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Citizen Radio(2018/03/20) THE CITIZEN RADIO MARATHON! AHHHH! - Part 2Episode #1865: The Citizen Radio Marathon! Part 2 of 2 Here is 9 insane hours of non-stop chatter from some of your favorite Citizen Radio guests and some peeps you'll be hearing for the first time: Rachel Chada, Chloe Patterson, Erek Smith, Faith Beauchemin, Katey Healy-Wurzburg, Lynsey Bonell, Shem Pennant, Charles Rockhill, Christopher Welldon, Keisha Zollar, Andrew Kimler, Parker Molloy, Red, Zak Koonce, Melissa Gira Grant, and Meredith Clark ONLY THE BRAVE WILL LISTEN TO THE WHOLE THING! Thanks for all of the years of support, Maniacs, and stand-by for more podcasting from Allison!
2018-03-1900 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/20) THE CITIZEN RADIO MARATHON! AHHHH! - Part 1Episode #1865: The Citizen Radio Marathon! Part 1 of 2 Here is 9 insane hours of non-stop chatter from some of your favorite Citizen Radio guests and some peeps you'll be hearing for the first time: Rachel Chada, Chloe Patterson, Erek Smith, Faith Beauchemin, Katey Healy-Wurzburg, Lynsey Bonell, Shem Pennant, Charles Rockhill, Christopher Welldon, Keisha Zollar, Andrew Kimler, Parker Molloy, Red, Zak Koonce, Melissa Gira Grant, and Meredith Clark ONLY THE BRAVE WILL LISTEN TO THE WHOLE THING! Thanks for all of the years of support, Maniacs, and stand-by for more podcasting from Allison!
2018-03-1900 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/16) Thousands of students participate in National School Walkout to end gun violence; Remembering Stephen Hawking; Dem holds slim lead in PA district Trump won by nearly 20 pointsEpisode #1864: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show for the LAST REGULAR EPISODE OF CITIZEN RADIO EVER! Parker talks about therapy and Allison discusses cat updates and shouts out Jason Scott who archived the old episodes of CR for your listening pleasure. Also, media recs: an anti-rec from Parker to NOT read that article about the girl who gouged out her own eyes, but DO watch Nailed It and listen to Up And Vanished, the sad story of a dog that died on a...
2018-03-1600 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/15) Steve Bannon: "Let them call you racist...wear it as a badge of honor"; National Geographic confronts its racist pastEpisode #1863: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Melissa Gira Grant (@melissagira) joins the show to discuss Ivanka addressing sex work and to offer media recs: The Alienist, Babylon Berlin, Jessica Jones Season 2 (no spoilers), Black Lightning, Spotify's thunder sound effects, Slate's After Burn, Anne Rice's The Witching Hour, and Dylan Jones' David Bowie. Also, Patreon questions about the new podcast's memberships and CR Google music ads, Steve Bannon says "let them call you racist...wear it as a badge of honor," a list of things Betsy DeVos doesn...
2018-03-1500 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/14) Police raiding strip clubs in French Quarter; Trump ousts Tillerson for Pompeo; Gina Haspel ran U.S torture site and destroyed evidence of itEpisode #1862: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Melissa Gira Grant (@melissagira) joins the show to discuss police raiding strip clubs in the French Quarter, Bethenny and Fredrik, Stormy Daniels, and to help answer a Patreon question about websites that rate sex workers. Also, Trump ousts Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for CIA director Mike Pompeo, Pompeo to be replaced by deputy director Gina Haspel who played a leading role in running a U.S. torture site and later destroyed the evidence of it, Trump's personal assistant fire...
2018-03-1400 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/12) ACLU lawyer exposes Trump expert's bunk voter fraud claims; Sinclair Broadcasting gave local anchors mandatory Trump talking pointsEpisode #1861: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to help answer Patreon questions about traveling as a vegan, beach reads, and to offer media recs: The Happiness Podcast, Off-Book Musical Improv Podcast, Survivor, Everything Sucks, Strangers 2, and the second season of Jessica Jones (no spoilers). Also, top ACLU voting rights lawyer rips into Trump expert's evidence of Kansas voter fraud, domestic terrorist with machine gun in fortified residential compound arrested, Sinclair Broadcasting just gave local anchors mandatory Trump talking points, Te...
2018-03-1300 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/11) GOP claims lots of women work in the White House—like Trump's wife and daughter; EPA aide granted permission to moonlight for private clients whose identities are being kept secretEpisode #1860: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to help answer Patreon questions about sketch comedy and discuss their favorite names. Also, the GOP claims lots of women work in the White House—like Trump's wife and daughter, Trump dines with white supremacist Sebastian Gorka and Fox News' Jesse Watters, key aide to EPA's Scott Pruitt has been granted permission to moonlight for private clients whose identities are being kept secret, and ICE detains reproductive justice activist *** Only a...
2018-03-1200 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/09) Striking W.V. teachers won big over GOP lawmakers; Mississippi could be first state with 15-week abortion ban; Trump calls outgoing economic adviser Gary Cohn a "globalist"Episode #1859: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to discuss Black Panther and to help answer Patreon questions about trans people as nuclear weapons, Hum updates, and Gary Oldman's son denying the allegations of domestic violence. Also, striking West Virginia teachers won big over Republican lawmakers, Trump calls outgoing economic adviser Gary Cohn a "globalist," Mississippi could be the first state with 15-week abortion ban, North Korea says it's open to talking denuclearization with the U.S., Trump administration suing to block Califo...
2018-03-0900 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/08) Jiujitsu and wooden gifts; Far-right surges in Italian election; S.C. teen shooter wanted to beat other mass shooters—but he couldn't get access to a more powerful gunEpisode #1858: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to help answer Patreon questions about jiujitsu, vegan food trucks, and wooden gifts. Also, media recs: the Jerry Springer opera, Unsolved Mysteries, and Pen Pal, the far-right surges as Italy faces hung Parliament, a teen South Carolina school shooter wanted to beat other mass shooters—but he couldn't get access to a more powerful gun *** Only a few Desi calendars are available for the next Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade to $10/mon...
2018-03-0800 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/07) Dems and GOP come together in the Senate to deregulate banks (again); Sam Nunberg's bizarre appearances on cable newsEpisode #1857: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss Allison seeing a rat eat vomit, the Show Time kids, and true crime podcasts. Also, Oscars 2018: The Shape of Water wins big, despite the emphasis on #MeToo and #TimesUp, rapist Kobe Bryant and domestic abuser Gary Oldman both won Oscars, sadly Taraji P. Henson was not shading Ryan Seacrest, Democrats and Republicans come together in the Senate to deregulate the banks (again), Robert Mueller subpoenaed Trump and friends' campaign correspondences, Sam Nunberg's biza...
