Today on the Sup podcast, we talked to Ashley White, a bail disruptor with The Bail Project. Ashley describes what a “bail disruptor” does and how local bail funds work to combat mass incarceration. She explains how cash bail contributes to systemic inequality and the biggest barriers to eliminating it. Advocating for reform in her home community of Baton Rouge, Ashely explains why local bail funds and community ties are so important in minimizing incarceration. Finally, she explains how simple ...
Jul 17, 2020•25 min
On today’s episode of the Sup podcast, Sami and Bryan start off with a singular piece of good news about Ruth Bader Ginsberg. They also talk about Nick Cannon’s anti-Semitic comments and their consequences. Next, they talk about protesters being arrested for a peaceful sit-in in Kentucky. Finally, they wrap up the podcast with talk of palace intrigue in the Trump campaign. Thanks to our sponsors: Feals: Become a member today by going to Feals.com/sup and you’ll get 50% off your first order with ...
Jul 16, 2020•27 min
On this episode of the Sup podcast, Amanda and Kaitlin start the show with a conversation about the president’s Rose Garden address that turned into an anti-Biden rally speech. They also dissect his claim that a Sanders-Biden task force is working toward to a party platform that proposes to “abolish immigration detention.” Next, they touch on a few election headlines, including news that former Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost his GOP Senate primary runoff. Finally, they close out the show wi...
Jul 15, 2020•38 min
On today’s Sup podcast, Rep. Eric Swalwell is back to discuss his new book “Endgame: Inside the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump,” in which he offers a behind-the-scenes look at last year’s historic effort to impeach and remove the president. He shares anecdotes about the preparation process that required young staffers to be rude to high-ranking members of Congress and saw Rep. Val Demings scold trolling Republicans in epic fashion. He also discusses the possibility for additional Trump impeachme...
Jul 14, 2020•28 min
On today’s Sup podcast, Bryan and Sami start the week with breaking news about the Washington Redskins finally deciding to change their racist name. Then they dive into the latest COVID-19 news, including Disney World reopening despite Florida reporting 15,000 new cases in one day, a new record for any state since the pandemic began. Plus, they talk about the White House’s smear campaign against the nation’s top infectious disease doctor Anthony Fauci. They discuss education secretary Betsy DeVo...
Jul 13, 2020•32 min
On today’s Sup podcast, Amanda is joined by MSNBC political analyst and author Zerlina Maxwell. Maxwell’s book “The End Of White Politics,” asks why liberals are so obsessed with winning back the thousands of white suburban voters (and racism apologists) lost to Trump, when millions of voters of color are the key to securing electoral victory. They discuss which “lessons” from 2016 are sound and which miss the point, why “white identity politics” is just politics, and why the Democratic party ha...
Jul 10, 2020•38 min
On today’s Sup podcast, Alise and Amanda recap a truly whirlwind Supreme Court term, from today’s mixed ruling on Trump’s tax returns to this week’s disappointing decision to allow your boss to decide if you can have birth control. What do the Court’s rulings blocking Trump’s financial records from Congress (for now) but possibly allowing prosecutors a peak (later) actually mean? Is this good or bad news? And how will these rulings impact the November election? Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Jul 09, 2020•29 min
On today’s Sup podcast, Kaitlin and Sami start the show with a conversation about the upcoming tell-all book from Donald Trump’s niece. They share details that have emerged from advance copies, and discuss how the family tried to use an NDA to keep it from getting published. Plus, they talk about the author’s characterization of her uncle as someone who sees “cheating as a way of life.” Finally, they discuss the open letter denouncing cancel culture that was signed by some 150 writers, academics...
Jul 08, 2020•38 min
The Sup podcast is back! Sami and Amanda start by debriefing a holiday weekend characterized more by grief and anger as we collectively realize the American ideal is a scam. Then they dive into new statistics highlighting the racial disparities in COVID-19 infections, which found that Black and Latino Americans are three times more likely to get sick, and twice as likely to die from the disease. They also explore what the focus on co-morbidities erases from the broader conversation about who get...
Jul 07, 2020•33 min
On this episode of the Sup Daily podcast, Bryan and Alise start the show with a news story about Seattle police forcibly disbanding the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest. Then they discuss the Stop Hate for Profit campaign that has successfully called upon businesses to pull their advertising dollars from Facebook in response to the platform’s inaction in monitoring hate speech, disinformation, and voter suppression. Next, they talk about the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffery Epstein’s co-conspir...
