American Fever Dream

Hosts: Alise, Milly Topics: Update on the shooting in Uvalde, TX and whether or not anything will be done to act on gun control What is being done about Alito’s leaked abortion opinion at SCOTUS Debriefing the long weekend surprise appearances made by Paul Pelosi and Johnny Depp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Milly, Amanda Topics: What the conflicting timeline on the Uvalde shooting tells us about whether police could have done more to stop the massacre. How the shooting challenges the narrative that good guys with guns can stop bad guys with guns. Some relief with this week’s game of Support or Suppress, in which we unpack Beto’s necessary outburst, Bill De Blasio’s congressional run, and whether the world needs “burrito tape.” A discussion with Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) on how social media platforms can adjust their algorithms to prevent the spread of the type of hateful, incendiary content that may have motivated the shooter in Buffalo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Alise, Amanda, Kaitlin Topics: The impossibility of processing devastating events in quick succession The likelihood that this moment of national outrage over the murder of 19 kids and two teachers will lead to action in Congress The gun control debate since Sandy Hook Is it as simple as standing up to the gun lobby? Not quite. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise, Natasha Murphy of Black Girls Vote Topics: Unpacking Senator Bill Cassidy’s comments on Black maternal mortality and what they tell us about how the Republican party views its electorate. The policies at stake in the 2022 election and non-negotiable positions for candidates that claim to support Black women. Why we need to make gerrymandering the new political buzzword. Finally, a conversation about why some businesses benefit from chiming in on politics, and why some suffer reputational damage. Learn more about Black Girls Vote by following @blackgirlsvote on Instagram or at blackgirlsvote.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Bridget Schwartz Topics: The CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America join to talk about how they’ve been preparing for a post-Roe world What about the end of legal abortion keeps her up at night The challenging logistics of helping women access a procedure that could be outlawed in many states Unpacking Senator Bill Cassidy’s shocking comments on Black maternal mortality The poem that keeps her motivated Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly Topics: Discussing which 2000s trends deserve to come back after George W. Bush seemingly admits to an unjust invasion Analyzing the disturbing internet reaction to the defamation trial involving Johnny Depp and Amber Heard The troubling signals the mockery and ridicule send to survivors who speak out Milly breaks down two stories in a new segment dedicated to Black Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics: Analyzing the fascinating results from the Pennsylvania and North Carolina primaries Theorizing what line of work Madison Cawthorn will go into next Whether Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman will have a better shot against Dr. Oz or Dave McCormick Why the race for Pennsylvania’s governor might be the most important in the country to prevent a constitutional crisis in 2024 Is John Fetterman hot? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Discussing the latest surge of COVID cases Previewing today’s primaries in Pennsylvania and North Carolina Why are Republicans working so hard to offend this group of anti-abortion voters? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Sami Topics: More details about what led up to an 18-year-old self-described fascist, racist, and anti-Semite driving 200 miles to murder 10 people in a primarily Black neighborhood The roots of “replacement theory” and how the far-right has mainstreamed the idea Why 1 in 3 Americans believe in similar ideas How some Republicans are using the same tactics to misrepresent the formula shortage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Sami, Milly, Amanda Topics: Amanda’s week menacing New York City’s men Discussing the origins and state of the infant and toddler formula shortage in the US. How might this crisis play out of women held the majority of elected positions?! Which US cities are offering big $$$ to attract tech workers? Would you move to Tennessee for a free hot tub? Why traditional industries are walking back their return-to-office plans Our weekly round of SUPport or SUPpress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Milly, Kaitlin, Amanda Topics: Susan Collins called the police because protesters wrote a mild message in pastel chalk Reacting to a handful of the world’s most privileged men deciding it was “morally wrong” to ban Trump from Twitter A heated family discussion directed at the Democratic party leadership about the changes we need to see to know they’re fighting for us Unpacking the primaries and predictions for Pennsylvania’s primary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Alise, Amanda Topics: Alise and Amanda have a timely discussion about the personal impact of abortion access and the deep invasion of privacy represented by bans on reproductive health care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Sami, Amanda Topics Casual weekend debrief and how the Roe news intersected with Mother’s Day A deep dive on Louisiana’s unified assault on abortion rights and why “anti-abortion rights Democratic women” are still