This week Erin's back from a surprising weekend getaway in Austin, and Bryan learns a new podiatric way of feeling the music by an experienced elder at the LA Philharmonic. Erin celebrates Alysa Liu's gold medal-winning performance at the Winter Olympics and how her return to the sport is changing the antiquated techniques that have been used to train female athletes for decades. Bryan discusses a recent court ruling in Texas halting enforcement of "DEI bans" including the banning of LGBTQ+ clubs in schools and deadnaming students in Houston, Plano and Katy.

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This week Bryan was surprised by a special guest performance at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and Erin gets her ass handed to her by a boomer client at the salon. Bryan discusses the Trump administration's order to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument, and Erin covers the Save Act returning to Congress and the effect it would have on minority and married voters in upcoming elections.

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This week we're still riding high after watching Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show and feeling a little more hopeful about the future of the country, plus we share some recommendations to add color to your tableware and books to read. Erin does a deep dive on whether gender parity in each country competing in the Olympics affects their medal count, and Bryan discusses the record-breaking number of stories published by Fox News about trans people, beating out all the LGBTQ+ publications.

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This week Bryan has an interesting experience getting a haircut from the same man who originated "The Bryan" during his childhood, and Erin picks up a part time gig at her friend's salon. Bryan discusses the rise in popularity of queer literature, and how demand for titles like Heated Rivalry and Box Hill are leading to increased access and readership at public libraries. Erin tells us how Texas A&M is back in the news this week for dismantling its entire Women's and Gender Studies program after its board changed the syllabus for hundreds of classes and how they're trying to justify their censorship.

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We try and keep things light amidst the rising tide against ICE and the Trump administration (and as Bryan recovers from a procedure). Erin covers a study by PNAS showing how sexism physically changes and deteriorates the brain. Bryan discusses a current case of two gay Iranian asylum seekers on the verge of being deported back to where they fled persecution.

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Chaos reigns in this month's Lady Attorney episode. We're starting new businesses Honeymoon Clothes™ and Panty Cents™, Bryan took a Waymo for the first time and we all get a crash course in frotting. Bryan highlights a recent partnership between Texas artists and Planned Parenthood painting rainbow crosswalks in a rebuke of the recent bans on "political and ideological" artwork by the current administration. Erin discusses Sohla El-Waylly's recent departure from The New York Times and the reveal of the low wages and working conditions she experienced there as a freelancing food writer.

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This week Bryan is live from his office where he's been purging pandemic kitchen purchases. Erin does some Groceries-style recommendations including Southwest Airlines' hottest flight snack and the fudge to dip them in. Erin discusses Texas A&M University's decision to remove Plato's Symposium from philosophy professor Martin Peterson's curriculum due to a new policy enacted in the fall that prohibits advocating "race or gender ideology, or topics related to sexual orientation or gender identity”. Bryan discusses the murder of Renee Good by ICE, and resources of where we can donate to causes or organizations that can benefit those in need in our own communities.

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New year, same 'ssues! Bryan is live from his sister's childhood bedroom (blame Renee) and tells us how his trip to Japan over our holiday break went. Erin (Queen of Air Flights) spent her break wondering what is going on at the Miami International Airport and why the youth are so obsessed with 6-7'ing. Bryan highlights the court challenges by states, federal workers and advocates that were submitted during the end of 2025 fighting back against restrictions and bans for gender affirming care. Erin shares how the United States' Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee is attempting to celebrate America's 250th birthday with questionable new coin designs paying tribute to civil rights, abolition and suffrage movements.

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Happy new year!  We'll be back next week, but to tide you over until then we're giving you a peek behind the paywall with some of the best bits from Patreon!  Hear what happens when we get sidetracked during our Dateline Recaps and This New Thing We're Doing! with some of our favorite moments from 2025.  For hundreds of hours of bonus content and video episodes join our Patreon by visiting www.patreon.com/attitudes!  

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Happy Holidays to all our listeners! We're off this week but have compiled some of the best bits from the year for your listening pleasure. We hope we've been entertaining and informative and that you'll join us again in 2026!

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