Political commentator and comedy writer Erin Ryan and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by a bicoastal squad of funny, opi...
Trump has been in office for less than two weeks, and he has already frozen (and unfrozen) essential federal funds, packed his executive orders with anti-abortion B.S., tried to push government employees out of their jobs with “buyouts,” and Erin and Alyssa are here to talk about it. They also talk about RFK Jr.’s hot mess Senate confirmation hearings, the future of NIH gender-related research, and a potential alternative to mifepristone. Then author and activist Julissa Arce joins to discuss Trump’s immigration policy, ICE raids, and the nuances of the undocumented experience. Resources discussed in the episode:The Border ChronicleFair Immigration Reform MovementJD SupraTrump Reinstates Longstanding Republican Anti-Abortion Policy (NYT 1/24)Trump reaffirms support for anti-abortion movement at the March for Life (The 19th 1/24)New Research Finds Potential Alternative to Abortion Pill Mifepristone (NYT 1/23)Trump’s ban on funds to ‘promote gender ideology’ could threaten hundreds of NIH research projects (Science 1/24)Mass arrests in nationwide US immigration crackdown (BBC 1/27)
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Can the ERA Survive Trump? w. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins Hysteria to talk about the future of the Equal Rights Amendment under Trump, her goals for her role as chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and honor the memory of Cecile Richards. Erin and Alyssa also review Trump’s executive orders from his first days in office and question if any of them will actually improve the economy (spoiler alert: they won’t).Tracking Trump's executive orders: What he's signed so far (Axios 1/21)What Trump supporters believe and expect (Pew 11/13)Biden Proclaims That The Equal Rights Amendment Is The Law Of The Land—But What Does That Mean? (Vanity Fair 1/18) For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.
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Los Angeles Remains Untriggered w. Michaela Watkins
Comedian Michaela Watkins joins Hysteria to discuss the impacts of the LA fires one week after they began and how the community has shown up to provide relief. Erin and Alyssa also recap the insanity of the Pete Hegseth confirmation hearings and Zuckerberg sucking up to Joe Rogan.For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast. Support California wildfire relief efforts with a donation to Vote Save America & Crooked Ideas Action Fund: votesaveamerica.com/relief Hegseth’s views on women in combat, infidelity and more — in his own words (AP News 1/14)Trump Supporters Go All In for Pete Hegseth With Money and Coordination (NYT 1/13)Zuckerberg Says Most Companies Need More ‘Masculine Energy’ (Bloomberg 1/10)A Los Angeles Teen Started a Recovery Fund for Wildfire Victims. Now It’s a Movement (Time 1/12)
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It Ends With Us Legal Fight Begins
Erin and Alyssa break down the legal saga unfolding between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over the misconduct that happened on the set of It Ends With Us and the smear campaign that followed. They also discuss a historic breakthrough in the fight against medical debt, Meta’s twisted new hate speech policies, and how Democrats should deal with conservative BS in 2025. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.‘We Can Bury Anyone’: Inside a Hollywood Smear Machine (NY Times 12/21)A Timeline of Blake Lively’s Legal Dispute With Justin Baldoni (Vogue 1/2)Gillibrand to head Senate Democrats’ campaign arm (The Hill 1/6)Medical debt will be erased from credit reports for all Americans under new federal rule (The 19th 12/7)For Harris, an Awkward Election Task: Certifying the Vote She Lost (NYT 1/6)Facebook lifts restrictions on calling women ‘property’ and transgender people ‘freaks’ (The Independent 1/7)
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Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams: How to Stand Up to Project 2025 and Save Public Education
The Hysteria team is off this week, but we're excited to bring you an episode of Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams. In this episode, Stacey talks to Kate Nazemi, a local education activist and parent, and Jon Valant, director of the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution, about the future of public education during a second Trump Administration. They break down Project 2025’s education policy prescriptions, the threats to the Department of Education, and what changes a President can and cannot make. Then, they discuss how to best get involved at the local level to make change in your community – from attending local school board meetings, to writing to your local representatives.If you liked this episode, subscribe to Assembly Required wherever you get your podcasts: crooked.com/assemblyrequired
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