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'Out in Left Field With Dana Goldberg': Dana Talks Trash With Matt Bellassai
For this episode, Dana discusses Jeff Sessions's new "Religious Freedom" guidance, Trump's bad joke about hanging gays, and keeps it light with comedian and author of "Everything is Awful: And Other Observations" (due out 10/24), Matt Bellassai.
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'Out in Left Field With Dana Goldberg': Dana Talks Trash With Matt Bellassai

For this episode, Dana discusses Jeff Sessions's new "Religious Freedom" guidance, Trump's bad joke about hanging gays, and keeps it light with comedian and author of "Everything is Awful: And Other Observations" (due out 10/24), Matt Bellassai.

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