web02.fireside.fm Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:10:59 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) It Will Probably Be OK - Episodes Tagged with “Defend The Indefensible” https://www.itwillprobablybeok.com/tags/defend%20the%20indefensible Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0400 This is a funny, sweet, sad storytelling podcast where a genius, a storyteller, and a buffoon attempt to reconcile their tastes and aspirations with the fact that, for now, and for reasons, they live as they do. The world is a puzzle that can be solved, but you have to work at it. It’s a grind. Talking the things that annoy, amuse, confuse, and bedazzle you through is part of the alchemy that spins your lead into gold. This is us trying to do that. Except, at the end of the day, that’s all bullshit. And you can’t just hope that it will work out. You have to push and push and push, except when you don’t. And that’s when you have to just shrug it off and believe that it will probably be ok. en-us episodic A podcast about living intentionally It Will Probably Be OK This is a funny, sweet, sad storytelling podcast where a genius, a storyteller, and a buffoon attempt to reconcile their tastes and aspirations with the fact that, for now, and for reasons, they live as they do. The world is a puzzle that can be solved, but you have to work at it. It’s a grind. Talking the things that annoy, amuse, confuse, and bedazzle you through is part of the alchemy that spins your lead into gold. This is us trying to do that. Except, at the end of the day, that’s all bullshit. And you can’t just hope that it will work out. You have to push and push and push, except when you don’t. And that’s when you have to just shrug it off and believe that it will probably be ok. yes It Will Probably Be OK gwollenburg@gmail.com Episode 3: S01E03: In Defense of Karen https://www.itwillprobablybeok.com/3 0a5e8f97-d8e6-4872-ab84-ce55ebbe18eb Mon, 27 Jul 2020 12:00:00 -0400 It Will Probably Be OK full 1 It Will Probably Be OK In this episode of “It Will Probably Be OK,” we stand slack-jawed as one of our hosts attempts to defend the indefensible, and halt the Karen uprising in its tracks. 50:43 yes <p>In this episode of “It Will Probably Be OK,” we stand slack-jawed as one of our hosts attempts to defend the indefensible, and halt the Karen uprising in its tracks. </p> <p>What can we learn from Karen? What does she have to teach us? How do we exorcise the Karenonic demon? When is a Karen not a Karen? And why does Karen Karen? </p> <h3>Mini Topics</h3> <ul> <li>Nick is not going to his 20 year high school reunion and he has no other way to find out what his old highschool buddies are doing with their lives! </li> <li>Nkenge reminds us that there is no path from student to citizen for immigrants, so making them take college from their home countries is so much pointless bullying. </li> </ul> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <ul> <li>This is a pretty good look at the internet history of the use of the name Karen as an insult: <a href="https://www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21079162/karen-name-insult-meme-manager" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.vox.com/2020/2/5/21079162/karen-name-insult-meme-manager</a></li> <li>A clip from “Mean Girls.” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXovJSCc6M0" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXovJSCc6M0</a></li> <li>This is, pretty much the Karen epicenter. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/FuckYouKaren/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.reddit.com/r/FuckYouKaren/</a></li> <li>This is a great article about how artists hate the bourgeoisie. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/25/books/class-lessons-who-s-calling-whom-tacky-petite-charm-bourgeoisie-artists-view.html" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/25/books/class-lessons-who-s-calling-whom-tacky-petite-charm-bourgeoisie-artists-view.html</a> #### Personality Disorders</li> <li><a href="https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml</a>'</li> <li><a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/personality-disorders/symptoms-causes/syc-20354463" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/personality-disorders/symptoms-causes/syc-20354463</a></li> </ul> <h3>Not a Karen</h3> <p>Here be a small smattering of easy to Google stories about Amy Cooper, the racist who famously called the police on a Central Park birdwatcher and then choked her dog. </p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/statement-from-amy-cooper-on-central-park-incident-301065492.html" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/statement-from-amy-cooper-on-central-park-incident-301065492.html</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/07/06/amy-cooper-charged-with-misdemeanor-for-calling-police-on-black-bird-watcher/#1babddfc2828" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2020/07/06/amy-cooper-charged-with-misdemeanor-for-calling-police-on-black-bird-watcher/#1babddfc2828</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/nyregion/amy-cooper-christian-central-park-video.html" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/nyregion/amy-cooper-christian-central-park-video.html</a></li> </ul> karen, BLM, Asshole In this episode of “It Will Probably Be OK,” we stand slack-jawed as one of our hosts attempts to defend the indefensible, and halt the Karen uprising in its tracks.

What can we learn from Karen? What does she have to teach us? How do we exorcise the Karenonic demon? When is a Karen not a Karen? And why does Karen Karen?

Mini Topics

  • Nick is not going to his 20 year high school reunion and he has no other way to find out what his old highschool buddies are doing with their lives!
  • Nkenge reminds us that there is no path from student to citizen for immigrants, so making them take college from their home countries is so much pointless bullying.

Show Notes:

Not a Karen

Here be a small smattering of easy to Google stories about Amy Cooper, the racist who famously called the police on a Central Park birdwatcher and then choked her dog.

]]> In this episode of “It Will Probably Be OK,” we stand slack-jawed as one of our hosts attempts to defend the indefensible, and halt the Karen uprising in its tracks.

What can we learn from Karen? What does she have to teach us? How do we exorcise the Karenonic demon? When is a Karen not a Karen? And why does Karen Karen?

Mini Topics

  • Nick is not going to his 20 year high school reunion and he has no other way to find out what his old highschool buddies are doing with their lives!
  • Nkenge reminds us that there is no path from student to citizen for immigrants, so making them take college from their home countries is so much pointless bullying.

Show Notes:

Not a Karen

Here be a small smattering of easy to Google stories about Amy Cooper, the racist who famously called the police on a Central Park birdwatcher and then choked her dog.

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