This week we are welcoming notable boy-daughter Karli Marulli on the podcast to clear the air on the wealthiest of smoking habits: the cigar. From your dad smoking one at Thanksgiving to subversive women doing it on the cover of Men's Health Magazine, the cigar has held up gender standards since the beginning of time and who are we to get in its way? Plus: We explore a new phrase sweeping the nation, look into how Cafe Grumpy in Greenpoint is Mecca for viewers of HBO's Girls, and discover that yelling at someone gives you more power and is therefore good. Hooray!

LOS ANGELES: George is workshopping his new hour of standup at The Elysian, featuring Jamie Loftus and Nori Reed, on Wednesday 11/29: https://www.elysiantheater.com/shows/george
CHICAGO: Sam's solo show Club Comic has been rescheduled for December 7th at the Color Club with opener Parker Callahan: www.linktree.com/samtaggart

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