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Stephen Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, had a full on-air meltdown this week and it cracked open a perfect window into the Fascist Trad Wife Club: the women preaching obedience, submission, and “traditional values” while wielding political power like seasoned operatives.In this episode, we break down the hypocrisy running through the right-wing trad wife movement, from Mike Johnson’s suspicious marriage dynamics to Erika Kirk’s curated “femininity” brand. Why do the women telling everyone else to get back in the kitchen keep living like the men they want us to serve? And what does their behavior reveal about the insidious authoritarian project propping up all this manufactured morality?All this and more, right here on The Siren Network.

Earlier today, Karoline Leavitt took to her podium to confirm that Pete Hegseth actually did confirm the second strike on an alleged drug vessel to take out survivors of the initial attack, which would be a war crime.Trump and his cabinet have said these attacks are to protect the country from narco-terrorists and drug smugglers, even as Trump on Saturday said he would pardon former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of drug trafficking charges in a US court last year.Joe and Cosima break down this story and more, right here on The Siren Network.

This morning, Punchbowl News Founder Jake Sherman tweeted, “A few other GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term.”One of those GOP members’ messages read, “More explosive early resignations are coming. It’s a tinder box. Morale has never been lower. Mike Johnson will be stripped of his gavel and they will lose the majority before this term is out.”Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden departure from Congress has opened the floodgates of the Republican split from Donald Trump, as Trump asks Republicans to take increasingly more difficult and hard to defend positions, making their lives ahead of the 2026 midterms a living hell.Its no wonder then, that this Congress has seen the most amount of retirement announcements (35 so far) since 2018- the notorious blue wave.It seems that Republicans are seeing the writing on the wall- especially after the huge Democratic victory in the 2025 elections- and are getting out early. MTG won’t be the last.Harry Dunn is joined by Fred Guttenberg on this episode of Pours and Perspectives. All this and more, right here on The Siren Network.

In this episode, I chat with Kate Barr, a behavioral scientist and political disruptor who ran an intentionally unwinnable 2024 North Carolina state senate race to expose gerrymandering. Kate shares how she went from being mad to being action-oriented, and how running as “Kate Barr Can’t Win” became unexpectedly joyful, authentic, and effective. Now she is taking an even bolder step by switching to the Republican Party, not because her values have changed, but because the primary is the only election that truly counts in a gerrymandered district. She is challenging incumbent Tim Moore with a platform focused on fair maps, affordability, and a tax system that asks more of billionaires. With humor as her political superpower, Kate argues that voters still have meaningful power, that laughter lowers defenses, and that a fairer America, one she can be proud to pass on to her kids, is still worth fighting for.You can follow and support Kate at www.katebarrcanwin.com. 

The Coast Guard has been the face of America’s drug war interdictions in the Caribbean for decades and is an honorable institution that reflects the best of national service.But now, all of that has been thrown into chaos by opaque political decision making by the Trump Administration.From the flash news that the Coast Guard was about to downgrade Nazi Swastikas from being described as ‘hate’ symbols to just ‘divisive’ ones - a change that was blocked by the Coast Guard’s leader - to murky decision making about American military strikes against alleged drug boats, the future of the Coast Guard’s operations is as uncertain as ever… and unnecessarily so.Our country needs a safe coast. The politicization of this venerable American institution could not come at a worse time.Have a listen to this episode of Making Sense of the World, where Joel speaks with Retired Coast Guard Rear Admiral Bill Baumgartner about these pressing issues, and how political decision making is undermining the guard’s morale, operations, and our national security.All this and more, right here on The Siren Network.

The 2026 midterms are shaping up to be historic, in large part due to the massive voter mobilization and energy on the side of the Democrats. If the 2025 elections taught us anything, it’s that not only are Democrats mad as hell- but they’re coming out in tremendous numbers to vote. Much more than Republicans are, who are very clearly dealing with a serious enthusiasm problem.But Democrats aren’t just voting. They are electing and supporting candidates who are true political outsiders. Just look at the wave of fresh new faces around the country who are stepping up to run for office.On this episode of The Siren Podcast, Jo Carducci is joined by Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible, one of the nation’s largest organizations dedicated to defeating Trump and supporting progressive leaders. Indivisible was responsible for this past month’s No Kings Day 2.0 (as well as the first event).Ezra and Jo get into all the latest about the Democratic Party, including Indivisible’s new campaign to only support candidates who have called on Senator Chuck Schumer to step aside, and the widespread disconnect between rank-and-file Democrats and their leadership, emphasizing the need for grassroots activism to demand new leaders who will effectively represent the party’s base. Ezra also calls for a collective effort to elect leaders who have the strength to step up to the Trump regime.All this and more, right here on The Siren Network.

Tonight marks a massive shift in American politics. For the first time in over a decade, Republicans went against the wishes and direct orders of Donald Trump.Today, the House of Representatives passed the bill to release the Epstein files by an overwhelming majority. The final vote count was 427-1, with Republican Clay Higgins being the lone “No” vote.The Senate, in a surprising swift move, then passed the same bill by unanimous consent, meaning that no amendments can be made to the bill, which will now immediately be sent to Trump’s desk for his signature.Joe and Cosima discuss all of this and more, right here on The Siren Network.

If you’ve been following the news even a little bit over the past week, it’s been weird. Yes, weirder than normal.In just the past few days, we’ve seen a brewing MAGA civil war over the Epstein Files erupt into a public smackdown between one of Trump and one of his original acolytes, Marjorie Taylor Greene. This led Trump to publicly unendorse his former ally, which led to MTG releasing private texts between herself and Trump, creating a huge divide inside of MAGA world.That’s when things got even weirder. Trump, either seeing the political fallout and ramifications on the horizon, or being told by his team that he wasn’t going to get Republicans to vote against the Epstein Files being released, then decided to completely flip on his earlier stance. Trump is now calling for Republicans to vote for the release of the files, and says that he would sign a bill if it came to his desk.However, Mark Epstein, Jeffrey Epstein’s brother, had this to say earlier today: “I’ve been recently told the reason they’re going to be releasing these things, and the reason for the flip is that they’re sanitizing these files,” Epstein alleged.“There’s a facility in Winchester, Virginia, where they’re scrubbing the files to take Republican names out of it. That’s what I was told by a pretty good source,” he added.Of course, that is only speculation at this point. Harry Dunn and Rachel Vindman discuss all of this and more, right here on The Siren Network.