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- Schumer Leadership Revolt: Bernie, Slotkin & Van Hollen Move Against Him, Plus AOC on Jeffries w/ Orli Matlow & Max Elbaum (Ep 354) · 1 t. 37 min. · Episode 354The victory party for Democrats is over, now the real work begins. Bernie Sander and Elissa Slotkin came out swinging, saying they won’t back Chuck Schumer for Senate leader…
- Blue Texas & The Battle to Remove Dem Leadership *TEASER* · 20 min.This is a portion of a bonus show. To get access to the full show and all the bonus episodes, plus our interview series, Hot Button ,become a paying patreon and listen to it at…
- KA-BLUEY! THE MIDTERM BLUE NUKE HITS THE U.S.A! with Krystal Ball & David Dayen (Bonus Ep) · 2 t. 1 min.Democrats just took back the House and the Senate in one of the most lopsided midterm routs in modern history. Talarico flipped Texas, and El-Sayed beat Rogers in Michigan…
- Midterms Final Week: Fake Polls, AIPAC’s Secret Spending & Early Vote Surge w/ Usamah Andrabi & Tom Bonier (Ep 352) · 1 t. 35 min. · Episode 352Francesca is on the final-week-before-the-midterms beat with Justice Democrats communications director Usamah Andrabi, who explains how AIPAC is hiding its money in pop-up super…
- Why Trumpism Is TERRIBLE For the Economy *HOT BUTTON TEASER* · 29 min.This is a portion of Francesca’s interview with journalist David Dayen. To get access to the full interview by becoming a member by joining the Patreon.
- Vance Flops And What Biden Officials Knew About Gaza w/ Lily Greenberg Call (Ep 351) · 1 t. 38 min. · Episode 351Francesca is solo discussing the state of the midterms race, James Carville’s revelatory rant on The Bulwark--an outlet no one should listen to--and the recent white nationalist…
- Go (Wooden) Birds! *LIVE In Philly* w/ Nelini Stamp & Kim Kelly · 1 t. 46 min.Francesca and Matt Lieb were in Philadelphia, bitching about how much those cheesesteaks just sit in your stomach, huh? Joined by organizer and activist Nelini Stamp and labor…
- *HOT BUTTON TEASER* No More Submissive Politicians w/ Jennifer Welch · 26 min.This is a portion of Francesca’s interview with podcast host Jennifer Welch. To get access to the full interview become a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.
- Will Texas Boot Republicans and Ms Rachel Undefeated w/ Chuck Rocha (Ep 350) · 1 t. 22 min. · Episode 350Trump told a Nebraska rally that letting Iran "take out" Los Angeles or San Diego would be "a very small price to pay" — incredibly normal! We break down that bit of light…
- How Arnold Schwarzenegger Screwed California’s Climate Policies *HOT BUTTON TEASER* · 17 min.This is a portion of Francesca’s interview with journalist Aaron Cantú. To get access to the full interview become a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.
