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The Bitchuation Room

Francesca Fiorentini

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

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118:45

TYT's Sad Demise & Ron DeSantis Building "Alligator...

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/06/29

With all the insanity going on in the world right now, sometimes you need to take a break, grab some popcorn, and enjoy the Drama. Gavin and Zac from The Vanguard joined Francesca to talk TYT's Cenk and Ana insisting that the right is antiwar and better for coalition-building than leftists.Also, are tourists being kicked out of the U.S. over JD Vance memes? If this is grounds for deportation, then we all may find ourselves in a Salvadoran gulag. But if that ends up being too inconvenient for this

64:41

ZOHRAN WINS! with Wajahat Ali

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2025/06/25

WHAT A NIGHT FOR NEW YORK AND THE COUNTRY! Thank you to the city that never sleeps for giving us hope.*** See Francesca LIVE: PASADENA JULY 5TH -New World Disorder Comedy with Francesca & Friends. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-07-05-25-9-30-pm Seattle Friday August 1st - Francesca and Matt will be at Laughs Comedy Club. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4kFt1xE Seattle Saturday August 2nd - The Bitchuation Room LIVE in. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4khBhnK HOUSTON

96:41

No War, No Cuomo with Negar Mortazavi (Ep 286)

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2025/06/25

*UPDATE: ZOHRAN MAMDANI WINS! REACTS COMING SOON OR GO TO YOUTUBE.COM/FRANIFIO TO WATCH HER RESPONSE WITH WAJAHAT ALI*Iranians are deeply terrified about the escalating war and attacks from the U.S. and Israel. If regime change is anyone’s desire, this is sure as hell not the way to go about getting it. Iranian-American Journalist Negar Mortazavi joins to explain the ceasefire that wasn’t, the ego of the Trump regime in thinking this is over, and the joy of one Benjamin Netanyahu. Then, producer

91:50

MAGA Falls In Line As Trump Defends Iran War *MONDAY...

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/06/25

After bombing three nuclear facilities in Iran, Trump says NOW, nowww it's time for peace. But will it be that simple? As Israel and Iran continue to trade missile attacks — with no real ceasefire established— Francesca takes stock of this ill-fated decision to bomb yet another country in the Middle East. So long as Netanyahu wants conflict it seems, the U.S. will be mired in conflict. When will politicians on either side of the aisle grow a pair? See Francesca LIVE: PASADENA JULY 5TH -New

29:40

The World After Trump

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2025/06/19

Trump might try and be king, but the billionaires who back him and far more concerned with their reign.Someday Donald Trump and the movement that got him elected will be gone. And the billionaires who back him won't care. Because they have other plans. This is the story of how deeply un-american the billionaires who buy our politicians are, from their disregard for democracy, their freak-outs over equality, or the fact that they want to secede from the United States altogether. The broligarchy

120:17

Wars At Home And Abroad + Zohran Surges! *FRANTASTIC...

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2025/06/14

What happened to the peace candidate, Donald Trump? [He never existed.] Who could have seen Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran? [Everyone]. Francesca talks World War 3 and the absolute insanity that we all know is Israel’s nuclear doublespeak. Then the war on the working people of Los Angeles continues, as ICE rounds up American citizens and cops shoot people in the stomach. BUT FIRST: Rent freeze, free buses, community grocers? New York might be poised for greatness if Zohran Mamdani wins the

107:06

Feds Terrorize LA and Did School Integration Fail?...

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2025/06/11

State repression is operating on all cylinders whether in Los Angeles or Gaza. Trump salivates at the chance to deploy the military to a blue city by painting anti-ICE protesters as violent rioters, while the Israeli military captures 12 activists aboard the humanitarian flotilla. Francesca breaks it all down with Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey, who’s dedicated his content liberation for Palestine despite the de-platforming. Then, chair of Africana studies at Brown, Noliwe Rooks joins to talk about

4:59

Centrists Gather In DC, and Israel Wants Hamas to...

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2025/06/05

The worst kind of Democrats with the worst ideas, taking the wrong lessons from 2024 and getting billionaire backing to do it. Do they want to lose to fascism this hard? A near 2-hour bonus episode complete with discussions of Trump's failing economy, Israel's bad faith negotiations, the alleged antisemitic attack in Boulder, and Karine Jean Pierre is now an independent!? To get access to these stories, become a patron at: www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom.

86:41

Who Will Stop ICE? feat. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (Ep 284)

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/06/04

An up-and-coming representative from Arizona isn't backing down on bearing witness to ICE's lawlessness. Francesca speaks with Rep. Yassamin Ansari all about her trips to El Salvador, detention facilities, and whether Democrats have it in them to fight this fascism. And Greta Thunberg sets sail on another Freedom Flotilla while right wingers salivate at the possibility of her demise. Also, former State Department head Matt Miller agrees Israel's committed war crimes, Bernie's getting real about

85:36

Dodgers Not DOGErs *LIVE IN LA* with Councilmember...

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/06/02

It’s a super special LIVE edition of The Bitchuation Room in Los Angeles and we’re talking Elon’s exit but not without drug-fueld love triangle drama. Then, Zionists in LA-city government? No wonder pro-Palestine protesters are demonized and brutalized. Then, can LA refuse to be ground zero for even more displacement by refusing the Olympics? Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez of District 1 joins to discuss how her first term has left her more invested in people power than ever. And Denton Cohen of

99:46

Losing The BLM Narrative, Winning The Planetary Fight...

