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Back to SearchShining a Light on State Supreme Court Races
Season 5
In this week’s three-part episode, we take a look at state supreme courts and why this year’s elections are so important. First, Kate and Emily Passini of the ACLU walk us through some of the most cr…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Project 2025 (cont.): The Fascist Plan to Plunder the Government
Season 5
To wrap up our series on Project 2025, Kate, Leah and Melissa are joined by NYU's Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of Strongmen: Mussolini To The Present to share her perspective as a historian on the Heritage…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Project 2025 (cont.): How to Create a Geopolitical Hellscape & Back to School With Meredith Marks
Season 5
Ben Rhodes of Crooked's Pod Save the World joins Leah and Kate to break down Project 2025's truly frightening foreign policy goals. Then, Leah and Melissa are joined by The Real Housewives of Salt La…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
State of the Uterus: Two Years After the End of Roe
Season 5
In what has become a depressing tradition, it's time for our annual look at the hell that SCOTUS unleashed with Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. To look at the landscape for reproductive…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Project 2025 (cont.): DEI for Men With Terrible Personalities
Season 5
Jon Lovett joins Melissa and Leah to climb inside the mind of one of Project 2025’s biggest boosters: J.D. Vance. It’s nasty in there! Then, Leah and Melissa discuss the proposed SCOTUS reforms. Fina…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Project 2025: 900 Pages and 100% Deranged
Season 5
Leah and Melissa introduce a new series on Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s deranged instruction manual for taking away all of our rights and making everyone’s lives worse. Then, the whole cre…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
The Hubris and Hackery of Aileen Cannon
Season 5
Kate and Leah attempt to wrap their heads around Aileen Cannon’s bonkers decision on the Trump classified documents case. Then, Leah talks with Josie Duffy Rice, Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot, and Kyle…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
We Read Josh Hawley's Book So You Don't Have To
Season 5
Josh Hawley's book/polemic on the trials and tribulations of American men also gives us a window into the dark worldview that informs his politics-- so unfortunately, we needed to see what all he's s…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Term
Season 5
Kate, Melissa, and Leah steel themselves to look back on a truly terrible term for the ages. From SCOTUS’s determined effort to hollow out the administrative state to its cynical dodges on abortion t…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
SCOTUS Hands Trump Presidential Immunity
Season 5
It’s the last decision day of the year, and SCOTUS goes out with a bang. Kate, Leah, and Melissa unpack the frankly terrifying decision granting Trump immunity for “official acts” taken as president.…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago