Week In The Knees

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"Every (Rich White) Man for Himself" w/ Judith Regan and Yannis Pappas

2017-10-2849:05

On the season finale of WITK - Morgan ponders the previous week with world renowned book publisher Judith Regan, stand-up comedian Yannis Pappas, and music maven Jon Spurney. Altuve's Astros, B-52's, Catalan's split, Corker's gauntlet, David's Coppafeel, Farrelly Bro's next movie, FCC's new rule, Robot's rights, Opioid's emergency and Whitefish's energy - our final show was another wild one.

"The Barking Squirrels of the Culture War" w/ Matt Welch and Jessa Crispin

2017-10-2155:11

In Season One's penultimate episode, Spurlock picks the brains of "Reason" magazine's editor-at-large Matt Welch, The Dead Ladies Project author Jessa Crispin, and of course, musical sensei Jon Spurney. More army bans, birth certificates, Ryan roasts, the Russia pivot, viral clapping, me too, pay-per-view: Mueller v Spicer, singularity, and the JFK assassination! What's next? UFO's?! Spoiler alert: there are no aliens on this week's awesome show.

"The New Shoe Bomb" w/ Amy Chozick & Raquel D'Apice

2017-10-1450:49

In WITK's tenth episode, Morgan examines this past week with New York Times political reporter and author Amy Chozick, WITK staff writer Raquel D'Apice and wisecracking musician Jon Spurney. Partying with North Korea, North Carolina's Muslimless airport bomb attempt, Maverick McCain, Mississippi killing Mockingbird, leaving Chad hanging and Rohinga's horrors heard. If you are currently driving a Fiat Chrysler please SLOWLY pull to the side of the road and listen to this week's show.

"The People Run Amok" w/ Erin Gloria Ryan

2017-10-0746:24

In the 9th episode of WITK, Spurlock and his trusted musical wizard Jon Spurney welcome to the studio writer and senior editor at The Daily Beast, Erin Gloria Ryan. The Supreme Court is back, a suicide pact, PR throwing the US budget out of whack, agreeing on the Death Penalty with Iraq; beware of Hurricane Harvey (Weinstein), birth control, bump stocks, and black identity extremists. Enjoy this week's show and some subsidized North Korean sushi during "the calm before the storm".

“We Need More Choppers” w/ Debi Mazar and Charles Duhigg

2017-09-3050:29

On the 8th episode of Week in the Knees, Spurlock breaks through the noise with acclaimed actress and cookbook author Debi Mazar, Pulitzer Prize-winning senior editor for The New York Times Charles Duhigg and musical right hand man Jon Spurney. The EPA partial to automobiles and Saudi women driving, Air Force moral wisdom and more Roy Moore, Jonesin for Hamburgers and the Jones Act, Cuba's supervillains and Oprah's 2020 vision. Hey immigrants - watch what you post on social media and brace yourself for the splash back from this week's show.

"Welcome Everyone to the End of Days" w/ L. Joy Williams and Tim Dillon

2017-09-2345:54

In WITK Episode 7, Morgan examines this past week with political strategist and social justice advocate L. Joy Williams, ‘NY’s Funniest' at the New York Comedy Festival Tim Dillon, and our regular, musical genius Jon Spurney. We dive into the GOP's rushed health care bill, Tom Price's high priced private jets, Roy Moore's "red and yellows," Hurricane Maria's Sound of Music, Morgan Freeman's voice of God, Mark Zuckerberg's self regulation, why Toys "R" No Longer Us and those son of a bitch peaceful protestors.Also, this week we introduced our guests to the Week in the Knees TRUMP CARD.And as always, if you want to say hi or tell us about a story that you feel didn't get enough mainstream coverage, get in touch! #WITK on Twitter.

"Applebee's for Pork Sliders on Yom Kippur" w/ Dean Obeidallah and Annie Palmer

2017-09-1749:18

In WITK’s 6th episode, Spurlock chats with lawyer turned comedic Sirius XM radio host Dean Obeidallah, senior POLITICO correspondent Anna Palmer, and musician Jon Spurney. The snitches get stitches policy, Cruz’s staff, Cassini’s crash, a “blunt” statement and Beijing’s Bitcoin ban - before you book your next Queen-bedroom stay at Mar-a-Lago, tune in to this week's show.

"Loyalty Over Intelligence" w/ George Stroumboulopoulos and Farah Nasser

2017-09-1045:04

In the 5th episode of WITK, Morgan takes a break from the Toronto Film Festival to sit down with one of Canada’s most widely respected TV and radio personalities George Stroumboulopoulos and Global Toronto anchor Farah Nasser. The EPA's double C-word phobia, a head scratching NASA choice, Samsung Galaxy's price tag, crazy golf bro benefits, JetBlue's power play, the GOP's pot crackdown, and the Facebook ads you maybe accidentally clicked on - sit back and tune in to hear some international takes on a real doozy of a week.

“Smart Cookie“ w/ Rosie Perez and Pete Dominick

2017-09-0347:31

In episode 4 of Week in the Knees, Spurlock is joined by Academy Award-nominated actress and Brooklyn native Rosie Perez and comedic radio host Pete Dominick. The group talks about the devastating floods in Texas and South Asia, Sater boasting of Moscow business bonanza, bulletproof vests and bayonets, bye-bye to Cybersecurity advisors, Ben Carson, billions spent on wind from Denmark's DONG, bills without Tubman, and Spicey at the Vatican - relive it all and more with WITK.

"They Can Go After Anyone" w/ Touré and Lisa Lampanelli

2017-08-2745:20

On episode 3 of WITK, Morgan hangs out with author and TV host Touré and famed raunchy insult comic Lisa Lampanelli. Trump hires, fires, feuds, and reverses Obama-anything; Hallmark Channel rising and High School football falling; Nazi symbols sprouting up around the states and Nazi standup unsurprisingly unfunny - this week's show is a must listen, especially for those with any short-term memory loss.

“Blame On Both Sides” w/ David Siders and Marc Ambinder

2017-08-2051:32

The second episode of Week in the Knees features Politico senior reporter David Siders alongside journalist, producer, and editor-at-large of The Week, Marc Ambinder. Analyzing America, Anonymous, Antifa, the Alt-Right, the Alt-Left, Alibaba, Apple, and Arpaio. Amen for another week of WITK.

"Because F*** This" w/ Brian Stelter and Dr. James Hamblin

2017-08-1346:54

In the premiere episode of Week in the Knees, host Morgan Spurlock sits down with CNN correspondent and host Brian Stelter, senior editor at The Atlantic Dr. James Hamblin and musician Jon Spurney. Tackling Trump, twitter trolls, tuna toxicity, police patrols with fire and fury, this week’s show is LOCKED and LOADED.

Introduction to Week In The Knees with Morgan Spurlock

2017-08-0702:14

Morgan Spurlock, Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker and humorist, sits down with hilarious comedians, distinguished journalists, politicians and some of today's leading critical minds, to dissect, DAY-BY-DAY, the previous week’s noisiest and most neglected news stories.

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