Jul 02, 2020•36 min
On today’s Sup podcast, Kaitlin and Amanda debrief on a shockingly smooth primary day and what Colorado’s vote-by-mail system can teach the rest of America. They analyze results out of Kentucky giving Amy McGrath the Democratic nomination for senator, and what she needs to do to bring the energy of Charles Booker’s campaign to mount a serious challenge to Mitch McConnell in November. BTW, why does Kentucky like Mitch McConnell when America loathes him? Finally, they discuss New York City’s newly...
Jul 01, 2020•36 min
On today’s Sup podcast, Sami and Amanda break down revelations that Russia offered a bounty to the Taliban to kill American and British soldiers. What did Trump know, when did he know it, and why does it matter? They consider why this story hasn’t broken through to the mainstream and run through the president’s increasingly alarming phone calls over the administration, including calling German Chancellor Angela Merkel stupid to her face. Finally, they discuss why Iran wants to arrest the preside...
Jun 30, 2020•33 min
On today’s episode, Amanda and Bryan debrief on a weekend of protests, from a fatal shooting in Louisville to police teargassing LGBTQ rights activists in scenes shockingly similar to the first Pride in 1951. They explain how the president is making matters worse by sharing white supremacist rhetoric while his supporters threaten protesters across the country. Finally, the Supreme Court brings us some good news by striking down a Louisiana law limiting abortion access. Is the Court failing Trump...
Jun 29, 2020•27 min
In the fourth and final installment of the Betches Sup series "Queerantine History," Bryan is joined by Chris Burns (aka Fat Carrie Bradshaw) to chat with Elle Hearns, transgender rights activist and founder of the Martha P. Johnson Institute. They start with a conversation about the legacy of Martha P. Johnson, how the institute aims to protect and defend the human rights of black transgender people, and the ways the black trans movement has led the fight against police brutality. Plus, they di...
Jun 26, 2020•27 min
On this episode of the Sup Daily podcast, Sami and Alise share some startling coronavirus news, with the highest one-day count of reported COVID cases since the beginning of the outbreak. Plus, they talk about the bizarre reaction from Floridians after a new requirement to wear face masks, including audio of one particularly angry citizen. Then they discuss Joe Biden soaring to a 14 point lead over Trump in the newest national poll. Next, they run through just a few of the many corruption storie...
Jun 25, 2020•37 min
Today on the Sup podcast, Kaitlin and Amanda follow up on the ongoing efforts to #DefundTheFireworks. Then they explain shocking new details about Breonna Taylor’s death revealed after an officer involved was finally fired, including information about a previous offense that should have taken him off the job a year earlier. Then they debrief on primary day in Kentucky, where concerns about voter suppression arose after the state slashed 95% of polling sites. Looks like one polling place for an e...
Jun 24, 2020•35 min
Today on the Sup Daily Podcast, Sami and Alise start the show with voting day in New York and theories on why fireworks are keeping everyone awake at night. They discuss the controversy surrounding the sudden firing of Geoffrey Berman, the US Attorney for the Southern District in New York, and explain why this was politically motivated. Next, they talk about Trump ramping up his favorite campaign strategy (inciting hate and tension over immigration) by freezing several guest work programs until ...
Jun 23, 2020•34 min
On this episode of the Sup Daily podcast, Amanda and Bryan begin the week with a recap of Donald Trump’s embarrassing Tulsa rally and the TikTok users that helped inflate expectations and humiliate Trump. Next, they preview tomorrow's big elections, including a contentious race in the Kentucky Democratic primary. Plus, they discuss voter suppression tactics that threaten to stifle turnout. Finally, they close things out with the New York primary that could result in a few congressional upsets. G...
Jun 22, 2020•31 min
In the third episode of the Betches Sup series “Queerantine History,” Bryan is joined by Chris Burns (aka Fat Carrie Bradshaw) to interview Eric Sawyer, long term AIDs activist & one of the founding members of ACT UP, co-founder of Housing Works, and formerly of the United Nations AIDs program. They discuss the beginning of the AIDs epidemic, how both the community and the government’s response has changed over time, what early Pride celebrations looked like. Plus, they discuss the similarit...
Jun 19, 2020•37 min
Today Kaitlin is joined by Blair Imani, historian, author, and host of the America Did What?! podcast, to talk about the historical context that led to the current protests. They start with a conversation about how this movement compares to protests from the past, and explain how the discussion of the black experience is different this time around. Next, they talk about the tension between police reform and police abolition, then discuss bringing Black Lives Matter and Pride into the same space....
