Hysteria

Erin and Alyssa check in on the latest Bravo-level drama from Trump’s wack job cabinet, two recent chilling tragedies in Virginia and Louisiana, Planned Parenthood’s foray into cosmetic offerings, Reese Witherspoon’s suspicious call for women to use more AI, and more. Then professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein drops by to talk about her new book, The Edge of Space-Time, what people are getting wrong about the Artemis II mission, and what Star Trek and Octavia Butler can tell us about our current political moment.

In our 38th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the MAGA mouthpiece, Karoline Leavitt. From “growing up in a small business family” to her college broadcasting days, to being the ultimate tradwife hypocrite, to shapeshifting into an obsequious Trump a** kisser, this may be one of our most irritating guys yet!

<div> <p>Alyssa and Erin break down the sexual misconduct allegations against Representative Eric Swalwell and JD Vance’s latest flops. Then Kathy Griffin stops by to chat about hosting the perfect salon, dealing with straight white guy menaces, and her life on the D-list. They wrap up with a petty conversation about the New York Times puff piece on Lauren Sanchez Bezos. </p><p>For a closed-captioned version of this episode, <a href="https://youtu.be/AdBvpJ12psY">click here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email [email protected] and include the name of the podcast.</p><p><strong>Exclusive: Four women describe sexual misconduct by Rep. Eric Swalwell, including a former staffer who says he raped her (</strong><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/10/us/eric-swalwell-sexual-misconduct-allegations-invs"><strong>CNN 4/10</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br><strong>Vance’s bad week: vice-president risks becoming face of two Trump foreign policy failures (</strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/jd-vance-orban-hungary-iran-trump"><strong>The Guardian 4/13</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br><strong>The ever-shrinking JD Vance (</strong><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/63546c41-806f-45fe-a5e0-95a6a746a8ae?syn-25a6b1a6=1"><strong>The Financial Times 4/14</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br><strong>‘This is not serious leadership’: Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC in Miami as Iran talks fail (</strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/12/donald-trump-marco-rubio-ufc-iran-war"><strong>The Guardian 4/12</strong></a><strong>)</strong><br><strong>Someone Has to Be Happy. Why Not Lauren Sánchez Bezos? (</strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/business/lauren-sanchez-bezos-jeff-bezos.html"><strong>NYT 4/11</strong></a><strong>)</strong></p></div>

Erin and Alyssa talk about Trump's nuclear war threats, Congressman Tony Gonzales sex pesting, again, and ICE’s pattern of lies. Then they dissect Pam Bondi’s ousting, and why Republicans’ gaggle of trad wives can't escape the patriarchal system they champion.

In our 37th episode of This F*cking Guy, Erin and Alyssa dive deep into the past of the shady shapeshifter, Tulsi Gabbard. From her early days in the Science of Identity Foundation, to her flip-flopping LGBTQ stance, to announcing her departure from the Democratic party and joining the Trump administration, this may be one of our snakiest, two-faced guys yet.