The Bitchuation Room

The tables are turning in America's one-sided class war that working people tend to lose. Strikes are cropping up nationwide, and workers are no longer settling for underpaid jobs, and everyone is sharing HBOMax passwords! #Solidarity. Stimulus checks have meant there’s a bit more more ‘fuck you money’ as economist Doug Henwood observes, leading to what some are calling The Great Resignation. Henwood joins to discuss how reckless the one percent has been and how much the pandemic has exposed that the ways we usually conceive of the economy are in and of themselves, bankrupt. Plus comedian Nato Green on Trump’s new social media fail and what Alec Baldwin’s accidental murder says about workers’ rights on film sets. AND a Patreon Only *Bonus Bish* about which supernatural creatures 53% of Trumpers believe in. Guests: Doug Henwood, Economist and Journalist: https://twitter.com/DougHenwood Nato Green, Comedian and Union Organizer: https://twitter.com/natogreen Join the Franifa and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.comThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra OrnessMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We now know that AT&T nearly fully funded OANN because they "needed another right-wing news channel." And it just so happens a multi-millionaire who ran a channel called WealthTV (!) was able to set one up in no time. Covid conspiracies, the Big Lie and all kinds of insanity then ensued. A taste of the *Patreon Only* bonus bish. Listen now on an exclusive RSS feed by becoming a patron at just $2 a month: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America can’t afford universal childcare! and other red flags. Founder of Moms in Office Simona Grace joins the podcast to discuss why the only way to combat women dropping out of the workforce is by supporting families. Paid leave, childcare, and child tax credits and so much more. Plus soon-to-be-mom Erin Ryan of Hysteria Podcast talks anti-vax job sites, an anti-stealthing law and why people who 'don’t like rap or country music' are walking red flags. Finally a *BONUS BISH* for the patrons all about how AT&T helped to fund the extremist conservative Big Lie-touting cable channel OANN. Available here. Featuring: Erin Gloria Ryan, Hysteria Podcasthttps://twitter.com/morninggloriahttps://eringloriaryan.bulletin.com/ Simona Grace, Moms In Officehttps://twitter.com/simonagracewww.momsinoffice.org Join the Franifa and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.comSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Thanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra Orness Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The MAGA head of an NYPD police union resigns after an FBI raid? What's going on? A snippet from 10/10's bonus bish with comedian Sammy Obeid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pod’s first Congressperson! Squad member Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York—who unseated a 16-year Democratic incumbent in 2020— talks border policy, defense spending, and the progressive strategy to deliver on the Build Back Better Act. Plus just how far the anti-vax conspiracy has indoctrinated some, and facebook’s terrible week …continuing to turn a giant profit. The hilarious Sammy Obeid joins to talk all that plus long Covid, getting banned from TikTok for talking about Palestine and of course, SQUID GAME. *BONUS BISH FOR THE PATRONS*: An NYPD police union is in trouble after the FBI raids its office. What does it all mean? Featuring:Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Congressman (D-NY 16) Sammy Obeid, Comedian Join the Franifa and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.comThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra OrnessMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most ridiculous revelations from the latest former Trump staffer, including lots of dirty words, CATS and colonoscopies. Listen to the full bonus by becoming a Patron today: https://bit.ly/FullEpBonus107. Here's how to get the Patreon only RSS feed right to your phone: https://bit.ly/PatreonRSS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s a reason to elect more progressives to Congress: they’re finally organizing within it. David Dayen of The American Prospect joins to talk about the behind the scenes wheelings and dealings of the infrastructure and transformative Build Back Better bills and the key role that progressives are playing to deliver for the American people. And comedian Zack Bornstein on why 'Salt Bae' is too high on his own supply, a Mississippi AG gives the worst anti-abortion excuse, and a new grim milestone has us wondering whether vaccine mandates will finally get Republicans into getting vaccinated. PLUS a *Patreon only* bonus bish test on the newest and perhaps most bonkers Trump book yet featuring colonoscopies, mushrooms and Memory. Featuring:Zack Bornstein, comedian and writer David Dayen, author and executive editor of The American Prospect Contents5:30 What Are You Bitching About?: Salt Bae, Ozy, & Sinema22:13 The Week Where: Red Covid & Anti-Abortion AG42:50 Progressives beat back attempt to steamroll Biden/Bernie agenda1:08:00 Which TV character would be anti-vax? Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.comThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra OrnessMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Occupy vs. Obama, police repression, and whether or not there should have been demands made by organizers. A continued conversation with social justice educator and musician Sonny Singh and comedian Nato Green. Become a Patron to listen to the whole discussion at www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was anti-capitalist mass direct action. How did it even happen? Looking back at ten years since Occupy Wall Street, the lasting legacy of a “leaderless” movement with no central demands was actually far greater than anyone could have imagined. It was a moment of resistance, of saying enough is enough. Social justice educator Sonny Singh and comedian Nato Green join Francesca to discuss the lessons of Occupy Wall Street and the conditions that were ripe for such an unprecedented action. Plus the GOP-led Arizona election audit goes awry and AOC votes “present” on a billion dollars for Israel’s Iron Dome. Finally, imagining a world without Facebook. And a BONUS discussion for *PATRONS ONLY*, more discussion of Occupy: what were the internal struggles, how did the police ultimately win, and the openings for social movements when fascism is out of the way. Get the extra content at www.patreon.com.bitchuationroom. Featuring:Nato Green, comedian and labor union organizer Sonny Singh, social justice educator, musician Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your Frantifa merch: www.bitchuationroom.comSupport The Bitchuation Room on Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Thanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra Ornes ***************************Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron:https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on:Venmo: @TBR-LIVECash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room PodcastiTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There isn't a labor shortage, there's a WAGE shortage. Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage joins Francesca to discuss the openings for real change in the restaurant industry. And comedian Jena Friedman on Texas’ abortion ban is tested by randos and Customs and Border Patrol forgets what year it is and whether black migrants are human. PLUS in a Patreon-only bonus discussion, Jena and Francesca hash out the case of Gabby Petito and what we are and are not talking about. Join to listen: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. Featuring: Jena Friedman, comedian, Soft Focus, Indefensible on AMC+ Saru Jayaraman, President of One Fair Wage Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodGet your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.comThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra OrnessMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can we lure loved ones away from the conspiracy theory dark side? Dr. Danna Young joins the podcast to discuss how to put away the quick quips and jokes and actually listen to those who we disagree with. Plus, comedian Jesse Fernandez on 20 years since 9-11 and George W. Bush somehow is speaking not from a prison cell, dogs that can smell Covid, and the "Tax the Rich" dress. What do we make of it? Performative or powerful, neither or both? Finally a new game: "Would you/wouldn't you?" Featuring: Jesse Fernandez, comedian & writer Dr. Dannagal Young, professor of communications & political science Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra OrnessMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From neo-Nazis to composting, what happens in America first happened in Portland. Francesca and comedian Matt Lieb had the pleasure of sitting down in person with BLM activist and journalist Mac Smiff, civil rights strategist Eric K. Ward of Western States Center along with more than 130 fired up audience members to talk about how to uproot white supremacy from the police to the Capitol rioters. Plus Nabisco workers are taking their strike to the next level, America comes face to face with the dire need to abort the Supreme Court, and Eric Clapton goes off the deep end. If you were lucky enough to be there you know how special it was. Recorded on Thursday September 2, 2021 Featuring: Mac Smiff, activist & journalist https://twitter.com/MacSmiff Eric K Ward, Western States Center, SPLC fellow https://twitter.com/BulldogShadow Matt Lieb, Pod Yourself A Gun, Good Mythical Morning https://twitter.com/mattlieb Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra Orness Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Peru's new leftist president deliver economic justice for poor and indigenous Peruvians? Professor José Ragas joins to discuss. Meanwhile in the "first world" while Delta cases rage, Americans reject the Covid vaccine and choose livestock de-wormer instead. And guy who definitely has a maid, Bill Maher, comes in hot with the coldest take on Afghanistan. And the only Capitol police officer who behaved the way we all expected on January 6th speaks out. Plus, what's your milk crate challenge in life? Featuring:Brett Erlich, TYT head of programming @bretterlich José Ragas, Professor of History Catholic University of Chile, @joseragas----Contents:6:15 What are you Bitching About- Afghanistan, Lindsay Graham21:26 The Week Where22:15 Covid Neigh-sayers30:27 Ok Boo-Maher!37:40 A moving Capitol Police Officer interview48:25 A Socialist President in Peru1:14:00 My Milk Crate Challenge Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra OrnessMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone thinks they could've done Afghanistan war better! And Biden isn't backing down from his decision to withdraw. Author and activist Max Elbaum joins Francesca to weigh in on the 20-year war and whether this will be a new chapter of American de-militarization (or whether the President will just pivot to military aggression against China.) Plus, comedian Matt Lieb on Covid taking out conspiracy theorists and OnlyFans hanging sex workers out to dry. Featuring: Max Elbaum, author & activist (Revolution in the Air, People's World) Matt Lieb, comedian (Pod Yourself a Gun, Good Mythical Morning) Get your official Bitchuation Room merch: www.bitchuationroom.com! 20% off when you become a patron at patreon.com/bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra Ornes, Cody Hickox & Rosalie Atkinson Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well that war de-escalated quickly. On the 100th episode of The Bitchuation Room (!) Francesca welcomes Nando Vila of Jacobin Weekends and comedian Jennifer Jajeh to discuss the Afghan government falling once again to the Taliban. You'd think the Americans would've had a bit more of a plan than this? Or was it just to funnel money to weapons manufacturers? Plus, census data scares the right, anti-vaxers think their sperm will be valuable and moderate Democrats seek to stymie the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation plan. Plus, how do you keep it 100? Featuring:Nando Vila, @nandovila (Jacobin Weekends)Jennifer Jajeh, @jenjajeh (comedian/actor, Transparent) Contents:9:00 What are you bitching about?21:50 Anti-vax sperm is the new bitcoin!28:40 Moderate democrats stopping infrastructure budget37:15 Are white people actually in decline according to the census?51:10 The "failure" in Afghanistan1:11:00 Keeping it 100 Get your official Bitchuation Room merch: www.bitchuationroom.com! 20% off when you become a patron at patreon.com/bitchuationroom Join Francesca LIVE in Portland on Thursday Sept 2nd at the Alberta Alley with Matt Lieb, Mac Smiff, and Eric Ward. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/TBRPortland Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra Ornes, Cody Hickox & Rosalie AtkinsonMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes the U.S. military is a place to organize for social justice. The Bitchuation Room welcomes Esti Lamonaca, a non-binary combat veteran with the grassroots veterans organization Common Defense, which advocates an end to forever wars. Plus, comedian Nato Green joins Governor Cuomo's pathetic "cultural" excuses for sexual harassment, Tucker Carlson's open mouth kiss of Viktor Orban's Christian nationalism, and Biden's broken promises on immigration. And finally what non-Olympic sport would you win a medal in? Nato claims a silver medal in Napping. Featuring: Esti Lamonaca, organizer with Common Defense @commondefensewww.commondefense.us/join Nato Green, comedian & labor organizer, @natogreenBuy Nato's comedy albums from Bandcamp Contents:5:23 Thank you to Patrons & tippers~6:28 Francesca bitches about IPCC & climate change, Nato's story about Frantifa member20:35 Week Where round up21:17 Cuomo blames Italian-ness for sexual harassment31:39 Tucker introduces audience to the authoritarian Viktor Orban47:58 Vets resist forever war with Esti Lamonaca of Common Defense1:19:58 "My Olympic Medal” Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra OrnessMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist Ioan Grillo on the ways a lack of American gun control impacts the narco-trafficking violence and feeds a Zombie drug war. We discuss the "iron river" of guns, immigration, the prison industrial complex, paramilitaries, narco-states, hopes of drug legalization, and the only way Francesca will do cocaine. Featuring: Ioan Grillo @ioangrillo https://www.ioangrillo.com/ ---Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra OrnessMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Head to www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to listen to the full interview NOW! Journalist Ioan Grillo on the ways a lack of American gun control impacts the narco-trafficking violence and feeds a Zombie drug war. We discuss the "iron river" of guns, immigration, the prison industrial complex, paramilitaries, narco states, hopes of legalization, and the only way Francesca will do cocaine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A dating app turns in yet another insurrectionist (this time a dude with a metal whip) and a Montana hero confronts a Fox News nightmare. Comedian and writer Josh Gondelman joins to discuss that and why his voice would be great for the Garden of Eden. Plus AZ Democratic Party vice-chair Brianna Westbrook on what to do about Kyrsten Sinema’s status quo stranglehold on the state, and what it will take to primary her. Featuring: Josh Gondelman, comedian(Make My Day Podcast, Author of Nice Try, writer for Desus & Mero on Showtime) Brianna Westbrook, vice chair of AZ Democratic Party(DSA Phoenix, Former Bernie Sanders surrogate) Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, Alexandra OrnessMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A solo stream talking about the sharp rise in Covid cases among the unvaccinated, Jeff's trip to space, and workers on strike in the South for dignity. Also Francesca needs a new hairdresser. Tips welcome. Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff and Ellie HoffmanMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the horrors of native boarding schools to the Alberta Tar Sands that continue poison indigenous land, settler-colonialism can’t quit its destructive ways. Campaigner Clayton Thomas-Muller joins to discuss why the climate emergency means pressuring governments and not just corporations. Plus, why are Ted Cruz and Matt Gaetz jumping on the #FreeBritney bandwagon? Don't they like laws that take away women’s bodily autonomy? Comedian Babs Gray, whose podcast help spark the movement, weighs in. Finally, Texas voting rights on the chopping block and if you were a simple-minded anti-vax holdout, which celebrity would convince you to get jabbed? Featuring: Clayton Thomas-Muller, campaigner with 350.orghttps://twitter.com/CreeClayton Babs Gray, Co-host of Toxic Podcast https://twitter.com/BabsGray Find her album, "If I Did It" out now from ASpecialThing Records https://bstlnk.to/babsgrayhttps://twier.com/MSNBCweekends/status/1416884205796175883?s=20 Contents: 5:49 What Are You Bitching About? 23:00 The Week Where 23:48 Texas Democrats Beg Congress to Secure Voting Rights 36:17 Britney Spears and Republican Support?! 49:15 More graves found in Canada’s native residential schools 1:01:00 Holding government accountable on climate action 1:19:20 Celebrity Pied Piper Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode of The Bitchuation Room podcast Nato Green and Francesca hash out the situation in Cuba with some democratic socialist nuance. We dive into the history of Cuba, the Cuban revolution, the impact of the US embargo, right-wing red baiting and the failure of Biden to continue one of the few things Obama did right: diplomacy! Plus Francesca continues the stream to discuss Haiti and then Democratic strategist/gator wrangler James Carville’s terrible analysis of why Democrats aren’t winning elections. Contents:5:00 Cuba discussion with Nato Green1:15:00 A more democratic socialism?1:22:27 Haiti 1:30:51 James Carville, Worst Democratic Strategist Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, Maxamilien Inhoff, Ellie Hoffman, & Alexandra OrnesMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Billionaires blast off to space for important research on how to ruin other planets. Here on Earth, Americans still won’t take the vaccine and Republicans are weaponizing it. Plus, a right-wing anti-trans stunt at a spa, and whether there’s an internet out there that could be better than the one Big Tech has ruined. Bridget Todd of “There Are No Girls on the Internet” and the organization UltraViolet joins Francesca along with comedian and host of Fake Money podcast, James Fritz. Plus we talk about the old normals that no one is looking forward to. FeaturingBridget Todd, podcast host, feminist organizer: https://twitter.com/BridgetMarieJames Fritz, comedian: https://twitter.com/fritzisdead Join the Frantifa and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Franifio IG: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodSupport The Bitchuation Room on Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, post production Max Inhoff, and our interns Ellie Hoffman and Alexandra Ornes! Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod and Neon Laser Horizon by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/artists/kevin-macleodLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why fascists don't get irony and many other things. Like Exxon Mobil proudly putting the squeeze on Democrats, Trump insisting Hitler was good, and the Supreme Court completing a session that bodes very Handmaid's Tale for America's future. Sam Seder of The Majority Report and Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef join Francesca for this special mid-week stream. Give this podcast 5 stars and have good sex for seven years. Featuring:Bassem Youssef, satirical comedian - https://twitter.com/ByoussefSam Seder, host of The Majority Report - https://twitter.com/SamSeder Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff and Ellie HoffmanMusic Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh the horror, the horror of wasteful spending in Afghanistan. To say nothing of the lives lost. In this special solo stream Francesca digs into Biden’s pullout from Afghanistan after 20 years too long, including a deep dive into the amount of fraud and waste spent in that country. Plus a look at Hobby Lobby’s theocratic July 4th propaganda, Representative Mo Brook’s saddest defense for his role in the January 6th insurrection, and cops begin to use the most devious tactic to avoid being filmed. Contents12:25 Hobby Lobby’s Theocracy23:41 Cop Uses Taylor Swift Against Protester36:25 Mo Brooks Claims He Can’t Be Held Accountable for Jan 6th49:09 US Withdraws From Afghanistan after 20 years1:25:00 Oh the Waste, the Waste! In Afghanistan Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is libertarian tech billionaire John McAfee’s death less interesting than his life? Nato Green is back to discuss this and a healthy dose of bi-partisanship, Britney Spears, and an unforgettable trip to Las Vegas. Plus community organizer, Bernie 2020 political director, and Sanders Institute fellow Jane Kim joins to discuss California progressive politics. From Newsom's waste of money recall to steps towards addressing the housing crisis, Kim explains why progressives need to grow their ground game and influence in the state legislature. Featuring: Jane Kim, https://twitter.com/janekim Nato Green, https://twitter.com/natogreen For the Bonus episode on AOC’s crazy competitor and Cuba’s Covid-19 vaccine become a patron! www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Contents: 7:58 What Are You Bitching About 15:30 Ye Ole Infrastructure Bill 24:57 #FreeBritney 31:40 John McAfee Goes to Hell 40:20 Jane Kim on California politics, ranked choice voting, housing relief and Newsom’s recall Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May the Jubilee be with you! In honor of Juneteenth, Francesca invites labor strategist and host of Black Work Talk, Steven Pitts to talk about the importance and limitations of the newest federal holiday. Plus comedian Maggie Maye on Ted Cruz outdoing himself by equating critical race theory to the KKK, and the conservative Tik Tok personality who proves one can stumble ass backwards into socialism. Finally, in honor of Bennifer 2.0, what else do we want back from the early 00s? Featuring:Maggie Maye, comedianhttps://twitter.com/Maggiemayehaha Dr. Steven Pitts, Black economisthttps://blackworktalk.com/ Contents:6:09 The Wuhan Lab Theory10:55 Candace Owens Again14:30 The Week Where 16:00 Joe Manchin's Leaked Audio21:00 Anti-vaxer owns herself26:18 Ted Cruz on Critical Race Theory36:12 Interview with Steven Pitts on Juneteenth, black workers power, and the class vs race divide1:02:00 BENNIFER and other things we want from the 2000s Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitchuationPodJoin the Franita and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, post production Max Inhoff, and our interns Ellie Hoffman and Alexandra Ornes! Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The center is going to get us all killed! Whether its Biden's toothless Department of Justice or corporations rainbow washing their anti-gay lobbying, there are far too many talkers and not enough doers. Jayar Jackson of TYT joins Francesca along with the hilarious actor & comedian Matt Rogers, to discuss all that plus Jeffery Toobin's cringey apology to Megan Thee Stallion's new music video that both slaps and skewers. FeaturingMatt Rogers, Las Culturistas https://www.instagram.com/mattrogerstho/Jayar Jackson, TYT https://twitter.com/JayarJackson Contents5:18 What are you bitching about?17:50 The Week Where 19:11 Corporations rainbow washing28:54 Kamala Harris tells Central Americans, “do not come”37:30 Jeffery Toobin Tries to Make a Comeback?50:00 Rough week for Democracy1:08:00 Megan Thee Stallion at it again Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodJoin the Franita and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomSupport The Bitchuation Room on Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, post production Max Inhoff, and our interns Ellie Hoffman and Alexandra Ornes! Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether it’s the 12-step program, therapy, meditation or even psychedelics, how do we heal our broken ass selves and the broken ass world around us? Capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacy are ruthless, but organizing to end those things can also be just as destructive if we’re not careful. In this BONUS episode of the Bitchuation Room podcast, Francesca is joined by organizer and director of the Wildfire Project Joshua Kahn Russell and comedian Jessica Sele to discuss radical healing and radical self care. Support the podcast's ability to do more bonus content by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Featuring:Joshua Kahn Russell https://twitter.com/joshkahnrussellJessica Sele https://twitter.com/jseleListen to Joshua's podcast series "Dialetics and Psychadelics": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/revolutionary-left-radio/id1218054701?i=1000517648557Listen to Jessica’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hot-topic-jessica-sele-talks-about-climate-change-for/id1440513352 Resources Francesca talked about:Tara Brach Dharma talks: https://www.tarabrach.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tara-brach/id265264862 Osteopathy for chronic pain. Osteopaths are MDs and miracle workers! https://doctorsthatdo.osteopathic.org/find-your-do Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who needs Republicans with Democrats like these? Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema finally show their truest colors, leaving the ball squarely in Joe Biden’s court. Plus, Donald Trump returns but his “fupa” steals the show. *wretches*. And Max Moran of the Revolving Door Project talks about the beltway to Wall St. pipeline, and how the Biden Administration is faring when it comes to hiring corporate lawyers. Finally, like Cruella what is Mitch McConnell’s origin story? Featuring Anna Hossnieh https://twitter.com/annahossnieh Max Moran https://twitter.com/MaxMoranHi CONTENTS 6:33 Ok, Boomaher — Bill Maher's dumb rant about college 19:00 Manchin and Sinema are the absolute worst. 30:50 Trump Speech Flops, Also What's Up with his Pants? 40:00 The Sitch: How to Stop the Revolving Door Between DC and Corporations? with Max Moran 1:09:00 Origin Stories of The Villains of DC Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do the police run cover for white supremacists? Portland-based Journalist Robert Evans of the Behind the Bastards Podcast joins Francesca to discuss prospects for any kind of police reform one year after the murder of George Floyd. Plus Republicans don’t want to have to ever think about January 6th and what their colleagues may or may not have done. And they won’t have to if they vote down a commission to get to the bottom of it. Plus a neighborhood app launches a private security outfit. What could go wrong? Finally we’re talking about the WORST reunions imaginable. Featuring: Christina Catherine Martinez, Comedian Robert Evans, journalist & host of Behind the Bastards podcast TABLE OF CONTENTS 4:25- What Are you Bitching About: A journalist is fired from AP for Palestine activism, Target spies on its own shoppers, and returning to “normal social life." 25:16 Republicans Refuse a Commission on Jan 6th 38:50 - Neighborhood App Has a Security Force? 46:30 - Biden Will Welcome George Floyd's Family to White House 59:00 - Police and white supremacy, the origins of American policing, and lessons from a French January 6th. 1:16:49 - In honor of FRIENDS, what's The Worst Reunion possible? Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything Israel/Palestine all in one episode. From Francesca’s story of being politicized about the occupation, to Matt Lieb’s bizarre Birth Right trip, to a liberal zionist puppet (actual puppets not some right-wing term), plus the brilliant activist, attorney and author Noura Erakat, this episode jam packed. Noura discusses the occupation, the plight of Palestinians living within the 1948 borders of Israel, the media’s slow change on the topic, and the Biden Administration’s reticence to do anything to actually pressure the Israeli government to stop. And as grim as this issue can be, there is a marked shift with this latest round of atrocities. It seems that the moral arc on Palestine is finally bending towards justice. Featuring: Matt Lieb, comedian Noura Erakat, attorney & activist who joins at 1:00:00. Noura is an attorney and co-Founding Editor of Jadaliyya, an electronic magazine on the Middle East that combines scholarly expertise and local knowledge. She is the author of "Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine" Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'How’re you going to pay for it?’ It's a refrain progressives hear every time any social program is proposed. Professor Stephanie Kelton and proponent of Modern Monetary Theory has an idea: the government can make it rain, help the people, and f*ck the haters. Deficit spending isn’t actually that big of a problem, she says, so long as inflation is controlled through taxes. Francesca and comedian Nato Green wrap their heads around this novel and life-saving conception of the economy. Plus, Israel’s aggression knows no limits as it bombs journalists and civilians and displaces families from their homes. And finally, the CDC guidelines that have our heads spinning and essential workers rightfully pissed off. Featuring:Stephanie KeltonNato GreenFrancesca Fiorentini 6:00 CDC Says F*ck It Mask Off20:45 Violence in Israel/Palestine32:50 Lieutenant of Space Force Says ‘Marxism’ is infiltrating the military. Wookay39:45 Stephanie Kelton on Modern Monetary Theory & Spending Govt. Money to Help Everyone1:15:36 Game of the week: "New CDC Recommendations Are In!” Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodJoin the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Francesca is jabbed and jazzed, while Piers Morgan defends Disney royalty, and Ben Shapiro’s only problem on God’s green earth is trans-inclusive language. John Iadarola of The Damage Report joins Francesca to discuss the right’s 'woke mob' outrage mill, and whether or not Joe Biden will ever actually hold Trump and Republicans accountable for their many crimes. Plus, comedian Emily Maya Mills wonders: what’s our new vaccine etiquette going to be? Are we checking our friends’ cards now? And finally, Marvel set out to re-imagine Captain America in its latest series so let’s beat them at their own game. Featuring:John Iadarola, The Damage Report Emily Maya Mills, comedian Francesca Fiorentini, host 5:30 What Are You Bitching About? Elon Musk on SNL21:54 Ben Shapiro Loses it Over “Birthing People”31:24 Americans Vaccination Numbers Nosedive44:50 Piers Morgan’s Princess Crusade56:20 Is Biden Holding Trump Accountable?1:10:00 An Ideal Captain America? Join the Franita and become a Patron todayFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to understand power and left political strategy? Alicia Garza of Black Futures Lab is just the thinker and organizer to listen to. She joins Francesca to talk openly about Biden’s surprisingly progressive plans and how social movements need to keep up the pressure specifically on immigration and racial justice. Plus comedian Matt Lieb is here to discuss Elizabeth Warren’s new memoir on her presidential campaign, Biden’s new plan to GIVE YOU A BABY without breaking the bank, and what our ideal dream work conditions would be. 6:00 Please Not Andrew Yang for NY Mayor10:25 Where Is Matt’s PS5?14:50 Biden’s American Families Plan31:05 Biden Gives Jill a Dandelion. Right Freaks Out33:50 Elizabeth Warren Reflects on Her Campaign40:49 Alicia Garza JOINS to talk Elizabeth Warren, Biden’s progressive platforms and what the left must understand about power.1:09:10 May Day and Your Ideal Dream Work Conditions Featuring Alicia Garza, @aliciagarza (Black Futures Lab, Host of "Lady Don’t Take No” Podcast) Matt Lieb, @mattlieb (Pod Yourself A Gun, Good Mythical Morning) Francesca Fiorentini @franifio Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A suspect voicemail from Matt Gaetz, Biden nears 100 days in office and a Disney World Dad gets mad. Florida state representative Anna Eskamani joins to talk about how she was creeped on by Matt Gaetz and his convicted-of-sex-trafficking tax collector friend, the Democratic machine in Florida and whether Dems are finally speaking to the needs of the people, and the Republican Party’s identity crisis. Plus The Bitchuation Room does a political rendition of Oscars with comedian Nate Craig. Give the podcast a 5-star review on iTunes and it will be your best friend. FeaturingNate Craig, comedian (https://twitter.com/hypeman) Anna Eskamani, FL state representative (https://twitter.com/AnnaForFlorida) Francesca Fiorentini, host (https://twitter.com/franifio) Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s “game on” for mass shootings which means thoughts and prayers for gun control. And is the country finally catching on to the idea that police "reform" is not nearly enough? As guest Dr. Melina Abdullah explains, police must be re-imagined. We talk about local defund the police victories in Los Angeles, and how politicians and the powers that be are trying to walk even those gains back. Plus, Trump Republicans want to form a new, even more racist, caucus and George W. Bush comes out of hiding to show us his art. Enjoy! 5:00 Conservative Twitter Bios Are the Worst13:11 Scariest New Republican Caucus25:44 Gun Control Laws Are Too Weak. Madonna Will Help.34:42 Defund the Police Starting With the LAPD45:00 Imagining a Radically Different Police Force.58:40 George W. Bush Has Thoughts on Immigration1:09:48 What’s good? Featuring: Sofiya Alexandra, comedian Dr. Melina Abdullah, professor & activist Francesca Fiorentini, host Join the Franita and become a Patron today: Patreon(dot)com(slash)bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After so much excitement, sadly the workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama weren't able to form a union. Still the fight isn't over! Labor organizer and comedian Nato Green joins to give his post mortem on the campaign, as well as Professor Robin D.G. Kelley whose written extensively about labor history in Alabama and the South. Plus some extra pieces left on the table from episode 83. Don't sleep on this KNOWLEDGE! Featuring Nato Green, comedian, http://www.twitter.com/natogreen Robin D.G. Kelley, Professor UCLA, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination and Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression Francesca Fiorentini, host, http://www.twitter.com/franifioJoin the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can a Black Marxist analysis help us stop fascism? Solid easy question for Yahoo Answers. Professor Robin D.G. Kelley joins Francesca and comedian Nato Green to discuss the importance of both an anti-capitalist and an anti-racist analysis. He digs into the roots of the current BLM movement and how the once-fringe discussions around prison abolition are becoming more mainstream. Plus, QAnon is apparently just a dude living in Japan, and Joe Manchin won't reform the filibuster because he still believes in bi-partisanship and probably the tooth fairy. AND, a special bonus discussion about the disappointing Amazon union vote in Bessemer, Alabama with Nato and Robin for patrons only! Become a patron today https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. Featuring: Nato Green, comedian, http://www.twitter.com/natogreen Robin D.G. Kelley, Professor UCLA, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination and Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists During the Great Depression Francesca Fiorentini, host, http://www.twitter.com/franifio ---Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let us bask in the glow of creep Rep. Matt Gaetz's smoldering political career! Comedian Jamie Loftus and investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein join Francesca to dive into all cringey details of a political douchebag's downfall. Plus, Trump donors were duped into donating sometimes SEVEN times as much as much as they wanted, and major corporations go toe-to-toe with Republicans in Georgia over voting rights. Finally, who wins your vote? Godzilla or Kong? Featuring: Jamie Loftus, The Bechdel Cast: https://twitter.com/jamieloftusHELP Ken Klippenstein, The Intercept: https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein Francesca Fiorentini, host https://twitter.com/franifio --- Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to reparations, think local! That's the advice of film director Symone Baptiste who joins Francesca to talk about her comedy short $16,000, and the worst case and best case scenarios for reparations in America. Plus comedian Jackie Kashian on the Capitol rioter says she can't go to jail because she's blonde, and a very union-scared Amazon getting extra catty on Twitter. And finally, we discuss Milkshake Ducks. What are they and how can we get one that we'll have to give away immediately.FeaturingJackie Kashian, comedian, host of The Dork Forest, Jackie & Laurie Show: https://twitter.com/jackiekashianSymone Baptiste, filmmaker: https://twitter.com/sym_debeauvoir16k Film: https://twitter.com/16kfilmFrancesca Fiorentini: https://twitter.com/franifio----Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s up to you, New York! The mayoral race is around the corner and somehow the libertarian entrepreneur who poses as progressive, Andrew Yang, is one of the front runners. NYC-based activist Rafael Shimunov joins Francesca Fiorentini and comedian Matt Lieb for an in-depth look at New York politics in the year 2021: from Andrew Cuomo’s origin story of an a-hole and why he should definitely resign, to the failures of Mayor Bill DeBlasio, to the ranked-choice mayoral primary coming up in June. We’re talking about the big apple, the city that never sleeps, the concrete streets that corporate democratic consultant dreams are made of. Featuring: Rafael Shimunov, @rafshimunov (Athena, Jews for Racial and Economic Justice) Matt Lieb, @mattlieb (Pod Yourself a Gun, Good Mythical Morning) Francesca Fiorentini @franifio Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Support The Bitchuation Room on: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biden might be missing a crucial window to fix the broken Iran Deal. That’s according to Francesca’s guest for the week, foreign policy analyst Trita Parsi of the Quincy Institute. They discuss how the U.S. can FINALLY leave the Middle East without Saudi Arabia, Israel, or its own idiocy pulling it back in. Plus Melbourne comedian Aamer Rahman joins all the way from Istanbul to talk about marijuana in the White House, Putin and Biden exchanging tough guy remarks, and Spain’s 4-day work week?! Por favor. Featuring: Aamer Rahman, comedian https://twitter.com/aamer_rahman Trita Parsi, Quincy Institute https://twitter.com/tparsi Francesca Fiorentini, host Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. GIVE THIS PODCAST 5 STARS AND HAVE GOOD SEX FOR 5 YEARS!Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Covid-19, let’s inoculate humanity against libertarians! The environmental activist and professor Bill McKibben (350.org) joins Francesca to assess Biden’s plan to combat climate change. Will it be fast enough to take advantage of the few years we have left to prevent massive climate meltdown? Gulp. Plus the wonderful comedian, writer and actor Anthony Atamanuik (The President Show) joins to tackle Cuomo’s fake 'cancel culture' cries, a biting Biden, and Trump’s attempt at stolen vaccine valor. Featuring Bill McKibben, climate activist & author https://twitter.com/billmckibben/ Anthony Atamanuik, comedian/writer/actor https://twitter.com/TonyAtamanuik Francesca Fiorentini https://twitter.com/franifio Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Senate passes the Covid stimulus package! Lots-o-money for unemployment, vaccines, schools, live venues, $1400 direct payments to parents and kids, child tax credits and not a single Republican voted for it. Fun. Yet some conservative Democrats, after stalling the entire process to score their own brownie points, did eventually vote yes. Emma Vigeland of The Majority Report joins host Francesca and comedian Nato Green to dive into what it all means for everyday Americans, and the future for progressive Democrats and centrist sticks in the mud. Plus, Biden’s foreign policy is coming into its own hawk-lite self, and governors re-open schools and indoor dining despite not being nearly out of the Covid woods. FeaturingEmma Vigeland https://twitter.com/EmmaVigeland Nato Green https://twitter.com/natogreen Francesca Fiorentini https://twitter.com/franifio And Because Nato Green episodes need bibliographiesRead his article on Cuban Art & Socialismhttps://hyperallergic.com/626147/how-the-contradictions-of-socialism-make-cuban-art-great/ Who Was Gary Webb? https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/gary-webb-dead/ Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Left to their own devices, this will be a one-term administration.” Naomi Klein, author, journalist and proof that you SHOULD meet your heroes, pulls no punches when speaking about the Biden Administration. She joined Francesca and Nato Green for a bonus episode to discuss climate change and capitalism’s failures from Hurricane Katrina, to Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria, and now to the snowstorms in Texas. It’s high time for a Green New Deal, if we can combat the red-baiting head on. Klein also discusses her latest article for the Intercept all about how Facebook and Google are profiting off India's repression of farmers and climate activists, creating a deeply scary situation for religious minorities there. Also, please 'acute agitate' this podcast and give it five stars on Apple podcasts. Read Naomi's latest work: Why Texas Republicans Fear the Green New Deal https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/21/opinion/green-new-deal-texas-blackout.html India Targets Climate Activists With the Help of Big Tech https://theintercept.com/2021/02/27/india-climate-activists-twitter-google-facebook/ Buy her books! https://naomiklein.org/books-and-films/ Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaomiAKlein Follow Nato Green on Twitter: https://twitter.com/natogreen Follow The Bitchuation Room Podcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bitchuationpod ----- Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the bias trainings, body cams, and oversight doesn’t work, it’s time to defund the police. Maybe even time think about why we ever needed police in the first place? Gasp! Professor Alex Vitale breaks down why the connection between austerity politics of cities and the policing of the poor, and why the left should focus on Democratic governors and mayors as well as Republican lawmakers. Speaking of which, Governor Andrew Cuomo is exactly the New York machista he appears to be on television, CPAC is still a political freak circus, and Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn’t understand gender but is obsessed with your genitalia. Comedian and actor Baron Vaughn joins Francesca for some slapdash Cuomo brothers impersonations and belly laughs. Featuring: Baron Vaughn, comedian & actor: https://twitter.com/barvonblaq Alex Vitale, Professor of Sociology: https://twitter.com/avitale Buy Alex’s book, The End of Policing: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1784782890/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_-TeYzbNSTMN3V And your host, Francesca Fiorentini https://twitter.com/franifio ---- Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No war but the class war! Journalist Kim Kelly joins to talk about a union drive in an Amazon warehouse in deep red Alabama, led mostly by women and black workers. Also comedian and writer Mike Drucker joins Francesca to talk about capitalist deregulation failing Texans during a deep freeze, and Ted "Cancun" Cruz who keeps digging himself his own political grave in all that snow. Plus Rush Limbaugh, Mars rovers, and the tweets we never sent! Featuring: Mike Drucker, comedian (https://twitter.com/MikeDrucker) Kim Kelly, journalist (https://twitter.com/GrimKim) Francesca Fiorentini, host (https://twitter.com/franifio) Join the Franifa and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump’s second impeachment came and went faster than a Tinder date on Valentines. As predicted, Republican Senators voted to acquit former President Trump, proving that yes, you can unleash MAGA hounds onto elected officials when you lose an election with no little to no consequences. Politico’s Eugene Daniels joins Francesca Fiorentini and comedian Matt Lieb to dissect the ex-president's sloppy defense, the frantic vote for witnesses and then not calling them, and the never-before seen footage of Romney and Schumer running for their lives. Plus actor Gina Carano of The Mandalorian gets fired for antisemitic posts, Biden snubs Bibi Netanyahu and turns out Trump was actually incredibly sick with Covid. Aren’t we all glad he survived?!?! *NO SARCASM HERE NSA* Eugene Danielshttps://twitter.com/EugeneDaniels2 Matt Liebhttps://twitter.com/mattlieb Francesca Fiorentini Join the Franifa and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseSupport The Bitchuation Room on:Venmo: @TBR-LIVECash-App: @TBRLIVE Check Out The Bitchuation Room PodcastiTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Modi is far worse than Trump," says activist and author Harsha Walia. She joins Francesca and comedian Nato Green to discuss the millions of farmers in India rising up against exploitative agricultural reforms. What’s the history of farmer resistance in India, and how does the rise of Hindu fascism play a part in the ongoing repression? Plus, a MyPillow competitor, a coup in Myanmar, and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s newfound free time. Finally, the insurrectionist shaman gets organic prison food and we all want in on this game with a round of "These Are My Demands." Featuring: Harsha Walia https://twitter.com/HarshaWalia Nato Green https://twitter.com/natogreen Francesca Fiorentini https://twitter.com/franifio Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, and post production team Kelly Carey & Dorsey Shaw. Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-cannery License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices