Tell Me It's Going To Be OK

While Donald's wife seems to be missing, Donald is very busy trying convince people he is the protagonist in an espionage film plot he calls 'Spygate'. Plus, is Donald responsible for 1475 ‘lost’ children? READ MORE Why Kim K and Trump met at the White House Josie Duffy-Rice explains the 'lost children' on Twitter Magie Haberman, on 'Spygate' CONTACT US Your hosts are Amelia Lester and...

Donald's wife Melanie got back from the hospital this week. He missed her very much. While she was gone, he hereby wrote some lunacy on Twitter. And why did media coverage of the 101st mass shooting in the US this year vanish into thin air? CONTACT US Your hosts are Amelia Lester and Mia Freedman . We REALLY want to hear your feelings about the show. Leave us a message on the pod phone. We listen...

Melania made the world a better place for children this week by launching a campaign called 'Be Best'. No that's not a typo. Ivanka visited Jerusalem to open the new American embassy there.  And Mia went to see Hillary live in the flesh, but left feeling a little uneasy... MORE THINGS Ivanka's Instagram Daddy's Little Ghoul  CONTACT US Your hosts are Amelia Lester and Mia Freedman . We R...

Donald's friend Rudy went on the television and accidentally said that Donald did some lying. Then he said Donald didn't do some lying. Then he maintained Donald did no lying, but said that lying is okay sometimes. Donald said some things about Rudy being 'new' and then went off for some very important 'executive time', which a leaked schedule suggests is code for 'watching tv and being angry on T...

After forgetting to buy a birthday present for his wife who won't hold his hand, Trump phoned in to his favourite television show and did some shouting. Plus, lots of people are very angry at comedian Michelle Wolf because she told some jokes they didn't like. READ MORE... Michelle Wolf's White House Correspondents routine on YouTube Adam Gopnik on the moment Trump decided to run for President Ste...

Donald's friend Emmanuel came to visit this week, and they buried a tree together. Emmanuel had some dandruff on his shoulder, which Donald pointed out in front of the world's media. In other news, a New Yorker article suggests we have entered the final stages of the Trump Presidency, but Amelia's not so sure. And, what advice does the Director of Comms for Hillary's 2016 campaign have for future...

Former FBI director James Comey is very tall and has very big hands. Now that everyone is clear on that, he also thinks that Donald Trump is morally unfit to be President and is a lot like a mob boss. Also, the pee tape makes a triumphant return to the news cycle. But are you, like Mia, a “pee-liever”? MORE... I'm A Peeliever And You Should Be Too James Comey on NPR's Fresh Air podcast...

Tipped off by Robert Mueller, the FBI raided the home, office and hotel room of Trump's personal lawyer - Michael Cohen. Trump struggled to express his anger aptly on Twitter alone, which is perhaps why he diverted a press-conference about the chemical attack in Syria to explain why HE is the real victim in all of this. Plus Mark Zuckerberg fronted congress, looking like he would rather be literal...

After a series of highly strung Easter Sunday tweets about a caravan and also some Hondurans, Trump ordered the US Military down to protect the Southern Border, much to the surprise of... well, the military. You'd think he might have been in a good mood after the premiere of Roseanne Barr's television reboot, not to mention the pro-Trump propaganda and conspiracy theories the sitcom star's been pe...

SHOW NOTES After Former National Security Adviser H.R McMaster stood down on March 22nd, we thought we had our show. Another week, another sacking. Right? Wrong. As the week progressed, it became clear another name would dominate headlines... Stormy Daniels.  Between a tell-all 60 Minutes interview, recounts of their sexual encounter, and some blisteringly sharp tweets of her own, Stormy appe...

After Jeff Sessions fired Former FBI Director Andrew McCabe just 26 hours before his retirement, it's official. Trump is unleashed.  Having stripped his administration of those who coddle or perceive him a moron, the self-proclaimed "really smart guy" is free to do as he pleases.  Call and congratulate Vladimir Putin on his re-election, for example. Or attack Special Counsel Robert Muell...

It's confirmed: Trump and Rocket Man will meet in person to compare nuclear buttons later in the year. Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson must have missed the memo, announcing only hours beforehand that the US was still “a long way off” negotiations with Kim Jong-un. Was that why he was fired days later. Plus, why is Trump tweeting in all caps about Russia again? And why...

Long gone is the news that White House Communications Director Hope Hicks resigned. In a week that's left us all with political whiplash, Amelia and Mia debrief on Hope's resignation; Gary Cohn following suit; Sam Nunberg's off-the-rails interview binge; and the fact Stormy Daniels is back with a vengeance. NOTES When does Hope Hicks get to be a wunderkind instead of a former model? CONTACT US You...

After taking cheat notes into a meeting with victims of the Florida School Shooting, Trump made the claim that if he were on the scene he would've confronted the shooter with his bare hands.  Unsurprisingly, Mia and Amelia have a lot to say about this. Plus, Fashion Brand Owner turned First Daughter turned Presidential Adviser Ivanka Trump has decided she can switch between aforementioned tit...

The 18th school shooting of 2018 felt different. After 17 people died in Florida, students, teachers stood up and called 'BS' to Trump's "thoughts and prayers". The President dodged responsibility however, blaming mental health and the FBI, who he claims were distracted by their efforts to prove his campaign colluded with Russia. Speaking of Russia, Mueller indicted 13 Russian nationals and three...

In a headline that's become all too familiar, another White House staffer has resigned in shame. Amid allegations of domestic abuse, Staff Secretary Rob Porter stepped down. That didn't stop Trump wishing him well, however, and reminding us via Twitter that when it comes to abuse allegations, "some are false and some are true". Plus, thanks to Porter and some paparazzi shots, Hope Hicks has been t...

Trump's indexing of his own Presidential worth to the success of the Stock Market has come back to bite him. On Monday February 5th, the stock market had its largest ever absolute crash in history. And we have one question: is Trump to blame? Plus, confirmation from the Pentagon that The President is planning his very own 'penis parade' as Mia so aptly puts it; we follow up on the drug-addicted mo...

As Melania, the kids and 15 guests sat in the galleries, Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union. It took seventy-three hours, or that's what it felt like, thanks to a standing ovation from Republicans every two seconds. Plus, Deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe has stepped down, and everyone's asking: did Trump have something to do with it? Show notes Your host is  Mia Freedman &nb...

This week, millions of women all over the world marched to protest gender inequality and also Trump. Trump meanwhile suggested they turn their protest into a celebration of his achievements and how much better off women are since he became President. Plus, porn star Stormy Daniels has given an interview in which she volunteers that she can describe a naked Trump very specifically if required to pr...

Everything happened VERY quickly this week... Former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon resigned as Executive Chairman of Breitbart and Amelia thinks she knows why (she also thinks he didn't resign). The White House bungled a statement about the President's physical and none of us picked up on it (except Rachel Maddow, of course). Plus Haiti, El Salvador and the entire continent of Africa are sh*toles...

Remember when Trump threatened to rain fire and fury upon North Korea? Well now American Journalist Michael Wolff has rained it down on him in his book, 'Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.’ Based on hours of interviews with Trump's senior staff, The President himself, and "Sloppy Steve" Bannon, the book paints a damning picture of the Commander in Chief (are any of us surprised?) S...

How does a woman come back from 'unruliness'? Well, she doesn't. This bonus episode is an excerpt from a conversation Mia had with Buzzfeed Senior Culture Writer and PhD in Media Gossip, Anne Helen Peterson. They discuss the shrillness of Hillary, the bluster of Trump's White House, and why he's more likely to gain re-election every day. Show Notes Your host is Mia Freedman with special guest Anne...

The most powerful man in the free world spouts lies at will and never sleeps. How can we stay on top of the news cycle without losing our sanity when Twitter and news alerts are forever in our pockets? Mia Freedman and Amelia Lester share their respective media diets, and swap tips on how they look after their mental health in a post-Trump world. Show notes Your host is Amelia Lester with Mia Free...

We are almost a year into this nightmare. Is it over yet? Only by a quarter (impeachment not withstanding). As we approach the end of Trump's first calendar year in office, it's time for a Presidential stocktake. Host of Planet America and founding member of The Chaser, Chas Licciardello, joins Mia Freedman in the pod studio to talk Javanka, sexual harassment, North Korea, Scaramucci, Bannon, Alab...

A Democrat has beaten a President-backed accused child-molester in the race for Alabama's ruby red Senate seat. But before Roy Moore's loss, Trump used a few of his MANY spare seconds to fire off a tweet implying Senator Kirsten Gillibrand had performed sexual acts for political favours. Oh, and then there was the New York Times piece that took us even deeper into the minute-by-minute workings of...