Hysteria
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Hysteria episodes

  • Over the Rainbow w. Rep. Gwen Moore

    This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by Rep. Gwen Moore of Wisconsin to discuss the Senate’s recent establishment of Juneteenth as a National holiday, the best ways to celebrate, and what the fuck is up with Ron Johnson. In news: Erin and Alyssa discuss the Republicans' raging culture war against teaching critical race theory in schools, the Biden and Putin Summit and our impending climate disasters. Next: Tien Tran and Shaniqua McClendon stop by to discuss cause marketing and why pride is feeling more pink washed than year’s past. Finally, why Batman is actually the worst boyfriend...in Sanity Corner.


    Show Notes:


    Sanity Corner:


    Erin: Batman not giving Catwoman oral sex

    Shaniqua: All About Love: New Visions by Bell Hooks

    Tien: A lot of soccer tournaments 

    Alyssa: Biden’s foreign trip



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    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.


    1 hr 16 min
  • Capitalism: For Her! w. TX State Rep. Nicole Collier

    This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by Texas State Representative Nicole Collier to discuss what’s going on in Texas, from new voting restrictions to a bill banning most abortions to how to hold out hope in a red state. In news, Erin and Alyssa break down all the legislation that could be passed if Joe Manchin wasn’t so horny for our old institutions. Then Megan Gailey and Kiran Deol stop by to talk about the rise and fall of the girlboss. And: who are the two weird old dudes you must follow on instagram? Find out in Sanity Corner!

    Show Notes:

    Learn more about State Representative Nicole Collier:

    http://www.votenicolecollier.com/


    Sanity Corner:

    Erin: Robert Reich’s tiktok

    Alyssa: Weed

    Kiran: Anthony Hopkins’ instagram

    Megan: Simone Biles + Brian Moylan “The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Real Housewives”



    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/hysteria. 

    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.


    1 hr 15 min
  • Break Point

    This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss how to mentally prepare for a very frustrating month in the US Senate, and the GOP’s not-so-subtle attempt to rewrite history. Then Grace Parra and Tien Tran join to discuss Naomi Osaka’s decision to step back from the French Open and tennis and the importance of putting your mental health first. Finally, which Mare of Easttown resident deserves their own spinoff, find out in Fight Club.

    Show Notes:

    NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

    https://www.nami.org/Home


    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/hysteria. 

    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.


    1 hr 15 min
  • Extra Dressing w. Molly Hayward

    Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk to Cora’s founder and Chief Branding Officer Molly Hayward about how to unfuck the feminine care industry, period poverty and why having your period is actually pretty metal. Plus, Erin and Alyssa discuss the dumb sword fight in the Senate over the Jan 6th commission and infrastructure, and the disturbing lack of education among Republicans. Then Megan Gailey and Julissa Arce stop by to talk about the Florida High School photoshopping girl's bodies in yearbooks and the discriminatory history of dress codes. Finally, what the hell are those accents in Mare of East Town in Sanity Corner!


    Show Notes:


    Learn more about Cora:

    https://cora.life/


    Sanity Corner:

    Alyssa: Mare of East Town on HBO Max

    Julissa: Watermelon margaritas with tajín 

    Erin: The Turning: The Sisters Who Left podcast

    Megan: Sports baby! NBA playoffs & WNBA, NHL playoffs, Indy 500



    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/hysteria. 

    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.

    1 hr 24 min
  • The End of the End w. Ilyse Hogue

    This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk to Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro Choice America about the Supreme Court’s decision to hear an abortion case that threatens the future of Roe. Plus, Erin and Alyssa discuss the state of the House Republican caucus, Susan Collins’ concerning fundraising methods, and Letitia James’ criminal investigation into the Trump Organization. Then Grace Parra and Michaela Watkins join for a nostalgia filled conversation about high school prom, rites of passage in our youth, and the decisions we made in high school that still affect us today. Finally, Grace pitches a new technology to solve our mystery rashes in I Feel Petty.


    Show Notes:

    NARAL Pro Choice America

    https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/


    Follow Ilyse Hogue on twitter:

    https://twitter.com/ilyseh


    Read Ilyse Hogue’s book:

    The Lie that Binds

    https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781947492509



    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/hysteria. 

    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.


