Dame It All To Hell

Tracy and Kelly learn some new vocabulary: Benevolent Sexism (BS, for real) is “an affectionate but patronizing attitude that treats women as needing men’s help, protection, and provision (i.e., as being more like children than adults).”New research says heterosexual women prefer benevolently sexist men. Does BS cause men to challenge WNBA players to one-on-one contests, or lead voters to reject women who run for governor? Tune in to find out!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dames are back after a week off with the Man of Steele himself, former Republican National Committee Chair and Lt. Governor of Maryland, Michael Steele!Tracy and Kelly chat with Michael about is new barbershop-inspired podcast, Man of Steele, and have a lively discussion about the challenges facing the Republican and Democratic parties in 2018 and 2020. His thoughts on the women's greatest challenge are refreshing and inspiring.You can find Michael on Twitter @MichaelSteele and tell us what you think of our show @DameItAll.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tracy and Kelly are joined by New York Times best-selling author Nicola Kraus, who talks about some of the surprising things she learned while researching "The First Affair", a novel based on Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton (co-authored with Emma McLaughlin). Some of it may surprise you; according to Nicola, only one pundit defended Lewinsky at the time. Can you guess who? Listen to find out!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do people think it's okay to make jokes about the #MeToo movement? In this highly charged episode, Tracy and Kelly call out the Miss Massachusetts pageant for mocking the #MeToo movement on stage and grant contestant Maude Gorman "Dame" status for giving up her Miss Plymouth County title in protest.It wasn't just pageants that made fun of the movement, however. President Trump, while again teasing Senator Elizabeth Warren about her Native American ancestry, mocked "the Me Too generation" as requiring us to be gentle. You might be surprised to hear that The Dames have some disagreement about what the President meant by it.Senator Claire McCaskill comes under fire from her GOP Challenger Josh Hawley because her husband is wealthy. She responds, "Bullshit!"All that plus breastfeeding versus formula and much more in this week's episode!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

East Coast meets West Coast as Tracy and Kelly welcome Kaiya Waddell of Facebook to the show to discuss the similarities for women in politics and women in tech. Kaiya also joins the Dames for this week's Stupid Shit People Say for a little World Cup misogyny.Then things take a turn to middle school humor as the Dames discuss the Fair And Reciprocal Trade Act, a leaked draft of new proposed legislation blowing out of The White House, and ponder just how much the President's staff must hate him to put his name on a FART Act. Are they completely unaware of Washington' penchant for acronyms? And can Tracy stop giggling?All that and more squeaks out of this latest episode. Just stand upwind.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With all the stress in the world today, the Dames take some time to talk about happiness. Frieda Edgette continues her conversation with Tracy and Kelly about the things we all can do to stay balanced and positive, even if you work in politics. Frieda is the driving force behind Courage To Run, the nation’s first nonpartisan run and walk that celebrates the rising wave of women getting civically active and running for office. Frieda talks to the Dames about how the run can elevate the mindset, endurance and heartfelt vision needed to be healthy and lead effectively in civic life today. We encourage everyone to participate!To close out our Happiness episode, Kelly goes through HuffPo's "8 Habits of Incredibly Happy Women" to see if Tracy agrees with them. Tracy is pretty sure the author doesn't have kids or run a company because she thinks at least half are bullshit.Don't worry, be happy, and enjoy the latest episode!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a few heartfelt and sobering words regarding the immigration crisis at the border, Tracy and Kelly launch into one of their funniest episodes ever.  We're talking PIMPS! Dennis Hof, a strip club and brothel owner in Nevada, looks set to win election to the state legislature, launching the Dames into a hilarious dissection of the...let's just say the mechanics of the sex trade.  President Trump announces a "Space Force" and Kelly gets her Harrison Ford movie themes all confused. Please don't sue us, Disney, we really love your CODE: Rosie project!  In pure happiness mode, Chris Pratt dishes out sound advice to the next generation: Breath, poop, pray. Tracy closes the show with some strong words for Bare Lifts: "Duct tape, bitches!"Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tracy and Kelly welcome a very special guest, Frieda Edgette, to talk about her new initiative Courage To Run, the nation's first nonpartisan run and walk that celebrates the rising wave of women getting civically active and running for office. Frieda talks to the Dames about how the run can elevate the mindset, endurance and heartfelt vision needed to be healthy and lead effectively in civic life today. We encourage everyone to participate!  Glamour and GQ partnered on an exclusive survey that asked men about everything from workplace harassment to consent. Kelly reads the results to Tracy—and the results are hilarious.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this star-studded episode, Tracy and Kelly wonder how the hell Bill Clinton can be so goddamn arrogant when questioned about the #metoo movement and Kelly provides a short history of Presidential asshattery.  Fashion superstar Kerry Pieri joins the Dames for a fun, insightful conversation about how women generally (and First Ladies specifically) are judged by their fashion choices and the struggle of parenting the way we want in the 21st Century.  Finally, the Miss America Pageant tosses the swimsuit and gown events from their competition. Resident pageant veteran Tracy Dietz walks us through what that means for the organization and lobbies hard to get Kelly into a tiara. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're drinking champagne to celebrate Eric Greitens' resignation! Another asshat goes down, blaming the victim for all the pain and suffering he's experienced. Good riddance, douchebag!  Roseanne Barr gets canceled because she's just an awful, awful person. Seriously, she's a crazy person who has zero tolerance for anyone who isn't just like her - and clearly has no problem saying so, but racism is NOT a side effect of Ambien.  Crazy Shit People Say: Republican Congresswoman Diane Black, who is running for Governor of Tennessee, says the "root cause" of school shootings is the pornography available to kids...at the grocery store. This lunatic gives a whole new meaning to "Clean up on aisle 5!"  All that and a little creepy Morgan Freeman in this week's episode!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The pink wave keeps rolling as Stacey Abrams (GA), Amy McGrath (KY), Gina Ortiz Jones (TX), and Lupe Valdez (TX) all win their Democratic Primary races (in Red States)!  Asshat of the week is Jason Miller, a Trump campaign spokesperson who admitted to having an extramarital affair with one of his Trump campaign staffers, AJ Delgado, who subsequently gave birth to Miller's love child. Delgado was abruptly fired from her job at a pro-Trump PAC last month and has started a GoFundMe campaign to help cover legal and other bills while she engages in a custody battle with Miller, who has decided his child should not be raised by "a single mother". What a motherf*cker!  The Department of Defense spent $6.8 million on "Paid Patriotism" at sporting events, including giant flags on the field and tributes to the military. Tracy and Kelly have a thing or two to say about using taxpayer dollars for that, and you might be surprised by their reactions.  Crazy Shit People Say: Jazmina Saavedra, a Republican candidate for Cong

