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  The Hate Campaign Against Jason Arday & Will The Midterms Be Fair? w/ Mike Figueredo & Ari Berman (Ep 343) 19.08.2026 1ч 31мин

  A black academic is dead, while Andrew Tate gets a MAGA lawyer to defend his crimes. Hakeem Jeffries rejects Medicare for All and Jared Kushner tells Israel to “finish the job”. Francesca is joined by Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report to talk about why the British press is so vicious and how Peter Thiel fascists are behind the deadly anti-DEI backlash.
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  Karoline Quits And Hegseth Does Crimes In Latin America (feat. Emma Vigeland) 14.08.2026 1ч 17мин

  AOC is single and Iran makes Trump hide in a catering truck. Emma Vigeland joins to talk about all that plus Karoline Leavitt resigning, Pete Hegseth's new control of Latin America, sailors jumping overboard on the USS Abraham Lincoln, and whether or not Israel is gaslighting Trump about his imminent assassination.
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  Woke 1.0, Abdul El-Sayed's Win & The Paramount-Warner Merger w/ Caroline Kwan & Alvaro Bedoya (Ep 342) 12.08.2026 1ч 52мин

  This week: Twitch streamer and cultural commentator Caroline Kwan joins to talk about Abdul El-Sayed's fight through Islamophobic attacks, and why fandoms can be good? Plus former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya on the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger that could kill Hollywood.
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  Abdul El-Sayed wins in Michigan! Late night thoughts on AIPAC & more w/ Matt Lieb 06.08.2026 1ч

  Michigan results are thrilling as Abdul El-Sayed wins the Senate primary race and William Lawrence wins in MI-7, and Donavan McKinney in MI-13. Still, a tough loss for Cori Bush in Missouri. Francesca and Matt assess the money and the Israel of it all in this late night rant.
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  Iran War Round Two & The Dem’s Broken Immigration Playbook w/ Andrea Flores (Ep 341) 22.07.2026 1ч 34мин

  This week: Andrea Flores on the ethnic cleansing at the heart of Trump's immigration regime, and Iran War Season 2 is BACK with fresh war-crimes.
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  The Policing Of Latino Identity with Aida Rodriguez *TEASER* 19.07.2026 29мин

  This is a portion of a one-hour interview with comedian Aida Rodriguez.
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  The World Cup, Argentina Hate & Democrats Break From AIPAC w/ Joey D'Urso & Wajahat Ali 17.07.2026 2ч 7мин

  This week: Joey D'Urso on the politics of the 2026 World Cup, and Wajahat Ali on the 103 Democrats who just voted to end $3.3 billion in military aid to Israel.
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  A Dying Senate and The Forgotten Anti-Zionists w/ The Serfs & Molly Crabapple (Ep 340) 15.07.2026 1ч 40мин

  This week, Lance of SerfsTV joined to talk about Senate democrats fawning over the death of Lady Gray, and what it says about how seriously they take Trump’s fascism. Then author and artist Molly Crabapple joins to discuss her new book Here Where We Live Is Our Country, an illustrated look at the Jewish Labor Bund — the secular, socialist, anti-Zionist movement that Zionism has tried to erase.
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  Platner Tanks A Movement w/ Emma Vigeland 10.07.2026 1ч 26мин

  Graham Platner undermined a movement with his recklessness. Centrists, Republicans are using this moment to dunk on the left, while the left itself is obsessing over "I Told you so"s. Emma Vigeland, who advocated tirelessly for Platner before the recent allegations, joins Francesca to explain why recent SA allegations against are unlike his scandals from before.
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  Graham Platner’s Downfall And The Trap of The Attention Economy w/ Janesh Rahlan & Cayden Mak (Ep 339) 08.07.2026 1ч 52мин

  Big yikes — a monster Graham Platner bombshell dropped this week. We talk about the grim news, along with the less-grim news of Mallory McMorrow dropping out of her race against hunky M4A doctor Abdul El-Sayed. Comedian and actor Janesh Rahlan joins for a roundup of the World Cup, and why the Trump Curse has struck again! Also, is Christian Pulisic doing the Trump dance, in support? Then, Cayden Mak — publisher of Convergence Magazine and host of Block & Build — joins to discuss what the DSA surge means for left organizing strategy, how movements operate when electoralism feels like the only safe terrain. Plus, what should the left actually be doing about media in an era of total consolidation?
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  The Founding Fathers Never Wanted Democracy (Then They Wrote The Bill of Rights) *Teaser* 06.07.2026 25мин

