In our 43rd episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the Jelly Bean Jack*ss, Ronald Reagan. From his B-list acting days, to “fighting” WWII from Culver City, to being an FBI rat, to his unforgivable handling of the AIDS crisis, to mucking up foreign affairs for decades to come, this may be one of our most deluded guys yet.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:30 Early Life
3:43 Reagan Goes to Hollywood
6:36 Avoiding Service in World War II
10:39 Cooperating with The Red Scare
17:15 Nancy Reagan’s Origin Story
20:25 Ronald Moves to Television + Teams Up with the FBI
22:44 How Reagan Got Into Politics
25:38 Ad Break
29:49 California Governor
36:57 Reagan Creates the Homelessness Crisis
39:38 Failed First Run for President
41:03 1980 Presidential Campaign of Lies
43:12 Assassination Attempt Leads to Nancy’s Obsession with Astrology
47:19 Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” Campaign
48:47 Ronald Reagan’s Failed Policies and Lies
52:34 The 1984 Campaign: Morning in America
53:58 Ad Break
55:43 The Iran Contra Affair
1:00:02 Propping up Dictators Around the World
1:02:50 Reagan’s Failed Handling of the AIDS Crisis
1:10:10 Reagan’s Failing Cognitive Health, Death, and Legacy
1:12:48 Putting Reagan on the Matrix
Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l5uWdXdPiHyLOt7wdvJOCw7J77GMSmoejjWuWqc5q6k/edit?usp=sharing
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Political commentator and comedy writer Erin Ryan and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by a bicoastal squad of funny, opinionated women to talk through everything from reproductive rights to romcoms. They break down the political news of the week, plus the topics, trends, and cultural stories that affect women’s lives. New episodes drop every Thursday. Get in touch: [email protected].
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