Erin and MS Now’s Ali Vitali check in on Trump’s midterm rally tour, discuss the potential future a Democratic majority could bring, and unpack Marissa Mayer’s effort to sell moms on her AI assistants. They wrap it up in the sanity corner with a toast to the late Dolores Huerta.
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Dolores Huerta, the fiery and resolute activist who helped launch the nation’s first enduring union for poor farmworkers, dies (https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-10-28/dolores-huerta-dead 10/28)
Five takeaways from Trump’s midterm campaign rallies (Reuters 10/24)
Spurned by Trump, these outgoing Republicans aren’t helping their potential successors (https://www.reuters.com/world/us/five-takeaways-trumps-midterm-campaign-rallies-2026-10-24/ 10/26)
Amy Acton says she’s learning new things about her childhood in wake of attack ad with her mother (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/amy-acton-says-s-learning-new-things-childhood-wake-attack-ad-mother-rcna605997 10/27)
Ramaswamy’s Acton ad betrays the values St. X taught us (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/10/26/ramaswamys-acton-ad-leaves-this-st-x-almunus-disappointed/92442104007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=false&gca-epti=z113736p004150l119850c004150u001536e1108xxv113736&gca-ft=192&gca-ds=sophi 10/26)
Jeffries ‘confident’ in Democrats’ wins in competitive midterm races (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MTAA5xSaOA 10/26)
Marissa Mayer Ran Yahoo. She’s Back With A.I. She Thinks Women Will Love. (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/25/style/marissa-mayer-ai-assistants-women.html 10/26)
WNBA Finals’ Game 6 scheduling debacle is an embarrassing end to a historic season (https://www.cbssports.com/wnba/news/wnba-finals-game-6-venue-schedule-embarrassing-dream-valkyries/ 10/26)
CHAPTERS
0:00 – Intro
1:18 – Republican candidates floundering
6:15 – Trump on the campaign trail
27:10 – Ad break
30:09 – Cheesecake Factory
31:10 – Vivek Ramaswamy fallout
44:10 – Democrats’ closing arguements
49:39 – Ad break
52:38 – A.I. for women
1:05:07 – Ad break
1:07:52 – WNBA
1:15:25 – Sani/Petty
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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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