Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco invite Sen. Tina Smith to talk about all things progressive politics in Minnesota. Then, we get the gang back together: Kiran Deol, Kara Klenk, and Dana Schwartz celebrate Thanksgiving — the busiest travel week of the year — by sharing their worst travel stories.

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Show Notes
Sen. Tina Smith
In honor of Thanksgiving, here's one of the Senator's favorite holiday recipes: her grandmother's lemon pie!

1 1/4 cup sugar
3 rounded Tbs. flour
grated rind & juice of one lemon (or 1/3 cup)
2 egg yolks
1 whole egg
1 1/4 cup water
As much butter as you can afford

Mix sugar and flour well in heavy pan. Grate in lemon rind. Pour in lemon juice. Beat yolks and egg well and add.Put water in egg bowl, then add. Stir consistently over medium heat. When thickened, set aside and let cool. Pour into baked pie crust.

These Are the Busiest Travel Days of the Year, According to TSA
Alan Ruck car crash (TMZ)
DEN Files

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco dive into the GOP’s delusional abortion takes in news. Then, you’re in for a treat: Erin interviews Chrissy Teigen and SisterSong’s Monica Simpson about reproductive rights and how they manifest in politics, in healthcare, and at home. The interview followed a roundtable all about abortion, which took place at Chrissy’s house in Los Angeles and featured leaders in the movement: Dr. Jamila Perritt, Kwajelyn Jackson, and Nancy Cárdenas Peña. Finally, some Sani-Petty (the Jeff Bezos photoshoot in Vogue is…really something!).

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Show Notes
SisterSong and Monica Simpson
Chrissy Teigen
Dr. Jamila Perritt
Kwajelyn Jackson
Nancy Cárdenas Peña
Jezebel Is Dead. Long Live Jezebel (Rolling Stone)

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco invite What A Day’s Juanita Tolliver to talk about the November 2023 election results, Gov. Youngkin’s malevolent villain teeth, voter suppression in Mississippi, and the latest, fear-inducing presidential polls. Then, Allison Yarrow joins to discuss her new book, Birth Control: The Insidious Power of Men Over Motherhood. Finally, Sani-Petty (what hot goss is coming out of the Barbra Streisand memoir?).

Show Notes
Mike Johnson: Everything You Didn't Know About His Sh*tty Past (Hysteria YouTube)
Birth Control: The Insidious Power of Men Over Motherhood by Allison Yarrow (Bookshop.org)
Mississippi NAACP questions timing of Capitol police checkpoint near JSU (WAPT)
Learn more about what you can do to fight for abortion rights in 2024 by going to votesaveamerica.com/fuckbans.

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco gird their loins and take you on a Tour De Election and break down the important candidates and ballot initiatives in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky and Mississippi. Then, Jennifer Carroll Foy joins to talk about her run for Virginia State Senator and the high stakes legislature election. Plus, Erin investigates the bad veneers plaguing the conservative party in Sani Petty.

Show Notes
Jennifer Carroll Foy

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco remember all the House members who’ve fought and lost for the Speakership, revel in Trump’s attorneys flipping on him and do another abortion roundup. Then they’re joined by writer Amy Sohn to talk about zombie laws and the Comstock Act. Plus! Astrologer and activist Chani Nicholas stops by to talk about Scorpio season and how we can better understand our political state through the stars. Finally, senior producer Caroline Reston storms in to break down the USWNT drama.

Show Notes
Amy Sohn
The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age by Amy Sohn (Bookshop)
Chani Nicholas
Today In Ohio

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Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco invite Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to cover the House Speakership mess and the Equal Rights Amendment in news. Then, Aparna Nancherla joins to talk about moving through the world as an introverted comedian. Finally, Sani Petty: stop growing alfalfa in Arizona, and witches, get it together!

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Show Notes
Aparna Nancherla (Instagram)
The Introvert's Survival Guide by Aparna Nancherla (Audible)
New Yorkers for Equal Rights
Revenge of the squishes (Politico)
6 Stories Show the Human Toll of Poland’s Strict Abortion Laws (Time)
Where Democracy Falters, So Do Reproductive Rights (Foreign Policy)
Pregnant Ukrainian Refugees Struggle to Get Abortion Care (The Cut)
Polish far-right party jostles for third-place powerbroker role (Financial Times)

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco dive into the latest news: Sen. Tommy Tuberville doesn’t want the military to have abortion access; the House will soon vote on its new Speaker; RFK Jr. is running as an independent; and Ohio needs your votes. Then, Rosie Grant (@ghostlyarchive) joins to talk about baking recipes printed on gravestones — and eating them in cemeteries! Finally, Sani-Petty (pharmacies are swamped, and a couple lesbians are acting…racist). 

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Show Notes
Doctors Without Borders
Palestine Children's Relief Fund
AFNATAL
Women Wage Peace
Women of the Sun
About Vivian Silver: NBC, Global News, CBC, The Globe and Mail

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco cover the news with Crooked’s VP of Politics, Shaniqua McClendon, diving into the Kevin McCarthy shutdown and ousting ordeal, Banned Books Week, and the Supreme Court returning to session. Then, California’s First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom came on to discuss the work she does for gender equality and children. Finally, Sani-Petty (shoutout, Laphonza Butler! Katy Perry, what are you doing?). 

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Show Notes
Jennifer Siebel Newsom: Instagram / Twitter
The Representation Project
California Partners Project
Katy Perry’s Mansion Battle Against 84-Year-Old Inspires ‘Katy PERRY Act’ to Protect Elders (Jezebel)

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco answer the following questions in this week’s news: Why is business reporting so corporate-centric? Are Alabama’s Congressional district maps still racist? Why do women pay billions more for healthcare compared to men? Then, Tram Nguyen of New Virginia Majority joins to discuss Virginia’s November election and its high stakes for abortion, 2024, and more. Next, Alyssa gets into a back-to-school mood with Crooked’s own Kendra James, author of Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School. Finally, Sani-Petty — an Erin and Alyssa takeover.

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Show Notes
New Virginia Majority 
Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School by Kendra James
JPMorgan to pay $75 million over claims it enabled Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking [NPR 9/26/23]

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco dive into the Russell Brand bullshit, the GOP’s obsession with Vice President Harris, and more in news. Minnesota state Senator Lindsey Port then joins to talk about the status of progressivism in her state, from getting people’s records expunged for silly cannabis crimes to starting her state’s Reproductive Freedom Caucus. Next, Anna Drezen (creator of Praise Petey, now on Freeform and Hulu) and Tien Tran talk about the art of the girlboss, loving your job and also feeling like you’re dying, and the desire for communes. Finally, Sani-Petty (Jann Wenner and random dog poop suck).

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Show Notes
Sen. Lindsey Port
Praise Petey by Anna Drezen
OKAY, WOW! with Tien Tran
SmartLess - "Matthew McConaughey"
Jann Wenner Defends His Legacy, and His Generation’s (NYT)
Passenger Planes Nearly Collide Far More Than You Know (The Daily)