Wasn't Maron's dialogue almost word-for-word what Louie said to Maron on that notorious episode of Maron's podcast?

I'd watch that.

I'd read that book.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't there two Coen brothers references? I caught the "O Brother" one, and thought the Jewish neighbor's parable was a reference to "A Serious Man."

I flipped this on this morning just minutes after being awoken by what I assumed was a ten car pileup outside my Brooklyn apartment, but was really just the garbage truck. Get out of my head Louie.

I endorse with a whole heart the group coming across Alan Alda in a small Georgia town where he has rigged up a printing press. He uses it to print informational leaflets on the zombie apocalypse called "Alda News That's Fit to Print"

My guess is the company is suing for something called a declaratory judgment. That means that, instead of seeking money from the Beastie Boys (which they wouldn't have a right to do), the company is asking a judge to issue a ruling that its use of the song was "Fair Use" and did not infringe on the Beastie's…

I was just making a Seinfeld joke, but good to know.

Isn't it Myanmar now?

This was a fantastic episode, but I don't think it was as opaque as you're making out it to be. I mean, the entire episode was a mashup of "spinning out of control," "losing our innocence," and "Vietnam War" mixed into a "Don Draper is One Miserable Sumbitch" souffle.