The 2 Best Pantsuit Politics Podcast Episodes
1) The Social Dilemma of Social Media
We watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix and it brought up all kinds of thoughts and feelings for us about social media. We tease apart some of those thoughts and what the government's role should or ...Show More
2) Why Local Activism Matters
We talk with local activists who are stepping up in their hometowns as well as journalist Anne Helen Petersen about why small town protests matter.Many thanks to the local activists who joined us toda...Show More
3) Gerrymandering, Iran, Ukraine & the Future of the American Family
This weekend, the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the voter-approved congressional maps, while the Tennessee legislature eliminated its only Democratic Congressional District — but Sarah and Beth t...Show More
4) The Abortion Pill, the Courts, and the Mess They Made
The Fifth Circuit ruled again on mifepristone and the legal, political, and medical mess that followed is anything but settled. Sarah and Beth break down what Louisiana's "sovereign injury" theory mea...Show More
5) The Gerrymandering Death Spiral
Sarah and Beth break down the Supreme Court's decision gutting the Voting Rights Act and what it means for the gerrymandering arms race reshaping our electoral map. They check on Trump's promises to l...Show More
6) The Education Crisis Nobody Wants to Fix
Rahm Emanuel came ready to talk — and y'all, we were ready. This conversation covers the education crisis in America (which I don’t think a single person in this audience needs to be convinced about),...Show More
7) The WHCD shooting and the Anti-Authority Era
Sarah and Beth respond to the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, examining what it — alongside a pervasive anti-authority mood across American life — reveals about the state of our so...Show More
8) Sharon McMahon, Antifa, and the Self-Care We Don’t Regret
What does it mean to truly value free speech? Sarah and Beth discuss the controversy around Sharon McMahon speaking at Utah Valley University, the EO designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organiz...Show More
9) Who’s at the Wheel?
Sarah and Beth unpack the bombshell New York Times investigation linking the shadow docket to Chief Justice John Roberts, assess the erratic messaging around day 53 of the war in Iran, and close with ...Show More
10) What Zohran Mamdani Gets Right
We spent Tuesday’s episode talking about headline national and global news, and it felt pretty bleak. Today, we’re zooming in on a bright spot, New York City, and asking what we can learn from Mayor Z...Show More