The Bitchuation Room

Yes the U.S. military is a place to organize for social justice. The Bitchuation Room welcomes Esti Lamonaca, a non-binary combat veteran with the grassroots veterans organization Common Defense, which advocates an end to forever wars. Plus, comedian Nato Green joins Governor Cuomo's pathetic "cultural" excuses for sexual harassment, Tucker Carlson's open mouth kiss of Viktor Orban's Christian nat...

Journalist Ioan Grillo on the ways a lack of American gun control impacts the narco-trafficking violence and feeds a Zombie drug war.  We discuss the "iron river" of guns, immigration, the prison industrial complex, paramilitaries, narco-states, hopes of drug legalization, and the only way Francesca will do cocaine. Featuring: Ioan Grillo @ioangrillo https://www.ioangrillo.com/---Join the Franita...

Head to www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to listen to the full interview NOW!Journalist Ioan Grillo on the ways a lack of American gun control impacts the narco-trafficking violence and feeds a Zombie drug war.  We discuss the "iron river" of guns, immigration, the prison industrial complex, paramilitaries, narco states, hopes of legalization, and the only way Francesca will do cocaine.  See acast....

A dating app turns in yet another insurrectionist (this time a dude with a metal whip) and a Montana hero confronts a Fox News nightmare. Comedian and writer Josh Gondelman joins to discuss that and why his voice would be great for the Garden of Eden. Plus AZ Democratic Party vice-chair Brianna Westbrook on what to do about Kyrsten Sinema’s status quo stranglehold on the state, and what it will ta...

A solo stream talking about the sharp rise in Covid cases among the unvaccinated, Jeff's trip to space, and workers on strike in the South for dignity. Also Francesca needs a new hairdresser. Tips welcome. Join the Franita and become a Patron today: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroomFollow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPodThanks to Rebecca Rufer, Maximillien Inhoff and Ellie HoffmanMusi...

From the horrors of native boarding schools to the Alberta Tar Sands that continue poison indigenous land, settler-colonialism can’t quit its destructive ways. Campaigner Clayton Thomas-Muller joins to discuss why the climate emergency means pressuring governments and not just corporations. Plus, why are Ted Cruz and Matt Gaetz jumping on the #FreeBritney bandwagon? Don't they like laws that take...

In this special episode of The Bitchuation Room podcast Nato Green and Francesca hash out the situation in Cuba with some democratic socialist nuance. We dive into the history of Cuba, the Cuban revolution, the impact of the US embargo, right-wing red baiting and the failure of Biden to continue one of the few things Obama did right: diplomacy! Plus Francesca continues the stream to discuss Haiti...

Billionaires blast off to space for important research on how to ruin other planets. Here on Earth, Americans still won’t take the vaccine and Republicans are weaponizing it. Plus, a right-wing anti-trans stunt at a spa, and whether there’s an internet out there that could be better than the one Big Tech has ruined. Bridget Todd of “There Are No Girls on the Internet” and the organization UltraVio...

Why fascists don't get irony and many other things. Like Exxon Mobil proudly putting the squeeze on Democrats, Trump insisting Hitler was good, and the Supreme Court completing a session that bodes very Handmaid's Tale for America's future. Sam Seder of The Majority Report and Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef join Francesca for this special mid-week stream. Give this podcast 5 stars and have good...

Oh the horror, the horror of wasteful spending in Afghanistan. To say nothing of the lives lost. In this special solo stream Francesca digs into Biden’s pullout from Afghanistan after 20 years too long, including a deep dive into the amount of fraud and waste spent in that country. Plus a look at Hobby Lobby’s theocratic July 4th propaganda, Representative Mo Brook’s saddest defense for his role i...

How is libertarian tech billionaire John McAfee’s death less interesting than his life? Nato Green is back to discuss this and a healthy dose of bi-partisanship, Britney Spears, and an unforgettable trip to Las Vegas. Plus community organizer, Bernie 2020 political director, and Sanders Institute fellow Jane Kim joins to discuss California progressive politics. From Newsom's waste of money recall...

May the Jubilee be with you! In honor of Juneteenth, Francesca invites labor strategist and host of Black Work Talk, Steven Pitts to talk about the importance and limitations of the newest federal holiday. Plus comedian Maggie Maye on Ted Cruz outdoing himself by equating critical race theory to the KKK, and the conservative Tik Tok personality who proves one can stumble ass backwards into sociali...

