Why the F@#! It Matters

Maggie Rockwell
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  • POLITICS
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Listening to and understanding politics is often the last thing the average millenial or Gen Z wants to spend their time doing; enter your new favorite podcast. Why the F@#! It Matters brings our young adult generation into the world of politics with a bi-weekly discussion of the week's biggest political topics and why YOU should care about them. Host Maggie Rockwell will be breaking down politics in a way that doesn't make you want to not have hearing, including special guest conversations with other fellow Americans who have no idea about politics whatsoever. Make your friends believe you're smart and informed with the most entertaining and easiest civic education you will ever get, then you can explain to everyone Why the F@#! It Matters. NSFW or small ears.

  1. JUL 20

    Episode 45: He likes them big and beautiful

    On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law his one, big, beautiful bill. We all have our types, but one thing we can all agree on is she's big. We get into the major highlights of the bill and what the f*** you need to actually know from changes to your future taxes, including tax deductions and "no taxes on tips", to cuts to Medicaid, clean energy, and student loans. Let's get into it.  LISTEN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868 https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn74XiVXznjm0Rd WATCH ME TALK AT YOU: https://www.youtube.com/@Whytfitmatters CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/whytfitmatterspod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@whytfitmatterspod https://twitter.com/wtfimpod https://whytfitmatterspod.wixsite.com/wtfim CHECK OUT MAGGIE'S FAVORITE MEDIA BIAS SITES: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias https://ground.news/rating-system CHECK OUT THE SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE (FULL LIST ON WEBSITE): https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0eqpz23l9jo https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1/text https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/07/trump-bill-no-tax-overtime-tips/84489204007/  https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5388608-trump-signs-tax-spend-package/

    22 min

  2. JUL 20

    Episode 44: Top of Beginning of July

    Happy birth of America! We're celebrating her birthday by covering the highlights of the first week and a half including updates on tariffs with the looming deadline for countries to make deals coming up, as well as what's happening with Trump's involvement with the wars. Will the tariffs actually happen? And is Trump finally over trying to negotiate with Russia? Stay tuned for new episodes every week updating on all the top highlights in the world of politics, along with supplemental episodes deep diving into the big things you need to know and understand. Let's get into it.  LISTEN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868 https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn74XiVXznjm0Rd WATCH ME TALK AT YOU: https://www.youtube.com/@Whytfitmatters CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/whytfitmatterspod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@whytfitmatterspod https://twitter.com/wtfimpod https://whytfitmatterspod.wixsite.com/wtfim CHECK OUT MAGGIE'S FAVORITE MEDIA BIAS SITES: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias https://ground.news/rating-system CHECK OUT THE SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE (FULL LIST ON WEBSITE): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/07/trump-netanyahu-relocate-palestinians-to-other-countries/84500049007/ https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5387890-trump-announces-25-percent-tariff/ https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/08/trump-tariff-deadline-august-1-00442034?nname=playbook-pm&nid=0000015a-dd3e-d536-a37b-dd7fd8af0000&nrid=ecc3c8a1-061c-4ad8-af27-6bbb45ae2344 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5389004-trump-sends-ukraine-defensive-weapons/?email=4dd065776fb2934a883b11921c25aba56f8d1e0f&emaila=c01e1d549303cac7ced6278ed58cf579&emailb=6d1aa8b8f63bfb18f02437333f1ba9d3b0b3ad2d416013229d63a1fa0f92973a&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7.8%2012:30%20Report https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/things-stand-trump-presses-netanyahu-gaza-ceasefire-analysis/story?id=123550884

    15 min

  3. JUN 18

    Episode 43: Top of Mid June

    WE'RE BACK! Happy June, we're celebrating by heading into a new format starting with the top news and highlights of the past week with the weeks of June 3 and 9. We're going to be talking about Elon and Trump's messy divorce, the LA protests, and where and why they went down. What's going on with ICE and immigration and how did we get here? Stay tuned for new episodes every week updating on all the top highlights in the world of politics, along with supplemental episodes deep diving into the big things you need to know and understand. Let's get into it.  LISTEN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868 https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn74XiVXznjm0Rd WATCH ME TALK AT YOU: https://www.youtube.com/@Whytfitmatters CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/whytfitmatterspod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@whytfitmatterspod https://twitter.com/wtfimpod https://whytfitmatterspod.wixsite.com/wtfim CHECK OUT MAGGIE'S FAVORITE MEDIA BIAS SITES: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias https://ground.news/rating-system CHECK OUT THE SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE (FULL LIST ON WEBSITE): https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/06/10/los-angeles-immigration-ice-protests-trump-newsom/84129692007/ https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5348010-senator-padilla-incident-political-tensions/?email=467cb6399cb7df64551775e431052b43a775c749&emaila=12a6d4d069cd56cfddaa391c24eb7042&emailb=054528e7403871c79f668e49dd3c44b1ec00c7f611bf9388f76bb2324d6ca5f3&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6.13%2012:30%20Report%20EM https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5348353-appeals-court-temporarily-lifts-judges-block-on-trumps-national-guard-deployment/?email=4dd065776fb2934a883b11921c25aba56f8d1e0f&emaila=c01e1d549303cac7ced6278ed58cf579&emailb=6d1aa8b8f63bfb18f02437333f1ba9d3b0b3ad2d416013229d63a1fa0f92973a&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=061325%20News%20Alert%20ZS%20KB  https://apnews.com/article/immigration-raids-national-guard-lawsuit-los-angeles-f4809c7f39d09e4fdfa01982f44ec995 https://ground.ne

