Washed Up in DC

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...

This week on "Washed Up," cohosts Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney regale their cherished audience with a dialogue on the following political and cultural issues of our time, from Feb. 3 to Feb. 9, 2025: Trump on making Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East," DOGE cutting off USAID funding, Politico Pro subscription outcry, the state of the Democratic party writ large, Tru...

Welcome back to the fourth episode of "Washed Up," where we give our commentary on the news from Jan. 26, 2025 to Feb. 2, 2025. Topics include: The independent media landscape, DC and Philadelphia plane crashes, social media exchanges between Trump and Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, immigration/deportation updates, and celebrity culture. You will also hear updates about confirma...

Welcome back to the newest episode of "Washed Up." This week, we give our commentary on the news from Jan. 21 to Jan. 26, 2025. Topics include: the independent media landscape, Trump's pardons of J6 rioters and Ross Ulbricht, executive orders on immigration, birthright citizenship, the Paris Climate Accords, JFK files, and ending DEI programs. Also, Pete Hegseth confirmed as Secretar...

Welcome back to the second episode of "Washed Up." In this episode, we give our commentary on the news from Jan. 13 to Jan. 20, 2025. Topics include: Trump's 2025 inauguration (including Colin's own experience in DC), TikTok's ban, Pete Hegseth's nomination hearing, updates on LA fires, and Biden's parting pardons. All opinions are our own and do not reflect those of...

Parker Cross is a graduate student in social work at UCLA, who had to evacuate her apartment during the L.A. Pacific Palisades fire. Cross discussed the evacuation notice, politicization of the issue, and the aftermath of the fires with Washed Up's Colin Mullaney. Recorded Jan. 18, 2025.

For the first week on "Washed Up," we give our commentary on the news from Jan. 5 to Jan. 12, 2025. Topics include:The ongoing LA fires, Justin Trudeau's announcement he will step aside as Prime Minister, Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively dispute, Meta's recent fact checking policy changes, Jimmy Carter's funeral service, Mike Johnson elected Speaker of the House, and surgeon g...