The Bitchuation Room
The Bitchuation Room is a weekly podcast featuring progressive comedians, activists, and thinkers. Hosted by Francesca Fiorentini, it offers a comedic and critical take on politics and current events. Each episode brings together a rotating group of guests for lively discussion and sharp commentary.
Episodes
How Minnesota Is Leading the Way LIVE! In Minneapolis w/ Zaynab Mohamed, Lizz Winstead & Matt Lieb
Minnesota leads the way with Peggy Flanagan and anti-ICE , anti-FLOCK cameras and anti-Jake Lang resistance. How is this midwest seed-art state able to do so much in these times of fascism? Francesca finds out, speaking with state Senator Zaynab Mohamed, on how a slim Democratic majority converted to real political wins.
Then from Natalie Harp’s insanity, Boy George’s genocide song, and the many F
The Hate Campaign Against Jason Arday & Will The Midterms Be Fair? w/ Mike Figueredo & Ari Berman (Ep 343)
A black academic is dead, while Andrew Tate gets a MAGA lawyer to defend his crimes. Hakeem Jeffries rejects Medicare for All and Jared Kushner tells Israel to “finish the job”. Francesca is joined by Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report to talk about why the British press is so vicious and how Peter Thiel fascists are behind the deadly anti-DEI backlash.
Then, the Tate Brothers are bringing all
Karoline Quits And Hegseth Does Crimes In Latin America (feat. Emma Vigeland)
AOC is single and Iran makes Trump hide in a catering truck. Emma Vigeland joins to talk about all that plus Karoline Leavitt resigning, Pete Hegseth's new control of Latin America, sailors jumping overboard on the USS Abraham Lincoln, and whether or not Israel is gaslighting Trump about his imminent assassination.
Plus, Emma's thoughts on the Woke 1.0 discourse, the failure of Bernie and AOC to
Woke 1.0, Abdul El-Sayed's Win & The Paramount-Warner Merger w/ Caroline Kwan & Alvaro Bedoya (Ep 342)
This week: Twitch streamer and cultural commentator Caroline Kwan joins to talk about Abdul El-Sayed's fight through Islamophobic attacks, and why fandoms can be good? Plus former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya on the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger that could kill Hollywood.
Francesca unpacks the online fight over "Woke 1.0" — performative identity politics versus material policy — and how AOC thre
Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan! Late night thoughts on AIPAC & more w/ Matt Lieb
Michigan results are thrilling as Abdul El-Sayed wins the Senate primary race and William Lawrence wins in MI-7, and Donavan McKinney in MI-13. Still, a tough loss for Cori Bush in Missouri. Francesca and Matt assess the money and the Israel of it all in this late night rant.
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Iran War Round Two & The Dem’s Broken Immigration Playbook w/ Andrea Flores (Ep 341)
This week: Andrea Flores on the ethnic cleansing at the heart of Trump's immigration regime, and Iran War Season 2 is BACK with fresh war-crimes.
First, Andy Beshear says two sources told him Mitch McConnell is dead. Oh nooo. Meanwhile, the right is accusing Canada of climate warfare over wildfire smoke.
On top of that, the Iran war is back on for ten straight nights, with the US striking desalin
The Policing Of Latino Identity with Aida Rodriguez *TEASER*
This is a portion of a one-hour interview with comedian Aida Rodriguez. To get access to the full interview and the rest of the Hot Button series, become a patron www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom
"I get my likes in person", says Aida Rodriguez, who is difficult not to like in person. Aida is a stand up comedian who has been on HBO, Peacock, and a phenomenal special on HBO, an actor, and political c
The World Cup, Argentina Hate & Democrats Break From AIPAC w/ Joey D'Urso & Wajahat Ali
This week: Joey D'Urso on the politics of the 2026 World Cup, and Wajahat Ali on the 103 Democrats who just voted to end $3.3 billion in military aid to Israel.
