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The Bitchuation Roominactive

Publisher |: Francesca Fiorentini

Media Type |: audio

Podknife tags |: Comedy,; Interview,; News & Politics,; Society & Culture,; USA

Categories Via RSS |: Comedy,; Government,; News,; News Commentary

A weekly caucus of progressive comics, activists and thinkers hosted by Francesca Fiorentini

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People |: Francesca Fiorentini
Premiere Date |: 2018-10-06
Related Hashtags |: #frantifaswag,; #FrantifaSwag
Frequency |: Weekly
Explicit |: Yes

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206 Available Episodes (206 Total) / Average duration: 01:13:06

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206 Available Episodes (206 Total)Average duration: 01:13:06

Apr 19, 2023

01:45:52

Will we ever ditch the war on drugs? Author Maia Szalavitz joins to talk harm reduction, the fentanyl crisis, responsible regulation, and why Francesca's husband can't get his ADHD meds. Plus comedian Jenny Zirgrino on the Pentagon leaks and the right's latest hero, and why the right isn't going to let Dianne Feinstein be temporarily replaced on the Senate Judiciary Committee unless she resigns. And it's tax day! And you probably paid more than most billionaires. Let's discuss just how much of our tax money is spent on war and how much is spent on what truly keeps us safe: education and healthcare, housing and the rest.

Featuring:

Jenny Zigrino, https://twitter.com/jennyzigrino

Maia Szalavitz, https://twitter.com/maiasz

The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio

Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges

Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE

Music by Nick Stargu

Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod

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Apr 12, 2023

01:30:21

From Tennessee to superyachts carrying supreme court justices, this episode asks: why are the rich and powerful also so fragile? Mike Figueredo of The Humanist Report joins Francesca to bitch about the "SF crime" narrative in the wake of the murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee, the 20-year sugar daddy relationship between Harlan Crow and Justice Clarence Thomas, and the fight for democracy and gun rights in Tennessee as state lawmakers try and expel two young democrats have not gone quietly. Finally, taking stock of recent missteps from the Biden Administration to make good on their promises: from the Willow project passage to being unwilling to defend mifepristone, to allowing states and schools to discriminate against trans youth, it's all been a lot of Status Quo Joe.

Featuring:

Mike Figueredo, https://twitter.com/HumanistReport

The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio

Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges

Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE

Music by Nick Stargu

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Apr 05, 2023

01:31:06

Trump is FINALLY indicted, bringing all the New York MAGA nutters to the yard. Former Rep. Katie Hill (CA-25) joins Francesca to weigh in on this historic day, and the first of likely many criminal charges levied on the Hamburglar of democracy. THEN, Miles Kampf-Lassin on the Chicago mayoral race and the historic campaign (AND VICTORY!) of Brandon Johnson. Paul Vallas will undoubtedly move on to privatize the education system in Argentina next. And a police union head was importing fentanyl?! Well, well well.

Featuring:

Katie Hill, former congresswoman, https://twitter.com/KatieHill4CA time.com%2F&v=W7TMr569D2A">https://www.her-time.com/

Miles Kampf-Lassin, web-editor In These Time magazine, https://twitter.com/MilesKLassin https://inthesetimes.com/

The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio

Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges.

Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE

Music by Nick Stargu

Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod

Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com

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Mar 29, 2023

01:25:33

Millions of Americans believe in the QAnon conspiracy. Some of them have committed extreme acts of violence, and most of them don't know how streaming services work which let's be real would probably fill a lot of their idle time. Journalist Will Sommer joins Francesca to talk about his new book Trust The Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America. Also, another mass shooting in a school and this time, the right is blaming trans people. And the CEO of TikTok bears down all of Congress' offensive anti-China questions with no honest look at the hypocrisy of banning an app that functions in the same way as all other social media platforms. And finally, a game of "Two News and a Lie" to test if we we can still tell fact from fiction on the worst timeline of stories.

Featuring:

Gianmarco Soresi, Comedian, https://twitter.com/GianmarcoSoresi

Will Sommer, Journalist and author of "Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America" https://www.harpercollins.com/products/trust-the-plan-will-sommer?variant=40493482541090

https://twitter.com/willsommer

The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio

Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom to get special perks and watchback privileges

Tip the show via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE

Music by Nick Stargu

Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod

Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com

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Mar 25, 2023

00:01:15

Jordan Peterson got duped by fetish porn, Biden tries to ban TikTok, and Matt Taibbi is a tool! A taste of the BONUS BISH, a solo stream every Friday 1pm PT/4pm ET on YouTube and Twitch. Free to watch LIVE, and available to listen and watch back for Patrons, members on YouTube & subscribers on Twitch. Become a Patron to get the whole episode: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.

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Mar 22, 2023

01:30:59

Trump says he's about to be arrested but we're all still waiting. Of course no one should hold their breath as to whether a guy who does crimes like he drinks Diet Coke will face any consequences. Comedian and retired Trump impersonator Anthony Atamanuik joins Francesca to talk about D-day for Donald and the 20 year anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, and the stain that it has left on the world. Then, author Jake Bittle on how climate change is creating internally displaced refugees inside the United States. Are we getting any better at caring for people bearing the brunt of climate catastrophe? Finally, a march madness bracket about the culture war! Who wins, unsexy M&Ms or the electric stove? Find out! Plus don't miss a Bonus Bish streaming LIVE Fridays at 1/4pmET. Become a patron, a member on YouTube or a Twitch subscriber to watch and listen back. www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom

Featuring:

Jake Bittle, Author and Journalist, https://twitter.com/jake_bittle https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...

