Doomscroll Podcast

The video version of this episode is also available. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Trump loses slander lawsuit to E. Jean Carroll, when will he have to pay up? 06:28 — Nancy Pelosi offers ludicrous conspiracy that Russia controls anti-Gaza war protestors 13:59 — U.S. military base in Jordan struck by drone 20:15 — Florida Republican exposed for taking credit for bills she voted against 26:57 — Government...

You can watch this episode on video as well Audio Chapters 0:00 — Trump wins NH primary, Haley insists she’ll stay in 00:39 — Ron DeSantis attributed Budweiser advertising quote to Winston Churchill 02:44 — Nikki Haley seems to be running as “Plan B” in case Trump dies or is jailed 08:20 — Fox is conflicted on how to deal with a decrepit Trump 13:54 — Who is more bizarre, Elise Stefanik or Peter N...

You can watch this episode on video as well Audio Chapters 0:00 — Iowa Republicans cast ballots in shopping bags, proving they don’t care about “election integrity” 03:28 — Ron DeSantis gets trolled with participation trophy gag 07:21 — Secretary of Defense didn't tell Biden he was going to be hospitalized 09:38 — Fake AI George Carlin special circulates on YouTube 15:39 — Mike Johnson becomes lat...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This Doomscroll episode is only for paid subscribers. Enjoy the laughs and support our work on Substack at the link above or on Patreon ! Audio Chapters 0:00 — New report shows Trump companies paid millions by foreign governments 02:52 — Roger Stone and the Republican lying tradition 06:25 — Alaska Airlines plane par...

Audio Chapters 0:00 — Nikki Haley renamed her husband, wtf? 08:38 — Trump is polling well because Democrats won’t talk to regular people 16:41 — Trump attorney Alina Habba says she’d rather be pretty than smart since you can fake being smart 19:42 — Britney Spears says she will “never” return to music industry 23:38 — Golden Globes stiffed “Barbie” and host Jo Koy threw his writers under the bus 2...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This episode is only for paid subscribers. Enjoy the laughs and support our work on Substack at the link above or on Patreon ! Audio Chapters 0:00 — Kevin Spacey predictably snuggles up to Tucker Carlson 06:22 — AI-generated fake people are taking over the influencer business 09:56 — Mickey Mouse and Tigger are now i...

Audio Chapters 0:00 — Maine becomes second state to ban Trump for 1/6 insurrection 03:25 — Trump still pushing failed "immunity" argument in court 08:09 — Lauren Boebert switches districts after theater groping exposure 12:09 — Nikki Haley faces criticism for Civil War slavery gaffe 14:08 — Right-wing Christians rage at conservative bikini calendar 20:08 — Company asks FDA for permission to market...

Audio Chapters 00:00 — Doomscroll Rewind: Matt and Lisa discuss the comedy business 01:18 — Why some comedians have started attacking their audiences 07:44 — Comics are used to criticizing others, but not being the focus of criticism themselves 16:42 — Comedy has become more political as people have become more political 19:43 — How Donald Trump influenced comedy 27:52 — Can conservatives be funny...

Audio Chapters 0:00 — Clarence Thomas wanted more money for SCOTUS, threatened to quit 05:12 — Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $148 million for defaming Georgia election workers 09:10 — Republicans open "impeachment inquiry" into Joe Biden, despite admitting they have no actual evidence 13:55 — Trump doubles down on slur that unauthorized immigrants are "poisoning" Americans' blood 16:04 — B******t w...

This episode is shorter than normal since Lisa is prepping for her standup comedy special taping tomorrow, 12/14, in Madison, Wisconsin. Come out and have some laughs if you are in the area! Details and tickets here: https://www.madisoncomedy.com/event/lisacurry/2023-12-14/ Audio Chapters 00:00 — Trump fans rage about Taylor Swift winning Time's "Person of the Year" 04:55 — Why in the hell is ther...

Audio Chapters 0:00 — What's next for George Santos? 09:24 — Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis debated, did anyone care? 14:41 — Rep. Pramila Jayapal attacked based on misunderstanding of her words in CNN interview 19:27 — McDonalds attracts controversy for changing burger recipes 23:26 — Jussie Smollett loses fake hate crime appeal, has to go back to jail 28:25 — English electrician charged with havi...

We're off this week at Doomscroll because Lisa is preparing to film her very first standup special! In the meantime, we thought you'd enjoy listening to Lisa’s first comedy album, “ Alive for a While ,” which she recorded in London in 2019. It’s not safe for work, just in case you were wondering. If you're in, near, or visiting Madison, Wisconsin from somewhere else, come out and see Lisa on Decem...

It’s our first-ever Flux podcast crossover as So This Just Happened co-host Kali Holloway joins in the fun! Audio Chapters 00:20 — Utah Sen. Mike Lee refuses to retract ludicrous conspiracy theory about vaping pen 08:13 — Right-wing CPAC conference losing board members after sex assault claims 13:53 — Georgia HS football coach fired after baptizing players at practice 18:45 — How the "Church of Sa...

Audio Chapters 00:44 — House Republicans are continuing tearing each other apart, it warms the heart 04:51 — Trump and his aides are promising fascism and incompetence simultaneously 11:39 — Ex-Trump WH executive's right-wing dating site is a failure 14:08 — Tim Scott finally puts presidential campaign out of misery after humiliating girlfriend reveal 23:49 — Republicans tangle in yet another kidd...

Audio Timecodes 00:25 — Donald Trump rages on stand in NY fraud trial 05:08 — Does Trump attorney Alina Habba have America's dirtiest job? 11:55 — Is Biden losing supporters over his Palestine-Israel policies? 17:44 — How right-wing media makes Republicans more likely to vote 21:10 — Trump says he wants to create a government-run "American Academy" university 26:19 — Twitter as a dating service is...

Timecodes 00:57 — Mike Pence ends doomed presidential campaign 03:17 — Someone named Dean Phillips is running as a Democrat against Joe Biden 08:47 — Crazed evangelical Mike Johnson becomes Speaker of the House 15:22 — Matthew Perry, "Friends" co-star, dies at 54 19:48 — Private equity billionaire says people don't work as hard at home 24:32 — Airline employee asks to stop work on flight after get...

Timecodes 00:26 — Republicans keep failing to elect a Speaker of the House 06:39 — Israelis angry at Netanyahu for boosting Hamas and missing terrorist attacks 10:13 — Latest "Biden bombshell" for Republicans turns out to be a dud 13:49 — Jenna Ellis and Sidney Powell become latest ex-Trump attorneys to plead guilty to crimes 19:32 — Britney Spears tells people not to read too much into her new me...

Chaos continues to reign supreme among Republicans in the House of Representative after Jim Jordan became the third person to be rejected for Speaker of the House. The GOP's right hand doesn't know what its far-right hand is doing and we are here for it. Timecodes 00:20 — Jim Jordan loses Speaker of the House vote on first ballot 06:51 — Matt Gaetz, who started Republicans' speaker drama said he's...

Timecodes 00:11 — Trump rages at getting kicked off Forbes 400 richest list 04:35 — RFK Jr. launches "independent" candidacy, gets bashed by Republicans who fear he'll take their voters 08:59 — Florida Republican activist indicted for voter fraud 16:23 — Mike Lindell's lawyers are refusing to work for him anymore after he stopped paying them 21:05 — Biden's dog Commander removed from White House a...

Episode Summary Matt and Lisa are joined by standup comedian and sex-worker advocate Kaytlin Bailey for a hilarious and not-safe-for-work discussion about Kevin McCarthy’s last stand as Speaker of the House, Republicans saying Donald Trump is religiously devout, and much more. Recorded Monday, October 2, 2023 Doomscroll is a Flux Community podcast. We’ve got lots more great articles and podcasts o...

Lisa and Matt are joined in this episode by Sarah Rumpf, a contributing editor at Mediaite to talk about all the latest news, including Donald Trump pretending to support striking auto workers and a lot more. Timecodes 00:25 — Joe Biden pickets with auto worker union while Trump pretends he likes workers 06:24 — Democrats' calls for Sen. Bob Menendez to resign while Republicans embrace criminal pa...

Summary Matt and Lisa are joined in this episode by Doug J. Balloon, the creator of the New York Times Pitchbot parody Twitter account for a definitely not-safe-for-work discussion about all the news of the week, including Conan O’Brien’s assertion that Donald Trump made comedy monologues a lot harder, very serious allegations being lobbed at Russell Brand, and Trump’s totally bizarre cult musical...

Matt and Lisa are joined in this episode by podcaster and illustrator Eiynah Mohammed-Smith for NSFW takes about all the news of the week, including Republicans moving forward on their interminable impeachment threats, strange religious brainwashing videos from Dennis Prager, and Ashton Kucher and Mila Kunis getting blasted for standing up for Danny Masterson after his conviction. Timecodes 00:39...

Lisa Curry and Matthew Sheffield are joined in this episode by comedian and television writer Camille Corbett for NSFW takes about all the news of the week, including flooding at the Burning Man festival, nepo babies, and that very strange brawl at a country music concert in Pittsburgh. Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odXGLfSCDg8 Timecodes 00:24 Burning Man attendees finally get the...

Join Matthew Sheffield, Lisa Curry, and guest Nicole Conlan as they share hot takes about all the news of the week, including Fox News Channel host Jesse Watters's very strange expression of admiration for Donald Trump. 01:18 — Trump finally gets mugshot on 4th arrest 05:20 — Right-wingers think mugshot Trump is hot now? 11:38 — Georgia's Trumper rogues gallery 14:02 — Jordan Peterson shows off ne...