FOF #2441 - The Wall

Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show

Fausto Fernós

Comedy Interviews, Tv & Film, Comedy, Tv Reviews, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.4 • 831 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2017

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Like Pink Floyd’s The Wall, the Berlin Wall and the Great Wall of China, large walls often become symbols of authoritarian oppression.

Donald Trump ran on the campaign promise to build a huge wall on the U.S./Mexico border and he recently signed an executive order to make it happen but can he really get it done? And who is going to pay for it?

Today, writer Robyn Pennacchia joins us to take a look at walls throughout history and popular culture.

ROBYN PENNACCHIA: https://www.facebook.com/robynelyse

Plus-

➤ Madonna denies rumors that she’s trying to adopt two more children from Malawi.

➤ A 75 year old woman rides a bathtub through a tornado and lands in a forest.

➤ A fortune teller convinces a woman to go into sex work to help pay off her own debts.

➤ Rest in peace Mary Tyler Moore, the iconic TV personality who paved the way for so many women has died. She was 80 years old.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Like Pink Floyd's The Wall, the Berlin Wall, and the Great Wall of China,
0:10.2	large walls often become symbols of authoritarian oppression.
0:15.3	Trump is pushing through his campaign promise to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border,
0:20.1	and guess who's paying for it?
0:22.1	You are.
0:23.2	Today, rider Robin Panakia joins us to take a look at walls, walls, walls throughout history
0:29.3	and popular culture.
0:31.1	Plus, Madonna denies rumors that she's trying to adopt two more children from Malawi.
0:36.4	A 75-year-old woman rides a bathtub through a tornado and lands in the middle of a forest.
0:42.7	And rest in peace, Mary Tyler Moore, the iconic TV personality who paved the way for so many women has died.
0:49.2	She was 80 years old.
0:50.8	I'm Fausta Fernos.
0:52.3	I'm Mark Fillion.
0:53.1	And this is Feast of Fun.
1:00.6	We don't need no education. That should be our national theme song, anthem. They call it an anthem, but I call it a theme song.
1:12.6	Now that we have the wall, why not?
1:14.9	Yeah, Trump is making the wall and you're paying for it.
1:19.3	I thought Mexico was paying for it.
1:21.3	Oh, yeah, right.
1:22.0	Mexico's not going to pay for it.
1:23.6	No?
1:24.2	No.
	...

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