Hysteria

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Erin and guest host Julissa Arce dive into the Trump administration's laissez-faire response to the devastating natural disasters in Nepal and Venezuela, the looming Social Security cliff, and the shady trend of political campaigns paying influencers for endorsements. Then they break down the bizarre saga of a man impersonating a 49ers player to scam women. They wrap up with a petty conversation about the Laura Owens trial and Chris Brown apologists. You can request a transcript by emailing transcripts@crooked.com . Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery.

Erin Ryan and Melissa Murray (Strict Scrutiny) dive into the multi-state legal battle over custody of a child born via surrogacy and the firestorm of politics swirling around it, and Natalie Harp’s creepy relationship with Donald Trump. Then Kate Glavan (Seamossgirlies) stops by to talk about Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop’s partnership with Big Tech. They wrap up in the sanity corner with a toast to the late great Dolly Parton and rant about Oreogate. Inside the McKenna West Case ( Katie Couric Media 8/18 ) One Woman Conceived a Baby. One Carried Him. Who’s the Mother? ( NYT 8/25 ) The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp ( The Atlantic 8/20 ) Sean Duffy in the Real World ( The New Yorker 8/23 ) The Goop Emoji ( Puck 8/25 ) Hate listening to ads? Become a Friends of the Pod subscriber for ad-free episodes of Pod Save America, Pod Save the World, Lovett or Leave It, Runaway Country, Offline with Jon Favreau, and more—plus exclusive content, including bonus episodes of Pod Save America. Subscribe now at crooked.com/friends , on Apple Podcasts, or through the Pod Save America YouTube channel. You can request a transcript by emailing transcripts@crooked.com . Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery.

In our 46th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin Ryan and Nina Parker break down the ball-tasering, clout-chasing manchild, Jake Paul. From his Vine and YouTube "prank" beginnings, to running a content sweatshop called Team 10, to scamming children via crypto pump-and-dumps and sham online "universities," to gentrifying Puerto Rico and cozying up to Trump, to finally getting his jaw broken in two places by Anthony Joshua...this may just be our most exhaustingly f*ckboy yet! Sources: Jake Paul These Days Official Music Video ( YouTube ) Social media star Jake Paul raises $1 million to become a social media mogul ( TechCrunch ) Ahead of fight with Tyson, is Jake Paul Jewish? ( The Jerusalem Post ) In Beverly Grove, Social Media Star Jake Paul’s Antics Stir Up The Neighborhood ( KTLA ) 20-Year-Old Disney Channel Star Terrorizing Neighbors With YouTube Stunts ( YouTube ) Youtuber Jake Paul Terrorizes West Hollywood Neighbors ( YouTube ) YouTuber Jake Paul axed by Disney after bragging about turning his neighbourhood into a ‘war zone’ ( Metro ) YouTube Star Jake Paul on Getting Fired by Disney, Feuding With Neighbors: “I Feel Like a Zoo Animal” ( The Hollywood Reporter ) The Price is Right With Jake Paul ( YouTube ) You Gotta Want It archive.org/details/…/2up SEC Charges Crypto Entrepreneur Justin Sun and His Companies for Fraud and Other Securities Law Violations ( SEC ) Jake Paul reaches settlement with SEC in crypto touting case ( ESPN ) Jake Paul Exposed as $2.2M Serial Crypto Scammer ( Be In Crypto ) Jake Paul Promised Them Fame. Was It Worth the Price? ( NYT ) Jake Paul Endorses Donald Trump, Compares Former President’s Status as a Convicted Felon to America’s Founding Fathers ( Variety ) Jake Paul Will Teach You To Be Social Media Famous, For A Price ( Player.One ) You can request a transcript by emailing transcripts@crooked.com . Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery.

Erin and guest host Leigh McGowan (The PoliticsGirl Podcast) discuss Attorney General Todd Blanche’s corrupt first weeks in the new post, the administration's blatant denial of the chaos unfolding on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, Trump’s scheme to take over the U.S. banking system, and the new data centers popping up all over the country. Then they analyze the rising cultural conversation around family estrangement. Then they wrap with a petty conversation about Trump’s BBC lawsuit and foodborne illness. You can request a transcript by emailing transcripts@crooked.com . Include the podcast name, episode title, and air date. Please allow 48 hours for delivery.

