Washed Up in DC

In the 25th episode, Washed Up cohosts share their thoughts on the #CharlieKirk #Assassination, as well as the future of #politicalviolence and the #GenZ reactions they've seen on social media. After the nuanced topic, they lighten the mood with their bury the ledes. Abby thinks the Summer I turned Pretty love triangle and #onlinebullying may have to do with the #politicaldivide. Colin talks #...

The National Guard’s presence in #DC continues, with unique forms of pushback from citizens and grand juries. ICE has a chilling effect on DC residents and also recently raided/arrested around 400 South Korean workers at a Georgia car battery plant. Immigration lawyers say many of the arrested workers were in the US with permission and B-1 visas, though the #Trump Admin claims they were unauthoriz...

Welcome to Volume 2 of Washed Up! Originally filmed on 8/27/25, Colin and Abigail open up the episode by discussing the tragic school shooting in Minnesota and their ideas on #gunreform in America. As DC residents, the two recount what they've experienced and seen with #TrumpTakeover in DC, including the #NationalGuard in the Mall, increased police activity, and the impact of a shortage of judges...

Donald Trump declared federal authority over the DC police force, and deployed the national guard one week ago on Monday, invoking a section of the Home Rule Act of 1973; he did so on the basis that DC is allegedly in a state of emergency and overrun by crime. This action has led to over 300 arrests, including many illegal immigrants — such as the aggressive arrest of a Venezuelan national, which...

On milestone episode 22 of Washed Up, Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney discuss an error that led to #highnoon vodka seltzer being packaged as cans of Astro Vibe #Celsius and distributed in select states across the US—until eventually recalled. We conduct our own independent taste test (of unaffected drinks from each brand) to see if any unsuspecting consumers might be duped by this mistake. Last...

On Episode 21 of Washed Up, Abigail and Colin give their analysis and reactions to two unrelated, but very talked about news topics. First up, the media loved the #ColdplayAffair. Everyone's been in a frenzy about this year's annual #CEO "sacrifice," with the #Astronomer CEO and Head of HR caught "canoodling" at a Coldplay concert. Why did a clip like this go viral? Why did the company's PR team c...

Who are Colin Mullaney and Abigail Cavizo, and (besides the First Amendment) what gives them the right? Where do they find the audacity? After 20 long episodes of Washed Up Weekly, now deep in the swamp of Washington DC, it was time for a nice “Evergreen” episode — code in the journalism biz for “a fluff piece that you only use when you don’t feel like writing a hard-hitting story that week.”So, t...

This week on Washed Up episode 20, Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney break down the recent Supreme Court ( #SCOTUS ) rulings in the cases of Mahmoud v. Taylor; Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton; and .#Trump v. CASA, Inc. We read straight from the first case's appendix, so that you don't have to — including a page from one "controversial" children's book. Shoutout Justice...

In Episode 19 of Washed Up, recorded on June 18, 2025, Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney unpack the June 14 #parade in #WashingtonDC , intended to celebrate the Army's 250th birthday — also coinciding with Donald Trump's 79th birthday. On this day across the country, protestors engaged in #nokingsday demonstrations. However, to the cohosts' surprise, the Army parade was less dictatoria...

In this belated 18th episode of Washed Up, initially recorded on June 9, 2025, Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney break down the #bromance #breakup of #DonaldTrump and #Musk, spurred by (so they say) disagreements over the Big Beautiful (and Bloated) Bill, now making its way through #Congress. In a pop culture rivalry that everyone and their mother saw coming — with vague echoes of other celebrity...

This week on Washed Up episode 17, Colin Mullaney and Abby Cavizo break down (no pun intended) President Biden’s steady cognitive decline and recent prostate cancer diagnosis. Outlined in the new book “Original Sin” by Jake #Tapper and Alex Thompson, new details have emerged regarding who knew that #Biden was mentally infirm, yet tried to cover it up. Abby and Colin reread their old text messages...

This week, Abigail and Colin attended a talk with the Secretary of Education, #LindaMcMahon on May 14, 2025. As scrappy as we are, we somehow ended up in a room to hear out a member of #Trump’s cabinet, specifically Linda McMahon. Never judge the power of small, dedicated, independent shows! Listen to this episode to hear our opinions about what #McMahon and the #TrumpAdministration have been doin...

