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Five Reasons Student Loans are Bulls**t

Season 2 E 5 • 10/28/2015

Franchesca teams up with special guest Ben O'Keefe to shed some light on student debt and what to do about it.

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Franchesca reviews 10 common excuses used by people trying to justify their racist behavior.
07/15/2015
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Franchesca explores scenarios in which BIPOC experience microaggressions and inadvertent insults that stereotype them.
07/22/2015
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If Famous Movie Characters Were Black

Decoded reimagines famous Hollywood movies with Black people as the lead characters to show the double standards they're held to in society.
08/05/2015
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Did Hollywood Whitewash Stonewall?

Trans women were at the forefront of the LGBT civil rights movement, so Franchesca wonders why they've been whitewashed from the Hollywood movie about the Stonewall riots.
08/06/2015
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Five Things You Should Know About Racism

Franchesca gets down to the nitty-gritty about racism and its constructs, and encourages folks to learn from experts in the field how racism functions in society.
08/12/2015
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Franchesca checks in with Native American hip-hop artist Nataanii Means about sports teams appropriating indigenous culture for their mascots.
08/26/2015
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Franchesca reveals the racist origins of everyday phrases along with other problematic words still in use.
10/07/2015
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Can You Name Seven Superheroes of Color?

Franchesca heads to New York City for Comic-Con to interview attendees about representation and ask them why there aren't more BIPOC superheroes.
10/14/2015
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12 Racist Halloween Costumes for Kids

Franchesca and her team of comedians examine a host of racially insensitive costumes based on stereotypes and racial profiling from around the globe.
10/21/2015
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Five Reasons Student Loans are Bulls**t

Franchesca teams up with special guest Ben O'Keefe to shed some light on student debt and what to do about it.
10/28/2015
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Franchesca is bombarded by whitesplainers.
11/04/2015
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Seven Myths About Cultural Appropriation Debunked

Franchesca attempts to lay out exactly what defines cultural appropriation and dispel some of the myths about the subject.
11/11/2015
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Franchesca works through the truths of Thanksgiving, from common myths about Native Americans and Pilgrims to the likely menu items served in 1621.
11/18/2015
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Why Do You Think Stereotypes Are True?

Francesca introduces social conditioning as a factor in biased thinking and breaks down the causes and consequences of stereotyping.
12/02/2015
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Where Are You Really From?

Franchesca is offended during a coffee date when she is asked where she's from.
12/09/2015
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What Did Jesus Really Look Like?

Franchesca looks at the reasons behind the whitewashing of modern-day Jesus and shows what he may have actually looked like.
12/16/2015
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Franchesca trains her social justice warriors to be ready for combat on the front lines in the fight against ignorance and structural racism.
01/06/2016
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Why Does Privilege Make People So Angry?

Franchesca explains why bringing attention to someone's privilege shouldn't be read as a personal attack and why discussing privilege isn't placing blame, but is raising awareness.
01/13/2016
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You Can't Sound White

Franchesca defines the three-word statement "you sound white" as a back-handed compliment.
01/20/2016
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Is PC Culture Anti-Free Speech?

Franchesca argues PC culture speaks out against discrimination and has nothing to do with stripping others of their own voices or opinions.
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