Best 90s Court Podcasts (2024)

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Democrats in Array - 321 59:53

1h ago59:53

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Today we've got Prospect columnist and historian Rick Perlstein on to talk about the last month of political history—the Harris switcheroo, Tim Walz as running mate, JD Vance’s online brain poisoning, and more. Enjoy! Check out Rick’s books here.By Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek

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MAGA MELTDOWN 1:01:12

3h ago1:01:12

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Couch sex, race baiting, menstrual tracking—MAGA-world is melting down while the Dems are energized and in array. Maya and Rebecca dig into this wild few weeks and ask: why are couch jokes so funny? And why are these people so fucking weird?By Maya Gurantz & Rebecca Cohen

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1: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry - A 5% attraction is better than nothing. 45:31

5h ago45:31

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”She's always talking about him slouching. I'm sorry, I do not find that attractive. Be assertive!” This week, we read and reviewed People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. Abby joins me on this episode to discuss: Why the book was just too long…360 pages for a romance? Why the climax was quite anti-climatic Why this was the light and fun summer …

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Episode 169 - What Millennials Are Doing Wrong (According to Gen Z) 1:10:13

4h ago1:10:13

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It's quite the list, but we are here to break it down. https://www.buzzfeed.com/lizmrichardson/millennial-trends-not-cool-anymore-gen-zBy Lynsey and Amanda

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America’s Rotting Presidential System - 320 1:06:00

3d ago1:06:00

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Today we are discussing two readings: “The Perils of Presidentialism,” by political scientist Juan Linz, and a selection from On Violence by Hannah Arendt, and what they tell us about the crumbling American constitutional order. Next time we'll be back with historian Rick Perlstein, stay tuned!By Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek

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The Psychic Scam - Exposing the Mastermind Who Robbed Over a Million Americans 4:18

2h ago4:18

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What would you do if one handwritten letter from a psychic promised to change your life forever? This is the story of 1 million hopeful Americans, the global scam that took $200m from them, and the mastermind who managed it all by sending out thousands of letters a week. Investigative journalist Rachel Browne exposes the shocking details of this ma…

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KAMALA 2024! With Special Guest Kaitlyn Byrd! 1:28:52

2h ago1:28:52

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It’s KAMALA FOR PRESIDENT! Maya and Rebecca are wildly gratified to have our favorite political analyst Kaitlin Byrd back on to talk about the handoff from Biden, the instant national sea change it triggered, and our theories on what happened behind the scenes, how Veepstakes will go down, and what Vice President Harris will wear at the Convention.…

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Unveiling Season 2 of Red Wine Reads! 6:03

5h ago6:03

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Here's what you can expect from our newest iteration of Red Wine Reads: New scripts Drinking games More social media content Same old heated banter More books spanning across a variety of genres We love you all and want to give you the best possible listening experience we can. So we present to you, Red Wine Reads - Season 2. Let's pull some corks …

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Episode 168 - Best Pick Up Lines 1:16:37

5h ago1:16:37

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We're not really sure they're great, but they are considered, "the best" pick up lines. We break down this fan-voted topic and decide whether or not they would work on us.By Lynsey and Amanda

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Ep 22 Satanic Panic of 90s! Book Bans, Ouija Boards, and Mansons OH MY! 1:30:14

1h ago1:30:14

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Today is the day Ashley and Liz take the deep dive. You know us, we’re usually Sparknotes gals… but in order to paint the entire Satanic Panic picture we have to take you back to where it all began…so we did the research! What exactly started our parent’s obsession with the occult, ultimately resulting in them banning us from reading Harry Potter? …

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Introducing: In the Dark – Season 3 10:13

3h ago10:13

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Today, we're bringing you a special preview of the new season of the New Yorker investigative podcast In the Dark, hosted by Madeleine Baran. The series examines the killings of twenty-four civilians in Haditha, Iraq, and asks why no one was held accountable for the crime. In Episode 1, a man in Haditha, Iraq, has a request for the In the Dark team…

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The Enigma Kamala Harris - 319 PREVIEW 9:04

17d ago9:04

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Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!By Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek

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Episode 167 - 90's Fears Unleashed 1:40:45

4h ago1:40:45

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We've probably heard them all from our parents. What were you told as a kid that you now know led to irrational fears? https://www.buzzfeed.com/elizabeth_cotton/lies-we-believed-as-kidsBy Lynsey and Amanda

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Ep 21 Should YOU Read "A Touch of Gold and Madness"? | BOOK TROPE UPDATE 1:26:40

8d ago1:26:40

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Believe it or not, we’re on our FOURTH installment in our Book Trope Series! Today is all about the book Ashley picked for Liz based on her top five favorite book tropes, and book boyfriend qualities: A Touch of Gold & Madness by K. L. Devore. Did this book cover all of Liz’s bases? Like a morally grey MMC, mutually healing trauma, and enemies to l…

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Revisiting from 2020: Kamala Harris and Political Double Standards, Part A Million 51:59

2h ago51:59

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Friends, LET’S BE READY. As Kamala Harris accepts the mantle of the Democratic nomination, Maya and Rebecca open up the time capsule and share our Kamala episode from four years ago when Biden first selected her as VP. We’re eerily prescient about the specific ways the left, right, and center would attack Kamala—attacks we’re already seeing again, …

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Episode 166 - Rate the States 1:30:11

23d ago1:30:11

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We've been threatening, now we've done it. We rate our top five states we would live if we did not live in California. We also discuss how other states fair in the grand scheme of 'Merica.By Lynsey and Amanda

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Ep 20 Books That TRAUMATIZED US as kids ✨ BOOKS THAT MADE US SERIES 1:18:26

23d ago1:18:26

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Today is the big kick off of our Satanic Panic Series! We laugh, we cry, we use this platform to help heal ourselves, and hopefully you all, by discussing topics that are difficult, but ultimately helped to shape us as people. First and foremost, take care of yourselves. Please be aware of Trigger Warnings, and adjust your listening as necessary. Y…

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The Early 90s Were Decadent and Depraved - 318 1:00:24

1d ago1:00:24

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Today we are bringing back John Ganz to talk about his book When the Clock Broke: Con Men, Conspiracists, and How America Cracked Up in the Early 1990s, as well as the recent French elections. Enjoy!By Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek

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Episode 165 - Summertime Nostalgia and Would You Rather 1:06:30

3d ago1:06:30

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In light of the 4th of July, we are talking summertime nostalgia and an on-brand would you rather.By Lynsey and Amanda

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Ep 19 Is THE GREAT GATSBY Still Great 100 YEARS LATER?! + Millennial Roman Empires! 1:26:26

28d ago1:26:26

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Today we’re back for our fourth installment in our “Books That Made Us” nostalgia series, covering our reread of a classic: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We venture back to highschool in the early 2000’s to remember all the books that made the deepest impact on us, even if we didn’t realize it then. The themes, the quotes, the characters…

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Sauce Classics: The Supreme Court (Part 1) 1:16:09

9d ago1:16:09

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Happy (Possibly Last) 4th of July! In the wake of the recent horrifying decisions by the Supreme Court on presidential immunity and Chevron deference, Maya and Rebecca thought it was important to repost our episode from 2023 about the Supreme Court, our idealized notions of what it’s supposed to be, it’s real history, and the far right’s decades-lo…

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When the President Does It, That Means It Is Not Illegal - 317 PREVIEW 6:30

10d ago6:30

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Subscribe now to listen to the whole episode!By Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek

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Episode 164 - The Bitch Nextdoor - Episode 2 1:20:46

1M ago1:20:46

1:20:46

We are back with some Nextdoor updates and new posts to dissect.By Lynsey and Amanda

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Ep 18 Am I The A HOLE, Honestly?! REACTING TO MORE Reddit Book Threads! 1:12:08

11d ago1:12:08

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We’re back at it with Part 2 of the popular series where we respond to “Am I The A Hole” Bookish Questions on Reddit, and then pose those same questions to you, our listeners! Do we think getting upset at your coworker who won’t leave you alone about books is okay? Does telling your group of friends at a party that your husband isn’t “well read” ma…

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Episode 163 - Tell Me A Podcast 1:01:20

1M ago1:01:20

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We make the tough choices narrowing down our top five favorite podcasts. You voted, we listed. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/startalk-radio/id325404506 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/timesuck-with-dan-cummins/id1156343076 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ive-had-it/id1650340709 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/juicy-scoop-w…

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Ep 17 Book of Azrael was overhyped? | BOOK TROPE PICK UPDATE for Ashley 1:18:59

