"Wife of the Party" w. Rep. Becca Balint

Hysteria

Society & Culture, Politics, News

4.7 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Erin Ryan and Alyssa Mastromonaco dive into the latest union news and GOP nonsense — Nikki Haley and Harlan Crow, what are you doing? Then, Rep. Becca Balint joins to talk about fighting for queer rights in Congress and singing Springsteen during karaoke. Next, Juanita Toliver, host of Crooked’s What A Day podcast, and Shaniqua McClendon, Crooked’s VP of Politics, join to talk about political spouses: the good ones, the bad ones, and the…forgettable ones. Finally, some Sani-Petty (should we have ducking — sorry, f*cking — VR monocles?).

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to hysteria I'm Erin Ryan and I'm Alyssa
0:11.1	Mastramanico. Alyssa what is the most humane way to
0:15.6	euthanize a conversation? A yawn? Oh you think that's gonna end it? Sometimes
0:23.1	looking at your watch? Faking a zoom you have? Faking a phone call? Yeah sure
0:29.9	I think like faking getting a text message and saying like I'm sorry I got
0:34.4	a whatever. So sorry I got to go but like I'm talking like what's a topic you
0:39.6	can bring up where people are gonna be like I don't want to talk to you. Oh
0:42.7	Donald Trump I think he's the quickest way to kill a combo. Yeah yeah I think
0:49.2	Donald Trump recession. I think if you talk about recession. Also good.
0:52.8	Among just normal people that you know it's not their job to talk and write
0:57.9	about politics and current events. Bring up recession people are gonna be like
1:01.3	all right well gotta get good to see you. Another time you're at the agway.
1:05.8	Another one was my kid recently had pink guy bringing up pink guy is a really
1:11.3	good way. That is tremendous. Thank you. Except just call it conjunctive
1:15.1	itis to be more dramatic and feel more contagious. Yes absolutely. This week we
1:21.4	are joined by representative Becca Ballant, Juanita Toliver and Shanique
1:25.7	Wilma Clinton to take on the following questions. Why can't we wait until
1:29.9	2023 is over to start with all the 2024 talk. What's the go-to karaoke song
1:35.7	when you're a member of Congress? Is it time to retire the way we talk about
1:39.4	political spouses and what the duck is going on with auto correct? All this and
1:44.2	more right now. This is hysteria the podcast that looks at the world and asks
1:51.3	are you fucking serious. It's true. What's up this week Alyssa? What's up for
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