Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy

Bridget sits down with radio talk-show host and author, Dana Loesch, for a conversation about growing up Gen X, the freedoms they had that kids don’t have anymore, the role of technology in the development of the nanny state, what the constant ability to check on your kids does to parents, whether we’re training our kids to have no expectation of privacy from a young age, and how Gen Z are already so conditioned to censoring themselves and avoiding risks because they know their mistakes will live on the internet forever. They also cover Dana’s career path, how she went from journalist to radio host to gun rights advocate, growing up in public, whether your audience will allow you to change your mind, the impact of cancel culture, whether actual death is preferable to social death, and the modern social pressures that can lead women to ignore their protective instincts in favor of social accommodation.

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The Dark Queen, Adrienne Iapalucci joins Bridget for a hilarious conversation about having a love-hate relationship with comedy, constantly contemplating quitting, being fearless when tackling controversial topics, the inability to be a conventional employee, and why Adrienne loves pissing people off. They cover drug escapades, allowing politics to divide families, being “white lady nuts,” career aspirations, and how her new comedy special The Dark Queen, directed by Louis CK and produced by Ari Shaffir, came together.

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Bridget sits down with Ravi Gupta to unpack Trump’s big win and the divides that continue to shape today’s political landscape. They dive into the intense emotions stirred up by the election, the tough truths facing both political parties, and the personal challenges of navigating political differences within families. Together, they explore what this election means for people across the political spectrum and what the path forward could look like.

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Bridget sits down with Laurie Kaye to discuss her book, Confessions of A Rock N’ Roll Name-Dropper which covers her life leading up to conducting John Lennon's final interview on December 8th, 1980, hours before his tragic death. They cover her journey from a young music enthusiast in LA to becoming a respected rock journalist, including her pivotal moment of winning Rolling Stones concert tickets that led to her radio career, the best and worst day of her life, the emotional weight of writing the book which took 40 years to sit down and write - largely due to the trauma of Lennon's death and her guilt about encountering his killer earlier that day. They also discuss her challenging childhood, the development of her interviewing techniques, and her impressive career interviewing music legends like The Ramones, Talking Heads, Little Richard, and Beatles producer George Martin.

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Bridget sits down with Erika Sanzi, the Director of Outreach at Parents Defending Education (PDE), an organization dedicated to addressing ideological biases in schools. She and Bridget discuss PDE’s mission to bring political neutrality back into classrooms, the indoctrination of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and gender identity policies in schools, the suppression and compelled speech of students, and how we got to this point. They cover the reemergence of treating people differently based on their immutable characteristics like skin color, the oppressor/oppressed frame that’s being taught to children, the emphasis on ideology over basic skills like reading and math, the realities of “gender affirming care", how gender ideology is chipping away at kids’ childhoods and why it has no place in schools, the Biden administration’s gutting of Title IX, and how easy it is to brainwash children.

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Max Meyer joins Bridget to talk about the new tech magazine he just launched Arena. They discuss Arena's mission to be on the side of the future and the people building it, his desire to offer a tech magazine that's an alternative to the other big name tech magazines out there that seem focused on demoralizing people about the future and making them fear things, instead offering a pro-American, pro-technology perspective while acknowledging valid concerns about technology and its risks. They cover automation's future impact and why Max believes it transforms rather than eliminates jobs, comparing phones to weapons, using AI tools, the focus of education in India and China vs the US, the success of the American spirit, Trump's connection with working-class voters, Biden administration policies that have crushed entrepreneurship, why driving round America is an important thing to do, his advice for people who've experienced profound loss, and how finding strength teaches you how to do it again.

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Mary Katharine Ham, a Fox News contributor and former CNN commentator, sits down with Bridget for a frank yet fun conversation about whether or not either one of them will vote for Trump. The decision rests not on a choice between Trump and Kamala, but a choice about whether or not they can bring themselves to vote for Trump, even though they low key want him to win because the policies and principles of the Harris/Walz campaign are so distasteful to them. They cover the realignment of the political parties, whether January 6th plays a role in people’s decision making, how the erosion of public trust will affect confidence in the results of the election, and why the number of women in their demographic who are considering voting for Trump is actually larger than you might think. They also discuss Mary Katharine’s experiences with loss, faith, motherhood, resilience and navigating the constant news cycle.

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Author Brendan O’Neill joins Bridget to talk about his book, After The Pogrom: 7 October, Israel and The Crisis of Civilization. They discuss the aftermath of Hamas's attack on October 7th, 2023, what it told us about the West, the lure of barbarism, the rise of antisemitism, why we shouldn’t be allowed to forget what happened on October 7th, and why his book should make you angry because it highlights the appalling truth that people in the West are cheering one of the most regressive and racist movements on Earth - Hamas. They cover the ideological indoctrination of our youth, the resurgence of ancient antisemitic tropes, the failures of modern feminism, the West's inability to confront global threats, moral cowardice, the madness of the elites, racism masquerading as anti-racism, and the importance of mockery in challenging dominant ideologies.

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Journalist and author of Go Woke, Go Broke, Charlie Gasparino, sits down with Bridget for a frank and fun conversation about the state of journalism, "wokeness," the progressive radicalization of corporate America, and the financial fallout they’re seeing as a result. They discuss the need for journalists to be fair in their reporting, allowing for the possibility of having your mind changed during the course of your investigation, the rise of “journavism”, and why journalism today is failing. They cover the Bud Light/Dylan Muvaney debacle, the decline of Disney, the sexualization of everything, the role of comedy and comedians, Charlie’s many Trump stories, the reason why he wrote the book, and how wokeness affects the average person.

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Bridget sits down with psychiatrist Dr. David Puder, for a wide ranging discussion about about the challenges of working with severely ill patients, the importance of empathy in therapy, and the societal impact of social media on mental health, the difficulties of motivating patients to exercise, and the complexities of medication in psychiatric treatment. They cover PTSD in veterans, the value of finding meaning in life, the role of comedy in society, the lasting effects the pandemic on mental health, and predicting relationship longevity from wedding photos. Check out David’s podcast.

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