In our 48th episode of This F*cking Guy, Crooked’s Julia Claire joins Erin to dive deep into the past of the chronically concerned, Susan Collins. From her false promises to only serve two senate terms, to defending the filibuster more than voting rights, to her laughable lack of foresight and complicity in overturning Roe, to her cowardice hand-wringing and compliance with Trump and Republicans, this may be or most useless guy, yet!
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro
01:40 – Early life
04:03 – Meeting Margaret Chase Smith, first female senator
08:43 – Education & meeting husband Thomas Daffron
10:47 – Running for Governor and senate in Maine
13:09 – Beginning of senate career
16:58 – Ad break
19:51 – Cowardly senate shennanigans
26:07 – Her impact on the Supreme Court and overturning Roe
28:06 – Voting with Trump & Republicans
37:45 – Ad break
39:04 – Voting for the Big Beautiful Bill
40:04 – Running for a sixth term, health concerns
43:57 – Lack of response to ICE & the Epstein files
46:00 – Outro & matrix ratings
Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YU_z_ufyj9FSez5AKUVTNxwglYpj-fc3Ehp2htBQz0o/edit?usp=sharing
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Political commentator and comedy writer Erin Ryan and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Alyssa Mastromonaco are joined by a bicoastal squad of funny, opinionated women to talk through everything from reproductive rights to romcoms. They break down the political news of the week, plus the topics, trends, and cultural stories that affect women’s lives. New episodes drop every Thursday. Get in touch: [email protected].
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