  This is a portion of a listener-funded conversation series. To access it in full, go to bitchuationroom.com and become a member!
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  The Attack of the Democratic Socialists! And Zine Crimes w/ Lex McMenamin (Ep 338) 01.07.2026 1ч 46мин

  Three DSA candidates just won their New York primaries — and the bipartisan meltdown has been spectacular. Guardian reporter Lex McMenamin joins to break down the Prairieland 9 case and the Supreme Court's ruling upholding discrimination against trans people in sports.
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  Are Americans Hooked on Conspiracy Theories? *Teaser* w/ Anna Merlan 27.06.2026 19мин

  This is a teaser for our new show, Hot Button, where Francesca sits down with comics, celebrities and activists to hash out everything from finding parking in Los Angeles to late-stage capitalism. On this episode: Anna Merlan, senior reporter for Mother Jones specializing in conspiracies and technology, who joins for a sweeping discussion about the state of our brains.
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  Candidate Corner: Francesca Hong 26.06.2026 33мин

  Francesca interviews another Francesca! Francesca Hong is running to be the next governor of Wisconsin. She's a DSA member who is fighting for working people, championing universal childcare  and paid leave for all as well as calling for a one-year moratorium on data centers. Wisconsin’s primary election is August 11th!
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  Antifa Algae and American Decline with Professor Richard Wolff & Paul Elia (Ep 337) 24.06.2026 2ч 2мин

  Trump's $14 million reflecting pool renovation is already peeling and full of algae — but it’s “the vandals” who did it, right? We break down the reflecting pool fiasco, as well as a WSJ investigation exposes Polymarket's influencer program as a network of fake wins designed to look like real money. Iraqi-Assyrian comedian and actor Paul Elia joins for the news roundup. Then, Marxist economist and co-founder of Democracy at Work Professor Richard Wolff returns to break down the state of the economy under Trump — tariffs, trade wars, the CHIPS Act rollback, and what it actually means when the 1% point to the stock market and say that it proves everything is just fine.
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  The Class War Is Here *TEASER* with Saba Waheed 23.06.2026 8мин

  This is a teaser for our new show, Hot Button, where Francesca sits down with comics, celebrities and activists to hash out everything from finding parking in Los Angeles to late-stage capitalism. On this episode: Saba Waheed, the head of the UCLA Labor Center, which does critical research on working conditions across industries and cultivates leadership in the labor movement.
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  U.S. Spins Iran Loss And The Genocide Isn’t Over w/ Josh Greene & Peter Beinart (Ep 336) 17.06.2026 1ч 45мин

  The World Cup, Iran’s MoU, and trillionaire Elon Musk are the news; commentator Josh Greene and author Peter Beinart are the guests.
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  Knicks, The World Cup And White House UFC w/ Emma Vigeland & Nate Wilcox 13.06.2026 1ч 46мин

  Francesca and Emma Vigeland of the Majority Report break down the news of the week -- the World Cup clown show, the New York Knicks rallying, and the SpaceX IPO. Plus, Francesca interviews sports journalist Nathan Wilcox about the significant corruption behind Trump's connection with UFC.
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  Candidate Corner: Kai Newkirk 11.06.2026 50мин

  Medicare for All. Ban Grocery Price Gouging. Universal Child Care. No more military aid to Israel for war crimes and genocide. That's just some of Kai Newkirk's platform. We talk to the organizer-turned-congressional-candidate running to represent Arizona in Congress. Featuring: Kai Newkirk, Candidate AZ-04
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  The World Cup is Already a Mess and Life Inside Detention Centers w/ Katie Blankenship (Ep 335) 11.06.2026 1ч 33мин

  Jared and Ivanka are struggling to buy an island in Albania, the U.S. is struggling to host the World Cup without our clown-show immigration enforcement causing problems, and we're struggling through California election results: what does Nithya Raman's second-place finish mean for LA, and does anyone care that the President is claiming election fraud AGAIN?! Then, immigration attorney and co-founder of Sanctuary of the South Katie Blankenship joins to break down the machinery of ICE detention.