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American Fever Dream

From under the desk to in your ears, V. Spehar joins Betches Media in a new podcast dedicated to curing the collective malaise brought on by our chaotic political environment. Every week, Spehar and co-host Sami Sage will tenderly guide you through the biggest moments in politics and pop culture with a healing dose of perspective and humor. Rather than spiral over the latest unprecedented event, the hosts dig for the 2024 political tea you *really* want to hear while offering all the information you need to be an empowered citizen, without the side of despair to keep you up at...

#371 Defeatapalooza

32 mins; November 06, 2020

#370 Are We There Yet?

27 mins; November 05, 2020

#369 Where Does The Election Stand? (Post-Election Day Recap)

43 mins; November 04, 2020

#368 It’s Election Day

52 mins; November 03, 2020

#367 What To Expect On Election Night Ft. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

40 mins; November 02, 2020

#366 We Got Mayor Pete! Ft. Pete Buttigieg

16 mins; October 30, 2020

#365 Do You Know Who My Dad Is? Episode 8: The Trumps & The Kushners

60 hours 14 mins; October 30, 2020

#364 Counting Votes? What A Concept! Ft. Pat Timmons-Goodson

41 mins; October 29, 2020

#363 What Happens If Republicans Try To Steal The Election? Ft. Ben Sheehan

46 mins; October 28, 2020

#362 Grin And Barrett Ft. Ilyse Hogue

51 mins; October 27, 2020

#361 Last Mitch Effort

25 mins; October 26, 2020

#360 Trump vs. Trump: Final Debate Recap

67 hours 54 mins; October 23, 2020

#359 Do You Know Who My Dad Is? Episode 7: The McCains & The Romneys

58 mins; October 22, 2020

#358 The NRA Has Met Its Match Ft. Shannon Watts

24 mins; October 21, 2020

#357 The Mute Button We’ve All Been Waiting For

24 mins; October 20, 2020

#356 Another Deadly Wave

31 mins; October 19, 2020

#355 Do You Know Who My Dad Is? Episode 6: The Walmart Family & The Koch Brothers

57 mins; October 15, 2020

#354 “Beautiful And Free” Ft. Rep. Stephanie Murphy

43 mins; October 15, 2020

#353 Judge-ment Free Zone: Confirmation Recap #2

46 mins; October 14, 2020

#352 ACB, IVF, WTF? Confirmation Recap #1

36 mins; October 13, 2020

#351 Do You Know Who My Dad Is? Episode 5: Fox News & The New York Times

57 mins; October 08, 2020

#350 Bloody Eyes And Flies: VP Debate Reaction

35 mins; October 08, 2020

#349 Ineptitude Is Contagious Ft. Rep. Mikie Sherrill

56 mins; October 07, 2020

#348 What Happens When Trump Comes For Your Dad? Ft. Samantha Cohen

35 mins; October 06, 2020

#347 Trump’s COVID Timeline Doesn’t Add Up

33 mins; October 05, 2020

#346 Dangerous Deadly Morons (Trump Has COVID)

30 mins; October 02, 2020

#345 Do You Know Who My Dad Is? Episode 4: The Kennedy Family

64 hours 58 mins; October 01, 2020

#344 So What The Hell Is A Proud Boy Anyway?

27 mins; October 01, 2020

#343 “Stand Back, Stand By”: Debate #1 Reaction

42 mins; September 30, 2020

#342 Do People Care That The President Doesn’t Pay Taxes?

37 mins; September 29, 2020

#341 Debate Preview Ft. Biden National Press Secretary TJ Ducklo

21 mins; September 28, 2020

#340 Do You Know Who My Dad Is? Episode 3: The Bush Family

48 mins; September 25, 2020

#339 Who’s The Dream RBG Replacement? Ft. Jess Morales Rocketto

34 mins; September 24, 2020

#338 Is It Fair To Pack The Courts?

37 mins; September 23, 2020

#337 What’s Actually Threatening The Election? Ft. Jenny Cohn

30 mins; September 22, 2020

#337 What Now?

34 mins; September 21, 2020

#336 Do You Know Who My Dad Is? Episode 2: Hollywood

60 hours 57 mins; September 18, 2020

#335 Trump vs. Science: Vaccine Edition

31 mins; September 17, 2020

#334 Is It Sexist To Compliment Kamala Harris’s Outfits?

36 mins; September 16, 2020

#333 “The Uterus Collector”

31 mins; September 15, 2020

#332 Trump Is Literally Sweeping Climate Change Under The Rug

25 mins; September 14, 2020

#331 Do You Know Who My Dad Is? Episode 1: Influencers

54 mins; September 12, 2020

#330 Will Woodward’s Bombshell Change The Election? Ft. Sam Vinograd

47 mins; September 10, 2020

#329 Is Trump Getting A Nobel Peace Prize?

