Bad Vocals

B & V tackle “the failing New York Times” for a discussion of media in the Trump era. We pay special attention to the work of Ross Douthat (henceforth to be known by Vanessa as Ross...

After a far-too-long absence, your favorite angry women have returned to discuss entertainment we don’t enjoy consuming. In this week’s episode, we talk about two recent works of fiction and one TV show: 2017 sci-fi...

Beth and Vanessa take a break from politics, sexual assault, and the horror of Paul Ryan existing on the same planet as we do to talk about a couple sitcoms. Mostly we discuss the new...

Yup, we went there. After figuring out how to turn on our recording equipment, we tackle the Babe story alleging sexual assault by Aziz Ansari, which makes us very, very grumpy, because it continues to...

Beth and Vanessa discuss the Golden Globes, how a straight white guy managed to do a decent job reckoning with #metoo, the greatness of Amy Poehler, and whether Oprah 2020 should be a thing. (Please,...

(*except Beth’s husband and maybe 2 or 3 others) Beth and Vanessa discuss, in voices slightly tinged with just the tiniest bit of mild rage, the ongoing story of apparently every goddamn man in Hollywood...

Taking a break from politics (sorta kinda) we discuss The X-Files, that classic 90s show that explored paranoia, government, conspiracies, how bright red hair dye can get, and the limits of mythology arcs. Tune in for an...

In which a kindhearted Texan and an angry Washingtonian discuss how the hell we should feel about Trump voters now. Hint: one of us really thinks we ought to reach out to the Other Side...

In which a kindhearted Texan and an angry Washingtonian discuss how the hell we should feel about Trump voters now. Hint: one of us really thinks we ought to reach out to the Other Side...

Meet Beth and Vanessa, two angry women discussing politics, pop culture and anything else that we enjoy and/or makes us furious. In this first episode, we discuss the bombshell book by one Hillary Clinton, her...