Anthony Atamanuik, Comedian, https://twitter.com/TonyAtamanuik

The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio

Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod

Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com

Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE

Music by Nick Stargu

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Mar 15, 2023

01:30:03

Money in government is crushing our democracy. Rep. Summer Lee, the first Black legislator to represent Pennsylvania, stopped by to talk about being a progressive freshman in Congress and trying to fight for truly transformational policies, while going up against an onslaught of corporate cash. Then comedian Megan Gailey joins to talk about the imminent indictment of Donald Trump and the Lt. Governor of Tennessee in trouble over forgetting social media is in fact public. Finally, Jane Fonda gives no fucks and takes no prisoners. Become a patron of the podcast to get to the Friday *BONUS BISH* which streams LIVE Fridays at 1/4pmET: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom

Featuring

Rep. Summer Lee, PA-12, https://twitter.com/SummerForPA

Megan Gailey, comedian, https://twitter.com/megangailey

The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio

Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod

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Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE

Music by DJ Real

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Mar 08, 2023

01:27:25

Why do we hand everything over to Big Pharma and the Amazon Corporation when they continually f*ck us over? Comedian Maggie Maye and activist Rafael Shimunov join the pod to talk about why Amazon's construction of HQ2 in Virginia has stalled, what the corporate Cthulhu wants next and how grassroots pressure is the only thing that has worked. Then, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly voluntarily lowers the price of insulin to $35 a vial? What's the catch? And then, will Chicago choose a former teacher and leftist union member or a former public school CEO and 'tough on crime' moderate to be its next mayor? We'll discuss. Finally, a THANK YOU! moment from Jon Stewart as he takes a Republican legislator to task on the hypocrisy of banning drag while allowing firearms. Plus don't miss a Bonus Bish streaming LIVE Fridays at 1/4pmET. Become a patron, a member on YouTube or a Twitch subscriber to watch and listen back.

Featuring:

Rafael Shimunov, Host Beyond the Pale WBAI https://twitter.com/rafaelshimunov

Maggie Maye, comedian, https://twitter.com/Maggiemayehaha

The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio

Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod

Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com

Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE

Music by DJ Real

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Mar 01, 2023

01:25:23

What's become of the feminist uprising in Iran? Journalist and podcast host Negar Mortavazi joined Francesca to explain the roots of the movement and how the authoritarian Islamic Republic is as brutal as it is scared of its own people. Then a 4-day work week pilot program has proven working less is both healthier and more profitable for businesses. YES PLEASE! And then a Trump-appointed judge is on the bring of outlawing the medicated abortion medicine mifepristone as right-wingers continue to game the courts. And finally, the cringiest rando on television is supposedly going to help bring down the former president? Plus a Patron-only BONUS BISH all about Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams' racist tirade and self-cancellation. Buh bye! It's not 1992, no one will miss your strip. To get access become a patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom for a special feed.

Featuring:

Brandie Posey, Comedian, Twitter/IG: Brandazzle

Negar Mortavazi, host of The Iran Podcast

The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio

Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod

Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com

Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE

Music by DJ Real

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 22, 2023

01:31:54

"Medicare for All should be the floor", according to author Beatrice Adler-Bell. We talk about why overall health must be an organizing framework for real anti-capitalist transformation. And more private text and emails from Fox News reveals just how cynical and fake the network and its personalities truly are, stoking the Big Lie while privately calling Trump ghouls idiotic. And Nikki Haley is trying to be president like it's the year 2012. Finally: Fuck, Marry Kill: California Senators' Race. And a BONUS BISH all about the BDS movement and the victory in Barcelona.

Featuring:

Beatrice Adler-Bolton, https://twitter.com/realLandsEnd; https://www.deathpanel.net/

Nato Green, https://twitter.com/natogreen

The Bitchuation Room Streams LIVE every TUESDAY at 1/4pmEST on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/franifio and Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio

Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod

Get your TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com

Support The Bitchuation Room by becoming a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchationroom or via Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE

Music by DJ Real

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 19 | 01:45:52

Fentanyl and Feinstein with Jenny Zirgrino & Maia Szalavitzv (Ep178)

Apr 12 | 01:30:21

Supreme Sugar Daddy with Mike Figueredo (Ep 177)

Apr 05 | 01:31:06

Gracias Stormy! with Katie Hill & Miles Kampf-Lassin (Ep 176)

Mar 29 | 01:25:33

QAnon Qrazy with Will Sommer & Gianmarco Soresi (Ep 175)

Mar 25 | 00:01:15

*TEASER* Milking Porn & Matt Taibbi (Bonus Bish)

Mar 22 | 01:30:59

March Madman with Anthony Atmanuik & Jake Bittle (Ep 174)

Mar 15 | 01:30:03

Opting In with Rep. Summer Lee and Megan Gailey (Ep. 173)

Mar 08 | 01:27:25

Sad Modelo with Rafael Shimunov & Maggie Maye (Ep 172)

Mar 01 | 01:25:23

Woman, Life, Freedom with Negar Mortavazi & Brandie Posey

Feb 22 | 01:31:54

Health Communism with Beatrice Adler-Bolton & Nato Green (Ep 170)

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