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#410 How To Remove A President In 12 Days Jan 08, 2021

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Sami and Amanda start the show with a quick update about emerging explanations for how the Capitol was mobbed, which suggest that willful ignorance of the openly planned coup, paired with a misguided attempt to avoid the optics we saw during the summer’s peaceful protests, led to tragedy. Then, they welcome back their fave Constitution expert Ben Sheehan to discuss options for the president’s removal. Which is quicker, impeachment or invoking the 25th? And why are there two and half months between the election and inauguration?! Can we fix that like… now? Well, actually...

Notes on the episode: There is actually one 1876 precedent for an official (not a president) being impeached after leaving office -- but it involved that official resigning. The matter still hasn't been settled for the president. The Senate has imposed disqualification on holding future federal office twice.

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#409 December 37th, 2020 Jan 07, 2021

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Alise, Bryan, and Amanda are back to discuss the craziest shit that’s ever gone on in the news. They share updates from the Capitol on what was destroyed in the deadly invasion and consider how violent insurrectionists were allowed to breach the People’s House while legislators were in session. They discuss options for Trump’s removal and react to the administration officials resigning because this, apparently, was just too much. Finally, they consider how the insurrection will impact Biden’s first 100 days.

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#408 The Blue Waves Comes To Shore Jan 06, 2021

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Kaitlin and Amanda are back to celebrate signs that Democrats have won both Senate races in Georgia, taking back the chamber for the first time since 2014. They break down returns that show Black voters once again buoyed Democrats to victory, and look at the success of Trump’s GOP voter suppression efforts. They discuss how the Georgia strategy took root in the 2000s, and why it proves that turning out Democratic voters works better than appealing to the middle. Finally, they consider how the Senate will function with a 50/50 split and why Joe Manchin just became the most powerful person in the Senate.

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#407 A Cog In The Vaccine (Distribution) Jan 05, 2021

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Milly, Alise, and Amanda are back on Georgia Runoff Day! They start with details of today’s matchups between Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock and David Perdue and Jon Ossoff. For the main conversation, they discuss the country’s botched vaccine rollout. Is it everyone’s fault or no one’s fault? How can we vaccinate people in the right order without letting doses go to waste? We check in on some governors taking the wrong approaches for different reasons, from Andrew Cuomo bullying hospitals in New York to Ron DeSantis causing mayhem in Florida.

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#406 New Year, New Coup Jan 04, 2021

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Sami, Amanda, and Bryan are bringing in a new year with a new scandal, unpacking the biggest headlines of 2021. They start with Trump’s pathetic shakedown of Georgia’s top election official and how it will impact the imminent Georgia runoffs. Should Nancy initiate a rapid-fire impeachment? Then, they explain what to expect on January 6, the day VP Mike Pence will oversee Congress formalize the election results and why a dozen Republicans are willing to put it all on the line for a disgraced former federal employee.

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#405 You Asked We Answered: Q&A Part 4 Dec 30, 2020

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It’s almost New Year’s eve and Kaitlin, Bryan, Sami, Alise, and Amanda are back to empty out the rest of the listener-submitted holiday mailbag. This time around we’re answering political questions and diving even deeper into our personal lives. Plus, we share our most memorable political moments of 2020 and our dream presidential picks for 2024.

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#404 Hilaria's Baldwin-Faced Lie Dec 29, 2020

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Alise Morales, Milly Tamarez, and Amanda Duberman do a very quick check in on stimulus talks before unpacking the second most pressing issue of the day: Hilaria Baldwin’s cultural heritage. The hosts debrief on the most egregious aspects of Hilaria’s performance and consider the likelihood of her defenses -- offering expert linguistic analysis on the “cucumber” incident. Finally, they consider, on a scale from Rachel Dolezal to lying about your hair color, just how egregious Hilaria Baldwin’s false claims are. (Pretty, pretty, pretty bad.)

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#403 Veni, Vidi, Veto Dec 28, 2020

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Amanda, Sami, and Bryan are back from the holiday weekend to recap COVID relief drama and Trump’s totally useless, wholly destructive attempt to sabotage the deal. They explain the rationale behind Trump’s complaints (there is none) and describe the makeup of the final deal and how it might impact you. But the stimulus package isn’t all that’s keeping Congress busy -- the hosts also run through Trump’s rejection of the defense spending bill that could lead to the first veto override of his presidency.

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#402 You Asked We Answered: Q&A Part 3 Dec 23, 2020

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This Christmas Eve-eve, Kaitlin, Bryan, Sami, Alise, and Amanda sit down for another holiday mailbag episode. In this installment, we answer all your personal questions, from how Kaitlin acquired an encyclopedic knowledge of US history to Sami’s favorite song on evermore. We also get into our quarantine habits and finding a work-life balance in 2020. Finally, we give you a BTS of the Sup group chat.

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#401 Shkreli Bad Stimulus Dec 22, 2020

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Alise, Milly, Kaitlin, and Amanda all had to be here for today’s long-awaited Martin Shkreli debrief. The hosts run through an Elle magazine story detailing former Bloomberg reporter Christie Smythe’s unrequited infatuation with the country’s most hated man. Milly describes matching with Martin in 2015 and the hosts consider what led Smythe down such a wild path, and what the reaction to the story tells us about dating and power in 2020. Then, they take a broad lens to nine months of stimulus negotiations and consider how the final aid package hurt or helped the parties politically.

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