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Sep 2020
1h 11m

America Scammed Us (w/ Dewayne Perkins)

Headgum & Nicole Byer
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Comedian and writer Dewayne Perkins (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Break with Michelle Wolf) joins Nicole to talk about getting back together with his ex, the importance of checking in with your partner, and how America has failed everyone. They also get into the systemic racism present in writers' rooms, and how to turn the thought of death into something positiv ... Show More
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