Aliens are real and they look like tic tacs? Comedian Nato Green joins Francesca to discuss the latest House hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena. Then Ron DeSantis flames out hard against a man who's been indicted three times now (!) We look at some hard polling data. Then PragerU has been given a contract by the Florida Department of Education to groom kids with some insanely white-washed history brought to you by a terribly executed cartoon. Finally, the rich are planning their escape from an Earth they destroyed. Nato and Francesca rate their various life boats.  Featuring:  Nato Green, https://twitter.com/natogreen *Catch Francesca and Matt Lieb LIVE at the Punchline in San Francisco on Tuesday October 17th! Tickets: bit.ly/3OCzLiB The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Friday *BONUS BISH* Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump and lackeys will likely be hit with a massive RICO case in Georgia, while fake electors in Michigan also face the music. Comedian Yamaneika joins to discuss this plus the new curriculum in Florida that requires teaching the silver linings of slavery! Then host of the Upsurge Podcast Teddy Ostrow joins to talk Teamsters ready for a strike as UPS scrambles to make 340,000 workers an offer they may well refuse. Hot labor summer rolls on. Finally, in honor of Barbenheimer, which toy and/or war crime would you like to see a dramatic film made about. Featuring:  Yamaneika Saunders, writer & comedian https://twitter.com/yamaneika Teddy Ostrow, Host of The Upsurge podcast https://www.patreon.com/upsurgepod https://twitter.com/TeddyOstrow The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Friday *BONUS BISH* Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Actors join writers on the picketline as the SAG-AFTRA begins! These monkeys won't put on a tutu and dance for executives any longer, not without massive change in the entertainment industry. But those execs are openly admitting their strategy is to starve artists into submission. Comedian (and actor!) Hari Kondabolu and tech writer Paris Marx joins to talk about it. Plus, RFK Jr.'s ridiculous racist claims about Covid-19 and a top tier edition of The Bitchuation Room's favorite award show, The Cringy's, complete with Barbie freakouts and Marjorie Greene's video ho debut. Featuring: Hari Kondabolu, Comedian/Actor https://harikondabolu.com/ Paris Marx, Tech Writer https://twitter.com/parismarx https://techwontsave.us/ The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thanks to the Supreme Court's opinions, it's a hot trash summer. Francesca and guest comedian Megan Gailey discuss ruling on affirmative action, discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans, and student debt relief being struck down. Then, investigative journalist Bryce Covert discusses how the overturning of Roe V. Wade is negatively impacting young women who are ALREADY mothers. SCOTUS has made sure that only those who can buy themselves out of forced motherhood can make decisions over their lives. Meanwhile Pickleball is annoying the nation and a very timely rendition of "Fuck, Marry Kill" with the many Twitter knockoffs. Featuring: Megan Gailey, https://twitter.com/megangailey https://megangailey.com/ Bryce Covert, https://twitter.com/brycecovert Bryce's investigation: https://inthesetimes.com/article/what-its-like-to-have-an-abortion-denied  The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: http://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s been a year since the unelected bench of billionaire besties, i.e. The Supreme Court, took away abortion rights. Comedian Subhah Agarwal joined to talk about how unwanted kids will absolutely not make America great again. And billionaires Zuckerberg and Musk want to fight each other in a cage match? Why do we feel like they’ll get even more money out of us to watch this. Then journalist Kim Kelly on how black lung disease is killing coal miners in Appalachia, even though it's preventablel. What's being done to hold corporations accountable. Finally what is our ruling on the corruption of the Supreme Court.  Featuring:  Subhah Agarwal, https://twitter.com/subhah  https://www.subhahcomedy.com/ Kim Kelly, https://twitter.com/GrimKim Kim's investigation: https://inthesetimes.com/article/coal-miners-black-lung-young-dying-old-mans-disease-kim-kelly The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hunter Biden pleads GUILTY! But his crimes aren’t nearly as intriguing as Republicans have promised as they scramble to find some pretext to impeach Joe Biden. Where there’s a will, there’s not always evidence. Sam Seder of The Majority Report breaks down the whole Hunter Biden controversy or lack thereof. Then, democratic presidential candidate RFK Jr. joined Joe Rogan on his podcast to spout vaccine nonsense. What has Kennedy tapped into and should we be concerned? Then the pod’s first drag queen guest, Maebe A. Girl joins Francesca to discuss her run or Congress, and how Los Angeles is becoming a scary breeding ground for anti-gay hate groups. Finally, does MDMA cure racism? What other drugs could chill out our worst political figures? Featuring:  Sam Seder, host of The Majority Report https://twitter.com/SamSeder  Maebe A. Girl, Silverlake Neighborhood Council & candidate for CA-0 https://twitter.com/Maebe_A_Girl Donate to Maebe’s campaign: https://maebeagirlforcongress.org/ The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bathroom boxes, ballroom boxes, all of Trump's beautiful mind documents that he wanted to keep from his former job have finally caught up with him and fast. Francesca looks at the best parts of the 38-count indictment. Then writer, showrunner and WGA board of directors member Justin Halpern joins to talk about the second month of the writer's strike. What