Censored
Dec 01, 2021•47 min
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Episode description
Mary Katharine and Vic have recovered from their Thanksgiving feasts and they're back to discuss Disney's decision to censor an episode of the Simpsons, as well as the new covid variant, fact-checkers, and some very unlucky pub dwellers in England
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00:12 - Segment: Welcome to the Show
11:24 - Segment: The News You Need to Know
11:26 - The new coronavirus variant, Omicron
24:52 - Journalists and Harvard academics work to identify misinformation in the news
31:44 - Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey steps down
35:19 - Disney censors Simpsons episode with Tiananmen Square reference in Hong Kong
39:48 - Matthew McConaughey announces he will not run for governor of Texas
43:00 - England revelers stuck in pub for three days after snowstorm
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