RECAP REVIEW Our only issue in 2018 (the first ADW since 2015) was all about our first year under Trump, so Madeline needed a page to talk political coverage. Now in our last year of Trump, she’s still a fan of these reporters.
2007 wasn’t the last time Luis collaged, but it kind of feels that way
#WCW OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Nicolle Wallace’s daily show expanded to two hours because there’s never enough time to discuss every harm being done to the democracy.
STILL IN THE WHITE HOUSE April D. Ryan
will be The Grio’s first correspondent.
NEWS TO ME At my poll worker training in 2020, I learned affidavit ballots almost never count. I guess the Bernie volunteer who said Luis should vote affidavit in the 2016 primary also didn’t know that.
TAKING HIM TO TASK Kristen Welker
moderated the final 2020 presidential debate after continuing to ask pointed questions in the press corps.
I couldn’t watch more than two episodes of Season 6 Homeland when it aired in January 2017 Three seasons sat on our DVR unwatched until December 2020
BEST 2020 LISTENS Luis’ favorite podcasts of the year ROBSERVATIONS
The infectious joy of Rob Liefeld as he discusses the history of comics while recounting the books and experiences of his youth has truly been one of my favorite audio experiences of the entire year. THE ARN SHOW
The podcast with the creator and enforcer of the 4 Horsemen really shines every other week in the “Ask Arn Anything” installments. Conrad Thompson’s podcast empire continues to dominate the wrestling landscape. LITERALLY WITH ROB LOWE
Rob seems to have so much fun on his new podcast series as he interviews friends and guests from all walks of pop-culture. Very conversational and relaxed, a really nice and easy show based on 40+ years of Hollywood life.
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ON THE LIST I never took Samantha Bee, The Circus, or Last Week Tonight off the DVR lists, but I can’t say I was watching them regularly. It was too depressing.
STILL ON THE TO-DO LIST We’ve been talking about an ADW podcast for years, but never prioritized its production. “Microphones” and “RSS feed” have been on the white board for at least nine months. Madeline recorded and edited audio versions of each issue, but then we ran out of free space on SoundCloud seven months ago. Issue 88 is the last upload. Check out what we have online at https://soundcloud.com/ artdepartmentweekly Madeline is still thinking she’ll go back to video production before podcast production, but we’re not crossing “start a regular podcast” off the 2021 to-do list yet.
Art Department Weekly • December 22, 2020
A REMINDER FROM 2015 Madeline saved
this meme one afternoon after reading Mindy Kaling’s book touting how important it was she had spent so much time with her family. When she switched computers, she made sure to transfer the meme as a reminder to be thankful for how things are going in 2020.
