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Hysteria

Hysteria

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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, opinionated women to talk through everything from reproductive rights to romcoms. They break down the political news of the week, plus the topics, trends, and cultural stories that affect women’s lives.© Crooked Media. All Rights Reserved. Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
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  • America Needs You w. MN Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan
    Jun 19 2025

    Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota Peggy Flanagan joins Hysteria to share about the tragic shootings in her state and honor the legacy of her friend and colleague, State Representative Melissa Hortman. Erin and Alyssa also discuss the latest on RFK Jr.'s vaccine quakery, new (bad) discrimination rules in VA hospitals, and their skepticism of Amy Coney Barrett’s drift to the left. They wrap up with a petty conversation about shopping cart etiquette and the atrocious styling in Ryan Murphy’s latest adaptation.

    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

    Southern Baptists move to end same-sex marriage in the US (BBC 6/11)

    ‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans (The Guardian 6/16)

    !RFK Jr. replaced everyone on the CDC's vaccine panel. Here's why that matters (NPR 6/13)

    Baby of Georgia woman who was kept on life support has been delivered: Report (USA Today (USA Today 6/17)

    A ‘formidable public servant.’ Who was Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota state representative assassinated in her home? (CNN 6/14)

    The suspect in the shooting of 2 Minnesota lawmakers had a 'hit list' of 45 officials (NPR 6/16)

    How Amy Coney Barrett Is Confounding the Right and the Left (NYT 6/15)

    Supreme Court upholds Tennessee’s youth transgender care ban (The Hill 6/18)

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • America, Hold the ICE w. CA Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis
    Jun 12 2025

    Lieutenant Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis joins Hysteria to talk about ICE, protests, and where California stands amidst threats from Trump. Erin, Alyssa, and Comedian and friend of Hysteria Kara Klenk also discuss Trump’s Super Sweet Seventy-Ninth birthday parade, the No Kings protests, and Evie Magazine’s Father’s Day gift guide.

    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

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    Troops deployed to LA will cost $134M, Pentagon predicts (Politico 6/10)

    Lack of coordination over military deployment poses ‘significant’ challenge as immigration protests continue (LA Times 6/10)

    Everything we know about the LA protests (BBC 6/9)

    Los Angeles formally adopts sanctuary city law. Here's what that means (LAist 1/4/2024)

    Army says Trump's military parade could cause $16 million in damage to Washington streets (NBC 5/31)

    5 things $45 million could pay for instead of a massive military parade (SPLC 6/6)

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Is Modest Hottest?
    Jun 5 2025

    Erin and Alyssa break down the Big Beautiful Bill, how a new change to EMTALA will threaten the lives of pregnant people, and Trump supporters' complaints about getting what they voted for. Then a conversation about how some people would like to see “modesty” come back in style– for better or worse. Then they wrap up in the Sanity Corner with their initial thoughts on And Just Like That and Love Island USA.

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    Trump rescinds guidance protecting women in need of emergency abortions (The Guardian 6/3)

    How Trump’s ‘one, big, beautiful’ tax bill could impact programs for women and children (The 19th News 5/22)

    A Missouri Town Was Solidly Behind Trump. Then Carol Was Detained. (NYT 5/28)

    2024 was the year of Mormon women (Washington Post 12/16)

    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

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    1 hr and 30 mins
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