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Nancy Pelosi is the Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 115th Congress. From 2007 to 2011, Pelosi served as Speaker of the House, the first woman to do so in American history. For 30 years, Leader Pelosi has represented San Francisco, in Congress. She has led House Democrats for more than 12 years and previously served as House Democratic Whip. Leader Pelosi joined Jonathan live on stage at the Bentzen Ball in Washington DC last weekend to talk about some of the exciting female and LGBTQ candidates fighting to flip the house and senate in Tuesday’s midterm election. She shares some of her own experiences as a woman in politics, her insights on what needs to change in the country and how voters and even those being denied a vote can help make that happen.

The one and only Brian J Moylan is back in the (new!) studios with Dave and Matt to update everyone on his latest Fire Island escapades, getting married in an open relationship, being called a “Daddy” and soooo much more. Plus, Love Island hotties, friendly “woofs” from Scruff, and hung Uber drivers!

Catie Lazarus (Employee of The Month) and Alissa Walker (Curbed, LA Podcast) join Negin to discuss a truly terrible week and how much the current political climate has to do with it (spoiler: a lot). Then, they discuss whether or not stories like Trump’s threat of ending birthright citizenship are just noise that don’t even merit reporting. Finally, with the midterms around the corner, the trio discusses a New York Times piece on how to turn someone into a voter.

Erin’s got kitchen moths! Bryan went to Vegas! All this and more on Throwing Shade! First, Erin takes us through the unfortunate election of Jair Bolsonaro to the presidency of Brazil and his horrible, no good, very bad positions on gender equality and women in general. Then, Bryan lightens things up with coverage of the potential rainbow wave of LGBTQ candidates for office in the upcoming midterm elections. Go vote!

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Karl Racine is Attorney General for the District of Columbia – the only Attorney General in Trump’s backyard. He is the first elected AG in the District of Columbia, the co-chair of the Democratic Attorneys General Association, and the VP of the bipartisan National Association of Attorneys General. Attorney General Racine joins Jonathan to talk about corruption in government, his work to fight systemic child sexual abuse and protecting consumers. All this goes towards why November 6th’s midterm election is so important and why voters should be sure to vote down the whole ballot (and not just for house or senatorial candidates).

Nicole Byer is a comedian, writer, and host of Netflix’s Nailed It as well as the Why Won’t You Date Me? podcast. Erin Gibson is a comedian, director/writer, creator of Gay of Thrones and the host of Throwing Shade. They join Jonathan live in Montreal at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival to talk Erin giving Jonathan his big break, being women in comedy & empowered content creators, Roseanne’s meltdown, and more. Find Nicole’s work at https://www.nicolebyerwastaken.com She’s on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nicolebyer and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/nicolebyer. Find Erin’s work http://www.eringibson.com She’s on Twitter at https://twitter.com/gibblertron and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gibblertron. Purchase Erin’s Book Feminasty here https://www.feminasty.com. For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook. Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix [netflix.com]. Call in with your curious questions at 323-606-9351.

Gaby Goldstein is cofounder and Political Director at the Sister District Project, a grassroots organization of over 30,000 volunteers that supports Democratic candidates. She joins Jonathan to talk the importance of flipping red states blue, strategies to win legislative races, and more. Find Gaby Goldstein’s work at https://www.sisterdistrict.com/. She’s on Twitter @gaby__goldstein and IG at @gabygravestein Find Sister District on all social media accounts at sister_district For more music from Quiñ head to TheQuinCat.com. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Also Twitter and Facebook. Catch Jonathan on Queer Eye streaming now on Netflix.

Paul Geithner is the Deputy Project Manager — Technical for the James Webb Space Telescope at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Paul joins Jonathan to give him a crash course in what the electro-magnetic spectrum is, how space debris can effect space programs, the vastness of space, his work with the James Webb Space Telescope and more.

Standup, writer, and actress Tiff Stevenson joins Howard to get creepy in the new studios with special themed charts for Checkpoint: Pumpkin! They’ll count down Spotify’s Top Streamed Songs on Halloween while Tiff shares England’s best cover band names. Plus, the top Halloween movies of all time get ranked during the Movie Chart, Tiff gives her take on the new generation of royals, and a holiday track from Dragon Boy Suede caps off a set of incredibly Hot Picks.

Jude’s interest in his cousin Sue Bridehead leads him to follow her to church. Will he finally speak to her?

Marissa and Listler welcome Marina del Rey’s resident mystic Marinetta Papahimona (Mano Agapaion) to predict their futures on another WOMP It Up! Marinetta discusses her craft and the friends she’s made in the dark arts before venting her frustration with her husband’s crazy ideas on “What’s Cheesing You?”. Then, we’ll find out why she cast a spell for Fergie during “Listler’s Love Lockdown,” and Marinetta reads everybody’s palms before revealing her true form during “Spotlight On.”

