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Sept. 5, 2015: Kim Davis, Harperman and #ForceFriday

This week Rebecca Kohler, David Eddie and Arthur Simeon are quizzed on the news stories we cared about, the ones we didn't but probably should have, and the stories that just left us feeling a little newsyated.
We loved Star Wars' defence of Captain Phasma's armour. We're not sure where Joe Oliver is, and we've had enough of the Kim Davis story. (Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair/Darren Calabrese for Canadian Press/Timothy D. Easley for AP Photo)

This week, our panel of smart alecks discuss whether the rage is justified over Kim Davis, the county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licences.

They hummed along to Canada's most controversial song this week — Harperman.

And, they unboxed the hype around #ForceFriday, a massive marketing blitz for the new Star Wars movie.

Why?

Because News.

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Rebecca Kohler, David Eddie and Arthur Simeon were drilled on a week's worth of news. (Jesara Sinclair/CBC)