S. E. Cupp (CNN contributor, Jeopardy winner) joins Alyssa Mastromonaco to discuss MAGA world’s latest: the mess of the Republican National Convention, Trump picking JD Vance as his VP, and the Pennsylvania assassination attempt. Then, they cool off with Sani-Petty. Finally, Alyssa interviews four fantastic state-level candidates — Mai Xiong of Michigan, Anna Payne of Pennsylvania, Sue Altman of New Jersey, and Averie Bishop of Texas — who offer us a glimmer of hope, talking about their campaigns. If they’re on your ballots, listen up!!

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Show Notes

votesaveamerica.com/2024

Mai Xiong

Anna Payne

Sue Altman

Averie Bishop

The RNC

• Live Updates from CNN
• List of Speakers

Summary from AP: At the Trump rally, it was evening sun, songs and blue sky. Then came bullets, screams and blood

The 19th: Women who have been the targets of political violence swiftly condemned the attack

Trump’s VP announcement on Truth Social

Shannen Doherty died: The 'Beverly Hills, 90210' Actress Was 53

Alec Baldwin is shooting family’s TLC reality show during ‘Rust’ trial: ‘It’s full speed ahead’ (NYPost)

Errin Haines of The 19th is back, co-hosting with Alyssa and diving into the recent media coverage of Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump trying to walk back his support of Project 2025 in news. Then, Dr. Karen Tang joins to discuss her book It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told) — which we OBVIOUSLY had to cover on the pod. Finally, Sani-Petty (Essence Fest and the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders are everything).

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Show Notes

It's Not Hysteria: Everything You Need to Know About Your Reproductive Health (but Were Never Told) by Karen Tang (Website, Instagram)

Errin Haines (Instagram, Twitter)

Could Biden choose a new running mate in 2024? (The 19th 2/24/23)

Exclusive: Kamala Harris adds trips to speak to Black women voters in July (The 19th 7/3/24)

Abortion ballot initiative news: Arkansas, Arizona, Nebraska

RNC committee adopts GOP's 2024 policy platform -- including on abortion (ABC 7/8)

RNC approves platform that would give rights to fetuses, endangering abortion, IVF (The 19th 7/8)

Trump seeks to disavow 'Project 2025' despite ties to conservative group (Reuters 7/5)

Trump campaign blocks pair of anti-abortion activists from RNC platform committee (Politico 7/2)

The United States will send its most diverse women’s gymnastics Olympic team to Paris at the end of this month (IG)

Tre’vell Anderson of Crooked’s What A Day podcast co-hosts with Alyssa Mastromonaco this week! They dive into the 2nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned, the first Trump v. Biden presidential debate, and the status of the Supreme Court’s rulings in news. Then, Hysteria producer Fiona Pestana joins to discuss the current state of anti-trans legislation — and what we can do about it. Finally, we’re feeling very sane in Sani-Petty.

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Show Notes

Take Action

• votesaveamerica.com
• crooked.com/pride for trans stuff (elections to watch: North Carolina, New Hampshire, Ohio, Arizona, etc.)

Tre’vell Anderson

• We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film (Bookshop)
• Instagram, Twitter

News

• 1st Biden-Trump debate: What to know and how to watch (ABC)
• Democrats Lean on Abortion Rights Message for Anniversary of End of Roe (NYT 6/24)
• Which States Could Have Abortion on the Ballot in 2024? (Fairness Project)
• Trad Wives Are Thriving in the Post-Dobbs Era (Mother Jones)
• Trump Marks Second Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Overturned By Trying To Figure Out How Best To Brag About It (Vanity Fair 6/23)
• Supreme Court takes up challenge to gender-affirming care ban (The Hill 6/24)

Trans News Resources

• Trans Legislation Tracker
• Erin in the Morning
• TransLash + The Anti-Trans Hate Machine
• Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2023 (ACLU + NBC + ABC)
• Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2024 (ACLU)
• The Turning Tide: Every Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Defeated as Georgia Session Ends
• Trump In Wisconsin Announces Funding Ban For Trans Supportive Schools On Day 1 (Erin in the Morning)
• A second Trump term would double down on erasing trans rights. Here’s how advocates are preparing. (Erin in the Morning)

Sani-Petty

• Tre’vell: Present by Neverending Nina
• Fiona: Clean Air Orgs — Map, Clean Air Club in Chicago (Instagram)