This episode was recorded on June 12, 2025.It has been 236 years, 3 months, and one week since the United States Constitution came into effect on March 4th, 1789. The President of the United States has federalized the state militia of California and deplo

Its been nearly three years since the Dobbs decision, which the Supreme Court used to strip women of the right to control our own bodies. In that decisionand frequently presented across the ideological spectrum as an alternative to abortionadoption has

Memorial Day is past us, and were barrelling into Summer. So much has been happening over the past month, and so much is going to happen in the near future. This week, Ben and I are going to round up some of the big stories in the news and think a bit ab

Watching the news has been especially horrifying lately. Were drowning in video of armed, masked ice agents charging into neighborhoods, refusing to identify themselves, snatching up our neighbors, and the next thing you know theyve been deported to ter

The archetype of mother is a weight many women carry-but its certainly not our whole story, or necessarily an accurate one. In fact, the stories we are told about women, the complexities of womanhood, are often shackles that serve to keep us bound to a

The early part of this decade seemed like it might signify a realignment of the social and cultural power of Black Americans. But the realities of that powerand how it translates into meaningful justice and social changeare less clear, and perhaps less

The Trump regime built much of its identityand certainly campaigned aroundits hatred of LGBTQ Americans. Unfortunately, the success of that campaign again revealed just how much anti-queer bias there is in the American populace. And while there may be n

Its hard to overstate the danger the Trump regime is posing to Americans. This is especially true for Americans who rely on our healthcare system for chronic diseases or conditions. From cuts to research funding, building registries for people with autis

There is a rapist presiding over the United States. That rapist has directed his government to gut federal efforts to protect women from violence of all sorts. Health and Human Services fired nearly all of its staff at the Division of Violence Prevention.

Most weeks, we bring a guest onto speak in depth on a single issue. But every once in a while, theres so much going on that Alyssa and Ben take an episode to check in on...all of this nonsense. Thats what were doing this week. And we even start with s