Sick at home with COVID, Sam dives into the latest on Roe, heads to Yellowstone to investigate a loophole that would allow for distribution of abortion medication on Federal land, and looks at how glitter is ruining everything.
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Full Frontal recaps the first two January 6th hearings and dives into how Trump lied about believing he won the election and grifted his supporters out of millions. Plus, Sam investigates what it’s like to give birth while Black in the U.S.
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Sam heads to Yellowstone to talk with legal experts who may have found a loophole, a literal plan B, that would allow federal enclaves to legally distribute abortion medication.
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Black women are 3x more likely to die while giving birth than white women. Sam explores why. And it's even more infuriating than you might think. Featuring Dr. Joia Crear Perry.
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Sam continues to ignore the problems currently facing America by hiding out in Paris and expressing herself through art. This piece was directed by Allana Harkin.
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Sam turns to her favorite Russian dissident and author, Masha Gessen, to get their always sunny take on just how close we are to a nuclear holocaust.
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No one wants to be a cynic about an issue as important as gun violence, but it's hard to be optimistic when half of our elected officials won't even admit there's a gun problem.
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15,000 pounds of hot dog filler spilled onto a Pennsylvania highway over Memorial Day weekend, sparking important questions like, “why are hot dog insides and hot dog outsides not made at the same facility?
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Amy Hoggart travels to Houston to talk to attendees of one of the most poorly timed events in history - the annual NRA convention - taking place 300 miles away and only four days after a mass school shooting in Uvalde.
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Fresh from his Grand Ole Opry debut, Fancy Hagood brings his unique self-described "Queer Southern Pop'" sound to Full Frontal with his new single "Bored" off his upcoming album.
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Nurses are burnt out and retiring or quitting in droves. Their absence leaves a shortage that’s quickly becoming a national crisis. But thanks for clapping at 7pm every night!
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As two women over 50 on TV, Sam and Dr. Jen Gunter have the right, no, duty, to discuss that special time in women’s lives that marks the end of their childbearing years and the beginning of their invisibility: Menopause.
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After a few weeks to collect her thoughts, anger, and tears, Sam’s back with her take on the infuriating Supreme Court leak that will end Roe v. Wade.
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"In the spirit of Judy Blume’s lesser-known classic, “Fuck You, God! It’s Me Margaret Again!”, we bring you a topic no one else will: Menopause."
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We know single-use plastic bags are terrible for the environment but get ready for correspondent Allana Harkin to smash your opinion of reusable cotton totes. Comment below if you want a #NoNewTotes tote bag.
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Almost everything we're finding out from Trump’s Chief of Staff’s text messages slash attempt to overthrow the election is, and we want to use exact language here, fucking wild as shit.
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Sam travels to Nevada to investigate why millions of our tax dollars are spent rounding up, jailing, and sometimes killing wild horses and then helps the American Wild Horse Campaign administer birth control to wild horses using a dart gun. If only human birth control were that easy. Sigh.
Featuring the work of The American Wild Horse Campaign. Please consider donating here: https://secure.everyaction.com/PLuCBOwADE-ZS_-9IhL62Q2
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Tucker Carlson's latest docuseries, "End of Men," is the most recent attempt by the far right to stir paranoia about the loss of American masculinity. Misogynistic and homophobic? Definitely. Homoerotic? Sure seems so!
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With sleep deprivation now classified as a public health epidemic, a solid sleep score is the ultimate status symbol and the sleep wellness industry promises to help you get it with some bizarre gadgets.
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Correspondents Allana Harkin and Mike Rubens visit a fantastical realm to find the rarest of mythical creatures: a Democrat who still supports Kyrsten Sinema.
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The GOP tactic of weaponizing gender identity and sexual orientation is a deliberate attempt to manufacture fear of LGBTQ people. Ridiculous? Sure. But it’s worked in the past and they’re hoping it’ll work again come fall.
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Amanda Palmer joins Sam remotely with a magical nighttime library performance of her song “Judy Blume”.
Amanda is a totally independently patron-funded musician, with over 10,000 people paying her a monthly salary to make her artwork. You can support her on patreon.com/amandapalmer.
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Republicans are calling everyone who disagrees with them pedophiles, but their baseless accusations and fake-worry about kids conveniently obscures the reality that their policies and personal actions put kids in danger.
