Some Words Get You Fired

The Gist

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🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Jena Friedman is a comedian, writer, and "correspondent" who has worked with Letterman, Jon Stewart, and Borat (not an actual person), and her new, funny book is Not Funny: Essays on Life, Comedy, Culture, Et Cetera. Plus, an analysis of the words that got a Montana legislator banned from debate, a CNN anchor purged from the network, and Tucker Carlson in hot water over potential civil liability. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:20.0	You're a bare man, Mr. Bermany.
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0:24.0	Think You Know Disney Plus? Think Again?
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0:30.0	It's Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 from Peachfish Productions.
0:38.0	It's the Gisdy Mike Pesca.
0:40.0	Zoe Zephyr was...
0:42.0	Indecorous.
0:43.0	And therefore, she was banned.
0:45.0	The transgender lawmaker has been banned from the Montana House of Representatives.
0:50.0	After her words were ruled out of order.
0:53.0	Those words were over a bill which would have banned transgender care for miners.
0:59.0	Here's what Zephyr said.
1:01.0	Only thing I will say is if you vote yes on this bill.
1:05.0	And yes on these amendments.
1:07.0	I hope the next time there's an invocation, when you bow your heads in prayer, you see the blood on your hands.
1:12.0	Well, as far as provocations go, that's fairly benign, routine, even dramatic, but undercut with how often such phrases are said.
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