Episode
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: March 17, 2021
Overview
Full Frontal addresses the need for sweeping change in how society reacts to violence against women following the murder of Sarah Everard. Plus, Sam warns of the dangers of “Space Junk” and learns about the art of “nudging” when it comes to progressing our country’s vaccine distribution.
Details
- Series
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2021-03-17
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
March 17, 2021 is Episode 8 in Season 6 of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. It aired on 2021-03-17. The runtime is 21 min.
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Episode 7: March 10, 2021
Full Frontal explores the recent trend of white women flocking to QAnon, while Mike Brown meets a group of barbers who are working hard to get Black Americans vaccinated against COVID. Plus, Aly & AJ perform.
Episode 9: March 24, 2021
Full Frontal reacts to the NCAA’s treatment of its female college athletes, brings awareness to the threat of cyberattacks on our nation’s hospitals, and sends Mike Rubens to Atlantic City to see what it’s like to (maybe) have hope post-Donald Trump.
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Episode 6: March 3, 2021
Full Frontal finally puts the “Can Women Have It All?” debate to rest, uses Governor Andrew Cuomo as an example for holding politicians accountable, and sends Allana Harkin to Palm Beach to see how welcoming Trump’s new neighbors have been.
Episode 10: April 14, 2021
Full Frontal dedicates an entire episode to addressing America's history of racist policies and actions against Asian Americans, as well as Hollywood's complicity in perpetuating harmful Asian stereotypes.
Episode 5: February 10, 2021
Sam makes a case for the $15 minimum wage, skewers the racist foundations of America's Greek life system, and compares the treatment of peaceful protesters to that of violent insurrectionists.
Episode 11: April 21, 2021
Full Frontal offers a look into the racist roots beneath our country’s fear of marijuana and argues for legalization that focuses on the harm done to communities of color. Then, Sam dramatically re-enacts the story of whistleblower Reality Winner in an effort to highlight the unfair treatment of this American hero.
Episode 4: February 3, 2021
Sam investigates why it's apparently only acceptable for rich bros to make money off the stock market, connects the dots between climate change and racial justice, and tries to find where all the PPP money went.
Episode 12: April 28, 2021
Full Frontal urges informed criticism of the Biden administration’s immigration response, advocates for D.C. statehood, and enjoys a bloody-good performance from Juliana Hatfield!
Episode 3: January 27, 2021
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Episode 13: May 5, 2021
Full Frontal attempts to understand why Republicans have yet to disavow Matt Gaetz, condemns conservative attacks on trans athletes, and joins the fight to ensure the right to free phone calls for all incarcerated individuals.
Episode 2: January 20, 2021
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Episode 14: Full Frontal Wants To Take Your Guns
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