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The Bitchuation Room
A weekly caucus of progressive comics, activists and thinkers hosted by Francesca Fiorentini
Episodes
The Bitchuation RoomBONUS: Portland Rises Up with Arun Gupta & Matt Lieb
Trump’s private police has used Portland as a testing ground for the rest of the country. Turns out, the city has long been the testing ground for white…
The Bitchuation RoomCuomo is Not Your Boyfriend with Gustavo Rivera & Naomi Ekperigin
Could single payer healthcare work in New York State first? Not with democratic governors like Cuomo, or “Crisis Daddy”, in the way. State Senator Gustavo…
The Bitchuation RoomSlaying Workplace Patriarchy with Adrienne Lawrence
Just cause Weinstein and Cosby are in jail doesn’t mean workplaces are free of “harrassholes”. Author Adrienne Lawrence joins Francesca and Nato to talk about…
The Bitchuation RoomReplacing Senators in Smelly Expensive Suits with Jackie Fielder
The movement goes electoral in California as badass indigenous Latina organizer Jackie Fielder runs for state senate. Jackie joins Francesca and Nato to talk…
The Bitchuation RoomBONUS: Cancel Cancel Cancel Culture with Matt Lieb
Some are more concerned about the PC police brutality than actual police brutality. Francesca is joined by comedian and her beau, Matt Lieb (Newsbroke, Good…
The Bitchuation RoomSeize the Oil, Save the Planet with Kate Aronoff
Your worm compost is cute, but we can't stop climate change unless we stop the fossil fuel industry. Author Kate Aronoff joins Francesca and Nato in The…
The Bitchuation RoomManufacturing Dissent with John Iadarola
How can progressives win when so many are shut out of mainstream outlets? John Iadarola of The Damage Report on TYT joins Francesca to talk coronavirus, white…
The Bitchuation RoomBlack (Voting) Bloc with Tami Sawyer
It seems like every statue is falling except Jackie Robinson and Paddington Bear. It truly is a new day. So what does the 2020 American civil rights movement…
The Bitchuation RoomThe People VS. A Bag of Dicks
Can we stop a coming economic depression with Democrats like these? After trillions of dollars and great acronyms like CARES and HEROS, Republicans have had…
The Bitchuation RoomRent Striking and Arrest Stories with Shanti Singh
The best cancel culture is rent cancel culture. This week Francesca and co-host Nato Green welcome tenants rights activist Shanti Singh to talk about why…
The Bitchuation RoomCan We Abolish the Police Yet? with Maurice Mitchell
George Floyd's murder re-ignited the movement against police brutality and for black lives. Francesca Fiorentini and comedian Nato Green welcome Maurice…
The Bitchuation RoomAre We Gon' Be Alright? with Jeff Chang
Taking stock of Anti-Asian racism amidst a resurgence of hate crimes, and why identity politics still matter with author and journalist Jeff Chang. Plus…
The Bitchuation RoomNasal Swabs and New Normals
Science! Think about it. The Bitchuation Room with Francesca Fiorentini returns as a shelter in place livestream. At her side is comedian, labor organizer and…
The Bitchuation RoomAre You Serious About Winning? LIVE with Jane McAlevey
Are you working to win power, guy listening to podcast in traffic? The Bitchuation Room LIVE! is back with the smart, no BS union organizer Jane McAlevey…
The Bitchuation RoomSPECIAL: Making Nonsense of the Mueller Report
How Robert Mueller didn't indict the President or (more of) his grifters based on this report is ridonkulous. Francesca goes over the juiciest details of the…
The Bitchuation RoomMueller Light and Tulsi Kool-Aid
Is the President a witting, unwitting, or nit-witting Russian puppet? Francesca gives her take on the not-yet-released Mueller report while trying to avoid…
The Bitchuation RoomWho's Taking The Beto?
The Beto bubble is bursting early while Biden is the spaghetti and meatballs of political imagination. To discuss the centrists jumping into the 2020 fire is…
The Bitchuation RoomProgressive Pushback Over Palestine
In American politics there's only one right way to criticize Israel. Don't. But progressive congresspeople like Ilhan Omar aren't following suit, criticizing…
The Bitchuation RoomThe Politics of Domestic Work (and the 'A-Team' of the labor movement)
There's one movement at the crossroads of the crisis of workers rights, immigration reform, racial inequality, and even feminist politics: the movement of…
The Bitchuation RoomCan We Criticize Israel Yet? (LIVE!)
Why is criticizing the Israeli occupation antisemitic but Marvelous Mrs. Maisel can say 'brisket' ten times without repercussions? Three Jews and a gentile…
The Bitchuation RoomNational Emergency At The Omelette Bar
Baited by the far right, Trump declares a national emergency with the same cadence that an eight year old explains the Lego movie. Plus former Starbucks CEO…
The Bitchuation RoomThe Art of the Green New Deal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants to save the planet AND the middle class? Not before Nancy Pelosi tinkles all over it. Francesca welcomes Crooked Media's Erin…
The Bitchuation RoomThe Masked Democratic Primary Candidate
And so the madness begins. Not with a bang but with meaningless polling data. Two more unqualified comedians Kiran Deol (Crooked Media's "Hysteria" Podcast)…
The Bitchuation RoomHome Is Where The Regime Change Is
Mike Pence speaks Spanish for one reason and one reason only: Venezuelan oil money. Plus another Scooby Doo moment in the Mueller investigation nabs yet…
The Bitchuation RoomInto the Sandersverse (LIVE!)
Teachers are organizing en masse around the country and four people are running for President whose names aren't Bernie Sanders. Comedian Joyelle Nicole…
The Bitchuation RoomBump and Gaslight with Dewayne Perkins
R Kelly and Donald Trump have a striking amount of trash in common. Francesca welcomes comedian and writer Dewayne Perkins (The Break with Michelle Wolf) and…
The Bitchuation RoomGym Membership or Medicare for All?
A new year means the same ole you but a new Congress! For the first time Democrats in the House will hold hearings on Medicare for All to build support for…
The Bitchuation RoomNow Streaming on Spaceflix
It's a libertarian's dream come true as the government grinds to a halt over a border wall. Francesca is joined by Feminist Frequency's Anita Sarkeesian and…
The Bitchuation RoomIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Socialism (LIVE!)
Why are Americans taking an interest in democratic socialism? What led to the radical left movements of the 60s and 70s in the United States and which vintage…
The Bitchuation RoomBaby It's Cold On The Border
It's that time of year when we gather as family and look at the US-Mexico border and think "How the fuck has it come to this?!" The death of a 7-year-old…
The Bitchuation RoomDemocracy Slips Like a Bathrobe
As the freak show of white collar crime continues in the White House, Francesca is joined by The Young Turk's John Iadarola and comedian Jena Friedman to talk…
The Bitchuation RoomThank U, Next President with Nando Villa
Trump's 'very cool and very legal' business dealings with a foreign power that tampered in US elections are everything but. To discuss what recent Russia…
The Bitchuation RoomDing Dong the CA GOP is dead (LIVE!)
Even plastic bags get more love than Republicans in California, after a blue tsunami flipped 6 of 7 contested seats for the Democrats. To eulogize the Grand…
The Bitchuation Room'Lean In' to Propaganda
Facebook betrays us again but we still can't quit. Like an abusive partner you keep going back to for those dank memes. Meanwhile the Israeli military somehow…
The Bitchuation RoomThat's One Pissed Off POTUS
Democracy ain't dead. Days after Democrats take back the house with historic turnout and a record number of women winning congressional seats, Francesca makes…
The Bitchuation RoomDoor Knocking VS Cage Rattling
Hours away from a potential blue wave of democratic midterm victories nationwide, Grandpa Donald keeps ratcheting up the fear. To discuss pre-electoral madness…
The Bitchuation RoomMidterms, Media and Megyn Kelly's $60M orgasm
Mass shooters, bomb threats and the right's spin have got Francesca and frands wondering: who am truth? A powerhouse episode featuring Gasland director and…
The Bitchuation RoomThe Prince, The Cherokee and The Racist Leprechaun
Journalist Shane Bauer and Comedian Natasha Muse join Francesca to discuss how beards are now more Nazi than hipster, thoughts on Elizabeth Warren's big DNA…
The Bitchuation Room"It All Falls Down"
Three comedians hash out the UN climate report, whether Kanye has always been a bit of a "black skinhead", why the future governor of California should stick…
The Bitchuation RoomFake Saviors and Real Douchebags
In the first throwdown of the Bitchuation Room, Francesca and friends Carlos Martinez and Matt Lieb discuss Justice Brett and the male fear of "losing…
The Bitchuation RoomDropping Soon! The Bitchuation Room
The West Wing has one, Wolf Blitzer has one, and you know what? #TimesUp on them. Enter "The Bitchuation Room", located in the Left Wing of your comedy…