Can Our Country Recover from The Trump Era?
Franchesca Ramsey joins Erin and Alyssa to dig into Peter Thiel’s secret society leak, the 4-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision, and the TPUSA Women’s leadership summit. Alyssa shared her experience attending the star-studded opening of the Obama Center. Then they wrap with a petty conversation about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s health, and TV journalist drama.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 – Intro
1:45 – JD Vance’s awkwardness
5:23 – Obama Center
23:54 – Ad break
26:45 – Abortion bans updates
44:53 – Ad break
47:43 – Serena Williams is back
50:47 – Peter Thiel’s cult
1:03:36 – Ad break
1:07:33 – Sani/Petty
Political commentator and comedy writer Erin Ryan and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by a bicoastal squad of funny, opinionated women to talk through everything from reproductive rights to romcoms. They break down the political news of the week, plus the topics, trends, and cultural stories that affect women’s lives. New episodes drop every Thursday. Get in touch: hysteria@crooked.com.
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@tartnouveau3652
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
We need a democratic president that promises to do better than Obama. We don’t need a cheap imitation. That’s what Biden did and a lot of his decisions did lead us to where we are today.
@puppypersonLOTR
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
LOL so once his kids are old enough to have basic reading competency they don't really want to read with him anymore. They have good taste.
@vladsandu9713
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
You helped create the maga as much as Steve Bannon did. Now live with the results. You deserve worse.
@comrade171
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
@1:02:08, ye are all worried about it, bla bla fuckin bla, you still paying for the shit tho
@jasmeel02
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
1:01:26 I will not be looking for ways to use AI. It may have some uses in science but not at the level the AI folks pretend it will
@alcoolbc
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Boomer here with a word of support-I note that you were the first to dive into Tulsi and her cult life. Haven't heard MSNOW or MIDAS credit you yet, but I do! Good job.
@Jaye419-w8m
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
As an Ohioan, I was flabbergasted when the state government went against the voters' CLEARLY EXPRESSED wishes. They did it with the abortion issue and the marijuana laws.
@marygoround1292
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
39:59 then don't vote. Let your husband vote for you both. But keep your hands off the rest of us ladies' votes.
@jasmeel02
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
20:06 why yall sh*t on bluesky? Better than Satan's twitter
@BeastieBuoy
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Usha trying to wink in an air strike like it's a Ben Shapiro book
@elixorvideos
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I do feel that Franchesca is capitulating to right-wing framing when talking about abortion. It is nobody's damn business what a woman does with her body. I think that woman should have abortions the way people eat chocolate – whenever and wherever they like. There's so much that goes into the abortion topic: miscarriage even with wanted pregnancies; prejudice at work (people thinking they can touch a pregnant woman, companies being hesitant to hire women in case of pregnancy); pain; lack of childcare options. The list is gosh darn endless. The problem is the right-wing religious nutters who think they own the world and women.
@jefft7130
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
"When Jenny was walking through the reflecting pool, well in Trump's America that would have killed her before the AIDS. ever did" VERY WELL SAID! Reagan totally SCREWED UP the response, just like Trump has with COVID. DISGUSTING.
@leslieacoca5876
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I Love this trio.
@leslieacoca5876
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Summerschool for second graders.
@leslieacoca5876
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
What Do you think of multi-millionaire (43 million) bestseller Belle Burden claiming financial precarity in her divorce book Stangers & that with her Harvard Law degree she couldn't work because hubby told her not to? Spoiler, I don't believe a word she says.43 m. is NOT relatable.
@maureencoyle666
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
VANCE…HAVE YOU EVER BEEN A CHILD????? OMG…REPETITION IS HOW THEY LEARN!!!! EXPLAINS WHY YOU ARE SUCH A SLOW LEARNER!!!!!!!! 🙄
@LinkyWinkyKong
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Even worse, is that half peter is slithering around, feeling with his whiskers, looking for another more differenter trenchcoat to slime trail his way into
@leslieacoca5876
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Does JD read to his kids wearing a formal suit, tie,and shiny shoes?
@leslieacoca5876
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
OMG….Vance and Usha are Pod people from outer space.
@utube012341
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
It gets very boring is right
@JRoChi
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
GLP-1’s absolutely require a healthy diet. If Trump is taking one, and he eats fatty? Fried foods and/sodas, he won’t see a whole lot of results. If anything he’ll see no results or the opposite of weight loss.
@danielladavis8705
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Thank you for these conversations!