33 mins; September 09, 2020

#328 The Trump Ship Is Sinking, Literally

30 mins; September 08, 2020

#327 November Is Coming Ft. Rep Dina Titus and Donna Imam

40 mins; September 07, 2020

#326 ‘Suburban Women Voters’ Ft. Rep Debbie Dingell

25 mins; September 04, 2020

#325 No Soup For You

30 mins; September 03, 2020

#324 Did The CDC Just Cancel Rent?

36 mins; September 02, 2020

#323 Trump, Golf, Gun Violence

34 mins; September 01, 2020

#322 A Conversation With Yusef Salaam Of The Exonerated 5

44 mins; August 31, 2020

#321 You Ask, We Answer: Q&A Part 2

45 mins; August 28, 2020

#320 Republican National Invention: RNC Night 3

43 mins; August 27, 2020

#319 Karen Bass Wants You To Make A Voting Plan Right TF Now

15 mins; August 26, 2020

#318 WHY ARE WE YELLING? RNC NIGHT 1

42 mins; August 25, 2020

#317 Kellyanne Gone-way

33 mins; August 24, 2020

#316 You Ask, We Answer: Q&A Part 1

38 mins; August 21, 2020

#315 Ladies Night: DNC Night 3

43 mins; August 20, 2020

#314 Calamari Convention: DNC Night 2

38 mins; August 19, 2020

#313 It Was What It Was: DNC Night 1

45 mins; August 18, 2020

#312 Is It Too Late To Save The Mail?

31 mins; August 17, 2020

Ask Us Anything!

2 mins; August 16, 2020

#311 Is This The End Of Democracy, Or The Return of It? Ft. David Litt

26 mins; August 14, 2020

#310 Keep Kam And Carry On

38 mins; August 13, 2020

#309 I’m Not Throwing Away My (Vote) Ft. Ryan Vasquez

38 mins; August 12, 2020

#308 What Will Nov. 3 Be Like?

26 mins; August 11, 2020

#307 Bikers For COVID

29 mins; August 10, 2020

#306 Veepstakes Has Gone Off The Rails

33 mins; August 07, 2020

#305 The NRA's No Good Very Bad Day

41 mins; August 06, 2020

#304 America Is Facing Eviction

32 mins; August 05, 2020

#303 Trump's Graph(ic) Content

41 mins; August 04, 2020

#302 Mail Privilege

31 mins; August 03, 2020

#301 Senate Summer Fridays

39 mins; July 31, 2020

#300 The Year 2016 Called. She Said To Impeach Bill Barr. Ft. Asha Rangappa

27 mins; July 30, 2020

#299 Trading Barr-bs

35 mins; July 29, 2020

#298 We Bailed Out The Airline Industry. Why Not Childcare? Ft. Rep. Katherine Clark

20 mins; July 28, 2020

#297 Am I Getting Another $1200?

31 mins; July 27, 2020

#296 The Only Single Mother In Congress On Getting Kids Back In School Ft. Rep Katie Porter

23 mins; July 24, 2020

#295 Protect AOC At All Costs

30 mins; July 23, 2020

#294 The Republicans Endorsing Joe Biden Don’t Even Go Here

38 mins; July 22, 2020

#293 Sexual Harassment? At FOX NEWS?

33 mins; July 21, 2020

#292 What Is Happening In Portland?

31 mins; July 20, 2020

#291 What Happens If You Can’t Pay Bail? Ft. Ashley White

27 mins; July 17, 2020

#290 There Has To Be Consequences For Anti-Semitism

29 mins; July 16, 2020

#289 Who Should Be Biden's Vice President? (And Who Shouldn't)

40 mins; July 15, 2020

#288 Could Donald Trump Be Impeached Again? Ft. Rep Eric Swalwell

29 mins; July 14, 2020

#287 It’s A Small World, After All (So Why Is Disney Open During A Pandemic?)

34 mins; July 13, 2020

#286 What Does It Mean To End White Politics? Ft. Zerlina Maxwell

40 mins; July 10, 2020

#285 Can My Boss Take Away My Birth Control Coverage?

31 mins; July 09, 2020

#284 This Celeb Cancel Culture Letter Did Not Go Over Well

39 mins; July 08, 2020

#283 Mount Rushmore's Star-Spangled Scammer

35 mins; July 07, 2020

#282 The Jeffrey Epstein Case Is Back

37 mins; July 02, 2020

#281 The Mitch We Can’t Scratch

37 mins; July 01, 2020

#280 All Roads Lead To Putin

34 mins; June 30, 2020

#279 Abortion Survives. Sort Of. Again. For Now.

29 mins; June 29, 2020

#278 Defending The Human Rights Of Black Transgender People Ft. Elle Hearns

28 mins; June 26, 2020

#277 Just Wear Your F*cking Mask

38 mins; June 25, 2020

#276 When Does A Long Line Become Voter Suppression?

37 mins; June 24, 2020

#275 The Case Of The Mystery Fireworks

36 mins; June 23, 2020

#274 Tik Tok, Make It Flop

32 mins; June 22, 2020

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