This week, the Drs discuss [ridiculous] reactions to the NFL’s announcement that Bad Bunny will be performing at its 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show and recap a few cases recently argued in front of SCOTUS. The cases at issue could have profound effects for LGBTQIA minors and the voting rights of racial minority groups in the U.S. 

Word of the Week [02:25] Anocracy: The inbetween space governments occupy as they transition from democracy to authoritarianism or autocracy. Sometimes called semi-democracy, it is generally not a good sign we are describing the U.S.A. this way.

Phase 1 [06:37] Bad Bunny: The NFL announced that Bad Bunny would be the Superbowl Halftime Show performed next year. Despite Bad Bunny’s global fame and his U.S. citizenship, many influencers and pundits on the right took umbrage to the NFL’s choice. Apparently, a significant number of these commentators did not know that Puerto Rico is part of the U.S.

Phase 2 [24:00] LGBTQIA rights are for Suckers: The Supreme Court of the United States recently heard arguments in two cases that will cause profound harm to marginalized communities in the U.S. if they go the way the hosts fear. The Court seems poised to invalidate state laws banning conversion therapy for minors and to enact the death blow to the Voting Rights Act as it turns 60 years old this year.

Mentioned in the show:

Bad Bunny Super Bowl Controversy: MAGA, Turning Point USA Backlash – Rolling Stone

Bad Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ is a form of activism to save Puerto Rican culture – The Athens Post

How Bad Bunny Used His Popularity to Stand Up for Social Issues  - Glimpse from the Globe

I spent eight years in conversion therapy mistaking shame for faith - Time Magazine

SCOTUS Appears Poised to Strike Down Conversion Therapy Bans. Here's What We Know From Opening Arguments - Them

RECAP: Supreme Court to Rule on Protections Against Discredited and Unsafe Conversion “Therapy” Practices on LGBTQ Youth - GLAAD

Supreme Court seems highly doubtful of limits on conversion therapy for minors – NPR

Louisiana vs Callais FAQ - NAACP Legal Defense Fund

‘The stakes are quite large’: US supreme court case could gut Voting Rights Act - The Guardian US

Louisiana v Callais - Brennan Center for Justice