Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast

Nov 26 2024 196 ep. 49 mins 123

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Journalistas Nancy Rommelmann and Sarah Hepola on what's burning through the culture right now. Flirtatious banter for serious times.

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171. Cabinet Pick Scandals and Secret Muses

Nov 26 2024 22 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comNancy and Sarah discuss two recent dust-ups between men and women: One is fraught and potentially career-damaging, the other is (arguably) romantic, but also potentially legacy-damaging. Trump’s nominee to lead the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, is facing scandal that stems from a 2017 e

170. Can Anything Make America Healthy Again?

Nov 18 2024 29 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comAfter a brief discussion of the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight, Nancy and Sarah talk about health, weight, and other confusions. The inspiration is a recent New York Times story that three-quarters of Americans are overweight or obese, a report that coincides with the rise of new gurus like Dr. Cas

169. Making the Trans Conversation Better with Brianna Wu and Kelly Cadigan

Nov 14 2024 23 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com“I didn’t transition to replace cis women in sports,” begins Brianna Wu, the straight-shooter who chats with Sarah and Nancy this week. “I transitioned because I wanted to get along.” Joined by Kelly Cadigan, who co-hosts their new podcast “Dollcast,” both women talk openly about

168. Sex Boycotts, Blue Bracelets, and Justine Bateman

Nov 11 2024 16 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comRats in the walls, ghosts in the bull rushes and some extreme reactions to the election of Donald Trump as president. What to do? Swear off sex? Buy a blue bracelet at Target? Excise at least 53% of Americans from your life? Sounds tragic. Maybe what we need is a child actress from the ‘80s t

167. Trumped! November surprise comes after all

Nov 07 2024 13 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comTrump won, Kamala lost. People have feelings about this (including us). But it’s not going to get easier imagining that 50% of Americans are racists, misogynists, or whatever other -ist can be deployed to explain how Republicans pulled off a stunning victory on Tuesday, which some worry is us

166: What Scares Us: Movies, Politics ... Moldy Cheese?

Oct 31 2024 64 mins

Sarah is scared to fly, Nancy is freaked out by moldy cheese, and both of them have scary stories related to times they got in a car they shouldn’t have. In honor of Halloween, we talk about classic horror movies, break out some October 31 trivia, and discuss what scares Americans most. Also discussed:* Is Jaws a horror movie: a debate!* Nancy’s almost-star turn in said same mo

165. Election Break! Trauma Vampires and Serial Killers

Oct 28 2024 15 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com“The election is a week from tomorrow, thank God,” says Sarah, speaking for the rest of us, feeling as though we are Danny in The Shining and the candidates are the twins…We take a break from political news (well, kind of) to talk about two recent TV distractions: Anatomy of Lies, a three

164. No Courage, No Convictions: Trade Publication Cancels Promo for Book with "Israel" in Title

Oct 24 2024 16 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comLet’s say you want to promote a book and you have a little ad money to burn. If you are author and communications consultant Melanie Notkin, you might contact Shelf Awareness, which sends free newsletters to, per its Instagram bio, “booksellers, librarians, publishers, book collectors, lite

163. In the Path of the Hurricane: Asheville, Kamala, Cruz, DEI

Oct 17 2024 14 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comGreetings from Nancy’s 31st hotel room! Our roving reporter is on the scene in Asheville, North Carolina, where she gives Sarah the scoop on hurricane damage, what the politicized coverage has gotten wrong, and why it’s good to live near churches when catastrophe strikes. The two of them ta

162. We Read Melania's Memoir So You Don't Have To

Oct 09 2024 24 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com“The path to success may not always be easy, but with determination and courage, you can achieve your dreams.” So writes Melania Trump (or ChatGPT?) on page 34 of the memoir released yesterday by the former first lady. And we have questions! Such as, did any of the Big Five publishers bid o