Pantsuit Politics

In this episode, we discuss Friday Feedback (as always!), reflect on the state of the race post-Super Tuesday, and then turn our attention to the Supreme Court's hearing on Texas's anti-choice laws. We also discuss the recent elections in Iran and the continuing world crisis resulting from Syria's civil war. Finally, we express concern about gun violence in a Middletown, Ohio, school. We never wan...

Since the presidential election keeps setting record levels of crazy, there is a lot to talk about in the episode. We do our best to cover it all-- from the Democratic primary in South Carolina to the train wreck GOP debate to Chris Christie's more trainwreck-esque endorsement to expectations going into Super Tuesday. We also revoke the benefit of the doubt we previously gave to Rick Snyder, and w...

In this episode of The Briefcase, we discuss Friday Feedback from so many listeners: Vielka, Bryn, Rachel, and Obie on college and school dress codes; Katie on Hillary Clinton and women in leadership; and Megan on the Oregon standoff. Additionally, we promise to devote Tuesday's episode to populism, Trump, and Sanders based on a series of topics from Nickie.  Additionally, we discuss the "hot mic"...

Obviously, we have to talk about the Nevada Democratic caucus and the crazy South Carolina Republican primary. We take a moment to lament Jeb Bush's exit from the campaign, and we discuss the state of the race going forward. We've been disappointed that education has barely been a side note in the presidential race, so devote The Suit to our thoughts on education reform. Finally, we talk Oscar nom...

On this episode of The Briefcase, we give a giant shoutout and thank you to Jacquie, Caitlin, and Sharon for supporting Pantsuit Politics. We received a ton of great feedback this week and appreciate every email, tweet, and Facebook message. We briefly discuss Lou's feedback on asymmetric polarization and the Supreme Court. At Loree's request, we talk about Jeb's "America" photo. We lament Nikki H...

Our listener Susan inspired the title of this episode. We recap two crazy debates and the even crazier (and, let’s be honest, inappropriate) reactions to Justice Scalia’s death and the process to nominate his successor. In the Suit (inspired by our listener Bailey) we discuss why we affiliate with our respective parties and what we think becomes of the parties after the 2016 race. Finally, in the...

In this edition of The Briefcase, we share some of our brilliant listener insight and talk about how we got to a place where someone who isn't a Republican and someone who isn't a Democrat won the party primaries in New Hampshire.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

In this crazy-special episode, we interview Mark McKinnon, co-executive producer, co-creator, and co-host of Showtime’s The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth. Mark shares perspective from three decades of political experience, talks with us about The Circus, and generally inspires us to step up in the political arena. Also, we recap the GOP Debate, discuss controversial comments...

In this week's Briefcase, Sarah and Beth attempt to recapture our nuance by responding to listener feedback about Bernie Sanders. Not gonna lie: we're still struggling to have a nuanced perspective on Ted Cruz. We share some thoughts on the Iowa Caucuses, the Democratic Town Hall, and the upcoming New Hampshire Primary.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.c...

This week, Sarah makes a BIG announcement, and we discuss our personal political journeys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amazing listeners--from Bryan to Diane to Dante to Vielka and so many more--gave us plenty to discuss in this week's Briefcase. We start a conversation on emergency management of cities in crisis and promise much more on that front. Beth promises not to vote for Donald Trump, and we get ever-so-slightly incredulous about The Megyn Kelly issues. We have been saying since the beginning that this rac...

In this episode, we are so excited to be joined by Kristen Soltis Anderson, author of The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How Republicans Can Keep Up), columnist for The Washington Examiner, and co-founder of Echelon Insights. Kristen talks polls and the state of the presidential race in The Pearls. In The Suit, we dive into how millennials are changing politics and what ca...

In the Briefcase, Sarah and Beth describe the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and discuss Bernie Sanders’ decision to inject the anti-establishment sentiment into the Democratic primary. We also share some great listener feedback on our political correctness discussion.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more ab...

This week, Sarah and Beth react to the recent Republican and Democratic debates before tackling what is arguably a key driver in this presidential cycle: political correctness. Have we gone too far in trying to be PC, or have we turned political correctness into shorthand for something else entirely? And what does this have to do with The Donald?  In the Heels, we share our favorite subscription s...

Sarah and Beth discuss feedback on our abortion episode, the community of Pantsuit Politics listeners, and offer our unfiltered thoughts on the State of the Union and the GOP Response.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week in The Suit we discuss criminal justice reform and the myriad of issues at every stage in the process. From policing problems to mass incarceration, criminal justice reform has emerged as an important priority for both Democrats and Republicans. During The Pearls, we talk polls and the upcoming State of the Union (which we will be live tweeting!). In The Heels, we discuss great movies we...

We're adding a new weekly show! We're calling it the Friday Briefcase. The plan is to send you on your way into the weekend with a brief discussion on one important piece of news. This week we're updating you on the standoff in Oregon and Obama's executive action on gun control. We're also giving shoutouts during Friday Feedback to let you know we hear y'all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

On this episode, we discuss Carly Fiorina's infamous tweet over the weekend, how we move forward in the abortion debate, and our favorite Christmas presents we received this holiday season.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Caitlin Jenner to Cecil the Lion to the Iran agreement, 2015 fired the internet up. We talk about the biggest stories of the year, our lack of outrage, and how we think it might be most productive to discuss these issues moving forward. Against our wills, we also discuss Donald Trump's recent comments about Hillary Clinton, and we end with a critically important debate: bar soap vs. body wash...

Welcome to all our new listeners! Thank you to everyone subscribing and reviewing us on iTunes. This week we're discussing the recent Republican and Democratic debates. We're also sharing our favorite books from 2015! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we get inspired by Gloria Steinem and share the ten things we'd like for Christmas this year. Spoiler alert: a lot of them involve a more thoughtful approach to politics. We also share some great news from around the world in The Pearls and offer a little gift-wrapping and gift-giving advice in The Heels.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio...

We reluctantly talk about Donald Trump, because he just won't go away. We also follow-up on the latest after the San Bernardino and share some positive news stories... as well as who we respect from the other side this week. We follow-up on our gun control discussion from last week and share little things that are making our lives better. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

We also discuss the increasing gun violence in America and if gun control offers any real solutions. This episode was recorded on December 1 before the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talked about the continuing conflict in the Middle East, Congress's handling of the Syrian refugee crisis, Donald Trump's latest comments, and the impact of increasing the minimum wage. We also expressed our love for Project Runway Junior, Adele, and our favorite Thanksgiving videos.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

In our third episode, we discuss the recent terror attacks in Beirut, Egypt, and Paris and how to meaningfully address conflict in the Middle East.  You can read The Atlantic article we refer to in this episode here.  You might also be interested in watching coverage of President Obama’s G20 remarks.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...