Hysteria – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Josie Duffy Rice of What A Day joins while Alyssa takes vacation! The Harris-Walz numbers make us cautiously optimistic, JD Vance is scared of childless teachers (...?), and Nancy Pelosi is a political chess master. Then, Megan Gailey and Kara Klenk join to discuss “sharenting,” and the ethics of parents posting their kids on social media. Finally, Sani-Petty (Trump needs glasses, and the U.S. Open and the Paralympics can cure our post-Olympics depression). 

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Show Notes

Josie Duffy Rice, What A Day

Kara Klenk: thatsmesseduplive.com

Megan Gailey: Sports Bitches

Harris’ momentum continues as she ties with Trump in these swing states (NPR 8/26)

Kamala Harris sets fundraising record with $540m after DNC (Aljazeera 8/26) 

“I Just Want Women To Have More Choices”: Senator JD Vance, Who Has Likened Abortion To Murder (Vanity Fair 8/25)

J.D. Vance Blames Staff for Disastrous Doughnut-Shop Visit (Intelligencer 8/28)

Trump campaign staff had altercation with official at Arlington National Cemetery (NPR 8/27)

Is Ben Affleck Hanging Out With a Kennedy? (The Cut)

How a New Law Could Change the World of Child Influencers (Rolling Stone 7/5/24)

Parenting influencers speak out as new law designed to protect kids featured on social media goes into effect (GMA 7/3/24)

“If you dance, your problems go away” (TikTok) 

A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men (NYT 2/25/24)

Lavish dorm rooms – like the one belonging to Kansas City Chiefs heiress at SMU – becomes big business for designers (WFAA 8/28)

The Really Long Good-bye: Helicopter Parents in the College Years (BU)

In news: Trump’s counterprogramming to the Democratic National Convention is a bust, and abortion’s rebrand to “reproductive freedom” is genius. Then, Michigan Sen. Mallory McMorrow and Julissa Arce join to discuss the party that is the DNC, from Chicago and the couch. Finally, Sani-Petty (JK Rowling has finally shut up, and white women can’t read the room sometimes).

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Show Notes

Sen. Mallory McMorrow: Twitter, Instagram

Julissa Arce: Twitter, Instagram  

Trumpworld’s DNC counter-programming plans revealed (Independent 8/19)

House GOP investigators accuse Biden of ‘impeachable conduct’ in long-awaited report (Politico 8/19)

The Democratic Party Is Now the Real “Freedom” Caucus (The New Republic 8/19)

How Kamala Harris Took ‘Freedom’ Back from the GOP (Time 8/17)

Live DNC Updates: AP News, NBC News

From a 'wake' to 'Mardi Gras': With Harris, the Democratic convention is a hot ticket (NBC 8/8)

The Sound of Silence? J.K. Rowling Has Not Tweeted in 12 Blissful Days (them 8/19)

Samantha Bee joins Alyssa Mastromonaco to break down Trump’s Vice Presidential candidates, the latest in abortion news, the Supreme Court financial disclosures and Alex Jones liquidating his assets from Infowars. Plus Alyssa and Sam answer listener questions!

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Show Notes:

History.com: Can the President and Vice President Be From the Same State?

Ina Garten: Lemon Cake

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco dive into the highs (WNBA breaking records, Abbott Elementary winning Emmys) and the lows (the proposed federal abortion ban, the mess that is the GOP) of the latest national news. Then, Kiran Deol and Kara Klenk join to discuss why Americans are so bad at unplugging when they’re OOO. Finally, we’ve chosen a name for our I Feel Petty and Sanity Corner combo: Sani-Petty!

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by Jill Gutowitz and Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein to discuss the queering of reality dating shows and the undeniable chemistry between the two current Bachelorettes. Plus, rounding out the summer with a I Feel Petty/Sanity Corner combo!

Show Notes

Six on Broadway Tony Performance

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Erin Ryan is joined by guest co-host Grace Parra-Janney to embark on another Tour de Fuckery, checking in on what tomfoolery is going on in various red states. Then, Erin chats with scholar, teacher, and cultural theorist Dr. Aria Halliday about the Handmaid’s Tale as a post-Dobbs cultural reference and the relationship between Black women and reproductive justice. Next, Julissa Arce and Amanda Nguyen come on to discuss the suburban equalizer, the Target run. Finally, a little I Feel Petty, a little Sanity Corner.

Show Notes:

Abortion organizations in Mississippi who are also working on flood relief after the devastating flooding in Jackson:

• Mississippi Reproductive Freedom Fund
• Mississippi Abortion Access Coalition

Buy Black: How Black Women Transformed US Pop Culture by Dr. Aria S. Halliday

Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and The Meaning of Liberty By Dorothy Roberts

Doechii

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco get into Biden’s student loan debt relief program, Secretary-Mayor Pete’s proposed new rules to strengthen airline passenger protection, and discuss how abortion on the ballot is driving women to register to vote in higher numbers than men. Then, Grace Parra-Janney and Dana Schwartz join to talk about Finland’s Prime Minister daring to have a social life, our Russian conspiracy theories of her public attack and the unfair judgment we place on public facing women and their social media. Plus, another I Feel Petty/Sanity Corner Combo Extravaganza!

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss Dr. Oz’s baffling crudité video, living in a post-Roe digital dystopia, and future former Congresswoman Liz Cheney. Then, Akilah Hughes and Tien Tran come in to talk about identifying our own toxic traits — and seeing the positives in our negatives. Finally, an extra toxic I Feel Petty-Sanity Corner combo.

Show Notes:

Not Just Kansas; Women Motivated to Vote in States with Repro Rights at Risk
Jared Kushner’s ‘Breaking History’ Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir
Kaleigh Cohen Fitness
Thanks, Obama
Alcohol and Excess During Thanksgiving Break
The Split

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco toast to the victory that is the Inflation Reduction Act before getting into teacher shortages, abortion bans, and Facebook being a menace to democracy. Next, Kiran Deol and Julissa Arce join to talk about parental approval of your decisions, from childhood to adulthood. Finally, a little I Feel Petty, a little Sanity Corner.

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco start on a high note, celebrating the abortion rights victory in Kansas before discussing more reproductive rights news and embarking on another state-by-state Tour de Fuckery. Then, Shaniqua McClendon and Dana Schwartz come on to discuss quiet quitting, girlbossing, and having a life outside of work. Finally, a I Feel Petty-Sanity Corner combo.

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