Hysteria

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.

  1. This F*cking Guy: Tulsi Gabbard

    2 DAYS AGO

    This F*cking Guy: Tulsi Gabbard

    In our 37th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the shady shapeshifter, Tulsi Gabbard. From her early days in the Science of Identity Foundation, to her flip-flopping LGBTQ stance, to announcing her departure from the Democratic party and joining the Trump administration, this may be one of our snakiest, two-faced guys yet. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Tulsi Gabbard slams the Jan 6 hearings: It's 'political interest' (Fox News) Jack Dorsey Maxed Out His Donation to Tulsi Gabbard After the First Debate (Vanity Fair) Is Tulsi Gabbard the Jill Stein of 2020? (Vanity Fair) What, Exactly, Is Tulsi Gabbard Up To? (New York Times) Tulsi Gabbard campaigns for election denier Kari Lake in Arizona (ABC News) Senators Urged To Examine Gabbard’s ‘Deep and Intense’ Ties To Hawaiʻi Sect (Civil Beat) Tulsi Gabbard’s Unorthodox Path to Trump’s Intelligence Team (New York Times) Tulsi Gabbard Described as ‘Advanced Devotee’ in Alleged Cult (Newsweek) As a Rising Political Star, Gabbard Paid to Mask Her Sect’s Ties to Alleged Scheme (Wall Street Journal) Tulsi Gabbard’s journey to Donald Trump is an ominous sign of Putin’s power (Salon) Ex-Aides Say Gabbard Regularly Consumed Russian State Media: Report (Rolling Stones) America's spies say Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment (PBS) Inside the clashes between Trump and Gabbard (Politico) To deliver intelligence to Trump, DNI Tulsi Gabbard eyes creative solutions (MS Now) Intelligence watchdog shares whistleblower complaint involving Gabbard with Congress after monthslong delay (CBS) Tulsi Gabbard’s whistleblower controversy comes into sharper focus (MS Now) Tulsi Gabbard is a Threat to America’s National Security (Democrats) Gabbard threatens Obama officials with criminal referral over 2016 election assessment (CNN) Iran War Puts Tulsi Gabbard, Regime Change Critic, In An Awkward Spot (Civil Beat) Gabbard pressed on omission of climate change from threat report (News Nation) Even Republicans aren’t sure what to make of Tulsi Gabbard’s weird new video (MS Now) Kathy Griffin Calls Tulsi Gabbard ‘Legit Crazy’ Over Ukraine Biolabs Claim (Newsweek) Kinzinger knocks Gabbard for Pearl Harbor post: ‘This lady is crazy’ (The Hill) Which U.S. Wars Were Justifiable? Tulsi Gabbard Names Only World War II (NPR) Who is Mike Gabbard? (Honolulu Magazine) What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe? (The New Yorker) Tulsi Gabbard Through The Years: What A Long Strange Trip It's Been (Civil Beat) Butler's Web: Krishna, Politics, and QNET's Global Money Laundering (Meanwhile in Hawai’i) Tulsi Gabbard Had a Very Strange Childhood (NY Mag) Tulsi Gabbard Used Donor Money To Boost Sales Of Her Own Book (Forbes) Krishna Cult Rumors Still Dog Tulsi Gabbard (Civil Beat) U.S CONGRESSWOMAN MS.TULSI GABBARD'S JALADUTA YATRA MESSAGE (Mahakrsh Krshrath) Tulsi Gabbard's Cult Tied to "Billion Dollar Drug Empire"-- Funded Taliban (Hawai´i Free Press) Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard, her surfer husband Abe Williams and their bizarre ties to Hare Krishna 'cult' (Daily Mail) Making a Splash: Is Tulsi Gabbard the Next Democratic Party Star? (Vogue) Tulsi Gabbard Is Not Your Friend (Jacobin) Senator Mike Gabbard: "Relationships" - May 2, 2017 (Senator Mike Gabbard) Tulsi Gabbard’s Run for Congress Carries with it Many Hindu Hearts (Indo American News) What Everyone Gets Wrong About Tulsi Gabbard (The Atlantic) Trump's intel pick Tulsi Gabbard, her surfer husband Abe Williams and their bizarre ties to Hare Krishna 'cult' (Daily Mail) Butler's Web, Part 3: Grooming the Second Generation (Hawai´i Free Press) All in the Family (Caravan) Tulsi Gabbard’s Unorthodox Path to Trump’s Intelligence Team (New York Times)

