Hysteria

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco start off with an AEAAA (Ask Erin & Alyssa Anything), answering listener questions about everything from environmental policy and running for office to harmonizing during carpool karaoke with the Indigo Girls. Then, Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is BACK as a special panelist with Megan Gailey to discuss the green flags in others that indicate that they might be a good person — and the difference between those flags online vs. IRL. Finally, a little Sanity (embrace your messiness), a little Petty (the College Board is a scam!).

Show Notes

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Particles for Justice
Bernie Sanders Walked Into A Woman’s TikTok And Reacted Exactly How You Would Expect (Buzzfeed News)
Rebecca Solnit: The Case of the Missing Perpetrator (Lit Hub)

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco cover some lighter news — Don Lemon being an idiot, Jimmy Carter being a legend, governors supporting abortion, Wisconsin election wins — before Julissa Arce and Kara Klenk join to discuss how to deal with the world being terrible. Then, the crew dives into their moments of Sanity (featuring good television on Peacock) and Petty (trying to get answers about your own health can be so annoying sometimes).

Show Notes

Alyssa's tips for what to do when the world is in crisis:
-Do something to help.
-Give them back control of their life (donate clothes or gift cards so they can buy something for themself).
-Post about what they need.
-Give them food! Real, warm nutritious food.
-Give relief workers some relief.

Happy Homes Animal Rescue

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco cover the lows (the train derailment in Ohio, losing abortion pill access) and highs (Gov. Gretchen Whitmer fighting for stronger gun laws in Michigan, Dianne Feinstein’s not running for re-election) of news before interviewing LA-based doula and co-founder of Frontline Doulas Khefri Riley about the beautiful world of birth work. Then, Tien Tran and Kiran Deol join to talk about decision fatigue, and we can’t decide who had better takes! Finally, a little Sani-Petty.

Show Notes

Khefri's website
Frontline Doulas

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss some normal news (Biden’s State of the Union speech, the ratification of the ERA) and some gross, weird news (pro-life old man corporations, using brain dead women as…surrogates?). Then, Dr. Heather Irobunda and Megan Gailey join for one of the least horny conversations about the state of horniness vs. the state of beauty. Finally, a little Sani, a little Petty.

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Show Notes

Companies pledged support for abortion access. Then they gave to the Alabama AG looking to prosecute people who take abortion pills. (Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington)

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco dip their toes into a lot of news topics: South Korea’s birth strike, NYPD’s inability to offer justice to victims of sexual assault, Plan B vending machines, and bad cleaning products. Then, freshly Oscar-nominated (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) hair expert Camille Friend joins to talk about her design process, working in the entertainment industry, and sharing her skills as an educator in her craft. Next, Julissa Arce and Dana Schwartz come on to discuss a New Yorker book review titled “What’s the Matter with Men?” a question we ask daily and for which we continue to find new answers. Finally, some Sani-Petty.

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Show Notes

Eight Women Say the Same Man Raped or Assaulted Them. Now They’re Out for Justice (Rolling Stone)
Camille Friend | Hair Guru (Instagram)
What’s the Matter with Men? (The New Yorker)
Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz (Bookshop)
You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation by Julissa Arce (Bookshop)

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco commemorate what would have been 50 years of Roe v. Wade by discussing what abortion rights look like in the first year of its absence. Rep. Grace Meng then comes on to talk about the massacre in Monterey Park and its impact on Lunar New Year celebrations nationwide. Next, Grace Parra-Janney and Amanda Nguyen join Erin and Alyssa in wondering: are we annoying, and is that a bad thing? Finally, a little Sani-Petty.

Show Notes

Monterey Park Lunar New Year Victims Fund

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco start with all things news, from gas stoves and TikTok to Andrew Tate’s disgusting incel MLM (TW: rape) and the Idaho Murders (TW: murder). Then, Michaela Watkins and Kara Klenk join to answer the question: when should we give brutally honest advice to friends, and when should we hold our tongues and just be supportive? Finally, a little Sani-Petty — great if you’ve got a sweet tooth!

Show Notes

National Sexual Assault Hotline: Confidential 24/7 Support

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We say love is love is love is love. And that’s true! But it’s also รัก if you’re Thai. Yêu và quý if you’re Vietnamese. And a lot of hard work no matter where you’re from. In this episode of Radiolingo, the sweet sticky mess that is romance. Listen to and follow RADIOLINGO for free, wherever you get your podcasts

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco dive into news, highlighting the nurses strike in NYC and two of their favorite Katies (Porter and Hobbs). Next, Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins to discuss the saga of electing Kevin McCarthy, what Democrats need to do to prepare for 2024, and her current book recommendations. Then, Kiran Deol and Megan Gailey come on to talk about Prince Harry’s memoir, family estrangement, and loudly airing your family’s dirty laundry. Finally, a little Sani-Petty, covering everything from Gwen Stefani (who claims to be Japanese?) to the Buffalo Bills.

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Show Notes

The NYC nurses strike reveals a fundamental flaw in US health care
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay by Julian Aguon
Reckoning by V (formerly Eve Ensler)
Gwen Stefani: "I Said, 'My God, I'm Japanese'"

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco ring in 2023 with GOP chaos (Kevin McCarthy taking L’s in the House speaker vote, Matt Gaetz being funny for the first time in his life), great new California legislation coming into play (including more abortion protections and no new fur coats), and Idaho murder updates. Then, Tien Tran and Dana Schwartz join to discuss, according to Vulture, 2022’s favorite buzzword: nepo baby. Finally, in Sani-Petty, period talk, wholesome TV, and Movies. 

Show Notes

Bash asks Pelosi if McCarthy has what it takes to be House Speaker. See her response
How a Nepo Baby Is Born

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