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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 57 MIN

Whatever You Do, Don't Call Kash Patel (an Alleged) Drunk

from Discourse Pod · host Aleks Chan, Jack Mirkinson, and Samantha Grasso

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.discourseblog.comProducer Sam is BACK in the third chair to discuss: * Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns; Tim Apple said, “Also, me” * Checking in on Ellen DeGeneres (she’s back in America! sort of) * Speaking of problematic lesbians, Rosie O’Donnell is MAD at disgraced former Congressman Eric Swalwell* Also Producer Sam has been sitting on a Rosie O’Donnell impression???* FBI Director Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic $250 million for alleging he is drunk on the job * We remember who was on the various CSIs. Did you remember that Gary Sinise was the star of CSI: NY? (And randomly Sela Ward was on it????)* The great reconsideration of Lena Dunham upon the release of her new memoir, Famesick* Which reminded us of the uh, not so thinly veiled rumors of Jack Antonoff’s affair with a teenage Lorde * And in our After Dark segment available only to subscribers, Jack finally saw Kristoffer Borgli’s The Drama and we had to get into it!This week’s cultural recommendations: * Jack recommends Canada Dry seltzer * Sam recommends the Blowback podcast* Aleks recommends the fifth and final season of Hacks on HBO MaxWant to hear the full, extended episode on your favorite podcast app? First, subscribe to Discourse Blog here. Then, follow these instructions:Spotify: Tap the “Play” button and select “Link Account” to sync your Substack subscription and unlock it instantly.Apple Podcasts & Others: Go to Settings in Substack > select Discourse Blog > scroll to the “private podcast feed” section > select “set up podcast” > then copy and paste the link it generates into your preferred app.And don’t forget to like and subscribe to our YouTube channel!That’s it!

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