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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:

#745 Finns Just Want To Have Fun Aug 23, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Alise, Bridget

Topics:

Why these New York primaries have made national headlines – and how Trump tried to meddle in a Democratic face-off
The entire planet has a take on the Finnish Prime Minister’s dance video controversy. How is (and isn’t) the scandal gendered?
Adam Neumann gets record investment despite his failure at WeWork
Mitch McConnell negs his entire party

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#744 Will America Let A Woman Be President Aug 22, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Sami, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali

Topics:

The author of “Electable: Why America Hasn’t Put A Woman In The White House… Yet” joins to unpack exactly that
Reflecting on the chaotic end to women’s chances at the White House in March 2020
Ali details insider moments you didn’t see on TV
How the electoral college and primary system converge with societal factors to keep women from reaching the presidency.
Why it may be harder for a woman to earn the Democratic nomination than to become president as a Republican.

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#743 Extremist Girlboss Aug 18, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Bryan

Topics:

Roasting Mark Zuckerberg’s $10 billion reveal of the Metaverse
A Kansas anti-abortion extremist exhibits girlboss behavior
The infuriating system that will force a 16-year-old in Florida to give birth
Should there be consequences for Ezra Miller?

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#742 Ladies' Night Hangover Aug 17, 2022

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Host: Amanda, Sami, Kaitlin

Topics:

Rep. Liz Cheney lost her seat in Congress – but did she gain a path to the presidency?
What it really means to be a “pro-democracy” candidate
Lisa Murkowski is one step closer to surviving her impeachment vote against Trump
Untangling the results from Alaska’s two congressional elections last night – both featuring Sarah Palin

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#741 The Promise And Perils Of 988 Ft. Zak Williams Aug 16, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Zak Williams

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Zak Williams joins to discuss his new podcast project “CALL FOR HELP” in which hosts unpack the development and impact of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
How the death of Zak’s dad, the late Robin Williams, set him on a path to understand and improve mental health resources in the U.S.
How 988 differs from previous crisis lines in terms of law enforcement involvement
Just *how little* the US spends on mental health care when compared to other countries – seriously, this shocked us!

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#740 Can You Start A Civil War With A Nail Gun? Aug 15, 2022

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Hosts: Sami Sage, Emily Amick

Topics:

A Florida Judge unsealed the FBI's search warrant for Mar A Lago and reveals that Trump is under investigation for violating the Espionage Act.
Trump claims that these documents don't exist, some were planted, and he had a plan to declassify them all along.
The House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, sending it to Biden’s desk to sign.

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The Betches Sup Live! Aug 12, 2022

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Hosts: Milly, Alise, Kaitlin, Sami, Amanda

The group chat meets IRL for stand-up performances from Milly Tamarez and Alise Morales, a “Supples Therapy” standoff where we actually debate issues we disagree on, and a game called “Am I A Bad Feminist If,” where our audience was *very* honest about their feminist conundrums.

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#739 What Politicians Get Wrong About Gen Z Aug 11, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual-Peña, Yasmine Hamady

Topics:

The hosts of the new Crooked Media podcast “Dare We Say” join to discuss Gen Z’s approach to politics and activism
Why the younger generation is so comfortable being more confrontational towards “progressives” in office
What politicians are missing about young voters ahead of the midterm elections

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#738 What’s In The FBI’s Raid Bag? Aug 10, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Kaitlin, Alise

Topics:

The latest updates in the FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home
When we might know what they found – and how Trump’s 2024 announcement might impact that timeline
Why accountability feels so extreme to Republicans and the Trump base
Rudy Giuliani’s road trip

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#737 Don’t Mess With Archivists Aug 09, 2022

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Hosts: Sami, Amanda

Later: An interview with Rochelle Garza, the first Latina woman nominated by a major party to run for Attorney General in Texas

Sami and Amanda give emergency reactions to the FBI executing a search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago.
Why the National Archives angle was a surprise and how we know for certain Trump is harboring documents related to national security
Rochelle Garza, candidate for Texas Attorney General running to unseat Ken Paxton, joins to discuss the status of abortion rights in Texas and everything Ken Paxton isn’t doing to help Texans through economic hardship
How attorneys general determine which cases go to the Supreme Court
Why AGs are the “queen on the chessboard” when it comes to statewide politics

Support Rochelle Garza’s campaign by visiting rochellegarzafortexas.com and following her at @rochellemgarza on Instagram

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