Francesca is wearing an Argentina jersey and she IS NOT apologizing! Football and politics journalist Joey D'Urso joins to discuss the historical and political fault lines running through this World Cup: why the US can't host the world's b
A Dying Senate and The Forgotten Anti-Zionists w/ The Serfs & Molly Crabapple (Ep 340)
Lindsey Graham will haunt the United States for years to come. Or come back as a ladybug. *shudders*
This week, Lance of SerfsTV joined to talk about Senate democrats fawning over the death of Lady Gray, and what it says about how seriously they take Trump’s fascism. Then, ICE claims another life in less than a week in Maine. Joan Sebastian Guerrero was 26, Colombian, had a social security number,
Platner Tanks A Movement w/ Emma Vigeland
Graham Platner undermined a movement with his recklessness. Centrists, Republicans are using this moment to dunk on the left, while the left itself is obsessing over "I Told you so"s. Emma Vigeland, who advocated tirelessly for Platner before the recent allegations, joins Francesca to explain why recent SA allegations against are unlike his scandals from before.
It's a tough conversation but an im
Graham Platner’s Downfall And The Trap of The Attention Economy w/ Janesh Rahlan & Cayden Mak (Ep 339)
Big yikes — a monster Graham Platner bombshell dropped this week. We talk about the grim news, along with the less-grim news of Mallory McMorrow dropping out of her race against hunky M4A doctor Abdul El-Sayed. Comedian and actor Janesh Rahlan joins for a roundup of the World Cup, and why the Trump Curse has struck again! Also, is Christian Pulisic doing the Trump dance, in support?
Then, Cayden
The Founding Fathers Never Wanted Democracy (Then They Wrote The Bill of Rights) *Teaser*
The Bill of Rights is the ultimate receipt. The Founding Fathers did not mean to create such a banger of a document that helped enshrine equality and justice for all, they really only meant for landowning white men. Then social movements, wars, and freedom happened and Americans are still trying to live up to this document. Francesca sits down with acclaimed author and Professor Robin DG Kelley, a
The Attack of the Democratic Socialists! And Zine Crimes w/ Lex McMenamin (Ep 338)
Three DSA candidates just won their primaries in New York — and the bipartisan meltdown has been spectacular. We break down why everyone from Sean Hannity, to Bill Maher to Jon Favreau is personally offended by the likes of Darializa Chevalier, the Afro-Latina UAW member who just became the new AOC.
Then, movement-building reporter Lex McMenamin joins to talk about the Prairieland Protestors — eig
Are Americans Hooked on Conspiracy Theories? *Teaser* w/ Anna Merlan
On this episode: Anna Merlan, senior reporter for Mother Jones specializing in conspiracies and technology, who joins for a sweeping discussion about the state of our brains. This is a portion of an exclusive member-conversation with Anna Merlan. To access it, become a member on Patreon.
Did you know that 'Hanta' virus in Hebrew means 'scam'? Well it doesn't. IT DOES NOT. Chances are if you're at
Candidate Corner: Francesca Hong
Francesca interviews another Francesca! Francesca Hong is running to be the next governor of Wisconsin. She's a DSA member who is fighting for working people, championing universal childcare and paid leave for all as well as calling for a one-year moratorium on data centers. Wisconsin’s primary election is August 11th!
Featuring: Francesca Hong, candidate for Wisconsin governor
https://francesc
Antifa Algae and American Decline with Professor Richard Wolff & Paul Elia (Ep 337)
Trump's $14 million reflecting pool renovation is already peeling and full of algae — but it’s “the vandals” who did it, right? We break down the reflecting pool fiasco, as well as a WSJ investigation exposes Polymarket's influencer program as a network of fake wins designed to look like real money. Iraqi-Assyrian comedian and actor Paul Elia joins for the news roundup.
Then, Marxist economist an
The Class War Is Here *TEASER* with Saba Waheed
Saba and Francesca discuss how rampant wage theft is finally being called such, and why the myth of immigrants taking jobs ignores how much the U.S. has always relied on cheap labor. Then, how did we collectively let the unregulated gig economy metastasize into full-blown automation and now AI. Not bringing down the hammer on Uber, Lyft and AirBnb have led to things like Waymo and Coco delivery ro
U.S. Spins Iran Loss And The Genocide Isn’t Over w/ Josh Greene & Peter Beinart (Ep 336)
Nancy Mace is out, the DOJ is investigating Gavin Newsom for being hotter than JD Vance, and Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire — built largely on government contracts he's spent his career trying to take away from everyone else.
Then, political commentator and filmmaker Josh Greene joins to (ironically) celebrate Elon Musk’s totally deserved new trillionaire status, along with (uniro
Knicks, The World Cup And White House UFC w/ Emma Vigeland & Nate Wilcox
Featuring:
Emma Vigeland, the Majority Report, @TheMajorityReport
Nathan Wilcox, sports journalist, https://substack.com/@natewilcox
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Candidate Corner: Kai Newkirk
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The World Cup is Already a Mess and Life Inside Detention Centers w/ Katie Blankenship (Ep 335)
Featuring:
Katie Blankenship (47:12), immigration attorney and co-founder of Sanctuary of the South
https://www.instagram.com/sanctuaryofthesouth/
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How The Left Can Get Out of Its Own Way with Yotam Marom *TEASER*
The left has a known habit of self-sabotage. We’ve either experienced this firsthand or witnessed it from the outside, but the activists generally have a hard time beating the circular firing squad allegations. Movement organizer and strategist Yotam Marom helps us understand why in his new book For Louder Days: Beyond a Politics of Powerlessness. Yotam is a man of the movement, and very much a st
What's Going on In California and Adam Hamawy Proves Palestine Matters w/ Sam Seder & Rachel Reyes (Ep 334)
Spencer Pratt, Steve Hilton, and…Sam Seder’s feet? We look at unusual developments in California and beyond as the June 2 primary results unfold, with help from labor and community organizer Rachel Reyes, who's been watching all of this from inside the San Fernando Valley.
Then, Sam Seder of the Majority Report joins to break down what the primary results mean for the progressive wing of the party
ICE Isn’t About Immigration with Memo Torres *TEASER*
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He was a gardener who sold his business to become a journalist. Now he’s known nationwide for his groundbreaking and painstaking documentation of ICE and CBP raids in Los Angeles; the violence, the abductions, and the terror of Trump’s immigration armies. Memo Torres used to wri
Trump’s 250th Anniversary Plan? Harambe & UFC! w/ Wajahat Ali
Recent polling has shown that Trump and his MAGA regime have been starting to lose men under 30. But don’t worry! They have a plan to win them back. Wajahat Ali of The Left Hook joined Francesca to talk about Trump is hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn.
Surely that will get the boys on board…and if that’s not enough, what if we brought back Harambe memes? That’s right, the White House off
Hasan WANTED And The History of the ADL w/ James Adomian & Emmaia Gelman (Ep 333)
The DNC autopsy is out and GUESS WHAT — it's a disaster! No sources, no mention of Gaza, and running counter to what the directors of both the Harris and Biden campaigns have actually said.
Meanwhile AIPAC is spending $14 million to prevent Cori Bush from retaking her seat in Missouri, with a deeply disappointing take from Rep. Jasmine Crockett. And CBS just killed Stephen Colbert’s Late Show aft
America’s Astrology Is Wild RN w/ Chani Nicholas *Teaser*
*This is a sneak preview of an hour-long interview that gets into everything from Francesca’s astrological chart, to the planetary parallels between current racist policies and the birth of the KKK. To get access to the full interview, please click the JOIN button and become a member on YouTube, or become a patron www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.*
What does Trump’s astrological chart have to do wi
New Deals, New Democrats w/Saikat Chakrabarti (Ep 332)
A $1.7 billion “retribution” fund for Jan 6ers is set up while SNAP benefits get cut while Trump critics lose their elections — the cult is real and total loyalty is required. Plus: a California judge has permanently banned Kars4Kids from the airwaves…for being a pro-Israel op the whole time?! I coulda told you that.
Then, he co-founded Justice Democrats, helped elect the Squad, and served as AOC'
What Went Down Inside Black Lives Matter w/ Melina Abdullah *TEASER*
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And how does the movement keep going?
It has been six years since the u
Xi Disses Trump, Israel's Prisoner Abuse & Ana Is Colorblind w/ Emma Vigeland
Trump and a bunch of billionaires go to China to cut deals for themselves, while Chuck Schumer fumes about not being more belligerent towards Xi. Meanwhile Xi himself sneak-disses the fall of the American Empire with a reference to the Thucydides Trap. Okay, Athenian scholar!
Emma Vigeland of The Majority Report joins to talk about whether it's punching down to make fun of medically stupid MAGA su
Confederacy Of Dunces w/ Jack Cocchiarella & Brandie Posey (Ep 331)
Two Dutch tourists and a MAHA CDC director walk into a bar… and we wonder why a pathogen always jumps to humans when Trump is in office. Mother nature knows. Commentator Jack Cocchiarella is live in studio to break down Hantavirus to the redistricting virus spreading across the South. Maybe we should have finished that Reconstruction. It’s in the name!
Plus, comedian Brandie Posey joins to talk
Why Is Los Angeles Broke? With Kenneth Mejia *TEASER*
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How can a city both be one of the most expensive in the world and broke AF? Something’s clearly not right. Los Angeles i
Tucker's Turn and A Revolutionary for California w/ Butch Ware & Matt Bernstein (Ep 330)
What timeline is this where a white nationalist darling is running circles around the NYTimes on the topic of genocide? Matt Bernstein of the A Bit Fruity Podcast joins Francesca to dissect Tucker Carlson’s latest interview with the Times, and why the broken clock isn’t something to invest in.
Then, the war on Iran is turbocharging the affordability crisis especially in the area of fossil fuel-pow
Should Tom Steyer Exist... As CA's Next Governor?
Francesca welcomes her first billionaire guest and asks him if he should be taxed out of existence. He’s not quite sure. But he is sure about wanting to be California’s next governor and making single-payer healthcare a reality, closing a property tax loophole that could raise $20 billion a year, humanely moving unhoused people indoors, AI regulations, and taxing fossil fuel corporations.
Califor
Candidate Corner: Claire Valdez for NY-7
How would a labor organizer approach passing legislation in Congress?
We spoke with Claire Valdez, New York State Assemblymember representing neighborhoods in Queens who is now running for Congress in NY's 7th District. We get into her platform, unions for all, Medicare for All, ending forever wars, and abolishing ICE, as well as building real power to organize in your workplace and neighborhood.
Erika Kirk Still Doesn't Get It But Graham Platner Does! with Wajahat Ali
If Mainers are any indication, status quo Democrats aren’t going to cut it with the people. Graham Platner has succeeded in fundraising and polling Governor Janet Mills out of the Democratic primary. She’s dropped out, leaving the anti-genocide Medicare-for-all veteran as the presumptive winner to go against Republican Senator Susan Collins.
Then, what if Janet Jackson had no rhythm in Rhythm Nati
Friendly Assassins and The End of US Empire w/Megan Gailey & Matt Duss (Ep 329)
What does the third assassination attempt on Trump tell us about the state of the left — and what do we make of a would-be assassin whose manifesto reads like a frustrated shitlib? We discuss Cole Thomas Allen, the politics of political rage, and the White House's sudden call to tone down rhetoric. Plus: half the White House is pregnant…and they're all Elon's.
Then, the Strait of Hormuz is closed,
Zohran’s Wins & How Sports Have Always Policed Gender w/Franchesca Ramsey & Michael Waters (Ep 328)
How does allowing the right to dominate the conversation around trans athletes put us all in danger? And how does the Olympics new "gender testing" have historical parallels to the Nazi doctors in the 1936 Olympics games? We discuss with author and historian Michael Waters.
Plus after just 100 days, Zohran is ready to tax the rich and talk democratic socialism, so of course he's got the right peop
Understanding Palestine Means Understanding British Colonialism with Annemarie Jacir
Go see Palestine 36. Before the U,S, it was Britain that helped shape Zionism into the colonial force it is. Palestine 36, a new film from Watermelon Pictures, dramatizes a pivotal moment in the country, when Palestinians rose up en masse against British partition and the loss of their land to Zionist forces.
A hundred years later, the song remains the same. Filmmaker Annemarie Jacir joins France
A Ceasefire that Isn’t, Melania’s Epstein Denial, and the Clusterf*ck of CA’s Governor’s Race *BONUS STREAM*
Pete Hegseth declares V for Victory in Iran, but on what grounds? Seems like Iran has had the upper hand even on AI-produced propaganda. Then, Melania Trump addresses the nation about lies that are being spread about her relationship with Jeffery Epstein. Only problem is, we have no idea what she’s referencing unless she’s getting way ahead of an incoming bombshell.
Then, the California governor’s
Trumpism In Latin America with Eddie Pepitone & Michael Fox (Ep 327)
Donald Trump: destroyer of civilizations and learner of Spanish?
Trump praises Allah and says he's ready to bomb bridges, power plants, and civilians in Iran with reckless abandon. (Of course an hour after this recording he says there will be a two-week ceasefire. Apocalypse delayed!) Francesca discusses the nuclear ‘will they won't they’ with comedian Eddie Pepitone. Plus, Pam Bondi is the second
Who's Afraid of Hasan & SCOTUS Goes for Broke with Rhiannon Hamam (Ep 326)
Is SCOTUS really about to let Trump overturn the constitution and let Stephen Miller decide who should be a citizen? We discuss birthright citizenship case with professional Supreme Court-hater Rhiannon Hamam. Then, we talk about the long on the long-smeared and often misrepresented Palestinian-diaspora.
Plus establishment Dems and Zionist media figures spin out about Hasan Piker and draw a line i
Candidate Corner: Marissa Roy
Marissa Roy, who joined us for the LA live show, is BACK to talk about why being the city's lawyer is secretly one of the most important positions in city government. How has the current the LA City Attorney blocked affordable housing and possibly turned a blind eye to greedy landlords, abusive police, and bad bosses? And how will DSA-endorsed Roy change that?
https://www.marissaroy.com/
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Cuban Solidarity Grows and Beating AIPAC w/ Cori Bush & Christy Thornton (Ep 325)
Spring break? Don't worry about missing your flight, 'cause Trump made sure to send thousands of alcoholics to stand around and play Candy Crush in the nation's busiest airports.
Plus, why are right-wingers freaking out about Hasan Piker’s "5 star" Cuban hotel stay? Professor Christy Thornton (14:45), fresh back from a solidarity-humanitarian mission to Cuba breaks down the misinformation and expl
Surveillance Apocalypse w/ Jason Koebler & Caroline Kwan (Ep 324)
Are AI-powered cameras watching your every move? Journalist Jason Koebler from 404 Media joins to explain how a creepy company called “Flock” is partnering with ICE and police to build a nationwide database. Plus, we discuss how AI slop is destroying the internet and our economy.
Then creator and streamer Caroline Kwan joins to talk warmongers, apolitical Oscar winners, and the first (perhaps only
MIDRIFFS AND GROYPERS with Francesca and Emma Vigeland
Emma Vigeland of The Majority Report joined Francesca on The Bitchuation Room to talk about the nonsense and the news.
The right wing freaks are losing their minds over Rama Duwaji, The First Lady of NYC. She had the audacity to like some Instagram posts that said the occupation of Gaza is bad! Even worse, she exposed her midriff in a picture. The horny… I mean, the horror!
While distracted by th
Candidate Corner: Jane Kim for CA Insurance Commissioner
Even IF you can afford a home, have a monthly mortgage, you’re oftentimes still being gouged by insurance companies. That’s what candidate Jane Kim wants to change by becoming California’s next insurance commissioner.
Jane is a former SF Supervisor, ran for mayor, and was the California Political Director for Bernie 2020, and has served as the CA director of the Working Families Party. She’s ready
MiSsiON AcComPliShED w/ Negar Mortazavi & Jasper Nathaniel (Ep 323)
Don’t call it a war! It’s an excursion, a vision quest, an unwoke walkabout. Gas prices are rising along with the death toll, and Trump officials say there could be boots on the ground. We spoke about the propaganda and absurdity of the first two weeks of this war on Iran with expert Negar Mortazavi (13:52).
Then, while missiles fly overhead in Israel, settlers are attacking and killing Palestini
Candidate Corner: Kina Collins + Oliver Larkin
AIPAC hates her but it doesn’t stop her. Kina Collins is a grassroots community organizer who has worked for Medicare for all and against gun violence in Chicago’s 7th district. She’s also been arrested outside of the Israeli Embassy and was deeply involved in the BLM organizing that ousted Rahm Emanuel for covering up police murder. Now she needs your help and donations to win her primary in Illi
Netanyahu Cucks Trump & Organizing Against ICE w/ Eric Blanc (Ep 322)
Who is really calling the shots in the US military operations in Iran?
Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson are very open to admitting that Israel is the one who is dragging the US into war. Meanwhile Hegseth says his Department of War is different because it’s not woke. Francesca breaks down the latest on Iran plus the news about Kristi Noem's luxury Big Beautiful (Booty Call) Jet.
Then, we'll talk with
US/Israel Kill Ayatollah Khamenei w/Trita Parsi
An impromptu show in the wake of the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.
Featuring:
Trita Parsi, co-founder of the Quincy Institute
https://x.com/tparsi
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Candidate Corner: Faizah Malik for LA City Council Or Unseating LA MAGA
She’s a badass housing attorney who’s written tenant protection policies and is now running for city council at a time when LA is more expensive than ever. And she’s looking to unseat the most conservative city councilmember here, Traci Park.
She is Faizah Malik looking to represent real people in one of the wealthiest districts in the city on a message of affordability and true safety.
As LA cit
The Cuomo of California with Jennifer Welch, Angie Sullivan, and Anat Shenker-Osorio (Ep 321)
The current reality of pedo-rings, state murders, and Epstein’s sperm bank of Nobel laureates *scrubs eyes* feels pretty far away from the “politics of joy” Kamala used to peddle. But a couple of leaks from the otherwise-shelved DNC autopsy of why Harris lost is revealing it did have a lot to do with Gaza. Francesca unpacks what we do know with political communications strategist Anat Shenker-Osor
Candidate Corner: Kat Abughazaleh for Illinois!
She’s a 26-year old Palestinian-American journalist who’s spent her career reporting on the right. And now she wants to beat their agenda in Congress. She’s Kat Abughazaleh and she’s running for the democratic primary in Illinois’ 9th district on an anti-authoritarian platform of affordability.
Kat joins Francesca to talk about her diverse district, how AIPAC is bolstering one of her rivals, how s
The Empire’s Wasteland w/ Abby Martin (Ep 320)
Stopping climate chaos means stopping the U.S. military. It is the biggest polluter and consumer of fossil fuels.
In her new documentary, "Earth's Greatest Enemy”, Abby Martin unmasks the global military empire's climate impact on humans, animals and nations. Plus, was our only hope against Biden’s genocide a blunt and White Castle? We discuss Kal Penn’s recent admission on Hasan Minhaj’s show.
Al
Gerrymandering Armageddon w/David Daley & Usamah Andrabi (Ep 319)
Can Democrats convince voters they’re serious about stopping ICE ahead of the midterms? And also, will the midterms be fair given the amount of redistricting fuckery?
Francesca and Usamah Andrabi of Justice Democrats discuss Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer's lackluster 10 commandments for ICE and how the so-called opposition party is already making concessions.
Plus, will there be even BE midter
How Sports Betting Came For EVERYTHING
Want to bet on the U.S. invading Iran? Sure why not? You can do exactly that with prediction markets, the billionaire-backed platforms that gamble on the future while sucking your wallet dry. Francesca looks at the very recent rise of platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi which are now partnering with everything from awards shows to UFC fights, and even news outlets.
After sports betting was legali
Nancy Mace Is The Ultimate Pick Me with Gareth Reynolds & Jake Lahut (Ep 318)
She's a crossfaded cross-wearing conservative who had it made in the shade until she finally crossed Trump. Journalist Jake Lahut joins the show to break down his latest feature "Nancy Mace is Not Okay," which chronicles the congresswoman's booze runs, crash outs, and staff turn over.
Then, the DOJ releases millions of pedo-files and somehow we all have to still file our taxes. Comedian Gareth Rey
A Tech Savvy Left with Taylor Lorenz & Mehdi Hasan (Ep 317)
While Lil' Bovino got the boot, right wing influencers are somehow still licking it. We discuss the regime and its minions’ reaction to the killing of Alex Pretti with Mehdi Hasan of Zeteo News.
Plus, Trump has clearly proven himself to not be an anti-war president: from kidnapping Maduro to bombing Iran to threatening to invade Greenland. Now, his bogus “Gaza Peace Plan”--as laid out by son-in-la
Grok Is Everything That’s Wrong with AI
Grok. It’s like Uber for your brain. And Grok is growing bigger and bigger, despite breaking laws and being criminally cringe.
If you haven’t been on Elon’s platform recently you’re missing the millions of people asking Grok instead of using their brains. And now Grok is digitally undressing young girls with zero accountability.
Francesca looks at how the late bloomer to AI, Elon Musk, has gone f
Is Bovino Being Taken Out to Pasture?
Bovino looks like he’s being put on a different ice, as backlash to the killing of Alex Pretti is perhaps breaching the castle walls. Gun enthusiasts are coming for Kash Patel’s claim that carrying a weapon to a protest means law enforcement can shoot you.
Then, Francesca’s livestream looks at the many lies spun by Kristi Noem and Greg Bovino, and the backlash that has surprisingly also come from
Exit Through Greenland with Gil Duran & Walter Masterson (Ep 316)
Trump is going all-in on a hostile takeover of Greenland, once again to appease his billionaire sugar daddies like Peter Thiel. Gil Duran, author of the forthcoming book Nerd Reich joins Francesca to discuss network state colonialism, ICE surveillance, and the danger of soft-pedaling cryptocurrency and AI oligarchs.
But first, comedian and leftist stuntman Walter Masterson joins to tell of his tim
Federalizing The Border's Militarism with Jenn Budd & Wajahat Ali
How is what we’re seeing in Minneapolis simply a replica of what’s been playing out on the US-Mexico border for decades? Murder, cover-ups, ramming vehicles and persecuting the vulnerable.
Former border patrol agent turned immigrant rights advocate Jenn Budd joined Francesca for an in-depth look at all of this, who is also featured in the new documentary Critical Incident on HBO Max.
Governor Walz
The Real Narco Rubio w/ Moe Tkacik & Ariana Jasmine (Ep 315)
Failed cops continue to brutalize the state, while Kristie Noem smirks at the idea that the murderer called Renee Good a ‘bitch’. (We love you Minnesota.) Then, we discuss the bloody uprisings in Iran and the history of the country’s political ping-ponging with content creator and commentator Ariana Jasmine.
And why is Narco Rubio is so focused on doing Iran-Contra all over again? Journalist Moe
Renee Good Is Proof MAGA Relishes in Violence
New video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good from the perspective of her killer, Jonathan makes it even clearer how little of a threat she posed to agents. She was trying to leave and the agents had a fit.
The excuses made for her death coming from the Trump regime and their bootlickers aren't just lies they're depraved. Francesca takes stock of how the War on Terror and police brutality have fu
Crude Awakening In Venezuela w/Trae Crowder & Alexander Aviña (Ep 314)
Trump has blown an Epstein-sized hole in Venezuela. Francesca unpacks the stupidest rationale for this coup ever with comedian Trae Crowder as we toast to the 5th anniversary of our own American coup, January 6th.
Then Professor Alexander Aviña joins to look at the kidnapping of Nicholas Maduro from every angle: the restarting of a belligerent Monroe Doctrine, the internal geopolitical dynamics of
U.S. Attacks Venezuela, Welcome to the Donroe Doctrine w/ Wajahat Ali
Good news! The U.S. has ANOTHER country to run now. The U.S. attacked Venezuela in the early morning of January 3rd, and kidnapped President Nicholas Maduro and his wife.
They are now being sent to New York City to face terrorism and drug trafficking charges. Er....what?! Meanwhile Trump says the U.S. will 'run Venezuela' and its oil infrastructure. Quite the isolationist, "America First", peace p
Getting Serious About Medicare For All w/ Dr. Abdul al-Sayed (Ep 313)
It's all about [REDACTED]: from censorship at CBS to the DOJ's Epstein files, the truth is [REDACTED].
Bari Weiss kills a story about the Salvadoran torture camp, CECOT, and Pam Bondi continues to run cover for Trump’s involvement with Jeffery Epstein which grows grosser by the hour. Francesca looks at the new details including a letter from Epstein to serial sex abuser Larry Nasser that mentions
The Year Of The Criminal
What if a mob boss had the power of the pardon? We’re finding out.
It’s been quite the year to be a criminal. Not for the people labeled criminals like immigrants or trans people, but people who actually have charges, convictions even! In his first year in office of his second term, Trump has pardoned a whopping 2,000 criminals who have committed all kinds of horrible acts and are still menaces to
The Erika Kirk Tour & Challenging AIPAC Dems w/ Mav Viola & Angela Gonzalez-Torres (Ep 312)
It's Erika Kirk's world we’re just living in it. Francesca and comedian Mav Viola react to the widow's weirdest glitches from blaming iPads and Pilates for political violence to her beef with Candace Owens. Plus, are Republicans waging a war on Christmas through defending data centers?
