The Bitchuation Room

It's that time of year when we gather as family and look at the US-Mexico border and think "How the fuck has it come to this?!" The death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl in border patrol custody and the Department of Homeland Security's 'not my problem bro' response seem to be waging the real war on the Christmas spirit. Joining Francesca to bitch about the border, government shutdowns a...

As the freak show of white collar crime continues in the White House, Francesca is joined by The Young Turk's John Iadarola and comedian Jena Friedman to talk of other things. Like sore Republican losers in the midwest booby-trapping their governments against Democrats and whether liking fascism is a question of nurture or nature. Plus the apology that Kevin Hart simply could not muster, Golden Gl...

Trump's 'very cool and very legal' business dealings with a foreign power that tampered in US elections are everything but. To discuss what recent Russia revelations might amount to, Francesca is joined by former Fusion host Nando Villa and comedian and Newsbroke homie Matt Lieb. Plus, the centrist spin-job on George HW Bush's legacy, the difficulty of asserting progressive foreign policy in the T...

Even plastic bags get more love than Republicans in California, after a blue tsunami flipped 6 of 7 contested seats for the Democrats. To eulogize the Grand Old Party and talk about what it means for progressives, Francesca is joined by comedians Nato Green, Kevin Avery (The Jim Jeffries Show), and newly elected SF district 6 supervisor Matt Haney. They also talk about the allegations against Don...

Facebook betrays us again but we still can't quit. Like an abusive partner you keep going back to for those dank memes. Meanwhile the Israeli military somehow needs more money because occupation is expensive and Pharrell Williams is "Happy" to oblige. Plus a takedown of Amazon's HQ2, the diamond industry, and whether eating Poke is like eating the sea's grandparents. Comic Imran G. and l...

Democracy ain't dead. Days after Democrats take back the house with historic turnout and a record number of women winning congressional seats, Francesca makes sense of the midterms along with comedian Jessica Sele and radio producer Sam Greenspan. They talk climate apocalypse, what new attorney general could mean for the Russia investigation, and whether 'deep kissing' can cause an orgasm. Plus an...

Hours away from a potential blue wave of democratic midterm victories nationwide, Grandpa Donald keeps ratcheting up the fear. To discuss pre-electoral madness with Francesca in The Bitchuation Room is her childhood friend Yonatan Rosen, and the executive director of Amazon Watch, Leila Salazar-Lopez. They hash out the 'migrant caravan', the 14th amendment, the Brazilian elections and what Bolsona...

Mass shooters, bomb threats and the right's spin have got Francesca and frands wondering: who am truth? A powerhouse episode featuring Gasland director and former Bernie delegate Josh Fox, along with ASMR addict and Newsbroke producer Kate Elston. We talk media complicity, voter suppression, and Francesca's captivity to her Halloween costume nails. Go see Josh's show "The Truth Has Changed&qu...

Journalist Shane Bauer and Comedian Natasha Muse join Francesca to discuss how beards are now more Nazi than hipster, thoughts on Elizabeth Warren's big DNA reveal and the four months Shane worked in a private prison. Plus bad Irish accents for a good cause and a very difficult edition of "Sext, Elect, Overthrow." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Watch The Bit...

Three comedians hash out the UN climate report, whether Kanye has always been a bit of a "black skinhead", why the future governor of California should stick to wine, and how to sext the Saudi Prince. Joining host Francesca Fiorentini is Karinda Dobbins who has opened for Trevor Noah and Dave Chappelle, and Nato Green who wrote for Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell on FX and has a very g...

In the first throwdown of the Bitchuation Room, Francesca and friends Carlos Martinez and Matt Lieb discuss Justice Brett and the male fear of "losing power"/being held accountable, Lindsay Lohan becoming #SaviorSandy, deportees in Tijuana, La Croix poisoning us, Matt's dry sandwich, and the Bitchuation Room's classic game "Sext Elect Overthrow." Enjoy! (Don't @ me about all th...

The West Wing has one, Wolf Blitzer has one, and you know what? #TimesUp on them. Enter "The Bitchuation Room", located in the Left Wing of your comedy podcasts, where low level talks reach high level stank. TBR is a weekly hour of semi-structured sparring among likeminded progressive personalities that'll leaving listeners with laughs, analysis, and some concrete tasks for bringing abou...