Are MAGA Defectors Welcome on the Left? Lena Dunham's Famesick, Rep. Lauren Underwood on RFK Jr. & Black Maternal Health

Are MAGA Defectors Welcome on the Left? Lena Dunham's Famesick, Rep. Lauren Underwood on RFK Jr. & Black Maternal Health

April 17, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 51

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The episode discusses the welcome of MAGA defectors on the left, Lena Dunham's memoir, and features Rep. Lauren Underwood discussing public health and maternal health issues.

Should Democrats be welcoming MAGA defectors welcome under a big tent? Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès cover Ilhan Omar's hot take on Marjorie Taylor Greene, why Democrats keep betting everything on one guy, and whether Hasan Piker is the savior the left thinks he is. Plus: Pete Hegseth quotes scripture, but it’s actually from Pulp Fiction. Lena Dunham's new memoir Famesick has hit millennial hands, and there are thoughts on the Adam Driver allegations. It turns out that the discourse around Lena Dunham has always been rooted in jealousy. Then Rep. Lauren Underwood (IL-14) — first woman, first person of color, first millennial to represent her district, and a registered nurse — on the congressional culture that let Swalwell operate for years, why RFK Jr. is the biggest threat to public health in America and won't survive this administration, the ICE director who resigned the night she questioned him, and her MOMNIBUS bill: 14 evidence-based bills to end preventable Black maternal deaths, currently just 14 co-sponsors away from forcing a floor vote. Plus: Rebecca on why The Pitt's Dr. Robby is the hero America needs, and Meredith's hot take that Monica Lewinsky is who Alex…

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