Then we speak with candidate Angela Gonzales-Torres who is running against the AIPAC and Crypto-backed Jimmy Gome
Socialist State of Mind with NYC DSA & Anthony Atamanuik (Ep 311)
What kind of pressure is needed to ensure Zohran's success--both in the streets and in City Hall? Co-chair of NYC-DSA Grace Mausser joins to discuss this and so much more. What's up with keeping police commissioner Jessica Tisch, why did NYC-DSA vote to not endorse Chi Ossé against Hakeem Jeffries, and how much work is needed for Mamdani to make good on his promises of affordability?
Plus, Anthony
Wicked And The Politics of Revolution
Is Glinda a centrist? Is Elphaba a revolutionary leader or did she fail? And how does the story of Elphaba and Glinda working together teach us some lessons for fighting fascism in a very unmagical place: present-day United States.
Francesca unpacks the political allegories in Wicked, beyond Oz’s anti-animal fascism, to look at how the allyship between Glinda and Elphaba mirrors characters within
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like War Crimes with Pete Dominick & Jose Vasquez (Ep 310)
Trump continues to meddle in Latin America while operating with half a brain cell. Comedian Pete Dominick joins to talk about Trump’s unhinged Truth Social bender, his ‘perfect MRI’ and a new report that explains the corny chaos of the FBI. Crazy eyes Patel just needs a medium-sized jacket!
Then we talk with Army veteran and Executive Director of Common Defense Jose Vasquez about the D.C. Nationa
Thanksgiving on ICE with Memo Torres & Pallavi Gunalan (Ep 309)
Zohran rizzes up Trump and calls him a fascist in the same breath... is he taking the president on or is there a bromance brewing? We discuss how the NYC mayor elect was about to keep his the affordability agenda #1 while in the Oval Office with comedian Pallavi Gunalan.
Meanwhile, if you are currently bothered by those high prices at the grocery store shopping for dinner, Fox News is helping you
Cheney's Funeral Brings All the Ghouls to the Yard w/Wajahat Ali
Rachel Maddow and Anthony Fauci walk into a war criminal’s funeral… we wish this was a joke. Wajahat Ali joins Francesca for a Thursday show looking at the rise of the anti-Israel sentiment on the right and how Democrats need to seize this moment or get Nick Fuentes’ed. Then, a former Obama speech writer goes on a unhinged rant about how the lessons from the Holocaust only apply to Jews and not to
Marjorie's Apologies and Hegseth's Fragility w/ John Hastings & Jasper Craven (Ep 308)
What makes an unrepentant misogynist? This is the question we dig into with reporter Jasper Craven as we go down the rabbit hole of Pete Hegseth’s twisted military mind and the coming ‘Forever War’ in Venezuela.
Then the House votes to release the Epstein files, which includes wild text messages from Epstein to a Democratic lawmaker that show how much he was working to undermine Trump. Trump off’
The Right’s Civil War Over Israel
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MAGA rarely disagrees. But blind support and billions of dollars to Israel is becoming a wedge issue on the right, just as it is on the left. Only very very different. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Candace Owens, and Tucker Carlson are all openly speaking out against Israel much to the chagrin of conservative and Christian Zionists. Francesca exp
Bubba and Trump Sitting in The Epstein Files w/ Emma Vigeland (Ep 307)
Does Putin have photos of Trump fellating Bill Clinton? Cause… we never want to see them. This week has been a wild political whiplash from the cowardly Democrats to new kompromat, this week has been political whiplash. Luckily Emma Vigeland of The Majority Report joined Francesca to talk about it all --- 'cuz the shutdown may be over, but the lingering bitterness over the Democrats total collapse
Supreme Leader’s Supreme Court w/ Olayemi Olurin & Pema Levy (Ep 306)
Trump is fast-tracking major rulings on trans rights, deploying the national guard, voting rights, tariffs and more through the billionaire-beholden Supreme Court. Pema Levy of Mother Jones joins to explain everything the court has taken up and how the court is remaking multiracial American democracy in real time.
But first, Olayemi Olurin joins to talk about what Zohran’s win means for New York a
Socialism VS Barbarism w/Maurice Mitchell of WFP (Ep 305)
Is that hope we’re all feeling? After the absolute trouncing of Republicans on November 4th, people who believe in basic decency are feeling pretty damn good. But the real hope lies with the young Zohran Mamdani who won over 50% of the NYC mayoral vote to send the Cuomo dynasty packing.
And organizations like the Working Families Party helped make it happen. National Director Maurice Mitchell joi
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