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Alise, Bryan, and Amanda are back to break down the first full day of the Biden administration. They start by dissecting the significance of Biden’s tranche of executive orders, which remove some of Trump’s most callous policies from immigration to LGBTQ rights. Then, they look at the possibility for bipartisanship under a Biden administration. Should Democrats “share power” when Mitch McConnell would never? What about the filibuster? Will Republicans be more likely to compromise without Trump cyberbullying them? We analyze it all in today's ep. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Bryan, and Amanda are back under a new administration to react to today’s historic inauguration. They start by briefly recounting Trump’s unceremonious departure. Then, they run through the ceremony's most memorable moments, from Bernie Sanders’ adorable mittens to Kamala Harris’ historic swearing-in, and explain why the day felt so different without Trump there. They analyze President Biden’s inaugural address and his mandate to address racial injustice. Finally, they see what Boris Johnson has to say about all this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We made it. Alise, Milly, and Amanda are back to reflect on four years of covering the Trump administration and sum up their feelings in one word. They give a preview of Inauguration and break down the arrests made over the weekend, including a Gen Z rioter who tried to sell Nancy Pelosi’s laptop to Russia. They run through Trump’s final day of pardons and compare it to his race to execute more than a dozen people. Finally, they react to news that Melania will not be giving Dr. Jill Biden a tour of the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we are bringing you Sami's Morning Announcements instead of our usual episode because of the holiday. If you enjoy the episode, please subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts! We'll be back tomorrow with our usual episode. This Monday, we start with a few words from MLK that remain incredibly relevant to our current times. Next we cover reports about the last gasps of the Trump presidency, including their attempts to collect fees for pardons, install operatives in civil roles, and how the Trump’s ban from Twitter has affected disinformation on the site. Lastly, we cover Biden’s plans for executive actions for the first 10 days of his presidency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami, Milly, and Amanda are back to talk some shit -- starting in Ivanka and Jared’s bathroom. They break down the allegation that the Kushner’s don’t allow Secret Service to use their restroom, and consider what this says about Ivanka’s political future (hear us out). Then they discuss Joe Biden’s sweeping coronavirus relief plan how it will impact the beginning of his term. And where’s the canceled student debt?! Finally, they take a nice, warm bath in the splinter forming in the GOP, and consider how both parties can move forward from the Trump era. Here’s Milly’s piece on the burden of student debt https://medium.com/the-road-to-financial-empowerment/client-beat-milly-on-how-a-student-loan-ruined-my-life-388d80c5caa7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan and Amanda are back for the last Thursday pod of the Trump administration! They react to Republicans' clownish attempts to justify protecting the treasonous president, and explain why they’re so threatened by progressives like Cori Bush. Then, they look forward to Inauguration and bask in Joe Biden and Lady Gaga’s friendship. They run through the security precautions being taken for the outdoor event, and share chilling details of the insurrection that suggest the security threat is coming from inside the house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda, Alise, and Kaitlin are back to break down the FBI investigations following the deadly siege on the Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s impending impeachment. Does it feel like December 2019 already? To (kinda) quote Taylor Swift, we left the impeachment lights up until January and this time, do we have Mitch McConnell as Pelosi’s little helper? They discuss increasing Republican support for impeachment, and national reconstruction efforts moving forward. How has our country rid itself of violent seditionists in the past, and what lessons can we learn about how it fell short? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Milly, Alise, and Amanda are back to share how they’ve processed the events of the last week, and why the Capitol insurrection has become more and more disturbing as days pass. They share updates from lawmakers who likely contracted COVID during the attack and check in on a few of the arrested terrorists and how they’ve been treated by the criminal justice system. Finally, they describe Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s parting gift to Cuba: cravenly labeling it a state sponsor of terror and worsening circumstances for citizens in poverty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda, Bryan, and Sami are back to ask one very simple question: Why is this president still in power?! They share updates from the weekend as House Democrats introduce articles of impeachment today, and explain all the ways Congress can hold Trump accountable for the insurrection even after he leaves office on 1/20/2021. They explain how the Senate could prevent Trump from running again even if he stays in office until Inauguration, and