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Putting out the dumpster fire that is current events, one can at a time. It’s a fun chat between friends– one that’s newsy, possibly controversial, and relevant. We’re here to discuss what we know and learn from each other. Journalist Leah Gillis in Paris (frmr NBC, AOL), and lawyer Elura Nanos in New Jersey (OWN series) help you get a handle on our world (yay for passive learning!), and maybe even get you involved (secret agenda alert.) No stodginess, propaganda, pearl-clutching or bullshit. It’s time to break down serious matters in a way that goes down easy. Because smarter is better.

Publisher

Leandra Gillis

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Jun 2020

Latest episode

1 Jan 2021

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jan 2021

   Episode 14: So the Election Happened ...

   Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and discover what’s going on that matters. Talk with us on Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos @youguysthepodcast (All times are estimates cuz we need staff. Sponsor us!) ‪1:00-5:00 - The Age of Aquarius and some thoughts on why we feel particularly crazy right now.‬ ‪5:00- It’s time for a COVID update. Let’s talk baguettes, restrictions, and why the Catholic Church just shot itself in the foot for the long game.  ‬ ‪15 the walking dumpster fire that is Rudy Giuliani: how he went from the SDNY to Four Seasons Landscaping with apparently no hope of returning to his former grandeur.‬ ‪20 The election, the lawsuits, and the constant fallout.‬ ‪30 Destressing right now. We’ve got hacks.‬ ‪40 When conservative commentators are less annoying than your actual relatives, it’s a sign. ‬ ‪45 Ivanka’s now former bestie just outed FDOTUS as a real asshole. Are there lessons to be learned there about friendship in general?‬ ‪50 The time has come for election reckoning: looking at you “I didn’t vote” people.‬ ‪55ish — Hillary Hysteria didn’t lead to Kamalamania: we discuss.‬ ‪60 Update on the Toobin’s Tube situation and some musings on what Toobin update — some dead air that’s confusing to follow and what would have happened if he was a woman‬ ‪65 It’s lockdown and here’s what we’re watching.‬ ‪75 The Crown, the Royals, Halloween costumes of the past.  ‬

2. 

   13 Oct 2020

   Episode 13: Model Wisdom, RBG and Word Jewelry

   Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and discover what’s going on that matters. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos @youguysthepodcast (All times are estimates cuz we need staff. Sponsor us!) 2:30 Leah and Elura talk “word jewelry” and the pure joy of circumflexes. 6:00 The times they are a-changing, and we mean international zoom divorces and trans-continental zoom weddings. 8:00 French cafés are closing, and the U.S. may be able to learn a thing or two about how to make policy changes. Also, we coin the phrase, “Les-Mizzing out,” and we expect you all to start using it. 11:00 Leah reminds us how we should be more sympathetic to those from challenging places, and we discuss that even in France, people are trying to police women’s clothing choices. 13:00 Cleavage at the Musée d’Orsay? Quel scandal! 14:00-30:00 The story of Em Rata brings up an interesting clash between copyright and privacy laws. Now that Instagram is the new Warhol, who owns images of themselves? 31:00 We bid farewell to RBG, and take a walk back to the VMI case. 42:00 We talk current SCOTUS fuckery, with special focus on Merrick Garland and Amy Coney Barrett. There is some talk about changing SCOTUS for good, so what’s that about? 50:00 Elura thinks Lois Lane is a pain in the ass, and Leah finds this blasphemy. 55:00 Leah reports in from the trenches on how tough it can be to work in the world of journalism. Are stories crushed on purpose? Why is there no interest in publishing an important expose on horrific treatment of Native women?

3. 

   16 Sept 2020

   Episode 12: Law and Voting Problems, Astro Talk and Our Not-So-Recent Movie Reviews

   Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and discover what’s going on that matters. Talk with us on Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos @youguysthepodcast (All times are estimates cuz we need staff. Sponsor us!) ‪1:20 Elura catches Leah up on the ever-evolving shitshow that is being a parent during back-to-school-pandemicmania.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪10:00 When a shattered glass is more than a shattered glass, and how Ghost has stuck with us over the decades. Wherever Patrick Swayze is, we’re sure he’s glad about that.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪12:00 The wisdom of David Blaine and Philippe Petit are helping us get through this difficult time. We’ve also discovered the genius of Kobra Kai and you need to watch it, stat.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪22:00 We update you on the sitch with qualified immunity because did you know we’ve got cops using lethal force to protect animal shelters from folks trying to drop off stray dogs? Yeah so how does someone end up dead from that?! It’s a WTF alert, indeed, and perhaps relevant to *cough cough* defund *cough cough* the police.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪40:00 Time for an election fuckery update and a reminder that postal shenanigans are threatening to destroy our democracy. Like red alert time.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪45:00 It’s probably a bad idea for public officials - Hi Bill Barr and Donald Trump! - to publicly encourage people to break the law. What could go wrong?‬ ‪ ‬ ‪60:00 Grifters, “everywhen,” and how we can thank Covid for creating some good new words even if we’re not sure how to say them.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪65:00 As it turns out, nipples are actually the mother of invention. Also, dick necklaces as birthday gifts, and how language is a window into a culture’s values.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪70:00 We reflect on losing Chadwick Boseman.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪72:00 Bouquets of freshly-sharpened pencils, and somehow, Leah hasn’t seen CastAway. Someone get Tom Hanks on the line.‬

4. 

   4 Sept 2020

   Episode 11 Part 2: Free Britney, Florida Voting Fuckery and Death

   Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and discover what’s going on that matters. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos @youguysthepodcast (All times are estimates cuz we need staff. Sponsor us!) 1:00-22:00ish You guys, you need to know what’s going on with Britney. As in Spears. This whole #FreeBritney thing is getting intense, and it might be time to hit you baby one more time. We talk about creating and destroying, and you guys, we never thought Britney would be someone we thought this much about. 23:00 Are you guy paying attention to what’s happening in Florida? When we’re talking about voting, there is some serious #FloridaFuckeryAfoot.  Floridians changed their constitution to allow ex-convicts to vote, but now, the state is messing with that right in a major way. The governor’s answer? Have the ex-cons commit perjury. What could go wrong? 45:00 You guys, we have to talk a little death. Leah shares her personal story ( Medium link: https://link.medium.com/eq7t8O7iu9), and we talk about how the death of an absent parent is both different and the same as a present one. 60:00 Elura had a revelation this week. It’s about National Parks, Encyclopedia Brittanica, and how the fifth grade can ruin a person’s whole take on hiking.

5. 

   4 Sept 2020

   Episode 11: Part 1 Travelling Locally, Fun Factoids, and Let’s Get International

   Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and discover what’s going on that matters. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos @youguysthepodcast (All times are estimates cuz we need staff. Sponsor us!) 1:00 Thoughts on newsless and newsfull nature 7:00 Travel taught us a lot about other places and now we get a chance to explore our own backyards. It’s amazing what happens when you look up in Manhattan. Here we go with International News, seeing that trends around the world have he US now in common. Then we come home and discuss some alarming stats about healthcare and childbirth we can’t ignore. Do you know about St. Bibiana and why she’s good for your hangover? And that some diocese believe they cover the moon? We got you covered on that and more. 42:00 Leah and Elura take you back to the time of flannel and grunge, sharing their story of college “STAMPEDE,” and talking about college in 2020 during coronavirus. So many factoids! Get ready! 49:00 You’re a disaster and we’re fucking horny. And no, it doesn’t mean what you think it means. 53:00 Martin Luther always had the best insults.

6. 

   21 Aug 2020

   Episode 10: Women’s Trouble, Fun Factoids, and When a Question is More Than a Question

