Amanda is joined by Diane Stevens and Eileen Smith, two members of the Jane Collective, which worked to provide abortion care and support to women in Chicago when the procedure was illegal in the years preceding Roe vs. Wade. They discuss their reactions to Supreme Court draft opinion overturning abortion rights and how the world of "illegal" abortion will look similar in 2022 as it did in 1972 and how it will be very different. the directors of the documentary "The Janes," based on this period,...
Jul 04, 2022•32 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly Topics The hosts share how they’ve comforted themselves during a rough week to be a uterus owner in America, featuring side hustles and gentle British dramas What it means that President Biden came out in support of removing the filibuster to pass protections for abortion rights – and what it *doesn’t* mean Unpacking the role that Vice President Kamala Harris has (or has not) played in a historic moment for women’s rights Two famous abusers are finally sentenced for t...
Jun 30, 2022•47 min
Hosts: Sami, Kaitlin, Amanda Topics Breaking down the most explosive moments from Cassidy Hutchinson’s congressional hearing, in which she detailed disturbing anecdotes from January 6 Why this particular testimony is getting so much attention Unpacking Liz Cheney and Cassidy Hutchinson’s real displays of patriotism without giving the staunchly conservative women too much credit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 29, 2022•43 min
Hosts: Milly, Amanda, Alise Topics: Unpacking the Democratic party’s poorly timed fundraising texts. Exactly how abortion rights can be restored and protected at the federal level + the state offices that matter most when it comes to accessing abortion locally. The 1849 law currently in effect in Wisconsin How to heed the message to “keep voting” while expressing disappointment at the Democratic establishment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 28, 2022•46 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Boom! Lawyered’s Imani Gandy Topics: Reacting to disturbing headlines from a weekend without Roe Unpacking – and rejecting – the discourse around who’s to blame Imani Gandy, reproductive rights lawyer, editor at Rewire News Group and host of the Boom! Lawyered podcast, joins to break down the legal landscape of abortion today, what it could look like tomorrow, and why digital security should top your post-Roe to-do list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
Jun 27, 2022•51 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Kaitlin Topics: What Cancer season means for the political climate The Supreme Court decides state’s rights don’t apply to New York. Or Maine. Texas, on the other hand… Reacting to devastating testimony from election workers to the January 6 committee Unpacking the New York magazine piece titled “Canceled at 17” and why fawning over a teenager who violated a young woman is maybe… not the best! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Hosts: Amanda, Jenn Stowe Topics: Jenn Stowe, the Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, joins to discuss the unique economic landscape for domestic workers. Why many of these workers haven’t benefit from workers’ leverage in the job market – and how the pandemic has worsened some issues. How can domestic workers be paid enough to live and thrive while providing services parents and clients can afford? It is possible – if the nation prioritizes it. What policy changes coul...
Jun 22, 2022•24 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Nimesh Patel Topics: Whether Mike Pence should testify before the January 6 committee. Helping 85-year-old men in Congress define “boyfriend.” Putting Nimesh through a rapid fire game of SUPport or SUPpress involving the World Cup, MDMA, and vegan meat substitutes. Watch Nimesh Patel’s latest special at findingnimesh.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 21, 2022•40 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Emily Amick Topics: Emily Amick, the brain behind @EmilyInYourPhone and former counsel to Senator Chuck Schumer, joins to unpack the progress on gun safety legislation Why this moment – and these Republicans – were able to break the inertia on legislation with a compromise bill worth fighting for Why Congress doesn’t need the NRA to fall prey to misogynistic tropes that could threaten closing the boyfriend loophole The reason Emily tells you to call your members of Congress ...
Jun 20, 2022•31 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Monique Melton Topics: Amanda and Sami are joined by Monique Melton (@moetivate), anti-racism educator, to discuss what Black liberation means in 2022 Unpacking corporate missteps when it comes to honoring Juneteenth Why Monique doesn’t use the word “allies” How to approach conversations about racial equality with those who balk at “politics” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 17, 2022•36 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, MillyTopics: A PAC is making controversial claims about conservative Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s personal life. Is this warranted or pure misogynistic ick? Unpacking new scoops about Ginni Thomas. A game of support or suppression involving Jennifer Aniston’s boomer energy and whether we should be dragging Kim Kardashian for ripping a dress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 16, 2022•37 min
Hosts: Alise, Kaitlin, Amanda Topics: The weirdest things we did during midterms in college Reacting to yet another set of primaries and why it’s too soon to decipher Trump’s impact on the Republican party Are Democrats betting our democracy that nominating unhinged Republicans will benefit them in November? NYC Councilmember Carlina Rivera joins to share why she’s running for Congress and how the federal government can implement repro-rights access victories from NYC Learn more about your ad ch...
Jun 15, 2022•46 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Dylan Topics: A critical Real Housewives analysis that extends to the problematic tendencies of slightly drunk white women. Why the January 6 hearings are kind of a banger? How Amy Coney Barrett and Kimberly Guilfoyle scored huge paychecks. Your dad’s favorite author laments the lack of opportunity for white men in the literary world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 14, 2022•45 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kellie Leeson, candidate for NY State Assembly-District 73 Topics: Another morning waiting for the fall of Roe Debriefing on the bipartisan framework for new gun safety measures (are we dreaming?!) and how to balance cynicism while taking the W Why closing the boyfriend loophole is actually a big f*cking deal Our criteria for whether the January 6th hearings have been effective Learn more about Kellie Leeson and the New York primary at kellieforassembly.com Learn more about ...
Jun 13, 2022•37 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Sami Topics: Breaking down the “tough” gun regulations passed by the House. Why do we make people wait until 21 to drink but not to buy a deadly weapon? Trying to hype ourselves up for the January 6th hearings Support or Suppress featuring a bad feminist take on a gay rom-com, Biden on Jimmy Kimmel, and a charged update from the EU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 09, 2022•48 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Eliza Orlins Topics: Eliza Orlins, public defender and former candidate for Manhattan District attorney, helps us make sense of the recall election in San Francisco that toppled progressive DA Chesa Boudin What we can learn from this outcome and what is specifically an SF phenomenon Why you can’t solve crime without solving the affordable housing crisis How to balance peoples’ desire for safety with anti-carceral policies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
Jun 08, 2022•30 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly Topics: A quick debrief on the week of news Amanda missed How Republican billionaire Rick Caruso paid his way to the top of LA’s mayoral race despite Rep. Karen Bass’ clear superiority. Why celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow (notably not LA residents) are endorsing Caruso and the power of a “tough on crime” message - and why we should care The chilling parallels between a Texas rep’s attempt to ban children from drag shows and Stonewall-era polic...
Jun 07, 2022•40 min
Hosts: Sami, Alise Topics: There were ten shootings in two days in the US. What is Congress doing about gun control? Ron DeSantis bullied the Special Olympics A special escape from America: Why we need to throw more Jubilees, unless you’re Boris Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 06, 2022•37 min
Hosts: Alise Morales, Milly Tamarez Topics: Why are the policies that can stop shootings (waiting periods, bans, etc...) only used to stop abortions? The bleak implications for the MeToo movement after the verdict in Depp v. Heard We play Support or Suppress where we talk student loans, caking the Mona Lisa, and Santa Claus running for Congress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 02, 2022•49 min
Hosts! Amanda is joined by Diane Stevens and Eileen Smith, two members of the Jane Collective, which worked to provide abortion care and support to women in Chicago when the procedure was illegal in the years preceding Roe vs. Wade. They discuss their reactions to Supreme Court draft opinion overturning abortion rights and how the world of "illegal" abortion will look similar in 2022 as it did in 1972 and how it will be very different. the directors of the documentary "The Janes," based on this ...
Jun 01, 2022•31 min
Hosts: Alise, Milly Topics: Update on the shooting in Uvalde, TX and whether or not anything will be done to act on gun control What is being done about Alito’s leaked abortion opinion at SCOTUS Debriefing the long weekend surprise appearances made by Paul Pelosi and Johnny Depp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 31, 2022•42 min
Hosts: Milly, Amanda Topics: What the conflicting timeline on the Uvalde shooting tells us about whether police could have done more to stop the massacre. How the shooting challenges the narrative that good guys with guns can stop bad guys with guns. Some relief with this week’s game of Support or Suppress, in which we unpack Beto’s necessary outburst, Bill De Blasio’s congressional run, and whether the world needs “burrito tape.” A discussion with Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) on how social media ...
May 26, 2022•50 min
Hosts: Alise, Amanda, Kaitlin Topics: The impossibility of processing devastating events in quick succession The likelihood that this moment of national outrage over the murder of 19 kids and two teachers will lead to action in Congress The gun control debate since Sandy Hook Is it as simple as standing up to the gun lobby? Not quite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 25, 2022•41 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise, Natasha Murphy of Black Girls Vote Topics: Unpacking Senator Bill Cassidy’s comments on Black maternal mortality and what they tell us about how the Republican party views its electorate. The policies at stake in the 2022 election and non-negotiable positions for candidates that claim to support Black women. Why we need to make gerrymandering the new political buzzword. Finally, a conversation about why some businesses benefit from chiming in on politics, and why som...
May 24, 2022•36 min
Hosts: Amanda, Bridget Schwartz Topics: The CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America join to talk about how they’ve been preparing for a post-Roe world What about the end of legal abortion keeps her up at night The challenging logistics of helping women access a procedure that could be outlawed in many states Unpacking Senator Bill Cassidy’s shocking comments on Black maternal mortality The poem that keeps her motivated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
May 23, 2022•28 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly Topics: Discussing which 2000s trends deserve to come back after George W. Bush seemingly admits to an unjust invasion Analyzing the disturbing internet reaction to the defamation trial involving Johnny Depp and Amber Heard The troubling signals the mockery and ridicule send to survivors who speak out Milly breaks down two stories in a new segment dedicated to Black Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 19, 2022•50 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics: Analyzing the fascinating results from the Pennsylvania and North Carolina primaries Theorizing what line of work Madison Cawthorn will go into next Whether Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman will have a better shot against Dr. Oz or Dave McCormick Why the race for Pennsylvania’s governor might be the most important in the country to prevent a constitutional crisis in 2024 Is John Fetterman hot? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
May 18, 2022•37 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Discussing the latest surge of COVID cases Previewing today’s primaries in Pennsylvania and North Carolina Why are Republicans working so hard to offend this group of anti-abortion voters? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2022•42 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami Topics: More details about what led up to an 18-year-old self-described fascist, racist, and anti-Semite driving 200 miles to murder 10 people in a primarily Black neighborhood The roots of “replacement theory” and how the far-right has mainstreamed the idea Why 1 in 3 Americans believe in similar ideas How some Republicans are using the same tactics to misrepresent the formula shortage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
May 16, 2022•33 min
Hosts: Sami, Milly, Amanda Topics: Amanda’s week menacing New York City’s men Discussing the origins and state of the infant and toddler formula shortage in the US. How might this crisis play out of women held the majority of elected positions?! Which US cities are offering big $$$ to attract tech workers? Would you move to Tennessee for a free hot tub? Why traditional industries are walking back their return-to-office plans Our weekly round of SUPport or SUPpress Learn more about your ad choice...
May 12, 2022•51 min
