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**American Fever Dream**

From under the desk to in your ears, V. Spehar joins Betches Media in a new podcast dedicated to curing the collective malaise brought on by our chaotic political environment. Every week, Spehar and co-host Sami Sage will tenderly guide you through the biggest moments in politics and pop culture with a healing dose of perspective and humor. Rather than spiral over the latest unprecedented event, the hosts dig for the 2024 political tea you *really* want to hear while offering all the information you need to be an empowered citizen, without the side of despair to keep you up at night.
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Latest Episodes:

#796 Whose Job Is It To Stop Mass Shootings? Nov 21, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Sami

Topics:

The proliferation of guns and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric lead to a mass shooting in Colorado Springs
How did a young white man threaten his neighborhood with weapons, with no arrests made or red flag laws triggered?
The World Cup looks like an unfun, bigoted mess
President Biden’s granddaughter got married at the White House

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#795 How Gen Z Blocked The Red Wave Nov 17, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Bridget

Topics:

What the end of midterms season means to us personally
Is it Nancy Pelosi’s time to step down from leadership?
How Gen Z helped avert a Red Wave – but why some still voted for Republicans
What got us through the week

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#794 Trump's Back Nov 16, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin

Topics:

How the Taylor Swift concert ticket meltdown proves monopolies are ruining society
It happened – Trump announced a presidential run. Initial reactions, fears, and predictions. Will Ron DeSantis be enough to keep Trump from a general election?
Republicans are a seat away from flipping the House. Here’s what that means for the rest of us.

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#793 What’s Missing From The Iran Coverage Nov 15, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Nicole Najafi

Topics:

Screenwriter and satirist Nicole Najafi joins to describe how Iran’s women-led protest movement has maintained energy for months, with a real chance at toppling the regime.
Why there’s a gap between mainstream media coverage and social media reports + how to share information with confidence.
Yes, the regime is capable of killing thousands of protesters. Raise the alarm.
What victory looks like and how Iranian history is motivating the protest movement.
Milly and Amanda react to Kari Lake’s humiliating defeat in Arizona.

Follow Nicole Najafi at @nicolenajafi on Instagram, where she’s sharing daily resources on how to help protesters in Iran

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#792 How Democrats Held The Senate Nov 14, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise

Topics:

Where were you when the Senate was called for Democrats during Tiffany Trump’s wedding?
What the 2024 midterms outcomes already mean for the country’s political future
Trump’s candidacy announcement is imminent. Could that be… good?
Our favorite Elon Musk fails from the last 72 hours

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#791 What Is The “Women’s” Vote? Nov 10, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Sami, & Milly

Topics:

What to expect from the Georgia runoff election and why we don’t think next time will be so close
Why did only 27 percent of white women vote for Stacey Abrams?
Does marriage impact how women vote? What Fox News really means when they tell men to “put a ring on it” to help the GOP.
Did pundits accurately predict a red wave in this once-liberal stronghold?

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#790 Boom. ROEsted. Nov 09, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Kaitlin

Topics:

Republicans’ red wave fails to materialize, giving Democrats a historically successful midterms year before winning either chamber of Congress
The Senate races that will determine the balance of power. When will we know?!
Why abortion was never really the underdog for the Miss Midterms title
How to maximize state-level wins

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#789 Celebs Take The Midterms Nov 08, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Dylan Hafer

Topics:

Reflecting on how we’ve grown since a similar predicament in November 2020
The Virginia races to watch to get a temperature for the House of Reps
Why celebrities really told on themselves by endorsing Rick Caruso for LA mayor
Stanning the rich and famous with the good enough sense to support Karen Bass

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#788 Election Day Eve Nov 07, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Alyssa Mastromonaco

Topics:

What’s in our election night survival kits and how to take anxiety off the invite list
A guide to interpreting election results and what to expect as numbers roll in
Unpacking Elon Musk’s erratic weekend and what it means for this week’s little democracy tournament

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#787 Barack The Vote Nov 03, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alencia Johnson

Topics:

Barack Obama headlines the midterms national tour. How can the Democratic party expand its roster of rock stars?
Unpacking why some of the party’s most effective surrogates are people who don’t win, including Beto O’Rourke and Stacey Abrams
Why a Real Housewive’s ex-husband is the most effective messenger for the Georgia election
What’s getting us through the week

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