This week we cover the full spectrum of American absurdity—starting with Rach playing the game so hard at the bowling alley that she literally peed her pants, and ending with Trump deciding to send actual troops into Oregon like it’s his own personal war game. Between strikes, gutter balls, and creeping authoritarianism, we’re asking the real question: how do you keep your bladder (and your democracy) intact when everything feels like it’s spinning out of control?
25 Sept 2025
My Happy Place is Skinny Pop and White Lotus...
This week on Pausing Democracy 🍸, things are anything but normal. Jess gets mistaken for a senior citizen (apparently moisturizer isn’t working), Katie chokes on popcorn and pees her pants, and Rachel declares that her true happy place is Skinny Pop and binge-watching The White Lotus. Meanwhile, in the world outside our snack bowls: the U.S. government is literally bombing boats off the coast of Venezuela and killing alleged narcoterrorists, Jimmy Kimmel has been yanked off the air under fede...
15 Sept 2025
Democracy On the Brink
This week on Pausing Democracy, we take on the chilling reality of political violence in America. The assassination of Charlie Kirk has left the nation reeling, and we dive into what it means for a country already teetering on the edge. With the temperature rising on all sides, the whispers of civil war don’t feel so far-fetched anymore. We talk about fear, anger, and how democracy keeps slipping further from our grasp—even as we’re just trying to make it through menopause without losing our ...
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