   We’re talking Women’s Trouble, and it’s not necessarily the topics you think. From bitches to cleavage to cat-calling, we’re here to bring you up to speed. Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and discover what’s going on that matters. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos @youguysthepodcast (All times are estimates cuz we need more staff. Sponsor us!) ‪1:00 It’s a food segment with Leah and Elura, and who knew curry could be so controversial.‬ ‪13:00 Time for some fun facts. Spoiler: we’re holding parades for an American hero who actually discovered a foreign country. Maybe it’s time for Weblish to be on Duolingo.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪26:00 Forbidden words for women: B*TCH and C*NT, and what we have to say about them and all this. ‬ ‪ ‬ ‪30:00 Creative profanity, including spermsac and fucktwizzle, and why 2020 requires good insults.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪32:00 Two women who have always been labeled “too much.” Are you? Join us! ‬ ‪ ‬ ‪34:00 Controversial cleavage, in France and elsewhere – and the real burden of big boobs.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪50:00 There she was, just a-walking down the street. E&L talk about French cat-calling laws.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪55:00 Trader Joes just did the mother of all backpedals, and you need to hear the update.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪1:05:00 You can probably tell that we’re hungry. On our way out, we talk lemon ices and bond over an obscure ice cream flavor. ‬

7. 

   18 Aug 2020

   Episode 9: Education and Mental Health Ideas

   Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and discover what’s going on that matters. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos @youguysthepodcast (All times are estimates until we get more staff. Sponsor us!) It’s time. We have to talk about life with COVID, this regime in office and racism. How to handle it all? Kids and education in the COVID era first. Elura is a working mom of two facing all the questions and quandries of family life with COVID. Leah is a journalist in France, observing America’s COVID response from a country (and continent) with national healthcare and a responsive government focused on limiting exposure (what a concept!) The world is grappling with sending kids back to school right now, and since we love education, and think it needs some retooling anyway, let’s discuss! Do Americans have a blind spot when it comes to caring for people? Could we use COVID as an opportunity to bring about greater societal change? How in the world are families supposed to manage the decision-making for school-age kidsright now? About ‪15:00‬ COVID has put everyone’s mental health through the ringer right now. Elura and Leah share their coping mechanisms with you. From pickleball to meditation, turning inward to turning outward, seeking calm or seeking action – everyone has their own recipe for stress-relief. Suggestions: Check out the following on YouTube, Instagram and their own websites for meditations, lectures, mantras and more: Pause in Joy with Patti Penn, Louise Hay, Abraham Hicks, Live the Life You Love, Krishnamurti, Sadguru, Kabbalah Centre, Chani Nichols, Tania Gabrielle, https://www.herstoriesproject.com/2018/04/the-death-of-the-start/

8. 

   13 Aug 2020

   Episode 8: Inside info on Oprah (!), Fun Facts and Why You Should Care About the Post Office

   Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and discover what’s going on that matters. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos @youguysthepodcast (All times are estimates cuz we need more staff. Sponsor us!) ‪2:00 Leah and Elura realize they are seriously coastal and could someone please get them a beach house?‬ ‪ ‬ ‪4:00 Mountains are in the eye of the beholder and some other words you should know about. It’s Leah’s fun facts!‬ ‪5:00 Jane Austen really doesn’t get enough credit and we’re here to remedy that.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪15: 00 It’s time we talk about the Post Office, people. From “Forever” stamps to Nixon’s Postal legislation to the 2020 election, the USPS is at the center of it all. Why the history and it’s makeup matters.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪30:00 We’re still talking USPS, because some serious shit could go down through the mail. Spoiler: Republicans mail-in voting shenanigans plus Trump tweets could equal a postal-electoral college-shitstorm that could land on President Nancy Pelosi’s desk.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪43:00 Leah’s must-watch: She’s pretty passionate about Unsolved Mysteries, so we all need to watch. UFOs people!‬ ‪50:00 Tales of A White Girl on Oprah TV: Elura spills the tea on her experience with Oprah Winfrey. While the Big O wasn’t the success fairy Elura hoped she’d be, she was a conduit to some important (read, racial) lessons.‬ ‪ ‬ ‪60:00 Oh, Ellen. We didn’t want it to be so, but we’ve been hearing this shit for years. Dammit.‬ ‪61:00 Donald Trump’s Malignant Suburban Dream.

9. 

