Ep. 230: The Glass Cliff Over a Garbage Dump

EQ: What’s happening to the women of the Trump administration and what does their occupational fate say about the state of American culture and politics?

In this episode of IWL, we get into the recent wave of firings and fallout among the women in Donald Trump’s orbit. From Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem getting fired to the heat on Karoline Leavitt and Tulsi Gabbard, we talk through what feels like a pattern and ask who really gets blamed when things go sideways. Pulling from coverage in Slate and analysis from Jill Filipovic, they question whether these women were ever actually protected by the system they supported and why men like RFK Jr. seem to skate by. The conversation also branches into the broader culture, including tradwife messaging at CPAC and viral moments from The View, as we try to make sense of what all of this says about power, gender, and who is really valued.

Related Articles:

• There’s a Clear Pattern to Who Trump Throws Under the Bus by Jill Filipovic

• Monte Made

• Kristi Noem’s firing

• NYTimes Once A Political Outsider, Moves All the Way In

• The Atlantic Does Heritage Support Discrimination Against Women?

• Hegseth Fires US Army Chief of Staff

• Jessica Valenti (Kate Schatz recommended her blog Abortion Everyday) Selling Oppression

• The Cut Trump’s Disposable Women

Do Your Fudging Homework:

• Hope: Just started the book The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook who I heard interview on QAA (women + conspiracies + conspirituality)

• Annie: Go read the Filipovic article we referenced for most of this episode There’s a Clear Pattern to Who Trump Throws Under the Bus