Podcast
Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams
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Orban Ousted in Hungary, and Trump Picks Fights Over Childcare (w/ Reshma Saujani)This week Stacey opens the show with a response to Viktor Orban’s stunning loss in the Hungarian elections, and what we can learn from the defeat of an authoritarian in Europe. The…
- How Trump Plans to Gut the Environment to Pay for Iran (w/Ayana Elizabeth Johnson)
While the war with Iran rages on, President Trump has asked Congress for a $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget, offset in part by further draconian cuts to environmental programs. This w…
- Real Non-Violence, Feminism, and Fighting Authoritarianism (w/ Roxane Gay)
This week Stacey is joined for a wide-ranging interview with best-selling author and professor, Roxane Gay. They discuss the difference between non-violence and civility in fightin…
- Iran, Immigration, and Elections (w/ Chris Hayes)
While the Trump administration’s war of choice with Iran continues to spread violence, confusion, and shocks for global markets, ICE’s relentless campaign is extending to immigrant…
- Why Are We at War with Iran? (w/ Mehdi Hasan)
More than a week into the war with Iran, the fallout continues.. The Trump administration’s strikes have caused the deaths of more than a thousand civilians, thrown the Middle East…
War with Iran, and Award Shows in This Political MomentThis week, Stacey opens the show with the war the Trump administration launched against Iran, a deadly and expensive undertaking pursued by the president without seeking congressio…
- Here’s How Democrats Can Win Back Latino Voters
Latinos are a growing and increasingly powerful part of America’s electorate, with both parties fighting for their favor. While 48% of Latino voters chose Trump in 2024, recent pol…
- America’s Affordability Crisis and How MAGA is Making it Worse
America is in an affordability crisis. Basic needs like groceries, rent, childcare, and healthcare keep getting more expensive, while wages struggle to keep up. Seventy-four percen…
- How Billionaires Are Destroying the Media (with Joy Reid)
The media landscape in the US continues to undergo drastic transformations, with billionaire ownership and corporate consolidation leading to mass layoffs and content censorship. T…
- Federal Power, Voter Data, and the ICE State (with Jon Favreau)
Voting rights are the Trump administration’s next big target. This week, Stacey is joined by Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau to discuss the aftermath of a raid by federal authoritie…
- The Killing of Alex Pretti and ICE’s Terror in Minnesota
The unjust murder of Alex Pretti is the latest ICE killing in the city of Minneapolis, and he joins a growing body count for DHS. Protestors continue to flood the streets across Mi…
- America’s Unaffordability Crisis, and ICE Protests (with Jelani Cobb)
This week, Stacey begins by offering a response to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ ridiculous assertion that Americans could save money if only they limited their dinners to…
- The Killing of Renee Good and the Normalization of State Violence (with Melissa Murray)
The killing of Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis has sparked outrage and protests, but also an outright defense of the use of state violence by the Trump administration a…
- The Trump Administration Kidnaps Venezuela’s President
If the first week of 2026 is any indication, President Trump and his regime has their eyes set on controlling not only the United States, but the entire western hemisphere. This we…
- How to Defeat Authoritarianism in 2026
In the last episode of 2025, Assembly Required is focusing on our audience. Stacey reflects on the lessons learned this year and answers listener questions about everything from ho…
- How Big Tech Has Sold Us Out
The internet was originally seen as a tool of progress and innovation, but the reality has turned out to be economically, politically, and morally fraught. The question isn’t wheth…
- Hegseth’s Strike Order, “Remigration” & the Midterm Stakes (with Alex Wagner)
This week on Assembly Required, Stacey sits down with Alex Wagner, veteran journalist and host of the new Crooked Media podcast “Runaway Country”. Together, they unpack Secretary o…
- What's the future of organizing? + Ken Martin with Vote Save America’s Shaniqua McClendon (Crooked Con)
Live from Crooked Con, Shaniqua McClendon, Vice President of Politics at Crooked Media, hosts Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party, Ezra Levin of Indivisible, DeRay Mckes…
- Redrawing Democracy: Prop 50, Trump’s Maps, and the Battle for 2026
The battle for 2026 has already begun, and it’s all about the maps. Step three in the 10 steps to authoritarianism is to weaken competing powers, and step 10 is to end democracy it…
- Samantha Bee on How the Funny Can Fight Trump and Republicans
Late night comedians have become some of the most recent high profile targets for Donald Trump and Republicans, because like most wannabe authoritarians, they can dish it out, but…