- Trump's Approval Craters & The Shame of the Cornell 7 w/ Nato Green & Kristee Paschall (Ep 349) · 1 t. 34 min. · Episode 349An egregious campus sexual assault case at Cornell is back in the news, with a woman allegedly assaulted by seven fraternity brothers over seven hours, just as the Department of…
- *HOT BUTTON TEASER* On How Centrist Democrats Tanked Biden's Agenda with Jamaal Bowman · 16 min.This is a portion of Francesca’s interview with former Congressperson Jamaal Bowman. To get access to the full interview and the rest of the Hot Button series, become a patron…
- Dems with Benefits w/ Wajahat Ali & Matt Stoller · 1 t. 30 min.Netanyahu addresses an empty hall at the United Nations, where he name checks Hasan Piker?! Francesca is joined by Wajahat Ali to break down the protests, the ironies and the AI…
- A Real Pro-Life Movement To End Fascism w/ Naomi Klein & Yotam Marom (Ep 348) · 1 t. 39 min. · Episode 348We’re being run by a bunch of billionaires who don’t even believe in the human race. Author Naomi Klein returns to discuss End Times Fascism, her new book co-written with Astra…
- *HOT BUTTON* Moms, Wasians and Improvising Life with Lilan Bowden · 14 min.This is a portion of Francesca’s interview with actor Lilan Bowden. To get access to the full interview and the rest of the Hot Button series, become a patron…
- Hasan Goes Mainstream & Republicans Beg Voters (Feat. Emma Vigeland) · 1 t. 32 min.Francesca and Emma break down the news of the week! Do they condemn Hasan Piker?! He was on MSNOW and the hosts kept getting in his face about the real issues – did he hurt…
- AI-Doomsday, Ed Sheeran & The Brazilian Elections w/Matt Lieb & Michael Fox (Ep 347) · 2 t. 5 min. · Episode 347We are living in a world where Macklemore is fighting against billionaire Zionist stadium-owner Robert Kraft while Ed Sheeran cowers in a corner, and Matt Lieb joins to break it…
- 9/11 at 25: Islamophobia, Saudi Arabia's Cover-Up & the Military School Pipeline w/ Wajahat Ali & Jasper Craven (Ep 346) · 1 t. 46 min. · Episode 346It’s the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and Wajahat Ali of The Left Hook joins to discuss a quarter-century of Islamophobia being weaponized against Zohran Mamdani; plus, journalist…
- Lake America Great Again *LIVE IN PORTLAND* with Abby Martin, Mike Figueredo & Matt Lieb · 1 t. 43 min.Tariffs are flying at Americans faster than angry Canadian geese. All while Pete Hegseth and Scott Bessent throw memes and shade at our allies to the North. Francesca is LIVE in…
- Hasan Hysteria Threatens Midterms w/ Prem Thakker & Rep. Analilia Mejia (Ep 345) · 1 t. 44 min. · Episode 345Laura Loomer is doing schoolyard racism against Angie Nixon, and CBS's Islamophobic hit piece on Abdul El-Sayed. It’s a bigoted kind of Monday. Prem Thakker of Zeteo News joins…
- *TEASER* We Have a Real Chance to Unseat An AIPAC Democrat with Angela Gonzales-Torres · 23 min.This is a portion of a one-hour interview with candidate Angela Gonzales-Torres. To get access to the full interview and the rest of the Hot Button series, become a patron…
- Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE & Jasmine Crockett Refuses to Help Talarico w/ Wajahat Ali · 1 t. 22 min.Milo Yiannopoulos: arrested by the same ICE machine he spent years cheering on! He’s detained pending deportation, and Jasmine Crockett won't say whether she'll campaign for…
- Dolly Parton's Legacy, the WNBA's Trans Panic & US War Crimes in Ecuador w/ Miles Gray & Camila Lourdes Galarza (Ep 344) · 1 t. 37 min. · Episode 344Dolly Parton is dead at 80 — RIP to a lady who set the standard for what a good person can accomplish. Meanwhile, on the extreme opposite end, Jared Kushner is meeting privately…
- How Minnesota Is Leading the Way LIVE! In Minneapolis w/ Zaynab Mohamed, Lizz Winstead & Matt Lieb · 1 t. 37 min.Francesca brings The Bitchuation Room LIVE to Minneapolis by very popular demand! Recorded live at the Parkway Theatre, this episode features special guests Senator Zaynab…
- The Hate Campaign Against Jason Arday & Will The Midterms Be Fair? w/ Mike Figueredo & Ari Berman (Ep 343) · 1 t. 31 min. · Episode 481A 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”…
- Karoline Quits And Hegseth Does Crimes In Latin America (feat. Emma Vigeland) · 1 t. 17 min.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…
- Woke 1.0, Abdul El-Sayed's Win & The Paramount-Warner Merger w/ Caroline Kwan & Alvaro Bedoya (Ep 342) · 1 t. 52 min. · Episode 342This 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…
- Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan! Late night thoughts on AIPAC & more w/ Matt Lieb · 1 t. 0 min.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…
- Iran War Round Two & The Dem’s Broken Immigration Playbook w/ Andrea Flores (Ep 341) · 1 t. 34 min. · Episode 431This 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.
