Host: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics: Rep. Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress – but did she gain a path to the presidency? What it really means to be a “pro-democracy” candidate Lisa Murkowski is one step closer to surviving her impeachment vote against Trump Untangling the results from Alaska’s two congressional elections last night – both featuring Sarah Palin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 17, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Zak Williams Topics: Zak Williams joins to discuss his new podcast project “CALL FOR HELP” in which hosts unpack the development and impact of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline How the death of Zak’s dad, the late Robin Williams, set him on a path to understand and improve mental health resources in the U.S. How 988 differs from previous crisis lines in terms of law enforcement involvement Just *how little* the US spends on mental health care when compared to other countries – s...
Aug 16, 2022•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Sami Sage, Emily Amick Topics: A Florida Judge unsealed the FBI's search warrant for Mar A Lago and reveals that Trump is under investigation for violating the Espionage Act. Trump claims that these documents don't exist, some were planted, and he had a plan to declassify them all along. The House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, sending it to Biden’s desk to sign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 15, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Milly, Alise, Kaitlin, Sami, Amanda The group chat meets IRL for stand-up performances from Milly Tamarez and Alise Morales, a “Supples Therapy” standoff where we actually debate issues we disagree on, and a game called “Am I A Bad Feminist If,” where our audience was *very* honest about their feminist conundrums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 12, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Yasmine Hamady Topics: The hosts of the new Crooked Media podcast “Dare We Say” join to discuss Gen Z’s approach to politics and activism Why the younger generation is so comfortable being more confrontational towards “progressives” in office What politicians are missing about young voters ahead of the midterm elections Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2022•28 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Kaitlin, Alise Topics: The latest updates in the FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home When we might know what they found – and how Trump’s 2024 announcement might impact that timeline Why accountability feels so extreme to Republicans and the Trump base Rudy Giuliani’s road trip Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 10, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Sami, Amanda Later: An interview with Rochelle Garza, the first Latina woman nominated by a major party to run for Attorney General in Texas Sami and Amanda give emergency reactions to the FBI executing a search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Why the National Archives angle was a surprise and how we know for certain Trump is harboring documents related to national security Rochelle Garza, candidate for Texas Attorney General running to unseat Ken Paxton, joins to discuss the status of abo...
Aug 09, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Alise, Amanda, Sami Topics: Why Democrats were fast to let Kyrsten Sinema drop the carried interest provision from the big Senate bill Repubicans’ summer of self-induced reputational damage New Trump tell-alls reveal bathroom secrets and a shocking demand that his generals be more like Hitler’s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 08, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly, Rollie Williams Topics: Alex Jones gets his made-for-TV moment Who is worse for the planet, Taylor Swift or Kyrsten Sinema? Climate activist and comedian Rollie Williams joins to tell us why treehuggers are digging the Manchin-backed climate bill and how he creates humorous content around climate change Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 04, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics: What the resounding victory in Kansas signals for abortion rights on the ballot in November. How did the ballot initiative transcend partisan politics? Plus, the critical role of Kansas history. Debriefing on primary results from Michigan, Missouri, and Arizona. Is the Republican party about to break in half? Here’s hoping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 03, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: The hosts bask in the delight that is Donald Trump deciding to endorse ERIC instead of choosing between two Missouri Senate candidates of the same name What’s in the bipartisan abortion rights bill and why it’s worth fighting for Beyonce removed an ableist lyric from her album not long after Lizzo was publicly educated about the same word. Should she have known better, and how do we balance that critique with the double-standards around accountability? Learn m...
Aug 02, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Sami Topics: Breaking down the Actually Very Good climate bill and what’s in it for Joe Manchin Why climate activists are generally satisfied with the historic climate provisions How Democrats need to message this massive win for optimal political benefit: $7,500 for electric cars! Why Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema has more to lose in opposing the bill than Joe Manchin ever did Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 01, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Alise, MillyTopics: Who is the Merchant of Death and why might he go free over a little bit of weed? And other updates on Brittney Griner What the Democratic establishment could learn from the Gen Z activist who turned Matt Gaetz’s insults into a million dollars SUPport or SUPpress featuring pink sauce, the Zelenksys in Vogue, and why we hate the new Instagram Join us THIS SATURDAY July 30 at 7 pm in NYC for our live show! Buy your tickets asap at betches.co/suplive Learn more abo...
Jul 28, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics: Merrick Garland has entered the chat. We break down his spicy interview and the chances Trump will be indicted – and when. Nerding out over the Senate and Governor race in Georgia. Did the GOP score a touchdown for the other team by nominating Herschel Walker? Why Stacey Abrams is trailing Brian Kemp – and whether the national party and media should do more to hype her up. Data shows Americans are tuning out of the news. We don’t blame them! Learn more about ...