    39 min
  2. This F*cking Guy: Naomi Campbell

    22 MAR

    This F*cking Guy: Naomi Campbell

    In our 36th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Crooked Media's Kendra James dive deep into the past of supermodel villain, Naomi Campbell. From her “feud" with Tyra Banks, to her unsavory taste in men, to her laundry list of assault charges, to her murky friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, this may be one of our most hostile, prima donna guys yet. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Sources:  Timeline https://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/topic/67521/  Daily Mail allegations about Epstein from 2019 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-7367825/As-model-unexpectedly-honoured-philanthropy-meet-Naomi-Campbells-rum-chums.html  Now Campbell met Mike https://www.heristical.com/p/a-j-ayer-vs-mike-tyson  Campbell response video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwgJzb7fllI Campbell responds https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/08/21/naomi-campbell-addresses-her-ties-jeffrey-epstein/2077443001/  Another accounting of the denial https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/naomi-campbell-jeffrey-epstein-youtube-video-watch-sex-trafficking-a9074121.html  Daily Mail write-up https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7382151/Naomi-Campbell-says-knew-Jeffrey-Epstein-denies-knowledge-sex-crimes.html Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%27s_Secret_Fashion_Show  Epstein Victoria’s Secret NYT https://archive.ph/DjoBM 2026 Epstein fileshttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15538709/Naomi-Campbells-role-helping-Jeffrey-Epstein-try-buy-luxury-flat-near-Kremlin.html  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPt-O_lkHZA  Charity https://archive.ph/i7ZcV#selection-879.0-915.152  Hadn’t read own book https://uk.style.yahoo.com/in-defence-of-zoella--why-it-doesn-t-matter-if-her-book-was-ghost-written-121449326.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ_swY1rJjJwhfuoMGZr3Ob-QLYx6XjAryJz5oZVEllHQrRu1LBfyoLokbR1VzpxTNQtu2-XbPBZhFwpD-sc_w3GberIT-b6CjkKa5u3RlAruE2TVlIZbOqIeIv_XW8qax057MR3rYe21kzQaWRKnjYOH5LaTL8yeGazHSOXQnCV Air ragehttps://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/06/20/campbell.court/index.html  Abuse accusationshttps://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crime/naomi-campbell-is-accused-of-abuse-for-the-eighth-time-421832.html Long legs, short fuse https://archive.ph/sz3qI Campbell correcting the record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibBE1akKRuc Diddy on Campbell https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/the-naomi-factor-the-supermodels-friends-and-collaborators-on-how-she-became-an-icon  Fashion for relief https://archive.ph/i7ZcV#selection-879.0-915.152  Elite model management dumps Campbell at the height of her career https://web.archive.org/web/20160413082507/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20106429,00.html Mention of Troy Beher's fight https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/12/15/People/4329724395600/  Another mention of the Beher fight https://archive.ph/QBL0c  Campbell assault 1998https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/12/05/naomi-campbell-faces-assault-charge-in-toronto/  Ana assault https://archive.ph/sz3qI Sunshine Sachs editing wiki entries https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/23/business/media/a-pr-firm-alters-the-wiki-reality-of-its-star-clients.html  Her album https://web.archive.org/web/20080507045326/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-worst-album-in-the-world-ever-471490.html  Epstein files presence https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/style/epstein-files-naomi-campbell.html