The Bitchuation Room

Making the case for Biden despite Biden, with the most fierce frontline organizer Linda Sarsour. Plus the importance of flipping the Senate, voting local, and using elections as a tool in the toolbox of real social change. And the ongoing fight for justice for Breonna Taylor in Louisville, living the legacy of Civil Rights leaders, and imagining what horrors would adorn Trump’s Hell.  Featuring  Linda Sarsour (Activist, author of "We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders”) Matt Lieb (Filmdrunk Frotcast, Pod Yourself a Gun) Francesca Fiorentini (Newsbroke) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Contagion in the White House! It’s not just the Covid in Chief. The list of infected reads like a Who’s Who of Trump loyalists. Joining Francesca to mock it all is co-creator of The Daily Show and founder of Abortion AF Lizz Winstead, and comedian Atsuko Okatsuka. Plus why reproductive rights are vital to healthcare and equal treatment under the law, and the danger posed if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed. And finally, reading the tweets we didn't dare send in “Draft Tweet Dodgers.”  Featuring: Lizz Winstead (@lizzwinstead, @AbortionFront) Atsuko Okatsuka (@AtsukoComedy) Give this podcast 5 starsTip us on Venmo: @TBR-LIVE; Cash App: @TBRLive Watch LIVE every Sunday 6/9pmET on YouTube.com/franfio or Twitch.com/franifio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A crooked president, why the Green Party isn’t serious, and how to get a can of spinach to Joe Biden before the debate. Oscar-nominated filmmaker and activist Josh Fox, and comedian Jenny Yang join Francesca to traverse the current American political hellscape together. Plus, which cartoon character would make a better supreme court justice than current nominee, ACB or "Sharia Sharon”?  Featuring: Josh Fox (@joshfoxfilm) Jenny Yang (@jennyangtv) Francesca Fiorentini (@franifio) Tip us to help the show keep afloat:Venmo: @TBR-LIVE, CashApp: @TBRLive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democracy hangs in the balance after RBG’s passing. But luckily The Sunrise movement is still blazing a trail toward climate justice? Executive Director Varshini Prakash enters The Bitchuation Room to talk about a Green New Deal, the Bernie-Biden task force on climate change, and why we can’t give up on the Democratic party even though it often gives up on progressives. Plus comedian Matt Lieb joins Francesca to talk about a crappy USPS mailer and imagining our favorite bands becoming anti-maskers. Featuring:Francesca Fiorentini (@franifio)Matt Lieb (@mattliebjokes)Varshini Prakash (@sunrisemvmt)    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are Democrats serious about stopping climate change? It’s hard to believe when California Governor Gavin Newsom approves new fracking wells and the much of the state senate is bought by oil and gas. Ana Kasparian and comedian Solomon Georgio join Francesca to discuss that, plus the week’s news and the best twitter etiquette for dunking on conservatives. And in a new segment Anxiety Watch Party, tips on how to find peace despite the fires raging in our hearts and out of our windows.  Featuring:Francesca Fiorentini Ana Kasparian (TYT, Weekends on Jacobin) Solomon Georgio (writer, comedian @solomongeorgio) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does ending homelessness and a Green New Deal at the city level look like? Progressive candidate for Los Angeles City Council Nithya Raman has some ideas. She and comedian Mitra Jouhari join Francesca Fiorentini to talk about why local politics are surging in 2020, plus a look at last week's most ridiculous news from Pelosi's salon visit to the sunken Trump boat parade. And finally, what could possibly be left on your 2020 bingo card?Featuring:Nithya Raman (www.nithyaforthecity.com)Mitra Jouhari (Three Busy Debras, Search Party)Host: Francesca Fiorentini  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who can poop good anymore after so much white extremist violence? And then there’s November. Author and activist Malkia Devich-Cyril and comedian Nato Green join Francesca to talk the RNC, media, and how to stay joyful despite so much grief. Plus why “the party of Lincoln” is an awful phrase, full-bodied coffee, freedom-seeking kittens, and where we would go in our very own Bill and Ted’s excellent phone booth.Featuring:Francesca Fiorentini (@franifio)Malkia Devich-Cyril (@culturejedi)Nato Green (@natogreen)Special thanks to producer Becca Rufer Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mass demonstrations against police killing of Black Americans, state repression, a rampant pandemic, climate emergencies and a crooked celebrity klansman to kick out of the White House. 2020 in America is shaping up to be more volatile than 1968, when millions rose up to demand systemic change and a break with the status quo. Good thing we’ve got the wonderful Max Elbaum, author of “Revolution In The Air”, to assess where we are on that long arc toward justice.  Featuring: Francesca Fiorentini Max Elbaum (Author, Revolution In The Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che & editor of www.OrganizingUpgrade.com) Matt Lieb (@mattlieb) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Joe Biden infomercial of establishment Democrats went better than many imagined. Nomiki Konst and Erin Gloria Ryan join Francesca to talk about what went well and what was missing from The Democratic National Convention, why we need working-class issues front and center, and how politics is about “killing illusion and keeping hope." Plus swapping Steve Bannon stories and a much-needed rendition of the Full House intro theme song.  Featuring: Francesca Fiorentini Nomiki Konst (The Nomiki Show) Erin Gloria Ryan (Hysteria Podcast, Crooked Media) Thanks to Becca Rufer Music by Kevin MacLeod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An election under attack via mail, a vice presidential candidate with bite but problems, and a virtual democratic convention that gives AOC only sixty seconds to speak. This week Francesca is joined by journalist Jason Carter and native organizer Dallas Goldtooth to hash it all out. Plus, what four years of Trump has meant for the indigenous climate justice movement, and the need to think about giving land back to its original stewards. And, *new segment*: 60 second DNC speech! Featuring:Francesca Fiorentini (Newsbroke, TYT)Jason Carter (ETLive, TYT, Jason Unleashed)Dallas Goldtooth (Indigenous Environmental Network)Special thanks to: Becca RuferMusic by: Kevin MacLeod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices