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Vince Granata starts his book, “Everything Is Fine,” with the truth: His brother, in the midst of a schizophrenic episode, murdered his mother. The rest of the book tells the story of how and why Vince never stopped loving him.And on "With Adorables Likes These" this week - Penny and her human Leo Duran.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes comes on to give her hot take on how analysts should and shouldn’t talk about sexual assault and institutional bad behavior.One idea: Never again utter the phrase “off-field issues.”And introducing "With Adorables Like These" - interviews with Crooked staff and guests about the animal companions they love. This week's guest is Scooter and his human Dayanita Ramesh.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“United Shades of America” host W. Kamau Bell joins to discuss the miserable job performance of the police, who are our employees! Also: how trauma can make you funnier and why marginalized folks have to have bigger and better imaginations than others.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Documentary “Boys State” was short-listed for an Oscar for its engrossing portrayal of Texas teenagers’ cutthroat politics. One of its stars, Steven Garza, stops by to discuss if the kids are alright. Spoiler alert: Maybe not!For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stand-up Tig Notaro comes by to talk about being free and fearless, and how that makes you a better person and funnier comedian.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert’s new book, “Under a White Sky,” explores the damage to the planet humans have done (or could do) in trying to fix the damage they’ve done: everything from electrocuting carp and to sprinkling the sky with diamond dust.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rebecca Carroll grew up as the only Black person in her adopted family, and in her small town. Her memoir, “Surviving the White Gaze,” is about exactly what it says. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harvard Law professor Martha Minow has an idea: what if we forgive debts to society with the same generosity that we forgive the debts of corporations? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New York Magazine's Rebecca Traister expands on her reporting about Andrew Cuomo's reckoning and suggests broadening our understanding of what sexual harassment and abuse look like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Intercept senior writer Liliana Segura has been reporting on the death penalty for years, including the Trump administration’s lame-duck killing spree. She comes on to discuss the legacy of putting people to death during a pandemic — and to share stories about the heroes she’s found in the darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices