Chicks And Balances

In this episode, Lo and Rachel talk North Korea and race relations in the Trump Era.    Washington Post article on the popularity of Civil Rights protests in their time: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/19/black-lives-matters-and-americas-long-history-of-resisting-civil-rights-protesters/?utm_term=.72f19ee44db3 The Nation article on analysis of post-election surveys suggesting racism was a larger motivator than economics for Trump voters: https://www.thenation.com/article/economic-anxiety-didnt-make-people-vote-trump-racism-did/   This episode was recorded on 9/28/17 Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, the girls discuss: the ever-changing roster of White House staff, the Magnitsky Act and Bill Browder's Senate testimony, and an overview of some of the shady shit Sessions is doing. There's also some technical difficulties thrown in for fun.    Bill Browder's book, Red Notice, on his experiences in Russia and the origin of the Magnitsky Act: https://www.amazon.com/Red-Notice-Finance-Murder-Justice/dp/1476755744/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1502481671&sr=1-1&keywords=red+notice Washington Post article on the history of the Magnitsky Act: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/07/14/the-magnitsky-act-explained/?utm_term=.ffba4f9427d9 The Atlantic's transcript of Bill Browder's Senate testimony: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/bill-browders-testimony-to-the-senate-judiciary-committee/534864/ Buzzfeed series on suspicious murders in Britain that have been linked to Russia - Part One: https://www.buzzfeed.com/heidibl

In this episode, Dr. Noiseworthy and Rachel discuss the ongoing healthcare and Russia sagas.   NPR article on the timeline of the Trump Jr. meeting: http://www.npr.org/2017/07/17/537323120/timeline-of-trump-and-russia-in-mid-2016-a-series-of-coincidences-or-something-m Fact check of Trump's Speech to the "Victims of Obamacare": http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/jul/24/fact-checking-donald-trumps-health-care-speech/ CNN article reviewing interactions between Russia and Trump Campaign players: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/22/politics/the-many-unearthed-interactions-between-trump-world-and-russia-documented/index.html   This episode was recorded on 7/25/17 Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, Dr. Noiseworthy and Rachel discuss the drama of the Senate healthcare bill, as well as some interesting cases that will be heard by the Supreme Court this fall.   NPR article on how different groups will be affected by the healthcare bill: http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/06/22/533942041/who-wins-who-loses-with-senate-health-care-bill Las Vegas Review op-ed about Senator Heller: https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/wayne-allyn-root/commentary-dean-heller-becomes-one-and-done-dean/   This episode was recorded on 7/2/17 Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com

On this episode we discuss the recent Senate Intelligence Committee testimonies of James Comey and Jeff Sessions.   This episode was recorded on 6/19/17 and 6/21/17   Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com

On this episode we all discuss Trump's supercalifragilistic first foreign trip. This episode was recorded on 6/1/17   Christian Science Monitor article on Europe in the Trump Age: https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2017/0531/After-Trump-trip-is-Europe-ready-to-go-it-alone The Atlantic article on Trump's foreign policy: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/05/the-brilliant-incoherence-of-trumps-foreign-policy/521430/ J.K. Rowling's tweet about Macron greeting Merkel https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/867818354282602496?lang=en   Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com

On this episode, we all discuss the badass women - from regular citizens to powerful politicians - who are positive forces for change. This episode was recorded 5/24/17   Article about Sally Yates: newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/29/why-sally-yates-stood-up-to-trump Article about Elizabeth Warren: time.com/4788505/elizabeth-warren-2020-democrats To get involved with the National Organization for Women (NOW): now.org/getinvolved To get involved with Planned Parenthood: plannedparenthood.org/get-involved Resources from the International Women's Strike: womenstrikeus.org Resources from the Women's March: womensmarch.com National Organization for Professional Women: napw.com CAAW in Reno: caaw.org Step 2 in Reno: step2reno.org   Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com

On this episode, Rachel and Lo dive real deep into all this crazy Comey / Russia stuff.    This episode was recorded on 5/16/17   Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com

On this episode, we discuss the ins and outs of the AHCA, as well as Trump's strange relationships with "strongmen."    This episode was recorded on 5/8/17    Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com   To track the voting records of your federal representatives: govtrack.us   To find your federal and local representatives: usa.gov/elected-officials ballotpedia.org/Elected_Officials_Lookup

On today's episode, Lo and Rachel discuss the French elections, North Korea, and more about boobs.   Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com   This episode was recorded on 4/30/17

On this episode we discuss The March for Science, the budget vote, and Jason Statham.   Websites discussed: https://www.govtrack.us/ to track how your representatives are voting https://satellites.marchforscience.com/ to learn how to get involved after the March for Science   Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com   This episode was recorded on 4/25/17  

Today, Rachel interviews her grandmother to get her perspective, as a Jewish-American feminist, on the politics of today.

In this episode, Rachel and Dr. Grace Noiseworthy discuss the motivations and implications for Trump's response to Assad's use of chemical weapons in Syria.   This episode was recorded on 4/18/2017   Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com

Today we're talking about why we're here, what we're interested, and our thoughts on all the crazy shit that's happened in politics the past six months. This podcast was recorded on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Contact us at: chicksandbalancespodcast@gmail.com