A bummer July 4th, Jurassic World, Love Island saves Gen Z - jenny’s sweetie Corey Higgs (S1E11)

Corey wants California to secede and Jenny is más Mexican every day.

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My guest today in this special holiday weekend edition of the pod is co-founder of the marketing company Let’s Brand!, producer of Self Help Me and this podcast, who is (fun fact) a former reggae and dancehall DJ who grew up half his childhood in Jamaica, my sweetie, COREY HIGGS! How can we follow and support you?

On today’s agenda we have:

1. PODCAST UPDATES

2. The soothing rhythms of Love Island USA

3. Being sad and mad during 4th of July

4. What It Feels Like For A Girl BBC TV Series

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5. Jurassic World: Rebirth

6. Mailbox Messages!

7. From an Ohio Area Code: “White People's inability to sit with discomfort”

8. ACTION ITEMS

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