21d ago1:18:59

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Welcome back to the BATB Podcast, where your hosts Liz and Ashley pick books for each other to read based on our most liked and least liked tropes so that we can talk to you about them! Well… sometimes that’s what we do! Today is our first follow up episode to our favorite tropes / “non-icks,” where we report back on The Book of Azrael by Amber V. …

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Solidarity Forever - 311 UNLOCKED 59:34

1M ago59:34

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This time we are talking to returning guest Astra Taylor with her co-author Leah Hunt-Hendrix about their book Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea.By Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek

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Episode 162 - Bitches' Court - Karen Read Trial, Porn Sites Are Pissed, Ye is at it Again 1:06:07

2M ago1:06:07

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Karen Read's on trial for murdering her boyfriend, but what's with the Boston Police Department? Porn sites are pissed about laws requiring identification requirements to enter their sites. Kanye is Kanyeing....again. The King has a Ghostbusters problem. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/how-could-trooper-michael-proctors-damaging-texts-about-ka…

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Ep 16 Life-Changing BOOKS THAT MADE US ✨ High School Edition! 53:52

2M ago53:52

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You all know that as proud Millennials, Ashley and Liz like to use this podcast as a way to take us all back. So picture it. It’s 2004. You’re reluctantly reading some book your English teacher assigned. Maybe it’s The Great Gatsby, Fahrenheit 451, or Brave New World. You want to like it, you sort of do, but between the New Found Glory concerts and…

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The Trump Verdict 1:16:50

28d ago1:16:50

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We followed every moment of Trump’s first criminal trial, and now that the verdict is in, boy is there a lot to talk about. From Trump falling asleep (and farting himself awake), to his defense team’s dumbest moves, to the electoral implications of 34 felony convictions, Maya and Rebecca dive into the all pleasures and surprises of watching this re…

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The Right-Wing Recruitment Pipeline II - 316 PREVIEW 12:05

2M ago12:05

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We’re continuing our discussion with David Austin Walsh regarding his book Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right. Check out the previous episode to hear about his attempted recruitment from the far right. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!By Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek

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Episode 161 - Baby Reindeer 1:15:06

2M ago1:15:06

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We dig into the topic everyone's talking about right now, the Netflix docuseries Baby Reindeer. Strap in, folks! It's juicy.By Lynsey and Amanda

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Ep 15 A Court of Mist and Fury (+ Book Bingeing & Blackouts) | BOOK 2 ACOTAR SERIES 1:19:24

2M ago1:19:24

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Today we continue our ACOTAR Deep Dive Series into book two, A Court of Mist and Fury! Come along this journey with us as we hash out all the major plot points, meet the inner circle, and ask important questions like IS TAMLIN REDEEMABLE? Do you want to discuss these books with us in real time? Find us on Fable @bestiesandthebookclub for more in de…

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The Right-Wing Recruitment Pipeline - 315 52:42

2M ago52:42

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Historian David Austin Walsh, who just published a book called Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right, did some bad tweets. But this led to something interesting: a concerted recruitment attempt from the conservative movement, including personal outreach from Chris Rufo, Richard Hanania, James Taranto, and others. We discu…

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Introducing Cover Up: The Conspiracy Tapes 2:33

1M ago2:33

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In the mid-1970s, a man burst onto the evangelical scene with a shocking tale: claiming to be a former witch involved in human sacrifices among elite circles. After converting to Christianity, he toured the nation warning of hidden Satanists and spoke about a secret organization known as the Illuminati. John Todd preached salvation to frightened co…

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The Conspiracy Tapes | 6. Unmasked 51:19

2M ago51:19

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Becoming something of a conspiracy theory himself, no one is fully sure what ever happened to John Todd after his fall from grace. There are many theories, but little proof. Until now. Find out what really happened to John Todd, as well as some shocking details about his life. Unlock all episodes of The Conspiracy Tapes, ad-free, right now by subsc…

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Episode 160 - Regulated v. Unregulated 1:20:58

2M ago1:20:58

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What has too many rules? Not enough rules? We touch on a few that have been stuck in our craw!By Lynsey and Amanda

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Ella and Jenna review “All About Love” a hearty nonfiction novel uncovering the truth about love. 1:08:04

1M ago1:08:04

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I never thought I’d open up this much on a podcast…but here we are This week, we read All About Love by bell hooks Ella joins me on this episode to discuss: The many meanings behind “Love” and what role it plays in both Ella and I’s lives. Why billionaires kind of suck. Why it was tough to jump back into a dense nonfiction book. Open your book and …

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