In This Episode
Erin and guest host Julissa Arce dive into the Trump administration’s laissez-faire response to the devastating natural disasters in Nepal and Venezuela, the looming Social Security cliff, and the shady trend of political campaigns paying influencers for endorsements. Then they break down the bizarre saga of a man impersonating a 49ers player to scam women. They wrap up with a petty conversation about the Laura Owens trial and Chris Brown apologists.
Flood Relief in Nepal:https://www.himalayan-foundation.org/donate/crisis-responsehttps://www.ifrc.org/emergency/nepal-flash-floods-2026
The Floods Nepal Didn’t Cause (The New Yorker 8/29)Climate Change Raises Risk of Disasters Like Nepal Floods (NYT 8/27)Death toll from Venezuela earthquakes passes 6,000 (Al Jazeera 8/3)What we know about Trump’s deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela (PBS 8/30)The Social Security trust fund is running out, and yet it’s not a top campaign issue (NPR 8/28)Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It. (NYT 8/29)Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles (WaPo 8/30)Man who posed as 49ers player faces federal fraud charges (ESPN 8/29)Milo Yiannopoulos, far-right critic of U.S. immigration, is deported from U.S. (NPR 8/28)The John Galliano 2027 Met Gala has been canceled (CNN 8/31)
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