Katie and Ronit announce Smart Mouth, their collaboration with TYT Network and Larj Media. Smart Mouth is a new weekly show on TYT’s YouTube channel featuring news, politics, and back talk, now with lipstick! Seriously though, going on camera gave Katie and Ronit a lot to think about, like does looking good on TV matter? What does being “polished” even mean? Can a woman be taken seriously in a schmata? And more good news, Mouthy Messy Mandatory is moving to Tuesdays! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starbucks has hopped into bed with Nestle for a cool $7B. We’re generally hella chill about partnership choices but in this case, YES. We are judging. How effective are boycotts when consumers want to force corporations to act right? Plus, you know how some animals use their farts to distract predators so they can escape? Find out how our current President is channeling Planet Earth with a similar strategy in Ohio.  And Chloe Dykstra’s Medium essay reminds us all that emotional abuse is real, common, and hard to escape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie and Ronit struggle to keep paying attention to the news in the face of heartbreaking family separations. It’s easy to want to walk away, because it’s so ugly and it feels unsolvable, but immigration issues are LOCAL, and there are things you can do to help in your neighborhood. 

PLUS, hilariously “historic” “documents” from “world leaders” “Trump” and “Kim.”

And it’s Pride month! But not all rainbows are created equal…

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So many questions about Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Does she owe the sisterhood any help? How does her sex impact our perception of her character? And where does she feel things? PLUS, Jordan “Incel-Daddy” Peterson is the Obe-Wan of baby-men… but should we be calling him “dangerous”? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie and Ronit’s blood rushes from their brains to their fists as they take down folksy racists like Roseanne, Jeff Sessions, and the NFL. Plus, Ireland quenches our thirst for good news and Malian superhero Mamoudou Gassama gets French citizenship as a reward, which makes us wonder “What makes a good immigrant?” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie and Ronit celebrate Georgia’s Stacey Abrams, the first ever black woman to win a nomination for governor!  And McDonalds and Walmart get their minimum wage arses handed to them by #TimesUp and Fight for $15.  And our very first Dirtbag check-in: Where are they Now? Featuring Louis CK and R Kelly.

Advice to everyone: unless they’re specifically requested, put those penises away!

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So many chances to choose the future instead of the past lately… we’re throwing a benefit, should we pick Bill Clinton or Monica Lewinsky? Georgina Chapman is alive, should we punish her for her past or let her get on with her life? Kristen Stewart is walking into the future barefoot because she is not here for old-ass dress codes at Cannes, and in the Lena showdown we are Team Waithe (#FutureLena), not Dunham (#PastLena).

Um, and it's Laurel. 

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New York AG Eric Schneiderman was a progressive superhero… until an explosive New Yorker article outed him as a serial violent abuser. We pull apart what this means for progressive politics & whether Schneiderman’s exit is evidence of Democratic doom… or a union struggling to evolve.

 

PLUS, a new hero emerges in Stella Nyanzi, a Ugandan activist and bona fide X-Woman, and we talk about This Is America and how we can engage with black art while staying in our nice white lady lane.

 

YOU MUST FOLLOW Dr. Stella Nyanzi on Twitter: @drstellanyanzi

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Adana Protonentis returns to the podcast for our discussion about racism and mental health. We owe you all an apology re: the Kanye disaster. This is all on us. He was like, “Nice discussion of the intersection of racism and ableism last week, guys. But it wasn’t as topical as it could have been. Here, hold my beer.” Ronit, Katie, and Adana discuss Kanye’s recent “free thinking,” alternatives to calling things crazy, bananas, or nuts, and why on Earth Charlie Rose really can’t keep it i Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a very special May Day episode, Ronit and Katie review the new Amy Schumer movie, “I Feel Pretty” and wonder what makes a great first lady. PLUS, after K&R talk about incels (aka Angry White Men), they self-medicate by imagining being cradled in The Rock’s arms. JOIN THEM. He’ll make you feel so safe... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.