speculate as to why Mike Pence has yet to invoke the 25th Amendment. Finally, they decide how much credit to give companies ending their contributions to treasonous lawmakers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami and Amanda start the show with a quick update about emerging explanations for how the Capitol was mobbed, which suggest that willful ignorance of the openly planned coup, paired with a misguided attempt to avoid the optics we saw during the summer’s peaceful protests, led to tragedy. Then, they welcome back their fave Constitution expert Ben Sheehan to discuss options for the president’s removal. Which is quicker, impeachment or invoking the 25th? And why are there two and half months between the election and inauguration?! Can we fix that like… now? Well, actually... Notes on the episode: There is actually one 1876 precedent for an official (not a president) being impeached after leaving office -- but it involved that official resigning. The matter still hasn't been settled for the president. The Senate has imposed disqualification on holding future federal office twice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Bryan, and Amanda are back to discuss the craziest shit that’s ever gone on in the news. They share updates from the Capitol on what was destroyed in the deadly invasion and consider how violent insurrectionists were allowed to breach the People’s House while legislators were in session. They discuss options for Trump’s removal and react to the administration officials resigning because this, apparently, was just too much. Finally, they consider how the insurrection will impact Biden’s first 100 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaitlin and Amanda are back to celebrate signs that Democrats have won both Senate races in Georgia, taking back the chamber for the first time since 2014. They break down returns that show Black voters once again buoyed Democrats to victory, and look at the success of Trump’s GOP voter suppression efforts. They discuss how the Georgia strategy took root in the 2000s, and why it proves that turning out Democratic voters works better than appealing to the middle. Finally, they consider how the Senate will function with a 50/50 split and why Joe Manchin just became the most powerful person in the Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Milly, Alise, and Amanda are back on Georgia Runoff Day! They start with details of today’s matchups between Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock and David Perdue and Jon Ossoff. For the main conversation, they discuss the country’s botched vaccine rollout. Is it everyone’s fault or no one’s fault? How can we vaccinate people in the right order without letting doses go to waste? We check in on some governors taking the wrong approaches for different reasons, from Andrew Cuomo bullying hospitals in New York to Ron DeSantis causing mayhem in Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami, Amanda, and Bryan are bringing in a new year with a new scandal, unpacking the biggest headlines of 2021. They start with Trump’s pathetic shakedown of Georgia’s top election official and how it will impact the imminent Georgia runoffs. Should Nancy initiate a rapid-fire impeachment? Then, they explain what to expect on January 6, the day VP Mike Pence will oversee Congress formalize the election results and why a dozen Republicans are willing to put it all on the line for a disgraced former federal employee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s almost New Year’s eve and Kaitlin, Bryan, Sami, Alise, and Amanda are back to empty out the rest of the listener-submitted holiday mailbag. This time around we’re answering political questions and diving even deeper into our personal lives. Plus, we share our most memorable political moments of 2020 and our dream presidential picks for 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise Morales, Milly Tamarez, and Amanda Duberman do a very quick check in on stimulus talks before unpacking the second most pressing issue of the day: Hilaria Baldwin’s cultural heritage. The hosts debrief on the most egregious aspects of Hilaria’s performance and consider the likelihood of her defenses -- offering expert linguistic analysis on the “cucumber” incident. Finally, they consider, on a scale from Rachel Dolezal to lying about your hair color, just how egregious Hilaria Baldwin’s false claims are. (Pretty, pretty, pretty bad.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda, Sami, and Bryan are back from the holiday weekend to recap COVID relief drama and Trump’s totally useless, wholly destructive attempt to sabotage the deal. They explain the rationale behind Trump’s complaints (there is none) and describe the makeup of the final deal and how it might impact you. But the stimulus package isn’t all that’s keeping Congress busy -- the hosts also run through Trump’s rejection of the defense spending bill that could lead to the first veto override of his presidency. We’re thrilled to announce our new podcast, Morning Announcements! Betches Co-Founder Sami Sage has adapted her five-minute morning show into a podcast, where you can find super speedy rundowns of the headlines you need first thing in the morning. Follow Morning Announcements on Spotify now to get Monday’s premiere in your feed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Christmas Eve-eve, Kaitlin, Bryan, Sami, Alise, and Amanda sit down for another holiday mailbag episode. In this installment, we answer all your personal questions, from how Kaitlin acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of US history to Sami’s favorite song on evermore. We also get into our quarantine habits and finding a work-life balance in 2020. Finally, we give you a BTS of the Sup group chat. Thanks to our sponsors: Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Milly, Kaitlin, and Amanda all had to be here for today’s long-awaited Martin Shkreli debrief. The hosts run through an Elle magazine story detailing former Bloomberg reporter Christie Smythe’s unrequited infatuation with the country’s most hated man. Milly describes matching with Martin in 2015 and the hosts consider what led Smythe down such a wild path, and what the reaction to the story tells us about dating and power in 2020. Then, they take a broad lens to nine months of stimulus negotiations and consider how the final aid package hurt or helped the parties politically. Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami, Alise, and Amanda are back to celebrate the Sup’s 400th episode! Alise and Sami react to their first episode from 2017 and reflect on everything that has (and hasn’t) changed since then. Then, the hosts break down the weekend’s COVID relief talks and how the final bill actually came together -- including which Republicans actually acknowledged that the pandemic is hurting the economy and why it’s based on income from 2019. Finally, they share updates from the COVID mutation spreading throughout England and theorize AOC’s work/life balance. Thanks to our sponsors: Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami and Amanda chat with Kate Bennett, CNN White House correspondent and author of FREE, MELANIA: An Unauthorized Biography. Bennett describes covering First Lady Melania Trump during a particularly eventful administration. She gives a behind-the-scenes look at Melania’s relationship with Donald -- apparently they talk on the phone all day! -- and which theories about their marriage are actually true. Bennett also explains how Melania has defied expectations for a First Lady and why she’s never embraced the attention it brought her. Finally, they discuss Melania’s legacy and how Donald manages the tension between his wife and daughter. Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Bryan, and Amanda are back to run through some more amazing news about the vaccine, the only 2020 gift that keeps on giving. Then, they check in on the Trump Administration’s humiliating but hilarious final acts, from Betsy DeVos pleading with education officials to “be part of the resistance” and Pence leaving the country, to Mar-a-Lago banning Trump and Mike Pompeo’s string of poorly attended holiday parties. Why is it so satisfying to behold?! Thanks to our sponsors: Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaitlin and Amanda are back to deconstruct Biden’s Cabinet, which includes some disappointing if not confusing picks. They break down Pete Buttigieg’s nomination for Transportation Secretary and explain the progressive reaction to the appointment. Then, they discuss Joe Biden’s response to pressure from civil rights leaders and the appointment of Rep. Marcia Fudge to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, despite an enthusiastic campaign for her to lead Agriculture. How does the Biden transition justify their calculus if it’s so inconsistent? Thanks to our sponsors: Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Milly, and Amanda are back to start the show with a debate about whether we should stan Sasha Obama by sharing her photos. Then, they take inventory of the Republicans finally facing the music and how Democrats can govern when two-thirds of the opposite party believe Trump won the election and discuss how current stimulus negotiations could foreshadow messaging problems for progressives during a Biden administration. Finally, they list the opportunities Democrats are missing to challenge Republican “values” -- has anybody noticed they are literally trying to defund the police?! Last call for questions! We’re doing a Q&A this week. Send your questions for us to [email protected] Thanks to our sponsors: Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami, Bryan, and Amanda are back to celebrate the vaccine’s arrival in American hospitals and Joe Biden’s soon-to-be official electoral college victory. First, they run through the vaccine’s big stateside debut and discuss the sense of cognitive dissonance as the virus’s devastating death toll parallels our greatest sign of hope. What would this day look like had the federal government done literally anything? Then, they debrief on the last embers of the coup attempt as electors meet today to cast their votes making Joe Biden the next president. Thanks to our sponsors: Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami and Amanda catch up on a peak 2020 smattering of headlines, from Rudy’s red carpet COVID treatment to the next stage of America’s most disgraced former employee’s coup attempt. Then, they’re joined by Crooked Media’s political director Shaniqua McClendon to discuss how to get involved in the Georgia runoffs. She describes coordinating with grassroots groups in Georgia to ensure volunteer efforts are as effective as possible and give them what they need to deliver the same victory they did for Joe Biden. Learn more concrete actions you can take at votesaveamerica.com/adopt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Kaitlin, and Amanda are back to reflect on the deadliest day of the pandemic while our government does virtually nothing to stem the tide of death and economic destruction. They check in on the state of stimulus talks and break down what politicians fail to grasp about what it costs to live. Why does America bother having good credit if we don’t even use it? Finally, they break down the importance of civilian control of the military and why Biden has taken a needlessly complicated route towards diversifying his cabinet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami and Amanda are joined by Sara Azari, criminal defense attorney and author of “Unprecedented: A Simple Guide To The Crimes Of The Trump Campaign And Presidency.” Azari explains what the next few years might look like for Trump now that he’s lost the power of the presidency. Will he actually be held accountable for his crimes, and how soon will it happen? What’s Trump’s most likely route to prison? She explains why Trump actually can’t pardon himself but has a terrifying loophole that involves making Pence president. Finally, she explains why the Mueller investigation in particular hit Trump where it hurts and how it might impact his future political career. Use code BYEDON to get 20% off everything in the Sup shop if you order before Sunday 12/13 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Milly, and Amanda are back to celebrate two very special holidays. First, they honor Safe Harbor Day by sharing what in their own life they’d apply a six-day rule to. Then it’s on to V-Day in the UK, where the first patients outside clinical trials began receiving COVID vaccines. Next, they run through the Trump administration’s latest display of deadly ineptitude and why it dropped the ball by not ordering enough vaccines. Finally, they break down Biden’s pick of Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III for Defense Secretary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami, Bryan, and Amanda are back to break down the weekend’s wildest headlines, beginning with Matthew McConaughey’s bad takes on electoral politics. They discuss Rudy’s COVID diagnosis and how we actually expected his parade of indignities to end. They catch up on the Georgia Senate race, including Kelly Loeffler’s tepid debate performance and David Perdue ghosting the state he was elected to represent. Finally, they fantasize about what these two crooks will get up to after they’re ousted from the Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami and Amanda are back to debrief on the New York Young Republicans annual gala held in… New Jersey, and try to imagine Matt Gaetz’s big night out. They congratulate Dr. Fauci on his new boss and consider the many ways Donald Trump is sabotaging the Georgia Senate races. Finally, they consider how we’ll recalibrate our reactions to politicians’ bad behavior post-Trump and check in on Ivanka’s legal troubles. Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Dipsea: Dipsea is an audio app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions. Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/SUP Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Kaitlin, and Amanda catch up on the Trump admin’s race to cause as much destruction and cruelty before leaving office as possible. Namely, by quietly changing the citizenship test to be longer, harder, and tinged with conservative ideology. Then, they unpack former President Barack Obama’s criticism of “defund the police” and why the country’s most beloved but verbose former president shouldn’t be offering slogan advice. Finally, they compare calls to dilute the message against police brutality with Lincoln’s oft-overlooked commitment to ending slavery no matter the cost. Thanks to our sponsors: Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Dipsea: Dipsea is an audio app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions. Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/SUP Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Sami is joined by Betches Sup producer Sean Kilby to discuss the latest news about presidential pardons coming out of the White House. They start with a conversation about the [redacted] Justice Department investigation into a potential pay-for-pardon scheme. They also talk about a report that Trump is already talking about pardoning Rudy Giuliani, as well as his own children. How does a presidential pardon even work, and could the president pardon himself? Next, they break down Bill Barr’s public announcement that there was no widespread fraud that affected the outcome of the 2020 election. Finally, they discuss some uplifting news, as Juno star Elliot Page came out as trans yesterday. Thanks to our sponsors: Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Dipsea: Dipsea is an audio app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions. Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/SUP Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Milly and Amanda start the show by roasting the White House’s chaotic holiday plans, from Melania decorating with 17,000 bows despite not giving a f*ck about Christmas, to the Trumps planning a dozen holiday parties. Then, they break down Republican objection to Biden cabinet appointees who were mean to them on Twitter. Finally, they discuss the Supreme Court growing impatient with the Trump administration’s attempts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the Census, and what Republican support for the move signals about their electoral weaknesses. Thanks to our sponsors: Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Dipsea: Dipsea is an audio app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions. Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/SUP Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami, Bryan, and Amanda are back to break down all the news you meant to catch up on before the end of the holiday weekend, from various Trumpertantrums (™ Alise Morales) at a miniaturized desk and to the president lashing out at Georgia’s Republican governor. They describe Biden’s groundbreaking new appointees and his broken bones. Finally, they check in on the state of the pandemic that threatens to become a Turducken of tragedy. Get your Sup merch this Cyber Monday at shop.betches.com and use code LETSCYBER25 for 25% off! Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Dipsea: Dipsea is an audio app full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions. Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/SUP Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaitlin and Amanda are joined by former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and fellow podcast host Julián Castro to discuss parenting during a pandemic and pushing for progressive change now that the election is ending. They discuss what the election showed us about Texas’s path to becoming a blue state and what conversations about the “Latino vote” usually miss. Finally, Secretary Castro shares his favorite episodes from his new podcast “Our America,” including an interview with BFF Elizabeth Warren and binge-worthy episodes that chart a path towards a more humane future. Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Tushy: You use water to clean your body. Time to do that to your butt. Go to HelloTushy.com/Sup to get 15% off plus free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Milly, and Amanda start the show in a festive mood, checking in on Melania Trump’s first Christmas outing since she was outed as a Grinch and playing a 2018 throwback of Donald shaming a turkey who lost the pardoning contest but wouldn’t concede. Then they check in on their best girl Emily Murphy, who finally signed a letter that gave Joe Biden the .gov website he’s been waiting for. They also run through a new list of Biden cabinet picks and what they tell us about the administration. Finally, they consider Biden’s likely female pick for the Department of Defense. How do we honor a feminist milestone while acknowledging wars are very bad for women? Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Tushy: You use water to clean your body. Time to do that to your butt. Go to HelloTushy.com/Sup to get 15% off plus free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami, Bryan, and Amanda are back to monitor the progress of the failed president’s failed coup attempt and how the President-elect is building a government without taxpayer funds. Why is Joe Biden crowdfunding the transition when Americans are still unemployed at record levels? Blame Emily. They run through the Biden administration’s exciting new hires and share how Christian groups donated $2 million to spring a homicidal teen from jail. Headspace: You deserve to feel happier, and Headspace is meditation made simple.. Go to HEADSPACE.COM/SUP for a free one-month trial. Ship: Update Ship today and let your friends take control of your dating life – because let’s be honest, we all could use a little help in that department. Download Ship in the app store to start getting matched today. Tushy: You use water to clean your body. Time to do that to your butt. Go to HelloTushy.com/Sup to get 15% off plus free shipping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Sami are back to debrief on the CDC canceling Thanksgiving and why we should have made the last Thursday in July a federal holiday instead. Then, they debrief on Rudy Giulinali's nauseating performance yesterday and check on the state of Trump’s ongoing failed coup attempts. How do we acknowledge how chilling this is without indulging a narrative that only helps the coup along? Both hosts offer advice. Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Kaitlin, and Amanda start the pod by sharing their excitement about “A Promised Land,” Obama’s new 700-word tomb that Kaitlin reviewed for the Boston Globe. Then they discuss Joe Biden’s growing frustration with the Trump administration’s failure to take part in the transition of power, restricting access to timely pandemic information while close to 2,000 Americans die daily of coronavirus. As always, they check on the Trump campaign’s persistent and nonsensical attempts to overturn the election and how Democrats should frame the Georgia runoffs to ensure a winning strategy. Thanks to our sponsors: Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami, Amanda, and Bryan are back to run down the day’s especially wacky headlines, from Rudy Giuliani charging the Trump campaign $20,000 a day to Ivanka’s maid of honor sharing embarrassing details from their childhood. Then, they consider last ditch Republican attempts to overturn the election and explain why they won’t work. Finally, they try to square Lindsey Graham’s treasonous attempt to tamper with the Georgia vote count with his encouraging fist bump with Kamala Harris on the Senate floor. Thanks to our sponsors: Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise and Amanda are back with guest host Milly Tamarez to deconstruct Republicans’ insane approach to the COVID pandemic even after Trump lost. Why are they so attached to denying public health guidance when doing