are the writers of our favorite shows demanding of the massive greedy corporations that run Hollywood studios? Finally, a former intelligence whistleblower says the U.S. has alien aircraft. Nato and Francesca have some questions. Featuring: Featuring: Nato Green, https://twitter.com/natogreen  Justin Halpern, https://twitter.com/justin_halpern The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watch-back privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A killer whale leads attacks on yachts, while the head of Oathkeepers gets 18 years for leading an attack on the Capitol. Jack O'Brien of The Daily Zeitgeist joins Francesca to discuss Minnesota's Governor circumventing the will of the people so that Uber and Lyft can keep underpaying drivers, and what's happened three years since George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. Plus, Francesca defends Shiv Roy and then we imagine which animals will attack the one percent next. Featuring: Jack O'Brien, https://twitter.com/jack_obrien *NOTE: AUDIO GETS BETTER!!* The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Dad is back! A babysitter has granted Matt back into The Bitchuation Room to talk Ron DeSantis announcing his presidential bid on Twitter, Marjorie Taylor Greene pulling a full Karen on Rep. Jamaal Bowman, and the horror stories of abortion denial in states across the country. Then a "fun" segment about whether we're buying the excuses that famous folks have for hanging with Jeffrey Epstein: Bill Gates, Chomsky, and Musk. It's all pretty bad but Matt helps it feel less heinous.  Support the show and get access to the weekly BONUS BISH by becoming a patron! www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Featuring: Matt Lieb, https://twitter.com/mattlieb Pod Yourself The Wire The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the antiwar left missing the forest for the trees when it comes to Russia's war on Ukraine? Bill Fletcher, organizer and writer, argues that the left has a responsibility to stand with an oppressed country fighting for its sovereignty. Plus, comedian River Butcher on Ohio's attack on transgender kids in sports, George Santos is finally indicted on 13 felony counts and finally, Ron DeSantis is requiring college and university schools to only teach "the basics": guns, manifest destiny, and missionary position. Well, we assume. Featuring: River Butcher, watch him live Bill Fletcher Jr.  https://twitter.com/BillFletcherJr  Watch his panel for The Real News on Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A jury finds Trump a rap... "sexual abuser". Sure, we'll take it I guess. Comedian Jenny Yang joins to talk about E Jean Carroll's defamation and rape lawsuit against the former president coming to a close, and why she as a writer is on strike with the WGA. Also in the room is Rotimi Adeoye, communications director of the ACLU to talk about Justice Clarence Thomas' no good very bad week of bald-faced corruption scandals and how the GOP is trying to disenfranchise young voters. Because why would they want the youth to vote? Finally, there's a new King of England but in everyday life, what is real "King Shit"? Is it just being a good tipper and doing the bare minimum as a partner? We discuss.  Featuring:  Jenny Yang, https://twitter.com/jennyyangtv  Rotimi Adeoye, https://twitter.com/_rotimia  Read Rotimi's latest piece on youth voter suppression here: Donate to writers here: https://entertainmentcommunity.org/ The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and listen/watchback privileges of the Friday *BONUS BISH* Tip the show via Venmo:@TBR-LIVE Cash-App:@TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fox News fires Tucker on a dime and the fallout will be juicy. Turns out Carlson was as vile off air as he was on air as a former staffer's lawsuit alleges. She also has tapes! Wosny Lambre of The Ringer joins to discuss that and Biden/Harris 2024. Joe's not throwing in the towel yet. He wants four more years to finish a job that no one has that much clarity on, including him. Then, the Teamsters are looking to strike in the summer for a better UPS contract that doesn't undercut workers. Alex Press of Jacobin joins to explain the evolution of the union under new president Sean O'Brien, and how its gearing up for a likely strike. Finally, a segment for all the good news in the world, "You Love to See It!". This time, Chile nationalizes lithium, students support Ralph Yarl, and Elon's rocket goes up in flames. Truly heartwarming stuff. Featuring:  Wosny Lambre, https://www.instagram.com/bigwos  Alex Press, https://twitter.com/alexnpress  Read Alex's piece on UPS: https://jacobin.com/2023/02/teamsters-ups-contract-negotiation-strike-sean-obrien-rank-and-file Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will we ever ditch the war on drugs? Author Maia Szalavitz joins to talk harm reduction, the fentanyl crisis, responsible regulation, and why Francesca's husband can't get his ADHD meds. Plus comedian Jenny Zirgrino on the Pentagon leaks and the right's latest hero, and why the right isn't going to let Dianne Feinstein be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee unless she resigns. And it's tax day! And you probably paid more than most billionaires. Let's discuss just how much of our tax money is spent on war and how much is spent on what truly keeps us safe: education and healthcare, housing and the rest. Featuring: Jenny Zigrino, https://twitter.com/jennyzigrino Maia Szalavitz, https://twitter.com/maiasz The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Tennessee to superyachts carrying supreme court justices, this episode asks: why are the rich and powerful also so fragile? Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report joins Francesca to bitch about the "SF crime" narrative in the wake of the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, the 20-year sugar daddy relationship between Harlan Crow and Justice Clarence Thomas, and the fight for democracy and gun rights in Tennessee as state lawmakers try and expel two young democrats have not gone quietly. Finally, taking stock of recent missteps from the Biden Administration to make good on their promises: from the Willow project passage to being unwilling to defend mifepristone, to allowing states and schools to discriminate against trans youth, it's all been a lot of Status Quo Joe. Featuring:  Mike Figueredo, https://twitter.com/HumanistReport The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump is FINALLY indicted, bringing all the New York MAGA nutters to the yard. Former Rep. Katie Hill (CA-25) joins Francesca to weigh in on this historic day, and the first of likely many criminal charges levied on the Hamburglar of democracy. THEN, Miles Kampf-Lassin on the Chicago mayoral race and the historic campaign (AND VICTORY!) of Brandon Johnson. Paul Vallas will undoubtedly move on to privatize the education system in Argentina next. And a police union head was importing fentanyl?! Well, well well. Featuring: Katie Hill, former congresswoman, https://twitter.com/KatieHill4CA https://www.her-time.com/ Miles Kampf-Lassin, web-editor In These Time magazine, https://twitter.com/MilesKLassin https://inthesetimes.com/ The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges. Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millions of Americans believe in the QAnon conspiracy. Some of them have committed extreme acts of violence, and most of them don't know how streaming services work which let's be real would probably fill a lot of their idle time. Journalist Will Sommer joins Francesca to talk about his new book Trust The Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America. Also, another mass shooting in a school and this time, the right is blaming trans people. And the CEO of TikTok bears down all of Congress' offensive anti-China questions with no honest look at the hypocrisy of banning an app that functions in the same way as all other social media platforms. And finally, a game of "Two News and a Lie" to test if we we can still tell fact from fiction on the worst timeline of stories. Featuring: Gianmarco Soresi, Comedian, https://twitter.com/GianmarcoSoresi Will Sommer, Journalist and author of "Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America" https://www.harpercollins.com/products/trust-the-plan-will-sommer?variant=40493482541090 https://twitter.com/willsommer   The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump says he's about to be arrested but we're all still waiting. Of course no one should hold their breath as to whether a guy who does crimes like he drinks Diet Coke will face any consequences. Comedian and retired Trump impersonator Anthony Atamanuik joins Francesca to talk about D-day for Donald and the 20 year anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, and the stain that it has left on the world. Then, author Jake Bittle on how climate change is creating internally displaced refugees inside the United States. Are we getting any better at caring for people bearing the brunt of climate catastrophe? Finally, a march madness bracket about the culture war! Who wins, unsexy M&Ms or the electric stove? Find out! Plus don't miss a Bonus Bish streaming LIVE Fridays at 1/4pmET. Become a patron, a member on YouTube or a Twitch subscriber to watch and listen back. www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Featuring: Jake Bittle, Author and Journalist, https://twitter.com/jake_bittle https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...  Anthony Atamanuik, Comedian, https://twitter.com/TonyAtamanuik The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by Nick Stargu  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Money in government is crushing our democracy. Rep. Summer Lee, the first Black legislator to represent Pennsylvania, stopped by to talk about being a progressive freshman in Congress and trying to fight for truly transformational policies, while going up against an onslaught of corporate cash. Then comedian Megan Gailey joins to talk about the imminent indictment of Donald Trump and the Lt. Governor of Tennessee in trouble over forgetting social media is in fact public. Finally, Jane Fonda gives no fucks and takes no prisoners. Become a patron of the podcast to get to the Friday *BONUS BISH* which streams LIVE Fridays at 1/4pmET: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Featuring  Rep. Summer Lee, PA-12, https://twitter.com/SummerForPA  Megan Gailey, comedian, https://twitter.com/megangailey The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by DJ Real   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why do we hand everything over to Big Pharma and the Amazon Corporation when they continually f*ck us over? Comedian Maggie Maye and activist Rafael Shimunov join the pod to talk about why Amazon's construction of HQ2 in Virginia has stalled, what the corporate Cthulhu wants next and how grassroots pressure is the only thing that has worked. Then, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly voluntarily lowers the price of insulin to $35 a vial? What's the catch? And then, will Chicago choose a former teacher and leftist union member or a former public school CEO and 'tough on crime' moderate to be its next mayor? We'll discuss. Finally, a THANK YOU! moment from Jon Stewart as he takes a Republican legislator to task on the hypocrisy of banning drag while allowing firearms. Plus don't miss a Bonus Bish streaming LIVE Fridays at 1/4pmET. Become a patron, a member on YouTube or a Twitch subscriber to watch and listen back.    Featuring: Rafael Shimunov, Host Beyond the Pale WBAI https://twitter.com/rafaelshimunov  Maggie Maye, comedian, https://twitter.com/Maggiemayehaha The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by DJ Real   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's become of the feminist uprising in Iran? Journalist and podcast host Negar Mortavazi joined Francesca to explain the roots of the movement and how the authoritarian Islamic Republic is as brutal as it is scared of its own people. Then a 4-day work week pilot program has proven working less is both healthier and more profitable for businesses. YES PLEASE! And then a Trump-appointed judge is on the bring of outlawing the medicated abortion medicine mifepristone as right-wingers continue to game the courts. And finally, the cringiest rando on television is supposedly going to help bring down the former president? Plus a Patron-only BONUS BISH all about Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams' racist tirade and self-cancellation. Buh bye! It's not 1992, no one will miss your strip. To get access become a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom for a special feed.  Featuring: Brandie Posey, Comedian, Twitter/IG: Brandazzle Negar Mortavazi, host of The Iran Podcast The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by DJ Real   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Medicare for All should be the floor", according to author Beatrice Adler-Bell. We talk about why overall health must be an organizing framework for real anti-capitalist transformation. And more private text and emails from Fox News reveals just how cynical and fake the network and its personalities truly are, stoking the Big Lie while privately calling Trump ghouls idiotic. And Nikki Haley is trying to be president like it's the year 2012. Finally: Fuck, Marry Kill: California Senators' Race. And a BONUS BISH all about the BDS movement and the victory in Barcelona.  Featuring: Beatrice Adler-Bolton, https://twitter.com/realLandsEnd; https://www.deathpanel.net/ Nato Green, https://twitter.com/natogreen The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by DJ Real   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Free Palestine, Ohio. After a train derailment the town is choking on toxic chemicals. How did corruption, greed, and crushing train workers unions lead to this accident and thousands of others. Plus, what's the way out of the Russia/Ukraine war? Are we headed closer to a peace settlement or global nuclear annihilation? Jacobin writer Branko Marcetic discusses whether the U.S. missed opportunities for negotiating with Putin and how many more lives will be lost before this is all over. Finally, why aren't people having as much sex? We'll devise a campaign to MAKE SEX SEXY AGAIN...a slogan sure to get everyone in the mood. Plus a BONUS BISH about Iowa and other states bringing back child labor! Fun times. Become a patron to listen or watch back. Featuring: Branko Marcetic, https://twitter.com/BMarchetich Eliza Skinner, https://twitter.com/elizaskinner The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by DJ Real   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An activist was murdered outside of Atlanta trying to protect the Weelaunee Forest from the development of a police training ground. Why aren't we hearing more about it? Fellow organizer Micah Herskind joins Francesca to explain what Cop City is and the depths of the corruption surrounding its construction. And Akela Lacy, politics reporter for The Intercept, joins to talk about the double-speaking Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Rep. Ilhan Omar being kicked off the House Foreign Affairs Committee. She might've been booted by Republicans, but not before Democrats had previously undermined her. Finally, the beautiful big Chinese spy balloon has been shot down. Was it the right move and how have we been forever changed. Featuring:  Akela Lacy, https://twitter.com/akela_lacy Micah Herskind, https://twitter.com/micahinATL The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by DJ Real   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What does the police murder of Tyre Nichols mean for police reform? It means it doesn't work. Turns out Memphis had implemented some of the most basic changes and that officers had plenty of training. Writer and host of Citations Needed, Adam Johnson, joins Francesca to discuss how not just the far right but liberal media ensure that the killing of innocent people at the hands of police will only continue. And Dan Evans of TYT bitches about the increasing amount of trash on social media. Then, Florida book bans leave school library shelves utterly empty, and finally we search deep for any good news in "What's Good?". PLUS a *BONUS BISH* on the Utah ban on gender affirming care for trans youth and Matt Walsh... shudder.  Featuring: Adam Johnson https://twitter.com/adamjohnsonNYC Dan Evans, https://twitter.com/danfromtheweb The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Music by DJ Real   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The extremist SCOTUS has the U.S. in a Christian nationalist headlock. Justice reporter for The Nation, Elie Mystal, joins to break down the cases that are determining basic LGBTQ+ rights, affirmative action, labor rights, gun control and whether or not politicians can do the whole 'alternate slate of electors' thing that the Big Lie began. Also, comedian Billy Wayne Davis joins to talk about the official end of the Covid emergency (while people continue to die of Covid) and the endless George Santos saga. The plot once again thickens/gets more absurd. Finally a BONUS BISH about the ongoing feud between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Lauren Boebert. Guess there's no honor among thieves. Become a patron to watch & listen back: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. Featuring: Billy Wayne Davis  https://twitter.com/billywaynedavis  Elie Mystal https://twitter.com/ElieNYC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Royally screwed mega donor Sam Bankman Fried used his crypto fortune to support both Democrats and Republicans. But which Democrats and why is the real story few are covering. Organizer and writer Max Berger joined to talk about following the overlap between AIPAC money and Crypto Money, and why Bankman Fried wanted to take crypto legit. Plus comedian Josh Gondelman on Brazil's own January 6th and how CPAC head Matt Schlapp is a known predator but will never resign in shame. Finally, enough imposter syndrome, let's talk George Santos Syndrome. When have you lied to get a job you were unqualified for? Plus a patreon-only BONUS BISH all about comedic rapper Afroman turning a raid from the cops into another bop. Featuring Josh Gondelman https://twitter.com/joshgondelman Max Berger, https://twitter.com/maxberger The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm.  Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Many former military personnel were at the Capitol on January 6th. Now on the two-year anniversary, progressive veterans are asking leaders to listen to their calls to reign in extremism and forever wars. Naveed Shah of Common Defense joins Francesca in the first episode of the year to discuss. And comedian Chloe Hilliard on how "God hates ugly", Andrew Tate and Rep. Kevin McCarthy. Finally, what's in for 2023 and what's out? For America and for you? PLUS a *BONUS BISH* on former Brazilian President Bolsonaro at Mar A Lago?! Become a patron to get access: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.   Featuring Chloe Hilliard https://twitter.com/Chloe_Hilliard Naveed Shah https://commondefense.us/ The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm. Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room  The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm.  Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the last episode of the year, we're thinking BIG about real political revolution with mentor of the show Max Elbaum. We discuss grassroots electoral work, the limitations and gains of the progressives Squad, and the lasting Bernie effect. All of it discussed in Max's new book Power Concedes Nothing: How Grassroots Organizing Wins Elections. But before that, Gareth and Francesca take stock of what's in the the approved big spending bill and Ukrainian president Zelenksy's address to Congress. Finally look who's teaching a Master Class now, Master Ass George W. Bush. PLUS for the patreon members, an F-35 jet has an embarrassing crash landing and Russia has a new gimmick to boost morale among their war-weary troops.  Featuring:  Gareth Reynolds  https://twitter.com/reynoldsgareth Max Elbaum https://convergencemag.com/power-concedes-nothing/ The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm.  Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rich idiots are getting caught this week. First Elon's Twitter policy-by-polling spins out of control and then the January 6th House committee concludes that yes indeed Trump (and others) should be criminally charged for the insurrection. John Iadarola of The Damage Report joins Francesca to bitch about it all and how sad it is that nobody reads anymore. And comedian Sara Schaefer joins to to talk about making it in Hollywood and which "nepo baby" to save from the fictional guillotine. Finally Francesca's solo stream about whether Avatar 2 is appropriation or appreciation. I see you, James Cameron.  Featuring: John Iadarola https://twitter.com/johniadarola Sara Schaefer https://twitter.com/saraschaefer1 The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm. Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the allegories of Andor to the baldfaced corruption of the Supreme Court, Francesca is joined by author Wajahat Ali to dig into the week. Then documentarian Blake Zeff on his film "Loan Wolves", how the student debt crisis was manufactured by dogsh*t legislation. And finally, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema declares herself independent from the Democratic party and fully dependent on corporate cash. Plus a *BONUS BISH* for the patrons on what the hell is going down in Peru. Get it by joining the patreon: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.  Featuring: Wajahat Ali, https://twitter.com/wajahatali  Blake Zeff, https://twitter.com/blakezeff  Watch 'Loan Wolves' documentary out now on Peacock! The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm. Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If only Hunter Biden's laptop held the key to how to break up Big Tech and wrest it from the clutches of billionaires. Paris Marx, host of the podcast Tech Won't Save Us, joins Francesca to explain the importance of Twitter and what happens now that Elon Musk has put his grubby rich paws all over it. He also helps us envision a future where communication platforms aren't boosting the most heinous content and don't sell our data and market us poorly made leggings and coffee made of mud? Plus, comedian Trae Crowder joins to talk about the rail strike that wasn't and how Biden sold workers down the river. And Matt Taibbi's sad descent into right wing grifterdom is complete as he does the bidding of Elon Musk/the right through the Hunter Biden Laptop 'Twitter Files' release. What was revealed? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Stupid. Plus a Bonus Bish about bigots in North Carolina taking out the electricity to an entire town to prevent a drag show. Listen/watch by becoming a patron at patreon.com/bitchuationroom.  Featuring: Trae Crowder https://twitter.com/traecrowder https://www.traecrowder.com/ Paris Marx https://twitter.com/parismarx https://www.versobooks.com/books/3995-road-to-nowhere  The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest with John Iadarola and Nato Green on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm. Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Not all progressives agree on police or prison abolition, but the conversation is breaking through to the mainstream. Movement lawyer Olayemi Olurin joins Francesca to discuss the overblown crime narrative and how to begin thinking about both defunding and divesting from the prison industrial complex, and also imagining something different. Also in the room is comedian Jena Friedman, whose new true crime show Indefensible breaks through sensationalized murder stories and with a bit of necessary comedic relief to boot. And Francesca gives her take on the Qatar World Cup in all of its problematic contradictions, plus a BONUS BISH about unprecedented protests in China. Listen/watch here: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Featuring Jena Friedman, https://twitter.com/JenaFriedman Olayemi Olurin, https://twitter.com/msolurin The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm. Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If only we could pummel the Christian nationalist agenda with heels like the heroes of Club Q. Comedian Nato Green joins Francesca to break down yet another hate-fueled mass shooting in America, and both bitch about respective health insurance problems. Then David Dayen of the American Prospect explains what the GOP will do with a majority in the house. Spoiler: rob from the poor and give to the rich. Finally, with Elon at the helm everyone is saying goodbye to Twitter. What would your final sayonara tweet be? Plus a BONUS BISH watching part of Jon Stewart's interview with Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice on foreign policy. These ladyhawks have learned nothing. Get access by becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom.  Featuring: Nato Green, https://twitter.com/natogreen  David Dayen, https://twitter.com/ddayen The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm. Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The GOP's midterm performance is surely like their performance in bed: overpromising and underwhelming. Dark Brandon's will has been done and Democrats hold onto the Senate. Nelini Stamp of Working Families Party joins Francesca and comedian Kurt Braunholer to discuss. How did progressives, young people and women show up the party establishment? Plus, Trump announces he's running again! After all it's the only way he can stay out of jail. We think of new slogans.But will the energy to elect Ron DeSantis steal Trump's thunder?  FINALLY: A patron only bonus bish about Elon's No Good Very Bad Week of Owning Twitter.  Featuring: Kurt Braunholer, Comedian, Watch his new special "Perfectly Stupid" on Amazon Follow him on IG @kurtbraunohler Nelini Stamp, https://twitter.com/NelStamp The Bitchuation Room will be LIVE at SF Sketchfest on Sunday January 22nd and 8pm. Get tickets: https://sfsketchfest2023.sched.com/event/qEKa/the-bitchuation-room The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If there's one person who's rejoicing Musk's Twitter takeover it's self-proclaimed philosopher and pure carnivore Jordan Peterson. You know him, he's like the Lorax only instead of the trees he speaks for the incels. Francesca and Matt Lieb react to Peterson's Pride Month freak out, smack dab in the middle of a banner Twitter year for him, where he was banned for harassing of trans actor Elliot Paige and plus-sized swimsuit models. Of course now with Lonnie at the helm, Jordan will soon be back on and speaking his hateful truth. Enjoy this special episode from the BONUS BISH archives and become a patron to support Francesca while she’s on maternity leave! www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to always get an extra story in your special Frantifa feed.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The craziest stories from the summer that SCOTUS killed Roe V. Wade. From an anti-choice extremist who broke into medical facilities to steal fetal remains, to a South Carolina legislator's bonkers argument for a total ban on abortion including rape and incest, to the pus-filled pimple of the U.S. Senate Ted Cruz on why SCOTUS will gut gay marriage next. Enjoy this special episode from the BONUS BISH archives and become a patron to support Francesca while she’s on maternity leave! www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to always get an extra story in your special Frantifa feed.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three stories on workers’ rights you might have missed. First, comedian Chloe Hilliard and Nomiki Konst unpack what it means for management at "progressive cooperative" REI to engage in woke union-busting featuring pronouns and a land acknowledgement. Then, 'Eatin Good In the Neighborhood' just got grosser as an Applebee's boss celebrates his workers' struggling to make ends meet. Plus, Atsuko Okatsuka, famously an amazing twerker, celebrates the NoHo stripper union drive. Enjoy this special episode from the BONUS BISH archives and become a patron to support Francesca while she’s on maternity leave! www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to always get an extra story in your special Frantifa feed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From the BONUS BISH archives: Right-wing boy wonder Charlie Kirk makes a case for socialism unbeknownst to Charlie Kirk. Author Wajahat Ali and comedian Andy Kindler join to discuss. Plus a look at one of the greatest heckles in recent history: a woman destroys Senator Rick Scott of Florida at a Starbucks and it is glorious. Then, how the right baited Joe Biden into removing pipes from harm reduction kits for addicts. Is he now growing a backbone after pardoning everyone with federal marijuana convictions? Let’s hope! Francesca breaks it down solo. Enjoy this special episode from the BONUS BISH archives and become a patron to support Francesca while she’s on maternity leave! www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to always get an extra story in your special Frantifa feed.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Francesca and Nato Greene discuss the Liz and father Dick Cheney trying to distinguish themselves from the rest of the GOP. Like they didn’t pave the way for the slide into full flown fash. Plus, a look with comedian Will Miles at the teacher shortage coming out of the pandemic that has police subbing for educators. What could go wrong?! Finally, John Iadarola of The Damage Report joins to talk about another Darwin Award for a Covid denier, this time from a Washington State Trooper who went viral and then well... went viral. Enjoy this special episode from the BONUS BISH archives and become a patron to support Francesca while she’s on maternity leave! www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to always get an extra story in your special Frantifa feed.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode before a maternity hiatus, Francesca and baby daddy Matt Lieb discuss Russia's war on Ukraine and whether the nuclear armageddon awaits their child. Or is diplomacy still on the table? Can that be one of the possibilities. Plus a look at the Spiderman meme moment between Russia and the United States of who blew up the Nord Stream pipeline. And a discussion of the rich hypocrisy from Florida Republicans on hurricane relief in the wake of Hurricane Ian. Then, filmmaker Josh Healy joins to discuss his latest Buzzfeed/Rosario Dawson miniseries "Normal Ain't Normal" on essential workers fighting against going back to the same old late-capitalist grind. Finally, the political ads that are trying to scare voters and failing hilariously. PLUS a juicy Bonus Bish on "Rainbow Fentanyl" that according to the DEA will be put in your kids' Halloween candy! Francesca and Matt break down the truth from fiction.  Featuring: Josh Healey, filmmaker "Normal Ain't Normal" Watch on BuzzFeedVideo Follow Josh: https://twitter.com/mrjoshhealey Matt Lieb, comedian: https://twitter.com/mattlieb The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Protests in Iran are raging over the state murder of Mahsa Amini. Iranian-American comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh joins to discuss the symbol of the hijab as a personal and political tool. Plus, Trump is being sued by the state of New York for fraud, while telling Sean Hannity that he can de-classify documents with his mind. And journalist Eli Day joins to explain how grassroots voter organizations in states like Georgia are showing that multi-racial populism is possible. Finally an edition of The Thatcher Awards featuring Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Tudor Dixon, and incoming Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. PLUS a *BONUS BISH* on Cuba's legalization of same-sex marriage. Is it the beginning of more democratic changes? Join the patreon to listen or watch back: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.  Featuring: Zahra Noorbakhsh, comedian and co-host of the #GoodMuslimBadMuslim podcast https://twitter.com/zahracomedy Eli Day, journalist  https://twitter.com/elihday   The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who will go polls in November, the dummies or the smarties? Comedian Roy Wood Jr. and data analyst Tom Bonier join Francesca to discuss the midterms. Plus, Texas governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor De Satan are sending migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, veep Kamala Harris’ house, and now Biden’s home in Delaware in questionably legal but unquestionably cruel political stunts. Then, more video of election meddling from Republicans in Coffee County, Georgia as the “alternate electors” plan is now coming to light and Trump stooges are under investigation. Then an edition of The Cringeys featuring Marjorie Taylor Greene, Herschel Walker, and a rapping Utah candidate. PLUS a patron-only look at Illinois’ latest police and prison reform bill and why it is a far cry from the right’s characterization of a “purge”. Listen or watch back by becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. Featuring:  Roy Wood Jr., comedian, Daily Show correspondent, Host of Roy’s Job Fair podcast https://twitter.com/roywoodjr Tom Bonier, data analyst and founder of TargetSmart https://twitter.com/tbonier The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The upcoming election in Brazil is a good opportunity to take stock of the disaster that Jair Bolsonaro has been for the country: Amazonian destruction, trampling human rights, and a violent culture war that is terrifyingly Trumpian. Journalist Michael Fox joins the podcast to break it down and what Lula da Silva's chances are of winning. Also with Queen Elizabeth dead, it's a good time a time as any to talk about monarchy, colonialism and empire. And Senator Lindsey Graham introduces a bill to ban abortions nationwide at 15 weeks. Will it backfire or galvanize the far right? Finally, black fantastical creatures are triggering the racists. What other things can we ruin for them? Plus a BONUS BISH all about JK Rowling's latest book series that is definitely not about her being canceled for transphobia. Become a patron to listen or watch back: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. Featuring:  Nato Green, comedian: https://twitter.com/natogreen  Michael Fox, journalist & host of the Brazil on Fire podcast: https://twitter.com/mfox_us