Mixed Feelings

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Mixed Feelings episodes

January 19, 2017 10: Sad Burrito With No Guac
This week we talk about the inauguration, Affordable Care Act, and Chelsea Manning, all while mourning the end of Obama's America.
Links and Show Notes: The 58th Presidential Inauguration Women's March on Washington These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia - BuzzFeed News Donald Trump’s News Conference: Full Transcript and Video - The New York Times Fact-checking President-elect Trump’s news conference - The Washington Post Who is performing at Donald Trump’s inauguration? - Vox In Farewell, Obama Sets Red Lines That Would Pull Him Back Into Fray - The New York Times House takes first step towards repealing Obamacare - CNN How the Republican plans to replace Obamacare could affect you - The Washington Post U.S. Health Care from a Global Perspective - The Commonwealth Fund Pre-Existing Conditions - HHS.gov Joe Biden awarded presidential Medal of Freedom - CNN Obama Surprising Biden With The Medal Of Freedom Has Been Turned Into An Extremely Pure Meme Chelsea Manning to Be Released Early as Obama Commutes Sentence - The New York Times Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2016 - Prison Policy Initiative Yes, U.S. locks people up at a higher rate than any other country - The Washington Post Chelsea Manning’s sentence commuted after years of transphobic treatment in prison - Slate The benefits of having a babyface - BBC
42 min
January 06, 2017 9: John Jay is Bae
We discuss a new organ, Megyn Kelly, the Office of Congressional Ethics, and the Kardashians.
Links and Show Notes: Scientists Discover a New Organ in the Human Body - Time New human organ discovered by Irish surgeon - USA Today Trump tweets about intelligence and WikiLeaks' Julian Assange - CBS News Megyn Kelly’s Jump to NBC From Fox News Will Test Her, and the Networks - The New York Times Megyn Kelly’s Replacement Will Reveal Fox News’s Approach - WSJ Fox taps Tucker Carlson to replace Megyn Kelly - USA Today
(Update since this episode was recorded)
Brianna Wu Planning to Challenge Rep. Lynch in 2018 - NBC Boston Inside the House GOP ethics debacle - Politico In Republicans’ Ethics Office Gambit, a Spectacle of Tweets and Retreats - The New York Times Kim Kardashian Instagram Picture Why Is Kylie Jenner No Longer Posting On Her App? Here's What We Know - Bustle
55 min
December 30, 2016 8: Too Much Glitter
In our last episode of the year, we update our conversation on the presidential election and fake news before looking ahead to 2017.
Links and Show Notes: Full transcript: David Axelrod interview with President Barack Obama Hillary Clinton: Half of Trump Supporters Belong in 'Basket of Deplorables' - NBC News Gilmore Girls Hillary Clinton Parallel - Refinery29 Wielding Claims of ‘Fake News,’ Conservatives Take Aim at Mainstream Media - The New York Times Mainstream Media IS Fake News! - The Rush Limbaugh Show Here's How Liberal Or Conservative Major News Sources Really Are - Business Insider Good News Stories From 2016 - POPSUGAR 13 undeniably good things that happened in 2016 - PBS NewsHour Proof that life is getting better for humanity, in 5 charts - Vox David Bowie Universe Tweet Carrie Fisher Was a Pioneer in Mental Health Advocacy - Slate
47 min
December 22, 2016 7: Your Libertarian Right
We talk about the attacks on the Russian ambassador to Turkey and the marketplace in Berlin, and then consider filter bubbles in social media and real life.
Links and Show Notes: Russian Ambassador to Turkey Is Assassinated in Ankara - The New York Times Mixed Feelings #6: McCain is Adorable - Relay FM Turkey turns closer to Russia after ambassador assassination - The Huffington Post Russian Ambassador Assassination, Berlin Truck Attack Point to Donald Trump’s Challenges - WSJ Europe searches for suspect in Berlin Christmas market attack - The Washington Post The Berlin Attack Is Right Out of the Terror Handbooks - The New Yorker How the Berlin Terror Attack Exposes Angela Merkel’s Weakness - TIME Facebook follows Google in banning fake news sites from its ad network - The Verge How Teens In The Balkans Are Duping Trump Supporters With Fake News - BuzzFeed News We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs - NPR Why We Can't Be ‘Friends' Any Longer After You Voted For Donald Trump Election Night - SNL
48 min
December 15, 2016 6: McCain is Adorable
Topics this week include Syria, the Russian influence in the US election, and Teen Vogue.
Links and Show Notes: Seven things you can do to help Aleppo - The Independent Syria: The story of the conflict - BBC News What's happening in Syria? - CBBC Newsround The slaughter of Aleppo is being recorded in real time - Quartz Migrant crisis: Migration to Europe explained in seven charts - BBC News John Podesta Got Hacked Because of a Typo FAQs on Russian Hacking and the American Election - The Atlantic Mixed Feelings #5: Batman Reference Trump faces first significant postelection pushback from Republicans over CIA report on Russia - LA Times For Republican Russia Hawks, a Dilemma Named Rex Tillerson - The New York Times Fed Raises Rates for First Time in 2016, Anticipates 3 Increases in 2017 - WSJ Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America - Teen Vogue Teen Vogue's Political Coverage Isn’t Surprising - The Atlantic
