Hosts: Milly, Kaitlin, Amanda Topics: Susan Collins called the police because protesters wrote a mild message in pastel chalk Reacting to a handful of the world’s most privileged men deciding it was “morally wrong” to ban Trump from Twitter A heated family discussion directed at the Democratic party leadership about the changes we need to see to know they’re fighting for us Unpacking the primaries and predictions for Pennsylvania’s primary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
May 11, 2022•45 min
Hosts: Alise, Amanda Topics: Alise and Amanda have a timely discussion about the personal impact of abortion access and the deep invasion of privacy represented by bans on reproductive health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 10, 2022•29 min
Hosts: Sami, Amanda Topics Casual weekend debrief and how the Roe news intersected with Mother’s Day A deep dive on Louisiana’s unified assault on abortion rights and why “anti-abortion rights Democratic women” are still a thing Exactly how and why this could pave the way to outlaw IVF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 09, 2022•36 min
Hosts: Milly, Alise, Amanda Topics How anti-abortion groups could purchase data sets to harass and surveil women seeking abortion access, their doctors, and their partners Preparing for a future without Roe without fear-mongering or contributing to misinformation This week’s edition of support or supplant involves Kim K’s crash diet, Madison Cawthorn’s latest offense, and new laws requiring companies to disclose salary ranges in job listings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
May 05, 2022•49 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics We start with a tangent on the sacred nature of baths during times of political turmoil Unpacking how minority rule got us to this upsetting and confusing moment for abortion rights, and how we can fix a fixed system Why Democrats should be racing to embrace the Equal Rights Amendment as a midterms strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 04, 2022•36 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise, Alencia Johnson Topics: Initial reactions to the draft Supreme Court opinion poised to overturn Roe vs. Wade What elected leaders can do now to prepare for a chilling of abortion access Alencia Johnson joins to share insights from reproductive rights groups and interprets what the Court’s opinion signals about future attempts to revoke rights for other marginalized people A rumination on staying hopeful Follow Alencia Johnson on Twitter at @alenciajohnson Learn more ...
May 03, 2022•39 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, guest MSNBC’s Symone Sanders Topics Symone Sanders, previously the spokeswoman and senior advisor for the Vice President, joins to give some behind the scenes tea from the White House Correspondents Dinner (including how she seized on a Kim K-related opportunity) How her experience working for a presidential administration will inform her new show “Symone” on MSNBC premiering this week Getting brutally real about what to expect for the midterms, and how to cover them product...
May 02, 2022•31 min
Hosts: Alise, Amanda Topics: President Biden sure looks like he’s about to forgive $10,000 in federal loan debt. So how did this become a “left wing” issue? Is the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend really necessary? We discuss, and share the jokes we’d use to roast Joe Biden if we were invited Introducing our new segment “SUPport or SUPplant,” in which we share overlooked headlines from the week and whether we endorse the outcome or wish it went a different way. This time it’s Hilla...
Apr 28, 2022•39 min
Hosts: Sami, Amanda, Kaitlin; later, Axios reporter Sara Fischer Topics Which lawmaker just caught got with a loaded gun in TSA (for the second time) Ranking the latest drop of Coup Text, from most hapless to most treasonous The January 6th committee will hold big hearings on its findings in June, so we imagine how Kris Jenner would drive hype to big storylines Axios Media Trends reporter Sara Fischer joins to discuss the future of Elon Musk’s deal with Twitter and how the world’s richest man mi...
Apr 27, 2022•55 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise Topics: What it means that Elon Musk actually bought Twitter – what happens now, and how the platform could change How Musk’s purchase reflects broader trends in billionaires taking over the means of communication Which tweets we’d buy back from Elon Musk Why the state of New York is making Donald Trump pay $10,000 a day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 26, 2022•37 min
Hosts: Sami & Alise Topics: Madison Cawthorn is okay with wearing women’s lingerie, so long as he’s in a silly goofy mood Marjorie Taylor Greene could get kicked off the Georgia ballot for her role on Jan 6th The NYT released audio from a phone call between Kevin McCarthy and other Republican lawmakers about Trump’s role on January 6th Twitter is considering Elon Musk’s offer to buy the social media company for $43B in cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 25, 2022•35 min
Hosts: Alise, Milly, Amanda Topics: Should Bernie Sanders run for president in 2024? What Ron DeSantis did to the congressional maps while hoping we were all paying attention to his feud with Disney Two huge Hollywood defamation trials: Johnny Depp suing Amber Heard, and Blac Chyna suing the Kardashian-Jenners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2022•48 min
Hosts: Alise, Amanda, Kaitlin Topics: We share our nightmare blunt rotations in honor of 420 Joe Biden just canceled $17 billion in student debt The latest senator with damning January 6 texts An interview with Stephen Post of Last Prisoner Project on why 40,000 people are still incarcerated for cannabis and what a bill legalizing weed at the federal level needs to include to repair the harm done by criminalization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 20, 2022•42 min
Hosts: Milly, Amanda Topics: Reactions to the end of the federal mask mandate and the MAGA Mistress judge who killed it Looking back on how “anti-masker” became a political identity that will outlast the pandemic Why the day we stopped wearing masks was always going to be politically charged Behind the “Libs Of TikTok” Twitter account providing content for Fox News and Ron DeSantis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 19, 2022•32 min
Hosts: Sami, Amanda + interview with Rohini Kosoglu, Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President Topics: A Tax day reminder of how little billionaires actually pay in taxes compared to the rest of us Why the federal government can’t tell you exactly how much you owe, for free The latest in Elon Musk’s bid to take over Twitter, and why a confluence of societal and economic trends make it hard to stop him A conversation with Rohini Kosoglu, Deputy Assistant ...