Erin and guest host Megan Gailey dive into Tuesday night's primaries, Katie Miller’s fling with Eric Swalwell, and Tucker Carlson’s vision for America. Then they go back to school and discuss the failed school vouchers experiment and how f*cked education funding has become. Then, they dig into the trial of Lindsay Clancy and how it highlights major gaps in postpartum mental health care. Then they wrap up in the sanity corner with some petty rants. Wisconsin’s Dem establishment is scrambling to stop a democratic socialist Tuesday ( Politico 8/9 ) Disgraced Ex-Rep. Eric Swalwell Had Fling with Stephen Miller’s Wife, Katie, When She Was a 22-Year-Old Intern, Report Reveals ( People 8/7 ) Stephen Miller’s Wife’s Relationship With Disgraced Dem Exposed ( The Daily Beast 8/7 ) To Public Schools’ Detriment, Some States Continue to Increase Spending on Private School Vouchers ( Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 8/6 ) States with and without universal school choice programs ( Ballotopedia ) Tucker Carlson unveils 10-point manifesto amid third-party speculation ( Axios 8/5 ) AOC is freezing her eggs — and sharing the process online ( The 19th News 8/10 ) A Troubled Mother Faces Murder Charges in Her Young Children’s Deaths ( NYT 2/8/2023 ) Lindsay Clancy hasn’t taken the stand, but she’s spoken volumes at her murder trial ( CNN 8/8 )

