The Um, Sir Podcast

This week, Emily and Samie take on the chaos: Epstein Files: Survivors demand transparency, Trump calls it a “hoax,” and MTG surprisingly shows up on the right side (for once). Washington Wildfires: Border Patrol arrests firefighters mid-response—because apparently saving lives isn’t enough. Minneapolis Shooting: A tragic school attack turns into transphobic scapegoating instead of tackling gun ac...

Samie and Emily are back to drag it all out.  From Costco’s controversial decision on abortion pills and why boycotts aren’t so simple, to Pete Hegseth’s latest Christian nationalist nonsense and Oklahoma’s scary new PragerU-backed teacher test.  They also dive into good news from Florida tribes stopping detention center expansion, updates on Kilmar Obrego Garcia’s immigration fight, and the ever-...

In this episode, Emily and Samie tear into the week’s wild headlines before diving deep into an Um Civics lesson on campaign mailers, PAC money, and dirty local politics. They unpack the shady Everett School Board mailers funded by Mill Creek parents, who poured half a million dollars into negative ads across multiple races, including attacks on a candidate that came out before they even had a cha...

This week, Samie and Emily drag Trump’s sex-offender youth fitness pick, Gates’ Epstein baggage, and Idaho’s OBGYN exodus. Emily breaks down Texas Republicans’ mid-decade gerrymander while Newsom hints at a redistricting war. Veterans lose abortion rights, trans service members lose retirement pay, and salmon lose their last allies. Plus: South Park melts Kristi Noem’s face, the Constitution vanis...

Last time, Samie and Emily peeled back the velvet curtain on the Epstein saga — the predator residue, the political cover-ups, and the billionaires who’d rather you ‘forget’ about it. But they're not done. In Part Two, they dig deeper into the case, the co-conspirators, and the conveniently timed recess that keeps those files locked away. They name names, follow the money, and maybe ruffle a few r...

Early Election Release Episode! In part one of this week's Um, Sir Podcast , Emily and Samie dive into the boiling cauldron of American politics, true crime horror, and good old-fashioned rage-scrolling. From the unholy mess that is the Epstein case to the GOP’s ongoing war against democracy, prenatal care, LGBTQ+ youth, and your toilet, nothing is off-limits. 💣 Highlights include: A deep and fur...

Emily and Samie break down the flaming garbage heap 🔥🗑️ that is the “Big Beautiful Bill,” where Medicaid’s getting axed ✂️, rural hospitals are on life support 🏥💀, and your grandma better start logging work hours 🧓⏳. ICE protestors are getting arrested in Spokane 🚓✊. Migrant camps are turning into dystopian nightmares 😱—complete with bugs 🐜 and Clorox poisoning ☠️. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz wen...

This week, Emily and Samie wade through a full-blown legislative disaster and emotional meltdown, because 2025 really said, “Let’s reboot the Bush era, but make it messier.” 👀 Trump launched airstrikes without Congress, declared a “12-Day War” on Truth Social, and apparently solved global conflict from his iPhone. Meanwhile, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson are… making sense? Should we b...

This week on Um, Sir , Emily and Samie unpack a modest lineup of American absurdity: a Satanic abortion clinic in Maine, ICE raids straight out of a dystopian fever dream, and a $45 million military parade starring robot dogs and empty bleachers. Meanwhile, Trump tried to cosplay dictator by sending the National Guard to LA without permission and then called for the arrest of Governor Newsom like...

This week on The Um, Sir Podcast , Samie and Emily ask: “Is the government actively trying to make our lives worse or just stunningly incompetent?” Spoiler: Yes. NOTE: Emily's Medicare/Medicaid overview is a shitshow. All you need to come away with is that to qualify, a family of four must earn less than $45k a year.  Anyway...Emily and Samie unpack how: Missouri’s Supreme Court decided democracy...

This week, Emily and Samie are coming for your austerity politics and your dumb billionaire worship. They unpack the newest House Republican budget bill—a hot mess of Medicaid cuts, tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, and a big ol’ screw-you to judicial accountability. ✨ Key Topics: Medicaid work requirements and paperwork hellscapes Susan DelBene’s mic-drop: “Sometimes the fiscally responsible thi...

In this week’s episode of the Um, Sir Podcast , Emily and Samie are bitter and not in the mood for institutional bullshit. They are talking about a lot this week, like the brain-dead pregnant woman in Georgia being kept alive against her family’s wishes. They get into the medical ethics, the political theater, and the horrifying reality of what that looks like in practice (spoiler: it’s not just S...

They're back—exhausted, angry, and wrapping up Mother’s Day weekend with a fresh round of attacks on reproductive rights, kids’ safety, and reality itself. Trump cut the Safe to Sleep campaign (because who needs SIDS prevention?) while pushing pro-natalist policies like a $5,000 baby bonus. Emily’s just waiting on her presidential push present. In Iowa, a Catholic hospital claimed life begins at c...

Emily and Samie are back—hydrated and furious, and here to provide a breakdown of the good, bad, and ugly from the 2025 Washington State legislative session. 💥 THE GOOD: Washington lawmakers did pass six Planned Parenthood priority bills! 💸 THE BAD: The final state budget increased capital gains and business taxes (cool), but also jacked up the gas tax (regressive, unnecessary, and dumb). Even w...

Emily and Samie are serving up political despair with sarcasm and puppy kisses. 💸 D.C.’s Budget Strategy: Cut Medicaid, gut the CDC, and then act surprised when everything catches fire. Also, they think hospital funding is a “kickback.” Cute. Maternal Mortality Up, Help Down: Pregnancy-related deaths are skyrocketing. Meanwhile, government officials are playing Jenga with programs meant to preven...

Ya' girls are in peak petty form this week as they dive into a whirlwind of politics, immigration injustice, economic chaos, and pop culture pettiness—with our usual sass. 🎙️ This week on The Um, Sir Podcast… Trump’s treating the national economy like it’s his Monopoly board—except we’re the ones landing on luxury tax. Again. A Maryland man was wrongfully deported to El Salvador and left in a max-...

🎙️ This week on The Um, Sir Podcast … Samie and Emily are trying to look on the bright side, but clearly the Republicans on the House DOGE Committee skipped their lessons from Mr. Rogers and forgot how to get to Sesame Street. 🙃 🧀 There’s actual good news out of Wisconsin (miracles happen), Cory Booker brings a glimmer of hope from New Jersey, and Trump is tossing out tariffs like he’s hosting a...

Because what’s a week without gutting DEI, a Texas lawsuit, and casual segregation vibes?  🔥 IN THIS EPISODE: 🌈 Tree Planting as DEI?? Is this feel-good greenwashing or a real move toward equity? We dig in. 🌳 ⚖️ Texas + Reproductive Rights = 🚨 A legal case that could shift the landscape—again. We explain why it matters (and rant a little, obviously). 🏫 Education Budget Cuts: Guess who’s comin...

"Imagine if your dad was in charge of planning your birthday party." - Amy Schumer Samie and Emily discuss the Mean Girls improv event of the year (which happened to occur at the White House), President Zelensky's manifest destiny, the insane Ukraine turnabout, and whether the suit makes the man or if it's simply not being an ass clown. Emily is preparing to live in a Kristin Hannah novel and roas...

Emily & Samie go all in this week—dragging Bill Maher, praising John Oliver, and unpacking the media that’s giving them life (and the one that definitely missed the mark—looking at you, Gabby Petito doc). Emily spills the tea on property taxes & term limits , while Samie exposes which members of Congress are stocking the capital ($$$) . Oh, and while they lost Snoop , they gained Kendrick...

Breaking News: Samie and Emily consider whether we’re all switching to LinkedIn and what Bob Ferguson thinks he’s doing.  Emily reviews the Governor’s Ball, and Samie recaps her trip to Palm Springs.  Samie recommends great books and movies, and Emily sings through her pain. They also take their cues from President George Bush and First Lady Michelle Obama; when they are low, Samie and Emily get h...

The Um, Sir Podcast is fashionably late—but like that one friend who always shows up last, the topics are still “hot.” It’s Black History Month, so hopefully, your MLK Day was a “day on” and not just a day off. From Greenland to the Gulf of Mexico, their One Line A Day journals are bursting at the seams with daily nonsense. A Belgian comedian tells Americans what’s what. The LA Fires are attractin...

Join Samie and Emily as they welcome the new and problematic year. Don't worry; they pooped before midnight so as not to bring certain s*** into 2025.  They discuss the coming avocado shortage, Denmark's response to Trump's plan to purchase Greenland, a 70,000-member group of men talking about how to assault women, and how the promise of mass deportations is making private prison shareholders foam...

Samie and Emily are back with the last Power P’s of 2024, and let’s say—it’s all a hot mess. The you-know-what has already hit the fan, and it’s splattering everywhere. From the latest federal spending plan to our new President Fugly-Truck , to the heartbreaking reality that women are dying and losing limbs for the sake of fetuses, those same anti-abortion advocates totally forget about the second...

Emily and Samie took a brief hiatus for Thanksgiving (and the National Day of Mourning), but not before serving up a chaotic podcast platter featuring: - The dilemma of buying a firearm.  - Pro tips on what to do when someone honks at you—hint: it’s not wave politely. They dive into the wild world of reproductive rights, from the State of Georgia firing their entire maternal mortality review commi...