Stand-up comedian, writer, actor, Jasmine Ellis joins Pallavi for a juicy episode with advice from Jasmine on how to spot a cheater and a full breakdown of Jasmine’s reality tv show expertise. Jasmine weighs in on news trivia and top stories including train derailment and the New York Times’ transphobia. Check out this episode everywhere podcasts are found and tune into Jasmine’s celebrity run-in stories on the City Counsel Patreon!

Mutual Aid Babe of the Week: Justice For Black Girls

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Comedian, writer, and musical theater dream student Dylan Adler joins Pallavi for a wild and fun episode covering Dylan’s transformation from shy kid to backflip king! Dylan composes some songs for us on the spot, they play a trivia game, and get into some serious headlines. You don’t want to miss this episode or the juicy celebrity gossip Dylan drops ONLY on the City Counsel Patreon, so tune in everywhere podcasts are found to check it out!

Mutual Aid Babe of the Week: Asian Americans Advancing Justice

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Comedian, actor, and writer Vinny Thomas joins Pallavi to commiserate with her on their dashed Steve Erwin dreams. They play some games and jump into headlines including the protests in Peru and Atlanta and the recent wave of layoffs in tech. Hear Vinny’s controversial takes on The Bear, pigs, sewer people, and more in this latest episode of City Counsel everywhere podcasts are found!

Mutual Aid Babe of the Week: Mutual Aid Los Angeles Network

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YouTube star, actor, and writer Simmi Singh joins Pallavi to talk about her Bollywood-based start, how she took on the monster that is Los Angeles, and her mental health journey. They play some games and dive into headlines including more on our favorite liar, George Santos (IF THAT’S HIS REAL NAME), Biden’s classified documents, and the riots in Brazil. Check out this tangent-filled episode everywhere podcasts are found!

Mutual Aid Babe of the Week: Burbank Animal Shelter or an animal shelter of your choosing!

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Web comic creator and nothing burger orderer extraordinaire, Rob DenBleyker discusses his start, how his incredibly successful webcomic Cyanide & Happiness got its start, and how a webcomic company works. We also review the headlines including a series of strange and local stories, Andrew Tate’s arrest, the tragic football accident that befell Damar Hamlin, and the joke of a vote that Kevin McCarthy put forward for Speaker of the House. Check it out everywhere podcasts are found!

Mutual Aid Babe of the Week: https://blmhtx.org

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Comedian and actor, Danielle Perez (Russian Doll, Curb Your Enthusiasm), joins Pallavi to play some trivia games and talk about problematic men in the news, the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary series, and Homicide for the Holidays. They also cover stochastic terrorist - Libs of TikTok, holiday terrorist - Southwest Airlines, and reality terrorist - George Santos. Check out this fun episode with the most delux diva, Danielle, wherever you get your podcasts!

Mutual Aid Babe of the Week: Frontera Fund

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Comedian and writer, Josh Gondelman (Last Week Tonight, Desus & Mero) joins Pallavi to talk about alternate universe Friends (Chums), unrepressed Boston accent anger, and how to approach tough situations as an official Friendly Guy. They play a trivia game and cover headlines including Elon Musk’s rapidly disintegrating relationship with reality, the January 6th committee findings, and James Cameron’s Way with Water but not Words. Check out this fun episode with an ACTUAL nice guy as well as the bonus content where Josh provides us with stories about John Oliver and Desus & Mero only found on patreon.com/citycounselshow!

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Max Collins of legendary band Eve 6 joins Pallavi to talk about how Eve 6 got its start, which of his lyrics are dog whistles for Marxist ideology, and Max’s musical process. They also go over the news including the latest in a series of public embarrassments for Elon Musk at the Dave Chappelle show, Britney Griner’s heartwarming release, and the latest Supreme Court cases. Do not miss one of the coolest episodes so far, and check out the bonus juicy celebrity gossip Max lets us in on which will only be found on patreon.com/citycounselshow!

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LA City Council member and representative for CD4, Nithya Raman joins Pallavi to talk about everything from her background in urban planning to LA's policies regarding homelessness reduction in LA. They also talk pedestrian safety initiatives, the eviction moratorium, the controversial city council memberships of Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo, and more!

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In this post-Thanksgiving episode, writer and comedian Dan Sheehan (I Am Not A Wolf, the Commander Sphere Podcast), as requested by YOU - the listeners, joins Pallavi to answer questions like what IS a wolf? They play a trivia game and discuss heavy some headlines including the response to the Club Q shooting, the Qatar World Cup, the insanity that revolves around Trump/Elon/Kanye/Alex Jones and more.

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