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Aug 18, 2022 • 42min

#743 Extremist Girlboss

Hosts: Amanda, Alise, BryanTopics: Roasting Mark Zuckerberg’s $10 billion reveal of the Metaverse A Kansas anti-abortion extremist exhibits girlboss behavior The infuriating system that will force a 16-year-old in Florida to give birth Should there be consequences for Ezra Miller? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 17, 2022 • 32min

#742 Ladies' Night Hangover

Host: Amanda, Sami, KaitlinTopics: 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
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Aug 16, 2022 • 36min

#741 The Promise And Perils Of 988 Ft. Zak Williams

Hosts: Amanda, Zak WilliamsTopics: 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 – seriously, this shocked us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 15, 2022 • 34min

#740 Can You Start A Civil War With A Nail Gun?

Hosts: Sami Sage, Emily AmickTopics: 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
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Aug 12, 2022 • 1h 7min

The Betches Sup Live!

Hosts: Milly, Alise, Kaitlin, Sami, AmandaThe 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
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Aug 11, 2022 • 28min

#739 What Politicians Get Wrong About Gen Z

Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Yasmine HamadyTopics: 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
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Aug 10, 2022 • 39min

#738 What’s In The FBI’s Raid Bag?

Hosts: Amanda, Kaitlin, AliseTopics: 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
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Aug 9, 2022 • 42min

#737 Don’t Mess With Archivists

Hosts: Sami, AmandaLater: 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 abortion rights in Texas and everything Ken Paxton isn’t doing to help Texans through economic hardship How attorneys general determine which cases go to the Supreme Court Why AGs are the “queen on the chessboard” when it comes to statewide politics Support Rochelle Garza’s campaign by visiting rochellegarzafortexas.com and following her at @rochellemgarza on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Aug 8, 2022 • 45min

#736 Trump Commode-tion

Hosts: Alise, Amanda, SamiTopics: 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
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Aug 4, 2022 • 51min

#735 The US Government Is A Mediocre Landlord

Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly, Rollie WilliamsTopics: 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

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