2018-03-0700 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/06) West Virginia teachers are striking because the government failed them; Philando Castile charity covers entire school district's lunch debtEpisode #1856: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to discuss listening recs: Bat For Lashes, Jack Garrett, The National, Humble The Poet, Real Crime Profile, viewing recs: The Leftovers, Grand Design, and Big Dreams Small Spaces, and reading recs: Juliet Takes a Breath, How We Are Hungry, and Sex At Dawn. Also, Hope Hicks is out as White House Communications Director after confessing to "white lies," Kushner's family business received loans after White House meetings, Kushner's last shot is pea...
2018-03-0600 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/05) Ecstasy, Real Housewives, Net Neutrality, and shocker! Some Academy voters have racist opinions about Get OutEpisode #1855: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to discuss ecstasy, the Real Housewives franchise, and Net Neutrality. Also, shocker! Some Academy voters have racist opinions about Get Out, several major retailers have vowed to stop selling assault-style rifles, two teachers in Georgia have recently fired guns inside classrooms, Florida public school teacher has a white nationalist podcast, Oath Keepers call gun control activists "the enemy," and the DCCC advised candidates not to discuss gun control policy right after Vegas...
2018-03-0500 minCitizen Radio(2018/03/01) The Whisky Chronicles: Polyamory; Erick Erickson calls Florida shooting victim a "high school bully;" Jared Kushner's security clearance had been downgradedEpisode #1854: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Meredith (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to discuss Eurovision and Polyamory. Also, Erick Erickson calls Florida shooting victim a "high school bully," Jared Kushner's security clearance has been downgraded and Gus Kenworthy's dog adoption in South Korea sparks debate. The Fun Aunts have discovered leopard print and they're FREAKING OUT. Watch, subscribe, and comment! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikyE7pN1DjQ *** Desi calendars are available again for the Patreon supporters who sign up or upgrade t...
2018-03-0100 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/28) The Whisky Chronicles: Bondi Rescue, Ivanka Trump scolds reporter for "inappropriate" question about alleged sexual misconduct; Monica Lewinsky is a goddamn role modelEpisode #1853: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Meredith (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to discuss viewing recs Bondi Rescue, Escape to the Country, and Blowout. Also, Ivanka Trump scolds reporter for "inappropriate" question about Trump's alleged sexual misconduct, Trump claims he would have fought off Parkland shooter without a weapon even through he cited spurs to avoid military service, SCOTUS denies Trump request to hear Dreamer lawsuit but also said immigrants held by the government and facing deportation are not entitled to a bond hearing after months or year...
2018-02-2800 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/27) All of West Virginia's public school teachers are on strike; Jeff Sessions creates cyber task force to study election interferenceEpisode #1852: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show for viewing recs: Altered Carbon (kind of), Wormwood, Bondi Rescue, reading recs: The Comedians and Improv Nation, and listening rec: aboriginal didgeridoo music. Also, all of West Virginia's public school teachers are on strike, Mexican President cancels trip to D.C. after heated call with Trump, Mueller files a fun 32-count indictment charging Manafort and Gates will a whole bunch of new charges, Jared Kushner doesn't want to give up his security clearance as John K...
2018-02-2700 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/26) NRA losing major sponsors amid calls for boycott; CPAC: Ted Cruz compares Dems to Lisa Simpson and doesn't realize it's a compliment, Wayne LaPierre is terrified of SocialistsEpisode #1851: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to discuss the flu epidemic and to help answer a Patreon question about labeling mass shootings as "terrorism." Also, Trump proposes pay bonuses for armed teachers, the NRA is losing major sponsors and partners amid calls for a boycott, Florida governor Rick Scott plans to raise minimum age to purchase guns to 21 (but is still an NRA shill), CPAC: Ted Cruz compares Democrats to Lisa Simpson and doesn't realize it's a compliment, NRA spo...
2018-02-2600 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/23) Marco Rubio absolutely eviscerated during town hall on gun violence; Trump needed a reminder to listen to Parkland survivors in "listening session"Episode #1850: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to talk Queer Eye, Altered Carbon, and season 3 of Scream. Also, homophobic Billy Graham is dead, Marco Rubio is absolutely eviscerated during town hall on gun violence and NRA's Dana Loesch is constantly booed, right-wingers accuse Parkland students of being actors, Trump needed a reminder to listen to Parkland survivors in "listening session" and announces his solution to school shootings is to arm teachers with guns, Parkland shooting survivor tearfully asks Trump why it's so eas...
2018-02-2300 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/22) Trump and Romney are suddenly BFFs; Rapid fire rifle device on special offer in salute to Trump; Al Franken was not taken down by botsEpisode #1849: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to offer a listening rec: World War Z audio book and viewing recs (sort of): The Cloverfield Paradox, Altered Carbon, and Michelle Obama's V-Day playlist. Also, Trump endorses Mitt Romney after saying he "choked like a dog" in 2012, Trump's crappy insurance undercuts Obamacare, rapid fire rifle device on special offer in salute to Trump, church plans to bless worshipers' assault rifles, Al Franken was not taken down by bots, New York Magazine makes a case...
2018-02-2200 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/21) David Brooks defends gun culture; Trump aide pleads guilty to Mueller probe charges; Manafort under scrutiny for $40 million in suspicious transactionsEpisode #1848: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to talk about gender reveal cakes and transphobia. Also, David Brooks defends gun culture, former Trump aide Rick Gates will plead guilty to Robert Mueller probe charges, Paul Manafort under scrutiny for $40 million in "suspicious" transactions, high school students lead protest against gun violence in front of White House, former Republican Congressman joins smear campaign against students who survived Florida school shooting, and White House views shooting as a "reprieve" from scandals The...
2018-02-2100 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/20) The kids aren't taking your bullshit anymore: Students chant "No more guns!" at vigil, stage walkout to protest gun violence, plan a march in D.C. to shame lawmakersEpisode #1847: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to offer reading recs: Lighthead, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Fuck Feelings, and listening rec Paloma Faith, discuss meditation, and to help Patreon questions about Andy Cohen and Once. Also, the kids aren't taking your bullshit anymore: students chant "no more guns!" at Florida school shooting vigil, stage walkout to protest gun violence, and plan a march in D.C. to shame lawmakers, students walk out of Texas high school after classmate detained by ICE...
2018-02-2000 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/19) Black Panther (no spoilers); 13 Russians charged with interfering in election; Emma Gonzalez calls out Trump, the NRA, and Congress in stirring speechEpisode #1846: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to discuss therapy and viewing recs Black Panther (no spoilers), End Of The F*ing World and Queer Eye. Also, some white people are lying about being attacked at Black Panther screenings, LeBron James doubles down and says he will not "shut up and dribble," thirteen Russians charged with interfering in 2016 election, FBI says it failed to act following tip on Florida shooter, Nikolas Cruz espoused racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic views in group c...
2018-02-1900 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/16) Florida shooter is allegedly a white supremacist with history of abusing women who passed a background check; N.Y. Teamsters form "sanctuary union" to fight ICE agentsEpisode #1845: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Katharine Heller (@spkheller) joins the show to talk about the health consequences of constant sexual harassment and to recommend Riverdale. Also, the former wives of top White House aide Rob Porter both told the FBI he abused them and how it took photos of his ex-wife's bruised face for some men to believe her, Florida High School shooting: Nikolas Cruz is allegedly a white supremacist with a history of abusing women and still passed a background check, the FBI was w...
2018-02-1600 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/15) Racist AZ law invalidates insurance contracts signed by non-English speakers; DoE will reject bathroom complains from trans students; Insurance companies denying coverage to people on PrEPEpisode #1844: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss urban legends and to field a Patreon recommendation for Harry Potter and the Sacred Text. Also, media recs for Inside Psycho and Cougar Town, racist Arizona bill invalidates insurance contracts signed by non-English speakers, John Kelly says Trump's immigration plan would help Dreamers "too afraid" or "too lazy" to apply for DACA, the Department of Education will reject bathroom complains from trans students, and insurance companies are denying coverage to people on PrEP
2018-02-1500 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/14) White House seeks to further dehumanize poor people by delivering boxed meals instead of food stamps; Obamas' official portraits are appropriately fresh and unconventionalEpisode #1844: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to help answer Patreon questions about dealing with sexism in your field of study, Ford's racism, the format of Allison's new podcast, and to talk about Black Panther and and the new Queer Eye. Also, Barack and Michelle Obama's official portraits are appropriately fresh and unconventional, figure skater Mirai Nagasu becomes first U.S. woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics and Adam Rippon wins the bronze along with America's heart, remind...
2018-02-1400 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/13) California police worked with Neo-Nazis to pursue "anti-racist" activists; Reading proficiency among 3rd-graders dropped nearly 75% in Flint schools affected by water crisisEpisode #1843: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to help answer Patreon questions about Net Neutrality, DACA, colonization, and center Democrats. Also, California police worked with Neo-Nazis to pursue "anti-racist" activists, here are all the white supremacists running for office in 2018, reading proficiency among third-graders has dropped nearly 75 percent in Flint schools affected by the water crisis, and there is nothing inevitable about Capitalism The Fun Aunts have discovered leopard print and they're FREAKING OUT. Watch, subscribe, and comment! http...
2018-02-1300 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/12) Bret Stephen's terrible Woody Allen take; White House knew about Porter's abuse allegations for months; Trump says "lives are being shattered" in wake of Porter's resignationEpisode #1842: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to answer questions about Magic: The Gathering and gun culture on the left, and to talk about New Coke. Also, Bret Stephen's terrible Woody Allen take, Bill Maher says the #MeToo movement is creating a "police state" for sex, Steve Bannon warns the movement against sexual harassment and assault will "undo ten thousand years of recorded history," White House officials knew about Porter's abuse allegations and scrambled to protect him and a second Whi...
2018-02-1200 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/09) How Facebook is killing comedy; An actual Nazi is about to get the GOP nom for a Congressional seat; John Kelly calls domestic abuser Rob Porter a "man of integrity"Episode #1841: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to give listening recs (Explosions In The Sky and The Books) and to discuss how Facebook is killing comedy. Also, Amazon patents wristband that tracks warehouse workers' movements, an actual Nazi is about to get the Republican nomination for a Congressional seat, John Kelly calls domestic abuser Rob Porter a "man of true integrity," Hope Hicks, who is dating Porter, reportedly helped craft White House response to abuse allegations, Nancy Pelosi's eight-hour speech on imm...
2018-02-0900 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/08) More U.S. teens than previously thought identify as trans or use nontraditional gender terms; Quentin Tarantino's gross misunderstanding of consentEpisode #1840: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Chloe (@itsthechew) and Rachel (@realslimchada) join the show to discuss a Patreon comment about transphobia on RuPaul's Drag Race. Also, Trump's lawyers are worried he could get caught lying to Mueller, U.S. stocks plummet, a reminder that the stock market and the economy are not the same thing, more U.S. teens than previously thought are transgender or identify themselves using other nontraditional gender terms, Quentin Tarantino's gross misunderstanding of consent (shockingly, he defended Roman Polanski, claiming the 13-yea...
2018-02-0800 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/07) "Crunch-free" Doritos chips for women are fake but the real story is also sexist as hell; Trump accuses Dems of "treason" for not clapping for him, threatens a gov't shutdown if Dems don't cave to his immigration demandsEpisode #1840: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Chloe (@itsthechew) and Rachel (@realslimchada) join the show to discuss ghosts, murder-suicide, and street harassment. Also, the "crunch-free" Doritos chips for women was a myth but the real story is also sexist as hell, the Eagles win the Super Bowl and the media defines a "celebration" versus a "riot" (hint: it has to do with race), three Eagles players said they will boycott the White House Super Bowl visit, Justin Timberlake's underwhelming halftime show, don't use MLK's speeches about adv...
2018-02-0700 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/06) Very special Fuck You, ICE episode: ICE was at the Super Bowl for some reason; ICE deports Palestinian man living in U.S. for 40 years, arrests Kansas chemistry instructor who was taking his daughter to schoolEpisode #1839: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Chloe (@itsthechew) and Erek (@erek_smith) join the show to discuss listening recommendations Iron & Wine and Alexi Murdoch. Also, White House plans to withdraw "conspiracy theorist and anti-science extremist" pick, ambassador candidate dropped for warning against a preemptive strike on North Korea, father of three girls abused by Larry Nassar tries to attack him in court, FEMA to end food and water aid for Puerto Rico, and a very special fuck you to ICE: ICE agents were at the Supe...
