Hysteria

White House Correspondent April Ryan guest hosts with Erin to discuss Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan, the latest in Republican Rep Max Miller’s snowballing awfulness, and Republicans' ongoing obsession with Dr. Fauci. Then friend of the show, Minnesota’s LT. Governor Peggy Flanagan stops by to discuss her run for the U.S. Senate, and her favorite foods at the Minnesota State Fair. They wrap up with a very petty edition of the sanity corner.  
The Most Powerful Men in America Are Eating Only Steak and Sauerkraut. Could I? (NYT 8/4)
Trump declines to call for Max Miller's resignation amid abuse allegations (The Guardian 8/3)
North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conduct (AP News 8/5)
Redacted Fauci Diary Entries Depict Him Personally Helping Katie Miller (NOTUS 7/29)

Erin Ryan and Sami Sage (Betches Media) dig into the Trump administration’s move to terminate millions of dollars of federal grants for teen pregnancy prevention and what that says about the administration’s vision of women. Then, they dive into Emily Wilson’s scathing review of the Odyssey. Plus, Annie Andrews, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, stops by to discuss her race and how the death of Lindsay Graham is shaking things up. And as always, we end with sanipetty.
Emily Wilson: An Uncomplicated Man 
Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families (NYT 7/22 + NPR 7/7)
A Nobel Prize winner decodes why people aren’t having kids (NYT OPED 2025 + Claudia’s Original Research & Ruben Gallego 7/23)

In our 44th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa analyze the evolution of the clout-chasing chameleon, Megyn Kelly. From her fiery takes and fake*ss feminist days at Fox News, to being humbled by her racist takes on her NBC Morning show, to entering her villain era, launching her alt-right podcast and transforming into a human guitar riff, this may just be our most self-serving psycho guy, yet!
Sources:
NBC’s Megyn Kelly bet goes bust (Columbia Journalism Review)
Megyn Kelly is negotiating her exit from NBC News (CNN)
Megyn Kelly fiasco is one more instance of far right outmaneuvering media (Columbia Journalism Review)
The Megyn Kelly-Jane Fonda drama, explained (Washington Post) 
Review: Megyn Kelly tries to ditch politics for “fun” on “Today” (USA Today) 
Megyn Kelly fails to connect with audience during her Today debut (Time) 
“She Wants to Come Back”: Megyn Kelly Eyes Returning to Fox (Vanity Fair)
‘Just get rid of her’: Megyn Kelly is again in trouble, but NBC colleagues rejected her long before (Washington Post)
Awkward Megyn Kelly Interviews That Will Make You Cringe (YouTube)
Megyn Kelly’s NBC Career implosion: Ugly, Dramatic, and inevitable (Daily Beast)
Heated interview between Megyn Kelly and Kirsten Powers on Fox News (YouTube)
Megyn Kelly: 'Santa Is What He Is,' Which Is White (YouTube)
Fox's Megyn Kelly On Teen Violently Manhandled By McKinney Police: “The Girl Was No Saint Either” (Media Matters)
Fox's Megyn Kelly Bemoans The “Anti-Cop ... Thug Mentality” She Sees In “Black Communities” (Media Matters)
Megyn Kelly On Sandra Bland Case: “Even If You Know The Cop Is In The Wrong, Comply And Complain Later” (Media Matters)
Megyn Kelly Claims Racist Emails Circulate At Most Companies To Downplay DOJ's Ferguson Report (Media Matters)
Culture of Victimization Exposed by Michelle Malkin (YouTube)
Megyn Kelly Seeks Commentary On Michael Brown Killing From Racist Mark Fuhrman (YouTube)
Megyn Kelly (Time)
The Megyn Kelly Moment (New York Times)
Megyn Kelly: How to Deal with the Haters (Time)
Megyn Kelly on Roger Ailes: "It's All B.S." (YouTube)
Megyn Kelly on Working for Fox News and Leaving Her Law Career (GQ)
Fox's Megyn Kelly Challenges Texas Lt. Gov. Over Transphobic Statements (The Advocate)
Megyn Kelly Confronts Texas Lt Governor Dan Patrick Over Opposition to Obama Trans Bathroom (YouTube)
Megyn Kelly interviews Laverne Cox (YouTube)
Why are the Female Supreme Court Justices So EMOTIONAL? (YouTube)
Megyn Kelly Explains Why She Will No Longer Use "Preferred Pronouns" as Trans Ideology Grows (YouTube)
Blowhards Beware: Megyn Kelly Will Slay You Now (Vanity Fair)
Megyn Kelly Interviews Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar (YouTube)
The 7 most horrifying exchanges from the Duggars’ interview with Megyn Kelly (Salon)
How Megyn Kelly became the star of fox news (Variety)
Kitty Kelley: Settle for More review (Washington Independent Review of Books)
Buzzfeed: Megyn Kelly’s end at NBCBuzzfeed)
How Megyn Kelly Became the New Star of Fox News (Variety)
14 year-old responds to Megyn Kelly's depraved defense of pedophiles who "only" abuse "older" children (Reddit)
What Happened to Megyn Kelly? (Slate)

Erin and Alyssa get into Pete Hegseth’s new testosterone policy, and the latest on the Tate Brothers arrest. Then they do a supersized Sani-Petty with producer Caroline and sprinkle a little joy into the week to celebrate Alyssa’s last episode!
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US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says (BBC 7/16)
Estrogen patches are hard to find, and it may not be resolved any time soon (CNBC 6/26)
Will the Tate brothers be extradited from the US to the UK? (BBC 7/20)
Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested on rape, trafficking charges. What to know. (Washington Post 7/19)

Erin, Alyssa, and guest host Heather Gardner discuss the latest on the tragic killings by ICE Officers, the death of Lindsey Graham, and the explosive and gross consequences of last year’s DOGE cuts. Then they reflect on what this past Love Island teaches us about American literacy and relationship culture. They wrap up with sani-petty conversations about Meta AI features and The Five Star Weekend.
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ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week (NYT 7/14)
Trump says he spoke with Sen. Lindsey Graham hours before his death (NBC 7/12)
Who Is Darline Graham Nordone? Lindsey Graham's Sister Appointed to Serve Out His Senate Term (Time 7/13)
Who is Dr. Annie Andrews? Senate candidate is in the spotlight after Lindsey Graham’s death (The 19th 7/13)
Experts warn of ways screwworm could spread in the US and new difficulties in keeping it at bay (The Guardian 7/13) 
Flesh-eating screwworm arrives in US with case detected in Texas cattle (BBC 6/5)
Trump’s CDC Stopped Monitoring Explosive Diarrhea Parasite Before Outbreak (Newsweek 7/10)
New Mexico Accuses D.O.J. of Obstructing Epstein Ranch Inquiry (NYT 7/9)
The End of Reading Is Here (The Atlantic 7/8)