#172: In Praise of the Pope of Washington

Published: April 25, 2018, 7:25 p.m.

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This week, Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Margaret Wappler discuss the finale of the Shonda Rhimes led show, Scandal. The ABC series wrapped up last week and it stirred up all sorts of thoughts from the team on the female anti-heroes on television.

Karen is all about the upcoming Pixar short Bao, which she says is an important addition to Asian representation in popular media (which, let\\u2019s face it, is limited). Margaret is all about a recent article\\xa0about parents raising their children as \\u201cTheybies\\u201d. Guy is all about the new film I Feel Pretty, a comedy that, while not without a slightly problematic message, shines through with plenty of laughs from Amy Schumer.

The panel will their discuss what they think of Scandal; everything from the finale, how closely they\\u2019ve watched the show since it started and where Olivia Pope fits in with the pantheon of women anti-heroes on TV.

With Guy Branum,\\xa0Karen Tongson\\xa0and\\xa0Margaret Wappler.

That\\u2019s My Jam:

Karen Tongson - Joe Jackson - Steppin\\u2019 Out.

Margaret Wappler -\\xa0Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano.

Guy Branum -\\xa0Kacey Musgraves - High Horse.

Each week we\\u2019ll add everyone\\u2019s jams to our Spotify playlists.

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Produced by Laura Swisher\\xa0for MaximumFun.org.

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