The Brouhaha with Ana Marie Cox

John Herrman, co-editor of The Awl, joins to discuss the meaning and profit-status of being "internet famous."

Kavitha Davidson, columnist for Bloomberg View, chats about what the NFL's decision about the Rams says about its own thirst for lucre. Also: Some play-offs chat!

The Brouhaha plays catch-up on a few stories you may have missed! John Herrman, co-editor of The Awl, joins to discuss the meaning and profit-status of being "internet famous." Kavitha Davidson, columnist for Bloomberg View, chats about what the NFL's decision about the Rams says about its own thirst for lucre. Also: Some play-offs chat!

A special podcast crossover, a podcrossovercast: I'm joined by Jason Linkins and Zach Carter, both from the Huffington Post's "So That Happened," as we plumb the wreckage of 2015 in search of some good news.

Ramesh Ponuru, from Bloomberg View, on going to college with Ted Cruz.

Joel Anderson, senior national reporter for BuzzFeed, tells us what he learned from the first trial of for the police accused of killing Freddie Gray.

Heather Havrilesky on being an adult. 

Joel Anderson, senior national reporter for BuzzFeed, tells us what he learned from the first trial of for the police accused of killing Freddie Gray. Heather Havrilesky on being an adult. Ramesh Ponuru, from Bloomberg View, on going to college with Ted Cruz.

Joel Anderson, senior national reporter for BuzzFeed, tells us what he learned from the first trial of for the police accused of killing Freddie Gray. Heather Havrilesky on being an adult. Ramesh Ponuru, from Bloomberg View, on going to college with Ted Cruz.

BuzzFeed senior political writer McKay Coppins joins to discuss his new book, "The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party's Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back the White House." We delve into how the primary line-up didn't exactly work out as planned, and why the most compelling figure in the party isn't running at all.

The New Republic's Elizabeth Bruenig joins to talk about going public with prayer.

Sonny Bunch, of The Washington Free Beacon, continues the conversation about what it's like to when relationships cross party lines and becomes another Some of My Best Friends.

Olivia Nuzzi of The Daily Beast points out that it was only a matter of time between Donald Trump joined forces with the King of all Truthers, Alex Jones.

The New Republic's Elizabeth Bruenig joins to talk about going public with prayer. Olivia Nuzzi of The Daily Beast points out that it was only a matter of time between Donald Trump joined forces with the King of all Truthers, Alex Jones. Sonny Bunch, of The Washington Free Beacon, continues the conversation about what it's like to when relationships cross party lines and becomes another Some of My Best Friends.

When we bring you down like we did last week, we gotta somehow bring you back up. Special Some of My Best Friends guest David Axelrod talks about his conservative counterparts and how he learns from them; we venture on the quicksand ground of abortion debates. And Broufriend Heather Havrilesky gives me terrible advice about how to deal with relatives at Thanksgiving.

Broufriend Heather Havrilesky gives me terrible advice about how to deal with relatives at Thanksgiving.

Special Some of My Best Friends guest David Axelrod talks about his conservative counterparts and how he learns from them; we venture on the quicksand ground of abortion debates.

Will McCants of the Brookings Institute confirms Jason's and my worst fears: that ugliness is playing right into ISIS's hands.

Whatever the opposite of a group hug is with Huffington Post's Jason Linkins, as we discuss the ugliness at the heart of conservative rhetoric regarding the GOP

It's an all-ISIS episode of the Brouhaha, temporarily re-incarnated as "The Brou-sob-sob." First, whatever the opposite of a group hug is with Huffington Post's Jason Linkins, as we discuss the ugliness at the heart of conservative rhetoric regarding the GOP. Next, Will McCants of the Brookings Institute confirms Jason's and my worst fears: that ugliness is playing right into ISIS's hands.