2018-02-0600 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/05) Nunes memo accidentally confirms legitimacy of FBI's investigation; Uma Thurman says Harvey Weinstein assaulted her in Maureen Dowd's terribly written columnEpisode #1838: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Chloe (@itsthechew) and Erek (@erek_smith) join the show to discuss their Super Bowl plans, Magic: The Gathering, and somehow segue into plugging The Dixie Chicks. Also, the Nunes memo accidentally confirms the legitimacy of the FBI's investigation, Trump is already using the memo to undermine the Russia investigation, Uma Thurman says Harvey Weinstein assaulted her (and Maureen Dowd's terrible piece about the accusations), and a 12-year-old girl shoots schoolmates in L.A. The Fun Aunts have disc...
2018-02-0500 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/02) SOTU: Trump claps a lot for himself; Horrifying story about a couple taking a homeless addict's baby; Trump skips over his racist history of dealing with immigrationEpisode #1837: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Meredith Clark (@MeredithLClark) joins the show to discuss the trailer for Hereditary, Halt and Catch Fire, The Good Place, Finnish weird literature, and Mudbound. Also, SOTU: Trump clapped a lot for himself, everyone loved Trump's horrifying story about the nice white couple taking a homeless addict's baby, Trump skipped over his racist history of dealing with immigration and announced plans to keep Guantanamo Bay open, the Congressional Black Caucus wasn't having it when Trump mentioned black unemployment, Trump overheard saying...
2018-02-0200 minCitizen Radio(2018/02/01) Vaguely political films take Oscar noms by storm; ICE to start tracking license plates across U.S.; Alec Baldwin says Dylan Farrow is trying to "shame" public into believing Woody Allen abused herEpisode #1836: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss busted eye blood vessels, Three Billboards, Shape of Water, and I, Tonya. Also, Chris Christie joins ABC News as a contributor, ICE is about to start tracking license plates across the U.S., two dads nabbed by ICE in New Jersey as they drop off kids at school and a third takes shelter in a church, Jay-Z slams Trump's "shithole" comment as "hurtful," Trump's shocker statement: "I wouldn't say I'm a feminist," and Al...
2018-02-0100 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/31) Grammys 2018: Kendrick, Kesha, and the "safe winner" Bruno Mars; FBI Dir Andrew McCabe steps down; Dems block 20-week abortion banEpisode #1835: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss dodgeball, the MTA, becoming a mole person, Electric Dreams, and I, Tonya. Also, Grammys 2018: #MeToo shoutouts, white roses, Kesha's emotional performance, Kendrick Lamar's powerful message about racism, and Hillary Clinton reads an excerpt from Fire And Fury; FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe steps down, Dems block 20-week abortion ban, Indians removing Chief Wahoo logo from uniforms in 2019, Fox and Friends host goes anti-vaxxer amid deadly flu epidemic, and Illinois ordered a doctor to tell...
2018-01-3100 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/30) Larry Nassar sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison; Michigan State prez resigns following sentencing; RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn accused of decades of sexual misconductEpisode #1834: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to discuss wisdom teeth and the little, everyday things parents do that shape their kids. Also, Larry Nassar is sentence to 40 to 175 years in prison, Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon resigns following Nassar sentencing, Casey Affleck withdraws from presenting the Best Actress award at the Oscars, RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn accused of decades of sexual misconduct, Garrison Keillor allegedly did a whole lot more than touch a woman's bac...
2018-01-3000 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/29) Trump says he's "looking forward" to speaking with Mueller, who he tried to fire in June; Tronc may be building a shadow newsroom full of scabsEpisode #1833: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to answer a Patreon question about political music, discuss the O.K. Corral and mass shootings, and give media recs including Kitchen Nightmares, Hell's Kitchen, and Tame Impala. Also, Trump says he's "looking forward" to speaking under oath with Robert Mueller, who he reportedly tried to fire in June, Sean Hannity's brutal reality check on live TV, Trump offers the most unenthusiastic apology for racist retweets, and Tronc may be buildi...
2018-01-2900 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/26) Kentucky attack is 11th school shooting in 23 days of 2018; Man repeating accusation of "fake news" threatened to kill CNN employees; Activists face fed charges after leaving water for migrantsEpisode #1832: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to recommend 90s emo music and to share stories about Mr. Snickers and cat outfits. Also, Kentucky attack was 11th school shooting in 23 days of 2018, man repeating accusations of "fake news" threatened to kill CNN employees, 8 humanitarian activists face federal charges after leaving water for migrants in the Arizona desert, Sunday shows barely mentioned the 2018 Women's March, Viola Davis slays her 2018 Women's March speech, Logan Paul returns to YouTube with video about suicide following con...
2018-01-2600 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/25) 2018 Oscars: Get Out's enduring legacy, Rachel Morrison becomes first woman ever nominated for Best Cinematography; Democrats sell out Dreamers; Mueller probe zeroes in on Trump's inner circleEpisode #1831: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to discuss her trip to L.A. and Allison offers some recs: Call Me By Your Name, End Of The F****ing World, and Grace & Frankie. Also, the 2018 Oscar nominations are here: Get Out's enduring popularity, Mudbound's female cinematographer Rachel Morrison becomes the first woman director of photography to receive a nomination, James Franco misses out on a Best Actor nod but it's probably not because he's been outed as a predator, Mueller probe zeroes in...
2018-01-2500 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/24) Raising a radical leftist; LA Times votes to unionize; Aly Raisman tells Nassar: "You are pathetic" after he complains about sentencing hearingEpisode #1830: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Faith (@bohemianfaith) and Erek (@erek_smith) join the show to discuss aura readings, help answer a Patreon question about raising a radical leftist, and offer media recs: Gender Trouble, french comedy Playtime, Halsey, Grace & Frankie, Black Eyes, and Drive Like Jehu. Also, the Los Angeles Times votes to unionize, White House's latest religious freedom protections could allow doctors to withhold abortion and gender reassignment procedures, Aly Raisman tells Nassar "You are pathetic" after he complains about sentencing hearing, more than a...
2018-01-2400 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/23) Let's talk about witches; White House slams Dems as "obstructionist losers" following shutdown; Turpins and the dark side of the homeschooling movementEpisode #1829: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Faith (@bohemianfaith) and Erek (@erek_smith) join the show to discuss lots of witchy stuff. Also, White House slams Democrats as "obstructionist losers" following shutdown, and the horrific case of child abuse in the Turpins story and the dark side of the homeschooling movement Check out Sorry Mom's latest vid about the 5 stages of grief! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCycWJeDyJo&t=1s *** Desi calendars are available again for the Patreon supporters who sign up or...
2018-01-2300 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/22) People who are pretending they don't watch porn freak out about Trump's Forbes mag fetish; Gov't shuts down on one-year anniversary of Trump presidencyEpisode #1828: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Chloe (@itsthechew) and Rachel (@realslimchada) join the show to talk about burning bridges, The End of the F***ing World, and why you shouldn't be rude on the subway. Also, Stormy Daniels once claimed she spanked Trump with a Forbes magazine and a bunch of dudes who are pretending they don't watch porn are freaking out about it, government shuts down on one-year anniversary of Trump presidency but all Trump could think about was missing his glitzy Mar-a-Lago party, Mitc...
2018-01-2200 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/19) Ann Curry "not surprised" by Matt Lauer's sexual misconduct allegations; Next Women's Marches are Jan 20 & 21; Border Patrol agents accused of destroying water that saves migrants' livesEpisode #1827: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to share subway drama (TW: domestic violence) and help answer a Patreon question about if it's healthy to make your pets vegan. Also, Ann Curry was "not surprised" by Matt Lauer's sexual misconduct allegations, Dylan Farrow tells Gayle King about childhood sexual assault allegations against Woody Allen, the next Women's March is scheduled for Jan 21 in Vegas and Jan 20 in D.C. and NYC, Trump's "Fake News Awards" turned out to be a poorly fun...
2018-01-1900 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/18) ICE deports man who has lived in the U.S. for 30 years; Trump admin waives punishment for convicted banks, including Deutsche, which Trump owes millionsEpisode #1826: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to offer media recs: You Are a Badass, Astrophysics For People in a Hurry, Hayley Kiyoko, Phantom Thread, and Paddington 2. Also, ICE deports man who has lived in the U.S. for 30 years, Trump cancels his trip to London and blames Obama, and the Trump admin waives punishment for convicted banks, including Deutsche, which Trump owes millions Your Fun Aunts have created vision boards for their 2018 vision goals! https://www.yout...
2018-01-1800 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/17) Quitting your shitty job; Bannon subpoenaed in Muller's Russia investigation; 21 states sue to keep Net Neutrality as Senate Dems reach 50 votesEpisode #1825: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to rec The Generation Why Podcast and talk about getting out of a shitty job. Also, some corrections about Sword & Scale and Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Bannon is subpoenaed in Mueller's Russia investigation, 21 states sue to keep Net Neutrality as Senate Democrats reach 50 votes, and Andrew Sullivan's very bad take on the #MeToo movement Your Fun Aunts have created vision boards for their 2018 vision goals! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9U...
2018-01-1700 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/16) Woman accuses Aziz Ansari of sexual assault; Trump having consensual sex with a porn star is the least offensive thing he's ever doneEpisode #1824: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) and Shem (@each1teach1) join the show to offer media recs: Hammer and Hoe, Cupcake, Sword & Scale, and Call Me By Your Name. Also, a woman accuses Aziz Ansari of sexual assault, Magic: The Gathering community deals with ongoing harassment from streamer, Trump having consensual sex with a porn star is literally the least offensive thing he's ever done, actress Catherine Deneuve decries #MeToo movement as "puritanism," and how men feel entitled to sex and perceive women l...
2018-01-1600 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/15) Ballistic missile emergency alert mistakenly sent to people in Hawaii; Trump attacks protections for immigrants from "shithole" countries; Chelsea Manning running for Senate in MarylandEpisode #1823: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) and Shem (@each1teach1) join the show to help answer a Patreon question about dealing with people who are worried about climate change but refuse to consider going vegan. Also, a ballistic missile emergency alert was mistakenly sent to people in Hawaii, Trump attacks protections for immigrants from "shithole" countries, Trump asked why "we need more Haitians" and said to take them out and someone else in the room responded, "Because if you do, it will be...
2018-01-1500 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/12) Steve Bannon is out at Breibart; Shitty Men in Media list creator outs herself, fearing she would be named; Five women accuse James Franco of sexual misconductEpisode #1822: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Katharine (@spkheller) joins the show to help answer a Patreon question about sneaking cats into apartments. Also, Steve Bannon is out at Breitbart, NYC plans to divest $5 billion from fossil fuels and sue oil companies, federal judge orders Trump admin to keep DACA in place, Trump holds bipartisan meeting on immigration in which he accidentally embraces the idea of a "clean Dream Act," Trump admin orders that nearly 200,000 Salvadorans must leave the country, ICE agents descend on 7-Eleven stores in...
2018-01-1200 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/11) Jeff Session's DOJ charged a white supremacist with terrorism but didn't tell anyone; Joe Arpaio is running for Senate in ArizonaEpisode #1821: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to talk about tanning, offers recs about Dr. Who, Community, and Cruel Intentions the musical, and to remember Matthew Sheppard. Also, sadly Trump's Fake News Awards has been rescheduled, Joe Arpaio is running for Senate in Arizona, Jeff Session's DOJ charged a white supremacist with terrorism but they didn't tell anyone, and New Jersey prisons ban The New Jim Crow and the ACLU isn't having it *** Desi calendars are available again for the...
2018-01-1100 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/10) Golden Globes, #TimesUp, and how women are always expected to clean up men's messes; Empty words of solidarity from Timberlake and Franco; Some call for Oprah to run for presidentEpisode #1820: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to talk about Desi potentially getting a little backpack and to help answer Patreon questions about fav media moments of 2017, including: Big Little Lies, Get Out, and Big Mouth and fav tabletop games like Clue and Guess Who. Also, stars wear all black at the Golden Globes as part of #TimesUp campaign, Allison wonders why women are always expected to bleed and clean up men's messes, empty words of solidarity from men like Justin...
2018-01-1000 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/09) Writer Megan Ganz takes Dan Harmon to task for demeaning treatment; ICE to move forward with deportation of paraplegic boy's caregiverEpisode #1819: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to answer Patreon questions about The Monkey King and the problematic aspects of The Simpsons. Also, Community writer Megan Ganz takes Dan Harmon to task for demeaning treatment in the writers' room, Trump administration holds Dreamers hostage for $18 billion border wall demand, ICE pick says politicians who run sanctuary cities should be charged with crimes, ICE to move forward with deportation of paraplegic boy's caregiver, DOJ pushes for citizenship question on census a...