@BrattyBetty
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Trump should start looking for secluded luxury hideaways for escaped felons on a budget 😠
@lindacounts2982
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Great job ladies😊
@dvepps6780
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
41:00 surprise, surprise pumping public money into exclusionary, unaccountable private entities & subsidizing homeschooling leads to ignorant young men & women who have been indoctrinated into believing that interminable servility is the height of personal well-being.
@Savm2-c9e
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Yay! She’s back! Welcome, Franchesca! Love you three!
@melissadean8163
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Ladies of light in these dark times! The honesty and FACTS, with a dose of sassy sarcasm is what we need and DESERVE!!
Thank you❤❤❤❤❤ Loving Guest Franchesca Ramsey. Get her back soon 😍
@Javajackgreene
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I guess the team has to dress to match. dear leader.
@justme_2136
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Abortion at about 33:00 – over 50 years ago: https://youtu.be/bzVHjg3AqIQ?si=VVFIKaC_BwtqUUWQ
@michaelzerk
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I’m from outside the USA, so don’t expect my opinion will resonate. However, I don’t think America will recover from Trump – not because of Trump himself, but because Trump is a product of the American political system and foreign interventions. The nostalgic glow of Obama glosses over his administration’s interference in the politics of other countries and unwillingness to clamp down on the excesses of the US financial system. He speaks better than Trump, but the failings of Obama lead straight to where we are now.
@ScottDavidNolan_
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
The country that voted for Trump does not deserve saving. It must dig itself out of it’s own cesspitt.
@Codythefnafnerd
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
So refreshing!
@geoffdunstone
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
What brilliant ladies these are !!!!!
@pageljazz
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
JD is not human.
@geoffdunstone
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
The picture of Trump 'exploding' is so compelling !!!!!!!
@Olive_O_Sudden
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Kat Cammack had to go out of state to get the abortion she needed to remove the ectopic pregnancy. Abortions for me but not for thee.
@Olive_O_Sudden
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Vance is such a narcissist. He doesn't want to reread his daughter's favourite stories to her because he finds it boring.
@Xsetsu
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I am sure there people on the Dialog list that are genuinely innocent in the whole thing, but the idea that Klein is a bit laughable. He is a neoliberal liberal who does not under any circumstances or even consider wealth inequality is problem. He would absolutely defend billionaires and millionaire's like himself to the end of the earth. Have you ever listened to his show? There is a good reason why he supports people like Newsom who is a bankrupt candidate right out of the gate. Because they will never even considering taxing the wealthy to fix the problems we have will continually giving them money with nothing to show for it.
I know you guys are far to centrist (the problem with your network to begin with…) but come on.
@Jenny_Oblivion
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
He hurts my brain. Kids like the same book, episode, movie in repetition- duh! I remember that from my childhood and he is younger than me
@williamriley3331
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Choking up a little with you, Alyssa 🥺
@Rgc967
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I really need a legal medical expert to explain this because in the US, brain death is death. I work in a pediatric ICU, and it’s horrific, but we sometimes have to go to court against families after a period of time after brain death where they still refuse to withdraw whatever amount of life support we’re doing. In these amazing kids, we can replace their lungs, kidneys, heart, and some liver functions completely. And kids are made to grow and get better! Their bodies can sustain that measurable cardiac rhythm (sometimes with complete bypass assistance) for a very very long time, but they’re not alive. The medical criteria for death and brain death may be different, but the legal definitions are the same?
@JudasGraves2113
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
May the 90% civilian casualty rate of obama’s drone war be one day featured prominently on the grounds.
@Rgc967
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I planned a vacation to Chicago after my brother’s wedding at the end of October…. You know, just a five something hour detour, to go here. It was sold out until November
@carolinemaybe
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Having had both an abortion and a child I really, really, really, REALLY HATE what the religious Right have done to women and girls with lack of protection.
@carolinemaybe
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
It drives me crazy when people want Michelle. She is singular and amazing but there is going to be lots of brilliant women who could be President.
@art070769
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
This is my obligatory comment attempting to hack the algorithm and promote this excellent show.
@rpa9572
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
I’m getting the sense that J.D.’s kids say, “Um . . . Dad, I like to read to myself” not because they do, but just to stop him from reading to them.
@SubLaGoon
June 26, 2026 at 11:18 pm
Hey Gen X straight white guy here who loves your podcast! Democrat for life. I’m happily married but interested in Alyssa’s Thunderstruck anecdote.