Hellbent

Hellbent

By Devon Handy and Varsha VenkatNews
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Hellbent episodes

  • S1 Ep49: Literal Fucking Receipts

    Devon and Sarah discuss the DOJ's obsession with leakers and reporters, Mueller cranking up the heat on the Trump/Russia scandal, top officials testifying agains Trump, and caftans. They give the Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery to a real piece of work. (Spoiler alert: He works at Fox News.)

    #feminist #feminism #trump #russia #scandal #leakers #DOJ

    1 hr 15 min
  • S1 Ep48: Faux Fucking Populists f/ Carlos Maza

    Devon & Sarah discuss the DOJ's decision to take on affirmative action programs at colleges and universities and the new RAISE Act, aimed at cutting legal immigration into the U.S. in half. They also sit down with Carlos Maza to chat about media coverage in the age of Trump and why comedians maybe the best political commentators we have right now.

    They also award the Maxine Waters Award in Badassery.

    1 hr 32 min
  • S1 Ep47: Holy Healthcare, Batman!

    Devon and Sarah discuss the Democratic party's betrayal of their female base, who the real heroes in this healthcare battle are, and Trump's violent rhetoric at a police rally. They also give the Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery to a man who feeds into violence against transwomen.

    1 hr 18 min
  • S1 Ep46: Maverick My Ass f/ Stacey Abrams

    Devon and Sarah sit down with gubernatorial candidate & Georgia House Rep. and Stacey Abrams about the future of the Democratic party, romance novels, and Star Trek. (You do NOT want to miss this interview).

    They also discuss healthcare (duh), Trump's attempt to ban transgender service members from the military, Trump's ridiculous speech in front of the Boy Scouts of America, and why McCain is certainly not a maverick. (Though we here at Hellbent HQ do wish him well and hope his treatments are successful.)

    They award the Maxine Waters Award in Badassery.

    1 hr 38 min
  • S1 Ep45: Backwards, and in Motherfucking Heels

    Devon and Sarah reunite in spirit after a long week apart. While still a long-distance episode, they discuss healthcare, Russia and how ridiculous our newscycle has become. Devon geeks out on San Diego Comic Con 2017. They award the Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery to someone who is TOTALLY NOT A RACIST ASSHOLE*!!!

    *Spoiler alert: he is totally a racist asshole.

    1 hr 20 min
  • S1 Ep44: Everybody Fucking Hates Ted Cruz

    Devon and Sarah discuss the continuing healthcare saga, how much everybody hates Ted Cruz, a couple of small but interconnected Russia stories, and what we should focus on in these overwhelming times. They also award the Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery to a disgusting excuse of a human.

    1 hr 19 min
  • S1 Ep43: Jesus Fucking Christ, Donald Trump, Jr. f/ Tracy Chou

    Devon and Sarah reunite in Los Angeles and discuss the latest scoop in the Trump-Russia scandal (it came from Trump's own son) and the fucking train wreck that is the Senate healthcare bill. They also talk to engineer and activist Tracy Chou about tech, discrimination, and politics.

    They award the Maxine Waters Award in Badassery.

    1 hr 31 min
  • S1 Ep42: It's PEAK Fuck This Shit O'Clock

    Devon & Sarah emerge from hibernation/their first break since they started on this bananas train to discuss the G-20 Summit, Donald Trump, Jr. and a quick (and partial) list of the Trumpland bullshit they missed last week. They "award" the Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery.

    We've missed you, Hellions!

    1 hr 9 min
  • S1 Ep41: We'll See You in Court, Motherfucker f/ Saira Hussain

    Devon and Sarah discuss domestic emoluments clause violations, the new travel ban policies and go into so Russia updates. They talk to Saira Hussain, an Attorney with the Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, about immigration and criminalization during the Trump era.

    They also award the Maxine Waters Award in Badassery.

    1 hr 29 min
  • S1 Ep40: The Death Party

    Devon and Sarah discuss the newly reinstated travel ban, healthcare & how to explain to Republicans why you should care about other people, Obama's reaction to Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election, and self-care.

    They "award" the Donald Trump Dishonor in Dickwaddery. It's a 3-way tie this week, because it's that kind of Monday.

    1 hr 21 min

About Hellbent

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Hellbent Podcast is a twice weekly political news and commentary podcast by Devon Handy and Varsha Venkat. They aim to bring a heavy intersectional feminist lens to the male-dominated political…