2018-01-0900 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/08) Logan Paul posts vid of dead body from Japanese forest known for suicides; Trump calls himself a "stable genius" in wake of Bannon's tiradeEpisode #1818: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to answer Patreon questions about hypermobility and to discuss seasonal depression and when it's okay to quit things. Also, Youtube's Logan Paul posts video of a dead body from a Japanese forest known for suicides, Black Mirror got a key fact about Emergency Contraception wrong, Steve Bannon's tirade: going from calling Don Jr.'s acts "treasonous" to backpedaling as light speed, Trump says Bannon has "lost his mind," Trump's lawyer sends cea...
2018-01-0800 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/05) Hollywood women unveil anti-harassment action plan; Record-breaking number of women running for gov in Michigan; Dave Chapelle on Louis C.K. allegations: they "made me laugh"Episode #1817: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) joins the show to talk about Snickers the cat and offer the first-ever anti-viewing rec for Fuller House. Also, some real recs for The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Broad City, Sherlock, and Dr. Who; powerful Hollywood women unveil anti-harassment action plan, five women accuse top left-leaning media executive of sexually harassing them, two top Vice executives are on leave following sexual harassment allegations and investigation, Iceland has made it illegal to pay men more than wom...
2018-01-0500 minCitizen Radio(2018/01/04) Trump brags about the size of his "nuclear button"; Black Mirror pisses off lots of gamersEpisode #1816: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) joins the show to help answer Patreon questions about video game "loot boxes" and offers advice for a former young Republican in dealing with feelings of guilty about being a political and moral douchebag. Also, our viewing rec: Black Mirror (no spoilers), Trump brags about the size of his "nuclear button," Chrissy Teigen and John Legend shame Twitter into stripping Pizzagater's verified badge, and 22 people dead and hundreds arrested in Iran protests *** Desi calendars are...
2018-01-0400 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/22) Sorry, poor kids, the GOP was too busy giving tax breaks to billionaires to fund your healthcare; J20 protesters found not guilty and avoid lengthy prison sentencesEpisode #1815: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Happy Holidays! Citizen Radio will return with new episodes in January! Tessa Hersh (@welliTclaire) joins the show to rec Mr. Rogers, Andra Day, Once on the Island, and to help answer Patreon questions about being a lady while traveling abroad and advice for separating home time from work time. Also, the GOP rushed to pass tax bill, but likely won't fund Children's Health Insurance Program until 2018, House Republicans don't know some very basic facts about the tax bil...
2017-12-2200 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/21) 7 Dreamers in prison on hunger strike; PA Gov vetoes "most restrictive anti-choice bill in the country"; Trump admin drops climate change as national security threatEpisode #1814: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss the Trixie and Katya Show, Ru Paul's Drag Race, and The Crown. Also, 7 Dreamers including Bernie Sander's former Press Secretary are in prison on a hunger strike, judge rules two immigrant teens must be allowed abortion access, Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf vetoes "most restrictive anti-choice bill in the country," Trump administration dropping climate change as national security threat, Grand Rapids police chief says officers should not have handcuffed an 11-year-old girl, fed...
2017-12-2100 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/20) Fox News accuses FBI and Mueller of "coup"; Woman says T.J. Miller sexually assaulted and punched herEpisode #1813: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss Fun Aunts, The Last Jedi, Christmas cookies, and the Real Hot Wives of Orlando and Vegas, and to help answer Patreon questions about kitty adoption and Net Neutrality. Also, Trump's terrifying robot debuts at Disney World, Fox News accuses the FBI and Mueller of "coup" to overthrow Trump, Mitch McConnell says Senate will vote on the GOP tax bill Tuesday night (here's what that will mean for you), Doug Jones doesn't thi...
2017-12-2000 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/19) French prez Macron awards grants, relocates U.S. climate scientists to pursue work; New Mexico school shooter was pro-Trump white supremacistEpisode #1812: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to discuss Hercule Poirot, The Crown, 12-Hour Day, and Age of Napoleon, and to help answer a Patreon question about when to call the cops. Also, ex-Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert barred from being left alone with minors, Dustin Hoffman accused of sexually assaulting two women and exposing himself to a teen, FBI agents on Russia probe called Trump an "idiot," French president Emmanuel Macron awards U.S. climate scientists grants to stu...
2017-12-1900 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/18) CDC bans words including "diversity," "transgender," and "fetus"; Matt Damon shares all of his bad opinions on sexual misconductEpisode #1811: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to discuss Patreon's fee reversal, pens, the Zodiac Killer, the West Memphis Three, True Crime Garage, and Cat Person. Also, CDC bans words including "diversity," "transgender," and "fetus," Republicans are voting to give a huge tax cut to many members of Congress, Trump allies flip out after Robert Mueller lands tens of thousands of emails, Paul Ryan is retiring, Matt Damon shares all of his bad opinions on sexual misconduct, Bryan Singer sued for...
2017-12-1800 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/15) FCC votes 3-2 to repeal Net Neutrality; Alabama elects Doug Jones; Judge drops felony riot charges against six J20 protestersEpisode #1811: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker Molloy (@parkermolloy) joins the show to discuss adopting a cat, meditation, and the failed model of pivoting to video. Also, the 5-year anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre, Kilkenny's rule, Patreon back-peddles on fee change, Alabama elects Doug Jones, GOP's Senate majority shrinks to 51, Trump endorsed not one but two losing candidates in Alabama, Roy Moore's embarrassing horse ride, reports of voter suppression tactics pour in from Alabama election, FCC votes 3-2 to repeal Net Neutrality, Ajit Pai thi...
2017-12-1500 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/14) J20 trial could determine the future of free speech in America's capital; Trump sends sexually suggestive tweet about Kirsten GillibrandEpisode #1810: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins to share a story about the Mother of the Year. Also, inside the trial that could determine the future of free speech in America's capital, Mario Batali steps away from restaurant empire following sexual misconduct allegations, two senators call for Trump's resignation over sexual misconduct allegations, Trump sends sexually suggestive and demeaning tweet about Kirsten Gillibrand, four Trump accusers call on Congress to investigate sexual misconduct claims, and Jimmy Kimmel makes another emotional plea for chil...
2017-12-1400 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/13) Bomb-wearing suspect hits NYC subway; Republican overseeing Alabama election doesn't think voting should be easyEpisode #1809: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to answer a question about his favorite murderer. Also, bomb-wearing suspect hits subway in second NYC terror attack in two months, the Republican overseeing the Alabama election doesn't think voting should be easy, Roy Moore's last push: It's me or the "lynch mob media," speaker at Moore rally tells bizarre story about accidental brothel visit, Moore's wife: "One of our attorneys is a Jew," shadowy Facebook ads that pushed Trump are back in Ala...
