The Betches Sup Podcast Betches

Rich white men and the newspapers they buy to feed their own egos… name a more iconic duo. But what’s different about this generation of wealthy media moguls? In honor of the end of HBO's Succession, and in the wake of VICE Media declaring bankruptcy, what better time to examine the individuals who are getting rich off their media empires... and killing journalism in the proess.
In this throwback episode of EXTRA EXTRA from October, 2022, Sami Sage takes us on a tour of the many publishing-billionaires in power today and the media properties they wield to further their own agendas. From traditional publications like the New York Times and Washington Post, to new digital behemoths like Facebook and Google, she tells us why media consolidation among the elites poses a threat to journalism as we know it.
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A quick debrief on the season finales of “Succession” and “Ted Lasso”

How the debt ceiling negotiations will impact the 2024 election, and the provisions actually worth worrying about

Joe Manchin’s sneaky victory

Pride in a year of escalating transphobia

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is impeached for a Scandoval-level melodrama involving extramarital affairs and abuse of power

Are Men OK? Featuring proud new dads Al Pacino and Robert De Niro


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We dove deep into the voicemails to play your dispatches and queries from across red states and blue, including: Is it safe for your trans partner to attend a wedding in Florida? Why are liberals in New England being weird about abortion? Why do kids accept gender fluidity easily while adults throw tantrums? And a… piercing follow-up to an “Are Men OK?” favorite you will not want to miss.
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In this bonus interview, Amanda is joined by Annie Wu Henry, creative director of the AAPI Victory Fund and all-around social media wunderkind. The two catch up on Annie’s whirlwind six months since helping secure victory for now-Senator John Fetterman. They also unpack the response to Joe Biden’s campaign announcement among young progressives, and warn against getting too caught up in the party figurehead. Finally, Annie shares her priorities and focus as the new creative director for the AAPI Victory Fund
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Ron DeSantis makes his clumsy entrance into the 2024 race. Will his glitchy start impact his campaign success? What was *substantively* important about his announcement?

Did Lauren Boebert accidentally make a good point?

For once, an extremely *low stakes* game of “Are Men OK?” involving the most controversial sneakers on Capitol Hill

Our voicemails are in chaos over the Ice Spice/Taylor Swift song amid the Matty Healey of it all. We give our (dueling) takes on the origins of the collab.


Then, Amanda is joined by Leah Stavenhagen and Sunny Brauss, members of the community Her ALS Story, a group of women diagnosed with ALS before their 35th birthday who are challenging the stereotype that ALS is an old white man’s disease.
Learn more about Her ALS Story at @heralsstory and support their Warrior Weekend retreat by visiting https://www.gofundme.com/f/warriorweekend2023
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins after her viral House Oversight Committee statement calling out GOP hypocrisy on violence in America

Here are all the Republicans who are about to enter the 2024 presidential race. (Chris Christie.. .what are you doing here?)

Ron DeSantis is creating a state that no Floridian actually wants

Unpacking Taylor Swift’s…. interesting choices in romantic partners as she declines to speak out on feminist or LGBTQ issues

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