About this episode
Erin and Alyssa discuss various political topics and Trump's ballroom design plans.
Erin and Alyssa catch up on Pete Hegseth’s bizarre intervention into service members' promotions, new congressional efforts to regulate prediction markets, and what the f– is going on with Kristi Noem’s husband. Then they give an Architectural Digest-style tour of Trump’s absolutely bonkers plans for his ballroom. The show wraps up in the Sanity Corner. 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. Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers ( NPR 3/27 ) Lawmakers Press to Limit Prediction Bets by Policymakers ( NYT 3/26 ) US abortion rate holds steady largely due to travel and telehealth availability – report ( The Guardian 3/29 ) Trump’s Ballroom Design Has Barely Been Scrutinized ( NYT 3/29 ) Secret double life of Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband Bryon: The pouting 'busty bimbo' photos and trove of explicit messages ( Daily Mail 3/31 )
People in this episode
Hosts: Erin, Alyssa
Topics covered
- politics
- military
- design
- congress
- current events
Keywords
- Trump
- Hegseth
- Kristi Noem
- ballroom design
- prediction markets
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPR, NYT, The Guardian, Daily Mail
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