2017-12-1300 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/12) Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and announces U.S. embassy move spurring violence in Gaza; California's wildfires this year have been breaking recordsEpisode #1808: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to share a weird NYC story and to discuss manspreading. Also, ex-Fox News anchor Juliet Huddy says Trump kissed her on the lips after a lunch, CNN's massive error involving Wikileaks and the Trump campaign, Trump recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital and announces U.S. embassy move from Tel Aviv spurring violence in Gaza, California's wildfires this year have been breaking records, official death toll in Puerto Rico may be much hig...
2017-12-1200 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/11) Patreon's new service fee screws creators and patrons; Bryan Singer accused of raping 17-year-old boy; Steve King's "Diversity is not our strength" tweet puts him in the company of neo-NazisEpisode #1807: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Rachel (@realslimchada) and Chloe (@itsthechew) join the show to discuss the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Inbox the podcast, Skins, and adoption. Also, Patreon's new service fee spurs concern that creators will lose patrons, female aides fretted Rep. Trent Franks wanted to have sex to impregnate them (Franks has since resigned amid the allegations), Bryan Singer accused of raping 17-year-old boy on yacht, Trump stumps for accused child molester, attacks Moore's accusers, and records a campaign robocall, and Rep. Steve King's "Div...
2017-12-1100 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/08) Time's Person of the Year is "Silence Breakers"; Al Franken admits no guilt, offers no apology in bizarre resignation speechEpisode #1806: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Charles Rockhill (@charlesrockhill) joins the show to discuss prioritizing one's physical safety and to answer a Patreon question on behalf of Erek. Also, Time's Person of the Year is "The Silence Breakers," another woman says Al Franken tried to forcibly kiss her and Franken admits no guilt and offers no apology in his bizarre resignation speech, Roy Moore spokesman calls sex assault accusers "criminals," Trump has privately decided the sexual assault allegations against Roy Moore are bunk, class-action lawsuit fil...
2017-12-0800 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/07) Let's talk about some of the women of color who are badder than Taylor Swift; Billy Bush reemerges to say he believes the women accusing Trump of sexual misconductEpisode #1805: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Red (@erinred) joins the show to talk about all the women of color who are badder than Taylor Swift. Also, we actually might watch a House of Cards with no Kevin Spacey and starring Robin Wright, John Conyers announces his retirement and a family feud ensues, Billy Bush reemerges to say he believes the women accusing Trump of sexual misconduct, Danny Masterson fired from Netflix's The Ranch over rape allegations a day after an exec told one of Masterson's allege...
2017-12-0700 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/06) Deutsche Bank gets a subpoena from Mueller on Trump and his family's accounts; Supreme Court hears Colorado same-sex rights caseEpisode #1804: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Red (@erinred) joins the show to discuss NYC's collapsing infrastructure and to help answer Patreon questions about cat costumes, animal research, and why the Democrats didn't filibuster the Senate GOP tax bill. Also, House Republicans are already shooting down the tax bill's promises, Deutsche Bank gets a subpoena from Robert Mueller on Trump and his family's accounts, Wall Street Journal editorial board goes to bat against the FBI and Mueller for Trump, check out this batshit CNN interview with Roy M...
2017-12-0600 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/05) The evils of SantaCon; LA Weekly's new owners are Republican donors; Vice fires three employees amid investigations into sexual harassmentEpisode #1803: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) and Faith (@bohemianfaith) join the show to discuss SantaCon, struggling as artists, and natural cold remedies. Also, most of the LA Weekly's new owners are Republican donors, Vice fires three employees amid investigations into sexual harassment, Brock Turner wants his sexual assault convictions overturned, the Trump hex, Time Inc. has new owners including the Koch brothers, and more than 180 women have reported sexual assaults at Massage Envy Check out Allison's piece at Reductress: 5 Dark Lips...
2017-12-0500 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/04) GOP wages full-blown class war on America by passing last-minute giveaway to billionaires; Mike Flynn charged with lying to the FBIEpisode #1802: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) and Faith (@bohemianfaith) join the show and Erek answers a stupid Patreon question about stupid pens. Also, some recs about war, the sea, and Broadchurch, GOP wages full-blown class war on America by passing late-night, last-minute (oftentimes handwritten) tax bill written by lobbyists that is a trojan horse for Republican fantasy wishlist including gutting Social Security and threatening abortion rights, "maverick" John McCain supported the bill, Michael Flynn charged with lying to FBI, Trump appears to have...
2017-12-0400 minCitizen Radio(2017/12/01) Matt Lauer fired amid sexual misconduct allegations; Garrison Keillor fired after allegations of improper behavior one day after dismissing Al Franken groping women as "low comedy"Episode #1801: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Katharine (@spkheller) joins the show to finally knock Disney's Belle down a peg and Allison shares her evolving feelings on Netflix's The Punisher. Also, Donald Trump Jr. to talk to House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors, Matt Lauer fired by NBC amid sexual misconduct allegations and his very shitty "apology," Geraldo Rivera's weird defense of Lauer and the "flirty business" of news and video surfaces of Bette Midler in 1991 talking about Rivera drugging and groping her without consent, Garrison Keill...
2017-12-0100 minCitizen Radio(2017/11/30) Poor Americans will lose billions in federal benefits under Senate GOP tax bill; Cyntoia Brown is a child sex slave sent to prison for killing her abuserEpisode #1800: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to discuss viewing recs that are mostly Twitter-oriented and Nintendo Switch. Also, poor Americans will lose billions of dollars worth of federal benefits under Senate GOP tax bill, Cyntoia Brown is a child sex slave sent to prison for killing her abuser, more than a million pro-repeal Net Neutrality comments were likely faked, Michael Flynn could prove to be key asset in Mueller's U.S. campaign probe, Alex Azar is Trump's HHS pick and has...
2017-11-3000 minCitizen Radio(2017/11/29) Trump calls Warren "Pocahontas" at event honoring Native American vets; Woman who approached The Post with false tale about Roy Moore part of undercover sting led by James O'KeefeEpisode #1799: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to discuss her favorite murder (or at least to patiently listen while Allison talks about hers). Also, Facebook rolls out AI to detect suicidal posts before they're reported, Trump calls Warren "Pocahontas" at event honoring Native American veterans, Eric Trump is really confused about Disney's Pocahontas, Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi cancel meeting with Trump after he says he doesn't "see a deal" on spending package, a woman approached The Post with dramatic — and false —...
