Dark Money and Dem Influencers with Taylor Lorenz & Mary Houlihan (Ep 295)

The Bitchuation Room

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News Commentary, News, Comedy, Government

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 113 minutes

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Will the master’s tools dismantle the master’s house? If you’re a democratic influencer you might say YES! Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins Francesca to talk about her Wired article that’s getting liberal content creators big mad. But it raises critical questions about transparency, gatekeeping, and messaging over having a message. And comedian Mary Houlihan joins Francesca to talk about the sad news that Trump is still alive and still racist. Plus Bernie calls for Kennedy’s resignation and AIPAC darling Ritchie Torres in the most uncomfortable interview ever: one with anti-Zionist feelings! Featuring: Taylor Lorenzhttps://www.usermag.co/ www.patreon.com/taylorlorenz Read her article: “A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers” https://www.wired.com/story/dark-money-group-secret-funding-democrat-influencers/ Mary Houlihan, comedian & painter! https://www.instagram.com/maryhoulie/ https://www.youtube.com/@maryhoulie *** See Francesca LIVE PASADENA - September 5th - New World Disorder. Tickets here: https://www.showclix.com/event/new-world-disorder-09-05-25-7-45-pm BROOKLYN - October 13th Francesca and Matt will co-headline The Bell House. Tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/300062E2C3694548 Get 20% off SUNSET LAKE CBD with code FRANTIFA at check out. Explore all their organic, vertically-integrated craft CBD products including tinctures, gummies, smokables, salves and more: https://www.sunsetlakecbd.com **** Eat smart at FactorMeals.com/bitchuation50off and use code bitchuation50off to get 50 percent off on your first box plus Free Breakfast for 1 Year. That’s code bitchuation50off at FactorMeals dot com for 50 percent off PLUS Free Breakfast for 1 Year. Get delicious, ready-to-eat meals delivered—with Factor. Offer only valid for new Factor customers with code and qualifying auto-renewing subscription purchase. *** Become a Patron of The Bitchuation Room: https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Tip the show: Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Get your union-made TBR merch: www.bitchuationroom.com *** Thanks to Paige Oamek, Andy Vasoyan & Brent Godin *** Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter @BitchuationPod Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast on: iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuation Google Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuation Stitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuation Spotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Franifio Insta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/bitchuationroom.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I would love to see creators get more funding.
0:01.7	I would love to see the Democrats actually embrace new media.
0:04.5	To do that, though, they need to stop trying to control it.
0:07.6	And that is what they are addicted to.
0:18.4	Hi, everyone.
0:20.4	Welcome to the bituation room with Francesca Fiorentini.
0:23.6	Notes from the sunken place. From the upside down, we're still here somehow.
0:31.6	Thank you for joining me. Thank you for pressing play. If you're listening in the future, don't worry. I know we don't make it. It's cool. We're just living on borrowed time here in between one climate apocalypse and another.
0:43.1	But isn't it kind of nice briefly when you're not sweating your tits off? The point is welcome.
0:49.3	Welcome to the show. We've got a great show. We are going to be talking a little bit later on to journalist
0:55.7	Taylor Lorenz about a new piece she has out in Wired about dark money funding, some Democratic
1:03.0	influencers. This article has caused a massive kerfuffle anywhere left of center.
1:11.6	And I am excited to have Taylor on to talk about it,
1:16.6	as well as comedian Mary Hulahan, who is going to be joining me
1:20.6	to talk about the CDC and the FDA specifically,
1:23.6	new COVID-19 vaccine guidelines, quite the 180 that we've done under Donald Trump 2.0.
1:34.0	Just incredible. And speaking of Donald Trump 2.0, there's been question over the weekend.
1:39.5	And happy belated Labor Day. Remember, Labor Day was created to throw Americans a bone after we successfully
1:47.0	won an eight-hour work day that led to May Day, which is May 1st, that is the Global International Workers Day.
1:53.0	But we had to be co-opted and silenced into Labor Day.
2:00.0	The point is, is people were speculating that Trump is not well.
2:05.2	We're going to speculate as well.
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