    1 hr 28 min
  • Queens of Drama w. Senator Hirono

    This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk to Senator Mazie Hirono about her recent legislative victories, child care as infrastructure, and her new memoir Heart of Fire. Plus, Erin and Alyssa get into the Liz Cheney of it all, and the NRA is handed another blow. Then, Kiran Deol and Priyanka Aribindi join to break down their relationship to drama in relationships, politics and culture. Finally, Sanity Corner!


    Show Notes:


    Heart of Fire: An Immigrant Daughter’s Story by Mazie Hirono

    https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781984881601?aff=msmagazine


    Sanity Corner:


    Alyssa: Christmas music on SiriusXM

    Erin: Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead & Flight by Olga Tokaarcruk

    Priyanka: A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson

    Kiran: Petty about questions





    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/hysteria. 

    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.


    1 hr 37 min
  • My Curvy Life w. Senator Gillibrand & Lindy West

    This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco celebrate Trump’s ban from Facebook, discuss Liz Cheney and what we’re calling anarchy in the GOP, share their reactions to that scary New York Times story saying we’ll never reach herd immunity, and honor the teachers in their lives. Plus, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins to discuss sexual assault in the military and why opposition to her bill to improve the system is melting away. Then, writers and comedians Lindy West and Kara Klenk stop by to talk about Mother’s Day, what it means to be a mom, and what it means to choose not to. Finally Erin makes the case against McMansions and other petty thoughts in I Feel Petty. 


    Show Notes:

    The Military Justice Improvement And Increasing Prevention Act

    https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/senators-gillibrand-grassley-ernst-blumenthal-cruz-shaheen-kelly-and-military-sexual-assault-advocates-introduce-new-bipartisan-military-justice-improvement-and-increasing-prevention-act


    Shrill by Lindy West 

    https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316348461 


    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/hysteria. 

    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.


    1 hr 23 min
  • Toxic Freedom w. Sophie Ackoff

    This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss the upcoming Biden Joint Session address not to be confused with the State of the Union Address, breakdown the administration’s American Family Plan, get into the ratfuck NY Post story about Kamala Harris and casually wish Rudy Giuliani ill. Plus, Sophie Ackoff co-executive director of the National Young Farmers Coalition stops by to discuss the importance of the farming industry and how we can foster a new generation of young diverse farmers. Then, Tien Tran and Julissa Arce join to talk about the new CDC mask guidelines and the impending anxiety around returning to the office. Finally Erin debunks the conservative non-fiction industrial book complex and other petty thoughts in I Feel Petty.

    Show Notes:

    National Young Farmers Coalition

    https://www.youngfarmers.org/



    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/hysteria. 

    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.


    1 hr 17 min
  • "We Really Care, Do U?" w. Shannon Watts

    This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco discuss the three guilty verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the Green New Deal and DC statehood. Plus Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, joins to discuss the uptick in gun violence headlines, the inner corruptions of the NRA and how to stay engaged with gun reform activism. Then, Megan Gailey and Tien Tran join to talk about the care economy as an essential part of American infrastructure, and what happens to a whole ass economy when care is no longer available. Finally we all relax with some casual nobility on nobility crime...and other recommendations in a much needed Sanity Corner.



    Show Notes:

    Moms Demand Action:


    Get involved:

    Text checks to 64433 -->connect to your senator

    Text ready to 6433 -->get involved with Moms Demand Action


    More info:

    https://momsdemandaction.org/


    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/hysteria. 

    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.


    1 hr 18 min
  • Prime Day w. Michelle Buteau & Kim Kelly

    This week Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco talk about the Johnson & Johnson vaccine halt, the increased health risks that anyone with uteruses face, the GOP’s missing empathy bone, and the brave men, women and children testifying in the Derek Chauvin trial. Plus, we follow up with labor journalist Kim Kelly about the Alabama Amazon union vote in a new segment called “Wait, What Happened?”. Then Rheeqrheeq Chainey and very special guest Michelle Buteau join to discuss what it means to be in the prime of your life, saying yes to yourself and no to self-nullifying choices you made to impress people you don’t even like. Then finally, dishwasher woes and other petty thoughts in I Feel Petty.


    Show Notes:

    The Duante Wright Memorial Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/dauntewright

    Bail Fund: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

    @colorofchange’s petition to end violent policing against Black people: https://act.colorofchange.org/signup/state-emergency-black-people-are-dying


    For a closed-captioned version of this episode, please visit crooked.com/hysteria. 

    For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.


    1 hr 20 min

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Political commentator and comedy writer Erin Ryan and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by a bicoastal squad of funny, opinionated…

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