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EPISODE 24: Outbreaks, Obstacles & Opening Nights

New York moves to remove barriers to voting, Ebola is back in the headlines, and Brendan has a conversation about sexuality with his gentleman that does not go the way he planned. This week has range.

In this episode:

• Opening conversation - a new bill in New York targeting voting barriers: what it does and why it matters for Americans abroad
• Whose America Is It Anyway? - Ebola patients blocked from entering Kenya; the CDC calling for volunteers to screen at home; global outbreaks and the politics of who gets protected
• Lost in Translation - Vuyanzi discovers that chicken bites are in fact just chicken, and has feelings about it; Brendan attempts to discuss sexuality with his gentleman via video and miscalculates significantly
• All Joy Matters - Queer Joy: a trip to the theatre together to see a Kenyan play; Black Joy: Catch and Release is out and someone feels liberated

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