Hosts: Amanda, Lizz Winstead, co-creator of “The Daily Show,” Abortion Access Front, and Feminist Buzzkills Live! podcast Topics: Republicans are on a mission to rescue the nation’s most vulnerable kitchen appliance Abortion Access Front’s revolutionary approach to expanding reproductive justice How keeping track of abortion extremists led them to expose January 6 insurrectionists The deep cruelty of the House GOP’s first anti-abortion rights legislation Missouri spends its first day of governme...
Jan 16, 2023•38 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s bizarre first order of business as Governor of Arkansas How “Mike’s” are running Congress Gwen Stefani gives a painful interview to Allure identifying as Japanese The popularity of Black hair products among white women raises questions about appreciating a product vs. restricting access for those it was made for Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...
Jan 12, 2023•50 min
Hosts: Amanda, Kaitlin, Sami Topics: Jim Jordan’s fulls his anti-FBI fantasy with an alarming new House subcommittee Reacting to the timing of Rep. Katie Porter’s announcement for Senate How to explain why Joe Biden’s classified document’s issue is not the same as Trump’s Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 11, 2023•43 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Nelini Stamp Topics: The latest investigations into George Santos’ latest scams. Is the clock ticking on his time in Congress? Unpacking Republicans’ new employee handbook Why is Marjorie Taylor Greene choosing now to distance herself from QANON? Reacting to a real housewife’s six-year prison sentence The early 2023 elections to watch Nelini Stamp is the national director of strategy for the Working Families Party Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/p...
Jan 10, 2023•40 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Alise Topics: Recapping the final, explosive day of voting for the Speaker of the House on Congress How close were grown men from *really* coming to blows? How voters will react to the GOP’s botched first week on the job Prince Harry’s memoir: radical transparency, or oversharing? Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 09, 2023•45 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Why it’s so emotionally gratifying to watch a prolonged Republican humiliation Discussing the fate of the House Speakership as we watch Kevin McCarthy lose his seventh vote Unpacking the intense fight between Prince Harry and his brother William. Plus, our reactions to the Meghan and Harry documentary. Then, Congressman Jimmy Gomez joins with his fourth-month-old son Hodge to share being a new dad in Congress, when parenting schedules go awry, and how this wee...
Jan 05, 2023•56 min
Hosts: Amanda, Kaitlin, Sami Topics: Reacting to the many rounds of historic humiliation for Kevin McCarthy and why his dream of Speaker of the House is very likely doomed What the disarray signals about the next two years of GOP House “leadership” Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 04, 2023•30 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: How holiday travel horrors revealed a broken system George Santos’ quicksand box of lies Andrew Tate’s misogyny is even darker in practice How Did Kevin McCarthy end up in this position? Senator Patty Murray joins to discuss her history-making day becoming the first woman in US history to become Senate president pro tempore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 7 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: In this holiday-themed episode, the hosts reflect on our main characters of 2022 and who makes the naughty vs nice list. They deliberate what counts as “naughty” behavior in a political context and make some ultimate conclusions that might surprise you. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2022•50 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly Topics: Which politicians would we transfer our holiday party hangovers to? What to expect as Congress works on a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown What is Title 42 and why are states freaking out about it ending? A deep dive into Kyrsten Sinema’s Facebook Marketplace based on an investigation from Slate’s Christina Cauterucci Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec 15, 2022•40 min
Hosts: Amanda, Kaitlin Topics: A moment to lament bras and menstruation Final thoughts on the Respect for Marriage Act We just got 2,300 Mark Meadows texts – are they a map for accountability? Trend forecasting the political landscape in 2023 Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2022•36 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Elon Musk’s cringeworthy appearance at a Dave Chappelle show Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto house of cards The real reason Kyrsten Sinema says she’s becoming an independent A very spoiler-heavy White Lotus recap! Was the ending truly satisfying? What did Daphne and Ethan do on the island? And why can’t we get enough of this show? Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 13, 2022•45 min
Hosts: Milly Tamarez featuring Ian Lara and Aida Rodriguez Milly interviews fellow Afro Latino superstar comedians Ian Lara and Aida Rodriguez. The three discuss the process of putting together Ian’s HBO comedy special “Romantic Comedy,” which Aida produced, as well as the nuances of the “Latino Vote” and what they would do to get out the vote in their respective communities. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Dec 12, 2022•39 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly Topics: The details behind Brittney Griner’s release from Russian custody, and what the outcome means for Americans still detained Why are Latina women so dramatically underpaid in the United States? What’s getting us through the week Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 08, 2022•34 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Kaitlin Topics: Reacting to Raphael Warnock’s win in Georgia and reflecting on the last leg of the 2022 midterms Should President Biden run in 2024? We weigh the pros and cons. The Supreme Court considers “the most important case in American democracy” that could throw federal elections into chaos. And they just might… let that happen? Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 07, 2022•33 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Chris Christie’s niece assaulted police officers after harassing a family aboard a Spirit Airlines flight The real story behind why a graphic designer is suing Colorado because she doesn’t want to make wedding websites for same-sex weddings Unpacking the Supreme Court Justices’ remarks on JDate, Ashley Madison, “Black Santa,” and children in KKK costumes. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Dec 06, 2022•36 min
Hosts: Sami, Amanda Topics: We indulge a White Lotus debrief and give our predictions for the finale Somehow Ye broke yet another social contract. Why won’t the Kardashians intervene? Why we’re distancing ourselves from Twitter and adapting to new information sources What motivated an attack on this North Carolina power grid? Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 05, 2022•35 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Zola RayTopics: New York City is hiring a “rat czar” – are we the right fit for the gig? Some color from the significant Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy verdict this week, including estranged ex-wives speaking out and one insurrectionist’s laughable defense Debriefing on this week’s Senate vote to protect same-sex marriages A French man was fired for not being “fun” and spent seven years suing his old workplace – and won. Was the outcome fair? And do employees pay for bei...
