This week on Point of Disorder, we celebrate a hard-fought win for reproductive rights in Michigan—one more barrier down, thanks to people power. But while we’re gaining ground, Republicans are out here trying to snatch healthcare from 2.6 million Michiganders with a brutal budget that guts Medicaid. Meanwhile, Trump is promising Bernie-style drug price reforms (lol, sure), and his shady private jet hookup from Qatar has us wondering: if we were petty authoritarians, what luxury bribes would we demand? Tune in for chaos, cuts, and comedic coping.

In this episode, we sit down with Michigan State Representative Natalie Price to talk about the viral moment that had everyone talking—when she took to the House floor and called out MAGA lawmakers for wasting time on symbolic nonsense like renaming the Gulf of Mexico instead of passing real legislation to support maternal health.

Gina and Julie discuss the ascension of the world's first American Pope, Leo XIV. They talk about how his life and opinions could temper the Catholic world politically. As the Pontiff, Pope Leo had multiple opinions that brought him in direct opposition with the religious right of the Western World. 

Will the "Woke Pope" have any effect on the rise of fascism globally?   

On this week of Point of Disorder, the Michigan GOP continues to fan the flames of bigotry in Lansing. Meanwhile, a number of crypto booms centered around Trump have raised questions about the integrity of administration. Also, the team give updates on Gaza and just how bad the tariff situation may get by summer's end.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed joins us to talk about public health in the Trump era—gutted agencies, rising disinformation from RFK Jr., and what real leadership looks like. As the only Senate candidate in Michigan to back universal healthcare, we ask: will he sign on to the new 2025 Medicare for All Act?

Donald Trump flew into Michigan this week to celebrate his so-called "Golden Era"—but the only thing golden was the empty seats at his rally. Protesters outnumbered attendees as he tried to take credit for years-in-the-making airbase funding and pretended to care about Michigan. We break down the promises he’s kept (hint: it’s the bad ones) and the long list of broken ones he hopes you’ll forget.
Plus: as tariffs jack up the price of everything from sneakers to skincare, we ask—how are we supposed to survive Broke Girl Summer?

Today we sat down with two powerhouse union leaders from the heart of our federal environmental workforce: Tricia Edwards, president of AFGE Local 3907 at the EPA lab in Ann Arbor, and Nicole Marie, a fired NOAA employee and union member of AFGE 3908 at the Great Lakes Lab.

They’re speaking to us today not as bureaucrats, but as union members—sounding the alarm about how the Trump administration’s so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" DODGE is dismantling the agencies tasked with keeping our water clean, our air breathable, and our planet livable.

We talk about the real-world impact of these cuts on scientific research, public health, and environmental safety—and how federal union members are fighting back.

In this episode, we go behind the so-called “efficiency” of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to examine the devastating impact of Trump’s austerity agenda on the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.

We’re joined by Zed Brown, president of AFGE Local 1658 representing the Department of Defense civilian workers, and LP Robert Malosh, 2092  VA Ann Arbor. Speaking as union representatives, they share firsthand accounts of how the administration’s decision to lay off over 83,000 VA employees and DoD employees—including thousands of veterans and caregivers—is crippling both of the agencys' ability to serve those who served us.

Tune in for a candid conversation about the real costs of these so-called efficiencies and what they mean for our nation’s veterans and defense workforce.

This week on Point of Disorder, we’re breaking down David Hogg’s plan to take on the do-nothing Democrats in 2026—and why the political establishment should be nervous. Michigan’s Senate race is heating up, with three wildly different candidates: a progressive challenger, a rising star, and a corporate centrist trying to buy their way through. We dig into why Mayor Mike Duggan wants to roll out the red carpet for Elon Musk at the Detroit Auto Show, and check in with guest host Chantel Watkins on her grassroots run for Detroit City Council in District 5. 

Plus, the Trump White House’s creepy new fixation on birth rates, including baby bonuses that don’t cover much. And in dating news: Bumble’s under fire for recycling blocked profiles and gaslighting users—yet another miss from the “feminist” app. We also talk Dating on the Spectrum and why seeing people respect boundaries feels revolutionary. Oh—and yes, the new Golden Bachelor is a former Michigan linebacker.

This week on Point of Disorder, we’re talking about the constitutional crisis that’s no longer looming—it’s kicking down the damn door. The Trump admin is ignoring Supreme Court orders, locking up dissidents, and making “getting black-bagged” feel like a legit concern.

We unpack what it means when your government stops pretending to follow the law—and we get real about what ourplans are if they decide to come for us next. Spoiler: we’re not going quietly.

Also on deck: Whatever the heck that was with Governor Whitmer in the Oval Office and Senator Slotkin’s bill to ban Chinese cars in the name of national security.

The courts are crumbling and the feds are creeping,