Your Weekend Starts Here: Britney Spears, Mercury Retrograde And Your COVID Questions Answered

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Former President Trump is being impeached … again, Britney Spears is back in the news, and it’s the 10th anniversary of the viral TGIF earworm “Friday.” We unpack the week that was and catch up with Nerdette’s resident epidemiologist Dr. Emily Landon, who also works at the University of Chicago. Plus, Madam Clairvoyant stops by to explain why the heck things have been so weird lately (according to the sky).

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0:00.0	This fall, WBEZ invites you to our upcoming live events.
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0:17.0	From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette. I'm Greta Johnson.
0:21.0	Poof! Pow! Surprise! You made it to another Friday.
0:24.0	Coming up, we are going to get the answers to some questions about
0:28.0	COVID, plus why Aquarius season this month might be extra weird.
0:33.0	But first, it is our panel about the week that was.
0:36.0	Our guests this week are both from the cut podcast.
0:39.0	BA Parker is the show's lead producer, Parker.
0:42.0	Hi, thanks for having me.
0:44.0	Thank you, and Avery Truffleman is the host Avery. Hello.
0:48.0	Hi.
0:49.0	Okay, so I want to start with impeachment with you all.
0:53.0	This is the first time in American history that a president has been impeached twice.
0:57.0	Proceedings for the second impeachment started earlier this week.
1:00.0	Are y'all following the play by place? Avery?
1:03.0	Like, yes and no.
1:06.0	Well, okay, because the main way I get my news is actually through the radio.
1:11.0	Like, through my physical radio.
1:13.0	Really? Like, terrestrial? Wow.
1:15.0	My terrestrial radio that I turn on.
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