    29 min

  4. APR 23

    Episode 42: Doge Style

    What is DOGE? Hint: It's not the crypto or dog meme. What is Elon Musk doing in the government? Why are we hearing about him so much? What's happened to the federal government departments? Maggie and WTFIM have you covered with all the bullet points of what you need to know going on with the government spending cuts taking over headlines next to Mr. Tesla himself.  LISTEN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868 https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn74XiVXznjm0Rd WATCH ME TALK AT YOU: https://www.youtube.com/@Whytfitmatters CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/whytfitmatterspod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@whytfitmatterspod https://twitter.com/wtfimpod https://whytfitmatterspod.wixsite.com/wtfim CHECK OUT MAGGIE'S FAVORITE MEDIA BIAS SITES: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias https://ground.news/rating-system CHECK OUT THE SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE (FULL LIST ON WEBSITE): https://doge.gov/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/trump-doge-regulations.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/05/trump-presidency-news-speech/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/whistleblower-org-says-doge-may-have-caused-significant-cyber-breach-us-labor-2025-04-15/ https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-musk-doge-social-security-omalley-1235292652/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/06/musk-doge-social-security  https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2025/social-security-fraud-discovered-doge/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/11/us/politics/trump-musk-doge-federal-workers.html?email=4dd065776fb2934a883b11921c25aba56f8d1e0f&emaila=c01e1d549303cac7ced6278ed58cf579&emailb=6d1aa8b8f63bfb18f02437333f1ba9d3b0b3ad2d416013229d63a1fa0f92973a&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2.19%2012:30%20Report%20EM https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/doge/doge-elon-musk-report-people-staff-what-we-know-news-rcna191260

    24 min

  5. APR 10

    Episode 41: Little Poster vs. The World

    Trump has imposed tariffs on every country, which have been paused for 90 days besides China, but what do these mean and why did he do it? What does it mean for the economy and OUR money? WTFIM breaks it down from Liberation Day to now for you in its newest episode. LISTEN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868 https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn74XiVXznjm0Rd WATCH ME TALK AT YOU: https://www.youtube.com/@Whytfitmatters CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/whytfitmatterspod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@whytfitmatterspod https://twitter.com/wtfimpod https://whytfitmatterspod.wixsite.com/wtfim CHECK OUT MAGGIE'S FAVORITE MEDIA BIAS SITES: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias https://ground.news/rating-system CHECK OUT THE SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE (FULL LIST ON WEBSITE): https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5233280-tiktok-deal-pulled-china-tariffs/?email=4dd065776fb2934a883b11921c25aba56f8d1e0f&emaila=c01e1d549303cac7ced6278ed58cf579&emailb=6d1aa8b8f63bfb18f02437333f1ba9d3b0b3ad2d416013229d63a1fa0f92973a&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04.04.25%20RS%20-%20News%20Alert%20-%20TikTok%20deal https://www.investors.com/news/trump-tariffs-what-they-mean-us-economy-stock-market/ https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/2/where-are-the-highest-lowest-tariffs-trumps-reciprocal-tariffs-explained https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5228738-trump-imposing-reciprocal-tariffs/ https://thehill.com/policy/5229167-trump-imposes-tariffs/?email=4dd065776fb2934a883b11921c25aba56f8d1e0f&emaila=c01e1d549303cac7ced6278ed58cf579&emailb=6d1aa8b8f63bfb18f02437333f1ba9d3b0b3ad2d416013229d63a1fa0f92973a&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04.02.25EL-News%20Alert-Tariffs%20Takeaways https://thehill.com/business/5230679-5-surprises-from-trumps-sweeping-new-tariffs/

    21 min

  6. MAR 26

    Episode 40: FMK

    We've got a guest and we're testing her and your political knowledge playing true or false, are you smarter than a 5th grader, along with a fun, little game of FMK (f***, marry, get rid) politicians edition. (Disclaimer: This is purely for entertainment and we're not threatening the lives of these politicians, everyone calm tf down). We also dive into Tash's top 5 problems she cares about in politics and what Trump has actually done since then and if they're important to her being an average political consumer. Let's get into itttt. LISTEN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868 https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn74XiVXznjm0Rd WATCH ME TALK AT YOU: https://www.youtube.com/@Whytfitmatters CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/whytfitmatterspod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@whytfitmatterspod https://twitter.com/wtfimpod https://whytfitmatterspod.wixsite.com/wtfim CHECK OUT MAGGIE'S FAVORITE MEDIA BIAS SITES: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias https://ground.news/rating-system

    54 min

  7. FEB 26

    Episode 39: Made in America

    Trump has imposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China which have yet to be enacted, but, actually, what the f@#! is a tariff? WTFIM has you covered with everything you need to know about them and what they mean for you.  LISTEN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868 https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn74XiVXznjm0Rd WATCH ME TALK AT YOU: https://www.youtube.com/@Whytfitmatters CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/whytfitmatterspod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@whytfitmatterspod https://twitter.com/wtfimpod https://whytfitmatterspod.wixsite.com/wtfim CHECK OUT MAGGIE'S FAVORITE MEDIA BIAS SITES: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias https://ground.news/rating-system CHECK OUT THE SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE (FULL LIST ON WEBSITE): https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-imposes-tariffs-on-imports-from-canada-mexico-and-china/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/03/22/u-s-tariffs-are-among-the-lowest-in-the-world-and-in-the-nations-history/ https://www.epi.org/publication/tariffs-everything-you-need-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5284991/trump-tariffs-higher-prices-inflation-mexico-canada-china https://www.piie.com/research/piie-charts/2025/trumps-tariffs-canada-mexico-and-china-would-cost-typical-us-household https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c20myx1erl6o https://fortune.com/2025/02/09/trump-tariffs-canada-mexico-border-security-illegal-drugs-fentanyl/  https://www.npr.org/2025/02/05/nx-s1-5284991/trump-tariffs-higher-prices-inflation-mexico-canada-china https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/02/11/trump-tariffs-live-updates-eu-warns-of-countermeasures-against-25-steel-and-aluminum-tariffs/

    17 min

  8. FEB 23

    Episode 38: He's Backkk

    Welcome back to Why the F@#! It Matters, Season 2! The United States has inaugurated the 47th president of the United States of America: President Donald Trump is back in action for his second term 4 years after he left office. Trump's first month has been an absolute whirlwind, so let's cover all those executive orders he signed that shook the country up immediately. Let's get into it. LISTEN NOW: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-the-f-it-matters/id1712836868 https://open.spotify.com/show/4eyTuiipn74XiVXznjm0Rd WATCH ME TALK AT YOU: https://www.youtube.com/@Whytfitmatters CHECK OUT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/whytfitmatterspod/ https://www.tiktok.com/@whytfitmatterspod https://twitter.com/wtfimpod https://whytfitmatterspod.wixsite.com/wtfim CHECK OUT MAGGIE'S FAVORITE MEDIA BIAS SITES: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias https://ground.news/rating-system CHECK OUT THE SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE (FULL LIST ON WEBSITE): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/01/29/us/politics/trump-cabinet-confirmations-tracker.html https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5112764-donald-trump-approval-rating-first-week-survey/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/us/politics/trump-immigration-climate-dei-policies.html https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/28/army-trump-executive-order-chaos-00201074 https://www.npr.org/2025/01/28/nx-s1-5277029/trump-memo-halt-funding https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/g-s1-45313/trump-federal-funding-freeze-reversed  https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/29/us/trump-federal-freeze-funding-news https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/29/us/trump-federal-freeze-funding-news#trump-federal-workers-buyout https://apnews.com/article/trump-dei-executive-order-diversity-inclusion-f67ea86032986084dd71c5aa0c6b8d1d https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn2p8x2eyo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vdnlmgyndo https://www.axios.com/2025/01/28/trump-transgender-youth-gender-affirming-care-executive-order https://www.cnn.com/pol

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Listening to and understanding politics is often the last thing the average millenial or Gen Z wants to spend their time doing; enter your new favorite podcast. Why the F@#! It Matters brings our young adult generation into the world of politics with a bi-weekly discussion of the week's biggest political topics and why YOU should care about them. Host Maggie Rockwell will be breaking down politics in a way that doesn't make you want to not have hearing, including special guest conversations with other fellow Americans who have no idea about politics whatsoever. Make your friends believe you're smart and informed with the most entertaining and easiest civic education you will ever get, then you can explain to everyone Why the F@#! It Matters. NSFW or small ears.

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  • Creator
    Maggie Rockwell
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    40
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Why the F@#! It Matters
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    Why the F@#! It Matters