Jun 18, 2020•41 min
Amanda is joined by Symone Sanders, senior strategic advisor to Joe Biden and author of “No, You Shut Up: Speaking Truth to Power and Reclaiming America.” Sanders shares how she fell in love with politics and found her voice in the political apparatus that didn’t always want to make space for her. She describes experiences from the 2016 campaign trail, when she served as the youngest ever national press secretary for a major candidate, Bernie Sanders, and shares the ageism, sexism, and racism sh...
Jun 17, 2020•31 min
Today on the Sup podcast, Amanda and Alise share some developments in police reform from the White House and NYPD, including an executive order form Trump that does virtually nothing to address racial justice and the militarized police presence in American cities. Amanda explains how the NYPD’s recent move to disband a particularly dangerous unit could keep communities safer, and why these particular groups were involved with so many high profile fatal shootings. Then they discuss the murder of ...
Jun 16, 2020•35 min
On today’s episode of the Sup Daily Podcast, Bryan and Sami start the show with news of the Supreme Court delivering a historic ruling that the federal law barring sex discrimination in employment applies to LGBTQ employees. Next, they discuss the murder of Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta police Friday night and the ensuing outrage. They talk about Trump’s in-person speech at West Point’s graduation over the weekend where he struggled to drink from a glass of water and descend a ramp on foot. Plus, t...
Jun 15, 2020•31 min
In the second episode of the Betches Sup series ‘Queerantine History’, Bryan is joined by Chris Burns (aka Fat Carrie Bradshaw) to tell the story of Albert Cashier, a transgender man who volunteered and fought for the Union in the Civil War. Then, they discuss the stories around former president James Buchanan, the quote "only bachelor president" (eye roll) and his relationship with another man. Lastly, they talk about former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her relationship with a female report...
Jun 12, 2020•34 min
On today’s episode, Amanda talks to Melissa DePino and Michelle Saahene, the women responsible for the viral video of two black men unjustly arrested in a Philadelphia Starbucks. DePino and Saahene became fast friends and began Privilege To Progress, a national movement to desegregate the public conversation about race. DePino and Saahene explain why they decided to start an anti-racism movement with a relative stranger. They offer advice for how we can grow our understanding of each other’s exp...
Jun 11, 2020•40 min
On today’s episode of the Sup podcast, Alise and Kaitlin start the show with news from the primary elections in several states yesterday, including Georgia where there were so many problems that state officials are calling for an investigation. They discuss how Georgia’s elections have melted down in the past, and how this may be a preview of what’s to come in the general election. Next, they react to Senate Republicans introducing their own legislation to address police reform. Finally, they cl...
Jun 10, 2020•39 min
On today’s Sup podcast, Amanda and Sami run through the day’s top headlines, including elections in a handful of states, coronavirus spikes around the country, and the WHO’s new guidance on transmission. Then, they look through some encouraging polling numbers for Joe Biden, but explore the specific reasons they might be misleading. Sami also explains why cracking down on “antifa” is just a catch-all for the administration's authoritarian ambitions. Finally, they run through a few positive chang...
Jun 09, 2020•30 min
Today on the Betches Sup podcast, Amanda and Bryan debrief from a second weekend of protests across the nation, and run through how policymakers are meeting demonstrators’ demands. They explain how Minneapolis hopes to “dismantle” its police department, actions Congress is taking, and run through the various ways activists refer to police reform. What does it mean to “defund” vs “abolish” the police? Finally, they explain why evidence-based approaches to reducing law enforcement presence in comm...
Jun 08, 2020•28 min
In the first episode of the Betches Sup series ‘Queerantine History’, Bryan is joined by Chris Burns (aka Fat Carrie Bradshaw) of Betches to tell the stories of two Black LGBTQ+ activists in history. Then they discuss the difference of privilege within the LGBTQ+ community and highlight some disturbing stats around people of color within the community. Obé Fitness: Sign up for your 7-day free trial at obefitness.com and use promo code SUP to get 30% off your first month! RoboKiller: Stop spam ca...
Jun 05, 2020•37 min
Instead of releasing a normal episode today, we’re going to share an episode of @Betches, another Betches podcast where members of the Betches office discuss pop culture and current events. This week, Amanda sat in on a conversation with a few women of color in the office about their feelings about this moment in history. They begin by sharing their own feelings about the nationwide protests against police brutality and the social injustice against the black community. Kay and Dana discuss navig...
Jun 04, 2020•47 min