Epic troll god and sloth master Shoshana Weissmann joins the Dames for this wild romp through Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and the D.C. dating scene!  Is the pink wave real, or will it crash against the rocks of "women can't win" cynicism? It's looking good in Nebraska where Democratic establishment choice Brad Ashford lost to Bernie-style liberal Kara Eastman in the primary for the state's 2nd Congressional District, by 1,126 votes. Now she just has to beat the Republican in November...  Missouri Governor and extreme asshat Eric Greitens had the charge dropped in the invasion-of-privacy case against him, but the Dames still generally agree that sticking your penis in a sobbing woman's mouth qualifies him as a douchebag.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this very energetic episode, Tracy and Kelly tackle recent news that NY AG Eric Schneiderman is a hypocrite of superhero proportions, championing women's issues by day and beating and humiliating his girlfriends by night (https://nyti.ms/2ItWYm5). Seriously, how do you go to the police when your abuser is the AG?  Crazy Shit People Say: Don Blankenship, candidate for Senate from West Virginia, is an Americaperson who really doesn't like Chinapeople (http://bit.ly/2jNzYjN).  Michelle Obama's call for women to take more risks (http://bit.ly/2jNKszC) gets Kelly and Tracy into a raw, honest debate about the expectations women should have about how they'll be treated when they fail. One says women are held to higher standards so failure has greater consequences as long as sexism reigns in the workplace. The other says things won't change until women act like the standards are equal. Are you #TeamTracy or #TeamKelly? Let us know!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the Dames are joined by Jen Harrington, who runs the Republican email fundraising company Conservative Connector. Tracy and Kelly agreed to tone down their language at Jen's request, but the swear jar was full before the second segment.  In this episode, they discuss their complex reactions to Michelle Wolf's jokes at the White House Correspondent's Dinner. Then they react to all the other reactions, from good to bat-sh*t crazy.  Big Question: Can women truly have it all? And are women who decide "having it all" means giving up a career for family looked down upon by others? So many perspectives in this lively discussion!  And then there's Bill Cosby...   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guest Brooke Cartus keeps the Dames laughing about water parks, Stormy Daniels, and vegetables in this hilarious special episode.  Ivana Trump finally speaks out about her ex-husband the President and men in general, who just can't keep it zipped. Also, golf.  All that and badass women Senator Tammy Duckworth and Captain Tammie Jo Shults, too!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a fun week in Nashville that made Kelly sick, the Dames return to D.C. to talk about new revelations in the raging asshattery of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. Will he be impeached before his criminal trial starts May 14?  Barbara Bush passed away this week, and Tracy and Kelly pay tribute to an amazing woman who maintained her authenticity through decades as the matriarch of one of America's most powerful political families. Will miss you, Silver Fox!  Stormy Daniels is kicking off her "Make America Horny Again" tour, and we're still looking for anyone who can put us in touch with her publicist. If you can help make that happen, let us know! We want Stormy to be a guest on Dame It All!  This week's "Crazy Shit People Say" is a little bleak. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin "guarantees" that children in his state were sexually assaulted while teachers were on strike. We're pretty sure the only way he could possibly guarantee that is if he was the one doing the assaulting. He later issued a statement in which he a

