February 9: Week in Review

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Turn that frizown upsidizity and scroll on for our interviews with "Sonic" star and "Parks and Rec" alum Ben Schwartz, Jessica Simpson, "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" author Jenny Han, and "Birds of Prey" star Ella Jay Basco, and don't forget to follow us on Twitter for full shows and clips, and on Instagram for behind-the-scenes stories 💕

JESSICA SIMPSON SHARED WHY SHE WROTE HER MEMOIR "OPEN BOOK"

GIF of Jessica Simpson saying ''I just wanted to show that I'm not that perfect public persona.''

"We all have our monsters in the closets."

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WE ASKED JENNY HAN ABOUT A POSSIBLE FOURTH "TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE" BOOK

GIF of Jenny Han saying ''I mean...never say never.''

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BEN SCHWARTZ LOOKED BACK ON HIS TIME AS JEAN-RALPHIO ON "PARKS AND REC"

GIF of Ben Schwartz saying ''So I'm so thankful for it. I loved that show.''

"I feel like it would be wonderful to have a show like that now."

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"BIRDS OF PREY" STAR ELLA JAY BASCO TOLD US WHAT SORT OF TRICKS SHE LEARNED TO PLAY CASSANDRA CAIN

GIF of Ella Jay Basco saying ''He taught the whole culture and me how to steal and how to work with cards and stuff, which was super interesting.''

Good skills to have! 😅

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ZACH: This week was wonderful for so many reason — I mean, it started with J.Lo and Shakira winning the Super Bowl. But the real highlight was sitting down with the one and only Jessica Simpson.

I can’t say I was her BIGGEST fan growing up but I did love everything she did. The bubble gum pop and cheesy reality show were things I consumed a lot with my sister. But something I have been thinking most about after sitting down with her is how we all probably owe her an apology.

Watch our interview to find out why.

ALEX: This week we covered: the Super Bowl on Monday, the Iowa Caucus on Tuesday, the State of the Union on Wednesday, and — drum roll, please — interviewed Jessica Simpson about her memoir on Thursday.

Jessica really opens up in “Open Book” and our conversation ranged from “Newlyweds” to her decision to get sober to Dolly Parton. After this week, I feel we’ve earned a happy hour beverage!

🔥 TWEET OF THE WEEK

TWEET OF THE DAY: from @FIERCEMAJEURE: working on a new insta filter called ''which pete iowa conspiracy are you?'' the options are: - he paid shadow to mess with results - homophobic voter asking for their card back is a paid actor

COMING UP NEXT WEEK 🔮

You're not gonna want to miss the show this week — we've got Lupita Nyong'o, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, Nick Kroll, Lee Majdoub, and more joining us!

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