58 min
December 09, 2016 5: Batman Reference
We discuss the Dakota Access Pipeline, some of Trump's activity from this week, Pizzagate, and then gush about the Grammy nominations.
Links and Show Notes: Dakota Pipeline: What's behind the controversy? - BBC News Dakota Access Pipeline clashes turn violent - CNN Could Dakota Access pipeline move after permit is denied? - The Washington Post Veterans Eye Flint Water Crisis as Next Target Following the Standing Rock Protests - ABC News How Donald Trump Could Overturn the Dakota Access Pipeline Decision if He Wanted To - ABC News Mixed Feelings #4: No I in Team - Relay FM Donald Trump: TIME Person of the Year 2016 I Am Hillary Clinton—Fabled, Elusive Forest-Dweller of Upstate New York - The New Yorker Trump Chooses Ben Carson to Lead HUD - The New York Times Al Gore Meets With Donald And Ivanka Trump In Search For 'Common Ground' - NPR Note to Breitbart from The Weather Channel Mixed Feelings #3: Sugar Mountain - Relay FM Comet Ping Pong Pizzeria Home to Child Abuse Ring Led by Hillary Clinton - Snopes Pizzagate: From rumor, to hashtag, to gunfire in D.C. - The Washington Post "Pizzagate" shooting suspect Edgar Maddison Welch charged for allegedly firing gun in Comet Ping Pong pizzeria - CBS News 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees
54 min
December 01, 2016 4: No I in Team
This week we talk about Trump's cabinet picks, the election recount, Fidel Castro, and double standards for women.
Links and Show Notes: Donald Trump Is Choosing His Cabinet. Here’s the Latest List. - The New York Times The Mitt Romney Picture Mitt Romney’s Humiliating Trump Reversal - The New Yorker Who cares if Mitt Romney is a sellout? - The Washington Post Everything You Need to Know About the Election Recount Efforts - ABC News Recount Bids in 3 States Seem the Longest of Long Shots - The New York Times Trump's baseless assertions of voter fraud called 'stunning' - Politico 638 Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro - Wikipedia Former Cuban President Fidel Castro dead at age 90 - Miami Herald Trudeau's tribute to Fidel Castro raises eyebrows - CNN Sophie Turner Met Joe Jonas's Family, So This Must Be Legit Slut-Shaming Melania Trump - Refinery 29
49 min
November 17, 2016 3: Sugar Mountain
We cover some of the highlights from week one of the Trumpocalypse, and then talk about Facebook and Kim Kardashian.
Links and Show Notes: Find Your Elected Officials Steve Bannon Will Lead Trump’s White House Is Breitbart.com Becoming the Media Arm of the 'Alt-Right'? Steve ‘Turn On the Hate’ Bannon, in the White House White nationalists see advocate in Steve Bannon who will hold Trump to his campaign promises Trump’s Climate Contrarian: Myron Ebell Takes On the E.P.A. 2016 Will Likely Be the Warmest Year on Record, World Meteorological Organization Says Ivanka Trump's Company Scrambles Over '60 Minutes' Bracelet Criticism WikiHow: How to Become President of the United States (with Pictures) Top Memes About President Obama And Joe Biden's Bromance Fake news 'outperformed' real news on Facebook before US election: report - Business Insider Google's top search result for "final election numbers" leads to fake news site - CBS News Twitter Suspends Prominent Alt-Right Accounts We live in crazy times: Neo-Nazis have declared New Balance the ‘Official Shoes of White People’ Dogs Carrying Sticks Tweet Taylor Swift May Be Adding Rap To Her Album Kim Kardashian West's Halloween Costume Twitter Volunteers To Be Kim Kardashian's Surrogate Why Doctors Are Advising Kim Kardashian to Avoid a Third Pregnancy
49 min
November 10, 2016 2: We All Need Each Other
Quinn and Gillian process some of their emotions from the 2016 election and speak about their hopes for this show. They also make each other laugh, because friends are important right now.
Links and Show Notes: Election Results 2016 Mixed Feelings #1: Legally Dubious Methods Donald Trump’s Victory Is Met With Shock Across a Wide Political Divide A question on Americans’ minds: What does Trump’s win say about us as a nation? Hillary Clinton's concession speech (video and text) Donald Trump's victory speech (video and text) Trans Lifeline - 877-565-8860 Suicide Lifeline - 1-800-273-8255 LGBTQ Youth Lifeline - 866-488-7386
36 min
November 03, 2016 1: Legally Dubious Methods
In our first episode, Quinn and Gillian discuss this train wreck of an election, the end of Vine, birth control double standards, and Hilary Duff’s Halloween costume.
Links and Show Notes: Wall St. Closes Lower on Political Uncertainty Questions linger about Trump's relationship with Russia 10 Questions (and Answers) About New Email Trove 2016 Election Forecast | FiveThirtyEight Donald Trump Used Legally Dubious Method to Avoid Paying Taxes End of Vine Announcement Big Ben - Vine Thomas Sanders - Vine That Backflip Tho - Vine On Fleek - Vine Male Birth Control Injections Found Effective, But Study Cut Short Due to Side-Effects Hilary Duff Is Sorry for Her Pilgrim Costume
47 min

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Every episode, your hosts spoke about their favorite news stories of the week … and probably at least one random current event that has nothing to do with anything. Hosted by Gillian Parker and Quinn…