In just a few short years, Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan have turned "I've Had It" and IHIP News into must-see (or listen) podcasts for progressives who are tired of the Trump administration's dangerous, unhinged antics AND mealy-mouthed dissembling from centrist Democrats. Yet surprisingly (or not) Jennifer and Angie aren't millennials from Brooklyn — they're middle-aged moms from the Oklahoma City suburbs — and they're hilarious.
Kara sits down with Jennifer to talk about what it's like to be a liberal atheist in the Bible Belt, why she she's frustrated with centrist Democrats, and what the party gets wrong about red states like Oklahoma. Plus, how she comes up with great nicknames, like Cankles McTaco Tits for President Trump.
Please note: The original interview for this episode was taped Friday morning, before Greene announced her decision to resign from Congress in January and Mandani met with Trump. We taped a second interview on Saturday morning to get Jennifer’s reaction to the news.
00:00 A wild political week
01:40 Trump’s sudden embrace of Zohran Mamdani
04:06 GOP meltdown over the Mamdani-Trump meeting
06:00 What Mamdani’s win means for the Democrats
07:22 Marjorie Taylor Greene’s shock resignation
9:56 Is MTG rebranding for a presidential run?
14:32 The Trump-Mamdani photo op
17:28 Trump’s “reinvention” and JD Vance jealousy
19:10 Why Democrats keep getting outflanked
22:03 Jennifer Welch on leaving Oklahoma and rising in media
28:50 Why the Democrats are failing
31:37 Growing up a liberal atheist in a conservative Oklahoma
38:30 How Angie Sullivan and Jennifer Welch met
44:18 What's it like to be a liberal in Oklahoma and moving to New York
50:29 How Jennifer Welch comes up with her iconic nicknames
53:42 Why Democrats shouldn't become more centrist
1:03:00 Majorie Taylor Greene's U-turn on Trump
01:08:00 Epstein, “Bubba,” and why Democrats must fight dirty
01:10:40 Anderson Cooper’s “quiet piggy” question
01:13:20 Why Democrats shouldn't support Israel
1:19:40 What Democrats get wrong about red states
01:22:40 New York City ‘Would You Rather?’
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Kara sits down with Jennifer to talk about what it's like to be a liberal atheist in the Bible Belt, why she she's frustrated with centrist Democrats, and what the party gets wrong about red states like Oklahoma. Plus, how she comes up with great nicknames, like Cankles McTaco Tits for President Trump.
Please note: The original interview for this episode was taped Friday morning, before Greene announced her decision to resign from Congress in January and Mandani met with Trump. We taped a second interview on Saturday morning to get Jennifer’s reaction to the news.
00:00 A wild political week
01:40 Trump’s sudden embrace of Zohran Mamdani
04:06 GOP meltdown over the Mamdani-Trump meeting
06:00 What Mamdani’s win means for the Democrats
07:22 Marjorie Taylor Greene’s shock resignation
9:56 Is MTG rebranding for a presidential run?
14:32 The Trump-Mamdani photo op
17:28 Trump’s “reinvention” and JD Vance jealousy
19:10 Why Democrats keep getting outflanked
22:03 Jennifer Welch on leaving Oklahoma and rising in media
28:50 Why the Democrats are failing
31:37 Growing up a liberal atheist in a conservative Oklahoma
38:30 How Angie Sullivan and Jennifer Welch met
44:18 What's it like to be a liberal in Oklahoma and moving to New York
50:29 How Jennifer Welch comes up with her iconic nicknames
53:42 Why Democrats shouldn't become more centrist
1:03:00 Majorie Taylor Greene's U-turn on Trump
01:08:00 Epstein, “Bubba,” and why Democrats must fight dirty
01:10:40 Anderson Cooper’s “quiet piggy” question
01:13:20 Why Democrats shouldn't support Israel
1:19:40 What Democrats get wrong about red states
01:22:40 New York City ‘Would You Rather?’
Subscribe: https://goo.gl/FRleYo
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/42ntT7X...
FOLLOW US
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