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Pantsuit Politics

The Shutdown Showdown (And Why We Never Have Enough Air Traffic Controllers)

Pantsuit Politics

Lemonada Media

News Commentary, News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.54.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Sarah and Beth discuss the priorities of the Trump Administration in the face of the longest government shutdown in history, the negotiations between eight Democratic senators and Republicans to reopen the government, and the ways the shutdown is impacting air travel as the holidays approach. Topics Discussed The Trump Administration’s Shutdown Priorities: Coins, Renovations, Pardons, and Cutting SNAP Benefits The Senate Plan to Reopen the Government The Generational Impact of the Air Traffic Controller Strike Outside of Politics: Getting Ready for the Holidays Ready to go deeper? Visit our website for complete show notes, exclusive premium content, chats and more. If you're not already subscribed, you can use this link to ensure you're getting our show notes, weekly newsletter, and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Lemonada.

0:02.7

This is Sarah Stewart Holland.

0:17.2

This is Beth Silvers.

0:18.2

You're listening to Pantsuit Politics.

0:19.6

Today, we're discussing the Senate's framework to end the government shutdown. The presidents focus these past few days on, you know, the normal pardons and coins. And some good news from the United States Supreme Court. Then we'll spend a few minutes discussing why air traffic controllers are so impacted by government shutdowns. And outside of politics, we'll talk about how we're preparing for the holiday season.

0:41.5

Before we get to that, we are in the middle of our substack membership drive.

0:47.7

So let's talk about what you get when you subscribe to our substack, including more to say.

0:53.4

Twice a week on Monday and Wednesday. Beth takes

0:55.9

the conversations that we can't fully explore on the main show and digs in. If you've ever

1:01.3

listened to the podcast and thought, I wish they'd keep talking about that. Or I don't think

1:05.7

I understand the basics of this topic. More to say is for you. Beth brings her trademark

1:09.6

research depth to topics that

1:11.7

deserve more attention. It's just part of our $15 a month paid subscription along with my show

1:17.7

Good Morning and our weekly bonus episode that we call the spicy because we're a little

1:22.3

unleashed on the Thursday episodes. That's seven premium episodes every week. If you have been on the

1:29.5

fence about becoming a premium member, now is the time. Beth, tell the people if they

1:33.1

subscribe today what they would get on more to say this week. Well, this week on Monday's episode,

1:38.3

I went through the legal journey of Snap, which has been convoluted to say the least. It was one of those episodes that I

1:45.6

recorded on Sunday and then had to do a little addendum Monday morning because we had another

1:49.4

judicial decision to break down. So that's Monday. And then on Wednesday, I'm talking about

1:54.1

a credit card settlement that affects how much we pay everywhere for things. And I think

1:58.4

hopefully pulls back the curtain on why prices are so high

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