Mara Keisling is the founder and executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, “the nation’s leading social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people”. Last week the New York Times reported that the Trump Administration may be seeking to change the definition for sex and gender under federal civil rights laws, narrowly defining it based on an individual’s sex as assigned at birth. This would essentially erase transgender people from enforcement of those laws. There’s never been a more important time to stand with our trans family, so we recorded this bonus episode at The Bentzen Ball in Washington DC with the question: What Can Allies Do to Defend Trans Rights? Find Mara Keisling’s work at TransEquality.org. She’s on Twitter @MaraKeisling.

Don’t forget to vote Yes on 3! Ariel Sussman (Communications Specialist) and Kasey Suffredini (Campaign Co-Chair, President of Strategy at Freedom for All Americans) chat with Cameron about the importance of voting Yes on 3 to protect transgender people from discrimination and their own personal relationships with activism.

Comedian, writer, friend of the show and so much more David Wain joins Scott to make a magical announcement on this week’s Comedy Bang! Bang! David teams up with Thomas Middleditch to share sound effect records, recap David’s lawsuits, and to help Scott with his movie idea. Then, self-proclaimed fan favorite Rudi North drops in to talk about his new job, and California native Brody Broderson stops by to seek help for a skin condition.

Pop music scholar and manager to Sia(!!!) David Russell joins Dave and Matt this week to dive in deep about all things pop music, Kim Petras, Madonna and so much more music fun. Plus, managing an international long distance relationship, erasing the stigma of HIV and surviving high school bigotry.

Strip club etiquette, Bryan Adams’ second thoughts, and more on this week’s minisode! Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for A Night In Heaven, shares a must-listen during Paul’s Pick of the Week, and the Movie Bitches review Little Italy. Plus, an exciting update on next week’s episode!

Bryan and Erin get into the fall spirit with saucy novelty tees on this week’s Throwing Shade! Bryan takes us through the hectic week in politics before getting into an attempt by the Trump administration to essentially “define out of existence” transgender people. Then, Erin addresses the rampant issue of sexual assault on airlines following a report about an assailant using Trump’s own words as a defense for groping another passenger.

Michael sits down with his teen daughter to catch her up on Jude.

Special musical guest Frances Quinlan of Hop Along joins improvisers Dan Lippert, Jon Mackey, and Seth Morris for this week’s improv4humans! Hop Along plays songs that inspire scenes about a kid under pressure to whistle well, an open house that attracts jazz fans, and a mom who finds a solution for bullies on the dark web. Later, a family hashes out their issues at Disneyland, sloppy weapons testers cause lab accidents, and a library gets packed with bands researching their songs. (1:28 - 23:17) Let’s Hear a Song - “How You Got Your Limp” [1:47 - 4:11] 1. A restaurant patron only wants three single nachos (4:12 - 11:27) 2. A kid who is under pressure to whistle well (11:39 - 23:17) (23:50 - 40:46) Let’s Listen to Another Song - “Well Dressed” [24:21 - 27:51] 1. Selling a house that attracts jazz fans (27:52 - 35:41) 2. A mom seeks hit men on the dark web to kill her daughter’s bullies (35:44 - 40:46) (40:47 - 1:04:00) Let’s Listen to Another Song - “Not Able” [41:05 - 45:40] 1. Getting Cain’s side of the story (45:41 - 56:52) 2. A family works out its issues at Disneyland (56:55 - 1:04:00) (1:04:01 - 1:21:17) Let’s Listen to Another Song - “One That Suits Me [1:04:19 - 1:08:53] 1. Sloppy weapons testers cause accidents in the lab (1:08:54 - 1:18:54) 2. A library gets packed with bands researching their songs (1:18:55 - 1:21:17)

Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson of Unspooled join Howard, Stard and Kev to count down the hottest pop culture charts! Paul and Amy offer up remixes on the classic Jaws formula before they get into Billboard’s Top 100. Plus, A Star Is Born gets put to the fire and Paul goes into which film could have escaped the How Did This Get Made treatment during the Movie Chart, and a special Kiss connection is revealed as the gang counts down their Hot Picks.

The Boys and JAMEELA JAMIL from The Good Place fix the TV rankings.

Welcome back WOMPsters! Marissa and Listler get in the groove this week with special guest, lunchlady Mary Frank (Natasha Rothwell)! Mary explains where she learned to cook in bulk and her rules for prom night sexuality before getting into why frozen dinners are tearing this country apart on “What’s Cheesing You?”. Then, we’ll hear about the importance of the girl gang during “Listler’s Love Lockdown,” and Mary talks about her Jay-Z connection and what she’s like when she isn’t working during “Spotlight On.”

Julia Landauer is an American professional stock car driver who joins Jonathan to discuss being one of the few professional female drivers, the physical demands of driving, navigating a predominantly male dominated profession, her racing origins, how a pit crew works, and more.

Autostraddle CEO and co-founder Riese Bernard sits down with Cameron to discuss dealing with criticism from within the community, building Autostraddle and A-Camp, and working as a sex worker.