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2487: The Birth of a No-No

with Phoebe Robinson – Libby Phillips co-hosts: The Birth of a Nation’s director/writer/star Nate Parker’s rape allegation and the victim who killed herself; Johnny Depp omitted from the new Pirates of the Caribbean trailer; director Mel Gibson’s name omitted from Hacksaw Ridge trailer; teacher fired for calling Michelle Obama a gorilla on Facebook; You Can’t Touch My Hair and Conan O’Brien; Chemda well wishes October 7, 2016

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Show Notes

  • — Hair We Go: Phoebe Robinson, from Broad City, is in studio
  • — Off The Depp End: Phoebe is happy Johnny Depp and Magic Mike XXL-star Amber Heard are no longer together
  • — Aye Yie Yie: The gang discusses the new film The Birth of a Nation, director/writer/star Nate Parker's and co-writer Jean Celestin’s history of rape, and the suicide of Parker and Celestin’s victim. Phoebe talks about being sexually harassed by another comic who tried to explain away his bad behavior by pulling rank on her.
  • — Pirates Of Hacksaw Ridge: Johnny Depp does not appear at all in the trailer for the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie just like Mel Gibson’s name does not appear in the trailer for his new movie
  • — Monkey Business: A teacher’s aide was fired after 27 years on the job for calling Michelle Obama a gorilla on Facebook.
  • — You Can’t Touch My Hair: Phoebe’s new book is partly a response to racism and sexism she’s experienced from white men and Egg Twitter. Phoebe shares with us what Conan O’Brien’s hair feels like.
  • — Quick Chemda Update: Phoebe sends Chemda, who is still alive, her best wishes

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