2017-11-2900 minCitizen Radio(2017/11/28) Diplomats pushed out by Rex Tillerson's State Department; NYPD cops tried to intimidate rape accuser out of pressing chargesEpisode #1798: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to discuss The Great British Baking Show. Also, diplomats sound the alarm as they are pushed out in droves by Rex Tillerson's State Department, while eyes are on Russia Jeff Sessions dramatically reshapes the Justice Department, Congressman Joe Barton on tape telling woman he would report her to Capitol Police because she could expose his secret sex life, Trump's former Oklahoma campaign chair will plead guilty to child sex trafficking, and NYPD cops trie...
2017-11-2800 minCitizen Radio(2017/11/27) New York Times publishes Nazi sympathizer profile; Lisa Murkowski says she's OK with killing health insurance mandateEpisode #1797: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Erek (@erek_smith) joins the show to help answer a Patreon question about The Punisher. Also, the New York Times normalizes white nationalism in Nazi sympathizer profile and writes another glowing profile of transphobic young conservative Ben Shapiro, Time magazine says Trump's Person of the Year Boast is "total B.S.", Trump lashes out at UCLA basketball players: "I should have left them in jail" and breaks his silence on the Roy Moore allegations: "Roy Moore denies it. That's all...
2017-11-2700 minCitizen Radio(2017/11/22) FCC plans total repeal of Net Neutrality rules; Eight women say Charlie Rose sexually harassed themEpisode #1796: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Parker (@parkermolloy) joins the show to help answer Patreon questions about Twin Peaks and Don Jr.'s deadlifting technique. Also, the FCC plans a total repeal of Net Neutrality rules, eight women say Charlie Rose sexually harassed them (Rose has been fired by CBS), Rep. John Conyers allegedly sexually harassed a female employee and why you didn't hear her story, the source for Conyers news is Pizzagate conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich, 36 former women staffers at SNL release statement in sup...
2017-11-2200 minCitizen Radio(2017/11/21) More than 200,000 gallons of oil spill along Keystone pipeline; Senators reach rare bipartisan deal to ease banking rulesEpisode #1795: Sign up to support Allison's future BRAND-NEW podcast at patreon.com/allisonkilkenny for as little as $1/month! Chloe (@itsthechew) and Rachel (@realslimchada) join the show to talk about the Cheesecake Factory, student debt, and drag queens. Also, Senators reach rare bipartisan deal to ease banking rules, top general says he would reject an "illegal" nuclear strike order from Trump, Australians vote "overwhelmingly" in favor of same-sex marriage, more than 200,000 gallons of oil spill along the Keystone pipeline, and woman targeted by Republican sheriff for a "Fuck Trump" car decal has been arrested The next Pat...
2017-11-2100 min
Bitch MediaJamie Kilstein on Bad Jokes and Reclaiming AtheismComedian Jamie Kilstein explains how he tried to reclaim a word for a joke—and it went horribly, horribly wrong. Then, we discuss how to change the image of atheism, which has been dominated for too long by white dudes with a penchant for Islamaphobia.
Jamie hosts the podcast Citizen Radio with Alison Kilkenny. Check out their show here: http://wearecitizenradio.com/
2015-07-1622 min
Podcasters and Radio MakersGBA 149 KathleenIn GBA 149 we get better acquainted with Kathleen. She talks about being arrested for political activism, being nomadic, going to a Steiner School, podcasting, Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, community organising and more.
Kathleen plugs:
Her podcast Citizens Discs which will be launching on Friday 4th April. I will give it further shout outs on GBA nearer the time.
Living in a Boat.
The possibility of building more canals and having more house boats to address the housing shortage.
Nomadism.
We mention:
Guest hosted by Alex episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-81-dave-guest-hosted-by
In the Dark: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/
Wapping Project...
2014-02-251h 28OxbridgeGBA 149 KathleenIn GBA 149 we get better acquainted with Kathleen. She talks about being arrested for political activism, being nomadic, going to a Steiner School, podcasting, Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, community organising and more.
Kathleen plugs:
Her podcast Citizens Discs which will be launching on Friday 4th April. I will give it further shout outs on GBA nearer the time.
Living in a Boat.
The possibility of building more canals and having more house boats to address the housing shortage.
Nomadism.
We mention:
Guest hosted by Alex episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-81-dave-guest-hosted-by
In the Dark: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/
Wapping Project...
2014-02-251h 28Getting Better AcquaintedGBA 149 KathleenIn GBA 149 we get better acquainted with Kathleen. She talks about being arrested for political activism, being nomadic, going to a Steiner School, podcasting, Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, community organising and more.
Kathleen plugs:
Her podcast Citizens Discs which will be launching on Friday 4th April. I will give it further shout outs on GBA nearer the time.
Living in a Boat.
The possibility of building more canals and having more house boats to address the housing shortage.
Nomadism.
We mention:
Guest hosted by Alex episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-81-dave-guest-hosted-by
In the Dark: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/
Wapping Project...
2014-02-251h 28Getting Better AcquaintedGBA 149 KathleenIn GBA 149 we get better acquainted with Kathleen. She talks about being arrested for political activism, being nomadic, going to a Steiner School, podcasting, Bangladesh, Northern Ireland, community organising and more.
Kathleen plugs:
Her podcast Citizens Discs which will be launching on Friday 4th April. I will give it further shout outs on GBA nearer the time.
Living in a Boat.
The possibility of building more canals and having more house boats to address the housing shortage.
Nomadism.
We mention:
Guest hosted by Alex episode: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-81-dave-guest-hosted-by
In the Dark: http://www.inthedarkradio.org/
Wapping Project...
2014-02-251h 28
KUCI: Naked ComedyJamie Kilstein Interview Pt1Sam and Jamie get into a hefty discussion of comedy, performance art, and everything wrong with US mainstream. Too many opinions for just half-hour!
Be sure to see Jamie with Reggie Watts at SF Sketchfest '10, Jan 14-16. More info at http://www.sfsketchfest.com
Bonus: Check out Jamie's podcast, http://wearecitizenradio.com/home.htm
2010-01-0700 minKUCI: Naked ComedyJamie Kilstein Interview Pt2Sam and Jamie get into a hefty discussion of comedy, performance art, and everything wrong with US mainstream. Too many opinions for just half-hour!
Be sure to see Jamie with Reggie Watts at SF Sketchfest '10, Jan 14-16. More info at http://www.sfsketchfest.com
Bonus: Check out Jamie's podcast, http://wearecitizenradio.com/home.htm
2010-01-0700 min