Becky, Luke, and Josh react to Washington’s current measles emergency, investigate pro- and anti-vax bills in the state legislature, and share scary personal experiences with communicable illnesses. They also talk music and driving safety.

Sam, Kristi, and Justin examine bacon, McRibs, and McJesus, the conduct of activist marchers of all varieties in Washington State and Washington DC, and the buzz about Trump possibly suborning perjury.

Becky, Dan, and Josh ponder personhood for non-human animals, and the meaning of justice. Josh gets irate over Operation Carwash that set the scene for Bolsonaro in Brazil, and Becky and Dan sway him from a biblically inspired diet. Becky fails to divide by 3.

WARNING: Squid Ink may cause congressional diversity, government shutdowns, vice presidential embarrassment, or Stephen Miller’s receding hair line. In this episode, Sam, Luke, and Justin decry northwest white supremacists and make fun of Satan-fearing police officers.  They celebrate newly elected officials and laugh at Pence.  Then, Warb joins Sam, and they finally explain Squid Ink.

Sam, Tom, Dave, and Ramtho close out the year by responding to listener inquiries about AI, cloning, and genetic modification. They also try to make sense of tone-policing preferred reactions to Nazis,  the problems inherent in a heresy snitching app, and scriptural DNA injections.