so might have lost them the presidency? We explore how COVID conspiracies travel through rural areas and why everyone needs a barber who will tell them that QAnon isn’t real. Finally, they run through the COVID economic provisions that will run out in December and what the government is doing about it. (Nothing. They’re doing nothing.) Thanks to our sponsors: Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Bryan are back to run through the weekend’s top headlines. First, they update you on the out-of-control pandemic prompting shutdown measures across the country. But are they enough to stop the spread? They also explain the latest vaccine developments and why they should motivate Americans to hunker down in 2020’s final months. Finally, they explain how the Trump administration’s ineptitude once again stopped them from messing with DACA. Thanks to our sponsors: Modern Fertility: Visit ModernFertility.com/SUP to get $20 off the test. That means your test will cost $139, instead of the hundreds or thousands it could cost at a doctor’s office! American Giant: American Giant makes clothing that’s durable, not disposable. Get 15% off your first order when you use promo code SUP at American-Giant.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami and Amanda are back to remind you that Joe Biden is our President-Elect and Donald Trump has no case! Then, they run down everything you need to know about the worsening pandemic. Why are schools closing before bars, and what does that say about our country’s priorities? They also run through everyone who got COVID from the White House election party -- the third outbreak in eight months. Finally, they explain how weed can help you understand aerosol transmission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Sup, Alise and Bryan are back with some good news: Joe Biden still won the election! They start with news that Trump has apparently been telling advisers that he might run again in 2024. Next, they explain why he should probably stop celebrating the fact that Georgia will conduct a “manual audit” of the presidential election votes and talk about Facebook’s absurd reason for extending its ban on political advertising another month. Finally, they discuss the selection of Ron Klain as Joe Biden’s first Chief of Staff and tell us why we should be encouraged by what it means for getting a handle on the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Kaitlin are back to run through the Trump administration’s somewhat terrifying overhaul of the country’s national security apparatus amid concerns the president could be preparing an authoritarian takeover (or coverup) while AG Bill Barr invites prosecutors to investigate vague claims of voter fraud. Casual! They also explain how state legislatures could be even more insidious in stealing the election for Trump. Finally, they discuss new polling that 70% of Republicans don’t believe the election was free and fair and how that might influence GOP leaders’ calculus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bryan and Amanda are back to break down how Republicans are emboldening a tyrannical president who refuses to recognize the results of a legitimate democratic election. Which of these legal challenges and procedural threats should we be worried about, if any? Which Republicans are actually behaving like patriotic public servants? Finally, they explain how the incoming Biden-Harris administration is already hard at work planning a pandemic response and wonder aloud how the White House could possibly be sanitized to Jill Biden's standards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda, Sami, and Alise are back to celebrate the imminent end of the Trump presidency. They discuss Saturday’s call and how they each heard the news that Biden had won the race. Plus, they react to Kamala Harris's historic rise to the Vice Presidency, and reflect on the final days of the campaign. They also run through the Donald and co’s response, including the debacle at Four Seasons Total Landscaping and how each member of the Trump family is handling the loss. Finally, the look ahead to what’s at stake in Georgia’s Senate races. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami and Amanda are back for election day part IV. It's happening. It happened? They run through the latest returns after Georgia and Pennsylvania flipped for Biden and reflect on how the race has changed in a matter of days. They marvel at Georgia’s incredible turnout and bow down to Stacey Abrams while looking forward to the January Senate races that will determine the balance of power. Then, they check-in with the Republicans continuing to humiliate themselves while defending a losing candidate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As day three of Electionchella continues, Alise and Bryan are back to update us on all the latest news about a still-undecided election. They start with Georgia, Nevada and Arizona, three states that have everyone holding their breath. Plus, they talk about what’s taking Pennsylvania so long to count their votes (apparently it’s someone’s birthday and there’s a cake in the breakroom). Next, they discuss Trump’s many legal challenges (and errant Tweets), along with his supporters protesting to stop the vote, even though he would likely lose the election if that were to happen. Finally, they tell us about the last few Senate seats yet to be called, and explain why we could have two different runoffs in Georgia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices