Shows / The Bitchuation Room
The Bitchuation Room
A weekly caucus of progressive comics, activists and thinkers hosted by Francesca Fiorentini
Episodes
The Bitchuation RoomMeans of Seduction with Dan Evans & James Fritz (Ep193)
Entertainment workers aren't f*ckn around. From writers to actors and now VFX artists and reality show stars, Hollywood is serious about the class war. Add to…
The Bitchuation RoomThat's Some UAP with Nato Green (Ep 192)
Aliens are real and they look like tic tacs? Comedian Nato Green joins Francesca to discuss the latest House hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena. Then Ron…
The Bitchuation RoomMobs Charges with Yamaneika & Teddy Ostrow (Ep 191)
Trump and lackeys will likely be hit with a massive RICO case in Georgia, while fake electors in Michigan also face the music. Comedian Yamaneika joins to…
The Bitchuation RoomGig-ifying Hollywood with Hari Kondabolu & Paris Marx (Ep 190)
Actors join writers on the picketline as the SAG-AFTRA begins! These monkeys won't put on a tutu and dance for executives any longer, not without massive…
The Bitchuation Room*TEASER BONUS* Polemic Farts, Otters & Strikes
A snippet from Francesca's latest Bonus Bish, all about a farting argument at an RFK Jr. fundraiser, a surfboard thieving otter with an amazing origin story…
The Bitchuation RoomDog Days of SCOTUS with Megan Gailey & Bryce Covert (Ep 189) Megan Gailey & Bryce Covert
Thanks to the Supreme Court's opinions, it's a hot trash summer. Francesca and guest comedian Megan Gailey discuss ruling on affirmative action, discrimination…
The Bitchuation RoomCage Match with Subhah Agarwal & Kim Kelly (Ep 188)
It’s been a year since the unelected bench of billionaire besties, i.e. The Supreme Court, took away abortion rights. Comedian Subhah Agarwal joined to talk…
The Bitchuation RoomPsychos & Psychedelics with Sam Seder & Maebe A Girl (Ep 187)
Hunter Biden pleads GUILTY! But his crimes aren’t nearly as intriguing as Republicans have promised as they scramble to find some pretext to impeach Joe Biden…
The Bitchuation RoomFlorida Man Arrested with Nato Green & Justin Halpern (Ep. 186)
Bathroom boxes, ballroom boxes, all of Trump's beautiful mind documents that he wanted to keep from his former job have finally caught up with him and fast…
The Bitchuation RoomSea Karen with Jack O'Brien (Ep 184)
A killer whale leads attacks on yachts, while the head of Oathkeepers gets 18 years for leading an attack on the Capitol. Jack O'Brien of The Daily Zeitgeist…
The Bitchuation RoomEps-cuses Eps-cuses with Matt Lieb (Ep 183)
The Dad is back! A babysitter has granted Matt back into The Bitchuation Room to talk Ron DeSantis announcing his presidential bid on Twitter, Marjorie Taylor…
The Bitchuation RoomTEASER *BONUS BISH* Debt Ceiling with Ryan Cooper
Francesca spoke with Ryan Cooper of The American Prospect all about the debt ceiling crisis that is coming our way. Republicans are trying to hold the debt…
The Bitchuation RoomUkrainian Solidarity with Bill Fletcher and River Butcher (EP 182)
Is the antiwar left missing the forest for the trees when it comes to Russia's war on Ukraine? Bill Fletcher, organizer and writer, argues that the left has a…
The Bitchuation RoomKing Sh*t with Jenny Yang & Rotimi Adeoye
A jury finds Trump a rap... "sexual abuser". Sure, we'll take it I guess. Comedian Jenny Yang joins to talk about E Jean Carroll's defamation and rape lawsuit…
The Bitchuation Room*TEASER BONUS BISH* The Worrying Side of Marianne Williamson's Woo
For a special Bonus episode, Francesca welcomed hosts of the Conspirituality podcast Matthew Remski and Julian Walker to talk about Marianne Williamson's…
The Bitchuation RoomTucker and Teamsters with Wosny Lambre & Alex Press (Ep 179)
Fox News fires Tucker on a dime and the fallout will be juicy. Turns out Carlson was as vile off air as he was on air as a former staffer's lawsuit alleges…
The Bitchuation RoomFentanyl and Feinstein with Jenny Zirgrino & Maia Szalavitzv (Ep178)
Will we ever ditch the war on drugs? Author Maia Szalavitz joins to talk harm reduction, the fentanyl crisis, responsible regulation, and why Francesca's…
The Bitchuation RoomSupreme Sugar Daddy with Mike Figueredo (Ep 177)
From Tennessee to superyachts carrying supreme court justices, this episode asks: why are the rich and powerful also so fragile? Mike Figueredo of The Humanist…
The Bitchuation RoomGracias Stormy! with Katie Hill & Miles Kampf-Lassin (Ep 176)
Trump is FINALLY indicted, bringing all the New York MAGA nutters to the yard. Former Rep. Katie Hill (CA-25) joins Francesca to weigh in on this historic day…
The Bitchuation RoomQAnon Qrazy with Will Sommer & Gianmarco Soresi (Ep 175)
Millions of Americans believe in the QAnon conspiracy. Some of them have committed extreme acts of violence, and most of them don't know how streaming services…
The Bitchuation Room*TEASER* Milking Porn & Matt Taibbi (Bonus Bish)
Jordan Peterson got duped by fetish porn, Biden tries to ban TikTok, and Matt Taibbi is a tool! A taste of the BONUS BISH, a solo stream every Friday 1pm…
The Bitchuation RoomMarch Madman with Anthony Atmanuik & Jake Bittle (Ep 174)
Trump says he's about to be arrested but we're all still waiting. Of course no one should hold their breath as to whether a guy who does crimes like he drinks…
The Bitchuation RoomOpting In with Rep. Summer Lee and Megan Gailey (Ep. 173)
Money in government is crushing our democracy. Rep. Summer Lee, the first Black legislator to represent Pennsylvania, stopped by to talk about being a…
The Bitchuation RoomSad Modelo with Rafael Shimunov & Maggie Maye (Ep 172)
Why do we hand everything over to Big Pharma and the Amazon Corporation when they continually f*ck us over? Comedian Maggie Maye and activist Rafael Shimunov…
The Bitchuation RoomWoman, Life, Freedom with Negar Mortavazi & Brandie Posey
What's become of the feminist uprising in Iran? Journalist and podcast host Negar Mortavazi joined Francesca to explain the roots of the movement and how the…
The Bitchuation RoomHealth Communism with Beatrice Adler-Bolton & Nato Green (Ep 170)
"Medicare for All should be the floor", according to author Beatrice Adler-Bell. We talk about why overall health must be an organizing framework for real…
The Bitchuation RoomUkraine, Trains & Automobiles with Branko Marcetic & Eliza Skinner (Ep 169)
Free Palestine, Ohio. After a train derailment the town is choking on toxic chemicals. How did corruption, greed, and crushing train workers unions lead to…
The Bitchuation RoomKiller Cop City with Akela Lacy & Micah Herskind (Ep 168)
An activist was murdered outside of Atlanta trying to protect the Weelaunee Forest from the development of a police training ground. Why aren't we hearing more…
The Bitchuation RoomBeyond Reform with Adam Johnson & Dan Evans (Ep 167)
What does the police murder of Tyre Nichols mean for police reform? It means it doesn't work. Turns out Memphis had implemented some of the most basic changes…
The Bitchuation RoomJudgement Days with Elie Mystal & Billy Wayne Davis (Ep 166)
The extremist SCOTUS has the U.S. in a Christian nationalist headlock. Justice reporter for The Nation, Elie Mystal, joins to break down the cases that are…
The Bitchuation RoomCrypto PACs with Josh Gondleman & Max Berger (Ep 165)
Royally screwed mega donor Sam Bankman Fried used his crypto fortune to support both Democrats and Republicans. But which Democrats and why is the real story…
The Bitchuation RoomVets Fighting Fascism with Chloe Hilliard & Naveed Shah (Ep164)
Many former military personnel were at the Capitol on January 6th. Now on the two-year anniversary, progressive veterans are asking leaders to listen to their…
The Bitchuation RoomCokehead Country Club with Gareth Reynolds & Max Elbaum (Ep 163)
In the last episode of the year, we're thinking BIG about real political revolution with mentor of the show Max Elbaum. We discuss grassroots electoral work…
The Bitchuation RoomNepo Man Babies w/John Iadarola & Sara Schaefer (Ep162)
Rich idiots are getting caught this week. First Elon's Twitter policy-by-polling spins out of control and then the January 6th House committee concludes that…
The Bitchuation RoomGrooming Justice with Wajahat Ali & Blake Zeff (Ep 161)
From the allegories of Andor to the baldfaced corruption of the Supreme Court, Francesca is joined by author Wajahat Ali to dig into the week. Then…
The Bitchuation RoomHunter Biden D Pics with Paris Marx & Trae Crowder (Ep 160)
If only Hunter Biden's laptop held the key to how to break up Big Tech and wrest it from the clutches of billionaires. Paris Marx, host of the podcast Tech…
The Bitchuation RoomToward Prison Abolition with Jena Friedman & Olayemi Olurin (Ep 160)
Not all progressives agree on police or prison abolition, but the conversation is breaking through to the mainstream. Movement lawyer Olayemi Olurin joins…
The Bitchuation RoomHeel Stomping Hate with Nato Green & David Dayen (Ep158)
If only we could pummel the Christian nationalist agenda with heels like the heroes of Club Q. Comedian Nato Green joins Francesca to break down yet another…
The Bitchuation RoomRed Flop with Kurt Braunohler and Nelini Stamp (Ep157)
The GOP's midterm performance is surely like their performance in bed: overpromising and underwhelming. Dark Brandon's will has been done and Democrats hold…
The Bitchuation RoomJordan Peterson Can't Get Over PRIDE Month with Matt Lieb
If there's one person who's rejoicing Musk's Twitter takeover it's self-proclaimed philosopher and pure carnivore Jordan Peterson. You know him, he's like the…
The Bitchuation RoomTales of Forced Birth Extremism with Katrina Davis (Archive Bonus Bish)
The craziest stories from the summer that SCOTUS killed Roe V. Wade. From an anti-choice extremist who broke into medical facilities to steal fetal remains, to…
The Bitchuation RoomBosses Vs Workers 2022 (Archive Bonus Bish)
Three stories on workers’ rights you might have missed. First, comedian Chloe Hilliard and Nomiki Konst unpack what it means for management at "progressive…
The Bitchuation RoomSocialism & Crack Pipes with Andy Kindler & Wajahat Ali (Archive Bonus Bish)
From the BONUS BISH archives: Right-wing boy wonder Charlie Kirk makes a case for socialism unbeknownst to Charlie Kirk. Author Wajahat Ali and comedian Andy…
The Bitchuation RoomThe Anti-Vax State Trooper & Cops in Classrooms with John Iadarola & Nato Green (Archive Bonus Bish)
Francesca and Nato Greene discuss the Liz and father Dick Cheney trying to distinguish themselves from the rest of the GOP. Like they didn’t pave the way for…
The Bitchuation RoomNukes & Hurricanes with Matt Lieb & Josh Healy (Ep 156)
In the final episode before a maternity hiatus, Francesca and baby daddy Matt Lieb discuss Russia's war on Ukraine and whether the nuclear armageddon awaits…
The Bitchuation RoomDefund the Morality Police with Zahra Noorbakhsh & Eli Day (Ep 155)
Protests in Iran are raging over the state murder of Mahsa Amini. Iranian-American comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh joins to discuss the symbol of the hijab as a…
The Bitchuation RoomDumb People Country with Roy Wood Jr. & Tom Bonier (EP 154)
Who will go polls in November, the dummies or the smarties? Comedian Roy Wood Jr. and data analyst Tom Bonier join Francesca to discuss the midterms. Plus…
The Bitchuation RoomThe Trump of South America with Nato Green & Michael Fox (Ep 153)
The upcoming election in Brazil is a good opportunity to take stock of the disaster that Jair Bolsonaro has been for the country: Amazonian destruction…
The Bitchuation RoomCancel (Debt) Culture with Aida Rodriguez & Braxton Brewington (Ep 152)
What’s next for the debt cancellation movement? Can and will Republicans roll back Biden’s decision on student loans? Braxton Brewington of The Debt Collective…
The Bitchuation RoomEarth Over Debt with Esteban Servat & Margaret Killjoy (Ep 151)
How can global south countries invest in stopping climate change when they're strapped with international debt? Debt that often requires them to keep exacting…
The Bitchuation RoomBeyond Voter Power with LaTosha Brown & James Fritz (Ep150)
While Democrats need to 'energize and ignite' their voting base, voters need to remember that democracy is not a spectator sport. We welcome LaTosha Brown, the…
The Bitchuation RoomDark Brandon's Border BS with Mateen Stewart & Erika Andiola (Ep 149)
If only the memes were true. Instead, the president isn't a vengeance-seeking diehard, he signs the Inflation Reduction Act and gives Joe Manchin the pen. And…
The Bitchuation RoomMAGA Lulz with Jessica Sele & Nick Marx (Ep 148)
The right isn't funny, but they're effective. That's Professor Nick Marx's argument in the book "That's Not FunnyHow the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them". He…
The Bitchuation RoomVenti Union Busting with Emma Vigeland & Jaz Brisack (EP 147)
Starbucks is closing stores over letting its workers unionize?! Oldest trick in the busting book. Buffalo organizer with Starbucks Workers United Jaz Brisack…
The Bitchuation RoomHot Trash Summer with Anna Valenzuela & Rafa Kidvai (EP 146)
When life gives you Christian theocracy and climate collapse, sometimes you gotta swim in your own bin. Comedian Anna Valenzuela joins to talk about Trump’s…
The Bitchuation RoomSwimming in The One Percent’s Pools with Yalini Dream & Nato Green (Ep 145)
The U.S. could really use some Sri Lankan uprising energy. We get into the island nation's "occupy moment” with Artist Yalini, a Sri Lankan artist of Tamil…
The Bitchuation RoomDeep Doo Doo with Richard Wolff & John Iadarola (Ep 144)
How is the cost of inflation falling on working Americans? And why is the Federal Reserve adding insult to injury by raising interest rates? We talk economic…
The Bitchuation RoomPlan C(oup) with Laurie Bertram Roberts & Matt Lieb (Ep 143)
As abortion clinics rush close, women are rushing to stock up on Plan C. Luckily the success rate is higher than Trump’s Plan C for remaining in office: doing…
The Bitchuation RoomLosing Roe, Winning in Colombia with Kate Willet & Daniel Pardo (Ep142)
A marathon episode on the many facets of the Supreme Court striking down Roe V Wade. From its immediate impact and calling out hypocrites, to the weak sauce…
The Bitchuation RoomU-Haul Virgins with Open Mike Eagle & Joe Eskenazi (Ep141)
A bunch of chads get busted for attempting to riot at a Pride event, and the January 6th hearings show just how in danger Mike Pence was and how much Trump…