Hysteria

Erin and guest host Julissa Arce dive into the Trump administration's laissez-faire response to the devastating natural disasters in Nepal and Venezuela, the looming Social Security cliff, and the shady trend of political campaigns paying influencers for endorsements. Then they break down the bizarre saga of a man impersonating a 49ers player to scam women. They wrap up with a petty conversation about the Laura Owens trial and Chris Brown apologists.

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Erin Ryan and Melissa Murray (Strict Scrutiny) dive into the multi-state legal battle over custody of a child born via surrogacy and the firestorm of politics swirling around it, and Natalie Harp’s creepy relationship with Donald Trump. Then Kate Glavan (Seamossgirlies) stops by to talk about Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop’s partnership with Big Tech. They wrap up in the sanity corner with a toast to the late great Dolly Parton and rant about Oreogate.
Inside the McKenna West Case (Katie Couric Media 8/18)
One Woman Conceived a Baby. One Carried Him. Who’s the Mother? (NYT 8/25)
The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp (The Atlantic 8/20)
Sean Duffy in the Real World (The New Yorker 8/23)
The Goop Emoji (Puck 8/25)

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In our 46th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin Ryan and Nina Parker break down the ball-tasering, clout-chasing manchild, Jake Paul.
From his Vine and YouTube "prank" beginnings, to running a content sweatshop called Team 10, to scamming children via crypto pump-and-dumps and sham online "universities," to gentrifying Puerto Rico and cozying up to Trump, to finally getting his jaw broken in two places by Anthony Joshua...this may just be our most exhaustingly f*ckboy yet!
Sources:

Jake Paul These Days Official Music Video (YouTube)

Social media star Jake Paul raises $1 million to become a social media mogul (TechCrunch)

Ahead of fight with Tyson, is Jake Paul Jewish? (The Jerusalem Post)

In Beverly Grove, Social Media Star Jake Paul’s Antics Stir Up The Neighborhood (KTLA)

20-Year-Old Disney Channel Star Terrorizing Neighbors With YouTube Stunts (YouTube)

Youtuber Jake Paul Terrorizes West Hollywood Neighbors (YouTube)

YouTuber Jake Paul axed by Disney after bragging about turning his neighbourhood into a ‘war zone’ (Metro)

YouTube Star Jake Paul on Getting Fired by Disney, Feuding With Neighbors: “I Feel Like a Zoo Animal” (The Hollywood Reporter)

The Price is Right With Jake Paul (YouTube)

You Gotta Want It archive.org/details/…/2up

SEC Charges Crypto Entrepreneur Justin Sun and His Companies for Fraud and Other Securities Law Violations (SEC)

Jake Paul reaches settlement with SEC in crypto touting case (ESPN)

Jake Paul Exposed as $2.2M Serial Crypto Scammer (Be In Crypto)

Jake Paul Promised Them Fame. Was It Worth the Price? (NYT)

Jake Paul Endorses Donald Trump, Compares Former President’s Status as a Convicted Felon to America’s Founding Fathers (Variety)

Jake Paul Will Teach You To Be Social Media Famous, For A Price (Player.One)

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Erin and guest host Leigh McGowan (The PoliticsGirl Podcast) discuss Attorney General Todd Blanche’s corrupt first weeks in the new post, the administration's blatant denial of the chaos unfolding on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, Trump’s scheme to take over the U.S. banking system, and the new data centers popping up all over the country. Then they analyze the rising cultural conversation around family estrangement. Then they wrap with a petty conversation about Trump’s BBC lawsuit and foodborne illness.

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Erin and guest host Megan Gailey dive into Tuesday night's primaries, Katie Miller’s fling with Eric Swalwell, and Tucker Carlson’s vision for America. Then they go back to school and discuss the failed school vouchers experiment and how f*cked education funding has become. Then, they dig into the trial of Lindsay Clancy and how it highlights major gaps in postpartum mental health care.  Then they wrap up in the sanity corner with some petty rants. 
Wisconsin’s Dem establishment is scrambling to stop a democratic socialist Tuesday (Politico 8/9)
Disgraced Ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell Had Fling with Stephen Miller’s Wife, Katie, When She Was a 22-Year-Old Intern, Report Reveals (People 8/7)
Stephen Miller’s Wife’s Relationship With Disgraced Dem Exposed (The Daily Beast 8/7)
To Public Schools’ Detriment, Some States Continue to Increase Spending on Private School Vouchers (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 8/6)
States with and without universal school choice programs (Ballotopedia)
Tucker Carlson unveils 10-point manifesto amid third-party speculation (Axios 8/5)
AOC is freezing her eggs — and sharing the process online (The 19th News 8/10)
A Troubled Mother Faces Murder Charges in Her Young Children’s Deaths (NYT 2/8/2023)
Lindsay Clancy hasn’t taken the stand, but she’s spoken volumes at her murder trial (CNN 8/8)