Alise, Bryan, and Amanda are back to discuss the craziest shit that’s ever gone on in the news. They share updates from the Capitol on what was destroyed in the deadly invasion and consider how violent insurrectionists were allowed to breach the People’s House while legislators were in session. They discuss options for Trump’s removal and react to the administration officials resigning because this, apparently, was just too much. Finally, they consider how the insurrection will impact Biden’s fi...
Jan 07, 2021•39 min
Kaitlin and Amanda are back to celebrate signs that Democrats have won both Senate races in Georgia, taking back the chamber for the first time since 2014. They break down returns that show Black voters once again buoyed Democrats to victory, and look at the success of Trump’s GOP voter suppression efforts. They discuss how the Georgia strategy took root in the 2000s, and why it proves that turning out Democratic voters works better than appealing to the middle. Finally, they consider how the Se...
Jan 06, 2021•33 min
Milly, Alise, and Amanda are back on Georgia Runoff Day! They start with details of today’s matchups between Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock and David Perdue and Jon Ossoff. For the main conversation, they discuss the country’s botched vaccine rollout. Is it everyone’s fault or no one’s fault? How can we vaccinate people in the right order without letting doses go to waste? We check in on some governors taking the wrong approaches for different reasons, from Andrew Cuomo bullying hospitals in...
Jan 05, 2021•43 min
Sami, Amanda, and Bryan are bringing in a new year with a new scandal, unpacking the biggest headlines of 2021. They start with Trump’s pathetic shakedown of Georgia’s top election official and how it will impact the imminent Georgia runoffs. Should Nancy initiate a rapid-fire impeachment? Then, they explain what to expect on January 6, the day VP Mike Pence will oversee Congress formalize the election results and why a dozen Republicans are willing to put it all on the line for a disgraced form...
Jan 04, 2021•26 min
It’s almost New Year’s eve and Kaitlin, Bryan, Sami, Alise, and Amanda are back to empty out the rest of the listener-submitted holiday mailbag. This time around we’re answering political questions and diving even deeper into our personal lives. Plus, we share our most memorable political moments of 2020 and our dream presidential picks for 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 30, 2020•21 min
Alise Morales, Milly Tamarez, and Amanda Duberman do a very quick check in on stimulus talks before unpacking the second most pressing issue of the day: Hilaria Baldwin’s cultural heritage. The hosts debrief on the most egregious aspects of Hilaria’s performance and consider the likelihood of her defenses -- offering expert linguistic analysis on the “cucumber” incident. Finally, they consider, on a scale from Rachel Dolezal to lying about your hair color, just how egregious Hilaria Baldwin’s fa...
Dec 29, 2020•43 min
Amanda, Sami, and Bryan are back from the holiday weekend to recap COVID relief drama and Trump’s totally useless, wholly destructive attempt to sabotage the deal. They explain the rationale behind Trump’s complaints (there is none) and describe the makeup of the final deal and how it might impact you. But the stimulus package isn’t all that’s keeping Congress busy -- the hosts also run through Trump’s rejection of the defense spending bill that could lead to the first veto override of his presi...
Dec 28, 2020•20 min
This Christmas Eve-eve, Kaitlin, Bryan, Sami, Alise, and Amanda sit down for another holiday mailbag episode. In this installment, we answer all your personal questions, from how Kaitlin acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of US history to Sami’s favorite song on evermore. We also get into our quarantine habits and finding a work-life balance in 2020. Finally, we give you a BTS of the Sup group chat. Thanks to our sponsors: Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating ...
Dec 23, 2020•26 min
Alise, Milly, Kaitlin, and Amanda all had to be here for today’s long-awaited Martin Shkreli debrief. The hosts run through an Elle magazine story detailing former Bloomberg reporter Christie Smythe’s unrequited infatuation with the country’s most hated man. Milly describes matching with Martin in 2015 and the hosts consider what led Smythe down such a wild path, and what the reaction to the story tells us about dating and power in 2020. Then, they take a broad lens to nine months of stimulus ne...
Dec 22, 2020•45 min
Sami, Alise, and Amanda are back to celebrate the Sup’s 400th episode! Alise and Sami react to their first episode from 2017 and reflect on everything that has (and hasn’t) changed since then. Then, the hosts break down the weekend’s COVID relief talks and how the final bill actually came together -- including which Republicans actually acknowledged that the pandemic is hurting the economy and why it’s based on income from 2019. Finally, they share updates from the COVID mutation spreading throu...
