Sarah Palin
Did you know that Alaska is more than its admittedly gorgeous train livery? That's right! They have mayors. In the shadow of Mt. POW/MIA (really) lies the town of Wasilla. We delve into what it was like before the national spotlight shone on it, a simple strip mall Deadwood where you could drive as drunk as you'd like while you carted dozens of mattresses in the back of your extended cab pickup, firing your handgun wildly out the window. Then, of course, it all changed.
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Thank you for defending the Noble Goon/Hockey Enforcer 🫡
The whole town shouting Wasillaaaaaaa to the tune of Tradition
Delighted to hear you talking about my hometown, Wasilla. I was cackling listening to you describe how ugly that stretch of the Parks Highway is. Sarah Palin was mayor when I was in high school and I was in biology class with Track, we sat at the same table, so this was an extremely fun episode for me.
fun fact, my girlfriend's mum (from a different town in Alaska) played against Sarah Palin in highschool basketball #GETDUNKEDON
i know a million people have already said this but the song about the guy who is illegally fighting on behalf of the contras and doing war crimes is not, in fact, a right-wing song
warren zevon mention <3 thank you
Corb Lund is not Right wing or Mormon. His politics are actually pretty good. Great Canadian country artist. Has some cringe songs.
In Memphis, TN, there is a strip club called City Hall.
FYI, the Alaska Club is an incredibly expensive gym. It's like $120 a month for a mid gym. We don't have any clubs here haha
There are Franz von Papens everywhere for those with eyes to see
Is it bad that this made me really want to visit Alaska
Don't. Do a road trip through the Yukon and Northern Territories instead. Let Alaska be/die.
Corb Blund seems like he supports UNICEF and is at least a little anti coal. I just looked at his wiki page, didn't do much of a dive
I had to stop the episode and race to the comments to let you know that the Wasilla Fiddler On the Roof bit gave me an asthma attack. thank you for this gift
Sarah Palin sounds more than anything else like a grown-up Regina George.
when corb lund played in my town last year, at the theatre where i worked, he did a special preshow VIP-only unplugged acoustic set right outside the room where i was on shift making popcorn, and as i understand it his performance was barely audible over the rattling machine and popping kernels.
I was in a small town a while outside of Denver for Christmas, and I was fucking BLINDSIDED by a POW-MIA flag hung up on a corner there.
Denver-resident here. My local post office has a POWMIA flag... 2 miles from downtown.
Mount POW-MIA 😭😭😭
Germany’s got a long history of mayoral bars: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratskeller
Genuinely considering signing up for the fuck you/pay me tier of TF so I can listen to you guys talk about Nevada
I'm begging you to stop saying Libidinal
I actually have a copy of Horse Soldier Horse Soldier in my house somewhere. He ran around with some musicians I knew in the aughts.
absolutely brutal corb lund jumpscare i was NOT expecting him to be referenced in this or any podcast i listen to
Speaking of Alaskan mayors, Talkeetna had a cat named Stubbs as honorary mayor. I am aware that Talkeetna is unincorporated and therefore Stubbs was not an actual mayor.
critical support for Corb Lund for opposing coal mine projects in the Rockies
Corb Lund’s cover version of The Hockey Song is the best one because it has an extra verse about the time fox tried to highlight the puck on the broadcast and getting blackout drunk
Hating the glowing puck and getting blind drunk peak Saskatchewan
There’s an event venue in Chicago called City Hall https://thecityhall.com
as a New Orleanian, i am begging yall to do an episode on our first class flight loving mayor, latoya cantrell. In the spirit of her legacy i am willing to bribe you.
The first stop is always Ankara, my friend
To be far to "I want to be in the Calvary", it also both sides The US Army and the native American resistance of the battle of little big horn. And the Saracens and Crusaders. It really is all about horses. But learning Cob Lund is a right ring Canadian Mormon (I've never heard any of his other songs) has affirmed my position of never learning anything about the musicians I listen to
The mayor bar reminded me that my State has a pretty successful small family restaurant chain called Governors. Even has a bunch of Maine Governor themed sandwiches
Sarah Palin now is getting her hockey takes off on twitter which is a fun transition away from the spotlight
Spiking news anchor's drink like it's the 50s cia / fbi with lsd fckin dropped me , thank you
My favorite part of this episode was when Riley said "I'm about to achieve libidinal satisfaction!" and libidinally satisfied all over the place
Hello from a trans woman in Wasilla, Alaska
…and future Vice President of the United States? 🫡
My favorite Corb Lund song is the one where he goes "Everyone stand back! I'm about to Corb!"
Dropping this into my feed is a terrorist act
They also have bits of the WTC in iwm north which you can talk about when you do Andy Burnham presumably
Also Sarah Palin once went parasailing
I was not ready to be smacked in the face with a Corb Lund reference. Truly never would have guessed
Boston listeners shaking hands with Matty on the thought "if that bar in Queens is Boston themed I'm gonna fuck shit up"
Yiddish Policeman's Union mentioned!
a little canada exists: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6dxi4tKTSLafji2S7
you know usually when the gender peer pressure comes up i have the thought "if Riley does transition and doesn't love it, can we (transmascs) have him?" but i mean, Riley was the one to bring it up this time...
You need to figure out how to make Rod Blagojevich a mayor he would be perfect for this show.
they could almost do a spinoff series on Illinois politicians. I know a Daley episode will appear eventually
Just wanted to say I love you girls so much and that pulled me outa a miserable mood x
due to the petrograd soviet being a city council, both zinoviev and trotsky are potential episode subjects
Gang! This mayored across my desk (group chat) this am: https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/northshore/bogalusa-mayor-tyrin-truong-posts-to-social-media-hours-after-release/289-e2c612de-2838-4a99-a8cc-b63d398f77c8
25 yr old mayor ✅ Drug charges ✅ Posting thru it ✅ Louisiana ✅
I am an alaskan and everything nova says about alaska makes me feel *so* seen. also thank you so much for understanding that anchorage and alaska are two different entities. and for reading wasilla for filth. Palmer arent the only ones who hate Wasilla, everyone hates Wasilla.
Oh god
Somewhat like how Nova only remembers time periods with video game releases, Sarah Palin mostly makes me think 'back when XKCD was pretty good'