   31 Jul 2020

   Episode 7: Gay Panic Defense, Sportsball, and The Power of Our Words

   Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and catch up on their lives an ocean apart. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos @youguysthepodcast (All times are estimates) :30 -  We’re going to start you out with a Terrible News Update from journalists in Zimbabwe to federal judges in New Jersey, there’s a lot of awful in the news this week. Plus, John Lewis died. Ugh. ‪3:30 John Lewis and Elijah Cummings: two civil rights icons, two Black men, lots of white people showing they don’t know any better.‬ ‪5:00 We talk Trader Joes, how we need to stop exoticising non-European cultures in daily life, blind spots in the grocery store, and companies that bring their A game for damage control. And one that didn’t with Leah. ‬ ‪22:00 Sportsball: The Washington Redskins, Elura’s lack of sports knowledge, and an important ignored truth about the SuperBowl and domestic violence.‬ 25:00 Good Legislation Alert: The Gay Panic Defense has been outlawed in Colorado. This is an LGBTQ+ issue that’s not getting much coverage. We break it down and talk about why it’s such an important step in protecting the rainbow world and thus everyone. 40:00 L&E talk Cancel culture, political correctness, and the importance of paying attention to the power our words. 50:00 Time to check in on the rest of the world and COVID. Spoiler: there are more places than just America, and we should probably take a gander at what’s happening on the Nile River.

10. 

    14 Jul 2020

    Episode 6: Ink drinkers, Hamilton and Alabama Voting Shadiness

    Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and catch up on their lives an ocean apart. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos (All times are estimates) Hellos...The French do everything with style, from everyday greetings to expressions. 3:30 Patriotism, the Fourth of July and what we’re reading these days. 6:30 Bill Barr, and his family’s wacky history. Spoiler alert: it involves everything from sci-fi to Jeffrey Epstein, and we’re getting all the ickyness. 10:00 The girls talk Hamilton, federalism, history, Bastille Day, and all things France/America. 25:00 Hey, check out what the French are doing. They’re wanting to protect the planet by making “ecocide” a crime. 33:00 It’s election season and ho boy, there are issues with voting (looking at you, Alabama). It’s time for everyone to pay attention to voting rights, because democracy is kind of important. 48:00 Coastal elitism and federalism and our moral duties. Listen up, folks. This matters. 60: You know you wanna know what “pickle ball” is.

11. 

    14 Jul 2020

    Episode 5: Hot Messes, A Murder Charge Explained and Illness Sensitivity.

    Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and catch up on their lives an ocean apart. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos (All times are estimates) Today show features: 1:00 Leah reports in from France, but Lu wants to know about teddy bears at café tables. It’s brilliant 10:00 Narcolepsy is a silent disease that affects lots of people, and we should all be paying attention to the non-Hollywood version of narcolepsy, because we need to tune in to each others’ struggles. Also, it’s probably a good idea that we pay attention to what moms say when we’re talking kids and health. 24:00 Leah & Elura discuss the publishing biz and Oprah. Spoiler alert: they’re both a hot mess. 35:00 OMG LAW RODEO - Hilarious. 35:30 Leah shares some scary stats about international human rights laws and police departments. 40:00 Leah shares some updates from Moms Demand Action. 42:00 There’s a lot of talk about “Felony Murder” out there these days. Elura explains how it works and why we need it.

12. 

    14 Jul 2020

    Episode 4: Rape Cases, Racial Inception and Shopping Problems

    Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and catch up on their lives an ocean apart. On Instagram: @aleahthing @elurananos (All times are estimates) Today show features: :00 Hellos.. 3:00 Fuckery: pancake and waffle edition. The Aunt Jemima story is a microcosm of what’s happening out there. Leah & Elura discuss. 8:30 What’s happening with Megan Markle and her “friend”. 17:00 Juneteenth. If we’re going to have this holiday, we need to get it right. We’re conflicted, so let’s discuss. 27:00 Wait, what? Was Beethoven really Black? I think we need to look into this a bit. 30:30 We talk DACA, what the recent Supreme Court ruling means, and what’s likely to come next. 40:00 America gets its act together: rainbow edition. Supreme Court rules that Federal Law protects LGBTQ+ people! Let’s see what that actually means. 53:00 Danny Masterson has been charged with forcible rape, which seems a long time in coming, so hey, lets pay attention. 60:00 BLM, Netflix version. Let’s talk Central Park Five and by the way, where are the Black rom-coms? 63:00 Quarantine is turning Elura into an outdoorsman, and it’s nothing short of hilarious. Is this happening to you?! 65:00 We are what we eat, and it goes pretty deep. We talk food choices and culture.

