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A weekly caucus of progressive comics, activists and thinkers hosted by Francesca Fiorentini

The Bitchuation Room Francesca Fiorentini

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A weekly caucus of progressive comics, activists and thinkers hosted by Francesca Fiorentini

    Don't Be Evil with Nato Green & Mohammad Khatami (Ep 228)

    Don't Be Evil with Nato Green & Mohammad Khatami (Ep 228)

    Google arrests and fires its workers for protesting their contracts with the IDF, while elite universities work with cops to arrest and suspend protesters demanding divestment. It's a regular police state f*****y from coast to coast. Former Google employee and activist with the No Tech For Apartheid Campaign Mohammad Khatami joins Francesca to talk about Project Nimbus and the silencing of tech workers. Then Comedian Nato Green joins to discuss Passover traditions in the midst of genocide and Trump's criminal trial. Finally, why a Volkswagon union drive in Tennessee is so momentous and what Elmo and Big Bird have to do with it. 

    Featuring:
    Nato Green, comedian & union organizer
    https://www.instagram.com/mrnatogreen/

    Mohammad Khatami
    No Tech for Apartheid Campaign

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    • 1 hr 27 min
    Rep. Ro Khanna On Palestine, Modi, & Big Tech

    Rep. Ro Khanna On Palestine, Modi, & Big Tech

    Rep. Ro Khanna of California wants to be the future of the Democratic
    Party. But do his policies and votes speak to the base? Francesca asks
    the Rep. about his vote to condemn the slogan "from the river to the sea
    Palestine will be free", his worrying support for Prime Minister Modi
    of India, and what his vision of "progressive capitalism" would look
    like.

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    Impeachment Interrupted with Sam Seder (Ep 227)

    Impeachment Interrupted with Sam Seder (Ep 227)

    Remember when Republicans were going to "IMEACH BIDEN"? Whatever
    happened to that? Sam Seder of The Majority Report joins to explain the
    indicted informant, the 1023, and the absence of evidence not being
    evidence of absence or whatever Rumsfeld used to say. Then, Iran's
    strike on Israel has us all wondering if we're on the brink of WW3 and
    whether Biden has finally reached his limit with genocide. Then, Javier
    Milei and Elon Musk have a meeting of minds and dicks in Austin and we
    try and imagine "a worse duo."

    RO KHANNA HAD TO DIP TO VOTE, HE WILL BE ON FRIDAY'S 4/19 SHOW!

    Featuring:
    Sam Seder
    Host of The Majority Report
    https://twitter.com/samseder
    https://majorityreportradio.com/

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    • 1 hr 30 min
    Trump's Billionaires and Zaka Propaganda with Arun Gupta & DeAnne Smith (Ep 226)

    Trump's Billionaires and Zaka Propaganda with Arun Gupta & DeAnne Smith (Ep 226)

    The rich coalesce around their bronzed boy in November, out of fear they would pay a cent more in taxes, despite having more money than God. Francesca breaks down just how and why the tax code is so skewed in billionaires' favor in an edition of "Class War." And comedian DeAnne Smith joins to talk about AI genocide and the attacks on DEI. Then journalist Arun Gupta breaks down the Israeli first responder/propagandists The Zaka Group, and why the story of "mass rapes" have been debunked but never retracted. Fun!

    Featuring:
    DeAnne Smith
    Comedian

    Arun Gupta
    Check out Arun's substack
    https://twitter.com/arunindy
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    • 1 hr 38 min
    Ozempic Trump, Roseanne A Lago & Biden Feeling The Gaza Pressure *BONUS TBR*

    Ozempic Trump, Roseanne A Lago & Biden Feeling The Gaza Pressure *BONUS TBR*

    Biden is feeling the heat after Gaza aid workers targeted, Trump is losing weight but not in his ego, Roseanne Barr is a wine-drunk QAnon grandma, and Francesca's best attempt at a Joe Biden impression. Think animatronic squirrel.
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    • 58 min
    Hot Wars, Cold Wars with Jacob Silverman & Gianmarco Soresi (Ep 225)

    Hot Wars, Cold Wars with Jacob Silverman & Gianmarco Soresi (Ep 225)

    Israel's war crimes threaten to drag the U.S. into a hot wars in the Middle East, while a TikTok ban sparks a tech Cold War with China. Journalist and author Jacob Silverman joins Francesca to explain why a TikTok forced sale misses the mark on data safety while putting us on a path to a hostile future with China. Add to that the fact that a right-wing billionaire might be a buyer and the whole thing is a mess for average people. Then comedian Gianmarco Soresi on the blacklisting in entertainment over criticizing Israel, and why far right podcasters who've dabbled in anti-semitic conspiracy theories are now calling Israel's actions a genocide. Speaking of conspiracy theories, how bout that solar eclipse? What will happen...?

    Featuring:
    Gianmarco Soresi, comedian
    https://twitter.com/GianmarcoSoresi
    https://www.gianmarcosoresi.com/

    Jacob Silverman, journalist & author
    https://twitter.com/SilvermanJacob
    https://www.jacobsilverman.com/

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    • 1 hr 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
968 Ratings

968 Ratings

taraliz21 ,

An entertaining way to hear about this hellscape

My friend recently introduced me to this podcast and it’s now my favorite. If I have to hear about this awful world, I appreciate the twist of humor because if you’re not laughing, you’re crying, right?

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5 friggin stars

I love this show. Fran is the best host and always has great guests. If you’re looking for a way to stay educated on current events and in the loop about what’s going on in the world in general - look no further.

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