The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s next for the debt cancellation movement? Can and will Republicans roll back Biden’s decision on student loans? Braxton Brewington of The Debt Collective joins to break it down. And Trump stumps for Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania but focuses more on Lenin than anyone else. And Jackson Mississippi’s water crisis is far from over, proving why we must tackle environmental racism and the lasting impact of white flight. Finally, Howard Schultz is being told by the National Labor Relations Board that he must apologize to workers for union busting. (It's sweeter than a unicorn Frappuccino.) So which boss owes you an apology? PLUS a patron-only Bonus Bish featuring the crassest anti-choice argument made by a representative in South Carolina. Watch or listen by becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Featuring:  Aida Rodriguez, comedian https://twitter.com/FunnyAida  http://funnyaida.com/ Braxton Brewington, Press Officer Debt Collective: https://twitter.com/Braxtonbrew96  https://debtcollective.org/  The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can global south countries invest in stopping climate change when they're strapped with international debt? Debt that often requires them to keep exacting resources. Organizer Esteban Sevant of the Debt for Climate movement explains why we the best way to stop global warming is to cancel IMF and World Bank debt. Plus, did Trump's classified document mishandling lead to the death of CIA assets abroad? Signs point to ... possibly! And Biden gets his groove back and uses the F word for the first time. Finally, how would you fake your way into Mar-A-Lago. Margaret Killjoy (Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff) joins to discuss that AND stays on for a BONUS BISH where we watch the hilarious trailer of a Breitbart-backed film that proves how hard the right is for Hunter Biden. For access become a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.  Featuring: Margaret Killjoy: https://twitter.com/magpiekilljoy, her podcast Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-cool-people-who-did-cool-96003360 Esteban Servat, organizer with Debt for Climate: www.debtforclimate.org The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY (now!) at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Democrats need to 'energize and ignite' their voting base, voters need to remember that democracy is not a spectator sport. We welcome LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of Black Voters Matter, to discuss critical midterm elections and where grassroots organizers are working hardest. And comedian James Fritz joins to talk about Biden's imminent cancelation of a very small amount student debt, and Republicans starting to see the implications of stripping abortion rights from half the population. Plus, if you had to choose one Trump son as your ride or die, who would you choose? Finally a BONUS BISH about a firefighter who got fired over a very ACAB rant... was he in the wrong? Become a patron to listen or watch back: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.  Featuring: James Fritz, Comedian: https://twitter.com/fritzisdead LaTosha Brown, Co-founder of Black Voters Matter: https://twitter.com/mslatoshabrown The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY (now!) at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If only the memes were true. Instead, the president isn't a vengeance-seeking diehard, he signs the Inflation Reduction Act and gives Joe Manchin the pen. And on immigration, Biden has put up little fight against some of the worst Trump policies. Organizer Erika Andiola joins Francesca to break down the fate of DACA, Trump's border wall, Title 42 and the recently rescinded "Remain in Mexico" policy. And more details about the FBI raid on Mar a Lago. Was he trying to hawk the nuclear codes? Comedian Mateen Stewart joins to discuss that plus the massive nationwide teacher shortage and what some red states are doing about it. Finally a BONUS BISH about the newest right-wing dating app "The Right Stuff". The icebreaker questions they're asking are...incredible. Listen or watch back by becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. Featuring: Mateen Stewart, Comedian https://twitter.com/mateenstewart Erika Andiola, Immigrant rights activist https://twitter.com/ErikaAndiola The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY (now!) at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The right isn't funny, but they're effective. That's Professor Nick Marx's argument in the book "That's Not FunnyHow the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them". He joins Francesca and comedian Jessica Sele to discuss how the edge lord comedy ecosystem is recruiting young people to more extremist causes. Then the right screams "Defund the Police!" after the FBI raids Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate, including his safe! And major climate legislation passes the Senate. What's in the bill and does it do more good than harm or more harm than good? Finally a homophobic production of Hamilton has us playing the game "Un-gay This Musical". PLUS a patron-only Bonus Bish about Alex Jones getting his ass handed to him by everyone in court. Problem is, he's super into it. Become a patron to listen & watch back www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.   Featuring:  Jessica Sele, comedian: https://twitter.com/jsele  Nick Marx, professor Colorado State University: https://twitter.com/marxnick  Order Nick's book here! https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520382138/thats-not-funny The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY (now!) at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.