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This week’s SNAFU release is our final episode of season 4!! I couldn’t think of two better people to close out this season than Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark (@GHardstark) from @MyFavMurder. Tune in at the link in bio to hear our analysis of the kidnapping of William Morgan in 1826 and how it reshaped the American political landscape forever. #snafu #myfavoritemurder @SNAFU_Podcasts @iHeartPodcasts @iHeartRadio @filmnation
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Once again, @kalpenn and I get together and discuss the latest episodes on our podcasts HERE WE GO AGAIN and SNAFU. We’ve got some exciting episodes coming up with guests @MyFavMurder and @thevirdas - check them out at the link below! #snafu #kalpenn bit.ly/SNAFUMedia @filmnation @SNAFU_Podcasts @iHeartRadio @iHeartPodcasts
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Imagine how many more drunk drivers would’ve been caught in the 60s if sobriety tests back then weren’t just glorified vibe checks… On the newest episode of SNAFU, my buddy @peteholmes and I hone our Boston accents as we discuss the tragic Chappaquiddick incident. Link in bio. #snafu #peteholmes @SNAFU_Podcasts @iHeartRadio @iHeartPodcasts @filmnation
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Guess what? It’s your weekly reminder from @kalpenn and I to check out the latest episodes of our respective podcasts, SNAFU and HERE WE GO AGAIN. Links in our bios to listen! #snafu #kalpenn bit.ly/SNAFUMedia @SNAFU_Podcasts @filmnation @iHeartPodcasts @iHeartRadio @peteholmes
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Got some huge news for my friends across the pond - the UK paperback edition of my book, “SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screw-Ups” is out NOW. This book’s got decades’ worth of shocking, hilarious and epic blunders, distilled into something you can read on the Tube while pretending not to make eye contact with anyone. That’s what literature is for, right!? Check out the link below to get your copy today #snafu tinyurl.com/SNAFUHELMS @SNAFU_Podcasts @filmnation @headlinepg @HachetteAudio @GrandCentralPub
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Calling all California voters! This Tuesday, June 2, is Election Day, and I'm voting for my friend @MichaelDTubbs for Lieutenant Governor. When I was 26, I was trying to tell jokes in comedy clubs. Meanwhile, Michael Tubbs was getting elected Mayor of Stockton, the youngest person ever to lead a major American city. But he didn’t stop there. He launched a guaranteed income program, created universal scholarships for Stockton students, brought homicide rates down 40%, and even flipped the city from bankruptcy to fiscal health. So yeah, he's a badass. And California could really use one of those right about now. Get to the polls on Tuesday and vote @MichaelDTubbs for Lieutenant Governor. He’s done the homework, so let’s get him the job.
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Hey folks! @KalPenn and I are back again to tell you about the latest episodes of our podcasts HERE WE GO AGAIN and SNAFU. Head on over to the link below to give them a listen! #kalpenn #snafu #herewegoagain snafumedia.com/ @SNAFU_Podcasts @bastardspod @manoushz @iHeartRadio @iHeartPodcasts @filmnation
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My buddy @kalpenn and I have some great new episodes in our respective podcasts SNAFU and HERE WE GO AGAIN - check out the link below! #snafu #herewegoagain #kalpenn snafumedia.com/podcast/ @iHeartPodcasts @iHeartRadio @filmnation @SNAFU_Podcasts @bastardspod @davideagleman
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Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) out here casually EXPOSING Kevin Roose (@kevinroose). This is why Snafu is the most salacious podcast in America! Check out part 2 of my breakdown of the Cambridge Analytica data harvesting scandal on SNAFU with brilliant journalists Kevin and Casey of NYT’s Hard Fork podcast, out now at link in bio #snafu #hardfork @iHeartPodcasts @iHeartRadio @SNAFU_Podcasts @filmnation
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If Mark Zuckerberg said he could do a surprise interview with you but you only had 20 minutes to prepare, would you skip lunch? Or would you still make room for dessert? This week on SNAFU, I’m joined by tech reporting icons @CaseyNewton and @kevinroose of the NYTimes Hard Fork podcast to discuss one of the biggest data harvesting scandals in internet history:
Cambridge Analytica!
