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What do King Lear and the NCAA have in common? Madness! Also, a lot of extremely capable and sometimes frightening women. But which terrifying trio would be able to spend an entire day handling Tami's extremely rambunctious dogs: King Lear's daughters, or this year's female Final Four coaches? Join Janelle and Tami as they avoid gouging any eyes out as they wildly search for an answer.

Bundle up, New Englanders, and put on your single piece of red clothing! We're here to celebrate the Big Game and the Big Fencing Match with the men you hate to love or love to hate. Join Janelle and Tami for this tight 45 minutes of discussion on whether Holden Caulfield or Tom Brady would put together a kid's play kitchen faster. Guest appearances by Little Caesars, Matt Damon, and extensive legal fees.

Get out your scarves and stamp collections, friends! It's time to celebrate two ladies who do their best to change the game. And also to decide which one of them would win a jello shot Easter egg hunt. So, listener, will literary wife Anna Dostoevskaya or hero of South Bend Muffet McGraw get their hands on more gelatin? Only Janelle and Tami can decide.  

Have you ever read a tween novel? Have you ever tried to say the phrase "tween novel" out loud? Have you ever tried to eat an entire bucket of sour candy? And if you did, would you want to do it with Elle Deluca, thinly veiled fictional version of NBA superstar Elena Delle Donne, or with Elena Delle Donne herself? Join Janelle and Tami as they get hyped up on sugar and figure it out.

WE'RE BACK, SPORTS FANS! And readers. And people who take the time to listen to podcasts that are slightly too long. Would Air Bud, famous basketball dog, or Diana Taurasi, intimidating human woman, be better at returning a crappy lamp to a store? Join Janelle and Tami as they shed some light on this very important subject.

Join Janelle and Tami for the triumphant, patriarchy-crushing Part 3 of this Hunger Games vs. Winter Games trilogy, and finally answer the everlasting question: would Capitol destroyer Katniss Everdeen or Canadian destroyer Hilary Knight be a better partner in a company ping-pong tournament? 

Hey, it's part two in a trilogy! That means it's time to get a little dark, a little weird, and have a pretty inconclusive ending. Join Janelle and Tami as they determine... kind of... whether Hunger Games action figure Gale Hawthorne or figure skater Adam Rippon would fare better in a board meeting. Hope you have your PowerPoint slides ready!

Gosh, it's chilly here in this post-apocalyptic landscape and/or on top of this ski mountain in PyeongChang! Come enjoy this nice fireside chat, in which Janelle and Tami determine which organized sporting (?) event would serve better food in the concession stands. Nom nom nom.

Everybody get up, it's time to podcast now! Here's your chance, do your dance at this podcaaaaaaaast! Alright! In one corner: Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri's fire-breathers with a taste for tortillas. In the other corner: the best characters from 90s sports documentary Space Jam. Listen as Janelle, Tami, and special guest—their brother Derek!—determine which of these groups would be best at surprising their aunt at the airport. WARNING: you'll want to listen to this one at least 37 times. 

Gone with the Wind's Scarlett O'Hara and Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman are both known for getting things done. But which one of them has the right mix of firmness and delicacy to help our mom remodel her kitchen? Listen as Janelle and Tami turn this question into an open concept dining room. 

Sure, Scottish dudes Macbeth and Macduff murder other people while Celtic dudes Brad Stevens and Gordon Hayward only murder rebounds, or whatever basketball thing would work in that sentence. But which of these tragic duos would be better at helping you find a book in a used bookstore? Join Janelle and Tami as they wander around the Mystery section.

Yeah, we're going there. Somewhere deeper, edgier, and more thought-provoking than ever before... the forest where warrior cats live. Which begs the obvious question: would kittypet-turned-warrior Firepaw or quarterback-turned-controversy Colin Kaepernick plan a better vacation? Come listen to Janelle and Tami figure it out, you smelly old Twoleg. 

If you can't stop thinking about islands these days, chew on this: would island-girl-turned-attic-dweller Bertha Mason or quietest man alive Tim Duncan make a better frozen yogurt sundae? Join Janelle, Tami, and Chef Boyardee as they argue about appropriate toppings, and then use the links below to donate to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Apologies for the poor audio quality. We promise we haven't permanently moved into the world's crackliest tunnel.) DONATE: Tim Duncan's 21 US Virgin Island Relief Fund Monica Puig's Help Rebuild Puerto Rico  Jorge Posada's Puerto Rico Hurricane Relief Fund Hispanic Federation UNIDOS Disaster Relief Fund  

Would you rather spend spend seven months surviving blizzards, 60 hours running 100 mountain miles, or over an hour listening to a podcast? Well, you're in luck no matter what. Join Janelle, Tami, prairie goddess Laura Ingalls Wilder, reincarnated soup god and badass Barkley Marathons-er Jared Campbell, PLUS special guests Mike and Ben (from The New Ugly) in this action-packed, 3-challenge showdown. Baaaaaaa.

People who make unfortunate choices: we got 'em in spades in this episode! Would John Updike's tiresome American everyman Harry "Rabbit" Angstrom or too-quirky Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh make you a better hangover breakfast? Join Janelle and Tami as they have... enough... to drink and try to decide who would best help them recover the next day.

It's about time to plan your end-of-summer grillfest! So, just like every other year, you'll have to decide whether to pick Matilda antagonist-slash-hammerthrower Miss Trunchbull or real life antihero-slash-footballthrower Jay Cutler to be your Labor Day burger chef. Join Janelle and Tami as they put on their brown smocks and yell "I DOOON'T CAAAAAARE." 

CHUNG CHUNG! Hey, this episode of Law and Order gets real weird. First of all, it's in your ears instead of on a television. Second of all, it's actually about figuring out who would be worse at using emojis: We Have Always Lived in the Castle's literary creep-o Mary Katherine Blackwood or inspirational marathoner Kathrine Switzer. Join Janelle and Tami as they thumbs down emoji each other. Also: get your update on Tom Hanks' many upcoming movie projects. 

You’ve probably read about the upcoming, made-for-TV Great White Shark vs. Michael Phelps battle. Well, bite down on this: we’re putting Mikey in the game early! Against a dog, though. For reasons. So... will Jack London’s fierce canine Buck or dolphin-turned-merman Michael Phelps be better at handing out medals to half-marathon finishers? Join Janelle and Tami in the only corner of the Internet where you could possibly hear this extremely specific argument.

What ho, loyal listeners! It's summertime! Who can best celebrate the season by setting off a rousing display of fireworks: the supremely competent and very British Jeeves? Or the supremely confident and very talented basketballster Jimmy Butler? Join Janelle and Tami as they explore the question of the day and suggest several terrible movie ideas. I say!

Finally, a frank discussion around that universal question: How much derek would Derek Jeter jeter if Derek Jeter could jeter dereks? Listen in as Janelle, Tami, and special guests—their dad & stepmom!—figure out whether young fictional Derek Jeter (as featured in books written by New York Times bestselling author Derek Jeter) or real-life baseballer Derek Jeter would be better at taking care of a pair of very needy pugs.