Episode
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: May 13, 2020
Overview
Full Frontal addresses our nation's growing problem with food insecurity and the ways COVID-19 has amplified an already dire situation. Plus, Sam uses technology to stay safe while getting social.
Details
- Series
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2020-05-13
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
May 13, 2020 is Episode 12 in Season 5 of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. It aired on 2020-05-13. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 11: May 6, 2020
Full Frontal argues that the social safety nets helping Americans during this pandemic could have been used all along. Plus, Allana Harkin has a parent/teacher conference with educators and Vanessa Carlton performs from Sam's shed!
Episode 13: June 10, 2020
Full Frontal delivers full-throated support to the BLM movement in response to years of police brutality and recognizes that ineffective police reforms are a thing of the past. It's time to defund the police!
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Episode 10: April 29, 2020
This week, Sam launches her plan to save the Postal Service and tries to keep up with all the work Kamala Harris is doing to keep our democracy intact. Plus, musical guest MILCK stops by the shed!
Episode 14: June 17, 2020
Full Frontal highlights the rampant Republican-led voter suppression targeting black and brown communities, solves the mystery of "Reference Man," and enjoys a performance from Dirty Projectors!
Episode 9: April 22, 2020
Sam "gets her sweat off" in her woodland gym, argues that the country is nowhere near ready to reopen, and interviews frontline health care workers facing a massive shortage of PPE. Plus, Mt. Joy performs from Sam's shed!
Episode 15: June 24, 2020
Full Frontal delves into all the ways our country has continuously harmed its trans citizens and calls on its audience to show their support for the Black Trans Lives Matter movement!
Episode 8: April 15, 2020
Sam exposes how coronavirus is affecting people of color and then basks in the glow of real leadership that emanates from Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Plus, Author Michael Lewis gives Mike Rubens reasons to regret not stockpiling hand sanitizer.
Episode 16: July 1, 2020
Full Frontal highlights the president’s continued war against the free press and pushes a new campaign to support the endangered Postal Service! Plus, Mike Brown learns how to do the “riot” thing and the Silversun Pickups deliver a snappy performance.
Episode 7: April 8, 2020
This week, Sam exposes all the shady acts committed by the Trump administration that have been overshadowed by COVID-19, gets a lesson in "legislating from home" from Katie Porter, and opens her wood shed to find musical guest, Jewel!
Episode 17: July 15, 2020
Full Frontal weighs in on the mask debate, advocates for the rollback of homophobic restrictions on blood donations, and discusses food insecurity in America with Mettalica’s Lars Ulrich.
Episode 6: April 1, 2020
Sam gets the hang of this 'doing a show from the woods' thing with an episode that's full of the impact coronavirus has had on women, a discussion with Stacey Abrams, and a tune that's the perfect accompaniment to filling out the census.
Episode 18: July 22, 2020
Full Frontal takes a page from Guy Fieri’s cookbook and taste tests the different ways state governments have responded to COVID-19. Plus, Masha Gessen returns to give us all a surprisingly hopeful look at the future and MisterWives delivers a joyful performance!