The Bitchuation Room

Thanks to the Supreme Court's opinions, it's a hot trash summer. Francesca and guest comedian Megan Gailey discuss ruling on affirmative action, discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, and student debt relief being struck down. Then, investigative journalist Bryce Covert discusses how the overturning of Roe V. Wade is negatively impacting young women who are ALREADY mothers. SCOTUS has made sure...

It’s been a year since the unelected bench of billionaire besties, i.e. The Supreme Court, took away abortion rights. Comedian Subhah Agarwal joined to talk about how unwanted kids will absolutely not make America great again. And billionaires Zuckerberg and Musk want to fight each other in a cage match? Why do we feel like they’ll get even more money out of us to watch this. Then journalist Kim K...

Hunter Biden pleads GUILTY! But his crimes aren’t nearly as intriguing as Republicans have promised as they scramble to find some pretext to impeach Joe Biden. Where there’s a will, there’s not always evidence. Sam Seder of The Majority Report breaks down the whole Hunter Biden controversy or lack thereof. Then, democratic presidential candidate RFK Jr. joined Joe Rogan on his podcast to spout vac...

Bathroom boxes, ballroom boxes, all of Trump's beautiful mind documents that he wanted to keep from his former job have finally caught up with him and fast. Francesca looks at the best parts of the 38-count indictment. Then writer, showrunner and WGA board of directors member Justin Halpern joins to talk about the second month of the writer's strike. What are the writers of our favorite shows dema...

A killer whale leads attacks on yachts, while the head of Oathkeepers gets 18 years for leading an attack on the Capitol. Jack O'Brien of The Daily Zeitgeist joins Francesca to discuss Minnesota's Governor circumventing the will of the people so that Uber and Lyft can keep underpaying drivers, and what's happened three years since George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. Plus, Francesca...

The Dad is back! A babysitter has granted Matt back into The Bitchuation Room to talk Ron DeSantis announcing his presidential bid on Twitter, Marjorie Taylor Greene pulling a full Karen on Rep. Jamaal Bowman, and the horror stories of abortion denial in states across the country. Then a "fun" segment about whether we're buying the excuses that famous folks have for hanging with Jeffrey Epstein: B...

Francesca spoke with Ryan Cooper of The American Prospect all about the debt ceiling crisis that is coming our way. Republicans are trying to hold the debt hostage and Biden has a couple of good options and a couple of TERRIBLE ones. We discuss, plus Elon Musk has been Soros-pilled. Maybe he needs to watch that Jonah Hill movie too? To get access to audio and video version of the bonus bish become...

Is the antiwar left missing the forest for the trees when it comes to Russia's war on Ukraine? Bill Fletcher, organizer and writer, argues that the left has a responsibility to stand with an oppressed country fighting for its sovereignty. Plus, comedian River Butcher on Ohio's attack on transgender kids in sports, George Santos is finally indicted on 13 felony counts and finally, Ron DeSantis is r...

A jury finds Trump a rap... "sexual abuser". Sure, we'll take it I guess. Comedian Jenny Yang joins to talk about E Jean Carroll's defamation and rape lawsuit against the former president coming to a close, and why she as a writer is on strike with the WGA. Also in the room is Rotimi Adeoye, communications director of the ACLU to talk about Justice Clarence Thomas' no good very bad week of bald-fa...

For a special Bonus episode, Francesca welcomed hosts of the Conspirituality podcast Matthew Remski and Julian Walker to talk about Marianne Williamson's alarming adherence to the book A Course in Miracles. What does her woo mean for her progressive politics and presidential run? Then, Steven Crowder is outed by his wife and his wife's family as a private misogynist and not just a public one! Good...

Fox News fires Tucker on a dime and the fallout will be juicy. Turns out Carlson was as vile off air as he was on air as a former staffer's lawsuit alleges. She also has tapes! Wosny Lambre of The Ringer joins to discuss that and Biden/Harris 2024. Joe's not throwing in the towel yet. He wants four more years to finish a job that no one has that much clarity on, including him. Then, the Teamsters...

Will we ever ditch the war on drugs? Author Maia Szalavitz joins to talk harm reduction, the fentanyl crisis, responsible regulation, and why Francesca's husband can't get his ADHD meds. Plus comedian Jenny Zirgrino on the Pentagon leaks and the right's latest hero, and why the right isn't going to let Dianne Feinstein be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee unless she resigns. A...

