247: Getting Seduced By Gentleman Jack

Published: April 24, 2019, midnight

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HBO has imported Gentleman Jack, a BBC dramedy based on the journals of 19th-century lesbian landowner Anne Lister, and we\'ve invited Mark Blankenship to join us in getting way up under its skirts! Around The Dial takes us through the d\\xe9buts of The New Negroes and Ramy; Losers; Fleabag; and The Good Fight. Jacqueline brings us an Extra Credit question about our teen BFFs. Mark presents the Designing Women episode "The Beauty Contest" to The Canon then we name the week\'s Winner and Loser. Loosen your corset and listen in!

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GUESTS

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\\U0001f464 Mark Blankenship

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TOPICS

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Lead Topic: \\U0001f469\\u200d\\U0001f33e Gentleman Jack

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f6a8 The New Negroes

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f1ef\\U0001f1ea Ramy

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f62a Losers

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Around The Dial: \\U0001fab0 Fleabag

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Around The Dial: \\U0001f94a The Good Fight

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Extra Credit: \\U0001f911 Your TV Teen BFFs

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The Canon: \\U0001f3c6 Designing Women S01.E02: The Beauty Contest

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Winner & Loser: \\U0001f44d Chaos

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Winner & Loser: \\U0001f44e Michael Che

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NOTES

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\\U0001f5d2 Full episode notes can be found on the episode 247 page on ExtraHotGreat.com

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\\U0001f426 Mark Blankenship on Twitter

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\\U0001fa91 The Blankenship Chair

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\\U0001f44e Tara on the rotten kids of Better Things at Decider

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\\u270d\\ufe0f The Crime Writers On podcast

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\\U0001f4d9 Untitled: A Bad Teen Novel at Amazon

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