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Standing Room Only

Salon.com"s Amanda Marcotte brings her sharp perspective on politics and culture by calling out political BS and cultural hypocrisy. From the MAGA movement"s latest power grabs to the online trends that shape our political reality, Amanda examines these moments with a critical eye and just enough dark humor to keep you from completely losing hope. Each episode includes Amanda"s unique take, a guest segment in the corner booth with political experts and journalists, and an on-topic music

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Riley Gaines stole her hate campaign from horror movies

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2025/10/31

Swimmer Riley Gaines has become MAGA's latest hand-picked "victim" of trans athletes, despite her entire media career being built on a single moment: tying for fifth place against trans swimmer Lia Thomas in 2022. In this episode, Amanda breaks down why her tactics and unoriginal talking points resonate so deeply with the Christian right, and how her brand of trans panic looks less like scripture and more like a horror movie script. The guest this episode is Stacy Lentz, LGBTQ rights activist,

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27:27

E. Jean Carroll shows how to beat the creeps

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2025/10/28

House Speaker Mike Johnson is going to great lengths to exploit the government shutdown in order to hide the Jeffrey Epstein files. Amanda explains why this move is all about silencing victims, defending alleged abusers, and worse of all, protecting President Donald Trump. Trump was already found to have sexually abused journalist E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room by a civil jury in New York. Carroll joins the show to talk about the aftermath of beating Trump in court, Epstein's

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27:14

Pam Bondi is Trump’s Regina George

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2025/10/17

Pam Bondi’s Senate Judiciary Committee appearance revealed just how far the attorney general will go to protect Donald Trump. Channeling the manipulative energy of Mean Girls movie villain Regina George, Bondi has turned cruelty, nasty insults and tantrums into a political strategy. Amanda explains why Trump can’t quit this sneering mean girl, no matter how much other Republicans want her gone. This week's guest is Angie “Pumps” Sullivan from the I’ve Had It podcast. She shares why Bondi’s

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28:39

Why Marjorie Taylor Greene makes Republicans miserable

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2025/10/12

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has set herself apart from the GOP as an anti-Republican Republican, but her rebellion might finally be catching up to her. As she distances herself from Trump and GOP leadership, Amanda digs into the one big reason why her outsider strategy will actually get her nowhere in Washington. Laura Bassett, journalist and writer of Nightcap on Substack and former editor in chief of Jezebel, joins the show to talk about what Greene’s political isolation says about women in

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33:16

Why Erika Kirk can't replace Charlie Kirk

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2025/10/06

Erika Kirk, Charlie Kirk’s widow, is now the CEO of Turning Point USA (TPUSA). But can she ever replace the role Charlie played in his “debates” with college students? In this video, Amanda digs into the myth of those debates and why Erika’s record exposes a deep hypocrisy. Drew McCoy of Genetically Modified Skeptic joins the conversation to explain why Charlie Kirk’s debate performances were mere theater and why actual human-to-human discourse is more meaningful than these political stunts.

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29:19

The real reason Karoline Leavitt wears a cross

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2025/09/28

Karoline Leavitt is known for wearing her bold, oversized cross necklaces to the White House press briefings, but what do they really say about faith in politics? Author and SiriusXM radio host John Fugelsang joins Amanda to talk about the hypocrisy behind Karoline Leavitt’s statement jewelry. John’s new book, “Separation of Church and Hate," is available now.

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29:36

Taylor Swift is no one’s tradwife

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2025/09/19

Some right-wing commentators are saying Taylor Swift’s engagement to Travis Kelce means she’s turning into a tradwife... wrong! Amanda breaks down why Taylor’s love life isn’t a conservative turn at all, why her relationship represents a fantasy for single women and how pundits are twisting this to support their anti-feminist talking points. Author Lyz Lenz also joins the conversation.

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28:47

Stephen Miller’s wife is delusional

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2025/09/15

Katie Miller launched The Katie Miller Podcast to bring honest conversations to conservative moms. Turns out, it’s all fluff talk with guests like Mike Tyson and JD Vance. Katie’s husband Stephen Miller built his political career by throwing tantrums on cable news and her ex-bosses have included Elon Musk, Mike Pence and Donald Trump. This show may seem like a cute distraction, but the point of it is far deeper. Journalist Tess Owen joins the conversation this episode.

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29:55

How RFK Jr. built an army of mean moms and anti-vaxxers

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2025/09/06

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health and human services secretary, has twisted, harmful ideas about health. From restricting access to vaccines to restoring the often-humiliating presidential fitness test for kids, Amanda explains what’s really driving RFK Jr. and the MAHA moms who support his every move. This week's guest is “How To Be Well” author and journalist Amy Larocca, who explains how the multibillion-dollar wellness industry has shaped thinking about health and bolstered the type of

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28:41

The weird reason why MAGA calls Trump “Daddy”

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2025/08/27

Donald Trump supporters won’t stop calling the president “Daddy.” In this episode, Amanda explains what's behind the obsession and where Melania comes in as "Mommy." Guest Lux Alptraum, author of "Faking It," helps unpack this strange fixation.

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30:19

Divorce him already, Usha

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2025/08/15

Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha seem very unhappy together in their public appearances. Usha looks miserable and talks about wanting to return to her career and home, while JD runs her down, uses her as a prop, and discusses marriage and parenthood like they’re requirements that must be endured. Joining me this week to discuss the politics of divorce, the second family's interracial marriage and what Usha should do next is Scaachi Koul, a senior writer for Slate and author of “Sucker

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28:26

Charlie Kirk is using religion to trick young...

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2025/08/11

Right-wing media personality Charlie Kirk is turning to religion to level up his racism. The Turning Point USA founder used to call himself “secular,” but now he’s a radical right-wing Christian arguing against the First Amendment and trying to reach young adults. Amanda's guest this week is Randall Balmer, Dartmouth historian and author of "America’s Best Idea: The Separation of Church and State." He explains what Kirk gets wrong about America and religion.

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30:31

Gavin Newsom got this one thing right

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2025/08/04

California Governor Gavin Newsom is a proven political brawler, willing to go toe-to-toe with President Trump, VP JD Vance and even the creepiest figures of the MAGA movement. His social media strategy and theatrics on camera are undeniably effective and Democrats should take notes. Amanda discusses with her guest this week, Salon senior writer Sophia Tesfaye.

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32:33

Why Superman is making MAGA so mad

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2025/07/25

Conservative pundits are mad about the new"Superman" movie. They’ve called the blockbuster “Superwoke” for emphasizing Superman’s immigrant roots and complained about Gunn’s directorial message of kindness and morality. Amanda explains what their anger really reveals about their deep anxieties around masculinity and race. Also, they completely miss the point of what Superman has stood for forever! This week's guest is Salon senior culture writer Coleman Spilde.

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18:50

Is Kristi Noem really this bad? Amanda responds to...

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2025/07/18

In celebration of Standing Room Only's 10th Episode, Amanda gives her take on your best comments, including your reactions to the Mar-A-Lago Face episode.

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26:57

Mar-a-Lago Face: How a beauty trend took over Trumpworld

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2025/07/15

Pumped up lips, spray tans, hollowed out cheeks and false lashes are just some of the characteristics of the Mar-a-Lago face that Donald Trump adores in his women. In this episode of Standing Room Only, Amanda talks about why the look is so popular, what it stands for and how it relates to an emerging social media trend called feminine energy. Journalist Laura Bassett joins the booth to talk about some of the notable Mar-a-Lago faces, including Kristi Noem, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Lara Trump and

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30:21

Brett Cooper is a hypocritical MAGA Girlboss

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2025/07/11

At the right-wing media company The Daily Wire, the ladies' auxiliary keeps outdoing the dudes. Brett Cooper, the 23-year-old host of “The Brett Cooper Show” who says it’s cool to be Republican, broke away from the network and made her own show geared at Gen Z and became a Fox News contributor. In this episode, Amanda explains why Brett is an example of how Ben Shapiro, the Daily Wire’s founding editor-in-chief, never really believed the “go woke, go broke” nonsense he shamelessly promotes. Turns

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31:42

Why Trump is so terrified of AOC

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2025/07/04

Will Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez run for president in 2028? She has not even hinted at that, but from listening to Donald Trump and his MAGA friends talk about her non-stop, they are certainly scared of facing her. In this episode, Amanda talks about what precisely bothers Republicans about AOC and what they actually like about her. She also explains why Trump cannot separate AOC from Zohran Mamdani, who recently defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s Democratic primary. Standing

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22:31

Why is Karoline Leavitt so annoying?

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2025/06/27

From trolling the media to gaslighting the public, it's no surprise Donald Trump chose 27-year-old Karoline Leavitt as his new press secretary. In this episode, Amanda unpacks Leavitt's combative style with reporters, including scolding the press and calling their questions “stupid.” She also looks into her curious rise from White House intern to MAGA mouthpiece and examine why the tactics may backfire. There’s also the lie that Leavitt is an empowering role model and her questionable style

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26:37

Now they want to ban dress up in Texas schools

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2025/06/25

What's wrong with a kid wearing cat ears or roaring like a lion at playtime? Texas Republicans and Gov. Greg Abbott don't like it and they have a plan to ban dress-up and other "non-human behavior" in schools. In this episode of Standing Room Only, Amanda details how a logic-defying culture war about litter boxes turned into a real bill aimed at forbidding kids from playing pretend at school. For the Pass the Mic segment, Imara Jones, journalist and CEO of TransLash Media, provides more context on

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