Dec 21, 2020•33 min
Sami and Amanda chat with Kate Bennett, CNN White House correspondent and author of FREE, MELANIA: An Unauthorized Biography. Bennett describes covering First Lady Melania Trump during a particularly eventful administration. She gives a behind-the-scenes look at Melania’s relationship with Donald -- apparently they talk on the phone all day! -- and which theories about their marriage are actually true. Bennett also explains how Melania has defied expectations for a First Lady and why she’s never...
Dec 18, 2020•43 min
Alise, Bryan, and Amanda are back to run through some more amazing news about the vaccine, the only 2020 gift that keeps on giving. Then, they check in on the Trump Administration’s humiliating but hilarious final acts, from Betsy DeVos pleading with education officials to “be part of the resistance” and Pence leaving the country, to Mar-a-Lago banning Trump and Mike Pompeo’s string of poorly attended holiday parties. Why is it so satisfying to behold?! Thanks to our sponsors: Headspace: You des...
Dec 17, 2020•26 min
Kaitlin and Amanda are back to deconstruct Biden’s Cabinet, which includes some disappointing if not confusing picks. They break down Pete Buttigieg’s nomination for Transportation Secretary and explain the progressive reaction to the appointment. Then, they discuss Joe Biden’s response to pressure from civil rights leaders and the appointment of Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, despite an enthusiastic campaign for her to lead Agriculture. How does the B...
Dec 16, 2020•31 min
Alise, Milly, and Amanda are back to start the show with a debate about whether we should stan Sasha Obama by sharing her photos. Then, they take inventory of the Republicans finally facing the music and how Democrats can govern when two-thirds of the opposite party believe Trump won the election and discuss how current stimulus negotiations could foreshadow messaging problems for progressives during a Biden administration. Finally, they list the opportunities Democrats are missing to challenge ...
Dec 15, 2020•40 min
Sami, Bryan, and Amanda are back to celebrate the vaccine’s arrival in American hospitals and Joe Biden’s soon-to-be official electoral college victory. First, they run through the vaccine’s big stateside debut and discuss the sense of cognitive dissonance as the virus’s devastating death toll parallels our greatest sign of hope. What would this day look like had the federal government done literally anything? Then, they debrief on the last embers of the coup attempt as electors meet today to ca...
Dec 14, 2020•36 min
Sami and Amanda catch up on a peak 2020 smattering of headlines, from Rudy’s red carpet COVID treatment to the next stage of America’s most disgraced former employee’s coup attempt. Then, they’re joined by Crooked Media’s political director Shaniqua McClendon to discuss how to get involved in the Georgia runoffs. She describes coordinating with grassroots groups in Georgia to ensure volunteer efforts are as effective as possible and give them what they need to deliver the same victory they did f...
Dec 11, 2020•37 min
Alise, Kaitlin, and Amanda are back to reflect on the deadliest day of the pandemic while our government does virtually nothing to stem the tide of death and economic destruction. They check in on the state of stimulus talks and break down what politicians fail to grasp about what it costs to live. Why does America bother having good credit if we don’t even use it? Finally, they break down the importance of civilian control of the military and why Biden has taken a needlessly complicated route t...
Dec 10, 2020•38 min
Sami and Amanda are joined by Sara Azari, criminal defense attorney and author of “Unprecedented: A Simple Guide To The Crimes Of The Trump Campaign And Presidency.” Azari explains what the next few years might look like for Trump now that he’s lost the power of the presidency. Will he actually be held accountable for his crimes, and how soon will it happen? What’s Trump’s most likely route to prison? She explains why Trump actually can’t pardon himself but has a terrifying loophole that involve...
Dec 09, 2020•36 min
Alise, Milly, and Amanda are back to celebrate two very special holidays. First, they honor Safe Harbor Day by sharing what in their own life they’d apply a six-day rule to. Then it’s on to V-Day in the UK, where the first patients outside clinical trials began receiving COVID vaccines. Next, they run through the Trump administration’s latest display of deadly ineptitude and why it dropped the ball by not ordering enough vaccines. Finally, they break down Biden’s pick of Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III...
Dec 08, 2020•33 min
Sami, Bryan, and Amanda are back to break down the weekend’s wildest headlines, beginning with Matthew McConaughey’s bad takes on electoral politics. They discuss Rudy’s COVID diagnosis and how we actually expected his parade of indignities to end. They catch up on the Georgia Senate race, including Kelly Loeffler’s tepid debate performance and David Perdue ghosting the state he was elected to represent. Finally, they fantasize about what these two crooks will get up to after they’re ousted from...
Dec 07, 2020•39 min
Sami and Amanda are back to debrief on the New York Young Republicans annual gala held in… New Jersey, and try to imagine Matt Gaetz’s big night out. They congratulate Dr. Fauci on his new boss and consider the many ways Donald Trump is sabotaging the Georgia Senate races. Finally, they consider how we’ll recalibrate our reactions to politicians’ bad behavior post-Trump and check in on Ivanka’s legal troubles. Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go t...
Dec 04, 2020•28 min
Alise, Kaitlin, and Amanda catch up on the Trump admin’s race to cause as much destruction and cruelty before leaving office as possible. Namely, by quietly changing the citizenship test to be longer, harder, and tinged with conservative ideology. Then, they unpack former President Barack Obama’s criticism of “defund the police” and why the country’s most beloved but verbose former president shouldn’t be offering slogan advice. Finally, they compare calls to dilute the message against police bru...
Dec 03, 2020•32 min
On today’s episode, Sami is joined by Betches Sup producer Sean Kilby to discuss the latest news about presidential pardons coming out of the White House. They start with a conversation about the [redacted] Justice Department investigation into a potential pay-for-pardon scheme. They also talk about a report that Trump is already talking about pardoning Rudy Giuliani, as well as his own children. How does a presidential pardon even work, and could the president pardon himself? Next, they break d...
Dec 02, 2020•35 min
Alise, Milly and Amanda start the show by roasting the White House’s chaotic holiday plans, from Melania decorating with 17,000 bows despite not giving a f*ck about Christmas, to the Trumps planning a dozen holiday parties. Then, they break down Republican objection to Biden cabinet appointees who were mean to them on Twitter. Finally, they discuss the Supreme Court growing impatient with the Trump administration’s attempts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the Census, and what Republican ...
Dec 01, 2020•33 min
Sami, Bryan, and Amanda are back to break down all the news you meant to catch up on before the end of the holiday weekend, from various Trumpertantrums (™ Alise Morales) at a miniaturized desk and to the president lashing out at Georgia’s Republican governor. They describe Biden’s groundbreaking new appointees and his broken bones. Finally, they check in on the state of the pandemic that threatens to become a Turducken of tragedy. Get your Sup merch this Cyber Monday at shop.betches.com and use...
Nov 30, 2020•33 min
Kaitlin and Amanda are joined by former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and fellow podcast host Julián Castro to discuss parenting during a pandemic and pushing for progressive change now that the election is ending. They discuss what the election showed us about Texas’s path to becoming a blue state and what conversations about the “Latino vote” usually miss. Finally, Secretary Castro shares his favorite episodes from his new podcast “Our America,” including an interview with BFF Eli...
Nov 25, 2020•26 min
Alise, Milly, and Amanda start the show in a festive mood, checking in on Melania Trump’s first Christmas outing since she was outed as a Grinch and playing a 2018 throwback of Donald shaming a turkey who lost the pardoning contest but wouldn’t concede. Then they check in on their best girl Emily Murphy, who finally signed a letter that gave Joe Biden the .gov website he’s been waiting for. They also run through a new list of Biden cabinet picks and what they tell us about the administration. Fi...
Nov 24, 2020•44 min
Sami, Bryan, and Amanda are back to monitor the progress of the failed president’s failed coup attempt and how the President-elect is building a government without taxpayer funds. Why is Joe Biden crowdfunding the transition when Americans are still unemployed at record levels? Blame Emily. They run through the Biden administration’s exciting new hires and share how Christian groups donated $2 million to spring a homicidal teen from jail. Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is ...
Nov 23, 2020•29 min
Amanda and Sami are back to debrief on the CDC canceling Thanksgiving and why we should have made the last Thursday in July a federal holiday instead. Then, they debrief on Rudy Giulinali's nauseating performance yesterday and check on the state of Trump’s ongoing failed coup attempts. How do we acknowledge how chilling this is without indulging a narrative that only helps the coup along? Both hosts offer advice. Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means...
Nov 20, 2020•32 min
Alise, Kaitlin, and Amanda start the pod by sharing their excitement about “A Promised Land,” Obama’s new 700-word tomb that Kaitlin reviewed for the Boston Globe. Then they discuss Joe Biden’s growing frustration with the Trump administration’s failure to take part in the transition of power, restricting access to timely pandemic information while close to 2,000 Americans die daily of coronavirus. As always, they check on the Trump campaign’s persistent and nonsensical attempts to overturn the ...
Nov 19, 2020•34 min