a thing Exactly how and why this could pave the way to outlaw IVF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Milly, Alise, Amanda Topics How anti-abortion groups could purchase data sets to harass and surveil women seeking abortion access, their doctors, and their partners Preparing for a future without Roe without fear-mongering or contributing to misinformation This week’s edition of support or supplant involves Kim K’s crash diet, Madison Cawthorn’s latest offense, and new laws requiring companies to disclose salary ranges in job listings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics We start with a tangent on the sacred nature of baths during times of political turmoil Unpacking how minority rule got us to this upsetting and confusing moment for abortion rights, and how we can fix a fixed system Why Democrats should be racing to embrace the Equal Rights Amendment as a midterms strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise, Alencia Johnson Topics: Initial reactions to the draft Supreme Court opinion poised to overturn Roe vs. Wade What elected leaders can do now to prepare for a chilling of abortion access Alencia Johnson joins to share insights from reproductive rights groups and interprets what the Court’s opinion signals about future attempts to revoke rights for other marginalized people A rumination on staying hopeful Follow Alencia Johnson on Twitter at @alenciajohnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Sami, guest MSNBC’s Symone Sanders Topics Symone Sanders, previously the spokeswoman and senior advisor for the Vice President, joins to give some behind the scenes tea from the White House Correspondents Dinner (including how she seized on a Kim K-related opportunity) How her experience working for a presidential administration will inform her new show “Symone” on MSNBC premiering this week Getting brutally real about what to expect for the midterms, and how to cover them productively. Insight from her time working one on one with Vice President Kamala Harris – and what the media narratives around her tend to miss. Watch “Symone” on MSNBC at 4 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays beginning May 7. New episodes streaming on Peacock Mondays and Tuesdays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Alise, Amanda Topics: President Biden sure looks like he’s about to forgive $10,000 in federal loan debt. So how did this become a “left wing” issue? Is the White House Correspondents Dinner this weekend really necessary? We discuss, and share the jokes we’d use to roast Joe Biden if we were invited Introducing our new segment “SUPport or SUPplant,” in which we share overlooked headlines from the week and whether we endorse the outcome or wish it went a different way. This time it’s Hillary Clinton running for president, Gen Z pelting trucker convoys with eggs, and Russian dolphins fighting against Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Sami, Amanda, Kaitlin; later, Axios reporter Sara Fischer Topics Which lawmaker just caught got with a loaded gun in TSA (for the second time) Ranking the latest drop of Coup Text, from most hapless to most treasonous The January 6th committee will hold big hearings on its findings in June, so we imagine how Kris Jenner would drive hype to big storylines Axios Media Trends reporter Sara Fischer joins to discuss the future of Elon Musk’s deal with Twitter and how the world’s richest man might approach the platform’s big moral questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Alise Topics: What it means that Elon Musk actually bought Twitter – what happens now, and how the platform could change How Musk’s purchase reflects broader trends in billionaires taking over the means of communication Which tweets we’d buy back from Elon Musk Why the state of New York is making Donald Trump pay $10,000 a day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Sami & Alise Topics: Madison Cawthorn is okay with wearing women’s lingerie, so long as he’s in a silly goofy mood Marjorie Taylor Greene could get kicked off the Georgia ballot for her role on Jan 6th The NYT released audio from a phone call between Kevin McCarthy and other Republican lawmakers about Trump’s role on January 6th Twitter is considering Elon Musk’s offer to buy the social media company for $43B in cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Alise, Milly, Amanda Topics: Should Bernie Sanders run for president in 2024? What Ron DeSantis did to the congressional maps while hoping we were all paying attention to his feud with Disney Two huge Hollywood defamation trials: Johnny Depp suing Amber Heard, and Blac Chyna suing the Kardashian-Jenners Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Alise, Amanda, Kaitlin Topics: We share our nightmare blunt rotations in honor of 420 Joe Biden just canceled $17 billion in student debt The latest senator with damning January 6 texts An interview with Stephen Post of Last Prisoner Project on why 40,000 people are still incarcerated for cannabis and what a bill legalizing weed at the federal level needs to include to repair the harm done by criminalization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Milly, Amanda Topics: Reactions to the end of the federal mask mandate and the MAGA Mistress judge who killed it Looking back on how “anti-masker” became a political identity that will outlast the pandemic Why the day we stopped wearing masks was always going to be politically charged Behind the “Libs Of TikTok” Twitter account providing content for Fox News and Ron DeSantis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Sami, Amanda + interview with Rohini Kosoglu, Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President Topics: A Tax day reminder of how little billionaires actually pay in taxes compared to the rest of us Why the federal government can’t tell you exactly how much you owe, for free The latest in Elon Musk’s bid to take over Twitter, and why a confluence of societal and economic trends make it hard to stop him A conversation with Rohini Kosoglu, Deputy Assistant to the President and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, about what it will take to solve the maternal health crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Sami, MJ Corey of @KardashianKolloquium Topics: The Kardashians seem to touch every aspect of our society, from race to feminism to politics. How did they do that? Why can’t we resist talking about them? And *should* we resist talking about them? The darker ways the family appropriates Black women and culture Which politicians embody the same type of post-modern celebrity Predicting the strategic narratives they’ll pursue in their new show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Kaitlin More insight into how law enforcement reacted to yesterday’s attack in Brooklyn and how the suspect got away Why adding more police is not the answer (we give real reasons, not just hot takes) The relationship between police and the media Boris Johnson find for partying too hard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: What we know about the shooting in a Brooklyn train station Some context for NYPD in subways and the crime situation in New York President Biden’s promise to reign in “ghost guns” and the history of these DIY and 3D-printed weapons The Academy banning Will Smith from 10 years of Oscar ceremonies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Alise, Amanda Topics: What Alise learned from watching MSNBC 24/7 on her cruise. Trump endorsing Dr. Oz in the Pennsylvania Senate race – and whether he was right about “women” supporting the quack doctor. The false arrest of a Texas woman who may have induced an abortion – and why the headlines will only get darker as we approach the potential end of Roe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, in honor of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Sami hosts genocide survivor Yvette Rugasaguhunga. Yvette gives us her personal account of how the events affected her and her family so deeply, and shaped the course of the country for generations to come. She also reflects on the state of Rwanda today and how it was able to reform its democracy following the atrocities of the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin Topics: Selena Gomez says she hasn’t used the internet in four and half years. How?! What Twitter appointing Elon Musk to its board reveals about our warped capitalist incentive structure Why so many publicly known founders are assholes How Ivanka Trump may be using her January 6 testimony to rehabilitate her reputation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Alise, Amanda, Aimée Lutkin, author of “The Lonely Hunter: How Our Search For Love Is Broken" Topics: The wedding reception coming to the White House Why these Republicans are voting for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson What the pandemic revealed about how our society is built to reward married people The problem with the term “the loneliness epidemic” A proposed Alabama bill that would force women to take pregnancy tests before obtaining medical marijuana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Sami Topics: Looking at the gender breakdown of the recording academy to figure out why Louis CK took home a statue after admitting to sexual misconduct The incredible David and Goliath story behind the Staten Island Amazon union Discussing the devastation in Bucha, Ukraine and the apparent genocide of Ukrainian civilians Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly, Kaitlin Topics: Our journey through Madison Cawthorn’s claims of cocaine-fueled orgies in the capital Brainstorming what Trump might have been doing in the seven-hour and 37-minute gap in his phone records What’s coming next in the January 6th committee’s investigation – where is Merrick Garland?! Our thoughts on the second season of “Bridgerton” and tips for overcoming our phone addictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Axios Markets Correspondent Emily Peck What the conventional wisdom around women, work, and the pandemic gets wrong New research from Harvard outlining which women actually left the workforce and why Why so many college educated women considered quitting – but actually didn't The ongoing importance of paid leave and child care to women’s professional mobility Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Milly’s very Sup-y vacation Unpacking the aftershocks from the Oscars slap – did Chris Rock know his joke was in poor taste? Does it matter? The history of the Academy expelling members and revoking Oscars Why aren’t we all talking about Clarence and Ginni Thomas? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Bryan, Sami, Amanda Topics: Debriefing on an eventful Oscar ceremony and reacting to Chris Rock’s hurtful joke about Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s slap heard ’round the world. Discussing the context and dynamics at play and how that moment should have played out differently. Bryan shares anecdotes related to bills suppressing discussion of sexual orientation in schools and why they totally miss the mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Kaitlin, Alise Topics: Debriefing on confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson – new lows from Republicans and not enough offense from Democrats Unpacking some of the most noteworthy exchanges this week — racist babies, etc. Senator Mike Braun’s backtracked claim that interracial marriage should never have been legalized on the federal level Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Alise, Sami, Amanda Topics: A new poll about what shows Americans think represent politics the most accurately Days 1 and 2 of the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Ted Cruz’s airport meltdown The New York Times editorial board’s warning that “America Has A Free Speech Problem” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Sami, Amanda, attorney and TikTok creator Reb MaselTopics: Previewing attacks likely face Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson about being “soft on crime” and why they are out of context and in poor faith – specifically with regard to sentencing of child sex abuse images. The fate of Texas’s abortion ban after the latest court letdown. Kanye West’s public harassment of Kim Kardashian and how the scary dynamic plays out for women who aren’t in the spotlight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics: The fate of Daylight Savings Time and why long summer nights are actually bad for you (sorry) The Biden administration says we’ll run out of lifesaving COVID supplies by the end of the month and is publicly pleading with Congress to act. So… why is no one ready? Why major GOP donors are publicly opposing Russian sanctions, and what this will mean for 2024 prospects Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise Topics: Reflecting on Equal Pay Day and how the “improving” gender pay gap disguises worsening inequities. An extra-spicy roast of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – and his secret plan to tank the voting rights act. New insights about Clarence Thomas’s wife and the January 6 rally What percent of Joe Rogan listeners are vaccinated? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Amanda, Val Voshchevska Topics: Ukrainian social media activist Val Voshchevska takes us through a day in her life collecting and sharing information about Putin’s invasion for western audiences. Why it’s important to use Ukrainian sources during this war. The pros and cons of war content going viral on social media. Why Russia banned Instagram and how Putin spreads disinformation Follow @marshzhinok to learn more about donating to the Women’s March in Ukraine, which is working to provide direct support to women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sami is joined by Andrea Chalupa, co-host of the podcast Gaslit Nation and an expert on Russia and Ukraine. They discuss why Putin is so obsessed with Ukraine, his aspirations beyond the neighboring country, and what predictions we can make about his behavior moving forward. How serious is a nuclear threat? They also discuss Andrea’s film “Mr. Jones,” which tells the story of Stalin’s famine in Ukraine.Links referenced in the episode: Razom for Ukraine: https://razomforukraine.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Milly, Amanda, Kaitlin Topics: Kim Kardashian’s out-of-touch business advice for women. Exciting updates in the legal weed world NYC ends mask mandate and vaccine requirements in restaurants The anti-lynching bill was passed and VAWA reauthorized… so what’s the catch Reacting to the NY Times article “I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alise, Milly, and Amanda are back for a jammed-packed episode. They share details about our fundraiser for the International Rescue Committee before sharing updates from Russia’s escalating brutality in Ukraine. They map out a few potential endgames and discuss Joe Biden’s plan to ban Russian oil imports and what that means for Americans. Finally they address some predictably absurd headlines out of Florida. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Milly, Alise, and Amanda take a step back from daily news to discuss some timely themes related to women’s history month. Their conversation focuses on the stereotype that women are the more “emotional” actors and contrast this with… all the chaos men are inflicting upon the world. They share how being perceived as overly emotional has impacted their careers so far, and but also how it’s shaped them in ways they don’t regret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda, Alise, and Milly are back to react to Joe Biden’s first State of the Union and share their highs and lows. They also share updates from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Sami, Milly, Amanda Topics: Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg stops by to talk about Biden’s State of the Union tonight and how infrastructure spending will impact women What people mean when they say Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was a “miscalculation.” Mapping out Putin’s potential end games The origin of Russia’s oligarchs and why Putin’s power over them may finally be at risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Alise, Amanda, Ginny Hogan Topics: Reacting to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, specifically how the world has rallied around President Volodymyr Zelensky.Analyzing the social media landscape during global conflict. How Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s college improv skills will come in handy on the Supreme Court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices