The Daily Signal Presents "Problematic Women" - How The Left is Losing the Culture, From Tragedy to Taylor Swift | Feat. Isabel Brown

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🗓️ 31 August 2025

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The Left and Right’s reactions to the events of this week provide a telling insight into why the Right has a hold of the culture, and the Left, decidedly, does not—from the tragic shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic School to Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement. On today’s episode of Problematic Women, we begin with the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minnesota. We share what is currently known about the incident and how some Democrats have chosen to respond, including attempts to minimize prayer and politicize the tragedy. We also highlight the data showing how President Trump’s recent crime crackdown in Washington, D.C., has led to real results—lower carjackings, fewer robberies, and even nearly two weeks without a homicide. Speaking of Trump, his marathon three-hour cabinet meeting on Tuesday ran longer than The Godfather. We sat through the entire thing so you don’t have to, and we break down the biggest takeaways, from Trump’s surprising stance on Chinese student visas to his pushback on Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s call for “non-violent resistance” to potential National Guard presence in Chicago. And of course, the biggest pop culture story of the week (and possibly the year) is that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. Travis’ father, Ed, shared a statement on the two’s “shared values, strong work ethic and future family goals,” begging the question: will Taylor and Travis’ new domestic era inspire a marriage and/or baby boom in America? Isabel Brown joins as our Problematic Woman of the Week, bringing thoughtful commentary on the issues that matter in politics and pop culture. Follow us on Instagram for EXCLUSIVE bonus content and the chance to be featured in our episodes: https://www.instagram.com/problematicwomen/ Connect with our hosts on socials! Elise McCue X: https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=EliseMcCue Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elisemccueofficial/ Crystal Bonham: X: https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=crystalkatetx Isabel Brown: X: https://x.com/intent/user?screen_name=theisabelb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theisabelbrown/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theisabelbrown Check out Top News in 10, hosted by The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjMHBev3NsoUpc2Pzfk0n89cXWBqQltHY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:39.0	we navigate the biggest stories in politics and culture. And we have a lot of fun doing it, too.
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0:50.0	Welcome back to Problematic Women, where every week we check in on the pulse on politics and pop culture.
0:55.4	Today with us, we have our lovely guest host and Problematic Woman of the Week, Isabel Brown. Problematic Woman of the Week sounds good. I want to like make a t-shirt or a button of that to wear on the show. I'm hearing crown.
1:06.8	That's a good idea.
1:08.1	I like that.
1:08.7	I'm hearing we need t-shirts immediately.
1:10.5	Maybe some merch.
1:11.2	I don't know.
1:11.6	We'll see.
1:12.5	Here's what we have on deck for today's episode.
1:14.7	Trump has... That's a good idea. I like that. I'm hearing we need t-shirts immediately. Maybe some merch. I don't know. We'll see. Here's what we have on deck for today's episode. Trump held a marathon cabinet meeting, and I personally watched all three plus hours of it, so you don't have to. So we'll break down the highlights and what they mean. And also, the biggest pop culture news of the week, maybe even of the year, is Taylor Swift is engaged.
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