Apr 18, 2022•44 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Sami, MJ Corey of @KardashianKolloquium Topics: The Kardashians seem to touch every aspect of our society, from race to feminism to politics. How did they do that? Why can’t we resist talking about them? And *should* we resist talking about them? The darker ways the family appropriates Black women and culture Which politicians embody the same type of post-modern celebrity Predicting the strategic narratives they’ll pursue in their new show Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Apr 14, 2022•43 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Kaitlin More insight into how law enforcement reacted to yesterday’s attack in Brooklyn and how the suspect got away Why adding more police is not the answer (we give real reasons, not just hot takes) The relationship between police and the media Boris Johnson find for partying too hard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 13, 2022•42 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: What we know about the shooting in a Brooklyn train station Some context for NYPD in subways and the crime situation in New York President Biden’s promise to reign in “ghost guns” and the history of these DIY and 3D-printed weapons The Academy banning Will Smith from 10 years of Oscar ceremonies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 12, 2022•37 min
Hosts: Alise, Amanda Topics: What Alise learned from watching MSNBC 24/7 on her cruise. Trump endorsing Dr. Oz in the Pennsylvania Senate race – and whether he was right about “women” supporting the quack doctor. The false arrest of a Texas woman who may have induced an abortion – and why the headlines will only get darker as we approach the potential end of Roe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 11, 2022•45 min
Today, in honor of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Sami hosts genocide survivor Yvette Rugasaguhunga. Yvette gives us her personal account of how the events affected her and her family so deeply, and shaped the course of the country for generations to come. She also reflects on the state of Rwanda today and how it was able to reform its democracy following the atrocities of the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics: Selena Gomez says she hasn’t used the internet in four and half years. How?! What Twitter appointing Elon Musk to its board reveals about our warped capitalist incentive structure Why so many publicly known founders are assholes How Ivanka Trump may be using her January 6 testimony to rehabilitate her reputation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 06, 2022•43 min
Hosts: Alise, Amanda, Aimée Lutkin, author of “The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search For Love Is Broken" Topics: The wedding reception coming to the White House Why these Republicans are voting for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson What the pandemic revealed about how our society is built to reward married people The problem with the term “the loneliness epidemic” A proposed Alabama bill that would force women to take pregnancy tests before obtaining medical marijuana Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Apr 05, 2022•40 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami Topics: Looking at the gender breakdown of the recording academy to figure out why Louis CK took home a statue after admitting to sexual misconduct The incredible David and Goliath story behind the Staten Island Amazon union Discussing the devastation in Bucha, Ukraine and the apparent genocide of Ukrainian civilians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Apr 04, 2022•43 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly, Kaitlin Topics: Our journey through Madison Cawthorn’s claims of cocaine-fueled orgies in the capital Brainstorming what Trump might have been doing in the seven-hour and 37-minute gap in his phone records What’s coming next in the January 6th committee’s investigation – where is Merrick Garland?! Our thoughts on the second season of “Bridgerton” and tips for overcoming our phone addictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 31, 2022•49 min
Hosts: Amanda, Axios Markets Correspondent Emily Peck What the conventional wisdom around women, work, and the pandemic gets wrong New research from Harvard outlining which women actually left the workforce and why Why so many college educated women considered quitting – but actually didn't The ongoing importance of paid leave and child care to women’s professional mobility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 30, 2022•21 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Milly’s very Sup-y vacation Unpacking the aftershocks from the Oscars slap – did Chris Rock know his joke was in poor taste? Does it matter? The history of the Academy expelling members and revoking Oscars Why aren’t we all talking about Clarence and Ginni Thomas? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 29, 2022•45 min
Hosts: Bryan, Sami, Amanda Topics: Debriefing on an eventful Oscar ceremony and reacting to Chris Rock’s hurtful joke about Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s slap heard ’round the world. Discussing the context and dynamics at play and how that moment should have played out differently. Bryan shares anecdotes related to bills suppressing discussion of sexual orientation in schools and why they totally miss the mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 28, 2022•45 min
Hosts: Amanda, Kaitlin, Alise Topics: Debriefing on confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson – new lows from Republicans and not enough offense from Democrats Unpacking some of the most noteworthy exchanges this week — racist babies, etc. Senator Mike Braun’s backtracked claim that interracial marriage should never have been legalized on the federal level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Mar 24, 2022•43 min
Hosts: Alise, Sami, Amanda Topics: A new poll about what shows Americans think represent politics the most accurately Days 1 and 2 of the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Ted Cruz’s airport meltdown The New York Times editorial board’s warning that “America Has A Free Speech Problem” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2022•48 min
Hosts: Sami, Amanda, attorney and TikTok creator Reb MaselTopics: Previewing attacks likely face Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about being “soft on crime” and why they are out of context and in poor faith – specifically with regard to sentencing of child sex abuse images. The fate of Texas’s abortion ban after the latest court letdown. Kanye West’s public harassment of Kim Kardashian and how the scary dynamic plays out for women who aren’t in the spotlight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Mar 21, 2022•55 min
