The Olympics may be over, but the MonoBob is forever.
CIB has surveyed the goings on in the world this week, and decided to spend forty minutes discussing an old French documentary, instead. Also, the gays are multiplying, somehow, Lia Thomas breaking records, gerrymandering, and Ukraine. Listen! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it on Facebook or Twitter, leave a comment on the show’s page on our website, or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!
Show Rundown
Open — Curious deuce-dropping traditions on 2/22/22
4:45 — CIB reviews a decade-plus-old murder documentary, The Staircase, and how it somehow contains and explains the total absurdity of life
42:55 — We’ve got GAYS, they’re multiplying! And more personal identity meandering
1:04:00 — Lia Thomas dominates the Ivy League pools
1:25:25 — Wrapping up the Olympics with the best event, THE MONOBOB
1:35:26 — Congressional redistricting is well underway, and it’s bad
1:52:27 — UKRAINE! RUSSIA! AHH!
2:00:50 — Wrap-up! Brad Bird’s The Iron Giant, Boeing documentary Downfall
Relevant Linkage
WAPO: A record number of U.S. adults identify as LGBTQ. Gen Z is driving the increase. A Gallup poll found that 7.1 percent of U.S. adults self-identify as LGBTQ.
NPR: Transgender swimmer's participation on women's team ignites fairness debate
THE OLYMPICS: Video — The Science of Monobob (Safe for work)
538 has a thorough redistricting tracker that’s fun to play around with.
The Guardian: America faces greater division as parties draw safe seats for congressional districts
WAPO: Competitive House districts are getting wiped off the map
NYT: The Politics of Redistricting in New York