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Ukrainian women are facing the consequences of Putin’s imperial delusions, but they are fighting back and rising to the almost-impossible challenge of protecting both their country and their families. #FFSB
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The Duggars used to represent wholesome family TV. Now, almost 20 years and a jail sentence later, it’s time we take a closer look at the Christian Patriarchy and Quiverfull movements that spawned the Duggars. #FFSB
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Sam talks to cyberattack experts Dr. Rebecca Wright and Nicole Perlroth about how recent attacks against the country’s largest cheese manufacturer resulted in a nationwide cream cheese shortage and how future attacks could threaten not just brunch, but our infrastructure and government too. #FFSB
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Allana Harkin heads to the Super Bowl to talk to Americans about what football can teach us about our other full-contact, brain-damaging sport: Politics.
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Biden is investing $30M to support drug harm reduction services that would save lives, but the GOP is freaking out because it goes against their official policy of “go fuck yourself.” Or, as the campaign was called in the 80s: Just Say Go Fuck Yourself.
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Why is 15-year-old Russian figure skater, Kamila Valieva, cleared to compete after testing positive for a banned substance while athletes like Sha'Carri Richardson are banned after testing positive for legal marijuana?
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Sand is everywhere and in everything. Of course, that means there’s a pretty nasty underground sand business run by some pretty nasty sand people, proving once again that there’s no resource too tiny for humans to kill each other and the planet over.
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Black Americans are 5x more likely to get less than the recommended amount of sleep and it’s turning deadly. Mike Brown heads to Harlem to ask the hard question: How many hours of sleep would you get if you didn’t have to worry about racism? Featuring Dr. Reba Peoples and Navild Acosta and Fannie Sosa of Black Power Naps.
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Conservatives are making a concerted effort to purge schools of books written by people of color and LGBTQ authors. But book bans don’t protect kids. They just turn them into assholes.
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Conservatives are making a concerted effort to purge schools of books written by people of color and LGBTQ authors. But book bans don’t protect kids. They just turn them into ass holes.
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While Canadian truckers protest vaccine mandates with nazi symbolism, racist imagery, and desecration of war memorials, we can’t help but ask: Hey, where’d you get that idea from?
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Sam sits down with religious leaders (Jaime Manson, Rafa Kidvai, Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg) to learn how their counterparts on The Right have successfully melted American minds to make us believe that God outlawed abortion. He didn’t. He’s actually pretty chill.
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We were this week old when we learned just how far Trump was willing to go to overturn the 2020 election (using the military to seize voting machines?) and just how desperate the GOP is to look the other way in the name of democracy. LOL. JK. In order to win the 2022 midterms.
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Sam explores why a lack of opportunity for women means white men are unfairly setting the standards for music and popular culture, and how women of all races and gender identities continue to struggle for recognition in the music industry.
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Arizona Senator (and actual elected Democrat) Kyrsten Sinema is blocking Democratic agendas and helping Republicans block voting rights ensuring we finally achieve our founding fathers’ dream of a democracy where no one votes. Naturally, everyone from her Democratic colleagues to grassroots activists are fed up.
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Sam sits down with the adorable cats responsible for pushing misinformation across the internet and the experts (Renée DiResta, Jay Van Bavel, and Laura Edelson) trying to stop them. Don’t let anyone tell you cats aren’t destructive.
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The second hearing was a reminder that the insurrection happened long after Trump and his inner ninth circle knew his voter fraud claims were false.
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No one wants to be a cynic about an issue as important as gun violence, but it's hard to be optimistic when half of our elected officials won't even admit there's a gun problem.
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Tucker Carlson's latest docuseries, "End of Men," is the most recent attempt by the far right to stir paranoia about the loss of American masculinity. Misogynistic and homophobic? Definitely. Homoerotic? Sure seems so!
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The GOP tactic of weaponizing gender identity and sexual orientation is a deliberate attempt to manufacture fear of LGBTQ people. Ridiculous? Sure. But it’s worked in the past and they’re hoping it’ll work again come fall.
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Republicans are calling everyone who disagrees with them pedophiles, but their baseless accusations and fake-worry about kids conveniently obscures the reality that their policies and personal actions put kids in danger.
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Biden is investing $30M to support drug harm reduction services that would save lives, but the GOP is freaking out because it goes against their official policy of “go fuck yourself.” Or, as the campaign was called in the 80s: Just Say Go Fuck Yourself.
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Correspondent Mike Rubens interviews author Michael Lewis to understand why we should have seen the pandemic (and subsequent failed government response) coming.
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We may have all forgotten what it's like to eat lunch before 4pm, but one thing we definitely should NOT be forgetting about is the 2020 Census! Rapper and filmmaker, TT the Artist explains why with help from Full Frontal animators Daniel Spenser and Cassidy Routh.
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Sam Interviews an ER surgeon on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic to find out if there is even one kernel of hope to be found in this huge shit haystack we’ve found ourselves in.
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Sure, being able to Uber to your apartment where you can Seamless a pound of Pad Thai while you TaskRabbit your new shelves is cool. But you know what’s cooler? Making sure all those people who just helped you have basic rights and protections!
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For the many Christian Americans joining health care sharing ministries, it’s important to ask “What Would Jesus Do?” Because in the case of these shady faux health insurance providers, we’re sure the answer would be: run fast as hell in the other direction.
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Turns out right-wing propaganda networks aren’t just for your racist grandparents anymore! Let us introduce you to Prager University (not to be confused for an ACTUAL university), the conservative site designed with Gen-Z in mind.
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Despite teeth being a part of the human body, (it’s true! We did research!) an alarming amount of Americans do not have dental insurance. Over 27 million Americans are without health insurance and almost THREE TIMES that many are without dental insurance. We need to make sure that every American has access to dental health care so that they can experience the joy of reading eight year old Highlights Magazines and watching daytime TV!
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Despite overwhelming evidence that it’s GOOD for company morale and the economy, America refuses to institute any type of paid leave for new parents and leaves it to corporations to figure out what’s best (read: cheapest). What could possibly go wrong?
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Christmas is upon us, and even though it’s supposed to be a time of giving, the Trump administration decided to propose a rule that will end food benefits for nearly 700,000 people.
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Stephen Miller is the most racist member of the Trump administration, which is no easy accomplishment! It’s like being the Kardashian who’s most obsessed with social media. He needs to go.
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For a man whose greatest talent is bankrupting businesses, Trump is amazing at tricking the dumbest and whitest people into giving him cash. Sam unwraps how much money the Trump 2020 campaign has and what it means for Democrats running against him.
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First came the endless scroll of content, then came the ads. What happens when thousands of influencers are paid to promote so many products that even regulators can’t keep up with the Kardashians?
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America's foster care system has major issues, from low funding and racial discrimination to foster family shortages. Can the government and the people work together to fix it? We don’t see why not. That’s never been a problem before.
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Black women are 3x more likely to die while giving birth than white women. Sam explores why. And it's even more infuriating than you might think. Featuring Dr. Joia Crear Perry.
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Sam turns to her favorite Russian dissident and author, Masha Gessen, to get their always sunny take on just how close we are to a nuclear holocaust.
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Amy Hoggart travels to Houston to talk to attendees of one of the most poorly timed events in history - the annual NRA convention - taking place 300 miles away and only four days after a mass school shooting in Uvalde.
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As two women over 50 on TV, Sam and Dr. Jen Gunter have the right, no, duty, to discuss that special time in women’s lives that marks the end of their childbearing years and the beginning of their invisibility: Menopause.
..More
Sam travels to Nevada to investigate why millions of our tax dollars are spent rounding up, jailing, and sometimes killing wild horses and then helps the American Wild Horse Campaign administer birth control to wild horses using a dart gun. If only human birth control were that easy. Sigh.
Featuring the work of The American Wild Horse Campaign. Please consider donating here: https://secure.everyaction.com/PLuCBOwADE-ZS_-9IhL62Q2
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Correspondents Allana Harkin and Mike Rubens visit a fantastical realm to find the rarest of mythical creatures: a Democrat who still supports Kyrsten Sinema.
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Sam talks to cyberattack experts Dr. Rebecca Wright and Nicole Perlroth about how recent attacks against the country’s largest cheese manufacturer resulted in a nationwide cream cheese shortage and how future attacks could threaten not just brunch, but our infrastructure and government too. #FFSB
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Allana Harkin heads to the Super Bowl to talk to Americans about what football can teach us about our other full-contact, brain-damaging sport: Politics.
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Black Americans are 5x more likely to get less than the recommended amount of sleep and it’s turning deadly. Mike Brown heads to Harlem to ask the hard question: How many hours of sleep would you get if you didn’t have to worry about racism? Featuring Dr. Reba Peoples and Navild Acosta and Fannie Sosa of Black Power Naps.
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