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The Bitchuation Room

Francesca Fiorentini

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

comedy news commentary

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81:20

AOC Makes Good Case For Biden to Stay *FRANTASTIC...

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2024/07/20

AOC spills some tea about Democrats and donors, and possible legal challenges to changing Democratic nominees? Francesca discusses it all. Plus JD Vance's fake populism is so unbearable, only second to his unrelenting misogyny. Childless cat ladies UNITE! Frantastic Fridays on The Bitchuation Room are free to watch. To see more bonus content and get access to the Wednesday Bonus Bish become a member on YouTube or a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. *** Francesca and Matt Lieb Are In

88:56

"I SHOULD BE DEAD" with Matt Lieb (Ep 240)

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2024/07/17

The assassination attempt on Trump is nearly out of the news cycle, as the shooter's identity (registered Republican) and weapon of choice (AR-15) doesn't quite fit the right's preferred narrative. Meanwhile Biden calls for a cooling of rhetoric, pulls his campaign ads, and all but admits defeat. Comedian and husband Matt Lieb joins Francesca to talk about the real systemic sources of political violence in the United States, and bemoan the Democrats' defeatism as evidenced by Biden's stubborn

69:51

Pay Inequity, Predators & Laughs: Being a Woman In...

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2024/07/13

What's it like working in a boy's club, i.e. being a woman working in stand up. Comedian Amy Miller joins Francesca to discuss how the sausage fest is made, fighting to be paid equally and sometimes working around predators. Is there a rightward reactionary shift in comedy, and is there a new backlash to the backlash? TEA WILL BE SPILLED! ** Featuring: Amy Miller, Comedian www.amymillercomedy.com Follow Amy on IG Watch Amy's Comedy Central special "Ham Mouth" on YouTube Frantastic Fridays on The

94:05

The New Corporate Ripoff with John Iadarola & David...

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2024/07/10

Biden digs himself into a bigger hole with every media appearance as Democrats circle the wagons to protect him... yes even Bernie and AOC. John Iadarola, host of The Damage Report, joins to discuss why Blue MAGA is deluding themselves about Biden being able to beat Trump. Then, corporations have seized on their record pandemic profits to further gouge the American people, using new algorithms and schemes to rip us off. David Dayen of The American Prospect Magazine joins to explain how they're

98:14

No He Can't with Prem Thakker & Caitlin Durante (Ep 238)

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2024/07/03

Democrats are scrambling after Biden's terrifyingly bad debate performance. And SCOTUS delivers for Donald, offering him and other presidents absolute immunity for crimes committed while acting "in official" capacity. Comedian Caitlin Durante of The Bechdel Cast and journalist with The Intercept Prem Thakker join Francesca to discuss. Plus, after months of promising investigations into Israeli war crimes, the Biden Administration has done little except running cover for them. Prem explains what it's

51:24

Losing Puerto Rico *FRANTASTIC FRIDAY JUNE 28TH*

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2024/06/29

Puerto Rico is nearly unlivable for Puerto Ricans. After decades of exploitation and natural disasters, it seems like the U.S. territory (*cough colony!*) is now completely at the whim of crypto billionaires, money launderers and American tax evaders. Co-directors of forthcoming documentary Losing Puerto Rico, Nomiki Konst and Federico de Jesus break down how an unelected economic board and American tax policies have led to a massive housing crisis and skyrocketing prices. Puerto Rico is no longer

79:40

Union Power for Palestine with Linda Sarsour & Anny...

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2024/06/25

"We have a right to say Free Palestine," says Anny of UAW 4811, the labor union representing 48,000 grad students and researchers who are tired of their universities allowing Palestine encampments to be brutalized. She joins Francesca along with the always on point Palestinian-American activist Linda Sarsour. Linda has some hard truths for Joe Biden and about this election season as the cry for a ceasefire continues. Finally a fun look at all the ways Trump fundraising is sounding less like a

68:51

Boeing CEO Grilled, Workers Rise *Frantastic Friday...

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2024/06/22

Boeing CEO is destroyed in a Senate hearing by... a Republican? Meanwhile Boeing workers are negotiating for the first contract in 16 years. Capitalism is trying to kill us, the U.S. needs reparations, and Oklahoma could have done something right by the Tulsa massacre survivors.Frantastic Fridays on The Bitchuation Room are free to watch. To see more bonus content and get access to the Wednesday Bonus Bish become a member on YouTube or a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. *** Francesca and

102:22

VERGOGNA! with Rhiannon Hamam & Walter Masteron (Ep 236)

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2024/06/19

Another cruel SCOTUS summer is underway, with decisions helping the bigots and the wealthy. Rhiannon Hamam of the 5-4 podcast joins to explain how endless corruption and secret recordings have lifted the veil of intelligence and impartiality off the otherwise prestigious justices. Then, Palestinians are facing imminent starvation in Gaza. So how much humanitarian aid is actually reaching Gaza and what are the many ways Israel is preventing it? And actor and comedian Walter Masterson explains how he

65:12

The Right Won't Love You, Biden *FRANTASTIC FRIDAY*...

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2024/06/15

Biden tries to win Trump voters by denying asylum to migrants in dire circumstances. AOC falls for antisemitism bait surrounding the propagandistic Nova festival exhibit. And the Supreme Court rules mifepristone is protected federally but states will continue to chip away at its access.** Francesca and Matt Lieb Are In Chicago for the DNC! Monday 8/19 LIVE Bitchuation Room X Bad Hasbara Podcast. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/3wKW5Rf Tuesday 8/20 LIVE Stand Up: Francesca Fiorentini & Matt Lieb

102:01

The Crime of Eric Adams with Olayemi Olurin (Ep 235)

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2024/06/12

Fearmongernig New Yorkers is the lifeblood of the Adams administration. That and campaign corruption. Commentator and public defender Olayemi Olurin joined Francesca to discuss her takedown of the mayor on The Breakfast Club program back in March. Then, Israel saves four lives by murdering 274. The math of genocide is chilling. And Trump surrogates think his felony conviction will endear him to Black voters like 50 Cent? Finally, a game of Worst Dad Ever for Father's Day.Featuring: Olayemi Olurin,

60:07

Bannon Joins Navarro In Prison & Israelis' Sick...

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2024/06/08

Former Trump advisor and smoker's lung Steve Bannon has to report to prison for defying a Congressional subpoena on January 6th. What's the status of all of Trump's cases now that a stay has been issued in the Georgia electors scheme? Flag Day in Jerusalem turns brutalizing Palestinians into a game for Israeli settlers, and a NYTimes report exposes rampant torture and atrocities at an IDF-run detention center. ** Francesca and Matt Lieb Are In Chicago for the DNC! Monday 8/19 LIVE Bitchuation Room

114:48

Corporate Crime Scene with Maximillian Alvarez & Will...

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2024/06/05

Cities are without drinking water, planes are coming apart and trains are derailing. If your community hasn't already been affected it is a corporate crime scene waiting to happen. Max Alvarez, editor at The Real News Network, joins Francesca to talk everything from East Palestine to Atlanta. Then, Trump is a convict according to New York law, and is now promising a second administration even more unhinged. And Biden proposes a ceasefire in Gaza but neither Israel nor Hamas have agreed to it, and

61:01

RIGHT WING COPE AS TRUMP FOUND GUILTY *FRANTASTIC...

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2024/06/01

If they can do this to Trump, they can do this to any other white collar criminal who cheats on his pregnant wife with a porn star in Lake Tahoe and cooks the books to pay her to keep quiet about it while running for president!!!!Frantastic Fridays on The Bitchuation Room are free to watch. To see more bonus content and get access to the Wednesday Bonus Bish become a member on YouTube or a Patron: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom. ** Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out

100:18

Tents with Blakeley, Paige Oamek & Rohan Montgomery...

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2024/05/29

From Rafah to Oregon, people living in tents are being targeted. In Gaza it's missiles and in Grants Pass it's laws that criminalize the homeless. Francesca is joined by content creator and Michael Rappaport troller Blakeley to talk about Israel's mass murder of displaced families who were sleeping in so-called safe zone and Nikki Haley signing American-made IDF missiles because the bloodlust is real. Then, producer and journalist Paige Oamek and co-writer Rohan Montgomery join to talk about

111:29

Cuban Journalist On Mendendez & Talking Trans...

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2024/05/25

Why hasn't Biden reversed Trump's policies on Cuba? It's thanks in part to one Senator Bob Menendez, a guy currently on trial for corruption. Journalist with @BellyofTheBeastCuba Liz Oliva Fernandez joins Francesca to talk about her new documentaries "Hardliner on the Hudson" and "Uphill on the Hill". Watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfRTNTWkPgY Then, Francesca breaks down her appearance on Piers "Why Can't We Have Biscuits" Morgan, and the "debate" over trans athletes

102:42

Where Are Your Eyes? with Megan Gailey & Robin DG...

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2024/05/22

At UCLA, Zionist counter-protesters brutally attacked the Palestine encampment and now the chancellor is being hauled before Congress for all the wrong reasons. Robin DG Kelley, professor of History at UCLA joins Francesca to discuss the right-wing attack on universities and colleges vis-à-vis false claims of anti-semitism. Then comedian Megan Gailey joins to break down the ICC ruling and the pro-Israel mob bullying YouTube children's creator and every family's personal savior, Ms. Rachel. Finally,

92:51

The State of Protest with Adam Federman & Kate Willet...

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2024/05/15

In the 'greatest democracy on Earth', the right to protest is being deeply criminalized. Journalist Adam Federman joins Francesca to explain the repressive collusion between private industry, the FBI and local law enforcement and the through-line from Keystone XL to Palestine movements. Then, comedian Kate Willet discusses some bad polling for Biden despite more reasons that a second Trump term would be absolutely unhinged. And finally, AI dating concierges? Are we just reinventing the human

56:28

Barron Rises & Blocking Celebrities Over Gaza?!...

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2024/05/11

Barron is barely legal and the RNC has already decided to use him as a delegate.* That's more attention than his father has paid to him in months! Then, TikTok users outdo themselves with a new "Digital Guillotine" or Digitine that blocks celebrities who have not spoken out against genocide. God I love Gen Z. Then GOP representatives have the funniest new legislation to try and punish the pro-Palestine student protesters. *Barron has since decided not to be a delegate. Attaboy. The Bitchuation Room

100:12

Bad PR with Cody Johnston (Ep 230)

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2024/05/08

Forget the genocide itself and focus on the genocide's public image. Was its Met Gala outfit a bit over the top or was it just right? Cody Johnston of Some More News joins Francesca to talk about Anthony Blinken and Mitt Romney's wartime consensus, the ceasefire that will never be, the mainstream media's spinning itself into irrelevance, and Stormy Daniels being the best part of America. Finally, a game of "Comedy Cringeys" in which Jerry Seinfeld joins the anti-woke panic and Bill Maher finally

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