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Pantsuit Politics
Pantsuit Politics is the news and politics podcast for people exhausted by outrage. Hosts Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers tackle the week's biggest political stories from genuinely different perspectives, and prove that civility, nuance, and good-faith disagreement are still possible. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Distributed by Lemonada Media.
Episodes
Pantsuit PoliticsElection Reform: Make Those Votes Count
In this episode, we briefly take a look at the McCain and Ayotte Senate races before diving into Election Reform. We talk about first-past-the-post voting in…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Pros and Cons
A nuanced perspective requires you to see all sides of a topic or person. In this episode of the Briefcase, after discussing some Friday Feedback on the wage…
Pantsuit PoliticsPantsuit Primer: Primaries, Elections, and Campaign Finance
Beth is back with a Pantsuit Primer on party primaries, elections, and campaign finance in preparation for Tuesday's episode. Hosted on Acast. See…
Pantsuit PoliticsRaising Ms. President: An Interview with Kiley Lane Parker
Today we're talking to the writer, producer, and director of Raising Ms. President Kiley Lane Parker. Kiley joined us for the whole show and shared insight and…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Let's Ask America Several Questions
In today's Briefcase, Beth discusses Friday feedback from Kaitlyn and Bryn on the presidential nomination processes, takes a look at Donald Trump's new Wall…
Pantsuit PoliticsAn Open-Hearted Campaign: An Interview with Sellus Wilder
We're so excited to share our interview with Sellus Wilder, who is seeking the Democrat's nomination to the United States Senate in Kentucky. He's a Pantsuit…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Barriers All Around
We received so many insightful listener questions this week about barriers--from national and religious borders to barriers to voting with our dollars. We talk…
Pantsuit PoliticsLet's Talk Trade
Anti-globalization sentiments underlie some of the populism shaping this presidential cycle. In this episode, we discuss trade and the absence of nuance in…
Pantsuit PoliticsPantsuit Primer (Special Episode)
In this bonus episode, Beth provides a very brief and basic overview of trade in preparation for our discussion of trade on Tuesday-- the language used in…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: The Hits Just Keep Coming
The hits just keep coming. On this episode of The Briefcase, we spend a few brief and lovely moments on feedback from our brilliant listeners before turning to…
Pantsuit PoliticsReligious Liberty: Not Your Forefather's First Amendment
Sarah and Beth dive into the controversial waters of so-called religious liberty laws. We talk about the impact, purpose, and social consequences of these…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Let's Give this Week a Do-Over
This week was BRUTAL. After reviewing some fantastic Friday Feedback, we give the week of March 21 a much-needed do-over. We discuss how US politicians SHOULD…
Pantsuit PoliticsStranger than Fiction with our Podcast BFF Jimmy Williams
This week, Jimmy Williams (host of Decode DC) joins us to discuss strange happenings in politics. We talk about the embarrassing congressional hearings on the…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Tears and Smiles, Y'all
In this episode of The Briefcase, we share some very touching messages from listeners about the election and the rhetoric associated with the election. We also…
Pantsuit PoliticsRebecca Traister on All the Single Ladies
Today, the amazing Rebecca Traister joins us to discuss her new book, the influence of single women on the political landscape, and feminism and politics…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Shocked All Around
We cover these topics plus your (always amazing) Friday feedback, which ranges from the distinction between being pro-market and pro-business, the Catholic…
Pantsuit PoliticsBeth's Crazy Moderate Third Party
Since we've been arriving at the conclusion that Beth needs to start her own party, we explore what that might look like today in the Suit. But first, we recap…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: There's More to Life Than the Horse Race
In this episode, we discuss Friday Feedback (as always!), reflect on the state of the race post-Super Tuesday, and then turn our attention to the Supreme…
Pantsuit PoliticsFasten Your Seat Belts: It's a Bumpy Primary
Since the presidential election keeps setting record levels of crazy, there is a lot to talk about in the episode. We do our best to cover it all-- from the…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: SO much Listener Feedback
In this episode of The Briefcase, we discuss Friday Feedback from so many listeners: Vielka, Bryn, Rachel, and Obie on college and school dress codes; Katie on…
Pantsuit PoliticsEducation: The Most Important Issue We Aren't Debating
Obviously, we have to talk about the Nevada Democratic caucus and the crazy South Carolina Republican primary. We take a moment to lament Jeb Bush's exit from…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Should I Be With Her?
On this episode of The Briefcase, we give a giant shoutout and thank you to Jacquie, Caitlin, and Sharon for supporting Pantsuit Politics. We received a ton of…
Pantsuit PoliticsOur Hair’s on Fire
Our listener Susan inspired the title of this episode. We recap two crazy debates and the even crazier (and, let’s be honest, inappropriate) reactions to…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Bernie and Trump
In this edition of The Briefcase, we share some of our brilliant listener insight and talk about how we got to a place where someone who isn't a Republican and…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Circus: Interview with Mark McKinnon
In this crazy-special episode, we interview Mark McKinnon, co-executive producer, co-creator, and co-host of Showtime’s The Circus: Inside the Greatest…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Nuance Recaptured
In this week's Briefcase, Sarah and Beth attempt to recapture our nuance by responding to listener feedback about Bernie Sanders. Not gonna lie: we're still…
Pantsuit PoliticsPantsuit Politics Gets Personal
This week, Sarah makes a BIG announcement, and we discuss our personal political journeys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Friday Feedback + Sexism in the 2016 Race
Amazing listeners--from Bryan to Diane to Dante to Vielka and so many more--gave us plenty to discuss in this week's Briefcase. We start a conversation on…
Pantsuit PoliticsMillennials, Polls, and the 2016 Race: Interview with Kristen Soltis Anderson
In this episode, we are so excited to be joined by Kristen Soltis Anderson, author of The Selfie Vote: Where Millennials Are Leading America (And How…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Briefcase: Flint, Michigan, and the Democratic "establishment"
In the Briefcase, Sarah and Beth describe the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and discuss Bernie Sanders’ decision to inject the anti-establishment sentiment…
Pantsuit PoliticsPolitical Correctness: Much Ado about Something
This week, Sarah and Beth react to the recent Republican and Democratic debates before tackling what is arguably a key driver in this presidential cycle…
Pantsuit PoliticsBriefcase: State of the Union Reactions
Sarah and Beth discuss feedback on our abortion episode, the community of Pantsuit Politics listeners, and offer our unfiltered thoughts on the State of the…
Pantsuit PoliticsCriminal Justice Reform: A Truly Bipartisan Issue
This week in The Suit we discuss criminal justice reform and the myriad of issues at every stage in the process. From policing problems to mass incarceration…
Pantsuit PoliticsBriefcase: Obama's Executive Action on Gun Control
We're adding a new weekly show! We're calling it the Friday Briefcase. The plan is to send you on your way into the weekend with a brief discussion on one…
Pantsuit PoliticsThe Abortion Debate and how we move forward
On this episode, we discuss Carly Fiorina's infamous tweet over the weekend, how we move forward in the abortion debate, and our favorite Christmas presents we…
Pantsuit PoliticsYear-End Roundup: 2015 Stories that Didn't Make us Mad
From Caitlin Jenner to Cecil the Lion to the Iran agreement, 2015 fired the internet up. We talk about the biggest stories of the year, our lack of outrage…
Pantsuit PoliticsRepublican and Democratic Debates: The winner and losers
Welcome to all our new listeners! Thank you to everyone subscribing and reviewing us on iTunes. This week we're discussing the recent Republican and Democratic…
Pantsuit PoliticsTen Things We Want for Christmas + All Positive Pearls
In this episode, we get inspired by Gloria Steinem and share the ten things we'd like for Christmas this year. Spoiler alert: a lot of them involve a more…
Pantsuit PoliticsMORE Donald Trump and a gun control debate
We reluctantly talk about Donald Trump, because he just won't go away. We also follow-up on the latest after the San Bernardino and share some positive news…
Pantsuit PoliticsGun control and finding a path forward
We also discuss the increasing gun violence in America and if gun control offers any real solutions. This episode was recorded on December 1 before the mass…
Pantsuit PoliticsDoes raising the minimum wage make a difference?
This week we talked about the continuing conflict in the Middle East, Congress's handling of the Syrian refugee crisis, Donald Trump's latest comments, and the…
Pantsuit PoliticsParis and how to deal with ISIS
In our third episode, we discuss the recent terror attacks in Beirut, Egypt, and Paris and how to meaningfully address conflict in the Middle East. You can…
Pantsuit PoliticsMizzou, Yale, and activism on college campuses
On this episode, Beth and I discuss protests at the University of Missouri, Yale University, and whether there is growing intolerance on college campuses…
Pantsuit PoliticsSpecial Episode: Is Matt Bevin's win the end of the world?
We couldn't bear to wait a week to discuss the shocking results of Tuesday's election. In this episode, we talk about what Jack Conway did wrong, what Matt…
Pantsuit PoliticsOur PREMIERE episode!
Beth and I are so excited to launch our new podcast Pantsuit Politics on Election Day! We couldn't find a program that brought a nuanced perspective to today's…