Dec 01, 2022•40 min
Chelsea Clinton joins to discuss this moment of incredible energy around women’s political participation all across the world. First though: we ask what drove her to run two NYC marathons in a row. She also shares her news diet and the podcasts she starts the day with. Then, she discusses how this midterm election cycle reframes women’s role not only in protecting their own rights but protecting democracy. Finally, Chelsea shares details of she and Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Women’s Voices Summ...
Nov 30, 2022•22 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: An interview with Governor Gretchen Whitmer about an iconic Michigan election cycle and how reproductive rights motivated voters to historic outcome. What objectives will the governor pursue with such a strong mandate? Later: The most disturbing features of Elon Musk’s nightstand Apples’ threat to pull ads from Twitter Clarifying what freedom of speech actually means Explaining the railroad strike and what it will take for workers to finally get ANY paid sick ...
Nov 29, 2022•37 min
Hosts: Amanda Duberman & Sami Sage Topics: Thanksgiving debrief: How we successfully avoided talking about politics Trump’s Mar-a-Lago dinner with Ye and proud white nationalist and antisemite Nick Fuentes. What does it say about the normalization of antisemitism if we are no longer shocked by outrageously dangerous headlines? Balenciaga’s disturbing pair of ads with similarly problematic features. What happened here? Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more a...
Nov 28, 2022•38 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Listeners seek advice on a chaotic range of quandaries, from reeling after video sex with their boss to getting a promotion from a bad manager. Plus, when is the age gap just *too big*? The hosts also help a listener navigate the holidays with people whose views make them genuinely uncomfortable. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 24, 2022•33 min
Hosts: Sami, Amanda, Alise Topics: The hosts get political about a range of timely scenarios, from the optimal time to leave the airport to the role of cranberry sauce on the Thanksgiving table A menu of responses for shutting down conservative family members Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 23, 2022•36 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: This state has almost a billion dollars of weed that’s about to go bad The week in terrible Twitter headlines, and addressing Dave Chappelle’s SNL monologue People are asking questions about this 2022 midterm candidates’ race Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 22, 2022•35 min
Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Sami Topics: The proliferation of guns and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric lead to a mass shooting in Colorado Springs How did a young white man threaten his neighborhood with weapons, with no arrests made or red flag laws triggered? The World Cup looks like an unfun, bigoted mess President Biden’s granddaughter got married at the White House Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2022•32 min
Hosts: Amanda, Bridget Topics: What the end of midterms season means to us personally Is it Nancy Pelosi’s time to step down from leadership? How Gen Z helped avert a Red Wave – but why some still voted for Republicans What got us through the week Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2022•26 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics: How the Taylor Swift concert ticket meltdown proves monopolies are ruining society It happened – Trump announced a presidential run. Initial reactions, fears, and predictions. Will Ron DeSantis be enough to keep Trump from a general election? Republicans are a seat away from flipping the House. Here’s what that means for the rest of us. Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Nov 16, 2022•30 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Nicole Najafi Topics: Screenwriter and satirist Nicole Najafi joins to describe how Iran’s women-led protest movement has maintained energy for months, with a real chance at toppling the regime. Why there’s a gap between mainstream media coverage and social media reports + how to share information with confidence. Yes, the regime is capable of killing thousands of protesters. Raise the alarm. What victory looks like and how Iranian history is motivating the protest movement...
Nov 15, 2022•32 min
Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Where were you when the Senate was called for Democrats during Tiffany Trump’s wedding? What the 2024 midterms outcomes already mean for the country’s political future Trump’s candidacy announcement is imminent. Could that be… good? Our favorite Elon Musk fails from the last 72 hours Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 14, 2022•39 min
Hosts: Amanda, Sami, & Milly Topics: What to expect from the Georgia runoff election and why we don’t think next time will be so close Why did only 27 percent of white women vote for Stacey Abrams? Does marriage impact how women vote? What Fox News really means when they tell men to “put a ring on it” to help the GOP. Did pundits accurately predict a red wave in this once-liberal stronghold? Check out our latest promo codes here: https://betches.com/promos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Nov 10, 2022•45 min
