Diabolical Lies
by Katie Gatti Tassin & Caro Claire Burke
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Is Rape a Crime?
Is Rape a Crime?
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Smart. Sane. Unbearable.
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- Is Rape a Crime? · 53 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com This episode was named for Michelle Bowdler’s award-winning memoir, Is Rape a Crime?…
- The Breastfeeding vs. Formula Debate, Debunked · 20 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com
- Q&A: Creative Process, Conspiracy Theories, Careers Under Capitalism, & the Cop in Your Head · 27 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com Caro & Katie discuss your questions about: * Whether the “financial independence, retire…
- Nara Smith & the Great Tradwife Exodus · 1 h 49 minA quick heads-up: Around 1:34:00, we discuss postpartum psychosis, depression, filicide, and the Lindsay Clancy trial (no graphic descriptions). If that’s not something you’re up…
- Does Hating Influencers Make You a Misogynist? · 17 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com
- How "Abundance" Lost the Left · 2 h 38 minThe Democratic Party was facing an identity crisis when Donald Trump began his second term in January 2025. Just two months later, Democratic media Thinkboiz Ezra Klein and Derek…
- How 'The Botox Psyop' Broke Our Brains in the Name of Beauty · 19 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com
- Alex Cooper, Alix Earle, & the Business of Relatability · 2 h 13 minAlex Cooper is one of the most successful podcast hosts in the country. Alix Earle is one of the most popular TikTok stars in America. The women, who appear to be separated by a…
- How Reality TV Makes Us All Republicans · 16 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com
- The "Rise" and Fall of the Girlboss · 2 h 24 minRESTOCK ALERT: Just in time for your summer vacation, the Banned Books tote is back in stock. Alt. title: Katie finally bites off more than she can chew and attempts a nuanced…
- How to Give Birth in America, Pt. 2 · 15 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com
- Gen Z Women's New "Anti-Woke Voice" · 2 h 16 minNEW SWAG ALERT 🚨 The Small Government line is back & better than ever. Get yours here. Katie’s back on her metaphoric “What’s Charlie Kirk up to these days?” editorial…
- Who's Afraid of Hasan Piker? · 21 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com
- The Caro Episode · 1 h 42 minOrder Yesteryear if you like nice things, have good taste, or don’t want Katie to show up in the middle of the night at your house with a strongly worded remonstration. What does…
- Jeffrey Epstein & the Ordinary Misogyny of "Extraordinary" Men · 2 h 28 minSome quick housekeeping to start this lovely Sunday: If you’ve already pre-ordered Caro’s debut novel Yesteryear, or wish to do so now, Knopf wants to thank you. They’re sending…
- The Myth of Centrism · 26 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com If you pay attention to political commentary, you’ll often hear a few pieces of…
- Usha Vance, Rama Duwaji, & the Tragedy of Heterosexuality · 1 h 56 minLittle bit of a heterosexual smackdown taking place today! But first, some housekeeping: As a reminder: Caro’s debut novel, YESTERYEAR, is coming out this spring (April 7th, to…
- ICE is a Public Jobs Program for Losers · 28 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com Note: This episode was filmed on Monday, January 19 and the edit was finalized early on…
- Scott Galloway vs. Heated Rivalry: Who Will Save the Men? · 2 h 16 minHave you heard? The men of America are in the midst of an existential crisis. A battle for good, evil, and the future of humanity. Who will emerge out of the darkness to lead the…
- The Texasification of America · 8 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com Earlier this month, the Office of the Texas Governor Greg Abbott quietly released a…
- BONUS: Caro & Katie React to the Erika Kirk CBS Town Hall · 6 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com Surprise! Caro & Katie react in real time to the programming we all should’ve seen…
- Don't Go to Starbucks This Holiday Season. Here's Why. · 39 minComing at you with our first ever bonus conversation for the public, in which we discuss the ongoing Starbucks Workers United strike taking place at hundreds of locations (and…
- Is There a ‘Skinny Apocalypse’ in Hollywood? · 2 h 2 minFirst things first: Merch is here! Get it now before it’s gone. We’re so proud of this limited edition drop of deeply diabolical merchandise. Items will ship in mid-January, and…
- Did Women Ruin the Workplace? · 7 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com Feminist hysteria has replaced logic and reason in the American public discourse, or so…
- BONUS: Olivia Nuzzi, Trump/Mamdani, & Where Caro and Katie Disagree · 7 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com As a reminder, this is a bonus episode, which means (say it with us now) we didn’t try…
- The Katie Episode · 1 h 35 minEarlier this month, Katie made a major announcement about her brand Money with Katie: In 2026, she will buy back her intellectual property rights and equity from Morning Brew…
- "Ethical Consumption" & the History of "Selling Out" · 2 h 5 minA “point, counterpoint”-style deep dive into the double-sided coin of “ethical consumption” and “ethical salesmanship” (or its alternative, “selling out”) under that little thing…
- How to Give Birth in America, Pt. 1 · 6 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com
- BONUS: Taylor Swift's Rumspringa, Reviewed · 3 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com As with all bonus conversations, this episode breaks from the regular format of this show…
- Biblical Womanhood, MAGA Girlbosses, and the Useful Myth of "Tradition" · 2 h 15 minToday’s conversation is a deep dive into the alliance between the neoliberal economic consensus and the social conservative movement in the late twentieth century—as told through…
- BONUS: Charlie Kirk, Part Deux · 5 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com As promised, here’s a brief follow-up conversation on the Kirk of it all: one half news…
- Charlie Kirk & the End of Debate in America · 7 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com Charlie Kirk “practiced politics the right way.” He was “a controversial and polarizing…
- Democrats Are Failing. What Comes After the Liberal Status Quo? · 2 h 18 minThe Democratic Party’s approval rating is at a 30-year-low, and Americans rated them no better than the GOP at their ability to “manage the federal government effectively” or…
- Can the World Force Taylor Swift to Speak Now? · 15 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com Taylor Swift recently confirmed the imminent arrival of her 12th studio album, Life of a…
- Bonus: Bari Weiss Again, Somehow · 6 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com In this (bonus) conversation… Ever wondered why Bari Weiss is constantly creeping around…
- Why America Can't See Gaza · 2 h 5 minIn this conversation… Who could’ve foreseen when we started this podcast nearly one year ago to discuss the Times of London Ballerina Farm profile that today we’d be publishing a…
- The Internet Has a Porn Problem—Just Not the One You Think · 23 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com
- The Womanosphere Claims It's Winning Young Women—But Is It? · 1 h 44 minIn this conversation… It’s the grassroots sensation sweeping the internet and, by extension, the culture—proof that conservative values are mainstream, conservative women are…
- Sabrina Carpenter & the Politics of Pop Star Sexuality · 25 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com When Sabrina Carpenter shared the album cover for her highly anticipated seventh studio…
- Bonus: Media's Mamdani Meltdown · 11 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com In this (bonus) conversation… Reporting live from the basement where Annie Lowrey is…
- Liv Schmidt & the Sexless Allure of SkinnyTok · 1 h 52 minIn this conversation… SkinnyTok is full of contradictions: You’ll hear you need to work hard to lose weight so you can be effortlessly chic; you’ll discover a world of corporeal…
- Taking Sex Differences Seriously · 26 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com In this conversation… In 2015, Caro took a politics course at the University of Virginia…
- The Kurious Kase of Karoline Leavitt · 1 h 50 minIn this conversation… Six years and five Trump press secretaries ago, The Guardian reported that, thanks to Trump’s ceaseless tweeting, the press secretary position had become…
- Who Wants Kids? · 37 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com In this conversation… Over the last several months, the policy agenda of the pro-natalist…
- Katie & Caro Shoot the Shit: Bonus April Grab Bag · 12 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com In this conversation… Katie & Caro answer questions from our paid subscriber chat of…
- The Rise & Fall of Capitalism · 2 h 46 minIn this conversation… It’s the best system we’ve tried so far! It’s just human nature! It’s the force that drives innovation! …or is it? What if capitalism isn’t pushing us…
- What Trans Athletes Actually Mean for Women’s Sports · 41 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com In this conversation… You asked, we answered. Today we’re talking about the latest…
- MAHA Moms & the Politics of “Wellness” · 2 h 54 minIn this conversation… The “MAHA Moms” insist their healthy living movement is all about “the children,” who you’ll quickly learn are being “poisoned” by all the “toxic”…
- Hot Chicks, Wings, and the Liquidation Sale of America · 45 minThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.diabolicalliespod.com In this conversation… What does it mean to “run the government like a business” in…
- Lily Phillips & the Politics of Sex Work · 2 h 14 minIn this conversation… Let’s get spicy, y’all! Today, we’re talking about the politics of consensual sex work, through the lens of a recent, extremely viral documentary that…
