Breaking Trad

About this episode

Erin and Alyssa discuss various political issues including Trump's threats, sexual misconduct by Congressman Gonzales, and the implications of the trad wife movement.

Erin and Alyssa talk about Trump's nuclear war threats, Congressman Tony Gonzales sex pesting, again, and ICE’s pattern of lies. Then they dissect Pam Bondi’s ousting, and why Republicans’ gaggle of trad wives can't escape the patriarchal system they champion. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here . For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire with Iran, subject to Strait of Hormuz opening ( CNN 4/7 ) Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account ( NYT 4/6 ) Border Patrol agents say 'time to get aggressive' in footage that contradicts claims against Marimar Martinez ( WBEZ 2/10 ) Tony Gonzales asked campaign aide for nude photos, sex in 2020, new texts show ( Express News 4/6 ) How Pam Bondi lost her job ( CNN 4/4 ) Positive Views of the #Tradwife Movement Linked to Higher Levels of Sexism Among Men ( UNLV 3/27 )

People in this episode

Hosts: Erin, Alyssa

Topics covered

• Trump's nuclear threats
• sexual misconduct in politics
• ICE accountability
• Republican women
• patriarchy
• political scandals

Keywords

• Trump
• Tony Gonzales
• Pam Bondi
• ICE
• trad wife
• patriarchy
• politics
• sexual misconduct
• nuclear threats

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ICE, CNN, NYT, WBEZ, Express News, UNLV

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