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Ep 9: Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show again for media recs: season 2 of West World and Legion, Tomb Raider, Trixie Mattel, Kylie Minogue, Twilight Zone, Thoroughbreds, Paris Is Burning, and to offer some evergreen advice: it's okay to be alone

In bad news: EPA reportedly approved pipeline project linked to lobbyist renting room to EPA head Scott Pruitt and the EPA is set to gut the only major federal rule to cut climate pollution from vehicles

In good news: Alex Jones has been hit with another defamation lawsuit—and this one might go to a jury

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Ep 8: Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss that awful Washington Post op-ed about a woman who claims to be "a Jewish man's rebellion"

Next, Allison interviews Barnaby, a Boston janitor from MIT.

In bad news: Sinclair made dozens of local news anchors recite the same script (Jared Kushner previously bragged that the Trump campaign struck a deal with Sinclair for better coverage)

In good news: teachers are organizing to protest and/or strike in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arizona, Alaska, and New Mexico

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Ep 7: Erek Smith (@erek_smith) and Faith Beauchemin (@bohemianfaith) join the show to rec Striptease by Rachel Shteir, music: At The Gates, Meshuggah, doc: Until The Lights Take Us, podcast: Up And Vanished, and movie: The Death of Stalin, and to discuss the case of the stolen fried rice. In bad news: Trump says he no longer sees a deal on DACA, and in good news: International Transgender Day of Visibility and Erek dreams of a future where children are banned from museums

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Ep 6: Erek Smith (@erek_smith), Faith Beauchemin (@bohemianfaith), and Chloe Patterson (@itsthechew) join the show to rec Hayley Kiyoko, Take Your Pills, and That 70s Show. Next, Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) joins the show to discuss emotion vs. sentiment, This Is Us, and white supremacy. In bad news, Sacramento erupts in protest after Stephon Clark's autopsy report is released, and in good news: Laura Ingraham's advertisers flee after she bullied a Parkland massacre survivor

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Ep 5: Allison is joined by Katey Healy-Wurzburg (@khealywu) to discuss the weird timing of the Ready Player One film, pro-Trump Roseanne, and to rec The Circle Of Magic and Ugly Delicious. In bad news: the NRA is pulling in big bucks after the Parkland massacre, and your good news is less than a year after Charlottesville, the alt-right is self-destructing, Ann Coulter is "heartbroken" over "shallow, lazy ignoramus" Trump, and Katey bought a fancy new pencil

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Ep 4: Allison is joined again by Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy) to figure out WHO BIT BEYONCE?? They also rec Infinity War, Chrissy Teigen, and worry that Venom won't be good. In your bad news: the Trump administration will put a citizenship question on the 2020 census and Trump's ban on transgender people serving in the military. And finally, your good news: Cardi B's album drops soon, Netflix renewed Queer Eye for a second season, Panic At The Disco has a sick new single, and Chopped remains very good

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Ep 3: Allison is joined by Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy) who offer recs for season 2 of Santa Clarita Diet, Wild, Wild Country, and Take Your Pills. Next, Allison interviews Hampton, a child actor, and Bet, the lesbian who was cut from the reboot of Queer Eye. In your bad news, Cambridge Analytica mined your data with a big assist from Facebook—but that's not the only social media platform using your info, and your good news is that retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens calls for a second amendment repeal, major league baseball is coming back, and Kevin the Girl Dog exists

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Ep 2: Recs (kind of) for Sex At Dawn and Girls Incarcerated. In news, the NRA attacks the Parkland survivors and accuses them of capitalizing on their peers' deaths, Tiffany Trump may be for gun control, and the Stormy Daniels 60 Minutes interview finally airs

Ep 1: Mitski shares scary stories, our recs: Jessie Ware, Love, Simon, My Friend Dahmer, Nailed It!, and Zumbo's Just Desserts. In news, the media needs to be honest about misogyny and right-wing extremism (even if some of those voices are members of the media), and the inspiring kids who participated in the March For Our Lives

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