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May 2020
57m 9s

Roxane Gay

Earwolf & Jameela Jamil
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Roxane Gay joins Jameela to discuss twitter as the internet's cocktail party, concern trolling, her complex experience with weight-loss surgery, where she finds beautiful clothes, and how to keep romance alive during a pandemic.

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