Big Time Dicks

From Sean Spicer to Sarah Huckabee Sanders to Anthony Scaramucci, 2017 has blessed us with an abundance of dicks--and some that haven’t worked as press secretary. We count them down in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a recast of the episode whereBig Time Dicks continues to examine the epidemic of sexual assault in the military, and speak with Rep. Jackie Speier about legislation she's pushing to combat it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a recast of the episode where Savile Row bespoke tailor Dominic Sebag Montifiore chats with us about what politicians are telling us with their fashion choices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jezebel features editor Kelly Stout, staff writer Ellie Shechet, and Special Projects Desk senior reporter Anna Merlan talk Omarosa, Steve Bannon, and Roy Moore—and dig deep into the mystery of Rand Paul’s fight with his neighbor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joanna Rothkopf, Kelly Stout, and Katie McDonough talk about the recent mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and go over—yet again—the connection between gun and domestic violence. They also talk about how, at its best, the DNC should be the highlighter on the brow of a good candidate, summarize the Paradise Papers in 30 seconds, and Katie tells us how to escape a room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak with Jezebel’s Megan Reynolds, freshly back from the Women’s Convention in Detroit, about her weekend in Social Justice City. Also: Paul Manafort is indicted and Prachi reads a spooky story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak with Alyokhina about music as protest, her new book “Riot Days," and what it’s like to have your country run by a repressive egomanicac. Also: Bill O’Reilly blows a gasket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Harvey Weinstein has been a major political donor for decades. Who knew his reputation? Who is at fault? Jezebel's Joanna Rothkopf, Kelly Stout, and Ellie Shechet chat about all of the above and tie themselves in an ethical knot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Guardian’s Lois Beckett joins us to talk about what the media and politicians miss in the gun violence debate, which focuses disproportionately on mass shooting, the rarest form of gun violence. Also: Donald Trump mispronounces “Puerto Rico.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk to Rutgers professor Dr. Yarimar Bonilla about the devastation in Puerto Rico and why the country's economic and political climate makes the recovery efforts particularly challenging. In Alabama, Republicans introduce us to a terrifying new weenie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk about Graham-Cassidy, the GOP’s newest attempt at stripping Americans of their health insurance, and how it’s different from other repeal attempts (spoiler: it isn’t!). We’re joined by the Center for Reproductive Rights’ Amy Friedrich-Karnik. Also: BUT JARED’S EMAILS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We look back at the life and legacy of Edie Windsor, whose Supreme Court case struck down DOMA and paved the way for the legalization of same sex marriage across the country. We speak with one of her attorneys, the ACLU's James Esseks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Advocate and DACA recipient Leezia Dhalla talks about what it was like to learn she was undocumented in college, get DACA, and lose it--and what it means for the 790,000 others like her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a recast of the episode where Joanna and Prachi discuss the Department of Homeland Security’s recent memos regarding “criminal aliens” and look into the fraught, racist history of immigration reform. We also speak with the New York Immigration Coalition’s Thanu Yakupitiyage about what the new rules mean for undocumented immigrants in the US, and knowing your rights.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do you do when a dick is a hurricane? We speak with representatives from Portlight and Global Giving to learn how to help Houstonians affected by the devastating hurricane. Also: Ivanka reminds us she's no friend to women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Atlantic’s Vann Newkirk joins us to talk about how newsrooms can cover issues surrounding race and white supremacy responsibly. Also: Trump looks directly into the Sun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jezebel’s Stassa Edwards joins us to talk about the history of confederate statues (spoiler alert: they are worthless pieces of crap!). Also, our first Weenie Golden Shower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Prachi and Ellie speak to ACLU voting rights attorney Julie Ebenstein about the Trump administration’s voter fraud commission and how Republican-led voter suppression efforts will impact future elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak with Carrie Anne Lucas of disability rights organization ADAPT about their 6 weeks of protests against the healthcare repeal, and hear about her plans to run for office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk to sexual assault survivor and activist Leah Griffin about how she got attention from politicians like Sen. Patty Murray, and what advice she has for other women who want to help draft reform bills at the local, state, and federal levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we speak with Erin Loos Cutraro, founder and CEO of She Should Run, an organization working to increase the number of women running for office in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN commentator Angela Rye on her new podcast, how she deals with Trump surrogates on TV, and the badassery of Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the most patriotic holiday week, we’re trying to figure out the difference between Steve Bannon and the Joker with guest co-host Ellie Shechet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In our first ever live taping at the Bell House in Brooklyn, we speak with Amy, Aparna, and Erika about the first six months of Trump's presidency and what to do going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott just signed a law that would allow religious foster care and adoption agencies to turn away prospective LGBTQ adoptive parents, and to discriminate against LGBTQ youth in their care. We speak with Currey Cook, Director of the Youth in Out-of-Home Care Project and Counsel in the National Headquarters of Lambda Legal about this and other similar laws cropping up around the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak with Whole Woman’s Health founder and CEO Amy Hagstrom Miller on the 1 year anniversary of Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt about going to the Supreme Court and the state of abortion rights in the US. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak with Erika Christensen, of Jezebel’s “Interview with a Woman Who Recently Had an Abortion at 32 Weeks,” and NY State Sen. Liz Krueger about their efforts to change a law that forces women to carry nonviable pregnancies to term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joanna and guest co-host Ellie Shechet debate the future of the world after Trump pulls out of the Paris Climate Agreement, and speak with Environmental Defense Fund’s International Counsel Annie Petsonk. Also: How Jared Kushner’s voice sounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak with Sen. Elizabeth Warren about her new book, “This Fight Is Our Fight” and about whether or not she’d support Trump’s impeachment. Also: Fox News, H.R. McMaster, and Who Did the Tweet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk with Cynthia Terrell of Representation 2020 about our screwed up electoral process and how to achieve gender parity in government in our lifetimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Savile Row bespoke tailor Dominic Sebag Montifiore chats with us about what politicians are telling us with their fashion choices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big Time Dicks continues to examine the epidemic of sexual assault in the military, and speak with Rep. Jackie Speier about legislation she's pushing to combat it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iconic civil rights attorney Gloria Allred joins Joanna and Prachi to discuss the shocking Marines United nude photo scandal, in which male military members shared nonconsensual photos of current and former female colleagues online. The initial incident, tied with the persistent reports of sexual assault in the military, has shed new light on a larger culture of sexual harassment in the military that has gone unaddressed for years. They also speak with Miranda Petersen, executive director of military advocacy group Protect Our Defenders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

At the end of March, Trump signed an executive order essentially repealing Obama’s Clean Power Plan, and introduced an EPA budget that would decimate the bureau. We speak with the Environmental Defense Fund’s Lindi von Mutius and Jezebel’s Ellie Shechet to learn about what our world will look like under the control of climate change deniers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We discuss the impact of the repeal of internet privacy and talk to Steven Renderos, organizing director at the Center for Media Justice, about how companies might use your personal data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We examine the history of the death penalty and talk to Diann Rust-Tierney, executive director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, about Arkansas's unprecedented decision to execute 8 people in 10 days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak with American University's Karen O'Connor about what could happen to women's rights if Neil Gorsuch gets on the Supreme Court and why nominated judges say so little during confirmation hearings.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a look at how the GOP health care replacement bill stacks up against the Affordable Care Act. Healthcare policy expert and primary care physician Dr. Kavita Patel discusses the setbacks of the bill and the US healthcare system at-large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In honor of International Women’s Day, Joanna and Prachi discuss the history of women striking, and speak with Ai-Jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joanna and Prachi discuss CPAC and the onslaught of anti-choice legislation introduced since 2010, including a new Texas bill which would allow doctors to withhold information from expectant parents. They also speak with Dr. Diane Horvath-Cosper of Physicans for Reproductive Health about what it's like to fight these laws on the ground.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joanna and Prachi discuss the Department of Homeland Security’s recent memos regarding “criminal aliens” and look into the fraught, racist history of immigration reform. We also speak with the New York Immigration Coalition’s Thanu Yakupitiyage about what the new rules mean for undocumented immigrants in the US, and knowing your rights.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We examine why white men love to use the bathroom as a battleground, and Gavin Grimm, a transgender teen who has fought in court to use the boys’ bathroom at his high school for over two years. We also speak with ACLU lawyer Joshua Block, who will represent transgender teen Gavin Grimm at the Supreme Court this March.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We examine what the Justice Department under Sen. Jeff Sessions might look like (hint: more racist) and interview Columbia Law professor Katherine Franke about what power the Attorney General actually has.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take a closer look at the hell Steve Bannon, the white supremacist brain behind Trump, has wrought, and interview JFK No Ban organizer and immigration attorney Tahanie Aboushi about the Muslim Ban.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's official—Trump is our new Dick in Chief. Joanna and Prachi discuss their experience reporting at Inauguration and the historic Women's March, and interview NARAL president Ilyse Hogue about how to fight back against the new administration.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A brand new Jezebel podcast with a unique perspective on politics through the examination of the big time dicks behind the policy affecting our lives. This podcast is an approachably humorous tour of series issues.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices