Podcasts by Big Time Dicks
A distinctly new Jezebel podcast hosted by Joanna Rothkopf and Prachi Gupta who give you a fresh perspective on politics through an examination of the big time dicks behind the policy affecting our lives. This podcast is an approachably humorous tour of serious issues.
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Rep. Jackie Speier on Marines United and Sexual Assault in the Military (RECAST) from 2017-11-28T05:00
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.
ListenPolitical Fashion’s Worst Offenders (RECAST) from 2017-11-21T11:05:37
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.
ListenA Roundtable Weenie Roast from 2017-11-14T12:47
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 Ran...
ListenIt Doesn’t Help If the Woman Has a Gun from 2017-11-07T05:00
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...
ListenA Cynic Goes to the Women’s Convention from 2017-10-31T09:33:47
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.
ListenPussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina Is Warning Us from 2017-10-24T04:00
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.
ListenHollywood and Democrats' Twisted Best Friendship from 2017-10-17T04:00
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 ti...
ListenHow to Talk About Yet Another Friggin' Mass Shooting from 2017-10-10T04:00
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...
ListenPeople Are Profiting From Puerto Rico's Tragedy from 2017-10-03T04:00
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 Al...
ListenGreat, Another Stupid-Ass Healthcare Bill from 2017-09-26T04:00
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 ...
ListenEdie Windsor, the Dynamo from 2017-09-19T04:00
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 h...
ListenWhat Happens When DACA Ends? from 2017-09-12T09:10:17
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.
ListenICE Raids&Trump’s Immigration Crackdown (RECAST) from 2017-09-08T10:16:51
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 immigrati...
ListenHow to Help Hurricane Harvey Victims from 2017-09-01T12:45:07
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 remind...
ListenHow to Cover White Supremacy Without Sucking from 2017-08-25T09:50:34
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.
ListenConfederate Statues and the Dicks Who Love Them from 2017-08-18T06:21:50
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.
ListenTrump’s Voter Fraud Crusade from 2017-08-11T11:57:12
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 ele...
ListenHow Disability Rights Protesters Helped Tank Trumpcare from 2017-08-04T05:11:17
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.
ListenHow Leah Griffin Turned Rage Into Reform for Assault Survivors from 2017-07-28T08:59
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 refo...
ListenHow to Run for Office from 2017-07-21T09:24:37
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.
ListenAngela Rye Does Not Suffer Fools from 2017-07-14T05:47:09
CNN commentator Angela Rye on her new podcast, how she deals with Trump surrogates on TV, and the badassery of Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
ListenReal-Life Villain or Fictional Villain? from 2017-07-07T04:33:50
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.
ListenTexas’s Discriminatory HB 2859 and Its Effects on the LGBTQ Community from 2017-06-23T12:03
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 the...
ListenWhole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, 1 Year Later from 2017-06-16T05:37:26
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 r...
ListenNew York’s Draconian Abortion Law from 2017-06-09T11:31:51
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 ...
ListenTrump Pulls Out of Paris Agreement from 2017-06-02T10:59:37
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 P...
ListenElizabeth Warren on Trump&the Middle Class from 2017-05-19T11:04:16
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.
ListenThe Very Old, Very Dumb Electoral College from 2017-05-12T11:19:35
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.
ListenPolitical Fashion’s Worst Offenders from 2017-05-05T11:21:33
Savile Row bespoke tailor Dominic Sebag Montifiore chats with us about what politicians are telling us with their fashion choices.
ListenRep. Jackie Speier on Marines United and Sexual Assault in the Military from 2017-04-28T10:53
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.
ListenGloria Allred on Marines United&Sexual Assault in the Military from 2017-04-21T12:46
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 a...
ListenIs This the Death of the EPA? from 2017-04-14T11:49
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 Def...
ListenThe Death of Internet Privacy from 2017-04-07T10:49
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.
ListenArkansas’ Rushed Executions from 2017-03-31T11:40
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 exe...
ListenNeil Gorsuch&How to Confirm a Supreme Court Justice from 2017-03-24T04:05
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 hea...
ListenWhat’s Happening to Our Health Insurance? from 2017-03-17T13:03
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 ...
ListenA Day Without a Woman from 2017-03-10T13:08
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.
ListenTexas SB25&The Republican War on Reproductive Rights from 2017-03-03T13:00
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 parent...
ListenICE Raids&Trump’s Immigration Crackdown from 2017-02-24T04:46
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 ...
ListenGavin Grimm&Bathroom Bills from 2017-02-17T12:14
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 ...
ListenAre We Heading for a ‘Constitutional Crisis’? from 2017-02-10T12:16
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 actua...
Listen#MuslimBan from 2017-02-03T10:30
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 B...
ListenWelcoming Our New Dicktator from 2017-01-27T01:17
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 ho...
ListenIntroduction to Big Time Dicks from 2017-01-14T00:00
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 ...
ListenIntroduction to Big Time Dicks from 2017-01-14T00:00
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 ...
ListenIntroduction to Big Time Dicks from 2017-01-14T00:00
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 ...
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