Overtime – Episode #597: Caitlin Flanagan, Mary Katharine Ham

Charlie Sheen is an icon of decadence.

I lit the fuse and my life turns into everything it wasn't supposed to be.

He's going the distance.

He was the highest paid TV star of all time.

When it started to change, it was quick.

He kept saying, no, no, no, I'm in the hospital now, but next week I'll be ready for the show.

Now, Charlie's sober.

He's gonna tell you the truth.

How do I present this with any class?

I think we're past that, Charlie.

We're past that, yeah.

Somebody call action.

Aka Charlie Sheen, only on Netflix, September 10th.

Welcome to an HBO podcast from the HBO Late Night Series, Real Time with Bill Ma.

I hold in my hand the overtime questions.

Cis Boom.

Oh, no, that's Cornak.

I'm sorry.

You know that.

How do you know that?

Because we're the same age.

But you remember that specific joke.

That's the best one.

It is the best one, right?

Shall we tell him what it is?

Go ahead.

Cornak.

You want to be Ed?

I'll be Ed.

Sis boom ba.

What is the sound of an exploding sheep?

No, you're Ed.

You repeat it and then I

and then I

what is this?

I'm sorry.

Here are the questions.

What do you think?

Why do you think Biden is polling so poorly with female voters, the same group who were instrumental to his win in 2020?

I've read that too, that his numbers are way down among females.

Well, I think college-educated women have moved a little bit toward him.

But did I mention the schools were closed for a year?

That's what it is.

That it was a problem for a lot of moms, and those moms got real pissed off.

Do you have a problem?

Moms are going to save the world.

Do you have any personal experience with this?

A little.

Okay.

I'm getting that.

This is amazing the way I do it.

I'm almost psychic.

You're very intuitive, yes.

But you think that's what it is?

I think it's also inflation.

I think people, moms are in the supermarket and they're going down the aisle and going, wow, the chicken is $25

or whatever a chicken is.

I don't know.

Yeah.

It's getting there.

I don't live with someone who comes home and says, chicken is $25.

What are you going to do?

No, yes, Amber Heard.

I hear it is available.

That is some nasty shit.

I mean.

Do you have thoughts on that?

Do you think one of them is lying more than the other?

I had assumed the poop was his, so when it was hers, that blew my mind.

Like, there's no winner here.

He just

figured Johnny Demp poop in the bed.

It seemed to fit the whole profile that was being established.

And when she just jumped on there, I thought, wow.

Well, I like that he specified that the dogs who were blamed for the poop are their little teacup dogs.

He's like, that was not from the dog.

I think that is evidence.

That's evidence.

That's a very valid argument.

Yes.

I think that should be

exhibit A.

The Biden administration has been referring to gas price increases as Putin price hikes.

Do you think this is a fair characterization?

Well, that's the little inflation issue.

Look, it's worth a try.

I mean, but people's memories.

Well, it does have something to do with it.

Yes, it has something to do with it.

But people's memories go back further than the past two months, right?

And they know that prices were going up before that.

And kids had to stay home, I know.

I got to beat you to it this time.

Fucking kids, they were homie.

Fucking kids are chroming up my back every day.

Let it out.

I love them.

Yeah.

No, I think a lot of eyes opened up, I think, about teachers and kids because it was like, oh, maybe the teacher isn't the problem.

Maybe my kid is a little asshole.

Is there anything with that?

Okay.

54% of Americans don't think Biden is tough enough on Putin.

How do you think Trump would have handled the current situation?

Interesting question.

How do you think Trump would have?

I think he'd be.

Love letter.

Yeah.

Very strong leader.

He's a very strong leader.

He's taking strong, strong measures in Ukraine.

Yeah, it's interesting.

I mean, because

you never really can tell with Trump, because as I pointed out many times, he's stupid and he's crazy.

Well,

we've had crazy and we've had stupid.

He's stupid and he's crazy.

And I think

he would say what you said, some version of kissing the

ass.

But then he'd also do some drone shot on somebody and be like, ha ha, look at that.

I mean,

this was his way.

Right.

Okay.

All right.

Thank you very much, everybody.

I appreciate you being here.

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