Tracy and Kelly call out self-help guru Tony Robbins for awful comments he made about women and the #metoo movement (he later apologized), then move on to give you the latest in the extortion case of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. Did the woman in question just dream the photograph?  Crazy shit people say takes an interesting turn this week, as the Dames hilariously discuss comments attributed to the Reverand Jim Bakker...which turned out after the recording to be fake news. Okay, we screwed up, but the conversation was just too funny to cut so, enjoy!     We're still looking for someone who can help us get Stormy Daniels on the show. If you can help make that happen, let us know!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do women have an advantage in political campaigns in 2018? Damn right they do, and Tracy and Kelly are thrilled! https://n.pr/2qgLRSr  Shout out to Democrat Mary Wilson of Texas, who beat three men in the recent congressional primary race with a measly $40,000 campaign budget. And...is breastfeeding in campaign ads really a new thing? https://n.pr/2GHoRD5  Tracy points out that the authors of a 2012 study that indicated conservatives beliefs are linked to psychoticism now say they got it wrong...and liberal beliefs are the psychotic ones. Also, eggs are bad good bad good for you. https://nyp.st/2H26HyZ  All that and STORMY DANIELS IS COMING TO DC! http://bit.ly/2GYMDhb We want her to be a guest on our show! If you can help make that happen, let us know! http://dameitall.com/contact/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Liz Chadderdon is back to join Tracy & Kelly this week for another over-the-top episode!  First, Stormy Daniels! The Dames discuss how a porn star has managed to stay in the news while keeping President Trump silent about the whole affair (pun intended).  Asshatery shows up in sports and leisure this week. Tennis star Martina Navratilova learns the BBC is paying her one-tenth what bad boy John McEnroe makes for tennis commentary, even though she has nearly three times the number of grand slam victories, leading Tracy and Kelly to disagree (shocking!) about how pay inequity should be addressed. And D.C. superstar chef Mike Isabella is being sued for alleged horrible sexual harassment of female employees. Seriously, this is some awful stuff.  In this week's Crazy Shit People Say, a Republican Alabama lawmaker disagrees with President Trump on the issue of arming teachers...because he thinks ladies can't handle guns. FFS.  All that and butt-sex, too, in this week's rockin' episode of Dame It All To Hell!Lear

This is one episode you don't want to miss! The smart, talented and funny Liz Chadderdon joins Tracy & Kelly this week and she kicks everything up a few notches. Then a few more.  First, a pro-life Democratic Congressman defeats his pro-choice challenger—a woman—in the Illinois Democratic Primary. What does it say about the Year of the Woman, if anything?  Kelly puts some new research on the table: It seems liberals are more likely than conservatives to unfriend people on social media. Then she and Liz call serious bullshit on Tracy's explanation (hint: it has to do with conservatives' open-mindedness). Always one to throw a wrench in anyone's attempts to stereotype her, Tracy comes back hard with an unexpected position on California's decision to stop making intentional transmission of HIV a felony.  In an epic Crazy Shit People Say, a D.C. councilman breaks a few driving laws to express his own particular brand of antisemitic conspiracy lunacy. Not to be missed!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me