Shows / The Bitchuation Room
The Bitchuation Room
A weekly caucus of progressive comics, activists and thinkers hosted by Francesca Fiorentini
Episodes
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Union Power for Palestine with Linda Sarsour & Anny Viloria Winnett (Ep 237)
"We have a right to say Free Palestine," says Anny of UAW 4811, the labor union representing 48,000 grad students and researchers who are tired of their…
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Boeing CEO Grilled, Workers Rise *Frantastic Friday 6/21*
Boeing CEO is destroyed in a Senate hearing by... a Republican? Meanwhile Boeing workers are negotiating for the first contract in 16 years. Capitalism is…
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VERGOGNA! with Rhiannon Hamam & Walter Masterson (Ep 236)
Another cruel SCOTUS summer is underway, with decisions helping the bigots and the wealthy. Rhiannon Hamam of the 5-4 podcast joins to explain how endless…
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The Right Won't Love You, Biden *FRANTASTIC FRIDAY* June 14th 2024
Biden tries to win Trump voters by denying asylum to migrants in dire circumstances. AOC falls for antisemitism bait surrounding the propagandistic Nova…
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The Crime of Eric Adams with Olayemi Olurin (Ep 235)
Fearmongernig New Yorkers is the lifeblood of the Adams administration. That and campaign corruption. Commentator and public defender Olayemi Olurin joined…
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Bannon Joins Navarro In Prison & Israelis' Sick Torture of Palestinians *FRANTASTIC FRIDAY 6/7*
Former Trump advisor and smoker's lung Steve Bannon has to report to prison for defying a Congressional subpoena on January 6th. What's the status of all of…
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Corporate Crime Scene with Maximillian Alvarez & Will Weldon (Ep 234)
Cities are without drinking water, planes are coming apart and trains are derailing. If your community hasn't already been affected it is a corporate crime…
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RIGHT WING COPE AS TRUMP FOUND GUILTY *FRANTASTIC FRIDAY* May 31
If they can do this to Trump, they can do this to any other white collar criminal who cheats on his pregnant wife with a porn star in Lake Tahoe and cooks the…
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Tents with Blakeley, Paige Oamek & Rohan Montgomery (Ep 233)
From Rafah to Oregon, people living in tents are being targeted. In Gaza it's missiles and in Grants Pass it's laws that criminalize the homeless. Francesca is…
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Cuban Journalist On Mendendez & Talking Trans Athletes on Piers Morgan *FRANTASTIC FRIDAY 5/24*
Why hasn't Biden reversed Trump's policies on Cuba? It's thanks in part to one Senator Bob Menendez, a guy currently on trial for corruption. Journalist with…
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Where Are Your Eyes? with Megan Gailey & Robin DG Kelley (Ep 232)
At UCLA, Zionist counter-protesters brutally attacked the Palestine encampment and now the chancellor is being hauled before Congress for all the wrong…
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The State of Protest with Adam Federman & Kate Willet (Ep 231)
In the 'greatest democracy on Earth', the right to protest is being deeply criminalized. Journalist Adam Federman joins Francesca to explain the repressive…
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Barron Rises & Blocking Celebrities Over Gaza?! *FRANTASTIC FRIDAY* 5/10
Barron is barely legal and the RNC has already decided to use him as a delegate.* That's more attention than his father has paid to him in months! Then, TikTok…
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Bad PR with Cody Johnston (Ep 230)
Forget the genocide itself and focus on the genocide's public image. Was its Met Gala outfit a bit over the top or was it just right? Cody Johnston of Some…
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Has The U.S, Learned Nothing? Lessons From Vietnam To Gaza with Max Elbaum
How do the student protest movements against US-sponsored genocide in Gaza mirror the anti-Vietnam war movement? How have things changed in 50 years and how…
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'Little Gazas' with Anthony Atamanuik & Max of UNFTR (Ep 229)
President Biden and leading Democrats join with Republicans in criminalizing student Palestine protests, as Sen. Tom Cotton tries to make "little Gazas"…
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Students Abandoned, Psycho Dog-Killing Kristi Noem *FRANTASTIC FRIDAYS*
Francesca airs some righteous grievances about student protesters being demonized by their own universities, the police and the political establishment. Plus…
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Don't Be Evil with Nato Green & Mohammad Khatami (Ep 228)
Google arrests and fires its workers for protesting their contracts with the IDF, while elite universities work with cops to arrest and suspend protesters…
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Rep. Ro Khanna On Palestine, Modi, & Big Tech
Rep. Ro Khanna of California wants to be the future of the Democratic Party. But do his policies and votes speak to the base? Francesca asks the Rep. about his…
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Impeachment Interrupted with Sam Seder (Ep 227)
Remember when Republicans were going to "IMEACH BIDEN"? Whatever happened to that? Sam Seder of The Majority Report joins to explain the indicted informant…
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Trump's Billionaires and Zaka Propaganda with Arun Gupta & DeAnne Smith (Ep 226)
The rich coalesce around their bronzed boy in November, out of fear they would pay a cent more in taxes, despite having more money than God. Francesca breaks…
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Ozempic Trump, Roseanne A Lago & Biden Feeling The Gaza Pressure *BONUS TBR*
Biden is feeling the heat after Gaza aid workers targeted, Trump is losing weight but not in his ego, Roseanne Barr is a wine-drunk QAnon grandma, and…
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Hot Wars, Cold Wars with Jacob Silverman & Gianmarco Soresi (Ep 225)
Israel's war crimes threaten to drag the U.S. into a hot wars in the Middle East, while a TikTok ban sparks a tech Cold War with China. Journalist and author…
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Robots & Sacha Baron Cohen Are Creeps *BONUS WEDNESDAY MARCH 27, 2024*
An AI robot gropes a female reporter, why Sacha Baron Cohen sucks,another State Dept official resigns over Gaza and P. Diddy has no good songs/is a sex…
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Basic Border Bitch with Natascha Elena Uhlmann & Brandie Posey (Ep 224)
Why is Biden moving to the right on border policy? Author of Abolish ICE, Natasha Elena Uhlmann joins Francesca to discuss how Biden has continued Trump's…
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Dark Brandon's Deep Cuts with David Dayen & Wajahat Ali (Ep 223)
Biden has been nibbling away at corporate greed ever so gingerly, but we rarely hear about it. That's why David Dayen of The American Prospect joins to…
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Boycott Meets World with Mohanad Elsheiky & Samir Eskanda (Ep 223)
One of the most effective ways to resist Israel’s crimes is through Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions or BDS. Activist and artist Samir Eskanda joins Francesca…
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Ticket to White with Jeet Heer & Emily Van Dyke (Ep 221)
As South Asians rise to prominence on both sides of the aisle, The Nation columnist Jeet Heer explains the "Desi divide". For every Nikki Haley and Vivek…
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Zygotes on Ice with Lance of The Serfs & Moji Alawode-El (Ep 220)
Are you as precious as a frozen embryo? Alabama's Supreme Court has ruled that fertilized eggs as a result of IVF are children (!) and Republicans are…
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Lifestyle Brand Trump with Dave Weigel & Brooke Van Popplen (Ep 219)
Trump is fined $363 million and responds by releasing gold sneakers. Comedian Brooke Van Poppelen joins Francesca to discuss the Trump Lifestyle Brand, Nancy…
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Choose Your Own Octogenarian *LIVE IN SF w/ Emma Vigeland, Miles Gray & Nato Green*
Too much fun in this LIVE episode of the pod in San Francisco. We play press secretary, discuss Trump's cabinet recruitment strategy and look at why Uganda was…
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SAW Movie Israel with Matt Lieb (Ep 218)
Nobody wants to play Israel's sick games. Nobody except perhaps Joe Biden. As the southernmost city of Gaza, Rafah, is targeted by the IDF it is very clear…
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*TEASER* Choose Your Own Octogenarian (LIVE in SF w/Emma Vigeland & Miles Gray Nato Green)
*TO GET FULL AUDIO/VIDEO EPISODE BECOME A PATRON! * Too much fun in this LIVE episode of the pod in San Francisco. We play press secretary, discuss Trump's…
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Bad Blood with Tariq Habash & Jordan Uhl (Ep 217)
Imagine being a Palestinian-American inside the Biden Administration right now. Tariq Habash was working at the Department of Education, but after months of…
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Worst Primaries Ever with Tom Bonier & Yamaneika (Ep 216)
Why is Biden not even on the ballot in many states? And how do party leaders rig the primaries for their frontrunners? Tom Bonier of TargetSmart polling firm…
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Grow The Squad with Ryan Grim & Dave Anthony (Ep 215)
Six years ago four progressive women of color broke into Congress with the wind of the people at their backs. But what have been the lessons of the growing…
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Sad Dad Futurism with Paris Marx & River Butcher (Ep 214)
Why does AI feel inevitable? Because that's how its pushers thrust it onto the market with no scruples and a whole lot of hubris. Paris Marx of Tech Won't Save…
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New Year, New Strategies with Bill Fletcher & Will Weldon (Ep 213)
Gird your political loins, 2024 has arrived. It's time to cut her off at the pass, to pre-empt, to make good on resolutions ... preferably ceasefire…
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Oh Holy Hell with Subhah Agarwal & Trita Parsi (Ep 212)
This holiday season, let's talk about how close we are to World War 3. Trita Parsi of The Quincy Institute joins Francesca to discuss the regional implications…
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Project 2025 with Derek Beres & Nato Green (Ep 211)
Have you heard about Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation's blueprint to hollow out democracy and track women like cattle? Derek Beres of The Conspirituality…
The Bitchuation RoomEveryday Atrocities with Dena Takruri & Sammy Obeid (Ep 208)
The 'Hamas command center under a hospital' has become the WMDs of Israel's war on Gaza. It doesn't exist. And settler violence in the West Bank is so brutal…
The Bitchuation RoomGenocide Halftime with Gareth Reynolds & Kamau Franklin (Ep 209)
A 'humanitarian pause' comes to Gaza, and it's late, toothless, but something? Comedian Gareth Reynolds joins to talk about the hostage exchange and the…
The Bitchuation RoomAsexual Bill Gates with Dina Hashem & Tim Schwab (Ep 207)
We're talking Gaza's hospitals, trolling Lindsay Graham's staffers, and Joe Manchin resigning with comedian Dina Hashem. Then journalist Tim Schwab joins to…
The Bitchuation Room*TEASER* Crypto Bro GUILTY: Sam-Bankman Fried & The Bitcoin Bubble (with Jacob Silverman)
What does the guilty verdict of Sam Bankman-Fried tell us about crypto and the dangers of its economic and political influence. Also, why did Sam try and buy…
The Bitchuation RoomPolls and AIPAC Trolls with Usamah Andrabi (Ep 206)
A year out from the 2024 presidential election and Trump is somehow polling better than Biden. Might it have something to do with the fact that Americans are…
The Bitchuation RoomPiss Balloon with Erin Ryan & Jason Selvig (Ep 200) *FINALLY!*
**PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED* On the 200th episode of the podcast, a look at the WGA victory, Giuliani's Jan 6 sexual assault, and abortion bans getting a mother…
The Bitchuation Room*BONUS TEASER Oct 13* On Gaza w/ Matt Lieb
A snippet from when baby daddy and former Birthright Israel alum Matt Lieb joined Francesca to talk about the all out assault and "evacuation" of Gaza. He…
The Bitchuation RoomShock Doctrine Israel with Naomi Klein (Ep 205)
Weaponizing trauma to inflict more trauma is Israel's forte. Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine, No Logo, and the new book Doppelganger, joins Francesca…
The Bitchuation RoomGreta's Always Right with Rafael Shimunov & Liza Featherstone (Ep 204)
The majority of Americans want diplomacy and ceasefire in in Gaza. Many of those people are Jewish, though the media and Israeli propaganda would have you…
The Bitchuation Room*BONUS TEASER Oct 20* Biden's A Massive Disappointment on Israel/Palestine
A snippet from Francesca's 1.5 hr long look at Biden's speech on Israel's war on Gaza, thoughts on post-war 9/11 America on repeat, and the courageous pushback…
The Bitchuation RoomWar And Woo with Mohammed Alsaafin & Conspirituality Pod (Ep 203)
A no-BS update on Gaza and the resistance inside the U.S. with Mohammed Al-Saafin, a Palestinian-American journalist who has family there. Then Derek Beres and…
The Bitchuation RoomOccupation's Curse with Ora Wise & Rayyvana (Ep 202)
Once again, death rains down on the children of Gaza while Hamas holds over a hundred Israelis hostage. Israel-Palestine has exploded predictably after decades…
The Bitchuation RoomLet Them Fight with Gianmarco Soresi & Braxton Brewington (Ep 201)
There is no honor among clowns. Days after Democrats helped Speaker Kevin McCarthy avoid a government shutdown, the Republican sideshow known as Matt Gaetz led…
The Bitchuation RoomHooked on Bidenomics with David Dayen & Erin Lennox (Ep 199)
No Justice, No Jeeps! The UAW strikes and President Biden tries to curry workers' favor. But union President Shawn Fain won't be wooed so easily. Executive…
The Bitchuation RoomAmerica in Retrograde with Karinda Dobbins (Ep 198)
Another impeachment! What's this one about? *Checks notes* (Kuni UHF voice) NOTHING. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. STUPID! Comedian Karinda Dobbins joins to talk about…
The Bitchuation RoomWhite Collar Narcos with Mateen Stewart & Carlos Martinez (Ep 197)
If only the U.S. went after Big Pharma the way we went after narco traffickers. But not with weapons and violence, but something way sexier: REGULATION…
The Bitchuation RoomThe Tiger's Balls with Roberto Lovato & Wajahat Ali (Ep 196)
From El Salvador to the United States, in order to fight fascism we need to remember our radical history and use it to seed real revolution. We also need to…
The Bitchuation RoomBorder Bullies with Aida Rodriguez & Erika Andiola (Ep 195)
How much has Biden distanced himself from Trump's disgraceful immigration record? Not enough. Asylum is still being denied to tens of thousands of migrants who…
The Bitchuation RoomIs The U.S.Left Taking Money from China? *TEASER BONUS BISH*
Francesca brings on writer Alexander Reid Ross and organizer Tobita Chow to discuss a NY Times expose on a pro-China tankie millionaire who has been giving to…
The Bitchuation RoomDeep Fried Democracy with Dave Weigel & Lola Blanc (Ep 194)
Despite another indictment, Trump leads the pack of anti-woke weirdos trying to nab the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Francesca is joined by Dave…