Today, we're talking about the popularity of The Roman Empire, shrink-flation in France, the ongoing writer and actor strikes, and we'll ask "what is the deal with Mitt Romney?!" And to break all of this down and more, is host of the podcast "Yo, Is This Racist?," Andrew Ti, as well as head writer of The Late Late Show with James Corden, Ian Karmel!

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