13. 

    30 Jun 2020

    Episode 3: Astrology 101, Defund the Police and When Sex Toy Creators Go Oh So Wrong

    Covid-coping is different in Paris and in New Jersey. You know you wanna know how. Spoiler, start saying “smeyes.” Our resident celestial being, Leah, walks us through some of the wisdom of the stars. And we’re not talking Hollywood. Ends around minute 12 The world is starting to change dramatically as we start to grapple more with racial issues – and the cancelation of TV shows like COPS definitely marks a turning point. And yet, there are still some people (looking at you, Starbucks) slow to the BLM party. Ends around minute 16. Apparently, some of the coronavirus funding is “confidential”? Seems kinda weird. We look a little deeper, and discuss some serious problems with CARES Act money, what are Mnunchin and co doing?! Ends around minute 19. With so much talk about “defunding the police,” it’s time to explain what that means in a way that’s digestible. L&E break it down. Speaking of police, do you know who Ramsey Orta is? Probably not. Well, you should. We’ll catch you up. Ends around minute 47. Apparently anyone can get sex funding, even with no idea how women work - or belief in women’s ability to orgasm. We know. Of course we talk about more, but we want to hear from you! Please send us your story ideas and thoughts on Anchor!

14. 

    23 Jun 2020

    Episode 2: Fancy food, Qualified Immunity and George Floyd

    Episode 2: Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and catch up on their lives an ocean apart. Today show features: Move over coronavirus, there’s the age of race-enlightenment happening. George Floyd’s death is a tipping point and it’s hitting everywhere. First Up: Review of life across the globe, and how Drew Barrymore’s effort to create conversation highlights the problem. – Ends around minute 5. Second: How French foodie life provides lessons in life and humility – and is fun AF. Ends around minute 10. Second: Floyd overview, the consequences of police misconduct, how TV slants our view of law enforcement. Elura takes us to mini-law school and schools us on what makes murder “first-degree.” Spoiler: the law doesn’t always work like it does on television. Ends around minute 25. Third: What’s “Qualified immunity” and why people are hot and bothered about it right now.. Ends around minute 33. Fourth: How cool are Egyptologists – primarily this one who is informing protestors. Ends around minute 40. Fifth: Omar Jimenez of CNN is arrested and things are a mess. We take a quick look at the relevant laws and discuss the non-legal fallout of his arrest. We end with a final thoughts about freedom of the press in 2020. Ends around minute 52. As always, we cover more within each segment (digressions are huge with these two), so that’s why listening is good. Today’s extras include who knew you could be a food writer, and how to handle fancy food moments.

15. 

    22 Jun 2020

    Episode 1: Bonjour and Hello You Guys!

    Meet Paris-based journalist Leah Gillis and New Jersey legal eagle Elura Nanos, college friends who talk current events and life girlfriend-style. Join them to hang, learn, and catch up on their lives an ocean apart. Today show features: Overview: Workers’ rights during coronavirus, the federal stimulus bill, a bit of unAmericanness, and some good news. First up: Leah and Elura share the story of their college days, and it’s a great case study in the value of education, the importance of travel, and the need to generally unfuck society. Ends around minute 5. Second: Workers in the time of Corona. Workplace safety needs to be a priority in these unsafe times, yet Republican lawmakers are more concerned with business owners being shielded from lawsuits. Ends around 13:30 Third: Congress snuck a ridiculous and prudish qualification into the CARES Act (the coronavirus funding legislation). The bill excludes businesses in the sex industry. Everyone from strip clubs to porn editors have been left out; its infuriatingly puritanical and wholly unAmerican and we are pissed about it. Fourth: Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania decided to go into work without masks; as it turns out, they actually had coronavirus and were spreading it on the statehouse floor while lobbying against safety measures. It’s a giant WTF that people need to hear. Ends around 34:00 Fifth: good news –Germany is helping Muslims pray, and the U.S. has got some new contraception available. And something to think about… Ends at 40:44

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