In our 45th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the wimpy blobfish himself, Ted Cruz. From his pedantic debate team days, to his impeccable vacation timing with natural disasters, to bending the knee to Trump after he degraded his wife, to getting dog-walked by Tucker Carlson, this may be our most craven guy, yet! Ted Cruz: The Distinguished Wacko Bird from Texas ( GQ ) Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, stars as 2016 campaign supersurrogate ( Washington Times ) Ted Cruz paints over graffiti in Houston targeting late conservative figure Charlie Kirk ( USA Today ) Ted Cruz’s family story: Poignant but incomplete ( McClatchy DC ) Ted Cruz Reads ‘Green Eggs and Ham’ on Senate Floor — And That’s Not the Weird Part ( McClatchy DC ) Ted Cruz says there is a "cancer" of rising anti-semitism on the right ( Reddit ) Ted Cruz thanks Trump for "getting rid of that ridiculous red card." ( Reddit ) Cruz burns Trump ( Politico ) Sen. Ted Cruz: “How about we all come together and say let's stop attacking pedophiles?" ( Reddit ) US election: Ted Cruz fights back for not endorsing Trump ( BBC ) Ted Cruz tried to insult James Talarico’s masculinity. It backfired immediately. ( LGBTQ Nation ) There’s No Greater Joy Than Watching Ted Cruz Humiliate Himself ( Esquire ) Meet some of Ted Cruz's harshest critics - Republicans ( BBC ) Ted Cruz 10 years ago freaking out over rumors told about his family ( Reddit ) Tucker Carlson calls Ted Cruz 'morally repulsive' as drama between the two grows ( Houston Chronicle ) Screenshot of Ted Cruz Liking a 'Sexual Post' Video on 9/11 Resurfaces After Calling Out a Democrat Candidate ( International Business Times ) Tucker Carlson Tears Into Ted Cruz In The Most Gloriously Awkward Interview You'll See ( Huff Post ) Ted Cruz: Donald Trump Is a 'Pathological Liar' ( YouTube ) Ted Cruz and his wife lived apart for the first 7 years of their marriage ( The Week ) Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, stars as 2016 campaign supersurrogate (Washington Times ) Ted Cruz’s Father Worked With Supplements Maker Sued by Investors ( NYT ) Ted Cruz Mocked After Warning on Space Pirate Threat ( Newser ) Sen. Ted Cruz wants to settle Twitter feud with wrestling match between actor Ron Perlman and Rep. Jim Jordan ( Washington Post ) Jimmy Kimmel, Ted Cruz sweat their way to bad basketball glory in Blobfish Classic ( ABC News ) Ted Cruz and Jimmy Kimmel are better at raising money for charity than they are at playing basketball ( CNN ) The Basketball Game That Promises Very Little: Ted Cruz Vs. Jimmy Kimmel ( NPR ) Texas Senator Ted Cruz flew to Cancun, Mexico, amid weather crisis ( BBC ) Ted Cruz Punches Then Elbows His Wife in the Head and Face ( YouTube ) Trump says Cruz would be a 'guarantee' for Supreme Court ( FOX 7 Austin ) From 'Lyin' Ted' To 'Beautiful': How Trump And Cruz Found Political Love ( NPR ) Trump under fire for jabs aimed at Cruz's wife ( PBS News ) These 43 Republicans Voted Against Capping Insulin Costs ( Newsweek ) Ted Cruz addresses NRA convention the day after refusing to discuss 'politics' of Uvalde shooting ( Houston Chronicle ) Ted Cruz and 16 other Texans refused to certify the 2020 election. None would say whether they see it as legitimate today. ( Texas Tribune ) Ted Cruz took refuge in supply closet during January 6 riot, book reveals ( The Guardian ) Ted Cruz Jokes to Oil Lobbyists About Eating Someone’s Son – ( Mother Jones ) Trump leads Rubio Even Head To Head in Florida ( Public Policy Polling ) Things you probably didn’t know about Ted Cruz: From avocados to ‘The Princess Bride’ ( Yahoo News ) Sen. Ted Cruz Faces Backlash For His Role In Capitol Violence : ( NPR ) Audio shows Cruz outlining plan to Fox News to delay 2020 election certification ( The Hill ) Ted Cruz's Weird, Anti-conservative Posturing on Elections ( Cato Institute ) Ted Cruz reimbursed himself $555,000 after successfully challenging a political spending law at the Supreme Court ( Business Insider ) This awful bill shows how Ted Cruz threatens the citizenship rights of all Americans ( The Week ) Ted Cruz’s misleading memories of his 2013 gun proposal ( The Washington Post ) All the terrible things Ted Cruz has voted against this year already | ( The Independent ) Ted Cruz Doesn’t Believe You Have the Right to Masturbate ( Vanity Fair ) Ted Cruz’s college days as a widely hated masturbator have come back to haunt him. ( The New Republic ) Fuckin' Craig Mazin: An Appreciation of Ted Cruz's College Roommate ( Jezebel ) Ted Cruz’s college roommate recalls his creepy habits ( My San Antonio ) Ted Cruz Sex Scandal Story Just the Latest Bombshell in a Bizarre Campaign ( US News ) Why is US Senator Ted Cruz trending for porn? ( BBC ) Ted Cruz and porn: a brief history ( CNN Politics ) Ted Cruz flew to Cancún as millions of Texans endure power outages ( Texas Tribune ) Tragic Details About Ted Cruz's Relationship With His Daughter Caroline ( The List ) Special airport security escort for political VIPs moving forward in Congress ( Politico ) Cruz’s Podcast Deal Appears to Have Illegally Funneled Soft Money into Elections | ( Campaign Legal Center ) Ted Cruz’s Growing Scandals ( Texas Democratic Party ) Ted Cruz: the GOP's self-made monster ( The Guardian )

White House Correspondent April Ryan guest hosts with Erin to discuss Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan, the latest in Republican Rep Max Miller’s snowballing awfulness, and Republicans' ongoing obsession with Dr. Fauci. Then friend of the show, Minnesota’s LT. Governor Peggy Flanagan stops by to discuss her run for the U.S. Senate, and her favorite foods at the Minnesota State Fair. They wrap up with a very petty edition of the sanity corner. The Most Powerful Men in America Are Eating Only Steak and Sauerkraut. Could I? ( NYT 8/4 ) Trump declines to call for Max Miller's resignation amid abuse allegations ( The Guardian 8/3 ) North Carolina congressman Edwards quits reelection bid after committee finds inappropriate conduct ( AP News 8/5 ) Redacted Fauci Diary Entries Depict Him Personally Helping Katie Miller ( NOTUS 7/29 )

