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Topics: The new law, set to go into effect July 1, cracks down on immigration. Trump has been indicted by a grand jury in the Department of Justice regarding his mishandling of classified documents. Letitia James sued the anti-abortion group Red Rose Rescue. Fox News sent Tucker Carlson a cease and desist letter over his Twitter show which launched last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

TOPICS: The first time Alex saw himself represented in media (“Boys Don’t Cry”) The problem of over vs. underrepresentation of trans people in film and TV Unpacking the right-wing fixation on LGBTQ young people Revisiting the 2021 documentary “Changing The Game,” which follows transgender teens navigating life and athletics in towns across the country Getting all the tea on “Chasing Chasing Amy,”...

Topics: Why the smokey skies in New York sent such a chilling message Trump indictment watch: the classified documents scandal may be about to explode Pat Robertson, who infused the Republican party with fundamentalist Christianity, dies at 93 Reacting to a new documentary exposing the abuses and political influence of the Duggar family The couple coordinating to outlaw abortion in Florida Another...

Topics: Could Democrats sabotage their edge with young voters? Mike Pence’s daily affirmations Why we need to take Nikki Haley’s “feminist” presidential campaign very, very seriously Greg Abbott’s unfortunately productive weekend Trump ruined their lives. Now they’re writing a romance novel together. Unpacking Taylor Swift’s Pride remarks Our voicemails are open! Keep us flush with your political...

Rich white men and the newspapers they buy to feed their own egos… name a more iconic duo. But what’s different about this generation of wealthy media moguls? In honor of the end of HBO's Succession, and in the wake of VICE Media declaring bankruptcy, what better time to examine the individuals who are getting rich off their media empires... and killing journalism in the proess. In this throwback...

Topics: A quick debrief on the season finales of “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” How the debt ceiling negotiations will impact the 2024 election, and the provisions actually worth worrying about Joe Manchin’s sneaky victory Pride in a year of escalating transphobia Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is impeached for a Scandoval-level melodrama involving extramarital affairs and abuse of power Are Men...

We dove deep into the voicemails to play your dispatches and queries from across red states and blue, including: Is it safe for your trans partner to attend a wedding in Florida? Why are liberals in New England being weird about abortion? Why do kids accept gender fluidity easily while adults throw tantrums? And a… piercing follow-up to an “Are Men OK?” favorite you will not want to miss. Call us!...

In this bonus interview, Amanda is joined by Annie Wu Henry, creative director of the AAPI Victory Fund and all-around social media wunderkind. The two catch up on Annie’s whirlwind six months since helping secure victory for now-Senator John Fetterman. They also unpack the response to Joe Biden’s campaign announcement among young progressives, and warn against getting too caught up in the party f...

Topics: Ron DeSantis makes his clumsy entrance into the 2024 race. Will his glitchy start impact his campaign success? What was *substantively* important about his announcement? Did Lauren Boebert accidentally make a good point? For once, an extremely *low stakes* game of “Are Men OK?” involving the most controversial sneakers on Capitol Hill Our voicemails are in chaos over the Ice Spice/Taylor S...

Topics: Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins after her viral House Oversight Committee statement calling out GOP hypocrisy on violence in America Here are all the Republicans who are about to enter the 2024 presidential race. (Chris Christie.. .what are you doing here?) Ron DeSantis is creating a state that no Floridian actually wants Unpacking Taylor Swift’s…. interesting choices in romantic partners as s...

Lauren Boebert is getting divorced. Meet Rifle, Colorado’s newest eligible bachelor Why the writer’s strike may not be ending any time soon — and the actors are ready to join them Josh Hawley writes a searing op-ed blaming the left for a crisis of masculinity. We simply have to ask… are men OK? An amazing Listener Town Hall featuring the premiere of Bad Girls Club: Michigan GOP edition An intervie...

Topics: Why are 2,400 Kyles gathering in Texas? The latest non-boring updates on the debt limit Vice Media files for bankruptcy as other once-trendy outlets falter. How did the media landscape change so dramatically, so fast? People have thoughts about Joe Biden’s Howard University commencement speech. Colleen Putzel-Kavanaugh joins from the Migration Policy Institute to unpack the changes at the...

In this episode of Extra Extra, Sami Sage looks to the “scaled back” coronation of King Charles to unravel the broader financial web supporting the royal family. Which ancient arrangements and stolen assets keep the royal family’s checkbook balanced? How many billions is King Charles worth? In this crossover episode of Extra Extra by Sami Sage, we look for the source of the royal family’s wealth a...

Featuring guest host Grace Weinstein, who hosts “WTF, America?” for The Recount on Snapchat Topics: The George Santos indictment E Jean Carroll’s triumphant day in court Trump’s nightmarish town hall on CNN Is over-the-counter birth control about to become a reality? A looming abortion ban in North Carolina – and the gender traitor who let it happen Would you rather: Start of summer edition Learn...

Topics: Why did this outlet feel the need to publish a bizarrely glowing profile of Elizabeth Holmes? A shooting in Texas and an avoidable subway killing A looming immigration crisis Are Men Ok? Coronation edition LISTENER TOWN HALL will now run every Thursday! Call ‪(212) 287-5244‬ to leave us a message you know we’ll want to hear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics: Donald Trump takes a shocking lead in a potential match-up with Ron DeSantis Is it irresponsible of CNN to host a town hall with Donald Trump? Clarence Thomas adds a new scam to the trophy case Should you have a bachelor’s degree to work in Congress? This member is removing the requirement Our first ever “Are Men OK” in which our subject does – miraculously – appear to be OK We’ve official...

Topics: Rating this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner on a scale of Obama mic drop to George W. Bush cringe. Republicans change the nature of their anti-trans approach ahead of 2024. These are the talking points and policies we’re especially nervous about How an increasingly likely writer’s strike will impact your favorite TV shows and why studios really ought to pay up Our first edition o...

Topics: Reacting to Joe Biden’s presidential announcement. Is the benefit of incumbency worth four more stale, white years?  Unpacking the fallout from Tucker Carlson’s firing and Abby Grossberg’s lawsuit against Fox News. Why are they so obsessed with older women in bathing suits?  Reacting to the highly confusing “Real Women Of Politics” ad. What is the state of political parody in 2023? Featuri...

Topics: Fox and Tucker Carlson abruptly part ways. What led to the break-up everyone’s talking about? Waxing Nostalgia about Bed, Bath, & Beyond We need to talk about how Kyrsten Sinema is spending her campaign donations – a $8,000 hotel room in Boston? Rewire News Group’s Jessica Mason Pieklo and Garnet Henderson join to explain the Supreme Court’s move to pause court-mandated restrictions on mif...

Topics: Ron DeSantis was on a book tour in New Hampshire while his constituents were underwater. Is he actually hurting his chances at the Republican nomination by ignoring Floridians to win it? A series of young people are shot in quick succession. We know Americans are armed, but why are they so scared and trigger happy? We have our suspicions.  What’s next after the Supreme Court’s delay on abo...

Topics: Why was the highly anticipated defamation trial against Fox postponed? We speculate what’s going on behind the scenes, and how the outcome of this historic lawsuit could impact the political landscape Republican presidential candidates spend decades promising to undo abortion rights. Why are they suddenly so quiet? Are women especially great at running companies, or are men just really bad...

Topics: Which investigation brought Trump back to NYC this week? Judges tell on themselves by letting huge portions of the mifepristone ruling stand Republicans in Missouri propose defunding libraries to… retaliate against librarians? Our favorite insights from a Vanity Fair report about Rupert Murdoch, including the email he sent to notify his wife of a divorce and whose forbidden from talking to...

Topics: What happens now that the Tennessee legislature expelled Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson, plus a shocking question about the Speaker of the House who made it happen When will we know the fate of medication abortion? The confusion is part of the point The most absurd revelations about Clarence Thomas and his luxury vacation habits Are Men OK? Why Bud Light probably isn’t too bothered by...

Topics: Debriefing on a quick and unsatisfying first time (to watch Trump get arrested) Wisconsin proves abortion wins elections. Some Republicans are catching on. An upsetting edition of women’s rights and women’s wrongs, featuring a North Carolina gender traitor who’s switching parties and could help outlaw abortion in NC Toasting two millennial female world leaders who both stepped down this we...

Topics: MTG is on her way to NYC. Where would we send the Georgia representative if she asked us for directions? The latest in preparations for Trump’s arraignment this week Celebrating an historic and electrifying NCAA women’s basketball tournament Analyzing the double-standard in how spectators react to players’ behavior Should women’s sports coverage be sanitized of tension and rivalries? Or is...