February 21, 2024 Episode 109 Part 1: When The Schnecken Beckons

Grumpy Old Gay Men and Their Dogs

In this week's two-part episode, Patrick and Tommie review half of a Pinter play, discuss the issue of armed guards outside schools, applaud dog performances in films, lay on the couch for psychiatric service dogs, wish a Happy Birthday to Nina Simone, eulogize Russian activist Alexei Navalny, Tommie reviews Karl Marx's book Little Collective On The Prairie, they put on a towel for the first U.S. police raid on a gay bath house, cast a doubtful eye on the man who claimed to turn gay after a car accident, celebrate National Sticky Bun Day, debate the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that frozen embryos are children, look at Utah's attempt to nullify federal law, hear the tragic story of a trans student who died a day after a school fight, and wonder why the Russian police are afraid of My Little Pony. (Part 2 will be released on Wednesday, February 28.)