The center is going to get us all killed! Whether its Biden's toothless Department of Justice or corporations rainbow washing their anti-gay lobbying, there are far too many talkers and not enough doers. Jayar Jackson of TYT joins Francesca along with the hilarious actor & comedian Matt Rogers, to discuss all that plus Jeffery Toobin's cringey apology to Megan Thee Stallion's new music video that...

Whether it’s the 12-step program, therapy, meditation or even psychedelics, how do we heal our broken ass selves and the broken ass world around us? Capitalism, patriarchy and white supremacy are ruthless, but organizing to end those things can also be just as destructive if we’re not careful. In this BONUS episode of the Bitchuation Room podcast, Francesca is joined by organizer and director of t...

Who needs Republicans with Democrats like these? Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema finally show their truest colors, leaving the ball squarely in Joe Biden’s court. Plus, Donald Trump returns but his “fupa” steals the show. *wretches*. And Max Moran of the Revolving Door Project talks about the beltway to Wall St. pipeline, and how the Biden Administration is faring when it comes to hiring corporate...

How do the police run cover for white supremacists? Portland-based Journalist Robert Evans of the Behind the Bastards Podcast joins Francesca to discuss prospects for any kind of police reform one year after the murder of George Floyd. Plus Republicans don’t want to have to ever think about January 6th and what their colleagues may or may not have done. And they won’t have to if they vote down a c...

Everything Israel/Palestine all in one episode. From Francesca’s story of being politicized about the occupation, to Matt Lieb’s bizarre Birth Right trip, to a liberal zionist puppet (actual puppets not some right-wing term), plus the brilliant activist, attorney and author Noura Erakat, this episode jam packed. Noura discusses the occupation, the plight of Palestinians living within the 1948 bord...

'How’re you going to pay for it?’ It's a refrain progressives hear every time any social program is proposed. Professor Stephanie Kelton and proponent of Modern Monetary Theory has an idea: the government can make it rain, help the people, and f*ck the haters. Deficit spending isn’t actually that big of a problem, she says, so long as inflation is controlled through taxes. Francesca and comedian N...

Francesca is jabbed and jazzed, while Piers Morgan defends Disney royalty, and Ben Shapiro’s only problem on God’s green earth is trans-inclusive language. John Iadarola of The Damage Report joins Francesca to discuss the right’s 'woke mob' outrage mill, and whether or not Joe Biden will ever actually hold Trump and Republicans accountable for their many crimes. Plus, comedian Emily Maya Mills won...

Want to understand power and left political strategy? Alicia Garza of Black Futures Lab is just the thinker and organizer to listen to. She joins Francesca to talk openly about Biden’s surprisingly progressive plans and how social movements need to keep up the pressure specifically on immigration and racial justice. Plus comedian Matt Lieb is here to discuss Elizabeth Warren’s new memoir on her pr...

A suspect voicemail from Matt Gaetz, Biden nears 100 days in office and a Disney World Dad gets mad. Florida state representative Anna Eskamani joins to talk about how she was creeped on by Matt Gaetz and his convicted-of-sex-trafficking tax collector friend, the Democratic machine in Florida and whether Dems are finally speaking to the needs of the people, and the Republican Party’s identity cris...

It’s “game on” for mass shootings which means thoughts and prayers for gun control. And is the country finally catching on to the idea that police "reform" is not nearly enough? As guest Dr. Melina Abdullah explains, police must be re-imagined. We talk about local defund the police victories in Los Angeles, and how politicians and the powers that be are trying to walk even those gains back. Plus,...

After so much excitement, sadly the workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama weren't able to form a union. Still the fight isn't over! Labor organizer and comedian Nato Green joins to give his post mortem on the campaign, as well as Professor Robin D.G. Kelley whose written extensively about labor history in Alabama and the South. Plus some extra pieces left on the table from episode 83...

How can a Black Marxist analysis help us stop fascism? Solid easy question for Yahoo Answers. Professor Robin D.G. Kelley joins Francesca and comedian Nato Green to discuss the importance of both an anti-capitalist and an anti-racist analysis. He digs into the roots of the current BLM movement and how the once-fringe discussions around prison abolition are becoming more mainstream. Plus, QAnon is...

Let us bask in the glow of creep Rep. Matt Gaetz's smoldering political career! Comedian Jamie Loftus and investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein join Francesca to dive into all cringey details of a political douchebag's downfall. Plus, Trump donors were duped into donating sometimes SEVEN times as much as much as they wanted, and major corporations go toe-to-toe with Republicans in Georgia over...