A Two Ice Cream Sandwiches Kinda Episode
CIB is back to yap about a kerfuffle and attempted cancellation on History Twitter, a Berkeley house with some very…progressive visitor rules, and that one little thing that was wrong with a multi-million dollar mansion in the Hamptons. All that and plenty of other topics—including golf, Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, and more proof that the future is here, and it is quite bogus. Listen, if you must! 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 — Life strikes back!
13:36 — Racism Talk! Complaints about “presentism” in academic history gets historian in trouble
1:00:02 — Berkeley off-campus student housing with less than welcoming guest policy
1:18:28 — Biden administration expected to move on student loan relief
1:23:05 — Eat the rich! Or at least make them pay even more exorbitant prices for their stupid lamps
1:34:43 — Our Bogus Future: how Google can end your online life for normal parenting stuff
1:44:37 — Wrap-up! Beast, House of the Dragon premiere, et cetera
Relevant Linkage
Historians.org: IS HISTORY HISTORY? Identity Politics and Teleologies of the Present
AIER.org: The Suicide of the American Historical Association
WhiteHouse.gov: FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Student Loan Relief for Borrowers Who Need It Most
NYT: The East Hamptons House Was Perfect. Except for One Thing.
NYT: Serenity in Midtown, Starting at $3,200 a Night? Aman Is Betting on It.
NYT: A Dad Took Photos of His Naked Toddler for the Doctor. Google Flagged Him as a Criminal.
AVClub: House Of The Dragon Review: The series kicks off with a bloody, brutal premiere
Even three years later, we still all get a bitter taste in our mouths when we hear the name Targaryen. That’s because Game Of Thrones, a show so popular that it became the most-watched series in television history, ended with what is arguably the most poorly thought-out character assassination in television history: In a rushed heel turn, Daenerys Targaryen, our intelligent, ambitious, and charismatic (if controversial) heroine for eight seasons, looked down on King’s Landing from astride her dragon, went abruptly apeshit, and started to hoover the streets of the city with dragon fire, committing senseless mass murder against her own subjects. Then she was assassinated by her lover/nephew Jon Snow because, y’know, can’t trust those ladies when they get power.
Counterpoint from The Great Internet Brain Iron: Actually, Daenerys Targaryen always sucked.
