Women and political commentary/current events

[Jalapeñomel]

Are there any podcasts or morning radio shows that are hosted by women that talk about current events and politics? 

[5thofjuly]

It may not be exactly what you're looking for because it blends politics and comedy, but I LOVE Throwing Shade. It's a male-female team and they cover the gamut from politics to reality TV. It's actually my reward for getting my ass to the gym a third time each week since that's when I let myself listen to it.

[aurora]

Rachel Maddow puts out her show as a podcast now. I've been listening to it most mornings.

Hellbent is hosted by two women.

The NPR Politics podcasts always has both men and women and I find it very informative without being sensationalist.

[aurora]

Also Joy Reid is great but her podcast doesn't come out very frequently.

[elleblue]

I absolutely adore Frangela, they're hysterical. Their podcast is called The Final Word. link 

There's also The Stephanie Miller Show - definitely a liberal slant (in case you're looking for something more journalistic, this is not that).

Eta: I should specify that both are comedy driven political podcasts. 

[lovelovelove]

My favorite podcasts hosted by women:
The SCIF
Diane Rhem- On My Mind
Civics 101
Otherhood

[Jalapeñomel]

Oct 6, 2017 19:07:18 GMT -5 5thofjuly said:

It may not be exactly what you're looking for because it blends politics and comedy, but I LOVE Throwing Shade. It's a male-female team and they cover the gamut from politics to reality TV. It's actually my reward for getting my ass to the gym a third time each week since that's when I let myself listen to it.

During the morning drive, I've found that every single station here has a guy with the women as "side kicks," and it grates on my last nerve.

[5thofjuly]

Oct 6, 2017 19:39:49 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Oct 6, 2017 19:07:18 GMT -5 5thofjuly said:

It may not be exactly what you're looking for because it blends politics and comedy, but I LOVE Throwing Shade. It's a male-female team and they cover the gamut from politics to reality TV. It's actually my reward for getting my ass to the gym a third time each week since that's when I let myself listen to it.

During the morning drive, I've found that every single station here has a guy with the women as "side kicks," and it grates on my last nerve.

If it helps, I think Erin and Brian truly are equals on the show. It's definitely not a side kick situation as I see it. It's also not a traditional serious news show. It's definitely comedy on top of the news (like laugh so we don't cry kind of stuff.) They bill themselves as "all the news for ladies and gays" so there tends to be a big focus on feminist and LGBTQ issues, but it takes issues I already knew about and at least makes me laugh about them. 

[pitta12]

I recently discovered Pantsuit Politics and I love it. Start with this episode:

www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/show-archives/2017/9/25/takeaknee-kaepernick-curry-and-trump

[jeaniebueller]

Hellbent

With friends like these

The new CM one, Crooked Conversations

[agnes]

Reid This Reid That

[OscarQ]

Call your girlfriend is another one to check out.

[jeaniebueller]

On this topic: www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/a3kqwk/these-women-are-making-podcasting-less-bro-y

[loira]

Canadian content, but Anna Maria Tremonti hosts The Current on CBC and it's really good. There are a number of discussions about what's going on next door. I really liked this segment: Sports is political, argues El Jones in the wake of Sidney Crosby controversy "The very issue of playing the national anthem before games that aren't even international games is already politicized."

www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/the-current/segment/14238029

Not sure if CBC blocks out of country listeners, but worth a try.