Sarah Palin
Added 2025-01-09 08:00:12 +0000 UTC
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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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.
Purple Mids
2025-10-24 14:42:42 +0000 UTCfun fact, my girlfriend's mum (from a different town in Alaska) played against Sarah Palin in highschool basketball #GETDUNKEDON
Commander Freddy
2025-10-03 17:48:59 +0000 UTCi 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
Robert Jacobsen
2025-07-08 19:51:42 +0000 UTCwarren zevon mention <3 thank you
Hatsune Machine Gun Kelly
2025-05-25 02:13:57 +0000 UTCCorb Lund is not Right wing or Mormon. His politics are actually pretty good. Great Canadian country artist. Has some cringe songs.
The Squash
2025-03-22 09:33:58 +0000 UTCIn Memphis, TN, there is a strip club called City Hall.
Ian Romines
2025-03-13 18:42:02 +0000 UTCFYI, 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
Mr Soaner
2025-02-05 03:37:15 +0000 UTCthey could almost do a spinoff series on Illinois politicians. I know a Daley episode will appear eventually
Jeremy Cohn
2025-01-24 15:59:00 +0000 UTCThere are Franz von Papens everywhere for those with eyes to see
Alfie Hall
2025-01-24 13:05:19 +0000 UTCIs it bad that this made me really want to visit Alaska
Conor
2025-01-18 11:33:04 +0000 UTCI was totally unprepared for Alashkabat.
Ryan
2025-01-16 05:01:05 +0000 UTCHating the glowing puck and getting blind drunk peak Saskatchewan
Garth Hansen
2025-01-15 23:34:27 +0000 UTCCorb 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
Garth Hansen
2025-01-15 00:05:55 +0000 UTCI 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
Reuben Poling
2025-01-13 02:55:55 +0000 UTC…and future Vice President of the United States? 🫡
Elsie Hupp
2025-01-11 00:57:36 +0000 UTCSarah Palin sounds more than anything else like a grown-up Regina George.
Elsie Hupp
2025-01-11 00:53:20 +0000 UTCwhen 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.
Saskers
2025-01-11 00:48:24 +0000 UTCI 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.
PrismShank
2025-01-10 20:15:08 +0000 UTCMount POW-MIA 😭😭😭
Sarah Kimball Stephenson
2025-01-10 17:54:52 +0000 UTCGermany’s got a long history of mayoral bars: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratskeller
Woody
2025-01-10 12:30:29 +0000 UTCThe first stop is always Ankara, my friend
Jordan Clementi
2025-01-10 07:03:53 +0000 UTCGenuinely considering signing up for the fuck you/pay me tier of TF so I can listen to you guys talk about Nevada
Alex Anderson
2025-01-10 04:58:01 +0000 UTCI'm begging you to stop saying Libidinal
Kieran Shook-Parker
2025-01-10 04:06:31 +0000 UTCI actually have a copy of Horse Soldier Horse Soldier in my house somewhere. He ran around with some musicians I knew in the aughts.
Róisín West
2025-01-10 00:33:21 +0000 UTCabsolutely brutal corb lund jumpscare i was NOT expecting him to be referenced in this or any podcast i listen to
alexandra
2025-01-09 22:56:51 +0000 UTCSpeaking 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.
Neil H
2025-01-09 22:19:26 +0000 UTCcritical support for Corb Lund for opposing coal mine projects in the Rockies
Tristan Ryan
2025-01-09 22:06:15 +0000 UTCCorb 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
Rowan J.
2025-01-09 21:59:04 +0000 UTCThere’s an event venue in Chicago called City Hall https://thecityhall.com
Missy Luft
2025-01-09 21:41:11 +0000 UTCas 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.
Lily Lechler
2025-01-09 19:31:59 +0000 UTCTo 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
AbsolxGuardian
2025-01-09 18:38:09 +0000 UTCThe 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
Camoose
2025-01-09 17:44:15 +0000 UTCSarah Palin now is getting her hockey takes off on twitter which is a fun transition away from the spotlight
Colin English
2025-01-09 17:38:11 +0000 UTCSpiking news anchor's drink like it's the 50s cia / fbi with lsd fckin dropped me , thank you
bossbear the rock
2025-01-09 17:35:52 +0000 UTCMy favorite part of this episode was when Riley said "I'm about to achieve libidinal satisfaction!" and libidinally satisfied all over the place
Meepis van Moopis
2025-01-09 16:50:54 +0000 UTCHello from a trans woman in Wasilla, Alaska
Mira Folk
2025-01-09 16:28:11 +0000 UTCAlso Sarah Palin once went parasailing
Erin Taylor
2025-01-09 14:11:50 +0000 UTCMy favorite Corb Lund song is the one where he goes "Everyone stand back! I'm about to Corb!"
Jordan Clementi
2025-01-09 14:07:01 +0000 UTCDropping this into my feed is a terrorist act
Jon W
2025-01-09 14:02:50 +0000 UTCThey also have bits of the WTC in iwm north which you can talk about when you do Andy Burnham presumably
Erin Taylor
2025-01-09 13:44:35 +0000 UTCI was not ready to be smacked in the face with a Corb Lund reference. Truly never would have guessed
Rosemary Richardson
2025-01-09 13:17:34 +0000 UTCYiddish Policeman's Union mentioned!
BarFly
2025-01-09 12:40:54 +0000 UTCBoston listeners shaking hands with Matty on the thought "if that bar in Queens is Boston themed I'm gonna fuck shit up"
BarFly
2025-01-09 11:56:12 +0000 UTC“I’ll back him to the end” Bogalusa Granny Coalition
Shivvy
2025-01-09 11:54:49 +0000 UTCreciting that psalm in particular every morning like he says he does is big big mindset 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked advance against me to devour[a] me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall. 3 Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident. # TRUONGSTRONG until proven wrong
Tristan Ryan
2025-01-09 11:29:58 +0000 UTCa little canada exists: https://maps.app.goo.gl/6dxi4tKTSLafji2S7
dipshit
2025-01-09 11:16:01 +0000 UTCyou 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...
Aych
2025-01-09 10:42:21 +0000 UTCYou need to figure out how to make Rod Blagojevich a mayor he would be perfect for this show.
Megan zietkiewicz
2025-01-09 10:37:58 +0000 UTCJust wanted to say I love you girls so much and that pulled me outa a miserable mood x
Finbar
2025-01-09 10:20:15 +0000 UTCdue to the petrograd soviet being a city council, both zinoviev and trotsky are potential episode subjects
bean dlunt
2025-01-09 10:16:29 +0000 UTC25 yr old mayor ✅ Drug charges ✅ Posting thru it ✅ Louisiana ✅
Shivvy
2025-01-09 09:54:24 +0000 UTCGang! 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
Shivvy
2025-01-09 09:53:29 +0000 UTCI 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.
C. Riley Hickman
2025-01-09 09:24:13 +0000 UTCOh god
Jan
2025-01-09 08:46:25 +0000 UTCSomewhat like how Nova only remembers time periods with video game releases, Sarah Palin mostly makes me think 'back when XKCD was pretty good'
chronicles of girldick
2025-01-09 08:05:54 +0000 UTC