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2025/05/28

Five years after the George Floyd uprisings we reflect on how police killings are up along with the copaganda. Then, will GOP Senators tank Trumps MAGA Murder Bill because they’re… principled?! Comedian Mike Drucker joins Francesca to talk about all that and the bizarre search of Democratic party to find the ‘Joe Rogan of the left’... or of neoliberalism. Then we interview Malcolm Harris, author of "What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis" about a unifying approach to addressing

102:17

Trump's 'SKETCHY" Dinner & Will SCOTUS Let Trump End...

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2025/05/24

In this white nationalist fanfic we’re living in, Trump has put birthright citizenship on the chopping block. Traci Feit Love, President & Executive Director of Lawyers for Good Government joined Francesca to talk about Trump’s battle against the American constitution.And journalist and producer of THIS VERY SHOW Paige Oamek came by to talk with Francesca about Trump’s pay to play crypto dinner where the vibe was ‘sketch’. Plus Theo Von on Gaza and perhaps the most racist meeting with a foreign

102:30

MAHA's Milk and Vibes with Dave Anthony & Beatrice...

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2025/05/21

From Biden's cancer To MAHA's eugenics, we're talking about the politics of healthcare... again. Beatrice Adler-Bolton is back to talk Medicare and the cruel budget that Republicans are poised to pass, but how Biden also oversaw the removal of millions from the program during Covid as well. Speaking of Covid, Dave Anthony is here to bitch about the vaccine only being available to the elderly and immunocompromised, and comes in hot with some hard truths about Biden's cancer diagnosis. Blue MAGA is

127:28

How Policing Is Making Us Sick & Other Stories...

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/05/17

Policing is deadly but it’s also making us less safe and sicker. Ronica Mukerjee and Carlos Martinez are the authors of All This Safety Is Killing Us, a book that collects clinicians and organizers and activists who believe in abolition – getting rid of a ruinous policing system – and building a healthier society for all. Then, is Diddy going to get a pardon from Trump? Sean’s team is certainly trying to make it happen. You know these abusers have to stick together. Maybe they can work on a new

6:54

Woke Marxist Pope *BONUS BISH TEASER*

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/05/15

A peek into the Wednesday May 15th bonus episodes you missed in which Francesca talks about Republicans' Medicaid cuts, David Hogg and DNC drama, RFK Jr. swimming in poop and a Luigi Mangioni musical. Become a patron at www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom and get access to these stories and more.

89:58

Solidarity Under Fascism with River Butcher, Jaz...

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2025/05/14

As Trump unleashes ICE on workers, grandmothers, judges and mayors, what does solidarity look like. Comedian River Butcher joins Francesca to talk about these brownshirts gone wild and Stephen Miller explaining how the administration is trying to suspend habeas corpus. Also, a small victory in the battle for trans rights in Maine isn't going unnoticed by Republicans still hell bent on focusing on the wrong one percent. Then Jaz Brisack formerly of Starbucks Workers United joins to talk about their

89:59

Late Stage Financial Literacy with Chelsea Fagan &...

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/05/07

The Trump effect crushes another right-wing candidacy, this time in Australia. Canadian comic John Hastings joins to make sense of it all and to talk about the imminent re-opening of Alcatraz likely based on Trump's late-night PBS (?!) viewing. Then creator of The Financial Diet, Chelsea Fagan joins us to talk practical and macroeconomic look at what Trump's pigheaded tariffs regime means for our lives.John Hastings, comedian: https://www.thejohnhastings.com/,

100:52

Fetterman's Decline, Pam Bondi's Fent and Elon's New...

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/05/03

ICE Director Tom Homan is threatening to arrest sanctuary city mayors. But don’t worry! Democrats are not taking this lying down… Actually, they are. Hakeem Jeffries thinks that Dems need to put a halt to going to El Salvador to rescue the migrants illegally sent to CECOT. Who is fighting for immigrant rights? Well, a Trump appointed judge in Texas ruled that the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezualens is illegal so that's something.Francesca also discusses Israel’s continued war

9:31

*BONUS BISH TEASER* Trump's Hilarious Defense of...

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/05/01

A snippet of the Bonus Bish from Wednesday April 30th talking about Trump admitting goods will be more expensive and less accessible. Join the patreon at www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom to support the show and hear other stories like:-Mohsen Mahdawi is free! -Trump does not understand his own propaganda -Greg Abbott threatens Texas town over ceasefire resolution. -Venezuelan migrants spell out SOS from detention. -Marjorie Greene bought Palantir stock just before ICE contract. -MAGA

97:28

How To Lose a Country In 100 Days with Josh Gondelman...

The Bitchuation Room ·

2025/04/30

Ratings are in the golden toilet for the Trump sequel and we’re here to both laugh and cry at the authoritarian incompetance. Comedian Josh Gondelman is along for the show to talk Canada’s nice nationalism and the terrifying Zionist mobs in Brooklyn heralding extremist security minister Ben Gvir. Then historian and author of Informed Comment Juan Cole joins to talk how the Trump effect is impacting the U.S.’ role globally from Gaza to Yemen to Iran and more. Josh Gondelman, comedian,

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