Erin Ryan and Sami Sage (Betches Media) dig into the Trump administration’s move to terminate millions of dollars of federal grants for teen pregnancy prevention and what that says about the administration’s vision of women. Then, they dive into Emily Wilson’s scathing review of the Odyssey. Plus, Annie Andrews, Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, stops by to discuss her race and how the death of Lindsay Graham is shaking things up. And as always, we end with sanipetty. Emily Wilson: An Uncomplicated Man Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families ( NYT 7/22 + NPR 7/7 ) A Nobel Prize winner decodes why people aren’t having kids ( NYT OPED 2025 + Claudia’s Original Research & Ruben Gallego 7/23 )

In our 44th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa analyze the evolution of the clout-chasing chameleon, Megyn Kelly. From her fiery takes and fake*ss feminist days at Fox News, to being humbled by her racist takes on her NBC Morning show, to entering her villain era, launching her alt-right podcast and transforming into a human guitar riff, this may just be our most self-serving psycho guy, yet! Sources: NBC’s Megyn Kelly bet goes bust ( Columbia Journalism Review ) Megyn Kelly is negotiating her exit from NBC News ( CNN ) Megyn Kelly fiasco is one more instance of far right outmaneuvering media ( Columbia Journalism Review ) The Megyn Kelly-Jane Fonda drama, explained ( Washington Post ) Review: Megyn Kelly tries to ditch politics for “fun” on “Today” ( USA Today ) Megyn Kelly fails to connect with audience during her Today debut ( Time ) “She Wants to Come Back”: Megyn Kelly Eyes Returning to Fox ( Vanity Fair ) ‘Just get rid of her’: Megyn Kelly is again in trouble, but NBC colleagues rejected her long before ( Washington Post ) Awkward Megyn Kelly Interviews That Will Make You Cringe ( YouTube ) Megyn Kelly’s NBC Career implosion: Ugly, Dramatic, and inevitable ( Daily Beast ) Heated interview between Megyn Kelly and Kirsten Powers on Fox News ( YouTube ) Megyn Kelly: 'Santa Is What He Is,' Which Is White ( YouTube ) Fox's Megyn Kelly On Teen Violently Manhandled By McKinney Police: “The Girl Was No Saint Either” ( Media Matters ) Fox's Megyn Kelly Bemoans The “Anti-Cop ... Thug Mentality” She Sees In “Black Communities” ( Media Matters ) Megyn Kelly On Sandra Bland Case: “Even If You Know The Cop Is In The Wrong, Comply And Complain Later” ( Media Matters ) Megyn Kelly Claims Racist Emails Circulate At Most Companies To Downplay DOJ's Ferguson Report ( Media Matters ) Culture of Victimization Exposed by Michelle Malkin ( YouTube ) Megyn Kelly Seeks Commentary On Michael Brown Killing From Racist Mark Fuhrman ( YouTube ) Megyn Kelly ( Time ) The Megyn Kelly Moment ( New York Times ) Megyn Kelly: How to Deal with the Haters ( Time ) Megyn Kelly on Roger Ailes: "It's All B.S." ( YouTube ) Megyn Kelly on Working for Fox News and Leaving Her Law Career ( GQ ) Fox's Megyn Kelly Challenges Texas Lt. Gov. Over Transphobic Statements ( The Advocate ) Megyn Kelly Confronts Texas Lt Governor Dan Patrick Over Opposition to Obama Trans Bathroom ( YouTube ) Megyn Kelly interviews Laverne Cox ( YouTube ) Why are the Female Supreme Court Justices So EMOTIONAL? ( YouTube ) Megyn Kelly Explains Why She Will No Longer Use "Preferred Pronouns" as Trans Ideology Grows ( YouTube ) Blowhards Beware: Megyn Kelly Will Slay You Now ( Vanity Fair ) Megyn Kelly Interviews Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar ( YouTube ) The 7 most horrifying exchanges from the Duggars’ interview with Megyn Kelly ( Salon ) How Megyn Kelly became the star of fox news ( Variety ) Kitty Kelley: Settle for More review ( Washington Independent Review of Books ) Buzzfeed: Megyn Kelly’s end at NBC Buzzfeed ) How Megyn Kelly Became the New Star of Fox News ( Variety ) 14 year-old responds to Megyn Kelly's depraved defense of pedophiles who "only" abuse "older" children ( Reddit ) What Happened to Megyn Kelly? ( Slate )