More on Epstein  https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/naomi-campbell-gave-jeffrey-epstein-013602188.html?guccounter=1  https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/models/a1401/24-hours-with-naomi-campbell-0214/ https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/specials/magazine4/articles/campbell.html https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/naomi-campbell-1 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c361k687115o https://www.theguardian.com/observer/focus/story/0,6903,651663,00.html https://www.today.com/popculture/naomi-campbell-discusses-her-drug-addiction-wbna5962519 Campbell did the vagina monologues in SF https://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/A-model-actress-Naomi-Campbell-says-painful-2886133.php  Campbell wearing a Nelson Eandela hathttps://archive.ph/ZyzFj#selection-1621.0-1687.1 https://archive.ph/1Mnuk   W magazine https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/naomi-campbell-probation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibBE1akKRuc  Assault https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/naomi-campbell-released-bail/531-e10146e8-769f-4975-99f9-9892a2bb9fc4  Phone at maid assault https://www.cleveland19.com/story/5944870/naomi-campbell-pleads-guilty-to-assault/ Missing jeans assault https://www.today.com/popculture/naomi-campbell-sued-another-maid-1c9432812 Campbell community service couture https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/naomi-campbell-probation  Breach of contract lawsuit https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/sobe-perfume-maker-says-naomi-campbell-stinks/1847782/ British Airways https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/naomi-campbell-escapes-jail-over-pc-assault-and-tirade-on-ba-jet-c2v09tlvr7r Amazed by Venezuela https://venezuelanalysis.com/news/2792/  Rumor of Chavez affair? https://observer.com/2008/01/naomi-campbell-model-interviewer-of-south-american-heads-of-state/  Animal rights group fires Campbell after appearing in fur https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/03/11/Animal-rights-group-fires-Naomi-Campbell/2579858056400/  Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell https://www.papermag.com/hollyweird-naomi-kate-fidel  Naomi gets in a slapfight at a Brazilian restaurant https://www.today.com/popculture/no-model-behavior-naomi-campbell-wbna8669444  Convicted of assault in Italy https://archive.ph/YEZp8  Badr Jafar dust up https://archive.ph/QBL0c#selection-1515.2-1515.137 Tyra-Naomi confrontation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=516JwxaFVy4&t=256s  Naomi talking about Tyra fight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMSWEdz5qo8 Video: shady Naomi moments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8DI7dcJyIo Disavowing Epstein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwgJzb7fllI  The Mirror's worst books of all time https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/7-worst-celebrity-books-you-36813997 VIDEO: Barbara interviews her https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdprTCElJsg  VIDEO: Wendy Williams compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3vnmnlf6N4 VIDEO: Blood diamond walk out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT-6jzaVwkI  VIDEO: Naomi’s song Love And Tears, Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtb3Vj28vKk&list=RDmtb3Vj28vKk&start_radio=1 Music video for Campbelll’s Love and Tears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdzfTJIa8_A&list=RDWdzfTJIa8_A&start_radio=1  Blood diamonds, Campbell turned over to police https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWlBHzd_rNQ  Community service runway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5IH61o3HPE

