
American Fever Dream
From under the desk to in your ears, V. Spehar joins Betches Media in a new podcast dedicated to curing the collective malaise brought on by our chaotic political environment. Every week, Spehar and co-host Sami Sage will tenderly guide you through the biggest moments in politics and pop culture with a healing dose of perspective and humor. Rather than spiral over the latest unprecedented event, the hosts dig for the 2024 political tea you *really* want to hear while offering all the information you need to be an empowered citizen, without the side of despair to keep you up at night.For constant news updates, sign up for the Sup email newsletter at betches.com/newsletters and follow us on Instagram at @betches_news. And follow V on TikTok and Instagram @underthedesknews.Watch American Fever Dream On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thebetchesnews
Latest episodes

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?
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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
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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!
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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.
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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

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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