From Tennessee to superyachts carrying supreme court justices, this episode asks: why are the rich and powerful also so fragile? Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report joins Francesca to bitch about the "SF crime" narrative in the wake of the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, the 20-year sugar daddy relationship between Harlan Crow and Justice Clarence Thomas, and the fight for democracy and gun...

Trump is FINALLY indicted, bringing all the New York MAGA nutters to the yard. Former Rep. Katie Hill (CA-25) joins Francesca to weigh in on this historic day, and the first of likely many criminal charges levied on the Hamburglar of democracy. THEN, Miles Kampf-Lassin on the Chicago mayoral race and the historic campaign (AND VICTORY!) of Brandon Johnson. Paul Vallas will undoubtedly move on to p...

Millions of Americans believe in the QAnon conspiracy. Some of them have committed extreme acts of violence, and most of them don't know how streaming services work which let's be real would probably fill a lot of their idle time. Journalist Will Sommer joins Francesca to talk about his new book Trust The Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America. Also, another mass shooting...

Jordan Peterson got duped by fetish porn, Biden tries to ban TikTok, and Matt Taibbi is a tool! A taste of the BONUS BISH, a solo stream every Friday 1pm PT/4pm ET on YouTube and Twitch. Free to watch LIVE, and available to listen and watch back for Patrons, members on YouTube & subscribers on Twitch. Become a Patron to get the whole episode: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom . Hosted on Acast. See...

Trump says he's about to be arrested but we're all still waiting. Of course no one should hold their breath as to whether a guy who does crimes like he drinks Diet Coke will face any consequences. Comedian and retired Trump impersonator Anthony Atamanuik joins Francesca to talk about D-day for Donald and the 20 year anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, and the stain that it has left on th...

Money in government is crushing our democracy. Rep. Summer Lee, the first Black legislator to represent Pennsylvania, stopped by to talk about being a progressive freshman in Congress and trying to fight for truly transformational policies, while going up against an onslaught of corporate cash. Then comedian Megan Gailey joins to talk about the imminent indictment of Donald Trump and the Lt. Gover...

Why do we hand everything over to Big Pharma and the Amazon Corporation when they continually f*ck us over? Comedian Maggie Maye and activist Rafael Shimunov join the pod to talk about why Amazon's construction of HQ2 in Virginia has stalled, what the corporate Cthulhu wants next and how grassroots pressure is the only thing that has worked. Then, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly voluntarily lower...

What's become of the feminist uprising in Iran? Journalist and podcast host Negar Mortavazi joined Francesca to explain the roots of the movement and how the authoritarian Islamic Republic is as brutal as it is scared of its own people. Then a 4-day work week pilot program has proven working less is both healthier and more profitable for businesses. YES PLEASE! And then a Trump-appointed judge is...

"Medicare for All should be the floor", according to author Beatrice Adler-Bell. We talk about why overall health must be an organizing framework for real anti-capitalist transformation. And more private text and emails from Fox News reveals just how cynical and fake the network and its personalities truly are, stoking the Big Lie while privately calling Trump ghouls idiotic. And Nikki Haley is tr...

Free Palestine, Ohio. After a train derailment the town is choking on toxic chemicals. How did corruption, greed, and crushing train workers unions lead to this accident and thousands of others. Plus, what's the way out of the Russia/Ukraine war? Are we headed closer to a peace settlement or global nuclear annihilation? Jacobin writer Branko Marcetic discusses whether the U.S. missed opportunities...

An activist was murdered outside of Atlanta trying to protect the Weelaunee Forest from the development of a police training ground. Why aren't we hearing more about it? Fellow organizer Micah Herskind joins Francesca to explain what Cop City is and the depths of the corruption surrounding its construction. And Akela Lacy, politics reporter for The Intercept, joins to talk about the double-speakin...

What does the police murder of Tyre Nichols mean for police reform? It means it doesn't work. Turns out Memphis had implemented some of the most basic changes and that officers had plenty of training. Writer and host of Citations Needed, Adam Johnson, joins Francesca to discuss how not just the far right but liberal media ensure that the killing of innocent people at the hands of police will only...

The extremist SCOTUS has the U.S. in a Christian nationalist headlock. Justice reporter for The Nation, Elie Mystal, joins to break down the cases that are determining basic LGBTQ+ rights, affirmative action, labor rights, gun control and whether or not politicians can do the whole 'alternate slate of electors' thing that the Big Lie began. Also, comedian Billy Wayne Davis joins to talk about the...