    52 min
  3. This F*cking Guy: Sam Altman

    8 MAR

    This F*cking Guy: Sam Altman

    In our 35th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the AI Scammer, Sam Altman. From his early tech bro days at Loopt and Y Combinator, to getting a thrill by playing “God" with AI decision-making, to acting VERY shady about the death of an OpenAI employee, this may be our most disingenuous guy yet! For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.  Sources:https://archive.ph/eQq7g  https://archive.ph/jOp6s  https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/1252495087/openai-pulls-ai-voice-that-was-compared-to-scarlett-johansson-in-the-movie-herhttps://archive.ph/zoP9g#selection-4553.0-4561.49  https://teach.its.uiowa.edu/news/2024/04/when-ai-gets-lost-its-own-reality  https://garymarcus.substack.com/p/what-should-we-learn-from-openais  https://www.theinformation.com/newsletters/ai-agenda/ice-says-uses-ai-palantir-openai-metas-humanoid-robot-training-planhttps://fortune.com/2023/06/08/sam-altman-openai-chatgpt-worries-15-quotes/https://www.investopedia.com/ceo-of-chatgpt-s-parent-company-i-expect-some-really-bad-stuff-to-happen-here-s-what-he-means-11859389https://fortune.com/2024/05/21/openai-superalignment-20-compute-commitment-never-fulfilled-sutskever-leike-altman-brockman-murati/https://www.wsj.com/video/series/joanna-stern-personal-technology/openai-made-me-crazy-videosthen-the-cto-answered-most-of-my-questions/C2188768-D570-4456-8574-9941D4F9D7E2https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardnieva/2026/02/03/sam-altman-explains-the-future/  https://hbr.org/2026/02/ai-doesnt-reduce-work-it-intensifies-ithttps://cmr.berkeley.edu/2025/10/seven-myths-about-ai-and-productivity-what-the-evidence-really-says/  https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69520118/1/altman-v-altman/https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzHI_hxRWtz/?igsh=Mnk4aWI5ZWx1YW9n  https://www.newsweek.com/sam-altman-annie-altman-accusations-2011449https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ai-booms-reliance-circular-deals-223120705.html  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/someone-going-lose-phenomenal-amount-130131761.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFoRip8fz4FHwOH2WCUZPwEuQkW7dzucbZpLzmYo76VRkDnTSXOdVyD0Gal1rlu_JsyOMoGYJi5ciu5Lp9wIGfnullBmfQpywCyqrZ-3W18NUVCvg2G2E_Mz-UcpYS45S2vBsh8FQEWM2gjzZMXKYUh3r9WefakZygmKPkkgrdCc https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/openai-policy-exec-who-opposed-chatbots-adult-mode-reportedly-fired-on-discrimination-claim/  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/sam-altman-reinstated-open-ai-ceo-1234893167/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd2qv58yl5o  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/opinion/openai-chatgpt-safety.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/15/altman-open-ai-moral-police-erotica-chatgpthttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/openai-suicide-safeguard-wrongful-death-lawsuit-1235452315/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/sam-altman-artificial-intelligence-openai-profile.html​​https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/20/technology/scarlett-johannson-openai-voice.html https://nypost.com/2025/08/29/business/ex-yahoo-exec-killed-his-mom-after-chatgpt-fed-his-paranoia-report/  https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/can-sam-altman-be-trusted-with-the-future?_sp=e25261d0-a4b3-43e5-aad6-a9dcae53da26.1770317526311https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/07/openais-sam-altman-denies-sexual-abuse-allegations-made-sister-ann.htmlhttps://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/sam-altman-and-jony-ive-will-force-ai-into-your-life#rid=89972881-46ae-4035-9810-ac4d1a0124e3&q=sam+altmanhttps://sfstandard.com/2026/01/04/suchir-balaji-openai-suicide-murder-conspiracy/https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/companies-pouring-billions-advance-ai-infrastructure-2025-10-06/https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/oracle-corporation-orcl-slips-amid-concerns-over-debt-fueled-ai-data-center-expansion/ar-AA1WBjunhttps://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/openai-anthropic-super-bowl-commercial?srsltid=AfmBOopGoxhLMPSo8rD2wfy2SpO6PqeQb-OYHJiFTGFq3nCDctQKF5vehttps://web.archive.org/web/20231103004609/https://mashable.com/archive/loopt-cbs-mobilehttps://web.archive.org/web/20100315000456/http://www.looptblog.com/2010/03/looking-for-something-fun-to-do-try-the-new-loopt-pulse.html  https://www.reuters.com/article/business/loopt-was-a-lemon-dropping-to-just-500-daily-active-users-prior-to-sale-update-idUS2505978580/https://archive.ph/yAgIK  https://blog.samaltman.com/the-gentle-singularityhttps://venturebeat.com/technology/y-combinator-accepts-15000-startups-into-its-online-school-after-software-glitch-causes-confusion

    50 min
  4. 5 MAR

    Prettier in Person w. Akilah Hughes & Kiran Deol

    Erin Ryan and Akilah Hughes dig into the results from Tuesday's primaries, Trump’s Armageddon war in Iran, Hillary Clinton’s Epstein deposition, and the ever-moving goal posts for women in Washington. They also cover a horrifying new law in Kansas targeting trans people, Kristi Noem’s bad day at the Senate, and Politico’s unsettling profile of Nancy Mace. Then Kiran Deol joins for a very petty edition of the Sanity Corner, where they rant and rave about curling, tall men, and revisit a perfect network sitcom that was canceled too soon. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Check out Kiran’s film, Didn’t Die here Why did US and Israel attack Iran and how long could the war last? (BBC 3/2)Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes (AP 3/1)‘South Park’ Writer Sets Up Site Calling for Barron to Go to War (Daily Beast 3/2)Transgender Kansans Sue After Driver’s Licenses Are Abruptly Canceled (NYT 2/27)Girlfriend's Defense Of Kash Patel's Winter Olympics Trip Goes Off The Rails (Huff Post 2/27)Takeaways from Kristi Noem’s combative Senate Judiciary Committee hearing (CNN 3/3)Scoop: Noem burning deportation cash on luxury jets (AXIOS 2/28)‘I Don’t Know That I’ll Ever Be OK With Myself’ (Politico 2/27)Live Election Updates (NYT 3/4)

    1hr 33min

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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.

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