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The Massachusetts Lesbian Bar That Broke the Internet
This week we're discussing the story that broke the internet in the most unexpected way possible: a small lesbian bar in Greenfield, Massachusetts called Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue.
Last Ditch was founded by three housemates in their mid-20s with the best of intentions — a values-driven queer space where nobody was turned away for lack of funds, police weren't welcome, and a strict KN-95 mask policy was in place at all times. Then, in a (last ditch) attempt to bring in some much-needed revenue, they made one small change: Saturday nights would be mask optional.
What followed was an internet pile on of extreme proportions, and we couldn't look away. Was it all taken too far? (Yes!) Is this just what happens when the people most aligned with your values become your harshest critics? (Also, maybe yes!).
We discuss the Boston Globe article that broke the story, why we think this is a genuinely fascinating case study in what happens when progressive communities turn their enforcement mechanisms on themselves, and why finding this funny doesn't make you a bad person.
Read the full Boston Globe article here: The Lesbian Bar That Broke the Internet (https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/22/magazine/greenfield-last-ditch-bar-backlash/)
Not experts. Just enthused.
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Music by Michael and Tilly.
20 Sept 2026
Your Elizabeth Holmes & Nathan Fielder Homework
This week we're getting you prepped for what might be the most secretive documentary ever made.
You Can See Everything is a new A24 documentary directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Thirty-four days before Elizabeth Holmes was sent to prison for conspiracy and wire fraud, she invited Nathan Fielder into her home to film her every move. And the buzz around this film was instant – the trailer scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGJSRFWALTI&t=73s) is already a meme.
We think this is one of the most exciting and genuinely baffling documentary concepts we've witnessed. So before we all watch it, we're assigning homework.
We break down five facts about Elizabeth Holmes – the Stanford dropout who founded Theranos aged 19, raised over $700 million from investors including Rupert Murdoch, claimed to have revolutionised blood testing with a product that didn't actually work – and five facts about Nathan Fielder, the Canadian comedian whose entire career has been about what happens when you blur the lines between performance and reality in the most absurd of ways possible.
Why does this pairing matter? Because Nathan Fielder has spent his career studying performance, authenticity and the ethics of manipulating reality. And Elizabeth Holmes has spent her career performing a version of herself while insisting it's all completely real. Putting them in a room together for 34 days is both genius and deeply uncomfortable.
We also recommend what to watch before the documentary drops, including The Dropout starring Amanda Seyfried and The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, as well as Nathan For You and The Rehearsal Season 2.
You Can See Everything is theatrically released by A24 on October 16 in America. Australian times have not been announced yet.
We can't wait.
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6 Sept 2026
Breaking Badly
This week on the piffle pod, we’re talking about Netflix’s Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly - the documentary that finally lets Dr Rachael Gunn, Australia’s most infamous Olympic breakdancer, tell her side of the story.
From her bizarrely unforgettable Paris 2024 performance and the memes that followed, to the conspiracy theories, backlash and the impact of becoming a global punchline, we get into everything Raygun.
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Music by Michael and Tilly.
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