Today, we're dipping into the fuss behind Rihanna's halftime show, GOP presidential candidates and their fixation with African American studies,  and finally the rise of therapy jargon. And to help break all of that down, we have actor and comedian, Ashley Austin Morris, and alumnus of the show, a comedy icon and legend, Paula Poundstone!

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407. Be Hot or Die Ugly (w/ Katie Compa & Jenn Harris)

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406. Brozempic (w/ Todd Barry & Mike Pesca)

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344. The Shock Comic of Governors (w/ Ashley Austin Morris & Paula Poundstone)

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