Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by Megan Gailey and Kara Klenk celebrate Thanksgiving by bringing you another installment of Solicited Advice! Plus Sani-Petty!

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Show Notes

Hook On Chair, Clip on High Chair, Fold-Flat Storage Portable Baby Feeding Seat

INSTANT POT BUFFALO CHICKEN

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow to take a victory lap on Michigan’s big election night! From enshrining abortion rights to flipping the state house and state senate. Then in News: Erin and Alyssa talk about Trump's Presidential announcement, the University of California academic worker strike, the Taylor Swift/ Ticketmaster clusterfuck, and toast Christina Applegate. Plus! Dana Schwartz and Kiran Deol join to talk about the decline of women’s magazines and their conservative counterparts. Finally, we, of course, talk about Tiffany Trump’s wedding in I Feel Petty.

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Sen. Mallory McMorrow

American society is still organized around a presumption that every family unit has a full-time caregiver in the home. Jessica Grose, mom of 2 and opinion writer for The New York Times, joins host Anne Helen Petersen to answer questions about the struggle, sadness, and burnout that comes from trying to still get by in that space, even when it isn't reality for millions of families.

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk midterm election results we know so far with Grace Parra Janney and Crooked’s Vice President of Politics Shaniqua McClendon. Then, a break from all that! With a completely non-political Sani-Petty.

Show Notes

CNN panelist predicts 'bad night,' says Democrats didn't 'listen' to voters throughout the election

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk SCOTUS’s affirmative action arguments — some poignant, some petty — and the attack on Paul Pelosi before reminding everyone that the midterms are this! Tuesday! Next, Amanda Nguyen and Megan Gailey come on to look back on the way we behaved during the height of COVID and whether or not there’s forgiveness there. To end, a little Sani-Pedi.

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson confronted the lawyer arguing for outlawing affirmative action with how his proposed college admissions system would privilege a white legacy applicant over a Black descendent of slaves.

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss the latest bad news: anti-semitism’s surge, Britney Griner’s rejected appeal, and schoolchildren’s low post-pandemic scores on a national exam. Then, Lorena Austin joins to talk about her crucial campaign for Arizona State House. Next, Dana Schwartz and Kara Klenk join to talk about looking smart, gifted child syndrome, and rainbow-organized bookshelves. Finally, a healthy dose of joy and annoyance with Sani-Pedi.

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Lorena Austin

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco come to you live from LA, reuniting for the first time since pre-pandemic! They kick off the show interviewing LA’s (hopefully) future mayor Congresswoman Karen Bass about all things midterms. Then, Megan Gailey, Julissa Arce, and Kiran Deol join to talk about the doomed fate of wife guys. Finally, the crew finishes the show reading and arguing about hot takes from the audience. 

Show Notes
Karen Bass
Roger Stone calls Ivanka Trump an 'abortionist bitch' after not getting January 6 pardon

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco welcome Hysteria’s FIRST MALE interview guest: Beto O’Rourke! Never not breaking barriers over here. After talking to him about his Texas governor race, Erin and Alyssa continue their October Witch of the Week series with the indigenous Deer Woman. Next, Tien Tran and Megan Gailey join to talk about rich-poor friendships and end the show with a Halloween-adjacent Sani-Petty. 

Show Notes

Beto for Texas
The Deer Woman
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
90 Day Fiancé Tell All Live w/ Mike O'Brien, Tien Tran, Ashley Ray + More!

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco dive into staunchly pro-life Herschel Walker’s abortion underwriting and Florida’s invasion into the privacy of student athletes before sitting down with Michigan State Supreme Court candidate Kyra Harris Bolden. Next, Amanda Nguyen and Nona Willis Aronowitz come on to chat about sex, consent, and how the "sexual revolution" has let some women down. Then, we end on a Sani-Petty.

Show Notes

Kyra Harris Bolden for Michigan Supreme Court
Baba Yaga
Rise (Amanda Nguyen's organization)
Bad Sex: Truth, Pleasure, and an Unfinished Revolution by Nona Willis Aronowitz

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco shoutout Lizzo’s crystal flute skills before getting into the news: the aftermath of Mahsa Amini’s death, the election of Italy’s brand new lady fascist and state-level lies and secrets that will make you shake your damn head. Then, Michaela Watkins and Julissa Arce join to talk about the intersection of misogyny and disinformation, inspired by Don’t Worry Darling and the pervasion of Russian bots online. Finally, a balanced ending: Sani-Petty.

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Show Notes

Lizzo plays James Madison's flute at Library of Congress (Correction: Erin said John Adams instead of James Madison)

Fighting fascists with Bernie Sanders (Pod Save the World episode mentioning protests in Iran)

Oriaku Njoku: National Network of Abortion Funds, Access Reproductive Care-­Southeast, 2022 TIME100 NEXT Profile

Chloe Maxmin: Rural Runners film, Dirt Road Revival book,  Dirt Road Organizing

Olivia Wilde Controversies TikTok

SUAY SEW SHOP