. Eric Swalwell's Downfall, Explained
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comEric Swalwell did not have a good week. Actually, last week was very…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast249. The Joy of Artemis, the Mess of the Beckhams
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk about how watching Artemis II was the injection…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast248. Leigh Stein on Bad Boyfriends and Dangerous Men
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk with Leigh Stein, whose recent Substack essay…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em PodcastChalamet, MeToo and Cultural Scapegoating (Audio Fixed!)
Thank you to listeners who commented, “Hey, what gives with the audio cut off??” It’s fixed! Old link should work but here it is again xx The management This…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast246. Chalamet, MeToo and Cultural Scapegoating
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk about the Oscars and a question that lingers…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast245. The Mess of Modern Love
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss a NYT interview with Lindy West, the former…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast244. The State of Disunion
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comThe State of Our Union is … long, apparently, with Trump holding court…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast243. JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette: The Love Story We Cannot Quit
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk Love Story, the latest Ryan Murphy jam, about the…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast242. Good Vibes and Bad Bunny
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comJanuary 2026 was bleak, and February ain’t doing much better. Or is it…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em PodcastThe Sociopaths Among Us: The Husband Next Door
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com“I had started out determined to learn about Amanda, but as more…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast241. Sebastian Junger on Escaping Death and the Perils of Misunderstanding Young Men
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com“The Left has done itself a huge disservice by demonizing men,” says…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast240. Can Minneapolis Be a Turning Point?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comIt’s been a rough few weeks, especially in the city of Minneapolis…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast239. Ellie Avishai on the Unraveling of a Free-Speech University
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah speak with Ellie Avishai, who offers an inside look at…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast238. Emily Zanotti on Catholicism, Chickens, and Not Fitting Political Boxes
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comEmily Zanotti is a writer, a Catholic, a political operative, a mother…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast237. Looking Back at 2025 (Best Of)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comThe end of 2025 is here, whether we like it or not. Nancy and Sarah…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast236. Kat Rosenfield Helps Us Build the Mount Rushmore of Hotness
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comThe great Kat Rosenfield, Free Press columnist and novelist, joins…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast235. Andy Mills Makes Us Feel Better About Humanity
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comAndy Mills, audio storyteller extraordinaire, joins Nancy and Sarah to…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast234. Pamela Paul Spills On Her Exit From The New York Times
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comThis is a hot one! Pamela Paul — longtime editor of the New York Times…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em PodcastThe Sociopaths Among Us: Serial Killer
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comGoing to Gacy: A Cross Country Journey to Shake the Devil’s Hand…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast233. Mary Katharine Ham on Keeping Calm in the Political Storm
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comMary Katharine Ham is a journalist and political commentator who’s…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast232. Olivia Nuzzi and the Beds We Make Ourselves
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss political writer Olivia Nuzzi, who became the…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast231. Girlfriend, We Have a Boyfriend Problem
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss a viral essay from British Vogue, “Is Having a…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast230. Mike Pesca Convinces Sarah Sports Betting Scandal Matters
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comMike Pesca, host of the longtime daily news podcast “The Gist,” joins…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast229. Women, Vengeance and Cancel Culture
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk about “The Great Feminization,” a Compact essay…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast228. Pitchforks Come for the Young Republicans
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss a leaked Telegram group chat among Young…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast227. One (Portland/Antifa/Hollywood) Battle After Another
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk Portland, where Nancy just returned from her…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast226. Ezra and Ta-Nehisi and a Cold Civil War
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk about a lightning-rod conversation between NYT…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em PodcastThe Sociopaths Among Us #2: Candace Owens
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comWelcome to episode #2 of The Sociopaths Among Us. If you haven’t…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast225. Meghan Daum on Our Culture's Catastrophe Hour
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah speak with Meghan Daum, the podcaster behind The…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast224. On Faith, Lost Boys, and Erika Kirk's Forgiveness
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss the Charlie Kirk memorial. Was it a Nazi…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast222. Michael Tracey on Kirk, Epstein Files, and Cancel Culture 2.0
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comInvestigative journalist Michael Tracey is hard to pin down, maybe…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast221. Our 21st-Century Religious Wars and the Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Nancy and Sarah discuss the killing of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Talking Points USA. He was a husband and the father of two young children, and…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast220. Elizabeth Gilbert Melts Nancy's Brain, Tests Sarah's Empathy
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah go deep on Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast219. Bryan Burrough on America's Vigilante Past - and Present
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah chat with Bryan Burrough, author of Gunfighters: How…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast218. Paul Kix on How Civil Rights Heroes Taught Him to Live -- and Maybe Even Die.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah interview journalist Paul Kix, author of the…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast217. The Outrage Opportunists
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah take on the kerfuffles of the week: Chris Rufo mines…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast216. "You have to wake up pretty early to be worse than the Nazis"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah talk about the latest in the “WTF is wrong with men?”…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast215. Billy Joel Didn't Start the Fire (Sydney Sweeney Did)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss a new Sydney Sweeney ad for American Eagle. Is…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast214. The Trouble with Writing About Men
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss a recent viral essay in NYT magazine called…
Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast213. So You've Been Publicly Coldplayed
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss the viral story of the week: Astronomer CEO…