Erin and Alyssa get into Pete Hegseth’s new testosterone policy, and the latest on the Tate Brothers arrest. Then they do a supersized Sani-Petty with producer Caroline and sprinkle a little joy into the week to celebrate Alyssa’s last episode! 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, episode title, and episode date. US military to start screening for testosterone deficiency, Hegseth says ( BBC 7/16 ) Estrogen patches are hard to find, and it may not be resolved any time soon ( CNBC 6/26 ) Will the Tate brothers be extradited from the US to the UK? ( BBC 7/20 ) Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested on rape, trafficking charges. What to know. ( Washington Post 7/19 )

Erin, Alyssa, and guest host Heather Gardner discuss the latest on the tragic killings by ICE Officers, the death of Lindsey Graham, and the explosive and gross consequences of last year’s DOGE cuts. Then they reflect on what this past Love Island teaches us about American literacy and relationship culture. They wrap up with sani-petty conversations about Meta AI features and The Five Star Weekend . 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, episode title, and episode date. ICE Ordered to Cease Most Vehicle Stops After 2 Killings in a Week ( NYT 7/14 ) Trump says he spoke with Sen. Lindsey Graham hours before his death ( NBC 7/12 ) Who Is Darline Graham Nordone? Lindsey Graham's Sister Appointed to Serve Out His Senate Term ( Time 7/13 ) Who is Dr. Annie Andrews? Senate candidate is in the spotlight after Lindsey Graham’s death ( The 19th 7/13 ) Experts warn of ways screwworm could spread in the US and new difficulties in keeping it at bay ( The Guardian 7/13 ) Flesh-eating screwworm arrives in US with case detected in Texas cattle ( BBC 6/5 ) Trump’s CDC Stopped Monitoring Explosive Diarrhea Parasite Before Outbreak ( Newsweek 7/10 ) New Mexico Accuses D.O.J. of Obstructing Epstein Ranch Inquiry ( NYT 7/9 ) The End of Reading Is Here ( The Atlantic 7/8 )

In our 43rd episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the Jelly Bean Jack*ss, Ronald Reagan. From his B-list acting days, to "fighting" WWII from Culver City, to being an FBI rat, to his unforgivable handling of the AIDS crisis, to mucking up foreign affairs for decades to come, this may be one of our most deluded guys yet. 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, episode title, and episode date. Sources: Ronald Reagan: Informant ( Salon ) Peeping Ron ( Book Forum ) Ronald Reagan’s shameful legacy: Violence, the homeless, mental illness ( Salon ) Ronald Reagan’s wartime lies: The president had quite a Brian Williams problem ( Salon ) The Mendacity Index ( Washington Monthly ) On a wing and a prayer ( Alec Nevala-Lee ) Tear Down This Myth ( Google Books ) Reagan & Co. ( The Washington Post ) California: Credibility in Sacramento ( Time ) The Lion King: An Exchange ( NY Books ) Reagan Expresses Horror at Claim That the Holocaust is a Hoax ( Jewish Telegraphic Agency ) The Myth of Ronald Reagan and the Nazi Death Camps ( National Review ) The Stupidity of Ronald Reagan ( Slate ) Paying Lip Service ( The Village Voice ) The Road to Reagandom ( Slate ) How Ronald Reagan's Time at General Electric Pushed Him to Conservatism ( Lit Hub ) Ronald Reagan’s Millions ( Rolling Stone ) How Prop 14 Shaped California's Racial Covenants ( PBS Socal ) Here's the Rest of Him ( Claremont Review of Books ) Alla Nazimova ( AFI Catalog Spotlight ) The Global HIV/AIDS Timeline ( KFF ) History of the HIV Epidemic ( Gilead ) When AIDS Was Funny Casts a Harsh Light on the Reagan Administration’s Indifference to HIV ( HIV Plus Mag ) Short film “When AIDS Was Funny,” Reagan Press Secretary laughs off an epidemic ( Q Notes Carolinas ) ‘When AIDS Was Funny’: Short film reveals shortfalls of Reagan response to AIDS ( MSNOW ) HIV/AIDS Timeline ( history.com ) HIV/AIDS Historical Timeline ( Philadelphia Center ) Snapshots of an Epidemic: An HIV/AIDS Timeline ( amfAR ) The Iran-Contra Affair ( Bill of Rights Institute ) The Iran-Contra Affair ( PBS American Experience ) 1983 Beirut barracks bombing: ‘The BLT Building is gone!’ ( Marine Corps Times ) H-Gram 080: Paved with Good Intentions—The U.S. Navy in the 1983 Lebanon Crisis ( Naval History and Heritage Command ) When Reagan Cut and Run ( Foreign Policy ) 40 Years Later, El Mozote Massacre Victims Vow to 'Keep Demanding Justice' ( Common Dreams ) The Massacre at El Mozote ( Human Rights Watch ) Judgment Day’s Coming for U.S.-Backed Troops Who Slaughtered Men, Women, and So Many Children at El Mozote ( Daily Beast ) Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Posed “Acute Dilemma” for U.S. Policy ( National Security Archive ) New Documents Spotlight Reagan-era Tensions over Pakistani Nuclear Program ( National Security Archive ) New Documents Spotlight Reagan-era Tensions over Pakistani Nuclear Program ( Wilson Center ) The Pakistan Aid Dilemma ( Center for American Progress ) Fact Check: It's Rumored that Ronald Reagan Had Alzheimer's Disease While Still in Office. Here's What the Evidence Says ( Snopes ) Did Reagan Decline? ( Sage Journal ) Hoover Makes Available the Newly Processed Papers of Nancy’s Reagan’s White House Astrologer ( Hoover Institution ) How Nancy Reagan's Secret Phone-In Astrologer Became a Powerful White House Adviser — and Helped Oust the Chief of Staff ( People ) Nancy Reagan: Controversial Moments During Her Life in the Public Eye ( People ) Why Ronald Reagan Became the Great Deregulator ( JSTOR Daily ) Looking Back On When President Reagan Fired The Air Traffic Controllers ( NPR ) Reagan’s Legacy ( SFAF ) The Other Time a U.S. President Withheld WHO Funds ( John Hopkins ) How newly discovered audio is reviving debate over Reagan's legacy on race ( PBS News ) It’s Time to End the Racist and Unjustified Sentencing Disparity Between Crack and Powder Cocaine ( Civil Rights ) Reagan's National Drug Strategy ( University of Michigan ) The Fairness Doctrine: How We Lost It and Why We Need It Back ( SISYPHUS ) Portraits in Oversight: The Iran-Contra Affair ( Levin Center ) Ronald Reagan Made Central America a Killing Field ( Jacobin ) Guatemalan Slaughter Was Part of Reagan’s Hard Line ( The New York Times ) Remembering US-backed state terror in El Salvador ( Al Jazeera ) Ronald Reagan’s shameful legacy: Violence, the homeless, mental illness ( Salon ) The Key to Welfare Reform ( The Atlantic )

Erin and Alyssa dissect the fallout from the latest Graham Platner allegations, the vital status of Mitch McConnell, and the BS Americans endured in the name of Freedom 250. Then the president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health, Christian Lobue, joins to talk about the organization’s exciting partnership with Olivia Rodrigo’s all-female music festival, Daisy Chain Fields. They wrap up with a World Cup edition of the Sanity Corner and an update about the show. 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, episode title, and episode date. Democrats begin pulling Platner endorsements after Maine Senate candidate faces sexual assault allegation ( PBS 7/7 ) Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her ( Politico 7/6 ) As health rumors swirl, GOP leaders say they’ve spoken with McConnell ( WaPo 7/7 ) House Democrats accuse Trump of 'hijacking' America's 250th birthday for his own gain ( NPR 7/2 ) ‘You are all that matters to me’: White House aide left adoring notes for Trump in ‘private spaces’, new book reveals ( The Independent 6/23 )