Jul 27, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly Topics: Celebrating Milly's Birthday! The Republican who voted down same-sex marriage days before attending his son’s same-sex marriage Florida’s creative – and enraging – solution to the teacher shortage Buy tickets to our live show in New York City on Saturday, July 30 at betches.co/suplive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 26, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Marisa Kabas Topics: Why pro-life protesters showed up to Sami’s doctor’s office Formalizing romantic relationships for the health insurance Unpacking Ted Cruz and Matt Gaetz’s statement at the Troll Convention in Florida Analyzing the headline moments from this set of January 6th hearings – and the chilling details that should trump the memes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 25, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Bryan Russell Smith Topics: A global heatwave with dystopian energy The January 6th committee’s season finale The senators who oppose codifying marriage equality Support or suppress involving whether Jennifer Lopez should change her name to Affleck and whether we’d take a college course on Harry Styles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Kelsey Lindell, Dr. Akilah Cadet Topics: Kelsey Lindell and Dr. Cadet are both DEI educators and women with disabilities who join to speak candidly about ableism and disability justice Why they prefer “non-disabled” to “able-bodied” – plus other terms and phrases that have been debated within the disability community Working and socializing with a visible vs. invisible disability Answering your questions about ableism and inclusion, including the most common microaggression...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Milly, Julia Salazar, Sofia Warren Topics: New York State Senator Julia Salazar and Cartoonist Sofia Warren join the Sup to talk about the new book, Radical: My Year With A Socialist Senator, which follows Senator Salazar’s first year in office. They discuss the responsibilities of State Senators, and why it’s important to follow and engage in local politics—because it feeds a healthy democracy. Why Sofia took on the challenge of writing, and what she hopes her audience will learn about t...
Jul 19, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly Topics: A global heat wave to offset Biden’s frigid approval ratings The death of Ivana Trump Is Major Biden the dog aggressive, or just perceptive? Congress sets up big votes on birth control and assault weapons Joe Manchin and Joe Biden battle for Most Disappointing Man of the Week Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 18, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Katy Tur Topics: Katy Tur, journalist and Anchor of ‘Katy Tur Reports’ on MSNBC, joins The Sup to discuss growing up surrounded by breaking news, and the craziness that ensued. Her pivotal role in covering the original Trump Campaign for NBC, and how he attempted to both charm and scorn her along the trail. What she believes is the key to confidence and keeping your cool in the public eye How she has attempted to cover the January 6th hearings responsibly, and her prediction...
Jul 15, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Milly, Alise Topics: AOC gets harassed just walking into work More updates and highlights from the January 6th hearings Lea Michelle in Funny Girl proves the cancel culture does not exist Brett Kavanaugh left Morton’s Steakhouse due to protesters without even seeing a single one Buy tickets to our live show in New York City on Saturday, July 30 at betches.co/suplive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics: The latest new Hollywood/politics couple and which celebrities we’d match with these single politicos Unpacking a mind-blowing January 6 hearing that blows up any claim that January 6th was a spontaneous protest How testimony from a former Oath Keeper and another Capitol rioter highlight two very different challenges to our democracy Buy tickets to our live show in New York City on Saturday, July 30 at betches.co/suplive Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Jul 13, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Sami Topics: Elon Musk pulls out of a Twitter deal and a pregnant Texas woman pulls into the HOV lane. New polling on men and feminism shows even liberals have negative views of the movement. We discuss if hostility to feminism actually represents a crisis of masculinity – and *gasp* – empathize with men while discussing the political utility of the feminist framing to regain abortion rights. The one platform that could get all the party factions to stop fighting and start winning...
Jul 11, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Milly, Amanda, Sami Topics: Elon Musk says he’s contributing to repopulation by having nine kids. Easy for the world’s richest man to say. The belated resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and contrasting why his party turned against him while Trump kept conservatives’ loyalty How the Roe decision has activated a dormant set of activists – and revealed apathy among their male partners. Why young men are rushing to get vasectomies in record numbers Learn more about your ad c...
Jul 07, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Kaitlin Topics: A Mississippi judge allows the state’s total abortion ban to take effect A Democratic revival thought experiment, imagining how to end the filibuster, codify Roe, expand the Supreme Court, impeach Clarence Thomas, and abolish the electoral college. Could the Equal Rights Amendment solve… all of these problems? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 06, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Amanda Topics: Getting candid about managing our mental health during the slow descent into fascism How the social media response to the shooting in Highland Park reflects a broken media and empathy ecosystem The fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker What about the pregnant 10-year-old’s with nowhere to turn? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 05, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast