Lindsey

Katie Ledecky on Game of Thrones as Brienne's long lost sister. I spent the first week of the Olympics trying to figure out who she looks like and now I can't unsee it. And I'm not sure Lochte is good enough for Reno 911 or Catfish. Maybe just an episode of Cops? That's still on isn't it?

I would 100% watch a Friday Night Lights style show set in Westeros. There have to be some interesting stories happening in that world set somewhere in the middle of the continuum between the struggle for world domination and a hippy commune led by Al Swearengen, right?

So, I know next to nothing about Star Trek (which is why I'm constantly worried the nerd authorities are going to come take my membership card away) but I'm super excited to see the TV fantasy draft because my favorite podcast is supporting my favorite philanthropy. DonorsChoose.org is such a great way to support teachers and help their students learn and experience new things! There aren't many times you'll hear a teacher more excited than when her Donors Choose project gets funded. Thanks guys!

Maybe the way the producers keep highlighting Lucinda's grant application is meant to imply that the psychological torture of applying for a federal grant has driven her insane. Otherwise I can't figure this character out. Why is this grown woman interested in a boy who isn't old enough to buy beer or rent a car and is Brandon? Why doesn't this university instructor know that Helen of Troy is fictional? Why does an alleged feminist think using Kelly as a beard would be cute? WHY?!?!

So original Grandma Rose was the mom from My Big Fat Greek Wedding and replacement Grandma Rose was the crazy grandmother from My Big Fat Greek Wedding?!?! How did that not tear a hole in the universe?

Y'all, I think this mini should come with a trigger warning for South Carolinians. Stephanie's suggestion of Thomas Ravenel for VP gave me trauma flashbacks to the last few times he's come anywhere near elected office in this state. It was... not great.

Several of the characters on Nashville were barely tolerable (early season Scarlett/late season Maddie/all of the random guest stars) unless they were singing.

I'd say someone should combine this supercut with one of the characters on Arrow saying "this city" but the video would end up being nine hours long.

Brandon's hair looks like they were going for a military style high and tight, but didn't understand how that's supposed to look AT ALL. It makes everything he does look even more aggressive, including the bray and the lamprey-kiss.

If they had a dress code, it wasn't very strict if some of the outfits the girls on the show have worn are anything to go by (diaper jorts!). There is always controversy any time a school board tries to change existing rules, especially when it comes to dress codes and/or uniforms, so that part actually tracked for me. The only part I didn't buy was that Andrea stopped at calling dress codes "oppressive" and didn't come locked with arguments about the undue burden dress codes place on female students to cover up or racially coded restrictions, even without knowing the issue was on the agenda. That's just the kind of info Andrea would have at the ready.

I listen without watching but have no excuse. I'm just a weirdo. Y'all share a lot of good life skills advice in the course of mocking the dumb celebrities, though. Don't wear heels and a tight and/or short skirt = dress appropriately for the occasion. Ring in first, figure out the answer second = take the opportunities that are presented to you. And so on. If you wanted, you could spin this whole thing as a lifestyle podcast.

I was so afraid something terrible was going to happen to the bunny and/or kitty. That sounded dirtier than I meant it too...

Male teachers are still pretty rare at the grade school/elementary level (at least in the US), but I think that has more to do with cultural biases agains men working with young kids. It's much more socially acceptable for men to teach at the secondary or post-secondary level. A lot of people still see teaching younger children as "women's work." (Ahem, let me just hop down off my soap box.) Yeah, he was super inappropriate. Brenda's comment about how he "flirts with all the girls" is a major red flag. (Because, ewwww.) If he had that reputation, he was already making some very poor choices. Mrs. Teasley needed to get her house in order before any of this happened. But I'll give the show this: it's not like there aren't any teachers, male and female, who are like that IRL. They think they're being friendly or charming but they're really just gross.

You leave the door open (and as it was pointed out in the podcast, if the student closes the door, you open it back up) or better yet, go work in the library or another public area. There are ways to work one on one while protecting both the teacher and student (without making it weird). And it's not a great idea to be alone behind closed doors with any student, regardless of gender or sexual orientation.

Yep, teachers in the US are mandatory reporters. It's not even enough to report suspected abuse to a school admin, we're required to report directly to child and family services. And I know it was 20+ years ago, but I can't believe a male high school teacher at the time wouldn't have been told not to be alone with a female student and not to have any unnecessary physical contact with students. Even elementary teachers are discouraged from doing that. That was one of the first things we were told at my job orientation when I started teaching. On the other hand, multiple male staff members from the high school I attended have been arrested for statutory rape both when I was a student and since then, so for me it tracks that some people just make stupid decisions. Especially English teachers who don't know how to pronounce "Hawthorn."