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January 26: Week in Review

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This week we got the ☕️ from June Diane Raphael about the 2020 election, from BD Wong about thirst tweets, from Retta about representing dark-skinned black women on "Good Girls," and from "Sex Education" star Asa Butterfield about Otis and Maeve.

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JUNE DIANE RAPHAEL TALKED ABOUT THE 2020 ELECTION AND REVEALED WHICH CANDIDATE SHE'S EXCITED ABOUT

"I'm really excited about the women candidates who have been in the race."

BD WONG TOLD US HE LOVES A GOOD THIRST TWEET

He's been the subject of many a thirst tweet in recent years 😂

RETTA TALKED ABOUT HOW NICE IT IS TO "PORTRAY NORMAL" ON "GOOD GIRLS"

"I love that she is a fully realized human being."

THE CAST OF "SEX EDUCATION" JOINED US TO TALK ABOUT THE NEW SEASON

Asa Butterfield and Emma Mackey talked about whether their characters getting together is endgame

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A WORD FROM OUR HOSTS

ZACH: Similar to Alex, I, too, am deeply upset by our performance over the celebrity endorsements of 2020 candidates. But now I know where I need to study more — because I will not fail like that next time.

Beyond that, the highlight of my week was sitting down with the cast of "Sex Education" who are just the most amazing people. I have loved the show since it started because it hits everything I love to discuss, from classism, health, race, gender, and consent. AND! There's a black, gay lead who is just so fun to watch. It was great to hear the cast's thoughts on how the show has progressed and how they, too, have learned so much from playing these parts.

Plus, we all got to talk about douching on morning television, which was iconic. Truly.

ALEX: While I'm hanging my head in shame over how Zach and I did in a quiz about 2020 presidential endorsements from celebrities that we played on the show on Friday 😂), I'm looking back at another full week with amazing guests.

The highlight, though, was talking to Lindy West and Lolly Adefope about the new season of the show "Shrill." West is the executive producer and the show is based on her memoir and Adefope is one of the leads on the show who plays the kind of friend we all need. They were insightful and delightful to talk to, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the story advances this season.

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