Link in bio 👍 #snafu #hardfork @iHeartPodcasts @iHeartRadio @SNAFU_Podcasts @filmnation
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There is no such thing as “too much fiddle.” That’s just science. In the latest @TheBGSituation post, the brilliant Rachel Baiman (songwriter, fiddler, and all-around excellent human) points us toward ten absolute ringer fiddlers (a few of whom you’ve probably already heard without realizing it!). From the West Coast to the Carolinas, these are the folks absolutely tearing it up while all we can do is just listen with a slack-jawed stare. Dive into the full list, videos, and stories over at BGS - hit the link below and prepare to become a better, more fiddle-aware person. 🎻 thebluegrasssituation.com/re… #fiddle #fiddlemusic #rootsmusi
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You hear that, folks? Only the best and most unique Labubus for Bowen Yang! Join me and Bowen this week on Snafu, where we go back to the 17th century to discuss the very first economic bubble in history, when the Dutch went mad for… tulips. Check it out at the link below #bowenyang #snafu lnk.to/pyWaAm @filmnation @iHeartPodcasts @iHeartRadio @SNAFU_Podcasts
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This is my formal petition to add “Galifianakish,” used to describe all things reminiscent of my good pal Zach Galifianakis, to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary 😂 This week, @radiolab founder and my fellow @oberlincollege alum @JadAbumrad joins me on SNAFU, where we discuss the doomed Polaris expedition of 1871 and the mysterious murder of its captain, Charles Francis Hall (who is quite Galifianakish). Out now at the link in bio #jadabumrad #snafu @SNAFU_Podcasts @iHeartPodcasts @iHeartRadio @filmnation
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Here’s a Monday treat - a sampling of what’s been playing in my earbuds, courtesy of Good Country at @TheBGSituation. From @CatClyde to @ellalangleymsic, it’s the perfect selection of tunes to start your week off right. Check these out and more at the link below: thebluegrasssituation.com/re…
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Oh, Boston… you haven’t changed, even since the Revolutionary War! On this episode of Snafu I’m joined by author and @theavettbros band member Bob Crawford, where we go back in time to 1776 to discuss British loyalist Lord Dunmore’s epic blunder that unintentionally rallied support for the colonists. Check it out at link in bio #snafu #bobcrawford @SNAFU_Podcasts @filmnation @iHeartRadio @iHeartPodcasts
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Calling all history buffs! I recently had the honor of being interviewed for the CNN Original Series, STANDOFF: THE FBI, POWER AND PARANOIA, where I returned to the riveting story of the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI that I covered in SNAFU season 2. The four episode series will focus on the fragile relationship between FBI Directors and the Presidents they serve, from the mid-20th century to the present day. Check out the clip to see a snippet of my interview, then head over to CNN tonight at 9 pm ET/PT to watch the first two episodes. The final two will air next Sunday (3/29) at the same time. Episodes will also be available every Monday following release on CNN.com, and then on HBO Max 30 days afterwards. #cnn #fbi #snafu
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Lucinda Williams is the artist of the month over at @TheBGSituation, and I can’t think of a musician more deserving of the spotlight. Seriously - her raw, poetic songwriting has bridged folk, country, blues, and rock for decades, and few songwriters have shaped the sound of Americana quite like her. She’s also a three-time GRAMMY winner, no biggie 😂 Check out this clip of Williams singing her song, “The World’s Gone Wrong” on @colbertlateshow, joined by Brittney Spencer (@BrittNicx), then head on over to the link below to see BGS interview Williams about her new album. thebluegrasssituation.com/re…
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Should Rory Scovel and I start a podcast where we just compliment each other for an hour? Is there an audience for that!? Not sure, but on this episode of Snafu, we dive deep into the story of Ivan Boesky, the infamous Wall Street crook who inspired Gordon Gekko. Check it out now at link in bio! #roryscovel #snafu @iHeartPodcasts @iHeartRadio @filmnation @SNAFU_Podcasts
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I’m truly blown away by this live performance of the protest song “Heavy Foot” by Mon Rovîa (@mon_rovia_boy) in Denver. You gotta check this guy out - a quickly rising folk artist, Mon Rovîa blends Appalachian folk and storytelling in a way that’s entirely his own. Head over to the link below to see his latest interview with @TheBGSituation, where they talk about how his music helps him process a life shaped by displacement, resilience, and a lifelong search for belonging, then watch the full performance of “Heavy Foot” on his YouTube channel. #MonRovia #HeavyFoot #Americana #FolkMusic #BGS thebluegrasssituation.com/re…
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