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Pantsuit Politics

Sharon McMahon, Antifa, and the Self-Care We Don’t Regret

Pantsuit Politics

Lemonada Media

News, Politics, Society & Culture, News Commentary

4.54.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to truly value free speech? Sarah and Beth discuss the controversy around Sharon McMahon speaking at Utah Valley University, the EO designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, and more. Plus, what leisure activities are actually worth it? Topics Discussed: Sharon McMahon and Utah Valley University  The Antifa Executive Order  The Prairieland Nine prosecution  Chip Roy’s MAMDANI Act  The Southern Poverty Law Center indictment  Cancel culture and the criminalization of speech  Outside of Politics: Leisure - what we regret and what we happily pay for Ready to go deeper? Visit our website for complete show notes, exclusive premium content, chats, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Lemonada.

0:09.5

I listen to Sarah and Beth.

0:11.3

Because I can count on them to bring multiple perspectives to an issue or current event.

0:15.7

From people with actual moral virtues who might feel comfortable being around my kids.

0:21.1

Sarah and Beth do such a tremendous job of listening to each other and to opinions that don't

0:26.6

immediately align with their own.

0:28.6

They've done their homework. They ask good questions and they aren't afraid to change their

0:33.2

minds.

0:35.6

This is Sarah Stewart-Holland. This is Beth Silvers.

0:39.0

You're listening to Pantsuit Politics.

0:40.6

On today's show, we're talking about free speech.

0:43.0

And we're going to start with the story everyone has been talking about on the internet.

0:47.4

Sharon McMahon getting dropped from a commencement speech by the exact people we thought were anti-cancel culture.

0:56.7

They were going to go somewhere more serious because underneath this cancel culture noise,

1:02.2

there are terrorism convictions and a bill in Congress that would let the government

1:06.3

deport citizens for their ideas. And that's got us thinking about free speech in America. Everybody

1:12.5

believes in it right up until someone says something they hate. Outside of politics, it is

1:19.3

almost Maysember as we recently talked about. So we're asking, in the face of all this

1:24.3

stress and busyness, what leisure time do you actually regret and what self-care is worth paying for?

1:31.5

Is there a connection?

1:32.7

That's all ahead.

1:33.9

Stick with us.

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