Mahershala, In Yellow

Thirst Aid Kit

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4.9 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

In the beginning, Mahershala Ali invented the color yellow, and we all saw that it was Good. This week's episode is all about the beautiful sunshine of his smile, his thoughts on explicit love scenes, his black cat, and much more. We also have another edition of Thirst Sommelier for a listener looking recommendations in the ~ vicinity ~ of Andrew Lincoln. And of course, we battle it out in Fanfic Wars (plus we read one of your listener-submitted drabbles!). Subscribe to Nichole's TinyLetter Read "Mahershala Ali Thinks We Can Still Make this Country Great" from GQ Hear Mahershala on WNYC's Death, Sex & Money Come see us live! Thirst Aid Kit Live: The Quenchening is February 12th, 2018 at the Jerome L. Greene Space in NYC. Find tickets and information here! Do you need help figuring out your next crush? Drop us a line! Leave us a message at (765) 8-THIRST (765-884-4778) with your name and what kind of crush advice you're looking for, and maybe we'll answer your question in an upcoming Thirst Sommelier. Follow us on Twitter @ThirstAidKit. Bim is @bimadew and Nichole is @tnwhiskeywoman. Find show notes, fanfic, and more on our Tumblr. Share your drabbles with us there or email them to us at thirstaidkit@slate.com. Our music is by Tanya Morgan. For your safety, we recommend that you avoid operating heavy machinery while listening to Thirst Aid Kit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Mahashala opens up the door and he's dressed in yellow. Yeah, because he invented that color.
0:06.0	And he's wearing yellow just for me, bitch.
0:10.0	Yes.
0:11.0	Anyway, he's got one hand on the
0:14.0	and the other one is holding onto something and that looks sinful.
0:19.0	Yeah, I know.
0:21.0	This is for you, he says.
0:23.0	And then he follows up with triads.
0:28.0	And this is a PS series, he stands, okay, because he then raises it to my lips.
0:33.0	And naturally, because I am as God made me, I nibble at the
0:37.0	and when I tell you that flavor explodes on my tongue.
0:41.0	What?
0:42.0	And I know right then, right there, I will never again eat a
0:47.0	that tastes so good.
0:49.0	Shit.
0:50.0	I'm Bim and I'm Nicole and today we welcome you into the fold of first aid kit.
1:11.0	How are you today?
1:12.0	I'm good. How are you?
1:13.0	I am superb.
1:15.0	Why are you in such a good mood?
1:18.0	Okay.
1:19.0	The reason why I am in such a good mood is that I woke up and I thought of the color yellow.
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