We’re off this week, but we're bringing you an episode of Runway Country with Alex Wagner. Every Thursday, the veteran journalist sits down with everyday Americans and political experts to cut through the noise and zero in on the stories that matter. In this episode, Alex speaks to former trad wife and host of “The Wake Her Up Podcast”, Sharon Johnson, about her upbringing in the Mormon Church, what it was like to discover she could have agency and choice in her late thirties, and how she feels about trad wives trending. Then Alex is joined by host of Crooked’s “Hysteria” podcast, Erin Ryan, to talk about the broader political goals behind the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2026 plan, and how it attempts to punish women who don’t fit their ideals. Catch Runaway Country with Alex Wagner on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts. 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, episode title, and episode date.

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. 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, episode title, and episode date. 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. 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, episode title, and episode date. 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 )

Erin and Alyssa round up the latest news from JD Vance’s embarrassing book tour, Bari Weiss’s next fail-upwards, and the future of the USPS’s independence. Then Megan Gailey ( Sports Bitches ) joins to talk sports news from the UFC to the Knicks and the rise of heteropessimism. They wrap up with a petty conversation about nun podcasts, takeout orders, and Disclosure Day . 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, episode title, and episode date. Alyssa’s rec: Dominican Sisters Open Mic JD Vance went on television to plug a faith memoir. ‘The View’ had other plans (A P News 7/16 ) Vance’s new book puts his Catholic faith at the center of his story — and his political future ( CNN 6/15 ) Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands ( NYT 6/11 ) CBS News boss Bari Weiss poised to oversee CNN editorial operations: report ( NY Post 6/9 ) $60M and 7 federal agencies required to stage Trump’s UFC fight at White House ( AP News 6/10 ) Trump’s UFC Fight Ended With a Slur About Michelle Obama ( The Cut 6/15 ) The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine (Wired 4/17) How Algeria won over a Kansas town – and became the World Cup’s unlikeliest love affair ( The Guardian 6/16 ) Which World Cup teams, players and officials were denied US visas, entry? ( Al Jazeera 6/11 )

First Partner of California, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, joins Hysteria for a conversation about her status as a right-wing media target and her new film, Miss Representation: Rise Up . Erin and Alyssa also recap Graham Platner’s slew of scandals that led up to him winning the Democratic nomination for Maine’s Senate seat, discuss Bari Weiss’ next media move, and check in on the latest news from the Epstein files. Then they wrap up with a petty conversation about Gwyneth Paltrow’s politics. 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, episode title, and episode date. Check out Alyssa’s local library cookbook sale: https://claveracklibrary.org/friends/cookbook-sale-festival/ To learn more about Miss Representation: Rise Up and how to get involved, visit missrepresentationriseup.org Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior ( NYT 6/4 ) Platner says he won’t be an ‘a–hole’ like Fetterman in Senate ( The Hill 6/8 ) I know firsthand why Graham Platner shouldn’t be a U.S. senator ( WaPo 6/8 ) Pam Bondi claims Todd Blanche was ‘in charge’ of ‘entire release’ of Epstein files ( The Guardian 6/4 ) This agent sent models to meet Jeffrey Epstein. Now he’s trying to explain why. ( WaPo 6/8 ) Epstein abused them. The Justice Department exposed them. Now they’re under attack by haters ( Reuters 6/8 ) As 2028 looms, Jennifer Siebel Newsom faces increased conservative attacks ( Politico 5/6 )

In our 41st episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the Dumb-a** Daddy’s Boy, Jared Kushner. From slithering into the top Ivy League with help from his corrupt father, to being one of NYC’s most soulless slumlords, to his abhorrent handling of COVID and his Middle East meddling under his father-in-law, this may be one of our more notorious nepo-baby guys yet. 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, episode title, and episode date. For Kushner, Israel Policy May Be Shaped by the Personal ( NYT ) Jared Kushner’s Mysterious Role in the Trump Administration ( The Atlantic ) Epstein Files ( DOJ ) Jim McGreevey and His Main Man ( NY Mag ) Jared Kushner May Profit From Expanded Israeli Settlements ( Jacobin ) Jared Kushner says Gaza’s ‘waterfront property could be very valuable’ ( The Guardian ) Jared Kushner’s Psychopathic Incompetence ( The New Republic ) “That’s Their Problem”: How Jared Kushner Let the Markets Decide America’s COVID-19 Fate ( Vanity Fair ) Five Reasons Why the Abraham Accords Are Ceding Ground to Arab-Iranian De-escalation ( Baker Institute ) Jared Kushner’s Grandmother Bemoaned the “Closed Doors” That Faced Refugees to America ( Pro Publica ) Jared Kushner’s ‘Breaking History’ Is a Soulless and Very Selective Memoir ( NYT ) Why Did Cory Booker Vote to Confirm Jared Kushner’s Dad? ( The New Republican ) I worked for Jared Kushner. He’s the wrong businessman to reinvent government. ( The Washington Post ) Ivanka Trump Marries Jared Kushner in Lavish Ceremony ( People ) Kushner properties accused of illegally inflating rent ( CBS News ) AP Report: Kushner Companies regularly filed false documents with NYC ( KSL ) Kushner Companies Lied About Rent Stabilized Tenants on 30th Ave, 38th St Properties ( QNS ) The group of Kushner Villages tenants says the properties’ fire sprinklers don’t even work. ( Legal Reader ) Kushner Cos. fined $210K by New York for false documents ( AP News ) Port’s New Head, Sued by Brother, Faces an Inquiry ( Observer ) How Jared Kushner’s Bold Bets In The Middle East Made Him A Billionaire ( Forbes ) Jared Kushner’s Net Worth Surges as He Joins Exclusive Club With Trump ( Newsweek ) Jared Kushner is back – and so are big questions about his financial ties ( The Guardian ) Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy ( The New York Times ) Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner walked into the White House with troubled finances but left with millions ( INews ) Newly Released Transcript Shows Jared Kushner Misled Congress About a Contact Involving Russia ( Mother Jones ) The Hill: Dem rep: Kushner ‘lied’, should be investigated ( lieu.house ) Kushner ties to Russia questioned as Trump blasts media lies ( MPRnews ) Did Jared Kushner Help Russia Hack the Election With Fake News? Trump Son-in-Law’s Digital Operation Under Investigation ( Newsweek ) Jared Kushner lied to NYC because he could get away with it ( cityandstateny ) Jared Kushner’s Firm to Pay $3.25M for Deceiving & Cheating Tenants in Baltimore’s “Kushnerville” ( Democracy Now ) People Are Talking (Again) About How Jared Kushner Got Into Harvard ( Vogue ) Trump White House had a secret crypto booster in Jared Kushner, new Mnuchin file dump shows ( CNBC ) Report: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Made Their Secret Service Detail Go to Extreme Lengths “to Find a Bathroom” ( Vanity Fair ) Secret Service spent more than $16,000 on Kushner’s UAE and Qatar trip. Both countries invested in his firm ( Citizens For Ethics ) What Secret Service spent on Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump's Whistler trip ( CBS News ) Kushner Deal in Serbia Follows Earlier Interest by Trump ( The New York Times ) Jared Kushner 'admitted Donald Trump lies to his base because he thinks they're stupid' ( Independent ) Jared Kushner once wanted Kanye West to lead a ‘healing church service’ at the White House ( Forward ) Political Contributor and Developer Charles Kushner Sentenced to Maximum 24 Months for Witness Retaliation and Other Crimes ( Justice.gov ) Trump Pardons Jared Kushner’s Dad, Who Paid a Prostitute to Seduce His Brother-in-Law ( People ) Trump chooses Jared Kushner's father for ambassador to France (BBC ) U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner banned from meeting with French government over summons no-show ( NBC News )