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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:

#706 Women’s Rights And Women’s Wrongs Jun 16, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Alise, MillyTopics:

A PAC is making controversial claims about conservative Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s personal life. Is this warranted or pure misogynistic ick?
Unpacking new scoops about Ginni Thomas.
A game of support or suppression involving Jennifer Aniston’s boomer energy and whether we should be dragging Kim Kardashian for ripping a dress.

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#705 Are Dems Rooting For Pro-Trump Candidates? Jun 15, 2022

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Hosts: Alise, Kaitlin, Amanda

Topics:

The weirdest things we did during midterms in college
Reacting to yet another set of primaries and why it’s too soon to decipher Trump’s impact on the Republican party
Are Democrats betting our democracy that nominating unhinged Republicans will benefit them in November?
NYC Councilmember Carlina Rivera joins to share why she’s running for Congress and how the federal government can implement repro-rights access victories from NYC

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#704 Queens Of Art And Culture Jun 14, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Dylan

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A critical Real Housewives analysis that extends to the problematic tendencies of slightly drunk white women.
Why the January 6 hearings are kind of a banger?
How Amy Coney Barrett and Kimberly Guilfoyle scored huge paychecks.
Your dad’s favorite author laments the lack of opportunity for white men in the literary world.

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#703 The Gun Bill Will Save Women’s Lives Jun 13, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Sami, Kellie Leeson, candidate for NY State Assembly-District 73

Topics:

Another morning waiting for the fall of Roe
Debriefing on the bipartisan framework for new gun safety measures (are we dreaming?!) and how to balance cynicism while taking the W
Why closing the boyfriend loophole is actually a big f*cking deal
Our criteria for whether the January 6th hearings have been effective

Learn more about Kellie Leeson and the New York primary at kellieforassembly.com

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#702 Bech-delusion Jun 09, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Milly, Sami

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Breaking down the “tough” gun regulations passed by the House. Why do we make people wait until 21 to drink but not to buy a deadly weapon?
Trying to hype ourselves up for the January 6th hearings
Support or Suppress featuring a bad feminist take on a gay rom-com, Biden on Jimmy Kimmel, and a charged update from the EU

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#701 How To Talk About "Cop-aganda" Jun 08, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Eliza Orlins

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Eliza Orlins, public defender and former candidate for Manhattan District attorney, helps us make sense of the recall election in San Francisco that toppled progressive DA Chesa Boudin
What we can learn from this outcome and what is specifically an SF phenomenon
Why you can’t solve crime without solving the affordable housing crisis
How to balance peoples’ desire for safety with anti-carceral policies

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#700 Gun Shows vs. Drag Shows Jun 07, 2022

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Hosts: Amanda, Alise, Milly

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A quick debrief on the week of news Amanda missed
How Republican billionaire Rick Caruso paid his way to the top of LA’s mayoral race despite Rep. Karen Bass’ clear superiority.
Why celebrities including Kim Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow (notably not LA residents) are endorsing Caruso and the power of a “tough on crime” message - and why we should care
The chilling parallels between a Texas rep’s attempt to ban children from drag shows and Stonewall-era policing

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#699 Throw A Jubilee, Unless You’re BoJo Jun 06, 2022

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Hosts: Sami, Alise

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There were ten shootings in two days in the US. What is Congress doing about gun control?
Ron DeSantis bullied the Special Olympics
A special escape from America: Why we need to throw more Jubilees, unless you’re Boris Johnson

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#698 What is the Carbon Footprint of the Mona Lisa? Jun 02, 2022

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Hosts: Alise Morales, Milly Tamarez

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Why are the policies that can stop shootings (waiting periods, bans, etc...) only used to stop abortions?
The bleak implications for the MeToo movement after the verdict in Depp v. Heard
We play Support or Suppress where we talk student loans, caking the Mona Lisa, and Santa Claus running for Congress

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#697 The Women Who Already Know A World Without Roe Jun 01, 2022

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Amanda is joined by Diane Stevens and Eileen Smith, two members of the Jane Collective, which worked to provide abortion care and support to women in Chicago when the procedure was illegal in the years preceding Roe vs. Wade. They discuss their reactions to Supreme Court draft opinion overturning abortion rights and how the world of "illegal" abortion will look similar in 2022 as it did in 1972 and how it will be very different. the directors of the documentary "The Janes," based on this period, also join to discuss sober parallels to our current moment. (Tia Lessin, Emma Pildes)

"The Janes" premieres on HBO Max on June 8

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