In our first Washed Up episode together from Washington DC, Colin and Abby comment on the breaking news from May 1 to May 8, 2025. New Pope Leo XIV, was appointed as the first American Pope. Robert Francis Prevost, initially from Chicago, was also a former Bishop in Peru. We discuss the attributes that we would like to see in a Pope, and early indications of how the new pontiff may lean. Then, we...

This week on Washed Up, Abby delivers firsthand commentary directly from #Spain, which only days ago was affected by a nationwide power outage that lasted for hours. Then Colin and Abby discuss other news from April 21 to April 30, including:#Pope #Francis #funeral and the coming #conclave, building upon the breaking news commentary by Colin last week. During the now beloved #BurytheLede segment,...

After months of failing health, #Pope #Francis, the first Pope from Latin America—Buenos Aires, Argentina—passed away on Monday April 21, shortly after #Easter. He was selected as Pope in 2013, and leaves behind a complicated legacy among many Catholics, including both traditional and less traditional Catholics. Hear Colin’s immediate reaction to the news, as a lifelong #Catholic who is also quite...

Abigail and Colin discuss the news cycle from April 7 to April 13, 2025. The cohosts open with their good news. The economy in #argentina is looking up and education is important! They share their takes on violence, including their opinions on the #deathpenaltydebate , Gen Z’s obsession with #LuigiMangione and the attempted #TrumpAssassination. The #stockmarket doubles after Trump implements 90 da...

This week on Washed Up, we discuss the news from March 30, 2025, to April 6, including: IN A MAJOR SWITCH UP (and arguably the greatest trade deal in American history), Elon #Musk is reportedly leaving DOGE/the Trump administration, while Abby is moving to DC to be Washed Up in Washington. The #HandsOff protests nationwide, ongoing disunity in message among the #Democrats , plus possible rising (a...

Even though they said they’d take a break, Washed Up cohosts Abby and Colin couldn’t resist discussing #signalgate with their subscribers. They air out their past stories about sending the wrong #message to the wrong people, discuss the lack of #trump in the #signal #groupchat, and the luck of #journalist and #editorinchief of #theatlantic , #JefferyGoldberg. Enjoy episode 11.5! Washed Up will be...

This week on Washed Up, we deliver our commentary on the headlines from March 17 to March 23. Immigration tension escalates, with a standoff between the executive and judicial branches over the Alien Enemies Act. Alleged Venezuelan gang members are deported to El Salvador, and a DC judge challenges Trump, who calls for his impeachment. Trump signs an executive order to move toward abolishing the D...

Aspiring Computational Scientist Marissa Esteban joins "Washed Up" cohost Abigail Cavizo to describe the impact of DOGE's spending cuts on the National Institute of Health's (NIH) funding for post-bac research programs, and the downstream affect it has on emerging Gen-Z professionals.#DOGE #NIH #Research #science #genz #independentmedia

On episode 10, co-hosts Abigail and Colin celebrate keeping up with the podcast for 10 weeks in a row! This week, they discuss the following topics within the news cycle from March 9 to March 16, 2025: #mahmoudKhalil and the #trump Admin’s potentual first amendment #right violation with this arrest. The continual crackdown on the #departmentofeducation and what programs #DOGE is impacting, as well...

On this episode of "Washed Up," cohosts Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney regale their cherished audience with a dialogue about the political and cultural issues from March 3 to March 9, 2025: Amy Coney Barrett steals the show at the first joint address to Congress by Trump in his second term. Her eye roll seen around the world drew ire from the right and inspiration from an aimless left...

This week on "Washed Up," cohosts Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney regale their cherished subscribers with a dialogue about the following political and cultural issues of our time, from Feb. 24 to March 2, 2025. After last week, we decided to start off by surprising one another with a “good news” story. Dialogue is important and in independent commentary, we have the power to structure...

This episode of "Washed Up," cohosts Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney regale their cherished audience with a dialogue about the following political and cultural issues of our time, from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23, 2025: Another flight crashes, with Delta 4819 flipping over and catching fire upon landing in Toronto. Miraculously, all 76 survive. With the 3rd anniversary of the War in Ukraine, Tr...

Welcome back to episode 6 of "Washed Up"; cohosts Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney discuss the following news from Feb. 9 to Feb. 16, 2025: Russia, NATO and Pete Hegseth/Trump, San Diego Navy airplane crash and military/aviation in general, Ye's ongoing mental decline, Candace Owens and her series "Becoming Brigitte," Trump and the "Constitutional Crisis," and Ga...