Lace up your Hokas as we remember our childhood back to school anxiety, and we wonder if the 9-1-1 character Josh Russo was named after one of our favorite cinematic redheads. Bryan tells us about how the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis is scrubbing the T from LGB+ in their communications , which will lead to less reporting and funding for the safety of a minority group facing the highest rate of h ate crimes. Erin takes us on a journey through RFK Jr's war on "refrigerator moms" and this administration's sudden turn on Tylenol which they claim causes autism.

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This week we welcome IMHO: The Show's Darby Lynn Cartwright and Alexis P. Bevels to Attitudes! We reminisce with Darby and Alexis (listeners of the pod!) about Attitudes shows in the days of yore, give advice on how to continue a working relationship with your best friend (despite a fight or two), and get a surprise wig reveal from a ghost of 'Tudes past.

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Erin is fulfilling her civic duty after being called in for jury duty in Santa Fe.  Bryan is stopped from going into his gym class and pulls an oopsie with a straight bro.   Bryan discusses ramped up attacks against the trans community after recent events, and how conservatives are threatening to label them as violent extremist threats. Erin covers South Carolina's Senate Bill S. 323 which is an near total abortion ban, would restrict the use of birth control, and criminalize anyone receiving or providing reproductive care with a prison term of up to 30 years.

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This week Erin is recovering from a mystery illness, and Bryan is in need of a new dry cleaner after his recent pick-up experience. Erin discusses the "Mia Moglie" Facebook group of 32,000 members posting intimate photos of women without their permission, and how Italian police had to intervene to shut it down. Bryan shares a story of a Texas A&M University student who discovered hundreds of LGBTQ+ books at a surplus warehouse set for disposal, plus how a literature professor was recently fired for teaching gender identity to their class.

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It's show and tell week for the class! Erin shows off her new BLOCH shoes, and Bryan brings in a scent from the 80s that he's been craving (and fought a store employee about). Bryan discusses a 2022 Bloomberg article with data proving that crosswalk and street art installations actually improve safety and reduce accidents for drivers and pedestrians, plus how Kappa Kappa Gamma continues to fight lawsuits against allowing trans sorority sisters. Erin shares a study about how the standard treatments for patients post-heart attack have only been researched on cisgender men, and how medicines like beta blockers for women lead to adverse results.

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Bryan has returned to LA to his torn apart kitchen and gets advice from EMTs about a bad batch of drugs in town. Erin's back from her quick trip to NYC where she saw some theater and families wearing merch from punk rock bands you forgot about. Erin talks about GOP shenanigans in Texas where lawmakers are attempting to pass a bill that would allow doctors, distributors and manufacturers of abortion pills to be sued for sending those medications into the Lone Star State. Bryan shares insights from trans journalist Erin Reed about how politicians like Gavin Newsom are pivoting to a bullying Republican playbook, and how Democrats are trying to minimize the efforts for pro-trans legislation because of conservative pushback.

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Bryan talks about finishing his run at Edinburgh, and a discussion about actress Carole Cook takes us into a 10 minute deep dive on the 1960s Don Knotts film The Incredible Mr. Limpet. Bryan discusses the new Department of Transportation mandate which led to Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis ordering every city to remove rainbow crosswalks for "political messaging" and "safety". Erin discusses good trouble happening with Michigan Governor JB Pritzker signing a bill to make contraception and abortion pills accessible at colleges and universities, plus how Texas House Representatives Venton Jones and Terry Meza took their Greg Abbott-sent police escorts to the premiere drag bar The Rose Room.

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Bryan is in his last week of shows at Edinburgh, Erin is (not) retired, and Aunt Gladys talk turns into learning about La Llorona and the Cucuy. Erin talks about the downturn of goodwill towards Costco after their decision to not sell Mifepristone due to conservative pushback. Bryan gives us some positive news with the Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans issuing an injunction against West Texas A&M for banning drag shows on the basis of the First Amendment. 

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This week Bryan has been spending all his free time in Edinburgh at the copy shops printing stickers for his posters, and Erin keeps prodding at him to go and see the Oasis reunion tour. Bryan tells us about human jean skirt aka Kim Davis' return and how Republicans are playing the long game to overturn marriage equality, and how covenant marriages will make it harder for people to get divorced. Erin shares details about how the Trump Administration is burning $9.7 million dollars worth of contraceptives that were bound for clinics in the poorest countries in Africa.

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Happy Birthday to Bryan! Fresh off his first week at the Edinburgh Fringe, Bryan tells us about the hustle it takes to perform at the world's largest performing arts festival. Erin saw the musical Some Like It Hot and has now been inspired to sign up for tap classes. Bryan explains the UK's Online Safety Act which now requires people to upload personal documents in order to view adult websites. Erin calls out Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters for watching porn during a work meeting, and celebrates Rhode Island for being the first state to provide workplace accommodations for menopause.

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