CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were locked out of the White House, and Tina Marie and Martina say it's a textbook sign of fascism. In the first episode of a new series on the signs of fascism, they trace how strongmen from Russia to Hungary to Nazi Germany controlled the media, why the First Amendment and independent media matter now, and how voter suppression fits the same pattern. Then they get personal: what we want from leadership, why we're done people-pleasing, and why women's rights are newer than you think.
🌴 Resist with Joy Podcast | Episode 18 | September 20, 2026
Resist with Joy amplifies the voices of everyday people and empowers our listeners to engage, show up, and become the policy shapers of tomorrow.
This week: the White House press ban and the history of media control, the First Amendment and refusing to obey in advance, voter suppression and intimidation ahead of the midterms, authentic leadership vs. people-pleasing, internalized misogyny and Roe, and how to get involved on November 3 and at the October 17 No Kings day of action.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome and a new series on the signs of fascism
0:34 CNN, MS NOW, and Politico locked out of the White House
1:17 How strongmen control the media, from Russia to Nazi Germany
4:36 The First Amendment and refusing to obey in advance
7:10 Voter suppression, intimidation, and ICE at the polls
10:04 What we want from leadership
13:35 Authenticity vs. people-pleasing: walking the fine line
16:45 The meme: unlearn it all, including people-pleasing
17:35 Internalized misogyny, Roe, and ectopic pregnancy
23:10 Midterms, October 17, and how to get involved
🔗 SHOW NOTES & LINKS
NPR on the White House ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/19/nx-s1-5974854/trump-cnn-msnow-politico-ban
CNN Business report on the ban
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/19/media/trump-msnow-cnn-politico-white-house-ban
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, historian and author of Strongman
https://ruthbenghiat.com/
Ruth Ben-Ghiat's newsletter, Lucid
https://lucid.substack.com/
"Do not obey in advance," Timothy Snyder
https://snyder.substack.com/p/obeying-in-advance
No Kings, October 17 day of action focused on early voting and election protection
https://nokingsnational.com/p/october-17-the-next-no-kings-day
No Kings main site
https://nokings.org
Hawaiʻi Office of Elections (General Election is November 3)
https://elections.hawaii.gov/
Reminder: the new Congress is seated January 3, so keep watching after election night.
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MEET THE TEAM
Co-Hosts: Martina Wing and Tina Marie Even
Editor: Savannah Maira
Producers: Martina Wing, Tina Marie Even, Savannah Maira
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🎵 MUSIC
"Pacific Time" by Blue Dot Sessions
Source: https://bluedotsessions.bandcamp.com/track/pacific-time
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
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