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It's the Erin Brockovich of it all in today's episode with recovering "Big Law" attorney Ashley Fillingim @KickAshLaw who takes 20 years of repping Fortune 500 clients to speak to the toddlers in government, news, and social media making up rules for us. We talk: misogynistic Avengers(?), Disney, DeSantis and their dick-off, the sitting president getting the boot from Twitter, Kylie Jenner's questionably defiant nipples, the most ridiculous post of Ashley's that was censored, her friend getting de-platformed for talking about vitamins, and..... can Chrissy Teigen sue me? She's a little spitfire so get ready because court is in session.

Did you know your IG, your Gmail, your Facebook... aren't really yours? Someone had to break it to you, sweetie. Consider this Decentralization for Dummies in today's Cancel Me, Baby chat featuring entrepreneur Justin Rezvani. His endeavor Zion is backed by influential figures like Tony Robbins, Aaron Rodgers, and internet star JP Sears as he leads the charge in innovating how we communicate, take ownership of our work, and make money in the digital world moving forward. We talk about the layers of Big Tech cock-blocking our speech with made up rules, the cashflow (or lack thereof) of it all, his naysayers, and get into hot-button issues to see how uncancellable Justin really is. How free are you, really?

Media's distorted police narratives. Loud LeBron James. The cancelled housewife. Welcome to the conversations people have behind closed doors with police vet Chris Sherwin (3 Cops Talk podcast, TheCoachingCop.com). Chris served over 20 years outside Chicago and brings soul and boots-on-the-ground perspective to every topic re; law enforcement. He's as real as it gets and gives insight on: out of touch elites, how it feels being a cop right now, why the Will Smith slap was "100 percent battery," how BLM got it wrong and his experience in the riots, uncontrollable crime in cities like LA, and his view of the Depp/Heard spectacle after responding to domestic abuse cases. Chris isn't afraid to look at the ugly truths and best of all, offer SOLUTIONS. 

Another horrifying mass shooting, another politicized argument over guns ensues. But why isn't our obvious mental illness crisis at the forefront of this dialogue? Today I had the honor of sitting down with Amber Ybarra, whose loved one, Eva Mireles, was one of the teachers and heroes tragically killed this week in the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting. Also frustrated by the perpetual left-right gun debate that's come from this, Amber is here with an unabashed point of view, shedding light on the deep-rooted, underlying issue of the sickness permeating our culture that's far too often overlooked and left out of this conversation.

Uvalde Victims GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mtdrdc-texas-elementary-school-shooting-victims-fund?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

James Maslow stars in the awesome, non-preachy new indie rom-com We Need to Talk. And that's exactly what we did. The actor (former Big Time Rush boy band-er) has some words about the oversensitive politically correct, and may just bring you to temple... the temple that is common sense. Your fave new jew talks about being freed up from Hollywood's controlling tendencies with irreverent indies like this, the absurdity of punishing comedians, getting political, and receiving unnecessary flak for his recent trip to Israel. So let James Maslow part your sea and stay tuned for a little of my solo commentary afterwards. 

PT 2: Consider this Unpopular Gender Opinions Anonymous. Connection expert, speaker, and author Unni Turrettini and I continue our fascinating dialogue by airing out virtually every controversial take one could have about: sex, women's manipulative power in workplace, THE FORBIDDEN gender norms, the straight man struggle ("there's nothing worse than being a young, white man," she says), women's role in consent and accountability, feminism gone wrong, showing your tits on screen then complaining about it, when women are abusers in Me Too, pregnant men having audacity in Calvin Klein, and more. And the big question: Why does one group of people have to annihilate another to feel better about themselves?

PT 1: In the words of my guest Unni Turrettini: "It's not empowering to believe people are stupid." And contrary to the media person-feeding us (lol) information like we're toddlers, ain't that the damn truth. Unni is a speaker and connection expert, and a gal after my own heart, has put herself out there by publishing a book EXPOSING the inner working and corruption within the Nobel Peace Prize organization. She's also opinionated AF so need I say more. In PART 1 of our convo, we talk about how the thought-controlled narratives are actually making us (and kids) more lonely in daily life and affecting us in work and play, why mobs are having mental breakdowns over people like Joe Rogan, and HOW to gain confidence to stand against the Big Brothers in your own life.

It's not just dudes and their dick pics anymore, guys. We're all pretty desperate these days. This is a theme explored in the new, fun horror flick Torn Hearts about two country singers trying to make it in Nashville, and star Alexxis Lemire (also in Netflix's The Half of It) is here to talk about it. Alexxis and I get into: the lengths we'll go for success, true fakeness of IG, anxieties people in showbiz don't talk about, the Hilary Duff/Britney Spears nude photo autonomy debate, toxic femininity, the line of propping up women vs male-bashing, when (and if) celebs take their IG flaunting too far, and meeting your Hollywood heroes. Think Desperate Housewives but make it country, y'all.

Torn Hearts is released Fri, 5/20 on digital Paramount Home Entertainment.

Porn, that is. Join me for a conversation with Sofia Kappel, star of the new film Pleasure (out in LA & NY today) about an ambitious, up-and-comer's journey in the LA porn scene as she's determined to be the next big star at any cost. Sofia and I have a vulnerable conversation about women and agency, complexities of the porn industry that the media doesn't capture, grey area around consent and Me Too, Sofia's experience holding it down in an ensemble of adult film's most high-profile figures (one of whom I know), and more. Plus, my solo analysis with some additional thoughts.

In a galaxy far, far away, the fight for women made sense. But to be quite frank, both sides are effing it up. In an episode you don't want to miss, I'm here today to expose ironies and hypocrisies on both sides of the explosive Roe v Wade debate. Plus, I address the big picture everyone's missing, because they're too caught up being mad over a Kim Kardashian dress, to shed light on who's really being left out of the culture war dialogue and how those are the most important with the most to lose. She's on one today, folks. Get ready.