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Franchesca Ramsey joins Erin and Alyssa to dig into Peter Thiel’s secret society leak, the 4-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, and the TPUSA Women’s leadership summit. Alyssa shared her experience attending the star-studded opening of the Obama Center. Then they wrap with a petty conversation about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s health, and TV journalist drama.

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Star-studded opening for Obama library in Chicago delivers implied rebuke to Trump (The Guardian 6/18)
Four years after the Dobbs decision, abortion access looks very different (NPR 6/6)
Costs and Consequences: Impacts of Abortion Restrictions Four Years Post Dobbs (Institute for Women's Policy Research 6/16)
Dobbs' Lasting Impact on Abortion (Gallup 6/17)
Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society (Wired 6/16)
How the Peter Thiel-Linked Dialog Club Secretly Ranks Its Members (Wired 6/18)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sophia Bush Defend Ties to Peter Thiel’s Secretive Dialog Group (The Hollywood Reporter 6/19)

In our 42nd episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the most uptight motherf*cker on the planet, Chief Justice John Roberts. From his early days as a “soberpuss” scholar, to playing the long game to gut the Voting Rights Act, to being the ringleader of malicious intent on the Citizens United ruling, to his obsession with being perceived as a Fancy Law Boy Institutionalist, this may be one of our most phony guys yet.

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Sources:

Roberts started on path to success at young age (The Washington Times)

The Supreme Court’s Power Grab (The New York Review)

Entering a new Supreme Court term, John Roberts is as enigmatic as ever (The Christian Science Monitor)

Biographies of the Robes: John Glover Roberts (Thirteen PBS) 

No More Mr. Nice Guy (The New Yorker)

Court Nominee's Life Is Rooted in Faith and Respect for Law (New York Times)

In the Rough (Slate)

Portrait of the Chief Justice as a Family Man (The Washington Post)

Does John Roberts’ Whites-Only Childhood Home Explain the Supreme Court’s Callais Ruling? (Slate)

Roberts' Conflicts Of Interest (CBS News)

Roberts's Rules (The Atlantic)

Did Roberts Help Fuel AIDS Scare? (Science)

Chief justice tumbles after seizure (CNN)

The Pro-Money Court: How the Roberts Supreme Court Dismantled Campaign Finance Law (Brennan Center)

John Roberts: Supreme Court Nomination Hearings from PBS NewsHour and EMK Institute (YouTube)

Money Unlimited (The New Yorker)

‘They come to me’: Jane Roberts’ legal recruiting work involved officials whose agencies had cases before the Supreme Court (Politico)

Trump v. CASA Inc. (Oyez)

Citizens United, Explained (Brennan Center)

In our 39th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the life and times of Senator Lindsey Graham. From his family’s segregated restaurant in South Carolina, and his “heroic” military service filling out paperwork, to his legendary bromance with John McCain and spending his career swatting down rumors about his personal life, few f*cking guys have ever been this horny for war.

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Erin and Alyssa are joined by producer Caroline Reston to answer your questions from the Thanksgiving mailbag. They dish on holiday recipes, strategies for navigating politics at the dinner table, and who they would cast in a hypothetical Hysteria movie.

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While Trump is busy casting his cabinet and staff picks with former reality stars, Fox News hosts, sex pests, and even some of America’s Worst Women, Alyssa and Erin are here to keep you posted. They discuss the rights and wrongs of the women Trump picked and question who will even make it to the inauguration. Then they ponder the question on a lot of our minds right now: is it time to buy a gun? Finally, they discuss the ways to prepare mentally and physically for a second Trump presidency without descending into doomsday prepping madness.

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Trump names former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence (NPR 11/13)

Rancher, Politician, Trump Ally: Who Is Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security Pick? (NYT 11/13)

5 things you need to know about Susie Wiles (Politico 11/8)

Trump names Karoline Leavitt as youngest ever White House press secretary (AP 11/15)

Meet the billionaires leading Trump’s transition team (Politico 11/07)

What to know about the Matt Gaetz allegations (BBC 11/18)

Should women be allowed to fight on the front lines? Trump’s defense pick reignites the debate (AP 11/18)

Duckworth on Hegseth speaking out against women in combat: ‘Where do you think I lost my legs?’ (The Hill 11/14)

The USPS will honor Betty White with her own stamp in 2025 (NPR 11/17)Buying a Gun Won’t Save You (Jezebel 11/15)

This week, Erin and Alyssa assembled a super-panel with award-winning journalist Errin Haines, activist and author Julissa Arce, and comedian Megan Gailey. They chat about how things are settling post-election, from what it would really take for a woman to become president to the misguided logic of people who split their vote on abortion. Then, they sound off on a listener's question about whether to unfriend Trump supporters. 

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What will it take for a woman to be president? (The 19th 11/6)

5 takeaways from the 2024 exit polls (The Hill 11/08)

2024 Key States Exit Poll (NBC 11/9)

Abortion ballot initiatives could have helped Harris win, instead Trump overperformed (ABC 11/9)

After a night of very little sleep and a heartbreaking Harris loss, Erin and Alyssa come together to talk it through. They give down-ballot updates for Congress, state-level races, education, and abortion measures. Then they get into their feelings and try to navigate where this leaves us and a path forward. 

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Stacey Abrams joins Hysteria to talk about Georgia voters, the final days of the Harris Campaign, and what she’ll be watching for on election day. Then Erin and Alyssa dish on Harris’ final remarks, Trump on Joe Rogan, and where the hell Usha Vance has been during the campaign. Stick around to the end to hear a clip of Alyssa’s interview with Speaker Pelosi.

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Michelle Obama says she's a 'little angry' at the hesitation to vote for Harris (NPR 10/26)

What Is Usha Vance Thinking? (The Cut 10/28)

In three-hour Rogan interview, Trump reveals 'biggest mistake' (BBC 10/26)

Harris will not appear on Joe Rogan podcast, her campaign says (Reuters 10/24)

Melania Trump makes rare campaign appearance at New York City rally (The Hill 10/27)

MSNBC’s Joy Reid joins Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco for the pre-election final stretch. They break down Ron DeSantis’ latest voter intimidation schemes, new data illustrating the consequences of Dobb’s decisions, and Trump’s never-ending mission to antagonize the Exonerated Central Park 5. The ladies are feeling petty about WNBA referees and JD Vance’s marriage, but luckily, Barack Obama on the campaign trail is keeping them sane.

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Florida official says DeSantis’s office ordered him to threaten TV stations over abortion ads (The Hill 10/21)

Infant mortality in the U.S. worsened after Supreme Court limited abortion access (LA Times 10/21)

Exonerated Central Park Five sue Trump for defamation over debate remarks (Washington Post 10/21)

Giuliani assets will transfer to Georgia election workers he defamed (WaPo 10/22)

Are the 2024 election results written in the stars? Not quite, but Chani Nicholas joins to share what we have in store for the rest of the year from an astrological perspective. Then, a round of applause for Kamala Harris, who is nailing her media strategy and leaving no stone unturned. Meanwhile, Trump is barely functioning and abandoning his base in the desert. Finally, in Sanity Corner, Alyssa is loving Fresh Air, and Erin is feeling petty about climate change’s impact on seasonal fashion. 

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Harris brings a bit of Trump into her rally to try to show him as ‘unhinged’ (NPR 10/14)

Harris Says She Would Form Bipartisan Council of Advisers (NYT 10/11)

‘Absolute chaos’ as Trump supporters ‘left stranded’ after Coachella rally hit by assassination scare (Independent 10/14)

Trump sways and bops to music for 39 minutes in bizarre town hall episode (Washington Post 10/14)

Sheehy’s plan for education includes throwing Department of Ed ‘in the trash’ (Daily Montanan 10/14)

ICYMI: Eric Hovde Unveils Hovde Plan: Cuts to Social Security, Medicare & Veterans’ Benefits (Wisdems 10/9)