45 – The Great Political Pets vs Pests Debate

<p>This week's episode is all about pets – the agony and the ecstacy. We love them but the real question is: do they deserve it?!</p><br><p>**</p><br><p>Things we discuss include:</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.patreon.com/notwithoutmysister" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We're now on Patreon</a>! Sign up for $5/month and get an exclusive weekly bonus episode each and every Friday, along with ad-free Tuesday episodes! www.patreon.com/notwithoutmysister</li><li>Deep Throat. Rosemary is referring to <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074119/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the seminal journalistic film, All the Presidents' Men</a>, while Beatrice is referring to… something else</li><li><a href="https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/craic/michael-d-higgins-dog-video" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael D's puppy</a>, Misneach, steals the spotlight. (As a correction: Bród is still alive. Síoda is the dog who sadly died last year.)</li><li><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80094728" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix's <em>Marcella</em></a>, about which we both complained non-stop, but of which would happily watch 10 more seasons</li><li>The medical mystery of "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxwMoWZfkmU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sleep eating</a>"</li><li>Despite what Beatrice says – "a koi can live as long as you or me!" – the average koi fish has a life expectancy of 25-35 years</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/the_try_on_/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nessa Cronin of The Try On</a> and her zebra courses</li><li><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90618623/nft-myths" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NFTs and the value assigned to them by the buyer</a></li><li>Another correction: the lifespan of a hamster is 2-3 years</li><li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/video/brood-x-cicadas-swarm-across-several-eastern-states/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brood X cicadas</a> – the joys of America