- The Policing Of Latino Identity with Aida Rodriguez *TEASER* · 29 min.This is a portion of a one-hour interview with comedian Aida Rodriguez.
- The World Cup, Argentina Hate & Democrats Break From AIPAC w/ Joey D'Urso & Wajahat Ali · 2 t. 7 min.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.
- A Dying Senate and The Forgotten Anti-Zionists w/ The Serfs & Molly Crabapple (Ep 340) · 1 t. 40 min. · Episode 340This 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 author…
- Platner Tanks A Movement w/ Emma Vigeland · 1 t. 26 min.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…
- Graham Platner’s Downfall And The Trap of The Attention Economy w/ Janesh Rahlan & Cayden Mak (Ep 339) · 1 t. 52 min. · Episode 339Big 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…
- The Founding Fathers Never Wanted Democracy (Then They Wrote The Bill of Rights) *Teaser* · 26 min.This is a portion of a listener-funded conversation series. To access it in full, go to bitchuationroom.com and become a member!
- The Attack of the Democratic Socialists! And Zine Crimes w/ Lex McMenamin (Ep 338) · 1 t. 46 min. · Episode 441Three DSA candidates just won their New York primaries — and the bipartisan meltdown has been spectacular. Guardian reporter Lex McMenamin joins to break down the Prairieland 9…
- Are Americans Hooked on Conspiracy Theories? *Teaser* w/ Anna Merlan · 20 min.This is a teaser for our new show, Hot Button, where Francesca sits down with comics, celebrities and activists to hash out everything from finding parking in Los Angeles to…
- Candidate Corner: Francesca Hong · 34 min.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…
- Antifa Algae and American Decline with Professor Richard Wolff & Paul Elia (Ep 337) · 2 t. 2 min. · Episode 339Trump'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…
- The Class War Is Here *TEASER* with Saba Waheed · 9 min.This is a teaser for our new show, Hot Button, where Francesca sits down with comics, celebrities and activists to hash out everything from finding parking in Los Angeles to…
- U.S. Spins Iran Loss And The Genocide Isn’t Over w/ Josh Greene & Peter Beinart (Ep 336) · 1 t. 45 min. · Episode 480The World Cup, Iran’s MoU, and trillionaire Elon Musk are the news; commentator Josh Greene and author Peter Beinart are the guests.
- Knicks, The World Cup And White House UFC w/ Emma Vigeland & Nate Wilcox · 1 t. 46 min.Francesca and Emma Vigeland of the Majority Report break down the news of the week -- the World Cup clown show, the New York Knicks rallying, and the SpaceX IPO. Plus, Francesca…
- Candidate Corner: Kai Newkirk · 50 min.Medicare for All. Ban Grocery Price Gouging. Universal Child Care. No more military aid to Israel for war crimes and genocide. That's just some of Kai Newkirk's platform. We talk…
- The World Cup is Already a Mess and Life Inside Detention Centers w/ Katie Blankenship (Ep 335) · 1 t. 33 min. · Episode 478Jared and Ivanka are struggling to buy an island in Albania, the U.S. is struggling to host the World Cup without our clown-show immigration enforcement causing problems, and…
- How The Left Can Get Out of Its Own Way with Yotam Marom *TEASER* · 13 min.*This is a sneak preview of an hour-long interview with movement organizer and strategist Yotam Marom. To get full access, become a patron www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.*
- What's Going on In California and Adam Hamawy Proves Palestine Matters w/ Sam Seder & Rachel Reyes (Ep 334) · 2 t. 15 min. · Episode 334Spencer 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…
- ICE Isn’t About Immigration with Memo Torres *TEASER* · 20 min.*This is a sneak preview of an hour-long interview. To get full access become a patron www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.* He was a gardener who sold his business to become a…
- Trump’s 250th Anniversary Plan? Harambe & UFC! w/ Wajahat Ali · 1 t. 3 min.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…
- Hasan WANTED And The History of the ADL w/ James Adomian & Emmaia Gelman (Ep 333) · 1 t. 59 min. · Episode 333The 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…
- America’s Astrology Is Wild RN w/ Chani Nicholas *Teaser* · 18 min.*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…
